Exhibit R
Ordinance Bill of the Council of the City of Fresno, California, Approving Plan Amendment Application P25-03197 to repeal the Tower District Design Guidelines (2005)
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uniform benchmark of criterion available and knowable by both the development applicant or proponent and the public official prior to submittal;" 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 November 5, 2025, to consider the subject applications and the associated EIR; and WHEREAS, the Fresno City Planning Commission took action, as evidenced in Planning Commission Resolution No.13928 and voted to recommend approval of the subject applications; and
WHEREAS, on November 20, 2025, the Fresno City Council held a public hearing to consider subject applications and the associated Final EIR, and received both oral testimony and written information presented at the hearing regarding the subject applications; and
WHEREAS, prior to taking action on this project, Council certified the Final EIR (SCH No. 20 25050309) for the Tower District Specific Plan, approving the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program , adopting the Findings of Fact, and Statement of Overriding Considerations, and determining that it was prepared in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Fresno as follows:
1. The Council finds the adoption of Plan Amendment Application No. P25-03197, as recommended by the Planning Commission, is in the best interest of the City of Fresno.
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2. The Council of the City of Fresno hereby adopts Plan Am endment Application No.
P25-03197, repealing the Tower District Design Guidelines (Adopted 2005) , pertaining to approximately 1,869 acres centrally located in Fresno, as depicted in Exhibit A.
3. This Ordinance shall become effective and in full force and effect at 12:01 a.m. on the thirty-first day after its 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, California, at a regular meeting held on the day of , 2025, by the following vote:
AYES :
NOES :
ABSENT :
ABSTAIN :
Todd Stermer, CMC
City Clerk
By:
Deputy Date
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
BY:
Kristi M. Costa Date
Supervising Deputy City Attorney
Attachment:
- Exhibit A – Tower District Specific Plan Area Map
Exhibit A
Vicinity Map of Tower District Specific Plan Area
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Maple
Brawley
Herndon
Bullard
Shaw
Clovis Fowler
Temperance
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McKinley
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Kearney
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Tower District Specific Plan Area Vicinity Map
Planning and Development Department
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Legend
Tower District Specific
Plan Area (1,869 acres)
City Limits
Sphere Of Influence
Date: 9/25/2025