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) – For your convenience, there

are ways to view Planning Commission meetings live:

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2. Cable Television: Comcast Channel 96 and AT&T Channel 99

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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.

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 Development Code Text Amendment Application No.

P25-00996 amending various sections of the Fresno Municipal Code

pertaining to tiny houses on wheels, accessory dwelling units,

manufactured homes, the RM-MH zone district, agricultural labor

housing, and housing terminology; and corresponding General Plan

Text Amendment amending Chapter 3 of the Fresno General Plan,

Table 3-1: Citywide Standards for Density and Development Intensity.

VIII-A ID 25-511

1. RECOMMEND ADOPTION (to the City Council), of the

environmental determination that Plan & Text Amendment

Application No. P25-0096 is exempt from the California

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section

15061(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines.

2. RECOMMEND APPROVAL (to the City Council) of the

Development Code Text Amendment set forth by Application

No. P25-00996, amending the following sections of the

Fresno Municipal Code:

a. Section 15-2738, updating regulations pertaining to

tiny houses on wheels (THOW) and design standards

for manufactured homes;

b. Section 15-903, updating regulations pertaining to

minimum density in the RM-MH zone district;

c. Sections 15-310, 15-802, 15-902, 15-1002, 15-1102,

15-1202, 15-1502, 15-2004, 15-2409, 15-2723, 15-

2753, 15-2754, 15-4907, and 15-6702 of the Fresno

Municipal Code, updating regulations pertaining to

accessory dwellings units;

d. Sections 15-902, 15-1002, 15-1302, 15-1402, and

15-6707, updating regulations pertaining to where

agricultural labor housing is permitted; and

e. Sections 15-107, 15-310, 15-313, 15-404, 15-405,

15-9, 15-901, 15-902, 15-903, 15-904, 15-906, 15-

10, 15-1001, 15-1002, 15-1003, 15-1004, 15-1101,

15-1104, 15-1201, 15-1204, 15-1304, 15-1606, 15-

1609, 15-2004, 15-2006, 15-2008, 15-2012, 15-

2015, 15-2016, 15-2303, 15-2304, 15-2305, 15-

2308, 15-2311, 15-2405, 15-2409, 15-2414, 15-

2416, 15-2421, 15-2429, 15-2609, 15-2612, 15-

2713, 15-2716, 15-2720, 15-2722, 15-2723, 15-

2725, 15-2734, 15-2735, 15-2738, 15-2746, 15-

2747, 15-2753, 15-2754, 15-2763, 15-3701, 15-

3804, 15-3906, 15-4103, 15-4105, 15-4108, 15-

4906, 15-4907, 15-5102, 15-6102, and 15-6702,

updating

language

from

“single-family”

and

“multi-family” to “single-unit” and “multi-unit.”

3. RECOMMEND APPROVAL (to the City Council) of the

General Plan Text Amendment amending Chapter 3 of the

Fresno General Plan, Table 3-1: Citywide Standards for

Density and Development Intensity, pertaining to minimum

density of the RM-MH Zone District.

Planning and Development Department

Sponsors:

Exhibit A - Development Code Text Amendment

Exhibit B - General Plan Text Amendment

Exhibit C - Fresno Bee Notice

Attachments:

Exhibit D - CEQA Exemption Memo

Exhibit E - Fresno Municipal Code Findings

Exhibit F - ALUC Memo

Exhibit G - Presentation

Public hearing to consider the adoption of the Southeast Development

Area Specific Plan and related Final Environmental Impact Report,

VIII-B ID 25-657

State

Clearinghouse

(SCH

No.

2022020486).

The

following

applications have been filed by the City of Fresno and pertain to

approximately 9,000 acres in the Development Area-3 Southeast and

Development Area-4 East:

1. RECOMMEND CERTIFICATION (to the City Council) of Final

Environmental Impact Report (EIR SCH No. 2022020486), for

the Southeast Development Area Specific Plan.

a. RECOMMEND ADOPTION (to the City Council) of an

appropriate Findings of Fact and Statement of

Overriding Considerations prepared pursuant to CEQA

Guidelines Section 15091; and

b. RECOMMEND ADOPTION (to the City Council) of an

appropriate

Program

Mitigation

(MMRP) prepared

Monitoring

and

Reporting

to CEQA

pursuant

Guidelines Section 15097.

2. RECOMMEND APPROVAL (to the City Council) of Plan

Amendment Application No. P23-03090 which proposes to

adopt the Southeast Development Area Specific Plan and

accompanying Planned Land Use Map (see Exhibits E and H).

3. RECOMMEND APPROVAL (to the City Council) of Plan

Amendment Application No. P23-03091 which proposes to

update the Planned Land Use Map (Figure LU-1), the Dual

Designation Map (Figure LU-2) and text of the Fresno General

Plan to incorporate the land use changes proposed in the

Southeast Development Area Specific Plan (see Exhibits D and

F).

Exhibit A - Initiating Documents

Attachments:

Exhibit B - Vicinity Map

Exhibit C - General Plan Land Use Map

Exhibit D - Proposed Changes to General Plan Figure LU-1

Exhibit E - Proposed Land Use Map (P23-03090)

Exhibit F - General Plan Text Amendment

Exhibit G - Proposed SEDA Phasing Map

Exhibit H - SEDA Specific Plan Draft

Exhibit I - EIR Comment Letters

Exhibit J - Draft Program EIR

Exhibit K - FMC Findings Final

Exhibit L - Outreach Materials

Exhibit M - Public Notice

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