The Fresno Planning Commission recommends actions on various planning issues, such as plan amendments, rezones and appeals for development permits or conditional use permits. It is an advisory committee, consisting of seven members appointed by the mayor and city council.
Meetings usually occur at 6 p.m. on the first and third Wednesdays of each month in the city council chambers at 2600 Fresno Street. They can also be joined via Zoom and are webcast on CMAC.
Who are the Fresno Planning Commissioners:
Peter Vang, Chairperson
Brad Hardie, Vice Chair
David Criner, Commissioner
Monica Diaz, Commissioner
Haley Wagner, Commissioner
Kathy Bray, Commissioner
Robert Fuentes, Commissioner
(As of June 2022)
Meeting Notes
Southwest Fresno fights to defend its landmark plan
For more than three years, the owners of roughly $47 million worth of industrial property in southwest Fresno – including a minority owner of the Sacramento Kings – have been trying to rezone 55 acres of one of California’s most polluted neighborhoods back to industrial. The state’s air regulator, the city’s planning commission, city planning…
‘Big middle finger to Fresno.’ Commission narrowly approves $4 billion mega-development with no plan to pay for it
California’s fifth-largest city is coming apart at the seams over 9,000 acres of land. Fresno’s planning politics are about to go nuclear. The Fresno Planning Commission approved the 45,000-home Southeast Development area (SEDA) Specific Plan in a historic 4-3 vote late Wednesday night after a packed house of residents told them to vote no. The…
West side residents cheer Fresno’s new development plan
The Fresno City Council unanimously approved a new plan for the neighborhoods west of the 99 highway on Thursday in a move proponents believe will pave the way for benefits like more walkable neighborhoods while combatting the food and other resource deserts plaguing the west area. Going into Thursday’s meeting, not all councilmembers were fully…
‘Hands tied.’ Fresno approves contentious northwest housing project despite angry neighbors
The Fresno City Council on Thursday voted 4-2 to approve a market-rate housing project in northwest Fresno – a year after they rejected the same proposal, prompting a legal battle the city lost quickly. The proposed apartment complex consists of three three-story buildings and one four-story building of 82-unit market-rate apartments. It will be on…
Fresno Costco relocation blocked by court over flawed environmental review
A Fresno judge blocked the city’s plan to relocate Costco from Shaw Avenue to Herndon Avenue last Thursday, ruling that the Dyer administration must comply with state climate change regulations before the project can proceed. The proposed new Costco, planned as one of the largest in the country, represented a significant development win for city…
Fresno Planning Commission delays vote on southeast development plan
The Dyer administration is scrambling after a vote on one of Fresno’s most ambitious housing developments in decades was abruptly postponed Wednesday night. Fresno planning director Jennifer Clark blamed “misinformation” for derailing the planning commission’s hearing of the Southeast Development Area (SEDA), a plan for a massive 45,000-home string of developments that has a $3…
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