DATE: April 23, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Appeal of Planning Commission's denial of Unclassified Conditional Use Permit Application No. 3751; Initial Study No. 8286 (Applicant/Owner/Appellant; CV Alliance, LLC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Consider Appeal of the Planning Commission's denial of Unclassified Conditional Use Permit Application No. 3751 proposing to allow a high intensity park with related improvements for special outdoor events (e.g., family-meeting place for social events consisting of weddings, receptions, birthdays, anniversaries, and similar special outdoor events) on an approximately 3.3-acre portion of a 17.65-acre parcel in the RR (Rural Residential) Zone District.
2. If the Appeal is granted and the Planning Commission's denial of Unclassified Conditional Use Permit No. 3751 is overturned:
a. Adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for Initial Study No. 8286 and approve the proposal subject to the proposed Mitigation Measures and Conditions of Approval; and
b. Make the required Findings specified in Fresno County Zoning Ordinance, Section 873(F) for approval of Unclassified Conditional Use Permit No. 3751; and
c. Adopt Resolution approving Unclassified Conditional Use Permit No. 3751, with Conditions of Approval and Project Notes.
The subject parcel is located on the north side of Shields Avenue, approximately 642 feet east of N. Bryan Avenue, and 1,322 feet west of the City of Fresno (APN: 512-160-20) (6338 W. Shields Avenue).
REPORT
This item comes before your Board on appeal of the Planning Commission's denial of the subject application (5 to 0, three Commissioners absent and one Commission vacancy) at its December 14, 2023, hearing. Staff notes that the Zoning Ordinance requires your Board to determine, independent from the decision of the Planning Commission, whether the Unclassified Conditional Use Permit Application ...
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