Conditional Use Permit Application No. P23-03592
Summary
SCH Number
2024080342
Public Agency
City of Fresno
Document Title
Conditional Use Permit Application No. P23-03592
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/8/2024
Document Description
Conditional Use Permit Application No. P23-03592 was filed by Kevin Gilio of A-1 Auto Electric and pertains to the 0.26 acres located at the address noted above. The applicant proposes to expand their existing automotive repair business operations A-1 Auto Electric currently located at 2320 and 2310 Stanislaus Street into an existing vacant building located across the street. The vacant building was previously occupied by an automotive repair business known as “Pro Auto”. A-1 Auto Electric intends to operate in the same capacity as the previous use (Auto Repair). The site expansion is inclusive of all the parcels which will serve existing and new customers as the demand for vehicle auto repairs has increased. The proposed site expansion would be considered a functional expansion as the site is located directly across the street and within the vicinity of A-1 Auto Electric’s existing site operations.
Contact Information
Name
Steven Lieng
Agency Name
City of Fresno
Job Title
Planner II
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Fresno
Counties
Fresno
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
Stanislaus and M Streets
Zip
93721
Total Acres
0.26
Jobs
5
Parcel #
466-102-07
State Highways
State Highways 41 and 99
Railways
Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe
Airports
Fresno Chandler Executive Airpor
Schools
Fresno Adult School, Jefferson Elementary, Big Picture Elementar
Township
14S
Range
20E
Section
04
Base
MTN Diab
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301, Class 1
Reasons for Exemption
This project is exempt under Section 15301/Class 1 (Existing Facilities) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines as follows:
Section 15301/Class 1 consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. The key consideration is whether the project involves negligible or no expansion of use.
The project is an expansion of A-1 Auto Electric existing Legal Non-Conforming Auto/Vehicle Repair (Major) land use business site operations from the addresses of 2310, and 2320 Stanislaus Street that have been in continuous operations to across the street at 2345 Stanislaus Street. The ±11,250 square foot existing vacant building located at 2345 Stanislaus Street was previously occupied by “Pro Auto” Auto/Vehicle Repair (Major) land use. The building is now entirely run down and has become abandoned and vacant since 2019 due to the pandemic. Currently, the location has become a gathering spot for unhoused individuals who often engage in illicit and or illegal activities. The expansion of A-1 Auto Electric’s site operations will have the same purpose and capacity as the previous tenant “Pro Auto” that occupied the building. In addition, no new uses are being proposed as the uses will remain the same as what was previously provided by “Pro Auto”. The site expansion by A-1 Auto Electric will also restore and rehabilitate the deteriorated vacant building back to its original aesthetic prior to being abandoned and vandalized.
None of the exceptions to Categorical Exemptions set forth in the CEQA Guidelines, Section 15300.2 apply to the project. Furthermore, the proposed project site is a developed property in an urbanized area and is not expected to have a significant effect on the environment. Accordingly, a categorical exemption, as noted above, has been prepared for the project and the area is not environmentally sensitive.
County Clerk
Fresno
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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