Planning Commission (Sept 17, 2025): workshops on parking and West Area Neighborhoods Specific Plan; proposed bylaws submission-deadline change presented
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The Fresno Planning Commission met Sept. 17, 2025. The agenda was approved (5 present, 2 absent). Staff presented a proposed amendment to the Commission Bylaws to require document submission by 4:00 p.m. the day before a hearing, held informational workshops on parking requirements and the West Area Neighborhoods Specific Plan, and received public comment raising concerns about the West Area plan, parking, grant spending, and community notification. Meeting adjourned at 7:15 p.m.
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- Agenda approved (motion by Commissioner Diaz, seconded by Commissioner Lyday; vote 5-0; Commissioners David Criner and Kathy Bray absent).
- Staff presented a proposed update to the Planning Commission Rules and Regulations (Article 4, Section 3) to modify the document submission deadline to no later than 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the item being heard (no adoption recorded in the minutes).
- Workshop held on Basics of Parking Requirements covering on-site/loading regulations, district parking requirements, bicycle parking, parking exceptions (including reduced parking for Affordable Housing), transit accessibility, AB 2097, location/setback requirements, and parking lot landscaping/shading; Commissioners asked about enforcement, overflow parking, and downtown parking; staff noted grant funding for two new downtown parking garages.
- Workshop/update provided on the West Area Neighborhoods Specific Plan outlining plan benefits, West Fresno history, community concerns (road conditions, access), outreach, guiding principles, and EIR-identified impacts; Commissioners were encouraged to review the plan ahead of its Oct. 1, 2025 hearing.
- Public comment: four members of the public spoke with concerns about the West Area Specific Plan boundaries, parking, use of grant funds, and lack of community notification.
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