Exhibit Q
FRESNO CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
RESOLUTION NO. 13910
The Fresno City Planning Commission, at its regular meeting on August 6, 2025, adopted the following resolution relating to Annexation Application No. P24-04526.
WHEREAS, Annexation Application No. P24-04526 has been filed with the City of Fresno by Ernie Escobedo of QK, Inc., on behalf of Brandon De Young of De Young Properties, pertaining to approximately 39.51 acres of property located on the north side of East McKinley Avenue, between North Temperance and North De Wolf Avenues; and,
WHEREAS, Annexation Application No. P24-04526 proposes to initiate annexation proceedings to request a change of organization (“McKinley-Temperance No. 1b Reorganization”) resulting in an annexation to the City of Fresno and detachment from the Kings River Conservation District and the Fresno County Fire Protection District , of certain prope rty consisting of approximately
39.51 acres and hereinafter called the “subject territory;” and,
WHEREAS, LAFCO requires that the subject territory be pre -zoned consistent with the City of Fresno General Plan ("General Plan") prior to the initiation of annexation proceeding; and,
WHEREAS, it has been determined that pre-zoning approximately 23.56 acres of the subject territory with the RS-4 (Single-Family Residential, Medium Low Density) zone district and approximately 17.6 acres of the subject territory with the OS ( Open Space ) zone district are consistent with the existing Fresno General Plan land use designations; and,
WHEREAS, the annexation will be made pursuant to Part 3 of the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 contained in Division 3 of Title 5 commencing with Section 56000 of the California Government Code; and,
WHEREAS, the Council District 7 Project Review Committee is not active at this time; and,
WHEREAS, a description of the boundaries of the subject territory is set forth in Exhibit A; and,
WHEREAS, this proposal is within the established sphere of influence of the City of Fresno; and,
WHEREAS, the proposed reorganization is uninhabited under the definition of Section 56046 of the California Government Code; and,
WHEREAS, municipal services for the subject territory will be provided in a manner described in the Service Delivery Plan pursuant to the requirements set forth in Government Code Section 56653; and,
WHEREAS, this proposed reorganization will result in logical growth, the provision of municipal services, and the application of appropriate development standards and controls within the City of Fresno, and implements the Council’s policy to unify the metropolitan area; and,
PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION No. 13910
Annexation Application No. P24-04526
August 6, 2025
WHEREAS, on August 6, 2025, the Fresno City Planning Commission conducted a public hearing to review the proposed Annexation Application No. P 24-04526, as well as the proposed pre - zoning of the subje ct property in accordance with Pre -zone Application No. P24-04527 and considered the associated Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for Environmental Assessment No. T-6502/P24-04526/P24-04527/P25-00027 dated July 16, 2025, for the proposed project pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, received public testimony and considered the Planning and Development Department’s report recommending approval of the proposed annexation application and environmental assessment; and,
WHEREAS, the Fresno City Planning Commission has reviewed the environmental assessment prepared for the proposed project , Environmental Assessment No. T-6502/P24-04526/P24- 04527/P25-00027 dated July 16, 2025, for the proposed project pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, and is satisfied that the appropriate measures of development will adequately reduce or alleviate any potential adverse impacts either generated from the proposal, or impacting the proposal from an off-site source, and hereby concurs with the issuance of a Mitigated Negative Declaration; and,
WHEREAS, the Fresno City Planning Commission reviewed the subject annexation application in accordance with the land use policies of the Fresno General Plan and McLane Community Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Fresno City Planning Commission hereby finds and determines in accordance with its own independent judgment that there is no substantial evidence in the record to indicate that A nnexation Application No. P24-04526 may have a significant effect on the environment as identified by, and evaluated within, the Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for Environmental Assessment No. T-6502/P24-04526/P24-04527/P25- 00027 dated August 6, 2025 for the proposed project pursuant to CEQA Guidelines.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Fresno City Planning Commission hereby recommends to the City Council that Annexation Application No. P24-04526, which proposes to initiate annexation proceedings to request a change of organization (“McKinley-Temperance No. 1b Reorganization”) resulting in an annexation to the City of Fresno and detachment from the Kings River Conservation District and the Fresno County Fire Protection District of the “subject territory;” as depicted by the attached Exhibit “A” and described within staff report to the Pl anning Commission dated August 6, 2025, be approved.
The foregoing Resolution was adopted by the Fresno City Planning Commission upon a motion by Commissioner Calandra, seconded by Commissioner Shergill.
VOTING: Ayes - Calandra, Shergill, Bray (Vice Chair), Criner, Vang (Chair) Noes - None
Not Voting - None
Absent - Diaz, Lyday
PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION No. 13910
Annexation Application No. P24-04526
August 6, 2025
DATED: August 6, 2025 __________________________________ JENNIFER K. CLARK, Secretary
Fresno City Planning Commission
Resolution No. 13910
Annexation Application No. P21-05090
Filed by Ernie Escobedo of QK, Inc., on behalf of
Brandon De Young of De Young Properties
Action: Recommend Approval to the City Council
Attachment: Exhibit A
PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION No. 13910
Annexation Application No. P24-04526
August 6, 2025
Exhibit A