REPORT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION
January 8, 2020
FROM: JENNIFER K. CLARK, AICP, HDFP, Director
Planning and Development Department
THROUGH: SOPHIA PAGOULATOS, Planning Manager
Planning and Development Department
BY: DREW B. WILSON, Supervising Planner
Planning and Development Department
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HEARING to consider initiation of the Central Southeast Specific Plan (Plan), pertaining to approximately 2,200 acres in the Established Neighborhoods South of Shaw Area of the Fresno General Plan, filed by the City of Fresno Planning and Development Department Director
1. RECOMMEND ADOPTION (to the City Council) of a resolution initiating the Central Southeast Specific Plan Proposed Land Use Map and Guiding Principles and the corresponding amendment of the General Plan, and repeal or amendment of the Specific Plan for the Butler/Willow Area and the Roosevelt Community Plan pertaining to approximately 2,200 acres located in the Established Neighborhoods South of Shaw Area to allow for future adoption of the Central Southeast Specific Plan.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This report describes the background, process, outreach, and plan concepts related to the Proposed Land Use Map and Guiding Principles of the Central Southeast Specific Plan. The Land Use Map and Guiding Principles recommended by the steering committee are proposed for initiation, which allows for commencement of the Environmental Assessment and full development of the Specific Plan.
BACKGROUND
The need for a Specific Plan for the Central Southeast Area emerged from community members who wanted an actionable plan to address a broad array of neighborhood concerns. The last comprehensive planning effort that had been undertaken in the area prior to the update of the General Plan in 2014 was the Specific Plan for the Butler/Willow Area adopted in 1971, and the Roosevelt Community Plan adopted in 1992. $550,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding was allocated in 2017...
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