CITY OF FRESNO NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION In accordance with Section 15072 of the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, this notice is to inform the general public that the City of Fresno has completed an Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) for General Plan Amendment Application No. P23-00400. The General Plan Amendment was filed by the City of Fresno (Applicant) for portions of the Central Southeast Area Specific Plan (Specific Plan). Specific Plan proposes the repeal of the Roosevelt Community Plan and the Butler/Willow Specific Plan, amendment of the Fresno General Plan, and the rezoning of approximately 119 acres in the Plan Area. The Specific Plan Area is just east and southeast of Downtown Fresno and is bounded by Belmont Avenue to the north, Fourth Avenue to the west, Church Avenue to the south, and Peach Avenue to the east and encompasses approximately 2,067 acres. The proposed project would create the City of Fresno Central Southeast Area Specific Plan (Specific Plan), a long-range planning document that provides a vision for growth and development in the community over the next 20 to 30 years. The proposed Specific Plan would address a wide range of topics that impact the quality of life in the community, including affordable housing, jobs and economic development, transportation, parks and open space, and a healthy environment. The proposed Specific Plan would address community needs and guide future public and private development to create a more vibrant, attractive, equitable, and healthy community in a way that builds upon the social and cultural strengths of the existing Specific Plan Area. The proposed land use designations of the Specific Plan are consistent with the General Plan; however, the proposed Specific Plan proposes rezoning of approximately 119 acres in the Plan Area, in addition to the repeal of the Roosevelt Community Plan and the Butler/Willow Specific Plan. These changes would facilitate revitalization of vacant lands or facilities along the Cesar Chavez Corridor, encourage development of underutilized parking lots near the Maple and Butler Avenue intersection, and encourage development of underutilized land near the Cedar and Butler Avenue intersection. The Specific Plan would also create higher intensity mixed-use infill opportunities along priority corridors and at key opportunity sites Overall, development consistent with the proposed Specific Plan is expected to be less intense than what was contemplated by the General Plan. The City of Fresno is making the proposed IS/MND available to interested agencies and members of the public for review and comment. The public review period will begin on December 19, 2025 and conclude on January 19, 2026. The IS/MND is available for review during regular business hours at the Planning and Development Department, Fresno City Hall, 2600 Fresno Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3043, Fresno, CA 93721-3604 or by contacting Juan Lara at (559) 621-8039 or Juan.Lara@fresno.gov and PublicCommentsPlanning@fresno.gov, for the above EA. Para información en español, comuníquense con Juan Lara (al número de teléfono (559) 621-8039). A Planning Commission hearing date for this project is tentatively scheduled for January 21, 2025. Following the Planning Commission hearing, a City Council hearing will be scheduled. Both the IS/MND and the Draft Specific Plan are available at www.fresno.gov/centralsoutheastplan. IPL0299812 Dec 19 2025