April 23, 2026 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING

Agenda - April 23, 2026(PDF, 64KB)

Agenda Action Summary-Planning Commission-April 23, 2026(PDF, 203KB)

CONSENT - AGENDA

No Consent Agenda Items for April 23, 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 - CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION NO. 3816 and INITIAL STUDY NO. 8655 filed by RACHAEL REYNOLDS, MET3 WIRELESS, LLC proposing to allow a new freestanding 130-foot-tall monopole style co-locatable wireless telecommunications facility, with a 10-foot-tall lightning rod and related ground equipment on a 50-foot by 50-foot leased area on a 628.40-acre parcel in the AE-40 (Exclusive Agricultural, 40-acre minimum parcel size) Zone District. The subject parcel is located on the northeast corner of S. Russell Ave. and W. North Ave., approximately 14-miles west from the Unincorporated Community of Mendota (APN: 017-060-31) (Sup. Dist. 1).

Staff Report(PDF, 4MB)

Presentation(PDF, 2MB)

Item 3 - VARIANCE APPLICATION NO. 4202 filed by ELVIA LOPEZ proposing to allow the creation of a 2-acre parcel and an 18-acre parcel from an existing 20-acre parcel in the AE-20 (Exclusive Agricultural, 20-acre minimum parcel size) Zone District. The subject parcel is located on the east side of Cove Rd., approximately 1.35-miles from the City limits of the City of Orange Cove. (APN: 373-061-19) (6300 Cove Rd. Orange Cove, CA 93646) (Sup. Dist. 4).

Staff Report(PDF, 1MB)

Presentation(PDF, 2MB)

Item 4 -  AMENDMENT APPLICATION NO. 3844 and INITIAL STUDY NO. 8026 filed by ROD STRAHM proposing to rezone an existing 15.02-acre parcel currently zoned AL-20 (Limited Agricultural, 20-acre minimum parcel size) and C-4 (Central Trading).  The project proposes to rezone the AL-20 portion of the project site to the R-1-B(c) (Single-Family Residential, 12,500 square-foot minimum parcel size, Conditional) Zone District with shared use of an existing well subject to conditions restricting further sub-division unless/until community water is available, and the C-4 Zone District to remain. If this rezone is approved, the Applicant intends to subdivide the parcel into three (3) 2-acre parcels and a remainder.  The remainder parcel would be comprised of land zoned C-4 and R-1-B(c). The subject parcel is located on north side of Dorabella Rd., and west side of north Aspen Rd. 150 feet east of California State Route 168 within the unincorporated community of Shaver Lake. (APN: 120-260-14) (Sup. Dist. 5).

Staff Report(PDF, 2MB)

Presentation(PDF, 829KB)

Item 5 - ITEM HAS BEEN POSTPONED GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT APPLICATION NO. 555, AMENDMENT APPLICATION NO. 3832, and INITIAL STUDY NO. 7504 filed by ROGER VAN GRONINGEN proposing to amend the Land Use Element of the County-adopted Selma Community Plan to redesignate a 18.56-acre parcel and a 9.29-acre parcel from Agriculture to General Industrial; and change the zoning of the said parcels from the AE-20 (Exclusive Agricultural, 20-acre minimum parcel size) Zone District to the M-3 (c) (Heavy Industrial, Conditional) Zone District to allow limited by-right industrial uses and expansion of an existing rail spur and related freight terminal operations located on an adjacent westerly property. The subject parcels are located on the southwest corner of E. Manning and S. Leonard Avenues approximately 0.5-miles west of the city limits of the City of Fowler and 0.75-miles north of the city limits of the City of Selma (APN: 348-050-25S & 29) (8309 E. Manning Avenue and 9073 S. Leonard Avenue) (Sup. Dist. 4).

Item 6 - 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.

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