City of Fresno

City Hall Council Chambers

2600 Fresno Street

Meeting Agenda - Final

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

6:00 PM

Regular Meeting

In Person and/or Electronic

2600 Fresno Street

Planning Commission

Chairperson – Peter Vang

Vice Chair – Brad Hardie

Commissioner – David Criner

Commissioner – Robert A. Fuentes

Commissioner – Vacant

Commissioner – Haley M Wagner

Commissioner – Monica Diaz

PUBLIC ADVISORY

THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND CITY HALL WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AT

LIMITED CAPACITY

THE PLANNING COMMISSION WELCOMES YOU TO COUNCIL CHAMBERS,

LOCATED AT CITY HALL, 2600 FRESNO STREET, FRESNO, CALIFORNIA 93721.

The meeting can also be viewed live at 6:00 P.M. on Comcast Channel 96 and AT&T

channel 99.

You can also participate in the meeting on our City’s website click on the URL

https://fresno.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx.

Members of the public are encouraged to participate electronically because of

reduced capacity of seating in the Chambers to allow for social distancing. Masks

will be required for the vaccinated and unvaccinated.

Pursuant to the Executive Order, and in compliance with the Americans with

Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in the Commission

meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office, 559-621-7650 within 48 hours of the

meeting.

PUBLIC COMMENT:

The following options are available for members of the public who want to address

Planning Commission:

1. eComment at https://fresno.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx.

a) eComments is a tool for citizens to use to make comments on agenda items. It will

be open during the Council meeting and closed at the end of the meeting and will be

a part of the official record. The User Agreement and Procedures document for

eComment can be accessed by the URL https://www.fresno.gov/cityclerk/

b) eComments will be a maximum of 450 words.

2. You are invited to a Zoom webinar.

a) If you would like to speak on an agenda item, you can access the meeting

remotely from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, or Android device: Please use this URL

https://zoom.us/j/97223118765

b) Those addressing Commission must state their name for the record.

3. Join by phone: 1-669-900-9128

Webinar ID: 972 2311 8765

a) Those addressing the Commission must state their name and address for the

record.

4. Email to: PublicCommentsPlanning@fresno.gov

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 will be distributed to the Planning Commission prior and

during the meeting and will be a part of the official record.

d) Notwithstanding subsection c) above, 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 participants will be on mute until they are called upon at which point they will be

unmuted. To prevent participants from having their video on, we will remove the

option to show their video.

Pursuant to the Executive Order, and in compliance with the Americans with

Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in the Planning

Commission meeting, please contact the Planning Division, 559-621-8277 within 48

hours of the meeting.

The City of Fresno thanks you in advance for taking all precautions to prevent

spreading COVID-19 virus.

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

V-A. ID 21-933

August 4, 2021 Planning Commission Regular Meeting

Minutes

Planning and Development Department

Sponsors:

V-B. ID 21-934

August 18, 2021 Planning Commission Regular Meeting

Minutes

Planning and Development Department

Sponsors:

VI. REPORTS BY COMMISSIONERS

VII. CONTINUED MATTERS

VII-A. ID 21-961

CONTINUE TO DECEMBER 15, 2021

Hearing to consider a proposed Development Agreement by

and between the City of Fresno and Parc West Development,

Inc. relating to the development of the Parc West Project

(Council District 1).

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

adoption of an addendum to the previously certified Final

Environmental Impact Report (EIR) SCH No. 2020039061,

pursuant to Section 15164 of the California Environmental

Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.

2. RECOMMEND APPROVAL (to City Council) of an

ordinance approving the Development Agreement by and

between the City of Fresno and Parc West Development, Inc.

for purposes of the Parc West Project, pertaining to ±160

acres of property located on the west side of North Grantland

Avenue between West Ashlan Avenue and the West

Gettysburg Avenue alignment.

Planning and Development Department

Sponsors:

VIII. NEW MATTERS

ID 21-938

VIII-A

Consideration of Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 6350/UGM

and related Environmental Assessment No. T-6350, for

property located to the west of North Grantland Avenue

between West Ashlan Avenue and the West Gettysburg

Avenue Alignment (Council District 1).

1. ADOPT Environmental Assessment No. T-6350, dated

September 28, 2021, an Addendum to the Final

Environmental Impact Report (EIR) State Clearinghouse

(SCH) No. 2020039061 for the proposed project pursuant to

the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

2. APPROVE Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 6350/UGM

proposing to subdivide the approximate 14.57 acre property

into a 73-lot single-family residential development subject to

compliance with the Conditions of Approval dated December

1, 2021, and the related environmental assessment.

Planning and Development Department

Sponsors:

ID 21-927

VIII-B

Consideration of Conditional Use Permit Application No.

P18-03189, a request to add a Biomass Cogeneration Plant

(BCP) and a wood pellet mill to the existing West Coast

Waste Material Recovery Facility (MRF) located on the south

side of East North Avenue, between South Cedar Avenue

and South Golden State Boulevard in Fresno, California

(Council District 3).

1. RECOMMEND ADOPTION (to the City Council) of

Environmental Assessment No. P18-03189, an Initial Study

Subsequent Mitigated Negative Declaration (ISMND) dated

August 4, 2021, for the proposed project in accordance with

the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and,

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

appellant’s appeal and UPHOLD the action of the Planning

and Development Department Director to approve

Conditional Use Permit Application No. P18-03189, a request

to construct a small biomass Cogeneration Plant (BCP) and

wood pellet mill at the existing West Coast Waste Material

Recovery Facility (MRF), subject to conditions of approval

dated September 30, 2021.

Planning and Development Department

Sponsors:

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

UPCOMING MATTERS (dates subject to change)