West Herndon Avenue rezone
District District 2Case ID 26-428
Approved 5-0
freeApproved 5-0moved by Mike Carbassi7 conditions of approval
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Fresno Meetings
City Council, May 21, 2026
Approves Costco Commercial Center Project at West Herndon Avenue and North Riverside Drive, 5-0
7h 37m41,651 words
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What happened
The Fresno City Council approved the reconsidered Costco Commercial Center Project (CUP P21-01959, plan amendment/rezone P21-01960, and related permits) at the northeast corner of West Herndon Avenue and North Riverside Drive on a 5-0 vote, adopting a partially recirculated EIR a…
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Fresno, CA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- May 21, 2026
- Decisions
- 7 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 5-0
Projects in this meeting (1)
A project bundles every related decision, across hearingsCostco Commercial Center Project
Approved 5-07 conditions of approval
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Free sample: decision 1 of 7
Annexation on east side of North Blackstone and East Rialto Avenue
Hearing to adopt resolution and ordinance to annex territory on the east side of North Blackstone and East Rialto Avenue in District 4. Motion by Council Vice President Maxwell, seconded by Council Member Carbasi. Passed four to zero.
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Meeting Summary
The Fresno City Council approved the reconsidered Costco Commercial Center Project (CUP P21-01959, plan amendment/rezone P21-01960, and related permits) at the northeast corner of West Herndon Avenue and North Riverside Drive on a 5-0 vote, adopting a partially recirculated EIR a…
Key Decisions (7)
Approved
Annexation on east side of North Blackstone and East Rialto Avenue
Vote: 4-0
Approved
Community Facilities District No. 9 at MLK and Church (Starbucks)
Vote: passed
Approved
Public street easements and acquisition of permanent easement for Senior Center
Vote: 6-0
Approved
Rescind heritage property designation for Eggo building at China Alley
Vote: 6-0
Approved
2026-2027 Annual Action Plan (HOPWA/CDBG)
Vote: 5-0Conditions attached
Approved
BOLD Program (Bonding Opportunities for Land Development)
Vote: passed
Approved
Costco Commercial Center Project at West Herndon Avenue and North Riverside Drive
Vote: 5-0Conditions attached
Zoning Changes (1)
22.4 acres
Development Activity (3)
Costco Commercial Center Project
Commercial
Citywide Senior Center (Jerry Dyer Geriatric Center)
Institutional
Jensen sewer main permanent repair
Infrastructure
Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
The city adopted the BOLD financing program to accelerate infrastructure…
Commercial Demand
Council members cited the Costco project as capturing retail spending…
Infrastructure
Herndon Avenue is being downgraded from expressway to super arterial…
Who Spoke (19)
ChairCouncilmember · 4Staff · 3Applicant's RepWitnessPublic · 2
On the record: the chair, 4 councilmembers, 3 staff members, the applicant's representative, a witness, and 2 members of the public.
Agenda results
Each land-use item on the agenda, with its recorded voteNorth Blackstone Avenue annexation
District District 4Case ID 26-610
No vote recorded
HEARING to Adopt Resolutions and Ordinance to Annex Territory and Levy a Special Tax… annexation
District District 3Case ID 26-612
No vote recorded
RESOLUTION - Adopting the May 2024 Fresno County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation… annexation
Case ID 26-607
No vote recorded
McKinley Avenue subdivision
District District 7Case ID 26-572
No vote recorded
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