Exhibit O
Fresno Bee Notice September 30, 2022
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NOTICE OF THE FRESNO CITY COUNCIL HEARING
REGARDING THE WEST AREA NEIGHBORHOODS
SPECIFIC PLAN AND RELATED FINAL PROGRAM
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT(SCH NO. 2019069ll7)
NOTICEISHE.REBVOIVENlhld.lhcF~ChyCouncil,inlCCOTdaricewilhS«tioru6S090 111d 65091 (Pl&nninl and .zoning Law) of the Government Code and in 1tt0n!ancc with lhcprocedurcs of Chapter U, s«tions 5007 and 5801-5812 of the Fresno Municipal Code (FMC), will coodl.lCt I public bcarin1 lo coosider the draft WcstArt.11 NcighborhOOW Spmfic Plan l(ld rcl11cd Final Program Ellvironmenlll lmpa_ct ~epon (FPEIR), St.ate ClearinghoU-K (SCH)# 2019069117. These 1pplicatiooshavcbccn 1nitmed by the Fresno City Council Pr11jttl Dfflrtpdoa. The project iJ the adoption of the Wnt Arca Neighborhoods Spte1fic Plan (WANSP). Adoption oflhc pl111 would require repeal oflhc West Area C.Ommumty Plan and a portion oftbc Highway City Nclghbo~ood Specific Plan and an amend.men! to the City ofFrcsnoGmcralPl111llllduxmap . lnadditio11,1rczoncisproposcd10rcclusifythezo ninJ! onpropcrty~ithintbeplanll'tllobccoosi1tmtwithtbew,d11SC1prop)5«1inthepl1n. The inteul of the WAN SP ii lo refine arid build _upon the General Pl&a goals for the area through speci.Oc guidin& priociples, &Oflls. 111d policie, lhat w~ developed b&saJ on residtllt and 1takeh?lderfeedb.ci:10improvetbccoordinationofp11blk.1t1dprivatedev elopment.given tbcumqucopportuniliesandchaBcterislic,oflhcplanll'tl .
The spteitk applicatioDS filed for the Project m: dc$cribal below. The Council will 1!so I, Plu Amtadmtat AppUcatloo Pll--01351 propo5tt to repeal the Wes1 Arca Cornruunny Plan, pertaining In 1pproxim1tely 12,341 aen:1 locatcd in the DA-1 We,t Development .
Area, 111d the portion of the Highway City Neighbo1hood Spteific Plan th:tt overl1ps the WntArca Neighborhoods Spc(illc 1'1111 Boundary, approximately 455 acres. l,
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3. (F1i'lrc LU-I) of the Frc,no Gtnml Plan to inc01pOratc the land llSe changes propo§CU 111 the Wnt Arca NeighborhOOW Specific Plan.
S. Rcioot Appllcatkin P22-013S3 propo:,cs to rtt0neapproximate!y 1,078 ..-,es of properly within the Wen Arca Ncil,bborhoocb Specific Pl111 area to be con,i~tenl with the pbnned. llndusespmposcdinthePlan.
7. Provam Impact Report Seh No. 2019069117: lo K(or.Jancc " 1th the C11ifomi1 Environmenul Quality Act (CEQA), 1 PfOlllJll Etwironnienlal Impact Rq:,on (PEIR) was prepastd by the City lo consider potenti1l impacts w,om1ed with impkmenlltion of the project, 111d lo provide m1tla:1tion measure, d111 "ould reduce· impacts to ten tlwt levels. The Draft PEIR was rclcncd for • 4hlay public review period begiMing on febnwy 10, 2022 and ending on Mitch 28, 2022. A Fuul PEIR was rcleaxd1111 July B, 2022 which ioc:hide11U comments 1e-cc1vcddunng the public review period, City mpooJCS lo in ues raised !"gardmgadcquacyofthe Draft PEIR, and nunoredi11totbcD111flPEIR. '
This publhbed ootlcc b provldfd lo Utu of m11Jfd ootlttt to 1fl"tctfd proP'rt)' own en:
Public hearings on these ,terns arc sdic:dulcd w,Lh the City Council as noted below. The City. , Council'11t!ionisfi111.I.
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D1te/Iime: Thunday,Oc!obcr l3,2022 at5:00 p,m. ortbettafter Place: City Hill Couneil Cbamber,2" Floor,2600F=oSiroet , Frc~. CA93?21; or watch the live bro.dcast v11 the Zoom hnk localed oo lhe Cny CoWlC1I 1gendafoundh= · bttn.-l/fitsooksi1wcom1c;.1mc1&r1m:
Any intete$ud penon may parric1palt during the public hearini to 1pe3k m favor Of again11 tbc pro;c,;t propos.il, by 1nendmg in-penon. through the Zoom mcding, or through , telephone by lhe instructioru prov,d,:d oo the City Council Agenda. Writtrn testimooy may bciubrniltcd at least24hours inadv111cevia1ncCoounrntorb yerru.1lto~ ' (cc c;w:y la1¥1rniale@fmno goy). All documents submitted 10 tbe City Council 1hJII bcsubm,tted at least24 houBpriorLotbe agenda item be1ngheard. pWSUllll totbcCuy .
Council nile1 and proerourcs. or they may be excluded from the ldminmn11,· e n.-.:ord of . proceedings.lfariindividualcballrng,::stbe1boveappliaitioruinco1111.Lheym.,ybe!im,teJ to ntisingonlylhoscWlleslha twere111iscdatthcpublichcariogsdcsc ribcd1nlh1ino1>cc,01 inwnttenco1TCspondencedcl"ercdt o lheLoog-RangePl11Ming D,v,sionoflheP IJnning and Development Depanment W'ldlor City Council a~ or pnur te>. lhe public hemng. 1 he Planning Commission acttun on the proposed 1pplica11oru is adVlSOfY and w,11 be for,,,wd,-d to the Ci1y Council fo1 fill.II IIC!ion. At ,1$ 1C&11l11ly s,;heduled July 20. 2022 meeting. the Planning Commi1,;ion unanimoU$ly 1Coommendcd approval oflhc: subject 1pphc1t1ons, With lheMddlllo!lllconsiderationofooelattlllldusecbangcreq~1.
For awe mforma11on; Copies of the proposed Wcs1 Arc. Neighborhoods Spe,;,fic Plan. and the EnV110nmen1,1l I.mp.act Repoc'I, and 1Clatcd doxwncnl.l may be v,e"ed onlmc 11 www fmon sovc,.cswnrl an
Primed copie, of Ille Plan and EIR lllC 1\"lilable 11 the Pl:mning & ~velopmcm (kpartmmt ,ounter, loxated in Fresno C,ty f11U (Room 3043 at the south md of the th1nl floor). 2600Fl'CSJIOStrcet.Fiesno,Ca!ifornia93121.Publk:copie5arealsu 1v1ilab!ea1lheFte$no Centnl Libiary (2420 Maripou Street. fte$n0, CA 9.3721) lllld the Teaif"C B11111Cll L11),vy (471SNPolkAvrnuc,Frcsno,CA93122).
If you lllve any qur..uons, you may coouct Casl:y Laudenlale, Plaru:ier, 11 (559) 621,8515 or via email to [email protected],· , Sl attttita lnrorm1cl611 to npdoL comuniqunt coo M1rbtl1 Martloez al ttltfono (559) 621-8038. Wrinen comment, m•ybe sent via em.oil to [email protected] or US Mail to:
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