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File #: ID 23-1785    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Action Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 12/4/2023 In control: Pending Approval
On agenda: 1/3/2024 Final action: 1/3/2024
Title: Hearing to consider Conditional Use Permit Application No. P23-00835, Planned Development Permit Application No. P23-02080, and related Environmental Assessment; regarding a phased, multi-tenant commercial community development project with Starbucks Caf? and drive-through located on approximately ? 2.98 acres of property located on the southwest corner of the intersection of South Martin Luther King Boulevard and East Church Avenue. (Council District 3) Based upon the evaluation contained in this report and the appeal received from the appellant, staff recommends that the Planning Commission take the following actions: 1. CONSIDER and APPROVE Environmental Assessment No. P23-00835/P23-02080 dated January 3, 2024, an Addendum to the Southwest Fresno Specific Plan Final Program EIR (the "Program EIR"), prepared in accordance with Section 15164 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines. 2. DENY the appeal submitted by Councilmember Arias on November 20, 2023, and ...
Sponsors: Planning and Development Department
Attachments: 1. Exhibit A-1 – Vicinity Map, 2. Exhibit A-2 – Aerial Photo, 3. Exhibit B-1 – Zoning Map, 4. Exhibit B-2 – Planned Land Use Map, 5. Exhibit C-1 – Project Operational Statement, 6. Exhibit C-2 – Project Site Plan, 7. Exhibit C-3 – Project Elevations, 8. Exhibit D-1 – Notice of Intent to Take Action, 9. Exhibit D-2 – Recirculated Notice of Intent to Take Action, 10. Exhibit E – Council District 3 Project Review Committee Agenda [6/13/2023], 11. Exhibit F – P23-00835 / P23-02080 Conditions of Approval [11/3/2023], 12. Exhibit G – Fresno Municipal Code Findings, 13. Exhibit H – Notice of Action, 14. Exhibit I-1 – Environmental Assessment P23-00835 / P23-02080 [11/3/2023], 15. Exhibit I-2 – Environmental Assessment P23-00835 / P23-02080 [1/3/2024], 16. Exhibit J – Councilmember Miguel Arias Appeal Letter [11/20/2023], 17. Exhibit K – COF Public Works Department TIS Memorandum, 18. Exhibit L – Planning Commission Public Hearing Notice, 19. Exhibit M – West Creek Village Recorded Development Agreement [3/5/2020], 20. Exhibit N – Supplemental Materials Provided by Applicant, 21. Exhibit O – Southwest Fresno Specific Plan, 22. Supplemental Exhibit P – Comments Received After Publication [1.2.2024]
REPORT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION


January 3, 2024


FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Planning Director
Planning & Development Department

THROUGH: PHILLIP SIEGRIST, Planning Manager
Planning & Development Department

BY: STEVEN MARTINEZ, Planner
Planning & Development Department


SUBJECT
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Hearing to consider Conditional Use Permit Application No. P23-00835, Planned Development Permit Application No. P23-02080, and related Environmental Assessment; regarding a phased, multi-tenant commercial community development project with Starbucks Caf? and drive-through located on approximately ? 2.98 acres of property located on the southwest corner of the intersection of South Martin Luther King Boulevard and East Church Avenue. (Council District 3)

Based upon the evaluation contained in this report and the appeal received from the appellant, staff recommends that the Planning Commission take the following actions:

1. CONSIDER and APPROVE Environmental Assessment No. P23-00835/P23-02080 dated January 3, 2024, an Addendum to the Southwest Fresno Specific Plan Final Program EIR (the "Program EIR"), prepared in accordance with Section 15164 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.

2. DENY the appeal submitted by Councilmember Arias on November 20, 2023, and UPHOLD the action of the Planning and Development Department Director approving Conditional Use Permit Application No. P23-00835 and Planned Development Permit Application No. P23-02080 authorizing the construction of a ? 5,781 square foot multi-tenant shell building with Starbucks Caf? with drive-thru; and full development of the site with associated parking lot, landscaping, trash enclosures, and pad for a future building to be entitled under separate permit.

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Robert Vermeltfoort of VAI on behalf of Jim Shehadey of 2500 MLK, LLC and Starbucks, has filed for Conditional Use Permit Application No. P23-00835 and Planned Development Permit Application No. P23-02080 which perta...

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