Council approves narrow text change allowing drive‑throughs displaced by public works to relocate nearby

Fresno City Council on Aug. 28 approved a targeted text amendment (Application P2500974) to the city’s development code to let existing drive‑through establishments that are required to relocate because of a public‑works project reestablish within roughly the same market area. The change allows a relocating drive‑through to occupy a site that would otherwise be barred by the code’s separation rules, provided the new site is within one mile of the original and the project meets applicable development standards.

The amendment was presented by Planning and Development staff as a narrowly tailored fix to help businesses displaced by government actions relocate without requiring a lengthy rezoning or variance process. The change revises limits in Table 15‑11‑02 and Section 15‑27‑28 of the Fresno Development…