REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Planning and Development Department
THROUGH: WILL TACKETT, Planning Manager
Planning and Development Department
BY: PHILLIP SIEGRIST, Supervising Planner
Planning and Development Department
SUBJECT
Title
***BILL B-48 (Intro. 12/2/2021) (For Adoption) - Amending Section 15-2706 to the Fresno Municipal Code, relating to the use regulations for alcohol sales Subject to Mayor's Veto).
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council take the following actions:
1. ADOPT Environmental Assessment No. P21-05185, dated October 20, 2021, that Text Amendment Application No. P21-05185 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) - Amending Sections 15-2706 to the Fresno Municipal Code, relating to the use regulations for alcohol sales.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On June 10, 2021, the Fresno City Council initiated the proposed Text Amendment Application No. P21-05185 pursuant to Fresno City Council Resolution No. 2021-162 (Exhibit A). The resolution proposes to amend Section 15-2706 of the Citywide Development Code, otherwise known as the Responsible Neighborhood Market Act (RNMA). The RNMA provides regulations relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption.
The proposed text amendment would provide greater flexibility for existing off-sale establishments seeking to relocate by allowing an exception from the Location Restrictions set forth at Section 15-2706-F and an exemption from the Cancel and Transfer requirements as Section 15-2706-S.
Under the proposed text amendment, qualifying existing establishments would be permitted to relocate and transfer their existing...
Click here for full text