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
SUBJECT
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RESOLUTION - Amending Resolution No. 2025-281 Designating the Property Located at 1844 S Cherry Avenue to the Local Register of Historic Resources (Council District 3)
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that City Council adopt the attached amended Resolution designating the property located at 1844 S Cherry Avenue to the Local Register of Historic Resources pursuant to Fresno Municipal Code SEC.12-1607 and 12-1609.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The property located at 1844 S Cherry Ave., containing the former Rosenberg Brothers and Company fruit packing warehouse, was evaluated, found eligible and recommended for designation as a local Historic Resource under Fresno Municipal Code Sec. 12-1607 Criteria a(1)(i), and a(1)(iii), and approved by City Council as a designated Historic Resource on October 16, 2025. The property owner was opposed to the designation, but the resolution adopted by City Council erroneously reflected the property owner's support. This proposed revision, which was requested by the property owner, corrects the resolution to reflect the property owner's opposition.
BACKGROUND
In 1918 Rosenberg Brothers and Company constructed a state-of-the-art 3-story packing and processing facility, and adjacent boiler house and machine shop, at 1844 S. Cherry Avenue in South Fresno. The new complex was the largest raisin packing operation in the world in the 1920s. Both the former warehouse/packing house and adjacent boiler room/machine shop building currently serve as self-storage facilities.
In 2025, the current owner proposed interior and exterior renovations to the warehouse building under building permit application B25-03423. As part of this application, the property was evaluated and found eligible for designation to the local register of His...
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