Environmental Assessment No. T-6468/P23-04061

Environmental Assessment No. T-6468/P23-04061

The Kearney and Crystal Subdivision (Tract 6468), Application No. P23-03663, was filed by the applicant, Terance Fraizer, on Behalf of Kearney and Crystal, LLC. The applicant is proposing a gated residential community in the southwest portion of Fresno (city) that would include 84 residential units distributed amongst 74 two-story buildings, a 0.16-acre park, and 22 guest parking spaces on a 7.82-acre site (APN 464-070-050) (Figures 1 and 2). The project proposes to subdivide the existing parcel into 84 residential lots ranging in size from 1,866 square feet to 3,745 square feet and 3 open space lots for a total of 87 lots. The tentative tract map would be recorded in two phases, with 45 lots, including two open space lots and a gated entry, in Phase 1, and 42 lots, including one open space lot, in Phase 2. The residential development would be constructed with84 total single-family residential buildings(64 units will be Single-Family Dwelling, Detached uses and 20 units will be Single-Family Dwelling, Attached uses). A minimum of 64 of the 84 units will have recessed garages. The three-bedroom, two-story residences would reside on individual lots and would range in size from 1,244 square feet to 1,596 square feet. Private garages and off-street parking would provide 336 private parking spaces for homeowners (4 per unit), and an additional 22 guest parking spaces would be provided at the center of the community. Additionally, a looping roadway through the community would be sufficiently wide to allow for on-street parking. Access to the community would be via a single entrance from South Crystal Avenue, across from West Strother Avenue. Internal access would be provided by a single looping road constructed for circulation within the project. A gated emergency access would be provided at the southern end of the eastern boundary of the project site, which would exit onto South Crystal Avenue (Figure 3). The project would also include frontage improvements along South Crystal Avenue to better support traffic through the area. The project is requesting three modifications to City of Fresno (City) requirements: 1) modification to Standard P-56B to allow the right-of-way to be placed at the back of the curb with a 5’ public utilities easement where the standard requires a sidewalk or buffer between the back of curb and property line with a 10’ public utilities easement; 2) modification to Standard E-9A to allow no street lights on the west side of South Crystal Avenue where the standard requires street lights on alternating sides of the street; and 3) modification to Fresno Municipal Code Section 15.903 to allow reduced minimum lot sizes of 1,866 square feet where the section requires 2,500 square feet. The 7.82-acre site is flat and currently undeveloped and vacant. Project construction would require approximately 400 cubic yards of material import (6,150 cubic yards of cut and 6,550 cubic yards of fill) and would result in site disturbance over the entire site. It is anticipated that the project would generate between 200 and 300 average daily vehicle trips. Construction is expected to last approximately 15 months. Water and sewer service would be provided by the City; gas and electric services would be provided by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E); and storm drain service would be provided by the Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District. The property is currently zoned RS-5 (Residential Single-Family, Medium Density), designated Medium Density per the City’s General Plan, and is located within the Southwest Fresno Specific Plan area. The project would result in a gross residential density of 10.7 du/ac, which is below the maximum permitted density of 12 du/ac for the RS-5 zone. The site would be fenced and gated such that only residents and approved visitors will be able to enter the site. The project would not require the removal or demolition of any existing buildings or structures on the site.

Fresno

Fresno

Citywide

Residential (Units 84, Acres 7.82)

Planned Unit Development, Land Division (Subdivision, etc.)

Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Geology/Soils, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Tribal Cultural Resources