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File #: ID 23-386    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Action Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 2/28/2023 In control: Pending Approval
On agenda: 3/15/2023 Final action: 3/15/2023
Title: Consideration of an appeal filed regarding Conditional Use Permit Application No. P22-02534 and related Environmental Assessment, for property located at 2840 Tulare Street; Located on the southeast side of Tulare Street between "R" Street and "S" Street." (Council District 3) - Planning and Development Department Based upon the evaluation contained in this report and the appeals received from the appellants, staff recommends that the Planning Commission take the following actions: 1. CONSIDER Environmental Assessment No. P22-02534 dated January 18, 2023, a determination that the proposed project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) through a Section 15332/Class 32 Categorical Exemption. 2. DENY the appeal and UPHOLD the action of the Planning and Development Department Director in the approval of Conditional Use Permit Application No. P22-02534 authorizing the construction of a ? 2,406 square foot Starbucks shell building with a ? 840 square foot patio, a d...
Sponsors: Planning and Development Department
Attachments: 1. Exhibit A - Aerial Photo & Zoning Map, 2. Exhibit B - Project Information Tables, 3. Exhibit C - Project Operational Statement, 4. Exhibit D - Project Site Plan, 5. Exhibit E - Project Landscape Plan, 6. Exhibit F - Project Elevations, 7. Exhibit G - Notice of Intent to Take Action, 8. Exhibit H - Notice of Action, 9. Exhibit I - Larry Taylor Appeal Letter, 10. Exhibit J - Sean Boyd Appeal Letter, 11. Exhibit K - Notice of Public Hearing, 12. Exhibit L - Indirect Source Review & Air Impact Assessment, 13. Exhibit M - SJVAPCD Letter [11-7-22], 14. Exhibit N - Fresno Municipal Code Findings, 15. Exhibit O - Environmental Assessment - Categorical Exemption, 16. Exhibit P - Conditions of Approval, 17. Exhibit Q - Letters of Support, 18. Exhibit R - Vehicle Miles Travelled Analysis
REPORT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION

March 15, 2023

FROM: PHILLIP SIEGRIST, Planning Manager
Planning and Development Department

THROUGH: RALPH KACHADOURIAN, Supervising Planner
Planning and Development Department

BY: STEVEN MARTINEZ, Planner
Planning and Development Department

SUBJECT
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Consideration of an appeal filed regarding Conditional Use Permit Application No. P22-02534 and related Environmental Assessment, for property located at 2840 Tulare Street; Located on the southeast side of Tulare Street between "R" Street and "S" Street." (Council District 3) - Planning and Development Department

Based upon the evaluation contained in this report and the appeals received from the appellants, staff recommends that the Planning Commission take the following actions:

1. CONSIDER Environmental Assessment No. P22-02534 dated January 18, 2023, a determination that the proposed project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) through a Section 15332/Class 32 Categorical Exemption.
2. DENY the appeal and UPHOLD the action of the Planning and Development Department Director in the approval of Conditional Use Permit Application No. P22-02534 authorizing the construction of a ? 2,406 square foot Starbucks shell building with a ? 840 square foot patio, a drive-through with capacity for seventeen (17) vehicles, and full improvements to the site with a new parking lot and landscaping.

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Conditional Use Permit Application No. P22-02534 was filed by Ian Robertson of IT Architecture on Behalf of Starbucks and pertains to the 1.0-acre downtown parcel located at 2840 Tulare Street. The applicant proposes construction of a ? 2,406 square foot Starbucks shell building with a ? 840 square foot patio, a drive-through with capacity for seventeen (17) vehicles, and full improvements to the site with a new parking lot and landscaping.

On January 18, 2023, the Planning and Development Director approved the Conditional Use Permit ...

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