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Chris Line of the Planning and Development Department told the council the Park West project, previously approved with an associated environmental impact report, initially required construction of the Grantland‑Gettysburg intersection prior to issuance of 450 building permits. An updated traffic study reviewed by Public Works supported the developer’s request to shift that requirement to 650 building permits. Line said the rezone amendment applies only to that condition of zoning and does not change underlying lot counts or other previously approved subdivision conditions.

The Park West site — roughly 160 acres on the west side of North Grantland between Ashland and Gettysburg — is already under active development, Line said, and the project’s master developer and consulting team attended the hearing. The developer told the council the traffic signal location is currently in an orchard and that the signal will be needed only as the subdivision reaches higher occupancy. The developer said construction and testing of required water infrastructure recently cleared city checks, enabling occupancy increases.

At the meeting the master developer said the traffic signal and other intersection work were now scheduled in accordance with the adjusted trigger and thanked city staff for coordination on inspections and signoffs. The developer also said the developer has outstanding reimbursement claims to the city for earlier public‑infrastructure work; he mentioned a roughly $4.6 million figure associated with reimbursements under previously agreed arrangements and asked staff to verify timing of payments.

The project’s rezone amendment and environmental addendum were recommended for approval by the District 1 Project Review Committee and by the Planning Commission; council action approving the amendment was unanimous.

Ending: Staff said the change preserves previously approved subdivision lot counts while changing the timing of the intersection work; developer and staff will continue coordination on inspection signoffs and any outstanding reimbursement claims.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Fresno City Council Meeting 7/17/25","oneSentenceSummary","Fresno City Council approved an amendment to conditions of zoning for the Park West subdivision, increasing the building‑permit threshold that triggers construction of a Grantland‑Gettysburg intersection from 450 to 650 permits after the city's traffic review; developer said the traffic signal will not be needed until later in build‑out.","taxTitle","Fresno City, Fresno County, California","taxId",3699,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_46":80,"_48":81,"_50":82,"_52":83,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":84,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":85,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6655128,"Council approves 48-unit Chestnut Avenue housing plan with added landscaping condition",1617,4138000,5755000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5419895-09e22e1bbb88a3434e26c5cd4a8da915&start=4138&end=5755","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5419895-09e22e1bbb88a3434e26c5cd4a8da915/thumbnail_4138000.jpg","/articles/6655128/Fresno-City/Fresno-County/California/Council-approves-48-unit-Chestnut-Avenue-housing-plan-with-added-landscaping-condition","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6655128-94312133b8681c58a4f7a8d97719d46c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771156728&Signature=Avy6RXh8xo2s4A55aziLPIXS-kadAWmc5bk1dcrUS79V~S0aQnMFkMLOLZAsAjstqSZ59~7nAuKjdBSEG6mmKLlyhvHrx3cV~c62qnJCi7ARgrWPEygrZtR1CUzyhRbt6kPWIzscz4twiwItvQmjaqMEQi-0TfWw-ASZKhPlgn5RKQKBVCz9QTxwAoi2uLxGObqLGaJJKTawhN5i2eByrFMlmK9sEOjSqp~Od~OqIRBHHdB4MGOmJevZMETiaLKLLG9p75NLq6b4RrCRNGuNyeV3B0E8~xmf7PbXzVnE2rCl7A6zqaf7OKp39rHUZglHeTiq3DS-MAE~3bRPeTvyYw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Fresno City Council approved a plan amendment and rezoning on July 17 to change a property on Chestnut Avenue from employment/office to medium-high density residential and allow a 48-unit, two‑story apartment project, council staff said.

The project, located on about 3.78 acres on the west side of Chestnut Avenue north of Behymer, will rezone the site from O (office) to RM-1 and proposes six two‑story buildings. The council adopted the environmental assessment and approved the development permit and plan development permit, with an additional condition asked for by the Planning Commission requiring dense evergreen screening along the site’s southern boundary adjacent to a daycare.

Rob Holt, planning and development supervising planner, told the council the proposal yields roughly 12.7 dwelling units per acre and complies with lot coverage and open‑space standards in the staff report. Holt said the project provides 81 parking spaces where 78 are required and 48 covered spaces mandated by bedroom count. He also noted the project lies within an airport influence area and received an Airport Land Use Commission consistency finding.

Neighbors raised concerns at required neighborhood meetings about noise, traffic, on‑street parking and views into backyards. Holt said staff and the applicant addressed those items in the record and in project conditions; the Planning Commission recommended approval 6‑0 and asked that the southern boundary adjacent to the daycare be “extremely densely screened.”

Applicant representatives provided a landscaping exhibit showing six evergreen trees along the southern boundary and committed to additional screening and grading work to increase privacy along the western boundary adjacent to single‑family homes. Dirk Pushl, representing the applicant, said the trees will be evergreen and grow to about 30–35 feet and that the applicant had met with neighbors multiple times during the review process.

Council members pressed staff and the applicant for details about setbacks and neighborhood outreach. Holt confirmed the standard 20‑foot setback adjacent to single‑family zoning will be exceeded: buildings are proposed about 86 feet from the single‑family rear property line. Councilmember comments noted the irregular lot shape and the applicant’s multiple neighborhood meetings; the councilmember for the district said residents were notified within 1,000 feet and about 8 people attended the neighborhood meeting.

Councilmember motioned to approve the staff recommendation together with the Planning Commission’s screening recommendation; the motion passed and the council adopted the plan amendment, rezoning and permits. The council record shows five members present and the final tally recorded as four in favor and one opposed.Decisions and next steps: Staff will return with any required development agreements and final permit paperwork; landscaping and screening plans will be part of building permits and monitoring by planning staff.

The Planning Commission and subsequent council action close two major discretionary approvals in the city’s housing pipeline for a project that city staff described as consistent with the housing element’s program to add housing variety in high‑resource areas.

Ending: The developer and planning staff said they will submit final landscape and grading plans addressing the screening condition before issuance of building permits.","Fresno City Council approved a plan amendment and rezoning to allow a 48-unit, two-story apartment complex at Chestnut Avenue north of Behymer with a requirement for dense evergreen screening along the southern boundary adjacent to a daycare.","actionData","errors"]

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