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

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

September 17, 2025 Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes

V-A ID 25-1313

Planning and Development Department

Sponsors:

Exhibit A - September 17, 2025 DRAFT Planning Commiss

Attachments:

VI. REPORTS BY COMMISSIONERS

VII. CONTINUED MATTERS

VIII. NEW MATTERS

CONTINUED TO NOVEMBER 19, 2025

VIII-A ID 25-1497

Consideration of Development Permit Application No. P25-01440 and

related Environmental Assessment No. P25-01440, pertaining to ±2.00

acres of property located on the south side of East Herndon Avenue

between North Fresno Street and North First Street (Council District 6).

1. ADOPT

Environmental

Assessment

No.

P25-01440,

dated

November 5, 2025, a determination that the proposed project is

exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)

through a Class 32 Categorical Exemption; and,

2. APPROVAL of Development Permit Application P25-01440,

proposing to construct an ±8,000 square-foot office building with

training and conference rooms on a vacant lot, subject to

compliance with the Conditions of Approval dated November 5,

2025.

Planning and Development Department

Sponsors:

Public hearing to consider the adoption of the Tower District Specific

Plan, the Tower District Design Standards and Guidelines, and related

Environmental Impact Report (EIR), State Clearinghouse (SHC) No.

VIII-B ID 25-1506

2025050309.

The following applications have been filed by the

Planning and Development Director and pertain to approximately

1,869 acres in the Tower District Specific Plan Area:

RECOMMEND APPROVAL (to the City Council) of the

findings set forth in Final Environmental Impact Report

(EIR

SCH

No.

2025050309),

apply

the

Council’s

independent judgment and analyses to the review, and then

certify the Final EIR as having been completed in

compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act

(CEQA), based on the Commission’s recommendations on

the proposed Final EIR and comments thereon (see Exhibits

M, N and O).

a. RECOMMEND ADOPTION (to the City Council) of

findings, based upon testimony presented by staff, that

there are significant, unavoidable environmental impacts

which have not been mitigated to

significant. Therefore, the City Council should adopt the

Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding

Considerations.

level below

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

appropriate Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting

Program (MMRP) as required by Public Resources

Code Section 21081.6 and CEQA Guidelines Section

15097; and,