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CITY OF FRESNO
CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR
DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATION NO. P25-03963
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: Russell Taylor
(559) 708-4046
[email protected]
PROJECT LOCATION: 887 Fulton Street; Located on the southwest corner of Fulton and Kern Streets (APN:468-282-21T)
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Development Permit Application No. P25-03963 was filed by Russell Taylor and pertains to the ±0.26 acres located at 887 Fulton Street.
The applicant proposes a Major Revised Exhibit to renovate approximately 33,000 sq. ft of an existing building to be used as a food court on the ground floor, with the basement and 2nd floor to be converted to office space. There will also be an addition of approximately 4,084 sq. ft for a small , enclosed structure to be used as an office and a roof deck. There are plans to utilize outdoor space on the ground floor and 3rd floor roof deck for outdoor dining.
Remediation work will precede the renovation to ensure issues related to asbestos, lead-based paint, and mold are addressed. This work is being funded via the Environmental Protection Agency’s Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund.
This project is exempt under Section 15331/Class 31 (Historical Resource Restoration/Rehabilitation) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines as follows:
Section 15331/Class 31 (Historical Resource Restoration/Rehabilitation) allows projects to be exempted from the provisions of CEQA when they consist of the maintenance, repair, stabilization, rehabilitation, restoration, preservation, conservation or reconstruction of historical resources in a manner consistent with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring, and Reconstructing Historic Buildings (1995), Weeks and Grimmer.
The remediation work will consist of asbestos, lead-based paint, and mold abatement in the interior of the building, along with the installation of a temporary roof to ensure mold does not continue to persist as renovations take place. This work is being facilitated via funding from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund. The remediation is addressing health and safety concerns and will not have a significant effect on the environment.
The City of Fresno’s Historic Preservation Commission has reviewed Development Permit Application P25- 03963 and determined the proposal is consistent with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Treatment of Historic Properties. Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines §15064.5( b)(3) the project shall be considered to be mitigated to a level of less than a significant impact on a historical resource . Therefore, EA for Development Permit Application No. P25-03963
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the proposed action will not cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of the historical resource and is exempt from the provisions of CEQA pursuant to the Class 31 Categorical Exemption.
Date: April X, 2026
Prepared By: Cody Laird
Submitted by:
Erik Young
Supervising Planner
Planning & Development
Department
(559) 621-8009
EA for Development Permit Application No. P25-03963
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