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City Council, May 21, 2026

Approves Costco Commercial Center Project at West Herndon Avenue and North Riverside Drive, 5-0

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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)

Costco Commercial Center Project

Approved 5-0
7 conditions of approval
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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…

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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
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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…

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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.

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Agenda scorecard

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

This season: 4 of 4 (100%) forecasts called in this county.

West Herndon Avenue rezone

District District 2Case ID 26-428
Approved 5-0ZoneWire called it
freeApproved 5-0moved by Mike Carbassi7 conditions of approval
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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

Actions pertaining to the Wellhead Treatment Improvements at Pump Station 185 Project… request

District District 6Case ID 26-599
No vote recorded

More land-use items (6)

6 items with no recorded vote on this agenda
  • 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

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