City of Fresno

City Hall Council Chambers

2600 Fresno Street

Meeting Agenda - Final

Wednesday, August 17, 2022

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 – Robert Fuentes

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.

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 closed at the start 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/98135780878

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

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

Webinar ID: 981 3578 0878

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

VI. REPORTS BY COMMISSIONERS

VII. CONTINUED MATTERS

VII-A ID 22-1329

CONTINUED FROM AUGUST 3, 2022

Consideration of the Official Plan Line (OPL) for the West

North Avenue alignment from South Marks Avenue to South

Elm Avenue. (Council District 3)

1. RECOMMEND ADOPTION (to the City Council) of

Environmental Assessment No. EA-18-004, filed May 18,

2018, resulting in a Mitigated Negative Declaration for

purposes of the proposed project.

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

adoption of the Official Plan Line for the West North Avenue

alignment from South Marks Avenue to South Elm Avenue

pursuant to the Fresno General Plan Land Use and

Circulation Map, and in accordance with Exhibit “D” of the

Staff Report to the Planning Commission dated August 17,

2022.

Public Works Department

Sponsors:

VIII. NEW MATTERS

VIII-A ID 22-1320

Consideration of Text Amendment Application No. P21-05809

and related Environmental Finding for Environmental

Assessment No. P21-05809, amending Section 15-2010 of

the Fresno Municipal Code, relating to the Zone Districts

where Electrified Fences are permitted. (Referred back to

Planning Commission by City Council in accordance with

Fresno Municipal Code Section 15-5810(b).)

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

finding set forth in Environmental Assessment No. P21-05809

dated April 20, 2022, that Text Amendment Application No.

P21-05809 is exempt from the California Environmental

Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the Common Sense

Exemption that it can be seen with certainty that there is no

possibility that the proposed text amendment may have a

significant effect on the environment pursuant to CEQA

Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).

1. RECOMMEND APPROVAL (to the City Council) as set

forth by the Planning Commission and staff of Text

Amendment Application No. P21-05809, to amend Section 15

-2010 of the Fresno Municipal Code relating to the Zone

Districts where Electrified Fences are permitted.

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