REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
September 24, 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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Consideration of Text Amendment Application No. P20-02213 and related Environmental Finding for Environmental Assessment No. P20-02213, to add section 15-1614 to Chapter 15 of the Fresno Municipal Code creating the Focused Infill (FI) Overlay District in the City of Fresno.
1. ADOPT Environmental Assessment No. P20-02213, dated July 29, 2020, Text Amendment Application No. P20-02213 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. BILL (For introduction) - Adding Section 15-1614 to the Fresno Municipal Code, creating the Focused Infill (FI) Overlay District in the City of Fresno.
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council take the following actions:
1. ADOPT Environmental Assessment No. P20-02213, dated July 29, 2020, Text Amendment Application No. P20-02213 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. BILL (For introduction) - Adding Section 15-1614 to the Fresno Municipal Code, creating the Focused Infill (FI) Overlay District in the City of Fresno.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Text Amendment Application No. P20-02213 was initiated by the Planning and Development Director through the Director Initiation Letter dated July 3, 2020 (Exhibit A).
The purpose of the proposed ...
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