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Planning Commission holds workshop on development‑code text amendments, clarifies role and CEQA triggers
Summary
Staff briefed the Fresno Planning Commission on how text amendments to the development code proceed, the commission's review/recommendation role, applicable findings, CEQA implications, and next steps; commissioners requested a Public Works briefing on roadway funding and timing.
The Fresno City Planning Commission held a workshop on Feb. 5 outlining the process for development‑code text amendments, including who may initiate changes, the findings required for approval, and when CEQA review is triggered.
Ashley Atkinson, assistant director for Planning and Development, led the presentation and said text amendments are changes to chapter 15 of the Fresno Municipal Code. “It’s exactly what it says. We’re just using amendment instead of change. It’s a change to the text of the development code,” Atkinson said, summarizing the purpose of a text amendment.
Staff explained that the commission’s role for text amendments is advisory: the Planning…
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