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File #: ID 21-857    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Action Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 11/8/2021 In control: Pending Approval
On agenda: 11/17/2021 Final action: 11/17/2021
Title: Consideration of Planned Development Permit Application No. P21-01805, a request to modify applicable development code standards relating to block, street, and alley standards to allow for the vacation of an existing alley for a proposed mixed-use development located at 1510 Van Ness Avenue, on the north side of Stanislaus Street, between Van Ness Avenue and 'L' Street in downtown Fresno (Council District 3) - Planning & Development Department. 1. CONSIDER Environmental Assessment No. P21-02255/P21-01805, dated November 17, 2021, a determination that the proposed project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) through a Class 32 Categorical Exemption; and, 2. DENY the applicant's appeal and UPHOLD the action of the Planning and Development Department Director to deny Planned Development Permit Application No. P21-01805 requesting to modify applicable development code standards relating to block, street, and alley standards to allow for the vacation of a portion...
Sponsors: Planning and Development Department
Attachments: 1. Exhibit A: Vicinity Map, 2. Exhibit B: Aerial Map, 3. Exhibit C: Planned Land Use Map, 4. Exhibit D: Zoning Map, 5. Exhibit E: Project Information Table, 6. Exhibit F: Noticing Buffer Map, 7. Exhibit G: Master Application/Owner Letter of Authorization, 8. Exhibit H: Operational Statement, 9. Exhibit I: Exhibits (Site Plan, Elevation Photos, Floor Plans), 10. Exhibit J: Notice of Intent to Take Action, 11. Exhibit K: P21-01805 Denial Letter, 12. Exhibit L: Applicant Appeal Letter, 13. Exhibit M: Public Hearing Notice, 14. Exhibit N: Fresno Municipal Code Findings, 15. Exhibit O: Draft Environmental Assessment, 16. Exhibit P: Draft Conditions of Approval for P21-02255/P21-01805
REPORT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION



November 17, 2021


FROM: Mike Sanchez, Assistant Director
Planning & Development Department

THROUGH: PHILLIP SIEGRIST, Supervising Planner
Development Services Division

BY: JOSE VALENZUELA, Planner III
Development Services Division

SUBJECT
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Consideration of Planned Development Permit Application No. P21-01805, a request to modify applicable development code standards relating to block, street, and alley standards to allow for the vacation of an existing alley for a proposed mixed-use development located at 1510 Van Ness Avenue, on the north side of Stanislaus Street, between Van Ness Avenue and 'L' Street in downtown Fresno (Council District 3) - Planning & Development Department.

1. CONSIDER Environmental Assessment No. P21-02255/P21-01805, dated November 17, 2021, a determination that the proposed project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) through a Class 32 Categorical Exemption; and,

2. DENY the applicant's appeal and UPHOLD the action of the Planning and Development Department Director to deny Planned Development Permit Application No. P21-01805 requesting to modify applicable development code standards relating to block, street, and alley standards to allow for the vacation of a portion of an existing alley for a proposed mix-use development in the downtown planning area.

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Planned Development Permit Application No. P21-01805 and related Development Permit Application No. P21-02255 were filed by Sal Gonzalez, of Lance-Kashian & Company, Inc., pertaining to ?1.67 acres of vacant property located at 1510 Van Ness Avenue, on the north side of Stanislaus Street, between Van Ness Avenue and 'L' Street in downtown Fresno.

Development Permit Application No. P21-02255

Related Development Permit Application No. P21-02255 was filed for purposes of facilitating physical development of the site with a 53-unit multifamily mixed-use development with...

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