Findings Per FMC Section 15-5811
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A. The Code text amendment is consistent with the General Plan (GP) and any operative plans:
GP Goals consistent with the proposed text amendment:
Streamline permit approval, business retention, sustained economic growth… Secure supporting industries, trucking, equipment rental, etc.
Deters criminal trespass and the associated nefarious incidents such as employee harassment and endangerment, exposure to biohazards, and other crimes of opportunity, etc.
Findings Per FMC Section 15-5811 (cont.)
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A. The Code text amendment is consistent with the General Plan (GP) and any operative plans:
GP Objectives are consistent with the proposed text amendment:
ED-1: Support economic development by maintaining a strong working relationship with the business community and improving the business climate for current and future businesses.
LU-7 Plan and support industrial development to promote job growth.
PU-1 Provide the level of law enforcement and crime prevention services necessary to maintain a safe, secure, and stable urban living environment through a Police Department that is dedicated to providing professional, ethical, efficient and innovative service with integrity, consistency and pride.
Findings Per FMC Section 15-5811 (cont.)
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A. The Code text amendment is consistent with the General Plan (GP) and any operative plans:
GP Policies consistent with the proposed text amendment:
LU-7-b Business and Industrial Parks. Promote business and industrial park sites that are of sufficient size, unified in design, and diversified in activity to attract a full range of business types needed for economic growth.
LU-7-c Efficiency of Industrial Uses. Promote industrial land use clusters to maximize the operational efficiency of similar activities.
PU-1-b Involvement in General Plan. Facilitate Police Department participation in the implementation of General Plan policies, including citizen participation efforts and the application of crime prevention design measures to reduce the exposure of neighborhoods to crime and to promote community security.
PU-1-c Safety Considerations in Development Approval. Continue to identify and apply appropriate safety, design and operational measures as conditions of development approval… PU-1-e: Communication with Public. Maximize communication and cooperative efforts with residents and businesses in order to identify crime problems and optimize the effectiveness of crime prevention measures and law enforcement programs.
Findings Per FMC Section 15-5811 (cont.)
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B. The amendment is consistent with the purpose of the Development Code to promote the growth of the city in an orderly and sustainable manner and to promote and protect the public health, safety, peace, comfort, and general welfare. “Compromise the safe walkability…”
RESPONSE - Current FMC Section 10-2010 addresses safe design and location:
• Shall not encroach into public right-of-way
• Shall be completely installed behind a nonelectric fence or wall • Shall comply with setbacks of the underlying zone district • Compliant with CA Civil Code Section 835 – Electrified Security Fences “The modification to permit electric fences in additional zone districts seeks to promote and protect the safety and general welfare of private businesses at the expense of the health and safety of the general public.” RESPONSE: Employees ARE the general public. Criminal trespass is a public safety issue on many fronts – employee endangerment, stolen equipment/vehicles on public roadways, stolen freight on the streets, etc.
GP Chapter 10: Healthy Communities
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There are four key components that directly affect the health of the Fresno community:
4. Safety, particularly exposure to violent crime, which has direct and indirect impacts on individuals and governments alike, reducing productiveness, opportunities, and quality of life and contributing to poor physical and mental health.
A Healthy California Community2
There are many components considered when planning for healthy communities, including:
• Basic Needs for All
o Safe communities, free of crime and violence
• Economic and Social Vitality
o Living wage, safe and equitable job opportunities to support individuals and families
10.5 OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
The vision for this element strives to:
• Design new development and redevelopment to promote physical activity, access to fresh and healthy food, and deter crime.