ID 24-355 Hearing to consider Conditional Use Permit Application No. P23-00835, Planned Development Permit Application No. P23-02080, and related Environmental Assessment; regarding a phased, multi-tenant commercial community development project with Starbucks Café and drive-through located on approximately ± 2.98 acres of property located on the southwest corner of the intersection of South Martin Luther King Boulevard and East Church Avenue. (Council District 3) - Planning & Development Department.
1. ADOPT Environmental Assessment No. P23-00835/P23-02080 dated January 3, 2024, an Addendum to the Southwest Fresno Specific Plan Final Program EIR (the "Program EIR"), prepared in accordance with Section 15164 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
2. DENY the appeal submitted by Councilmember Arias on January 17, 2024, and UPHOLD the action of the Planning and Development Department Director approving Conditional Use Permit Application No. P23-00835 and Planned Development Permit Application No. P23-02080 authorizing the construction of a ± 5,781 square foot multi-tenant shell building with Starbucks Café with drive-thru; and full development of the site with associated parking lot, landscaping, trash enclosures, and pad for a future building to be entitled under separate permit.