REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JENNIFER K. CLARK, AICP, Director
Planning and Development Department
THROUGH: PHILLIP SIEGRIST, Planning Manager
Current Planning Division
BY: LEEFONG MOUAVANGSOU, Project Liaison
Current Planning Division
SUBJECT
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***BILL-14 (Intro'd May 23, 2024) (For Adoption) Amending Section 15-2706, 15-6704, and 15-6802 of the Fresno Municipal Code, relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption, Commercial Use Classification of General Market, and definitions. (Subject to Mayor's Veto).
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council take the following actions:
1. ADOPT Environmental Assessment No. P24-01100, dated April 15, 2024, that Text Amendment Application No. P24-01100 is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the commonsense exemption that it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the proposed text amendment may have a significant effect on the environment pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3)
2. BILL (for introduction) - Amending Section 15-2706, 15-6704, and 15-6802 of the Fresno Municipal Code, relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption, Commercial Use Classification of General Market, and definitions.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Text Amendment Application No. P24-01100 proposes to amend Section 15-2706, Section 15-6704, and Section 15-6802 of the Citywide Development Code, that pertain to the Responsible Neighborhood Market Act (RNMA), commercial use classifications, and definitions.
The RNMA provides regulations relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption. In addition, the proposed text amendment will define Full-Service Grocery Store and its exclusions.
The proposed text amendment would provide greater flexibility for Full-Service Grocery Stores seeking to operate with off-site alcohol sales by allowing an exception from the Location Restrictions set forth in Sec...
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