Public hearings to discuss changing Cesar Chavez Boulevard's name to original street names.

CITY OF FRESNO 
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
STREET NAME CHANGE APPLICATION NO. P26-00936

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Fresno City Planning Commission and the Fresno City Council, in accordance with Sections 65090 and 65091 of the Government Code (Planning and Zoning Law), the Street Name Procedures ordinance of the Fresno Municipal Code (Article 62, Chapter 15), and Sections 15-4902, 15-4903, and 15-5007 of the Fresno Municipal Code (FMC), will conduct public hearings to consider Street Name Change Application No. P26-00936 changing the name of Cesar Chavez Boulevard to the original street names of California Avenue, Ventura Street, and Kings Canyon Road. The affected ±6.9-mile segment begins at the intersection of West Cesar Chavez Boulevard and South Marks Avenue and extends east to South Peach Avenue. The street name change does not apply to the half-mile street segment between South Hughes and South West Avenues, as that is located in Fresno County, and is already named West California Avenue. At the hearings, the following will be considered:

1.    Street Name Change Application No. P26-00936 proposes 
       changing the name of Cesar Chavez Boulevard to the original street
       names of California Avenue, Ventura Street, and Kings Canyon Road.
2.    Environmental Assessment No. P26-00936: Recommend
       that a finding of No Possibility of Significant Adverse Effect be
       adopted for the street name change.

*The above items are available for public review via e-mail (noted below) and within the upcoming Planning Commission and City Council agendas. Please contact the Planner (noted) below for additional information.

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         FRESNO PLANNING COMMISSION

Date:       Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Time:       6:00 p.m., or thereafter 
Place:      City Hall Council Chambers, Second Floor, 
               2600 Fresno Street, Fresno, CA  93721; 
               or watch the live broadcast via the Zoom link
               located on the Planning Commission agenda found
               here: https://fresno.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
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          FRESNO CITY COUNCIL

Date:     Thursday, April 23, 2026
Time:     9:20 a.m., or thereafter 
Place:    City Hall Council Chambers, Second Floor, 
             2600 Fresno Street, Fresno, CA  93721 or 
             watch the live broadcast via the Zoom link
             located on the City Council agenda found
             here: https://fresno.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
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Any interested person may watch either or both of the meetings electronically during the public hearing through instructions provided on the Planning Commission and City Council Agendas. Any interested person may appear at either or both of the public hearings and present written testimony, or speak in favor or against the project proposal.  However, for Planning Commission, all documents, including written testimony, shall be submitted at least 24 hours in advance of the Planning Commission agenda item being heard, via e-comment or by email to PublicCommentsPlanning@fresno.gov (cc Brittany.Martin@
fresno.gov) pursuant to the Planning Commission rules and procedures. All documents submitted to the City Council for its consideration shall be submitted to the City Clerk at least 24 hours prior to the Council Agenda item being heard, pursuant to the City Council's meeting rules and procedures.  If an individual challenges the above applications in court, they may be limited to raising only those issues that were raised at the public hearings described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Development Services Division of the Planning and Development Department and/or Planning Commission and City Council consistent with their respective rules of procedure at, or prior to, the public hearing. The Planning Commission recommendation on the proposed Street Name Change and Environmental Assessment will be considered by the City Council.

For additional information regarding this project, contact Brittany Martin, Planner II, Planning and Development Department, 2600 Fresno Street, Fresno, California 93721-3604, by phone at (559) 621-8059 or via e-mail at
 Brittany.Martin@fresno.gov. Si necesita información en Español,
 comuníquese con Valeria Ramirez al teléfono (559) 621-8046 o por correo electrónico a  Valeria.Ramirez@fresno.gov.

Jennifer K. Clark, AICP, Director & Secretary         
Planning and Development Department

DATED: April 3, 2026

Planning and Development Department
2600 Fresno Street, Room 3043 · Fresno, CA  93721 · Phone (559) 621-8277
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Apr 3 2026