Allow Expansion of an Existing Buddhist Temple and Related Facilities on a 17.83-Acre Parcel
Summary
SCH Number
2012071021
Lead Agency
Fresno County
Document Title
Allow Expansion of an Existing Buddhist Temple and Related Facilities on a 17.83-Acre Parcel
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Church Facility / AE-20 (Exclusive Agriculture; 20-acre minimum parcel size) / Agriculture
Document Description
Allow expansion of an existing Buddhist temple and related facilities (includes two Monks and Nuns dwelling houses, a multi-purpose hall, covered parking with solar panels atop, display areas for Buddha's history, areas set aside for religious significance, six-foot tall concrete block wall fence around the property and two decorative archways at property entrances along Orange Avenue) on a 17.83 acre parcel in the AE-20 (Exclusive Agricultural, 20-acre minimum parcel size) Zone District. The project site is located on the west side of S. Orange Avenue between Malaga and American Avenues approximately one-mile to the west of the nearest city limits of the City of Fresno (4485 S. Orange Avenue) SUP. DIST.: 3) (APN: 330-160-07).
Contact Information
Name
Ejaz Ahmad
Agency Name
Fresno County, Department of Public Works and Planning
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Fresno
Counties
Fresno
Cross Streets
West side of S. Orange Avenue between Malaga and American Avenues
Total Acres
17.83
Parcel #
330-160-07
Township
14S
Range
20E
Section
35
Base
MDB&M
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Public Health (CDPH), California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, California Department of Conservation (DOC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Conservation (DOC)
Development Types
Educational (A 17.83 acre church facility)
Local Actions
DRA
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
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