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Council approves 48-unit Chestnut Avenue housing plan with added landscaping condition
Summary
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.
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…
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