REPORT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION
JUNE 3, 2026
FROM: JENNIFER K. CLARK, ACIP, Director
Planning and Development Department
ASHLEY ATKINSON, AICP, Assistant Director
Planning and Development Department
BY: ADRIENNE ASADOORIAN-GILBERT, Supervising Planner
Planning and Development Department
SUBJECT
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HEARING to consider Text Amendment Application No. P26-01326 and related Environmental Finding for Environmental Assessment No. P26-01326, amending Sections 15-1002, 15-1102, 15-1502, 15-5102 and 15-6802 of the Fresno Municipal Code to ministerially permit housing developments with at least 20 percent of units affordable to lower income households on any nonvacant site identified in a prior housing element and a vacant site included in two or more consecutive Housing Elements, in compliance with Government Code Section 65583.2.
1. RECOMMEND ADOPTION (to the City Council), of a finding set forth in Environmental Assessment No. P26-01326, that Text Amendment Application No. P26-01326 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. P26-01326, to amend Sections 15-1002, 15-1102, 15-1502, 15-5102 and 15-6802, relating to compliance with the City of Fresno Housing Element and State Law.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Text Amendment Application No. P26-01326 proposes an amendment to Sections 15-1002, 15-1102, 15-1502, 15-5102 and 15-6802 of the Fresno Municipal Code to permit housing developments with at least 20 percent of units affordable to lower-income households without discretionary action on any nonvacant site identified in a prior Housing Element sites inventory and on any vacant site included in two or more consecutive Housing Element sites inventories. This action is required to both comply with California Government Code Sections 65580-65589.11 and to maintain a compliant Housing Element.
BACKGROUND
AB 1397 (2017)...
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