REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
August 27, 2020
FROM: DAN ZACK, Assistant Director
Planning and Development Department
THROUGH: ISRAEL TREJO, Supervising Planner
Development Services Division
BY: KELSEY GEORGE, Planner
Development Services Division
SUBJECT
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Action related to conversion of motels to permanent residences by modifying zoning and use regulations for Lodging-to-Dwelling uses within the City of Fresno.
***BILL NO. B-___ - (Intro. 8/20/2020) (For adoption) - Adding Section 15-2737.5 to the Fresno Municipal Code, relating to Lodging-to-Dwelling conversion requirements; amending Table 15-1102 relating to use regulations for Mixed-Use Districts; amending Table 15-1202 relating to land use regulations for Commercial Districts; amending Table 15-1302 relating to land use regulations for Employment Districts; and amending Table 15 -1502 relating to use regulations for Downtown Districts and amending Section 15-6702 relating to definitions for residential use classifications related to Text Amendment Application No. P20-00460, to modify zoning and use regulations for Lodging-to-Dwelling uses within the City of Fresno. (Subject to Mayor's veto.)
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council take the following actions:
1. ADOPT Environmental Assessment No. P20-00460, dated May 15, 2020, that Text Amendment Application No. P20-00460 is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the common sense exemption that it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the proposed Text Amendment may have a significant effect on the environment pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).
2. APPROVE BILL (For introduction) - Adding Section 15-2737.5 to the Fresno Municipal Code, relating to Lodging-to-Dwelling conversion requirements; amending Table 15-1102 relating to use regulations for Mixed-Use Districts; amending Table 15-1202 relating to land use regulations for Commercial...
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