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 –

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:

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

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

February 21, 2024 Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes

V-A ID 24-321

Planning and Development Department

Sponsors:

Exhibit A - February 21, 2024 DRAFT Planning Commissio

March 6, 2024 Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes

Planning and Development Department

Attachments:

V-B ID 24-392

Sponsors:

Exhibit A - March 6, 2024 DRAFT Planning Commission Mi

Attachments:

Consideration of Rezone Application No. P23-02992 and related

Environmental Assessment No. P23-02992 relative to property

VIII-A ID 24-399

generally located between North Friant Road, East Copper Avenue,

North Willow Avenue and the East Silaxo Road (Council District 6).

1. RECOMMEND ADOPTION (to the City Council) Environmental

Assessment No. P23-02992, dated March 13, 2024, an

Addendum to the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) State

Clearinghouse (SCH) No. 2000021003 for the proposed project

pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

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

Application No. P23-02992 proposing to amend the Official Zone

Map to reclassify: ± 35.59 acres of property from the RS-

3/UGM/cz (Single-Family Residential, Low Density/Urban Growth

Management/conditions of zoning) zone district to RS-3/UGM/cz

(Single-Family

Residential,

Low

Density/Urban

Growth

Management/conditions of zoning) zone district, ± 0.93 acres of

property from the RM-2/UGM/cz (Multi-Family Residential, Urban

Neighborhood/Urban Growth Management/conditions of zoning)

zone district to RM-2/UGM/cz (Multi-Family Residential, Urban

Neighborhood/Urban Growth Management/conditions of zoning)

zone district, ± 7.23 acres of property from the RS-5/UGM/cz

(Single Family Residential, Medium Density/Urban Growth

Management/conditions of zoning) zone district to RS-5/UGM/cz

(Single Family Residential, Medium Density/Urban Growth

Management/conditions of zoning) zone district, ± 0.79 acre of

property from the RS-4/UGM/cz (Single Family Residential,

Medium Low Density/Urban Growth Management/conditions of

zoning) zone district to RS-4/UGM/cz (Single Family Residential,

Medium Low Density/Urban Growth Management/conditions of

zoning) zone district,

CC/UGM/cz (Community

2.68 acres of property from the

Commercial/Urban Growth

Management/conditions of zoning) zone district to CC/UGM/cz

(Community Commercial/Urban Growth Management/conditions

of zoning) zone district, ± 2.07 acres of property from the RS-

4/UGM/cz (Single Family Residential, Medium Low Density/Urban

Growth Management/conditions of zoning) zone district to RS-

4/UGM/cz (Single Family Residential, Medium Low Density/Urban

Growth Management/conditions of zoning) zone district, ± 1.17

acres of property from the RS-3/UGM/cz (Single Family

Residential, Low Density/Urban Growth Management/conditions

of zoning) zone district to RS-3/UGM/cz (Single Family

Residential, Low Density/Urban Growth Management/conditions

of zoning) zone district, ± 8.17 acres of property from the RM-

2/UGM/cz (Multi-Family Residential, Urban Neighborhood/Urban

Growth Management/conditions of zoning) zone district to RM-

2/UGM/cz (Multi-Family Residential, Urban Neighborhood/Urban

Growth Management/conditions of zoning) zone district, ± 2.68

acres of property from the RS-4/UGM/cz (Single Family

Residential,

Medium

Low

Density

/Urban

Growth

Management/conditions of zoning) zone district to RS-4/UGM/cz

(Single Family Residential, Medium Low Density /Urban Growth

Management/conditions of zoning) zone district, and ± 4.53 acres

of property from the RS-3/UGM/cz (Single Family Residential,

Low Density /Urban Growth Management/conditions of zoning)

zone district to RS-3/UGM/cz (Single Family Residential, Low

Density /Urban Growth Management/conditions of zoning) zone

district.

Planning and Development Department

Sponsors:

Exhibit A - 2023 Aerial Photograph

Attachments:

Exhibit B - Proposed Rezone (conditions of zoning) Exhibits

Exhibit C - Fresno Municipal Code Findings

Exhibit D - Ordinance Bill No. 2021-052

Exhibit E - Department of Public Works Memo [01/17/2024]

Exhibit F - Environmental Assessment No. P23-02992, EIR

Exhibit G - Traffic Impact Study [08/22/2023]

Supplemental Exhibit H - Public Comment Received 3-19-2

Consideration of an appeal filed regarding Cannabis Conditional Use

Permit Application No. P23-03086 and related Environmental

VIII-B ID 24-400

Assessment for property located at 4555 East Kings Canyon Road on

the northeast corner of East Kings Canyon Road and South Jackson

Avenue (Council District 5).

APPROVE Environmental Assessment No. P23-03086 dated

November 9, 2023, a determination that the proposed project is

exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)

Guidelines through Section 15301/Class 1 Categorical Exemption.

DENY the appeal and UPHOLD the action of the Planning and

Development Department Director in the approval of Cannabis

Conditional Use Permit Application No. P23-03086 authorizing the

establishment of a cannabis retail business in an approximately 2,100

square foot existing commercial building, subject to the following:

Development

shall

take

place in accordance with the Conditions of Approval for

Cannabis Conditional Use Permit Application No. P23-

03086 dated January 9, 2024.

Planning and Development Department

Sponsors:

Exhibit A - Aerial Map

Attachments:

Exhibit B - Appeal Letter [1-11-2024]

Exhibit C - Public Hearing Notice Radius Map (1,000 feet)

Exhibit D - Fresno Municipal Code Findings

Exhibit E - Conditions of Approval for Cannabis Conditional

Exhibit F - Operational Statement [10-4-2023]

Exhibit G - Site Plan, Floor Plan, & Elevations [10-4-2023]

Exhibit H - Comments & Requirements from Responsible A

Exhibit I - Environmental Assessment No. P23-03086 [11-9

Exhibit J - Neighborhood Responsibility Plan [10-4-2023]

Exhibit K - Odor Management & Control Plan [10-4-2023]

IX. REPORT BY SECRETARY

X. SCHEDULED ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

XI. UNSCHEDULED ORAL COMMUNICATIONS