City of Fresno  
City Hall Council Chambers  
2600 Fresno Street  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
Wednesday, December 6, 2023  
6:00 PM  
Regular Meeting  
In Person and/or Electronic  
City Hall Council Chambers  
Planning Commission  
Chairperson – Peter Vang  
Vice Chair – Brad Hardie  
Commissioner – David Criner  
Commissioner – Haley M Wagner  
Commissioner – Kathy Bray  
Commissioner – Monica Diaz  
Commissioner – Jacqueline Lyday  
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 in one of the two following ways:  
1. Participate In Person: Council Chambers, City Hall, 2nd Floor, 2600 Fresno  
Street, Fresno, CA 93721  
a. To speak during a Commission meeting in person: You may approach  
the speaker podium upon the Chair’s call for public comment.  
2. 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.  
b. To speak during a Commission meeting while attending remotely in the  
Zoom application, click on the icon labeled “Participants” at the bottom of  
the screen. Then select “Raise Hand” at the bottom of the Participants  
window. Your digital hand will now be raised. You will be asked to  
“unmute” when your name is called to speak. You will not be visible via  
video and there will be no opportunity to share your screen.  
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  
PublicCommentsPlanning@fresno.gov. 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.  
a. Attendees may also email comments to be read during the meeting.  
Please 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.  
b. Emails will be a maximum of 450 words.  
c. 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.  
VIEWING PLANNING MEETINGS (non-participatory) – For your convenience,  
there are ways to view Planning Commission meetings live:  
2. Cable Television: Comcast Channel 96 and AT&T Channel 99  
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 - PROCEDIMIENTOS - KEV SAB LAJ  
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  
Consideration of the Fresno City Planning Commission Meeting  
Schedule for Calendar Year 2024  
Planning and Development Department  
Sponsors:  
August 16, 2023 Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes  
Planning and Development Department  
Attachments:  
Sponsors:  
Attachments:  
November 1, 2023 Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes  
Planning and Development Department  
Sponsors:  
Attachments:  
VI. REPORTS BY COMMISSIONERS  
VII. CONTINUED MATTERS  
VIII. NEW MATTERS  
Consideration of Annexation Application No. P23-03757; Pre-zone  
Application No. P23-03758; and related Environmental Assessment  
No. P23-03757/P23-03758 for approximately 141 acres of property  
generally located along the north and south sides of West Ashlan  
Avenue between North Bryan and North Polk Avenues.  
1. RECOMMEND ADOPTION (to the City Council) of the  
Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for Environmental  
Assessment No. P23-03757/P23-03758 dated November 10,  
2023, for the proposed project pursuant to California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.  
2. RECOMMEND APPROVAL (to the City Council) of Annexation  
Application No. P23-03757 (for the Ashlan-Hayes Nos. 2, 3, and  
4 Reorganization) proposing detachment from the Kings River  
Conservation District and North Central Fire Protection District  
and annexation to the City of Fresno.  
3. RECOMMEND APPROVAL (to the City Council) of Pre-zone  
Application  
No.  
P23-03758  
proposing  
to  
pre-zone:  
approximately 97.55 acres of property from the Fresno County  
RR/NB (Rural Residential/Neighborhood Beautification) zone  
district to the City of Fresno RS-5/ANX (Single-Family  
Residential,  
Transitional Overlay) zone district; approximately 18.65 acres  
of property from the Fresno County RR/NB (Rural  
Medium  
Density/Annexed  
Rural  
Residential  
Residential/Neighborhood Beautification) zone district to the  
City of Fresno RS-1/ANX (Single-Family Residential, Low  
Density/Annexed Rural Residential Transitional Overlay) zone  
district; approximately 14.13 acres of property from the Fresno  
County  
Beautification) zone district to the City of Fresno RM-2/ANX  
(Multi-Family Residential, Urban Neighborhood/Annexed  
RR/NB  
(Rural  
Residential/Neighborhood  
Rural Residential Transitional Overlay) zone district; and,  
approximately 1.76 acres of property from the Fresno County  
RR/NB (Rural Residential/Neighborhood Beautification) zone  
district to the City of Fresno OS/ANX (Open Space/Annexed  
Rural Residential Transitional Overlay) zone district.  
Planning and Development Department  
Sponsors:  
Attachments:  
Consideration of an appeal related to Conditional Use Permit  
Application No. P19-04757, which requests to establish a State of  
California Alcoholic Beverage Control Type 21 (off-sale general: beer,  
wine, and distilled spirits for consumption off the premises where sold)  
alcohol license for a proposed combination service station and general  
market with detached car wash located south of West Ashlan Avenue,  
between State Route 99 and North Golden State Boulevard (Council  
District 1) - Planning & Development Department.  
1. DENY the applicant’s appeal and UPHOLD the action of the  
Planning and Development Department Director to deny  
Conditional Use Permit Application No. P19-04757 requesting  
to establish a State of California Alcoholic Beverage Control  
Type 21 (off-sale general: beer, wine, and distilled spirits for  
consumption off the premises where sold) alcohol license for a  
proposed service station and general market.  
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