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File #: ID 26-47    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Action Item Status: Passed
File created: 1/5/2026 In control: City Council
On agenda: 2/26/2026 Final action: 2/26/2026
Title: HEARING to consider an appeal of the approval of Development Permit Application No. P23-03606, which proposes to develop a ?4,900 square-foot commercial truck repair shop on approximately 2.23 acres located on the south side of West North Avenue between South Clara and South Elm Avenues. (Council District 3) 1. DENY the appeal and UPHOLD the action of the Planning Commission to approve Development Permit Application No. P23-03606 authorizing the construction of new ?4,900 square-foot metal building for use as a commercial truck repair shop subject to Conditions of Approval dated August 15, 2025.
Sponsors: Planning and Development Department
Attachments: 1. Exhibit A - Vicinity Map, Aerial Photo, Zoning Map, 2. Exhibit B - Project Information Tables, 3. Exhibit C - Conditions of Approval, 4. Exhibit D - Exhibits (Site Plan, Elevations, Floor Plan), 5. Exhibit E - Notice Map, Courtesy Notice, NOA, and NOPH, 6. Exhibit F - Appeal Letters, 7. Exhibit G - VMT Analysis, 8. Exhibit H - Environmental Assessment, 9. Exhibit I - Supplemental Materials Provided by Applicant, 10. Exhibit J - Fresno Municipal Code Findings, 11. Exhibit K - Planning Commission Resolution, 12. Exhibit L - PowerPoint Presentation
REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL


FROM: JENNIFER K. CLARK, AICP, Director
Planning and Development Department

BY: ASHLEY ATKINSON, AICP, Assistant Director
Planning and Development Department

PHILLIP SIEGRIST, Planning Manager
Planning and Development Department

BRITTANY MARTIN, Planner II
Planning and Development Department

SUBJECT
Title
HEARING to consider an appeal of the approval of Development Permit Application No. P23-03606, which proposes to develop a ?4,900 square-foot commercial truck repair shop on approximately 2.23 acres located on the south side of West North Avenue between South Clara and South Elm Avenues. (Council District 3)
1. DENY the appeal and UPHOLD the action of the Planning Commission to approve Development Permit Application No. P23-03606 authorizing the construction of new ?4,900 square-foot metal building for use as a commercial truck repair shop subject to Conditions of Approval dated August 15, 2025.

Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council take the following actions:
1. DENY the appeal and UPHOLD the action of the Planning Commission to approve Development Permit Application No. P23-03606 authorizing the construction of new ?4,900 square-foot metal building for use as a commercial truck repair shop subject to Conditions of Approval dated August 15, 2025.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Brenda Ramirez of Central Valley Engineering and Surveying, Inc, on behalf of Mandeep Kaushal, has filed Development Permit Application No. P23-03606 which pertains to a ? 2.23-acre lot that is partially improved with an existing ?2,594 square-foot single-unit residence located on the south side of West North Avenue between South Clara and South Elm Avenues.

Development Permit Application No. P23-03606 proposes to construct a new ?4,900 square-foot metal building for use as a commercial truck repair shop.

On August 14, 2025, the Project was approved by the Planning and Development Director subject to condit...

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