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City Council, October 22, 2026

Approved: CFD No. 9 annexation - North Riverside Drive and West Palo Alto Avenue, 6-0

6h 42m33,842 words
21 mentionstabledrezonemotion to approveresidentialconditional usezoningland usecomprehensive planFresno, CA
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What happened

On October 22, 2026, Fresno approved CFD No. 9 annexation - North Riverside Drive and West Palo Alto Avenue (6-0).

The Fresno City Council's most consequential land-use-related business on 2026-10-22 was the tabling, with no return date, of the Central Southeast Area Specific Plan adoption hearing (ID 26-1243) and of plan amendment/rezone application P23-03006 (ID 26-1244).

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Fresno, CA
Governing body
Final authority
Date
October 22, 2026
Decisions
9 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, 6-0

Projects in this meeting (1)

CFD No. 9 annexation and special tax - Chestnut and Ashland

Approved 6-0
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Central Southeast Area Specific Plan adoption hearing

The 3:55 p.m. hearing to adopt the Central Southeast Area Specific Plan and related environmental assessment was tabled with no return date by Councilmember Karbassi.

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Key Decisions (9)

Tabled

Central Southeast Area Specific Plan adoption hearing

Tabled

Plan amendment and rezone application P23-03006

Approved

CFD No. 9 annexation and special tax - Chestnut and Ashland

Vote: 6-0
Approved

CFD No. 9 annexation - North Riverside Drive and West Palo Alto Avenue

Vote: 6-0
Approved

Fresno Revitalization Corporation / RDA housing successor joint item

Vote: 6-0
Approved

Chandler Airport hangar replacement consultant agreement (2H)

Vote: 4-0Moved by Richardson
Approved

SHIELD Act resolution initiating sex offender housing ordinance (4A)

Vote: 6-0
Approved

Tower District public safety pilot and vendor market zone

Vote: 6-01 conditions attached
Approved

Consent calendar including Immigration Legal Defense Fund (2BB)

Vote: 5-11 conditions attached

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Development Activity (2)

Century Communities West Creek model homes

Residential

Chandler Airport hangar replacement

Infrastructure

Market Signals (4)

Housing Demand

Public commenters cited long senior housing waitlists and evictions of…

Commercial Demand

A Southwest Fresno resident said new residential growth lacks retail,…

Infrastructure

Shaw Avenue is being repaved from SR 41 to SR…

Sentiment

State law (Health & Safety Code 1566.3) treats residential care…

Agenda results

33 East Atchison Street request

Case ID 26-1369
No vote recorded

North Chestnut Avenue annexation

District District 4Case ID 26-1332
No vote recorded

North Riverside Drive subdivision

District District 2Case ID 26-1271
No vote recorded

East McKinley Avenue subdivision

District District 7Case ID 26-1380
No vote recorded

East McKinley Avenue subdivision

District District 7Case ID 26-1383
No vote recorded

East McKinley Avenue subdivision

District District 7Case ID 26-1385
No vote recorded

Who spoke

24 distinct speakers; 6 identified names.

All speaker roles: 2 Staff, 10 Public, 4 Councilmember, 3 Clerk, 2 Unknown, 1 Chair, 1 Mayor, 1 Attorney.

Identified name roles: 4 Councilmember, 1 Chair, 1 Mayor.

Speaker sample: Jerry Dyer, Mayor.

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Zoning terms (8)

21 recorded timestamps

  • tabled (2 timestamps)
  • rezone (2 timestamps)
  • motion to approve (7 timestamps)
  • residential (3 timestamps)
  • conditional use (1 timestamps)
  • zoning (3 timestamps)

Decision moments (9)

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