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File #: ID 25-949    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Action Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 6/25/2025 In control: Planning Commission
On agenda: 7/16/2025 Final action:
Title: Consideration of Text Amendment Application No. P25-00974 and related Environmental Finding for Environmental Assessment No. P25-00974, amending Table 15-1102 and Section 15-2728 of the Fresno Municipal Code, related to Drive-In and Drive-Through Facilities in Mixed-Use Districts. 1. RECOMMEND ADOPTION (to the City Council), of a finding set forth in Environmental Assessment No. P25-00974, that Text Amendment Application No. P25-00974 is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3). 2. RECOMMEND ADOPTION (to the City Council), of Text Amendment Application No. P25-00974, to amend Table 15-1102 and Section 15-2728 of the Fresno Municipal Code (FMC), relating to existing establishments with drive-through facilities that are required to relocate as a result of a taking by eminent domain.
Sponsors: Planning and Development Department
Attachments: 1. Exhibit A - Draft Ordinance, 2. Exhibit B - Public Notice, 3. Exhibit C - Environmental Assessment, 4. Exhibit D - Fresno Municipal Findings, 5. Exhibit E - Public Comments
REPORT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION



JULY 16, 2025


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

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

PHILLIP SIEGRIST, Planning Manager
Planning & Development Department

BY: ERIK YOUNG, Supervising Planner
Planning & Development Department

SUBJECT
Title
Consideration of Text Amendment Application No. P25-00974 and related Environmental Finding for Environmental Assessment No. P25-00974, amending Table 15-1102 and Section 15-2728 of the Fresno Municipal Code, related to Drive-In and Drive-Through Facilities in Mixed-Use Districts.

1. RECOMMEND ADOPTION (to the City Council), of a finding set forth in Environmental Assessment No. P25-00974, that Text Amendment Application No. P25-00974 is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3).

2. RECOMMEND ADOPTION (to the City Council), of Text Amendment Application No. P25-00974, to amend Table 15-1102 and Section 15-2728 of the Fresno Municipal Code (FMC), relating to existing establishments with drive-through facilities that are required to relocate as a result of a taking by eminent domain.

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Text Amendment Application No. P25-00974 was initiated by the Planning and Development Department Director and proposes to amend Table 15-1102 (Use Regulations - Mixed Use Districts) and Section 15-2728 (Drive-In and Drive-Through Facilities) of the FMC. The Text Amendment is proposed to provide flexibility for existing drive-through facilities required to relocate as a result of a taking by eminent domain.


BACKGROUND

The Planning and Development Department Director initiated Text Amendment Application No. P25-00974 for the purpose of providing flexibility for existing drive-through facilities required to relocate as a result of a taking by eminent domain.

Currently, under Table 15-1102 (Use Regulations - Mixed Use...

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