April 9, 2026 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
Board of Supervisors Chambers - 8:45 AM
Fresno County Hall of Records, 3rd Floor
2281 Tulare Street, Fresno, CA
Agenda - April 9, 2026(PDF, 39KB)
CONSENT - AGENDA
No Consent Agenda Items for April 9, 2026
REGULAR - AGENDA
Item 1 - PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons desiring to address the Planning Commission on any matter within the Commission's jurisdiction and not on this Agenda.
Item 2 - VARIANCE APPLICATION NO. 4201 filed by JANETRA JOHNSON proposing to allow the creation of three (3) 2.25-acre parcels from an existing 6.74-acre parcel in the AL-20 (Limited Agricultural, 20-acre minimum parcel size) Zone District. The subject parcel is located on the southwest corner of the intersection of S. Cherry Ave, and E. Jefferson Ave. The property is approximately .25 miles east of the unincorporated community of Easton (APN: 334-090-02) (5507 S. Cherry Ave.) (Sup. Dist. 1).
Staff Report(PDF, 1MB)
Presentation(PDF, 1MB)
Item 3 - CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION NO. 3827 and INITIAL STUDY NO. 8733 filed by DIRK POESCHEL LAND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES proposing to allow the expansion of an existing almond processing facility by raising the annual processing capacity from 360,000,000 lbs. to 405,000,000 lbs. per year. The subject parcel is located on the south side of W. Harlan Ave. approximately one-third of a mile east from the intersection with S. Derrick Ave., and approximately 15 miles southwest from the City of San Joaquin (32581 W. Harlan) (APN: 045-080-43S) (Sup. Dist 4).
Staff Report(PDF, 2MB)
Presentation(PDF, 1MB)
Item 4 - CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION NO. 3824 and INITIAL STUDY NO. 8724 filed by DIRK POESCHEL LAND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES proposing to allow a special event facility and a fine dining operation on a 2.5-acre parcel in the R-1-AH (Low Density, Single Family Residential) Zone District. The subject parcel is located on the northwest corner of E. Butler Avenue and S. Waverly Lane, approximately 300-feet east of the intersection with S. Clovis Avenue and the City of Fresno (5641 E. Butler) (APN: 474-120-35) (Sup. Dist. 5)
Staff Report(PDF, 3MB)
Presentation(PDF, 2MB)
Item 5 - INFORMATION/DISCUSSION ITEM:
Report from staff on prior Agenda Items, status of upcoming Agenda, and miscellaneous matters.
-Contact, Tawanda Mtunga (559) 600-4256, email: tmtunga@fresnocountyca.gov
Written Comments
Members of the public may submit written comments as follows: by email to PlanningCommissionComments@fresnocountyca.gov, by mail to the Clerk of the Planning Commission at 2220 Tulare Street, Sixth Floor, Fresno, CA 93721. Comments should be submitted as soon as possible but received no later than 8:30 am (15 minutes before start of meeting). You will need to provide the following information:
- Planning Commission Date
- Item Number
- Comments
- Please submit a separate e-mail for each item you are commenting on.
- Please be aware that public comments received that do not specify a particular agenda item will be made part of the record of proceedings as a general public comment.
- If a written comment is received after the start of the meeting it will be made part of the record of proceedings, provided that such comments are received prior to the end of the Planning Commission meeting. You will need to bring at least 15 copies of your written comments to make sure everyone gets a copy.
- Written comments will be provided to the Commission members. Comments received during the meeting may not be distributed to Planning Commission members until after the meeting has concluded.