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Planning Commission upholds approval for banquet-hall conditional use permit at Shaw and North College

Fresno City Planning Commission · December 18, 2025
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Summary

The Fresno City Planning Commission denied an appeal of Conditional Use Permit P25-01134 for conversion of a former church to a banquet hall at West Shaw and North College, citing staff findings that the project meets zoning and noise-code conditions and that the site provides required parking and public-safety mitigations.

The Fresno City Planning Commission on July 22 denied an appeal and upheld the director—s approval of Conditional Use Permit P25-01134 to convert an existing church at the northeast corner of West Shaw and North College into a 6,450-square-foot banquet hall with an outdoor courtyard and two food-truck hookups.

Staff planner Valeria Ramirez told commissioners the site is designated Corridor Center mixed-use and the proposed banquet use is allowed with a conditional use permit; she said the project requests a Type 47 alcohol license and would reduce the site—s existing 150 parking spaces to 143 but still exceed the code-required 92 spaces. Ramirez said public utilities, police and fire…

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