Exhibit A
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Lodging-to-Dwelling
Conversion
C C C § 15 -2737.5 Lodging -to-
Dwelling Conversion
Requirements
Residential Care Facilities
Residential Care, Limited P(1) P(1) P(1)
Residential Care, Senior P(1) P(1) P(1)
Single Room Occupancy C C C
Public and Semi-Public Use Classifications
Colleges and Trade
Schools, Public or Private
C C C (3)
Community and Religious
Assembly (less than 2,000
square feet)
P P P § 15 -2719, Community and
Religious Assembly
Facilities
Community and Religious
Assembly (2,000 square feet
or more)
P P P
Community Garden P P P § 15 -2720, Community
Gardens/Urban Farms
Conference/Convention
Facility
C C C
Cultural Institutions P P P
Day Care Centers P P P § 15 -2725, Day Care
Centers and Family Child
Care Homes
Emergency Shelter - - P § 15 -2729, Emergency
Shelters
Government Offices P(1) P(1) P(1)
Hospitals and Clinics
Hospital - C(11) C(11)
Clinic P P P
Substance Abuse
Treatment Clinic
C(14) C(14) C(14)
Instructional Services P P P
Park and Recreation
Facilities, Public
P P P
Parking, Public or Private - C(6) C(6)
Public Safety Facilities C C C
Schools, Public or Private P P P
Social Service Facilities P(1) P(1) P(1)
Commercial Use Classifications
Animal Care, Sales and
Services
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Grooming and Pet Stores P P P
Veterinary Services - C(7) C(7)
Artist's Studio P P P
Automobile/Vehicle Sales
and Services
Automobile/Vehicle Sales
and Leasing
C(18) C(13) C(13) § 15 -2709, Automobile and
Motorcycle Retail Sales and
Leasing
Automobile Rentals C(12)(19) C(12) C(12)
Automobile/Vehicle
Repair, Major
C(12)(19) C(12) C(12)
Automobile/Vehicle
Service and Repair, Minor
C(12)(19) C(12) C(12)
Automobile Washing C(12)(19) C(12) C(12)
Service Station C C C § 15-2755, Service Stations
Banks and Financial
Institutions
Banks and Credit Unions P P P
Check Cashing
Businesses and Payday
Lenders
- - - § 15 -2715, Check Cashing
Businesses, Payday
Lenders, and Similar
Financial Services
Banquet Hall C C C § 15-2712, Banquet Hall
Business Services P P P
Eating and Drinking
Establishments
Bars/Nightclubs/Lounges C C C § 15-2743, Outdoor Cooking for Commercial Purposes; §
15-2744, Outdoor Dining
and Patio Areas; § 15-2751,
Restaurants with Alcohol
Sales, Bars, Nightclubs, and
Lounges
Restaurant with Alcohol
Sales
C C C
Restaurant without
Alcohol Sales
P P P
Entertainment and
Recreation
Cinema/Theaters P P P
Cyber/Internet Cafe C C C § 15 -2724, Cyber/Internet Cafes
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Small-Scale P P P § 15 -2708, Arcades, Video
Games, and Family
Entertainment Centers, § 9-
1801, Billiard Rooms
Food and Beverage Sales
Farmer's Markets P P P § 15 -2730, Farmer's
Markets
General Market P P P § 15 -2744, Outdoor Dining
and Patio Areas;
§ 15- 2745, Outdoor Retail
Sales
Healthy Food Grocer P P P
Liquor Stores C(12) C(12) C(12) § 15-2707, Alcohol Sales; § 15-2745, Outdoor Retail
Sales
Food Preparation P(1) P(1) P(1)
Funeral Parlors and
Internment Services
P(1) P(1) P(1) § 15 -2714, Body
Preparation and Funeral
Services
Live/Work P P P
Lodging
Bed and Breakfast P P P
Hotels and Motels P(8) P(8) P
Maintenance and Repair
Services
P P P
Offices
Business and
Professional
P P P
Medical and Dental P P P
Walk-in Clientele P P P
Personal Services
General Personal Services P(5) P P
Tattoo or Body Modification
Parlor
P(5)(12) P(12) P(12) § 15 -2758, Tattoo or Body
Modification Parlor
Retail Sales
Building Materials and
Services
- - C § 15 -2745, Outdoor Retail
Sales
Convenience Retail P P P § 15 -2745, Outdoor Retail Sales; 15- 2761 Tobacco
and Vapor Shops
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General Retail P P P § 15-2733, Hobby Stores; §
15-2745, Outdoor Retail
Sales
Large-Format Retail P P P § 15 -2737, Large -Format Retail; § 15 -2745, Outdoor
Retail Sales
Nurseries and Garden
Centers
P P P § 15 -2745, Outdoor Retail
Sales
Second Hand/Thrift
Stores
P P P
Swap Meet/Flea Market C C C § 15-2730, Flea Markets Industrial Use Classifications
Custom Manufacturing P(12)(19) P(12) P(12)
Limited Industrial C(13)(18)
(19)
C(13) C(13)
Recycling Facility
Reverse Vending
Machine
P P P § 15 -2750, Recycling
Facilities
Warehousing, Storage, and
Distribution
Personal Storage C C C § 15 -2747, Personal (Mini)
Storage
Transportation, Communication, and Utilities Use Classifications Airports and Heliports - - C(10)
Communication Facilities
Antenna and
Transmission Towers
See Section 15 -2759, Telecommunications and
Wireless Facilities
Transportation Passenger
Terminals
- - C
Utilities, Minor P P P
Agricultural and Extractive Use Classifications
Produce Stand P P P § 15 -2752, Roadside Fruit
Stands/Grower Stands
Tasting Room C C C
Urban Farm P - - § 15 -2719, Community
Gardens/Urban Farms
Other Applicable Types
Accessory Uses and
Structures
§ 15-2703, Accessory Uses
Home Gardens § 15-2734, Home Gardens and Edible Landscaping Home Occupations § 15-2735, Home Occupations
Animal Keeping § 15-2707, Animal Keeping
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Drive-In and Drive -Through
Facilities
C(15) C(15) C(15) § 15 -2728, Drive -In and
Drive-Through Facilities
Walk-Up Facilities § 15-2766, Walk-Up Facilities
Non-Conforming Use Article 4, Non -Conforming Uses, Structures, Site Features, and Lots
Temporary Use § 15-2760, Temporary Uses
Transitional and Supportive
Housing
§ 15-2762, Transitional and Supportive Housing
Specific Limitations:
1. Not allowed on the ground floor within 200 feet of an intersection (measured from the lot line) of two or more major streets with the exception of main building entrances and active community spaces. Other high-activity uses may be approved at the discretion of the Review Authority. Projects with frontage on more than one major street may be excepted from this restriction on one of the major streets at the discretion of the Review Authority.
2. Reserved.
3. Not to include industrial training such as welding or automotive repair involving the use of tools and materials appropriate to an industrial use area.
4. Must be located along a major street.
5. Limited to establishments with a gross floor area of 5,000 square feet or less.
6. Shall be below grade or in structures faced with active uses along the street.
7. Provided that such use shall be completely enclosed in a building of soundproof construction.
8. Limited to upper stories unless at least 50 percent of ground floor street frontage is occupied by food service use.
9. Reserved.
10. Limited to heliports used as accessory to a hospital.
11. Building heights for hospitals shall not exceed 150 ft. There is no maximum Floor Area Ratio for hospitals.
12. Not allowed within 500 feet of an existing or planned Bus Rapid Transit stop.
13. Must take place entirely within a building.
14. Must include an indoor waiting area.
15. Not allowed[: a)] within 100 feet of a planned or existing Bus Rapid Transit station [except for projects involving an existing drive-through that is required to relocate as a result of a taking by eminent domain and where the new location is within 1 mile of the original location and where the new establishment complies with, and without deviation from, all applicable property development standards;] and [b.)] not allowed between a building and a sidewalk.
16. Reserved.
17. Reserved.
18. Permitted only after review and approval of a Conditional Use permit, and only in the following areas: a) NMX-zoned parcels which are located south of State Route 180 and east of State Route 41 and which are not within 500 feet of a Bus Rapid
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Transit route; or b) NMX-zoned parcels which are located north of State Route 180 and west of the Union Pacific Railroad.
19. Prohibited in the following areas: Parcels which are located south of State Route 180 and west of the Union Pacific Railroad.
SECTION 2. Section 15-2728 of the Fresno Municipal Code is amended to read:
SEC. 15-2728. DRIVE-IN AND DRIVE-THROUGH FACILITIES.
Drive-in or drive- through facilities shall be located, developed, and operated in compliance with the following standards:
A. Where Allowed. Drive-in and drive- through facilities are allowed per base district land use regulations.
B. Separation Requirements.
1. From Residential Districts. Drive-through ordering intercoms or other amplified speaker interface shall not be located within 100 feet of a Residential District.
2. Space between Drive-Throughs. A building with a drive-through lane shall not be located within 400 feet of another structure containing a drive-through facility.
a. Exceptions.
i. This requirement does not apply in the CH Commercial - Highway and Auto district. However, compatibility with traffic flow shall still be assessed.
ii. This requirement does not apply within 1,000 feet of a freeway exit.
[iii. This requirement does not apply to projects involving an existing drive-through that is required to relocate as a result of a taking by eminent domain and where the new location is within 1 mile of the original location.]
C. Drive-In and Drive-Through Aisles. Drive-in and drive-through aisles shall be designed to allow safe, unimpeded movement of vehicles at street access points and within the travel aisles and parking space areas. Aisles shall be designed to provide adequate visibility at their intersection w ith streets or travel aisles. See Section 15-2018, Intersection Visibility.
D. Landscaping. Each drive-through aisle shall be screened with a combination of decorative walls and landscape to a minimum height of 30 inches to prevent
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headlight glare and direct visibility of vehicles from adjacent streets, parking lots, and the public right-of-way.
E. Menu Boards. A maximum of two menu boards, not exceeding 20 square feet in area apiece, with a maximum height of six feet are permitted per drive- through. Should a facility have two drive-throughs, each drive-through may have two menu boards. All outdoor speakers shal l be directed away from any residential district or residential use.
F. Pedestrian Walkways.
1. Pedestrian walkways shall not intersect drive- in or drive- through aisles, unless no alternative exists due to physical site constraints. In such cases, pedestrian walkways shall have clear visibility, emphasized by enhanced paving or markings.
2. A pedestrian walkway crossing a drive-through lane will be allowed when it is the pedestrian pathway that links the site to the rest of the shopping center. This pathway must be located at the end of the drive- through lane and must be clearly delineated with striping or contrasting paving. Signage notifying drivers in the drive-through lane of the pedestrian crossing shall be provided.
G. Site and Building Design.
1. Walls along the street face and visible from the street, shall be transparent with windows, doors, and other forms of transparent building materials to maximize views in and out of the building and the relationship between interior and exterior to support and animate the public street and sidewalk.
2. Drive-through elements shall be placed to the side or rear of the building.
3. Drive-through aisles shall be designed to reduce idling. Signage to encourage customers not to idle shall be placed either before or at the entrance of a drive-through aisle.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall become effective and in full force and effect at 12:01 a.m. on the thirty-first day after its final passage.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF FRESNO ) ss.
CITY OF FRESNO )
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 2025.
AYES :
NOES :
ABSENT :
ABSTAIN :
Mayor Approval: , 2025
Mayor Approval/No Return: , 2025
Mayor Veto: , 2025
Council Override Vote: , 2025
TODD STERMER, MMC
City Clerk
By:
Deputy Date
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ANDREW JANZ
City Attorney
By:
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