REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Planning & Development Department
THROUGH: SOPHIA PAGOULATOS, Planning Manager
Planning & Development Department
BY: ADRIENNE ASADOORIAN-GILBERT, Supervising Planner
Planning & Development Department
SUBJECT
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HEARING to consider initiation of the Tower District Specific Plan update, pertaining to all properties located within the boundaries of the Tower District Specific Plan area of the Fresno General Plan.
1. RESOLUTION - Application No. P24-02869 initiating the Tower District Specific Plan Draft Land Use Map and Draft Specific Plan update
2. RESOLUTION - Application No. P24-02871 initiating preparation of the Tower District Specific Plan Objective Design Standards
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council take the following actions:
1. ADOPT RESOLUTION, Application No. P24-02869, initiating the Tower District Specific Plan Draft Land Use Map and Draft Specific Plan update, with changes as noted in Exhibit H - Committee Comment Matrix and Exhibit I - Public Comment Matrix
2. ADOPT RESOLUTION, Application No. P24-02871, initiating the Tower District Specific Plan Objective Design Standards
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The proposed project is the initiation of the Draft Tower District Specific Plan Update and Land Use Map, which includes initiation of the Tower District Specific Plan Objective Design Standards. This report describes the history and background of the Tower District Specific Plan approved on March 26, 1991 (1991 Plan), the actions taken to update the 1991 Plan, the outreach and planning process, and key elements of the Draft Specific Plan update. The development of the Tower District Specific Plan update was previously acted upon by the City Council in May 2021 to establish the Tower District Specific Plan Implementation Committee; in April 2022 to allocate $400,000 and approve a Consultant Services Agreement with WRT to prepare the Specific Plan...
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