DATE: March 7, 2017
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Initial Study Application No. 7163 and Amendment Application No. 3819
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Consider and adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for Initial Study Application No. 7163 including the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program prepared for Amendment Application No. 3819; and
2. Approve Ordinance pertaining to Amendment Application No. 3819 to modify existing M-3(c) (Heavy Industrial, Conditional) zoning on the subject 16.95-acre parcel and 2.06-acre parcel in order to allow for additional by-right land uses (Transportation Refrigeration Unit Truck and Trailer Storage, ancillary uses exclusive to the on-site Occupant to include Administrative Offices, Truck and Trailer Service Facilities, Fuel Dispensing Facilities, and Driver Dispatch Facilities).
The subject property is located on the southwest corner of E. North Avenue and S. Minnewawa Avenue, approximately one mile south of the nearest city limits of the City of Fresno (3037 S. Minnewawa Avenue) (Sup. Dist. 4) (APNs 331-080-58, 331-080-59).
REPORT
This item comes before the Board with a unanimous (8 to 0, one recusal) recommendation for approval from the Planning Commission and requires final action from the Board of Supervisors as required by the Fresno County Zoning Ordinance and state planning law.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If the Board determines that the rezoning is not consistent with the General Plan, a motion to deny Amendment Application No. 3819 would be appropriate.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Pursuant to the County's Master Schedule of Fees, the applicant has paid $7,729 in land use processing fees to the County for the processing of the Amendment Application request.
DISCUSSION:
A rezoning is a legislative act requiring final approval by the Board. Final action by the Board is also required for the adoption of the Initial Study Appl...
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