REPORT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION
October 21, 2026
FROM: JENNIFER K. CLARK, AICP, Director
Planning and Development Department
THROUGH: ASHLEY ATKINSON, AICP, Assistant Director
Planning and Development Department
ISRAEL TREJO, Planning Manager
Planning and Development Department
BY: SAUL PEREZ, Planner II
Planning and Development Department
SUBJECT
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Consideration of Text Amendment Application No. P26-02730 and related Environmental Finding for Environmental Assessment No. P26-02730, amending Section 15-1302 of the Fresno Municipal Code to permit additional housing types on vacant or underutilized parcels in the (O) Office Zone District:
RECOMMEND ADOPTION (to the City Council), of Environmental Assessment No. P26-02730, consideration of a finding of Statutory Exemption, pursuant to Section 21080.085 of the California Public Resources Code.
RECOMMEND ADOPTION (to the City Council), of Text Amendment Application No. P26-02730, amending Section 15-1302 of the Fresno Municipal Code to permit additional housing types on vacant or underutilized parcels in the (O) Office Zone District.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Text Amendment Application No. P26-02730 proposes to amend Section 15-1302 of the Fresno Municipal Code to permit detached single-unit dwellings, attached single-unit dwellings, and duplexes on vacant or underutilized parcels in the O (Office) District.
BACKGROUND
On March 30, 2023, City Council initiated Resolution No. 2023-064, which instructed staff to prepare a text amendment to the Development Code to address the changing dynamics of office work and Citywide housing shortages. This direction was also included as a program in the City’s 6th Cycle Housing Element (2023-2031), which was adopted by City Council in December 2024 and certified by the State of California Housing and Community Investment Department (HCD) in January 2025. The 6th Cycle Housing Element identifies seven goals and 37 programs which the city is required to implement...
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