Major Development Proposals Under Review
The Planning Division makes every effort to encourage public participation, while simultaneously informing the public of projects that are under review. The following is a short list of the many projects currently under review by the Division. Should a project not be listed below, please contact us by clicking here.
Fig Garden Financial Center Phase IV
Developer, Gunner-Andros is proposing the development of a four story commercial office building, comprising a total of net useable area of 104,593 square feet, with an underground parking structure and at grade parking to provide parking for approximately 445 vehicles. The project is located on the south side of West San Jose Avenue, east of the existing Figarden Financial Center and covers approximately 4.0 acres. The underground structure will be interconnected with an existing underground parking structure that serves an adjacent four story commercial office building. The City is requiring that the project applicant prepare an Environmental Impact Report in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act for the proposed project.
For additional information, please contact Mr. Mike Sanchez at (559) 621-8040 or via e-mail at Mike.Sanchez@fresno.gov.
Notice of Preparation
Project Applications (Plan Amendment, Rezone, Conditional Use Permit, Vesting Parcel Map, including Project exhibits)
Sunset Waste Paper Operational Modifications
Conditional Use Permit Application No. C-10-028 filed by Larry Miner of Clements Environmental on behalf of John Mohoff, for property located on the southeast corner South Elm and East Vine Avenues. This application is a request for authorization to modify the operations at the existing Sunset Waste Paper Material Recovery Facility (MRF) and Transfer Station. The proposed modifications are as follows: 1) The addition of recyclabes storage in bunkers, bins, roll-off containers, bales and in bulk inside the building, as well as outside the building under and just south of the south canopy, along the exterior north wall of the transfer station, along the east fence and along the east side of the MRF; 2) The addition of green waste processing inside the transfer station building; 3) The addition of mechanical sorting of construction and demolition material and municipal solid waste inside the transfer station; and 4) The addition of hand and/or mechanical sorting of glass recyclables adjacent to the existing bunkers located along the western elevation of the transfer station. Click below to access the staff report for this project.
Planning Commission Report (Feb. 16, 2011)
Clarifications to Planning Commission (Feb. 16, 2011)
Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FYI) and Environs Plan Amendment (Plan Amendment Application No. A-10-005 and Environmental Assessment No. A-10-005)
The 1997 FYI Airport and Environs Plan is being amended to keep pace with updated airport projections through the year 2025. The format of the plan has been simplified and re-organized consistent with state law. New noise contours and safety zones are included in the plan amendment.
For additional information, contact Sophia Pagoulatos at (559)621-8062 or via e-mail at Sophia.Pagoulatos@fresno.gov.
To access the amended plan or the environmental assessment (EIR), click on the links below:
FYI Land Use Compatibility Plan
FYI Final EIR Volume 1
FYI Final EIR Volume 2
Southeast Fresno Wal-Mart Expansion
This project consists of two main developments phases: 1) The expansion and remodeling of the existing Walmart store and parking area from an existing developed area of 15.2 acres to a developed area of 19.2 acres; and 2) The development of 5.7 acres of vacant land in the southwest portion of the project site with four retail buildings and two restaurants on four parcels ranging in size from 1.0 acres to 2.0 acres. The proposed project consists of approximately 25 acres located on the northeast corner of East Kings Canyon Road and South Adler Avenue, City and County of Fresno.
For additional information, please contact Bonique Salinas at (559) 621-8024 or via e-mail at Bonique.Salinas@fresno.gov.
To access the environmental documents, please click on the links below:
Public Hearing Notice for City Council on June 23, 2011
Staff Report Item VIII-A Modification
May 4, 2011 Planning Commision Staff Report
Final EIR
Draft EIR Volume 1
Draft EIR Volume 2
Draft EIR Volume 3
Roeding Regional Park and Fresno Chaffee Zoo Facility Master Plans (Including Rotary Playland and Storyland)
The City of Fresno, Fresno’s Chaffee Zoo Corporation and Rotary Storyland/Playland have filed Conditional Use Permit Application No. C-08-186 and are in the process of preparing a Draft Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The Program EIR will address the adoption and implementation of the Roeding Regional Park Facility Master Plan, Fresno Chaffee Zoo Facility Master Plan and Conditional Use Permit Application No. C-08-186 necessary to implement the plans. The master plans contain comprehensive, coordinated proposals designed to extensively renovate Roeding Park and Rotary Playland/Rotary Storyland, and to renovate and expand the Fresno Chaffee Zoo.
The site is located in the southwest portion of the City of Fresno. The 148-acre park is bounded by West Olive Avenue on the north; West Belmont Avenue on the south; Golden State Boulevard and the Union Pacific Railroad line on the east; and State Route 99 on the west (APN 450-020-08T). The Fresno Chaffee Zoo is in the south-central portion of Roeding Park, Rotary Playland in the southwest corner, and Rotary Storyland along the west boundary.
For additional information, please contact Mr. Mike Sanchez at (559) 621-8040 or via e-mail at Mike.Sanchez@fresno.gov.
Public Hearing Notice for Planning Commission on July 20, 2011
Notice of City Council Hearing, June 23, 2011
FEIR, including responses to comments (SCH No. 2008031002) (June 2011)
FEIR Appendices A thru H (June 2011)
Facility Master Plan (July 2009)
Zoo Master Plan (July 2009)
Notice of Preparation (Revised) (March 2011)
Notice of Availability (April 2011)
Recirculated Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) (April 2011)
Recirculated DEIR Appendices A thru E (April 2011)
Recirculated DEIR Appendices F thru J (April 2011)
Notice of Preparation (Revised) (July 2009)
Notice of Availability (Oct. 2010)
DEIR (Oct. 2010)
DEIR Appendices A thru E
DEIR Appendices F thru I
Notice of Special Planning Commission Hearing (Jan. 26, 2011)
Mitigation Monitoring Reporting Program for Roeding Regional Park and Fresno Chaffee Zoo (Jan. 2011)
Final EIR, including responses to comments (SCH No. 2008031002) (Jan. 2011)
Figarden Mixed-Use Building (Gunner-Andros)
Developer, Gunner-Andros, is proposing a six-story, 305 residential unit development on approximately 4.0 acres of property located on the south side of W. San Jose Ave., immediately east of the Figarden Financial Center and Fig Garden Village (map of project area). The applicant has submitted the requisite general plan amendment, rezone, and conditional use permit entitlements to the city. The City is requiring that the project applicant to prepare an Environmental Impact Report in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act guidelines for the proposed project.
For additional information, please contact Mike Sanchez at (559) 621-8040 or via e-mail at Mike.Sanchez@fresno.gov.
Plan Amendment Application
Rezone Application
Conditional Use Permit Application
Exhibits of proposal (part 1)
Exhibits of proposal (part 2)
El Paseo (northwest Fresno)
The proposed project is located in northwest Fresno and is generally bound by W. Herndon Ave. on the north, N. Bryan and W. Bullard Avenues on the east, Carnegie Avenue to the south, and State Route 99 to the west (map of project area). Entitlements for this project will include a General Plan Amendment, Rezone, and Master Conditional Use Permit Applications, a Development Agreement, and Tentative Tract Map.
The applicant proposes to develop an approximately 238-acre project at the northwest gateway of the City. The final development would include retail, office, hospitality, and entertainment uses. The integrated, mixed-use project is planned to include:
• A large retail marketplace
• A lifestyle center or town center project
• A mid-rise office park and hotel
• A light industrial business park
For additional information, please contact Mike Sanchez at (559) 621-8040 or via e-mail at Mike.Sanchez@fresno.gov.
Westlake (northwest Fresno)
Granville at Westlake, Inc. is proposing to develop a 460 acre project with residential and commercial uses within an area located west of State Route 99 bounded by West Gettysburg Avenue, West Shields Avenue, North Garfield Avenue, and North Grantland Avenue (map of project area). The property, which is currently fallow farmland (but periodically is in agricultural production) is within the adopted Sphere of Influence (SOI) of the City of Fresno and is planned and partially pre-zoned for several urban uses. For additional information, please contact Sandra Brock at (559) 621-8041 or Sandra.Brock@fresno.gov.
Notice of Preparation and Initial Study
City of Fresno Recycled Water Master Plan and Ordinance
The City of Fresno proposes to implement a Recycled Water Master Plan with an associated Recycled Water Ordinance to increase the use of recycled water to meet local water demands. The Master Plan will be implemented in a phased manner through 2025 as feasible based on technical, funding, partnering, and other factors. The Master Plan will inform the City’s decision process in selecting recycled water projects. The expansion of the recycled water system will enable the City to offset potable water use, enhance the sustainability of the water supply, and reduce the use of percolation ponds that currently handle effluent discharge. The City intends to adopt a Recycled Water Ordinance to further support recycled water development.
For additional information, please contact Mike Sanchez at (559) 621-8040 or via e-mail at Mike.Sanchez@fresno.gov or Mr. Kevin Norgaard at (559) 621-5297 or via e-mail at Kevin.Norgaard@ fresno.gov
Notice of Preparation/Initial Study
Draft City of Fresno Recycled Water Master Plan