DATE: July 11, 2017
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Initial Study Application No. 7015 and Amendment Application No. 3813
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for Initial Study Application No. 7015 including the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program prepared for Amendment Application No. 3813; and
2. Approve Ordinance pertaining to Amendment Application No. 3813 thereby rezoning the subject five-acre parcel from the AL-20 (Limited Agricultural, 20-acre minimum parcel size) Zone District to an M-1(c) (Light Manufacturing, Conditional) Zone District to allow limited light industrial uses including, but not limited to: driver training schools; cold storage plants; aircraft, automotive and boat repair and maintenance; trucking yard terminals; manufacturing, compounding, processing, packing and wholesale and warehousing; and processing and fabrication of various materials; and
3. Designate County Counsel to prepare a fair and adequate summary of the proposed ordinance, and direct the Clerk to the Board to post and publish the required summary in accordance with Government Code Section 25124(b)(1).
The subject property is located on the east side of S. Willow Avenue approximately 370 feet south of its intersection with E. Jensen Avenue and the nearest city limits of the City of Fresno (Sup. Dist. 4) (APN 316-080-37).
REPORT
This item comes before the Board with a unanimous (5 to 0, four Commissioners absent) 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. 3813 would be appropriate.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Pursuant to the County's Master Schedule of Fee...
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