REPORT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION
April 15, 2026
FROM: JENNIFER K. CLARK, AICP, Director
Planning and Development Department
THROUGH: ASHLEY ATKINSON, AICP, Assistant Director
Planning and Development Department
ISRAEL TREJO, Planning Manager
Planning and Development Department
BY: BRITTANY MARTIN, Planner
Planning and Development Department
SUBJECT
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Consideration of Street Name Change Application No. P26-00936 changing the name of Cesar Chavez Boulevard to the original street names of California Avenue, Ventura Street, and Kings Canyon Road (Council Districts 3, 5 and 7) - Planning and Development Department.
1. RECOMMEND APPROVAL (to the City Council) of the Finding of No Possibility of Significant Adverse Effect as prepared for Environmental Assessment No. P26-00936 dated April 15, 2026.
2. RECOMMEND APPROVAL (to the City Council) of Street Name Change Application No. P26-00936 to restore the original street names California Avenue, Ventura Street, and Kings Canyon Road along a ?6.9-mile street segment that is currently designated as Cesar Chavez Boulevard.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Street Name Change Application No. P26-00936 is being considered at the direction of the City Council to change the name of Cesar Chavez Boulevard to the original street names of California Avenue, Ventura Street, and Kings Canyon Road along a ?6.9-mile street segment. The affected segment begins at the intersection of West Cesar Chavez Boulevard and South Marks Avenue and extends east to South Peach Avenue. The street name change does not apply to the half-mile street segment between South Hughes and South West Avenues, as that is located in Fresno County, and is already named West California Avenue (Exhibit A).
On March 19, 2026, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2026-42 (Exhibit B) which directed the administration to change the name of Cesar Chavez Boulevard to the original street names of Kings Canyon Road, Ventu...
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