The Fresno County Planning Commission makes decisions that impact local and area planning. The commission reviews and approves applications for land subdivisions, variances and conditional use permits, as well as making recommendations to the Board of Supervisors on issues concerning zoning and the county’s general plan.
Meetings usually occur on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month at the Fresno County Hall of Records at 2281 Tulare Street.
Who are the Fresno County Planning Commissioners:
Ken Abrahamian, Chairperson, District 1
Glenda Hill, Vice Chair, At large
Austin Ewell, District 2 Commissioner
Esther Carver, District 3 Commissioner
Kuldip Chatha, District 4 Commissioner
John Arabian, District 5 Commissioner
Lisa Woolf, At large Commissioner
Blake Zante, At large Commissioner
Vacant, At large Commissioner
(As of Dec. 2023)
Meeting Notes
Fresno has twice the gravel it needs. A split commission still couldn’t decide on San Joaquin River blast mine
CEMEX’s proposed blast mine on the San Joaquin River stalled before the Fresno County Planning Commission on Thursday, when commissioners deadlocked 3-3 — a split that amounts to a preliminary denial and sets up a likely appeal to the Board of Supervisors at a date yet to be determined. Fresno County’s meeting hall was packed…
Fresno County Planning Commission OKs a new $1.1 billion Friant-area city for seniors
A $1.1 billion mega-project for the Friant area is heading towards a final vote at the Fresno County Board of Supervisors next month after the county planning commission unanimously recommended approval Thursday. The project, known as Friant Ranch, is decades in the making and aims to build a new town roughly the size of Fowler…
A new town on Friant Road? Fresno County planners to vote Thursday on $1.1 billion project near Millerton
For nearly three decades, the Bigelow family has pictured building a new town in the foothills above Fresno: rustic lodge- and farmhouse-style homes feeding into a village center complete with shops, a ballroom and an indoor lap pool. The name? Friant Ranch. On Thursday, the Fresno County Planning Commission will vote on whether to recommend…
As Fresno Planning Commission re-approves northwest Costco, major critic eyes $40 million developer fee exemption for relocation
In a unanimous vote Wednesday night, the Fresno Planning Commission recommended to approve the relocation of Costco farther north near El Paseo – and exempt Costco from paying roughly $40 million in city developer fees — money the city could have used to fund bus routes and bike and pedestrian trails. The new Costco on…
‘Brand new toy’: How Fresno Mayor Dyer resurrected controversial southeast mega-development
The Dyer administration has orchestrated a December showdown over the Southeast Development Area, pushing the 9,000-acre mega-project toward final approval despite a $3 billion infrastructure shortfall that has residents preparing for political war. Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer now has a potential majority at the Fresno City Council to approve the Clovis-sized mega-project, known colloquially as…
Fresno County Planning Commission Feb. 8 meeting
The Fresno County Planning Commission denied a family’s request to create separate parcels so three siblings could build houses on their land, while allowing another property owner to create a new parcel from his land to sell to his sister.
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