Exhibit O
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CITY OF FRESNO
CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION No. P24-01344
THE PROJECT DESCRIBED HEREIN IS DETERMINED TO BE
CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE PREPARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTS ACCORDING TO ARTICLE 19 OF THE STATE CEQA
GUIDELINES.
APPLICANT: Yeslam Haimed
2717 North Hughes
Fresno, CA 93705
PROJECT LOCATION: 2717 North Hughes Avenue; Located on the west side of North Hughes Avenue in between North Weber and West Princeton Avenues.
APN: 442-082-29
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Requests authorization to establish a State of California Alcoholic Beverage Control Type 20 alcohol license (sale of beer and wine for consumption off the premises where sold) at
an existing business (A’s Family Market). The parcel is zoned CC (Commercial Community).
This project is exempt under Sections 15301/Class 1 (Existing Facilities) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines as follows:
Section 15301/Class 1 (Class 1/Existing Facilities) of the CEQA Guidelines exempts from the provisions of CEQA, projects consisting of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. The key consideration is whether the project involves negligible or no expansion of use. Examples of this exemption include, but are not limited to:
a) Interior or exterior alterations involving such things as interior partitions, plumbing, and electrical conveyances;
The proposed project is consistent with the Fresno General Plan designation, policies, and zoning. The project is located within an existing commercial building with multiple tenant spaces that is located on a property developed with landscaping, utilities, and parking. The project is the addition of an alcohol sales license for a proposed market, which involves negligible expansion of existing commercial uses.
None of the exceptions to Categorical Exemptions outlined in the CEQA Guidelines, Section 15300.2 apply to the project. Furthermore, the proposed project is not expected to affect the EA No. P24-01344
April 2, 2025
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environment significantly. A categorical exemption, as noted above, has been prepared for the project, and the area is not environmentally sensitive.
Date: April 2, 2025
Submitted by: ___________________
Erik Young
Supervising Planner
Planning & Development
Department
(559) 621-8009