REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
July 31, 2014
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Development and Resource Management Department
SUBJECT
Title
Workshop on the City of Fresno's Draft General Plan
Body
RECOMMENDATION
None
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Fresno General Plan (Plan) articulates a vision for the City and presents a set of policies and implementation actions to achieve that vision. The Plan is the result of hundreds of interviews, workshops, meetings, and other outreach to thousands of residents, business owners and other stakeholders which has been compiled into this comprehensive document. The Plan draws from the ideas and visions of those who participated in the planning process, under the leadership provided by the General Plan Citizens Advisory Committee (GPCC), the Planning Commission, the Mayor, and the City Council.
On April 19, 2012, the City Council selected a preferred alternative and on August 23, 2012, the City Council initiated the Fresno General Plan after receiving extensive public comment and conducting considerable discussions regarding alternative growth scenarios. These actions were a culmination of a plan development process that included 12 public workshops, 22 GPCC meetings, 6 Planning Commission meetings and 3 extensive City Council hearings. Based upon the Council's direction, the staff, together with the consulting firms of Dyett & Bhatia and MW Steele Group, has prepared the Fresno General Plan. The Public Review Draft of the Plan is now available for public review and comment through Monday, August 18, 2014.
The Draft Master Environmental Impact Report (DMEIR) with technical studies, conducted by FirstCarbon Solutions, will be available for public review and comment through September 8, 2014.
BACKGROUND
As noted in previous reports to the City Council, the effort to update the City's General Plan and the City's Zoning Ordinance through the preparation of the Fresno General Plan and new impl...
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