REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
November 2, 2017
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Development and Resource Management Department
BY: SOPHIA PAGOULATOS, Planning Manager
Development and Resource Management Department
THROUGH: DAN ZACK, Assistant Director
Development and Resource Management Department
SUBJECT
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***BILL NO. B-63 - (Intro. 10/26/2017) (For adoption) - Approving Text Amendment Application No. TA-17-08 which proposes amendments to the Citywide Development (Fresno Municipal Code Chapter 15) to incorporate the Kearney Boulevard Historic Corridor (KB) Overlay District and the California Avenue Transit Corridor (CA) Overlay District (Subject to Mayor's veto)
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommend approval of the Southwest Fresno Specific Plan, with corresponding amendments to the Fresno General Plan, the Fresno Zoning Map, and the Development Code, including changes recommended by the Planning Commission at its October 18, 2017 meeting.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The proposed project is the adoption of the Southwest Fresno Specific Plan, which entails the repeal of the Edison Community Plan, amendment of the General Plan, adoption of a text amendment to amend the Development Code, the rezoning of approximately 910 acres in the Plan Area, and the adoption of a text amendment and rezone to establish zoning overlays along two key corridors. This report describes the planning process as well as the key elements of the Plan. The Planning Commission last acted on this item in November of 2016 when it recommended initiation of the Draft Preferred Alternative, which included a land use map and guiding principles.
BACKGROUND
Origins. The Southwest Fresno Specific Plan (the Plan) is the first of several specific plans to be developed for the purpose of community-led refinement of the Fresno General Plan with emphasis on implementation and incentivizing development. It builds upon key components in the Urban Form Element of the General Pla...
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