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File #: ID 25-1197    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Action Item Status: Passed
File created: 8/28/2025 In control: City Council
On agenda: 9/11/2025 Final action: 9/11/2025
Title: ADOPTION 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. ADOPTION 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. ***Bill B-36 (Introduced August 28, 2025)(For Adoption) - 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 project of public work (Subject to Mayor's Veto)
Sponsors: Planning and Development Department
Attachments: 1. Exhibit A - Ordinance, 2. Exhibit B - Public Notice, 3. Exhibit C - Fresno Municipal Findings, 4. Exhibit D - Environmental Assessment, 5. Exhibit E - Public Comments, 6. Exhibit F - Planning Commission Resolution #13909, 7. Exhibit G - PowerPoint Presentation
REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL


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
ADOPTION 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. ADOPTION 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. ***Bill B-36 (Introduced August 28, 2025)(For Adoption) - 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 project of public work (Subject to Mayor's Veto)

Body
RECOMMENDATIONS

Staff is recommending approval of Text Amendment Application 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 and adoption of the related environmental determination dated June 9, 2025.

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 project of public work.

BACKGROUND

The Planning and Development De...

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