Minutes - Planning Commission

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:

1. Community Media Access Collaborative website: https://cmac.tv/

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

3. Participate Remotely via Zoom:

https://fresno.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_JRC95sI1SW6vrTmNwLLrPw

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

Chair Vang called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m.

Also present were Jennifer Clark, Ashley Atkinson, Israel Trejo, Brittany

Martin, Kari Camino, Jayda Symonds, Heather Thomas (CAO), Darcy Brown

(CAO) and Scott Mozier (DPW).

Present 4 -

Peter Vang

Kathy Bray

Jacqueline Lyday

Gurdeep Singh Shergill

Absent 2 -

Monica Diaz

Linda Calandra

II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

6:02 p.m.

III. PROCEDURES

6:02 p.m.

Chair Vang Read the procedures aloud.

IV. AGENDA APPROVAL

6:03 p.m.

Trejo reported no changes to the Agenda.

On motion of Vice Chair Bray, seconded by Commissioner Shergill,

the AGENDA was APPROVED. The motion carried by the following

vote:

Aye: 4 - Vang, Bray, Lyday, and Shergill

Absent: 3 - Criner , Diaz, and Calandra

V. CONSENT CALENDAR

6:04 p.m.

On motion of Commissioner Lyday, seconded by Vice Chair Bray, the

CONSENT CALENDAR was APPROVED. The motion carried by the

following vote:

Aye: 4 - Vang, Bray, Lyday, and Shergill

Absent: 3 - Criner , Diaz, and Calandra

February 04, 2026 Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes

V-A

V-B

ID 26-447

Planning and Development Department

Sponsors:

February 18, 2026 Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes

Planning and Development Department

ID 26-293

Sponsors:

VI. REPORTS BY COMMISSIONERS

6:05 p.m.

Commissioner Shergill offered the following announcements: On Saturday,

April 18, 2026, the One Fresno Foundation, in collaboration with Keep

America Beautiful for America's 250th anniversary celebration, would be

hosting a community cleanup event at Jaswan Sankata Park. The State of

California was celebrating Vaisakhi. Several school districts, including

Clovis Unified and Fresno Unified, had celebrated Vaisakhi with students

and staff. A Vaisakhi parade was scheduled for Sunday, April 19, 2026 in

Selma at the Selma Gurdwara

VII. CONTINUED MATTERS

6:06

Chair Vang announced the item ID 26-469 would be continued to May 6,

2026.

CONTINUED TO MAY 6, 2026

VII-A

ID 26-469

Consideration of Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 6540; Planned

Development

Environmental

Permit

Assessment

Application

No.

P25-01629;

and

approximately

T-6540/P25-01629 for

26.25 acres of property located on the west side of North Willow Avenue

between North Portofino and North Alicante Drives (Council District 6) -

Planning and Development Department.

1. Environmental Assessment No. T-6540 dated April 1, 2026, an

Addendum to the Final Subsequent Environmental Impact Report

(SEIR) State Clearinghouse No. 2000021003 for the proposed

project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

2. Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 6540 proposing to subdivide

approximately 26.25 acres of property into a 138-lot single-unit

residential development, subject to compliance with the Conditions

of Approval dated April 1, 2026, and contingent upon approval of

Planned Development Permit Application No. P25-01629 and the

related environmental assessment.

3. Planned

Development

Permit

Application

No.

P25-01629

proposing to modify the RS-4 zone district development standards

to allow for reduced front yard setbacks, and reduced lot size, width,

and depth, subject to compliance with the Conditions of Approval

dated April 1, 2026, and contingent upon approval of Vesting

Tentative Tract Map No. 6540 and the related environmental

assessment.

Planning and Development Department

Sponsors:

VIII. NEW MATTERS

Consideration of Street Name Change Application No. P26-00936

changing the name of Cesar Chavez Boulevard to the original street names

of California Avenue, Ventura Street, and Kings Canyon Road (Council

Districts 3, 5 and 7) - Planning and Development Department.

VIII-A

ID 26-395

1. RECOMMEND APPROVAL (to the City Council) of the Finding of

No Possibility of Significant Adverse Effect as prepared for

Environmental Assessment No. P26-00936 dated April 15, 2026.

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

Change Application No. P26-00936 to restore the original street

names California Avenue, Ventura Street, and Kings Canyon Road

along a ±6.9-mile street segment that is currently designated as

Cesar Chavez Boulevard.

Planning and Development Department

Sponsors:

6:06 p.m.

Martin presented street name change application P26-00936, which

proposes reverting Cesar Chavez Boulevard to: California Avenue, Ventura

Street, and Kings Canyon Road.

On March 23, 2026, The City Council approved Resolution No. 2026-42,

citing recent public discourse regarding Cesar Chavez's legacy and

expressing the Council's intent that public street names reflect City values.

The resolution directed staff to proceed with reverting the street names. The

proposed change is consistent with Fresno Municipal Code Section

15.6203, which states that where there are continuations of existing streets,

existing street names shall be used. If approved, property owners and

tenants along the corridor would be notified by mail prior to implementation.

Address numbers and directional's would remain unchanged.

Public notice was published in the Fresno Bee on April 3, 2026. No public

comments had been received prior to the hearing.

Vice Chair Bray inquired about the historical age of the street names.Trejo

responded that, given the streets' downtown locations, the names likely

dated back to the founding of the City of Fresno, approximately 100 years or

more, though they are not formally designated as historic under CEQA.

Commissioner Shergill asked whether the original street signs had been

saved and whether the City would be spending significant funds on new

signage. Trejo confirmed that most, if not all, of the original signs were

saved. Commissioner Shergill also raised concerns about community

outreach and whether residents and businesses would receive adequate

assistance in updating their personal records. Staff confirmed that affected

tenants and property owners would be notified by mail if the name change is

adopted by Council, and that contact information would be provided.

Public Comment:

Three members of the public spoke in support of the application and two

members shared the historical facts of the street names, One member spoke

in support of removing the Cesar Chavez Boulevard designation but

proposed that the street be renamed after Dolores Huerta rather than

reverting to the original names.No members of the public spoke in

opposition.

A motion was made by Vice chair Bray to accept staff's recommendation

with additional suggestions that the streets be designated as historic as well

as that future street name changes undergo more thorough review ;and that

Council members' budgets be explored as a funding source to assist

businesses and residents who incurred costs from the prior name change.

This motion did not receive a second and therefore failed.

Commissioner Shergill raised additional concerns about public involvement

and multilingual outreach.Trejo confirmed that the Planning Commission

agenda and the Fresno Bee notice contained contact information, and that

the public could call 559-621-CITY to be connected to the Planning

Department.

On motion of Commissioner Lyday, seconded by Vice Chair Bray, that

the above Action Item be APPROVED. The motion carried by the

following vote:

Aye: 4 - Vang, Bray, Lyday, and Shergill

Absent: 3 - Criner , Diaz, and Calandra