Exhibit K
Planning Commission Resolution
FRESNO CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
RESOLUTION NO. 13758
The Fresno City Planning Commission, at its regular meeting on July 20, 2022 adopted the following resolution relating to Text Amendment Application No. P22-02413:
WHEREAS, on October 14, 2020 the Fresno City Council unanimously approved budget motion #17 to allocate funds for an environmental assessment to analyze increasing the allowed densities in all zone districts that allow mixed -use, specifically Neighborhood Mixed -Use, Corridor/Center Mixed -Use, Regional Mixed -Use, Commercial Main Street and Commercial Regional; and
WHEREAS, Text Amendment No. P22 -02413, consisting of both a text amendment to Chapter 15 of the Fresno Municipal Code and Chapter 3 of the Fresno General Plan, reinforces this motion by revising Tables 15-1102, and 1103, Section 15- 1104-A, Tables 15-1202, 1203-1, and Table 15- 4907, Section 1 5-5102, and adding Section 15- 1106 to the Fresno Municipal Code (FMC), relating to density, ground floor restrictions and approval processes for mixed use development and revising and revising Chapter 3, Table 3- 1 and related text on pages 3- 41 and 3-42 of the Fresno General Plan relating to densities; and
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 65302.3(a) states that a county’s or city’s land use plans and regulations shall be consistent with an Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Citywide Development Code implements the General Plan by regulating lan d use within Fresno’s City Limits; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission’s regularly scheduled July 20, 2022 , hearing on Text Amendment Application No. P22 -02413 and the related environmental finding was duly noticed by publication in the Fresno Bee on July 8, 2022, the newspaper of greatest local circulation; and
WHEREAS, on July 20, 2022 , the Fresno Planning Commission conducted a public hearing to consider Text Amendment Application No. No. P22-02413 and the related environmental finding; and,
WHEREAS, during the July 20, 2022 , hearing, the Commission received and considered the Planning and Development Department’s report recommending approval of the Text Amendment No. P22-02413 with two corrections and the related environmental finding and provided the opportunity for consideration of testimony from the applicant and the public; and
WHEREAS, one member of the public spoke in support and one member of the public spoke in opposition to the proposed text amendment; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Fresno City Planning Commission, based upon information presented at the hearing, finds in accordance with its own independent judgment that there is no substantial ev idence in the record to indicate that the Text A mendment may have a significant effect on the environment as identified by, and evaluated within Environmental Assessment No. P22-02413, and has further determined that with the project-specific mitigation Planning Commission Resolution No. 13758
Text Amendment No. P22-02413
July 20, 2022
imposed, there is no substantial evidence in the record that this Project may have additional significant, direct, indirect or cumulative effects on the environment that are significant and that were not identified and analyzed in the Fresno General Plan PEIR; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Fresno City Planning Commission finds that the approval of Text Amendment No. P22-02413 and the related environmental finding is consistent with the adopted Fresno General Plan, and the findings required pursuant to Section 66410 et.seq of the Government Code; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Fresno City Planning Commission hereby recommends that the City Council approve T ext Amendment Application No. P22-02413 and the related environmental finding.
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The foregoing Resolution was adopted by the Fresno City Planning Commission upon a motion by Commissioner Bray, seconded by Commissioner Diaz
VOTING: Ayes - Bray, Diaz, Fuentes, Hardie, Wagner, Chair Vang Noes - None
Not Voting - None
Absent - Criner
DATED: July 20, 2022
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Jennifer Clark, Secretary
Fresno City Planning Commission
Resolution No. 13758
Text Amendment No. P22-02413
Environmental Assessment No. P22-02413
Action: Recommend Approval (to the City Council)