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File #: ID 24-235    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Action Item Status: Passed
File created: 2/8/2024 In control: City Council
On agenda: 3/7/2024 Final action: 3/7/2024
Title: HEARING to consider Text Amendment Application No. P23-03987 and related Environmental Finding For Environmental Assessment No. P23-03987 amending Section 4304 of Chapter 15 of the Fresno Municipal Code related to findings for approval of tentative map amendments - Planning & Development Department. 1. ADOPT a finding set forth in Environmental Assessment No. P23-03987 dated December 27, 2023, that Text Amendment Application No P23-03987 is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the commonsense exemption that it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility of significant adverse effect on the environment pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3). 2. BILL (for introduction) - Amending Section 4304 of Chapter 15 of the Fresno Municipal Code relating to the language of the required findings for approval of tentative map amendments from "and" to "or."
Sponsors: Planning and Development Department
Attachments: 1. Exhibit A - Director Initiation Letter [12-12-2023], 2. Exhibit B - Text Amendment Application No. P23-03987 amending Section 15-4304 of the FMC, 3. Exhibit C - Environmental Assessment No. P23-03987 [12-27-2023], 4. Exhibit D - Planning Commission Resolution No. 13828
REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL


FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Planning & Development Department

BY: ROB HOLT, Supervising Planner
Planning & Development Department

SUBJECT
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HEARING to consider Text Amendment Application No. P23-03987 and related Environmental Finding For Environmental Assessment No. P23-03987 amending Section 4304 of Chapter 15 of the Fresno Municipal Code related to findings for approval of tentative map amendments - Planning & Development Department.
1. ADOPT a finding set forth in Environmental Assessment No. P23-03987 dated December 27, 2023, that Text Amendment Application No P23-03987 is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the commonsense exemption that it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility of significant adverse effect on the environment pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).
2. BILL (for introduction) - Amending Section 4304 of Chapter 15 of the Fresno Municipal Code relating to the language of the required findings for approval of tentative map amendments from "and" to "or."

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RECOMMENDATION

1. ADOPT a finding set forth in Environmental Assessment No. P23-03987 dated December 27, 2023, that Text Amendment Application No P23-03987 is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the commonsense exemption that it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility of significant adverse effect on the environment pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).
2. APPROVE Bill (for introduction) - Text Amendment Application No. P23-03987 amending Section 4304 of Chapter 15 of the Fresno Municipal Code relating to the language of the required findings for approval of tentative map amendments from "and" to "or."

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Text Amendment Application No. P23-03987 was initiated by the Planning and Development Director through the Director Initiation Letter dated December 12, 2023 (Exhibit A).

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