City Council - 2026-05-21

Approves Annexation on east side of North Blackstone and East Rialto Avenue, 4-0

May 21, 20267h 37m41,651 words

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What happened

The Fresno City Council approved (5-0) the Costco Commercial Center Project at the northeast corner of West Herndon Avenue and North Riverside Drive, adopting a partially recirculated EIR, plan amendment/rezone, two conditional use permits (including CUP P21-01959), and a plan de…

Meeting key facts

Jurisdiction: Fresno, CA
Governing body: Final authority
Date: May 21, 2026
Decisions: 10 zoning decisions
Outcome: Approved, 4-0

Projects in this meeting (1)

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Costco Commercial Center Project

Approved 5-0

7 conditions of approval

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Meeting Summary

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Key Decisions (10)

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 permanent easement for Senior Center

Vote: 6-0

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Zoning Changes (2)

22.4 acres

Development Activity (4)

Costco Commercial Center Project

Commercial

Citywide Senior Center (Jerry Dyer Geriatric Center)

Institutional

South Tower Community Land Trust housing (Tower District)

Residential

Costco Tracy distribution center

Industrial

Market Signals (6)

Commercial Demand

The new Costco with a co-located Market Delivery Operation signals…

Infrastructure

Fresno is investing heavily in repaving (100 lane miles this…

Sentiment

Council Member Arias cautioned that city staffing has grown nearly…

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Who Spoke (19)

ChairMayorCouncilmember · 5Staff · 3Applicant's RepWitnessPublic · 2

On the record: the chair, the mayor, 5 councilmembers, 3 staff members, the applicant's representative, a witness, and 2 members of the public.

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ZoneWire called 1 of 1 land-use forecast on this agenda.

West Herndon Avenue rezone

District District 2Case ID 26-428

Approved 5-0ZoneWire called it

freeApproved 5-0moved by Nelson Esparza7 conditions of approval

7 conditions, the audio at the vote, and this case's history

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No vote recorded

North Blackstone Avenue annexation

District District 4Case ID 26-610

No vote recorded

South MLK Jr Boulevard annexation

District District 3Case ID 26-612

No vote recorded

Senior Activity Center TOD Housing Street request

District District 4Case ID 26-472

No vote recorded

H Street request

District District 3Case ID 26-592

No vote recorded

Actions pertaining to the Dewatering Cake Pump Improvement Project (Bid File No request

District District 3Case ID 26-589

No vote recorded

Actions pertaining to the Wellhead Treatment Improvements at Pump Station 177 Project… request

District District 6Case ID 26-596

No vote recorded

More land-use items (10)

10 items with no recorded vote on this agenda

Actions pertaining to the Wellhead Treatment Improvements at Pump Station 185 Project……Case ID 26-599
No vote recorded
Herndon Avenue requestCase ID 26-583
No vote recorded
RESOLUTION - Adopting the May 2024 Fresno County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation……Case ID 26-607
No vote recorded
2444 Fresno Street requestCase ID 26-609
No vote recorded
Actions pertaining to establishing Entertainment Zones 1 requestCase ID 26-38
No vote recorded
Actions pertaining to the Rebid - Fresno-Clovis Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility……Case ID 26-587
No vote recorded
McKinley Avenue subdivisionCase ID 26-572
No vote recorded
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Government Code Section 54956.9……Case ID 26-711
No vote recorded
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Government Code Section 54956.9……Case ID 26-712
No vote recorded
GOVERNMENT CODE 84308 CONTRIBUTION PROHIBITIONS AND MANDATORY DISCLOSURES - The…
No vote recorded