Tower District Specific Plan Update
Summary
SCH Number
2025050309
Lead Agency
City of Fresno
Document Title
Tower District Specific Plan Update
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Various land uses and zoning throughout the Specific Plan Area.
Document Description
The proposed project aims to provide strategic and comprehensive guidance for
making decisions regarding District’s built environment and landscape character, land use and activities, public open space, community facilities and transportation. The City previously adopted the 1991 Tower District Specific Plan which emphasized conservation and historic preservation throughout the District and remains a focus of the proposed project. The proposed project would update the 1991 Specific Plan to
respond to issues in the District that have remained, changed, and emerged over the ensuing decades. The proposed project aims to provide a focused outline for implementing the broader goals of the City’s General Plan in a manner that fits the needs of the District, as well as streamlining development within the Specific Plan Area by providing updated environmental analysis pursuant to CEQA requirements.
Contact Information
Name
Sophia Pagoulatos
Agency Name
City of Fresno
Job Title
Planning Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Kyle Simpson
Agency Name
LSA Associates, Inc.
Job Title
Principal
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Fresno
Counties
Fresno
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
Several Including - Blackstone Avenue, Olive Avenue, Palm Avenue, Van Ness Avenue, Shields Ave
Zip
93728
Total Acres
1,869
Parcel #
Several
State Highways
SR 180, SR 99, SR 41, SR 168
Railways
Union Pacific Railroad
Airports
Chandler Executive Airport
Schools
Several
Waterways
Irrigation Canals, Drainage Basins
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Education, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Energy Commission, California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), California San Joaquin River Conservancy (SJRC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Delta Stewardship Council, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights
Development Types
Other (Specific Plan Update)
Local Actions
General Plan Amendment, Specific Plan
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Energy, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Noise, Recreation, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
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