Legislation Details

File #: ID 26-428    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Action Item Status: Passed
File created: 4/1/2026 In control: City Council
On agenda: 5/21/2026 Final action: 5/21/2026
Title: HEARING to Consider Plan Amendment and Rezone Application No. P21-01960, Conditional Use Permit Application No. P21-01959, Conditional Use Permit Application No. P21-03251, Planned Development Permit Application No. P21-03252 and related 2026 Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR), State Clearinghouse (SCH) No. 2021100443 pertaining to ?22.4 acres of property located on the northeast corner of West Herndon Avenue and North Riverside Drive (Council District 2) - Planning & Development Department. 1. RESOLUTION - CERTIFYING the 2026 Final Environmental Impact Report (SCH No. 2021100443), for the proposed Costco Commercial Center Project; a. Adopt the Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15091; and, b. Adopt the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15097; and, 2. APPROVE Plan Amendment Application No. P21-01960, requesting authorization to amend the Fresno General Plan and Bulla...
Sponsors: Planning and Development Department
Attachments: 1. Exhibit A - Vicinity Map and Aerial Photo, 2. Exhibit B-1 - Project Parcel Rezone Exhibit, 3. Exhibit B-2 - Project Parcel Plan Amendment Exhibit, 4. Exhibit B-3 - Herndon Avenue Reclassification Exhibit, 5. Exhibit C-1 - Project Site Plan Rendering, 6. Exhibit C-2 - Project Elevations Rendering, 7. Exhibit D-1 - 2023 Draft Environmental Impact Report with Appendices, 8. Exhibit D-2 - 2024 Final Environmental Impact Report, 9. Exhibit E-1 - 2025 Partially Recirculated Draft Environmental Impact Report with Appendices, 10. Exhibit E-2 - 2026 Final Environmental Impact Report, 11. Exhibit F-1 - Notice of Public Hearing (Planning Commission & City Council), 12. Exhibit F-2 - Notice of Public Hearing Mailing Buffer Map, 13. Exhibit F-3 - Redacted Mailing List, 14. Exhibit G - Fresno Municipal Code Findings, 15. Exhibit H - Draft Conditions of Approval for the Costco Commercial Center Project, 16. Exhibit I - Planning Commission Resolutions, 17. Exhibit J-1 - City Council EIR Certification Resolution with Final EIR, 18. Exhibit J-2 - City Council Resolution for Plan Amendment Application No. P21-01960, 19. Exhibit J-3 - City Council Ordinance Bill for Rezone Application No. P21-01960, 20. Exhibit J-4 - City Council FMC Findings Adoption Resolution, 21. Exhibit K - City Council Hearing Presentation, 22. Exhibit L - Levine Act Disclosure Statement, 23. 920 AM ID 26-428 - Supplement Packet, 24. 920 AM ID 26-428 - Supplemental Packet - Public Comment_Redacted
REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL


FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, AICP, Director
Planning & Development Department

THROUGH: ASHLEY ATKINSON, AICP, Assistant Director
Planning and Development Department

PHILLIP SIEGRIST, Planning Manager
Planning and Development Department

BY: STEVEN MARTINEZ, Planner
Planning and Development Department

SUBJECT
Title
HEARING to Consider Plan Amendment and Rezone Application No. P21-01960, Conditional Use Permit Application No. P21-01959, Conditional Use Permit Application No. P21-03251, Planned Development Permit Application No. P21-03252 and related 2026 Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR), State Clearinghouse (SCH) No. 2021100443 pertaining to ?22.4 acres of property located on the northeast corner of West Herndon Avenue and North Riverside Drive (Council District 2) - Planning & Development Department.
1. RESOLUTION - CERTIFYING the 2026 Final Environmental Impact Report (SCH No. 2021100443), for the proposed Costco Commercial Center Project;
a. Adopt the Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15091; and,
b. Adopt the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15097; and,
2. APPROVE Plan Amendment Application No. P21-01960, requesting authorization to amend the Fresno General Plan and Bullard Community Plan to change the planned land use designation for the subject property from Community Commercial to General Commercial, and reclassify West Herndon Avenue, from North Riverside to North Hayes Avenue, from an Expressway to a Super Arterial; and,
3. BILL (for introduction and adoption) to approve Rezone Application No. P21-01960, requesting authorization to amend the Official Zoning Map of the City of Fresno to rezone the subject property from the CC/EA/UGM/cz (Community Commercial/Expressway Overlay/Urban Growth Management) zone district to the CG/UGM/cz (Commercial General/Urban Growth M...

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