Consideration of Annexation Application No. P21-05778; Pre-zone Application No. P21-05870; Development Permit Application No. P23-00149; and related Environmental Assessment No. P21-05778/P21-05870/P23-00149 for ±80.91 acres of property located on the west side of South Cherry Avenue between East North and East Central Avenues (Council District 3) - Planning and Development Department. 1. RECOMMEND ADOPTION (to the City Council) of the Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for Environmental Assessment No. P21-05778/P21-05870/P23-00149 dated May 22, 2025, for the proposed project pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and 2. RECOMMEND APPROVAL (to the City Council) of Annexation Application No. P21-05778 (for the North-Cherry No. 3b Reorganization) proposing incorporation of the subject properties within the City of Fresno; and detachment from the Kings River Conservation District and Fresno County Fire Protection District; and 3. RECOMMEND APPROVAL (to the City Council) of Pre-zone Application No. P21-05870, requesting authorization to amend the Official Zoning Map of the City of Fresno to pre-zone the subject property from the Fresno County AL 20 (Limited Agricultural) zone district (±51.72 acres) to the City of Fresno IH (Heavy Industrial) zone district ( ±15.95 acres) and ; and City of Fresno IH/ANX (Heavy Industrial/Annexed Rural Residential Transitional Overly) zone district (±35.77 acres) in accordance with the Annexation Application; and 4. RECOMMEND APPROVAL (to the City Council) of Development Permit Application No. P23-00149, requesting authorization to construct a long-term regional facility for the purpose of providing less-than-truckload freight services.

Committee

Pending Approval

Requested by

Planning and Development Department

Introduced

June 9, 2025

On agenda

June 18, 2025

Passed

June 18, 2025

Where it was heard

Planning Commission Jun 18, 2025 APPROVED AS AMENDED Pass