City of Fresno  
City Hall Council Chambers  
2600 Fresno Street  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
Wednesday, December 4, 2024  
6:00 PM  
Regular Meeting  
City Hall, Council Chambers  
Planning Commission  
Chairperson – Peter Vang  
Vice Chair - Kathy Bray  
Commissioner – David Criner  
Commissioner – Monica Diaz  
Commissioner – Jacqueline Lyday  
Commissioner - Linda M Calandra  
Commissioner – Gurdeep Singh Shergill  
THE PLANNING COMMISSION WELCOMES YOU TO COUNCIL CHAMBERS,  
LOCATED AT CITY HALL, 2600 FRESNO STREET, FRESNO, CALIFORNIA 93721.  
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION  
Any interested person may appear at the public  
hearing and present written testimony or speak in favor or against the matters  
scheduled on the agenda. Public participation during Fresno City Planning  
Commission meetings is always encouraged and can occur by attending  
a
meeting in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 2nd Floor, 2600 Fresno Street,  
Fresno, CA 93721. When called to speak during a meeting, you may approach the  
speaker podium upon the Chair’s call for public comment.  
All public speakers will have up to 3 minutes to address the Commission  
pursuant to Rule No. 13 of the Planning Commission Bylaws of the City of  
Fresno (available in the City Clerk’s Office).  
SUBMIT DOCUMENTS / WRITTEN COMMENTS –  
1. E-mail – Agenda related documents and comments can be e-mailed to the  
Planning & Development Department. Unless otherwise required by law to be  
accepted by the City at or prior to a Commission meeting or hearing, no  
documents shall be accepted for Commission review unless they are submitted  
to the Planning and Development Department at least 24 hours prior to the  
commencement of the Commission meeting at which the associated agenda  
item is to be heard. All comments received at least 24 hours prior will be  
distributed to the Planning Commission prior and during the meeting and will be  
a part of the official record, pursuant to Article 4 (3).  
a. Email comments to PublicCommentsPlanning@fresno.gov.  
b. Emails should include the agenda date and item number you wish to speak  
on in the subject line of your email. Include your name and address for the  
record, at the top of the body of your email.  
VIEWING PLANNING MEETINGS (non-participatory)  
there are ways to view Planning Commission meetings live:  
For your convenience,  
2. Cable Television: Comcast Channel 96 and AT&T Channel 99  
3. Participate Remotely via Zoom:  
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_I18M0bh8TbSGAo27i5ze1Q  
a. The above link will allow you to register in advance for remote  
participation in the meeting via the Zoom platform. After registering, you will  
receive  
a
confirmation email containing additional details about joining the  
meeting.  
Should any of these viewing methods listed above experience technical  
difficulties, the Commission meeting will continue uninterrupted. Commission  
meetings will only be paused to address verifiable technical difficulties for all  
users participating via Zoom or in the Chambers.  
The City of Fresno’s goal is to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act  
(ADA). Anyone requiring reasonable ADA accommodations, including sign  
language interpreters, or other reasonable accommodations such as language  
translation, should contact the office of the City Clerk at (559) 621-7650 or  
clerk@fresno.gov. To help ensure availability of these services, you are advised  
to make your request a minimum of 48 hours prior to the scheduled meeting.  
I. ROLL CALL  
II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
III. PROCEDURES  
For each matter considered by the Commission, there will first be a staff  
presentation, followed by a presentation from the project applicant. Testimony from  
supporters of the project will then be taken, followed by testimony from those in  
opposition. The applicant will have the right to a final rebuttal presentation prior to  
closing the public hearing.  
In accordance with section 13 of Article 2 of the Planning Commission Rules and  
Regulations governing length of public debate, all public testimony from those in  
support and in opposition of the project will be limited to three minutes per person.  
The three lights on the podium next to the microphone will indicate the amount of  
time remaining for the speaker. The green light will be turned on when the speaker  
begins. The yellow light will come on with a soft bell ring when one minute is  
remaining. The speaker should be completing the testimony by the time the red light  
comes on with a final bell indicating time has expired. All public testimony must be  
presented to the Commission at the podium. Any testimony that references race,  
religion, ethnicity, economic status, national origin, or any other classification  
protected under state or federal law in a derogatory manner shall be deemed  
irrelevant and will not be considered by the Commission in making its land use  
determinations.  
If you challenge these land use matters in court, you may be limited to raising only  
those issues you or someone else raised in oral or written testimony or before the  
close of the hearing.  
IV. AGENDA APPROVAL  
V. CONSENT CALENDAR  
VI. REPORTS BY COMMISSIONERS  
VII. CONTINUED MATTERS  
VIII. NEW MATTERS  
Consideration of Conditional Use Permit Application No. P24-02488  
and related Environmental Assessment No. P24-02488, pertaining  
to approximately 7.57 acres of property located on the northwest  
corner of East Copper Avenue and North Portofino Drive (Council  
District 6) - Planning and Development Department.  
1. ADOPT Environmental Assessment No. P24-02488, dated  
December 4, 2024, an Addendum to the Final Subsequent  
Environmental  
Impact  
Report  
State  
Clearinghouse  
No.  
2000021003 (“SEIR”) for the proposed project, pursuant to  
Section 15164 of the California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) Guidelines.  
2. APPROVE Conditional Use Permit Application No. P24-02488  
which requests authorization to construct a 90-unit multi-family  
residential development, subject to compliance with the  
Conditions of Approval dated December 4, 2024.  
Planning and Development Department  
Sponsors:  
Attachments:  
Hearing to consider Plan Amendment Application No. P24-04066,  
filed by the Planning and Development Director, to amend the text of  
Chapter 11 of the Fresno General Plan by replacing the current  
Fresno Housing Element (2015-2023) with an updated Fresno  
Multi-Jurisdictional Housing Element  
(Fresno Housing Element,  
2023-2031). The Housing Element is a state-mandated plan for  
meeting the city’s housing needs, including housing affordable to  
low-  
and  
moderate-income  
households  
and  
special  
needs  
populations. The Multi-Jurisdictional Housing Element is applicable  
within the Fresno city limits and would apply to all lands annexed  
into the City of Fresno.  
1. RECOMMEND that the City Council FIND that the  
project is exempt from the requirements of the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines pursuant to  
the commonsense exemption set forth in Section 15061(b)  
(3) because it can be seen with certainty that adoption of  
the Fresno Housing  
possibility of causing  
environment.  
Element  
(2023-2031)  
has  
no  
a
significant effect on the  
2. RECOMMEND  
RESOLUTION  
that  
the  
City  
Council  
ADOPT  
-
approving Plan Amendment Application  
No. P24-04066, amending the text of Chapter 11 of the  
Fresno General Plan to replace the 2015-2023 Fresno  
Housing Element with the Fresno Housing Element (2023  
-2031), including all Text, Policies, Maps, Tables, and  
Exhibits contained in the Fresno Housing Element dated  
December 2024 and authorizing the Planning and  
Development Director to file all necessary material with  
the Department of Housing and Community Development  
(HCD) for HCD to find that the Housing Element is in  
conformance with State Housing Element Law and to  
make all non-substantive changes to the Housing Element  
to make it internally consistent or to address any  
non-substantive changes or amendments requested by  
the HCD to achieve certification.  
Planning and Development Department  
Sponsors:  
Attachments:  
IX. REPORT BY SECRETARY  
X. SCHEDULED ORAL COMMUNICATIONS  
XI. UNSCHEDULED ORAL COMMUNICATIONS  
You may address the Planning Commission at the conclusion of the Commission  
meeting regarding matters of public interest that are not listed on the agenda and  
that are within the Commission's jurisdiction. Please be present at the conclusion of  
the meeting if you wish to be heard. Anyone wishing to be placed on the Planning  
Commission Agenda should contact the Planning and Development Department  
(telephone: 559-621-8277) at least 10 days before the desired appearance date.  
XII. ADJOURNMENT