REPORT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION
May 6, 2026
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, AICP, Director
Planning & Development Department
THROUGH: ASHLEY ATKINSON, AICP, Assistant Director
Planning and Development Department
PHILLIP SIEGRIST, Planning Manager
Planning and Development Department
BY: STEVEN MARTINEZ, Planner
Planning and Development Department
SUBJECT
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HEARING to Consider Plan Amendment and Rezone Application No. P21-01960, Conditional Use Permit Application No. P21-01959, Conditional Use Permit Application No. P21-03251, Planned Development Permit Application No. P21-03252 and related 2026 Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR), State Clearinghouse (SCH) No. 2021100443 pertaining to ?22.4 acres of property located on the northeast corner of West Herndon Avenue and North Riverside Drive (Council District 2) - Planning & Development Department.
1. RECOMMEND CERTIFICATION (to the City Council) of the 2026 Final Environmental Impact Report (SCH No. 2021100443), for the proposed Costco Commercial Center Project;
a. Recommend adoption of the Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15091; and,
b. Recommend adoption of the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15097; and,
2. RECOMMEND APPROVAL (to the City Council) of Plan Amendment Application No. P21-01960, requesting authorization to amend the Fresno General Plan and Bullard Community Plan to change the planned land use designation for the subject property from Community Commercial to General Commercial, and reclassify West Herndon Avenue, from North Riverside to North Hayes Avenue, from an Expressway to a Super Arterial; and,
3. RECOMMEND BILL (to the City Council for introduction and adoption) to approve Rezone Application No. P21-01960, requesting authorization to amend the Official Zoning Map of the City of Fresno to rezone the subject property from ...
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