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Tower District Design Review Committee

Tue, May 6, 2025 · 5:00 PMFinal

Regular Meeting - CANCELLED (QUORUM)

Meeting details

Meeting name: Tower District Design Review Committee
Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: Tue, May 6, 2025 · 5:00 PM
Minutes status: Draft
Location: Fresno City Hall, Second Floor Room 2165A
Published minutes: Not available
eComment: Not available
Meeting video: Not available

Agenda (PDF)

Agenda 16

This agenda was structured for accessibility from the official agenda: Agenda (PDF)

- I.CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL
- II.APPROVAL OF AGENDA
- III.CONSENT CALENDAR
- A.March 4, 2025, Tower District Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes
- (see instructions above to view exhibits)
- IV.CONTINUED MATTERS
- None.
- V.PROJECT REVIEW
- A.P25-00996-Plan and Text Amendment
- Location: Citywide Applicant: Casey Lauderdale, Supervising Planner Casey Lauderdale, Supervising Planner with the City of Fresno Planning and Development Department, will be presenting Plan & Text Amendment Application No. P25-00996 which proposes to amend multiple sections of the Citywide Development Code and Table 3-1 of the Fresno General Plan with the purpose of reducing barriers to housing development. The topics addressed in this Plan & Text Amendment pertain to the following: 1) allowing Tiny Homes on Wheels as a primary home, similar to a manufactured home per the City's prohousing designation; 2) removing certain design standards from manufactured homes used as a primary home per State law; 3) Changing "single-family" and "multi-family" to "single-unit" and "multi-unit" to avoid assigning any definition to "family" per State law; 4) Updating the Use Tables to clarify that agricultural labor housing is allowed in the same zones where Crop Cultivation is allowed to improve clarity; 5) Reducing the minimum density of RM-MH zone district from 12 to 8 du/ac to better match existing density of mobile home parks; and 6) Updating regulations pertaining to Accessory Dwelling Units per State law and to improve clarity. Project Documents (see instructions above to view exhibits)
- B.P25-00818, P25-00819, P25-00820, and P25-00821-Zone Clearance Applications
- Location: APN 444-052-01 Applicant: Eddie Caldera on behalf of Gary McDonald Homes Pertains to 0.72 acres located at 2331, 2333, 2335, 2343, 2345, 2347, 2365, 2367, 2369, 2379, 2381, and 2383 North Arthur Avenue. The applicant proposes to construct six 830 sf primary residences with attached one-car garages and three detached 812 sf ADU's. Project Documents (see instructions above to view exhibits)
- C.P25-01238-Zone Clearance Application for a Community Garden
- Location: APN 452-191-13 and 452-191-14 Applicant: Jesse Martindale Pertains to a portion of an approximately 0.51-acre site located at 615 East Thomas Avenue. The applicant proposes to create a Community Garden. Project Documents (see instructions above to view exhibits)
- VI.UNSCHEDULED COMMUNICATIONS
- VII.ADJOURNMENT

Agenda summary

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