Exhibit V
An Ordinance of the City of Fresno, California, to approve Rezone Application No. P22-01353 to amend the Official
Zoning Map to rezone approximately 1,078 acres of
property within the West Area Neighborhoods Specific
Plan Area to be consistent with the adopted Specific Plan Planned Land Use Map.
BILL NO. ----
ORDINANCE NO. ----
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FRESNO, CALIFORNIA, TO
APPROVE REZONE APPLICATION NO. P22-01353 TO AMEND
THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY
1,078 ACRES OF PROPERTY WITHIN THE WEST AREA
NEIGHBORHOODS SPECIFIC PLAN AREA TO BE CONSISTENT
WITH THE ADOPTED SPECIFIC PLAN PLANNED LAND USE MAP
WHEREAS, on December 18, 2014, by Resolution No. 2014-226, the City Council adopted the Fresno General Plan, and
WHEREAS, on December 3, 2015, by Ordinance 2015-39, the City Council adopted the Citywide Development Code to implement the Fresno General Plan; and WHEREAS on February 4, 2016, by Ordinance 2016-4, the City Council updated the Official Zoning Map of the City of Fresno; and
WHEREAS, the Fresno City Council has initiated Plan Amendment Application No.
P22-01351 to repeal 455 acres from the Highway City Neighborhood Specific Plan, repeal the West Area Community Plan, and Plan Amendment Application No. P22-01352 to adopt the West Area Neighborhoods Specific Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fresno Planning and Development Department Director has filed Plan Amendment Application P22-01353 to update the Land Use Map (Figure LU-1) of the Fresno General Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fresno Planning and Development Department Director has also concurrently filed Rezone Application P22-01353 to rezone approximately 1,078 acres of property within the West Area Neighborhoods Plan Area, consistent with Plan Amendment Application No. P22-01352 to adopt the West Area Neighborhoods Specific Plan, and Plan Date Adopted:
Date Approved
Effective Date:
City Attorney Approval: lY]llQ
Ordinance No.
Amendment Application No. P22-01353 to update the Land Use Map (Figure LU-1) of the Fresno General Plan; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of 15-5809 of the Fresno Municipal Code, the Planning Commission of the City of Fresno held a duly noticed public hearing on July 20, 2022 to consider Rezone Application P22-01353, and the associated Final EIR; and WHEREAS, the Fresno City Planning Commission took action, as evidenced in Planning Commission Resolutions Nos. 13753 to -57, to recommend approval of the subject applications; and
WHEREAS, on August 18, 2022, the Fresno City Council held a public hearing to consider Rezone Application No. P22-01353 and received both oral testimony and written information; and
WHEREAS, prior to taking action on this project , Council certified the Final EIR (SCH No. 2017031012) for the West Area Neighborhoods Specific Plan, and Rezone Application No. P22-01353, adopting a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program and a Statement of Overriding Considerations, and determining that it was prepared in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRESNO DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Council finds in accordance with its own independent judgment that Final Program EIR (SCH No. 2019069117) for the West Area Neighborhoods Specific Plan, and Rezone Application No. P22-01353 , along with the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program and Statement of Overriding Considerations, was prepared in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act.
SECTION 2. The Council finds the requested Rezone application is consistent with the planned land use designation of the Fresno General Plan as expressed in Figure LU-1 as amended by Plan Amendment Application No. P22-01353 .
SECTION 3. The Council hereby rezones 1,078 acres of property within the West Area Neighborhoods Specific Plan as shown on the Map in Attachment 1: Proposed Changes to the Zoning Map, with all conditions of zoning remaining in full force and effect.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall become effective and in full force and effect at 12:01 a.m. on the thirty-first day after its passage.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF FRESNO ) ss.
CITY OF FRESNO )
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I, TODD STERMER, City Clerk of the City of Fresno, certify that the foregoing ordinance was adopted by the Council of the City of Fresno, at a regular meeting held on the day of _______ 2022 .
AYES
NOES
ABSENT
ABSTAIN
Mayor Approval : ___________ ____ , 2022
Mayor Approval/No Return : , 2022
Mayor Veto : , 2022
Council Override Vote : , 2022
TODD STERMER, CMC
City Clerk
By: ----------- -
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
RINA M. GONZALES
Interim City Attorney
By: -------------
Mary Raterman-Doidge Date
Senior Deputy City Attorney
Attachment:
Deputy
Attachment 1: Proposed Changes to the Zoning Map
Date
Exhibit V - Attachment 1:
Plan Amendment P22-01353
West Area Neighborhoods Specific Plan
Proposed Changes to the Zoning Map
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Brawley
Shields
Grantland
Hayes
M
arks
Cornelia
Ashlan
Shaw
Bullard
Herndon
Dakota
Gettysburg
Barstow
Sierra
Bryan
Polk
Valentine
Blythe
Clinton
Garfield 99
99 Esri, HERE, Garmin, (c) OpenStreetMap contributors, and the GIS user community Proposed Zoning Changes in the West Area Neighborhoods Specific Plan Area ®
Exhibit Map
CG
PR
CC
OS
Proposes to rezone 1,078 acres of zoning.
Proposed Zoning Changes
RESIDENTIAL
RS-3 - Residential Single-Family, Low Density
RS-4 - Residential Single-Family, Medium Low Density
RS-5 - Residential Single-Family, Medium Density
RM-1 - Residential Multi-Family, Medium High Density
RM-2 - Residential Multi-Family, Urban Neighborhood
RM-3 - Residential Multi-Family, High Desnity
COMMERCIAL
CC - Commercial Community
CG - Commercial General
MIXED USE
NMX - Neighborhood Mixed Use
CMX - Corridor/Center Mixed Use
EMPLOYMENT
O - Office
OPEN SPACE
OS - Open Space
PR - Park and Recreation
PUBLIC FACILITY
PI - Public and Institutional
West Area Neighborhoods Specific Plan
City Limits