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File #: ID 25-373    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Action Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 3/10/2025 In control: City Council
On agenda: 4/24/2025 Final action:
Title: Consideration of Plan Amendment Application No. P23-03006, Rezone Application No. P23-03006 and related Environmental Assessment pertaining to approximately 55.31 acres of property bounded by East Annadale Avenue to the north, State Route 41 to the east, South Elm Avenue to the west, and East Chester/East Samson Avenue (alignment) to the south (Council District 3) - Planning and Development Department. 1. DENY - Addendum to Final Program EIR (SCH No. 2017031012) for the Southwest Fresno Specific Plan, dated February 20, 2025, for the proposed project pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15164. 2. DENY - Plan Amendment Application No. P23-03006 proposing to amend the Fresno General Plan and the Southwest Fresno Specific Plan to change the planned land use designation for the subject properties from Neighborhood Mixed-Use to Employment - Light Industrial and amendment to Policy LU-8.1 of the Southwest Fresno Specific Plan. (Subject to Mayor's Veto) 3...
Sponsors: Planning and Development Department
Attachments: 1. Exhibit A - Aerial Map, 2. Exhibit B - Vicinity Map, 3. Exhibit C - Fresno General Plan Land Use & Zoning Map, 4. Exhibit D - Proposed Planned Land Use Map, 5. Exhibit E - Proposed Rezone Exhibit, 6. Exhibit F - Fresno Municipal Code Findings, 7. Exhibit G - Public Hearing Notice Radius Map (1,000 feet), 8. Exhibit H - Addendum to Final PEIR of the Southwest Fresno Specific Plan [4-2-2025], 9. Exhibit I - Neighborhood Meeting Summary, 10. Exhibit J - Operational Statement & Conditions of Zoning, 11. Exhibit K - Planning Commission Resolution No. 13894 (Plan Amendment), 12. Exhibit L - Planning Commission Resolution No. 13895 (Rezone), 13. Exhibit M - City Council Resolution for Plan Amendment Application P23-03006, 14. Exhibit N - City Council Ordinance Bill for Rezone Application P23-03006, 15. Exhibit O - Southwest Fresno Specific Plan Flyer Mailers & Fresno Bee Notices, 16. Exhibit P - City Council Hearing PowerPoint Presentation, 17. Exhibit Q - Opposition Letter [4-15-2025], 18. Exhibit R - Opposition Letter [4-16-2025]
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REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL


FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Planning and Development Department

THROUGH: ASHLEY ATKINSON, Assistant Director
Planning and Development Department

BY: ROB HOLT, Supervising Planner
Planning and Development Department

SUBJECT
Title
Consideration of Plan Amendment Application No. P23-03006, Rezone Application No. P23-03006 and related Environmental Assessment pertaining to approximately 55.31 acres of property bounded by East Annadale Avenue to the north, State Route 41 to the east, South Elm Avenue to the west, and East Chester/East Samson Avenue (alignment) to the south (Council District 3) - Planning and Development Department.
1. DENY - Addendum to Final Program EIR (SCH No. 2017031012) for the Southwest Fresno Specific Plan, dated February 20, 2025, for the proposed project pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15164.
2. DENY - Plan Amendment Application No. P23-03006 proposing to amend the Fresno General Plan and the Southwest Fresno Specific Plan to change the planned land use designation for the subject properties from Neighborhood Mixed-Use to Employment - Light Industrial and amendment to Policy LU-8.1 of the Southwest Fresno Specific Plan. (Subject to Mayor's Veto)
3. DENY - Rezone Application No. P23-03006 proposing to rezone the subject properties from the NMX (Neighborhood Mixed-Use) zone district to the IL/cz (Light Industrial/conditions of zoning) zone district. (Subject to Mayor's Veto)

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RECOMMENDATIONS

The Planning Commission on April 16, 2025, recommended the City Council to take the following actions:
1. DENY the Addendum to Final Program EIR (SCH No. 2017031012) for the Southwest Fresno Specific Plan, dated February 10, 2025, for the proposed project pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15164.
2. DENY Plan Amendment Application No. P23-03006 proposing to amend the Fresno General Plan and the Southwest Fresno Specific Plan to...

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