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Fresno City Development Permit Committee Meeting - February 5, 2026

City Council & Commissions — Thursday, February 5, 2026
BodyFresno, California
SessionCity Council & Commissions
DateThursday, February 5, 2026
StatusFILED
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Transcript — Verbatim
0:08

Okay.

0:11

First order of business is called to order and roll call.

0:17

Committee member.

0:19

Present.

0:23

Committee member I want to present.

0:26

Community member if you okay.

0:32

Next item is uh the agenda approval of the January 8th, 2026 uh meeting agenda.

0:38

Do I have a motion?

0:40

Motion to approve the January 8 agenda.

0:43

I second it.

0:44

Okay.

0:45

Uh motion passes.

0:47

Uh next item is the consent calendar.

0:51

Uh draft minutes for December 11th, 2025.

0:55

Uh do I have a motion to approve?

0:59

Uh motion to approve the uh minutes from this call.

1:04

I second it.

1:06

Okay.

1:07

Motion carries.

1:09

Uh and now on to project review.

1:12

Uh new matters.

1:13

Uh tonight we have the approval comments and a recommendations of a development permit application number P25-03694.

1:24

Uh development permit application number P2503694 was submitted by Don Pickett of Don Pickett and Associates on behalf of himself, pertaining to the approximate 1.8 acres located at 4567 North Brawley Avenue.

1:43

The applicant proposes to construct two new industrial buildings.

1:47

Building one will consist of approximate 18,713 square foot office warehouse industrial shell building with approximately 8,000 square feet of office space.

1:59

And building two will consist of approximately 10,053 square feet personal storage facility of eight storage units with a shared restroom.

2:10

The existing light industrial offices slash warehouses to the west of the project will have access to the property as well as utilities through the easements serving the property.

2:21

And the property is zoned IL.

2:24

With that, I understand we have the uh project manager online.

2:29

Yeah.

2:30

Could you hear this?

2:32

Yes.

2:35

Hello.

2:36

Hi Eric.

2:36

Hello.

2:37

Hello there.

2:39

Yeah, my name's Eric Vincent, and I'm with Don Pickett and Associates.

2:43

Um tonight I am here to present the Brawley project to you.

2:48

Let me see here if I can find uh am I able to share my screen?

2:54

Let me see.

2:55

Uh I don't think you will be, Eric, but I do have uh the site plan.

3:01

I'll pull up the site plan and um and we do have elevations and all that up for you as well.

3:08

Okay.

3:09

Perfect.

3:11

Yeah, it's an infill project.

3:14

Um the site of an existing office warehouse.

3:19

I believe it was originally like a condo project.

3:23

So there's actually an owner's association on those buildings to the west.

3:28

Um in developing the site.

3:30

We worked with them and um have gained their approval.

3:35

They were pretty heavily involved with the elevations and um they wanted them to be consistent with the rest of them up and down Raleigh Avenue.

3:47

One of the owners is an industrial realtor.

3:50

Uh so he didn't want it to be detrimental to his buildings in the west or anything, so he was very heavily involved.

3:58

Um on the large building, building one.

4:02

We are actually uh happily in negotiations with a company called Wizix, which is a business technology company.

4:12

They are currently in one of the industrial buildings to the east of this project, but they're looking to grow.

4:19

So they will be uh using actually pretty much what we propose.

4:25

They're gonna take the whole building and about 8,000 feet of office.

4:30

Uh they don't have any large truck traffic or anything.

4:34

They do use some smaller box trucks occasionally for delivery of copy machines and shredders and that sort of thing, but not a heavy industrial user.

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Summary of Proceedings

Fresno City Development Permit Committee Meeting - February 5, 2026

The meeting was called to order at 12:00 PM on February 5, 2026, with committee members present. The primary business was the review and recommendation of a development permit application (P25-03694) for a 1.8-acre infill project at 4567 North Brawley Avenue, proposing two new industrial buildings. The committee voted unanimously to recommend approval.

Consent Calendar

  • Approved the draft minutes from the December 11, 2025 meeting via unanimous motion.

Discussion Items

  • Project P25-03694 – 4567 North Brawley Avenue
    • Applicant: Don Pickett of Don Pickett and Associates, representing himself.
    • Proposal: Construction of two industrial buildings on approximately 1.8 acres zoned IL.
      • Building 1: 18,713 sq ft office/warehouse shell building with approximately 8,000 sq ft of office space.
      • Building 2: 10,053 sq ft personal storage facility with 8 storage units and a shared restroom.
    • Project representative Eric Vincent explained that the adjoining owners’ association to the west was consulted and approved the design, which is consistent with neighboring structures. Building 1 is in negotiations with Wizix, a business technology company currently located nearby, which would occupy the entire building. Building 2 is intended for storage only, not for business operations.
    • Committee questions covered: the scope of the neighborhood association (limited to the two adjacent buildings to the west), environmental history (the site was previously graded and contained a flood-control ponding basin that was poorly backfilled; the applicant plans to over-excavate and recompact, and will handle abandonment of an old storm drain pipe), and zoning consistency (IL is correct). No major concerns were raised.
    • Committee members expressed that the project appears straightforward, supports infill development, and meets adjacent uses. All three members recommended approval.

Key Outcomes

  • The committee unanimously recommended approval of development permit P25-03694.
  • Administrative Matters:
    • The staff liaison announced that the next committee meeting will include selection of a chair and vice chair, and that a committee seat is vacant (the city council is seeking a replacement).
    • A committee member requested training on basic parliamentary procedure; the staff liaison agreed to discuss the possibility with the director.
  • The meeting was adjourned by unanimous motion.

Meeting Transcript

Okay. First order of business is called to order and roll call. Committee member. Present. Committee member I want to present. Community member if you okay. Next item is uh the agenda approval of the January 8th, 2026 uh meeting agenda. Do I have a motion? Motion to approve the January 8 agenda. I second it. Okay. Uh motion passes. Uh next item is the consent calendar. Uh draft minutes for December 11th, 2025. Uh do I have a motion to approve? Uh motion to approve the uh minutes from this call. I second it. Okay. Motion carries. Uh and now on to project review. Uh new matters. Uh tonight we have the approval comments and a recommendations of a development permit application number P25-03694. Uh development permit application number P2503694 was submitted by Don Pickett of Don Pickett and Associates on behalf of himself, pertaining to the approximate 1.8 acres located at 4567 North Brawley Avenue. The applicant proposes to construct two new industrial buildings. Building one will consist of approximate 18,713 square foot office warehouse industrial shell building with approximately 8,000 square feet of office space. And building two will consist of approximately 10,053 square feet personal storage facility of eight storage units with a shared restroom. The existing light industrial offices slash warehouses to the west of the project will have access to the property as well as utilities through the easements serving the property. And the property is zoned IL. With that, I understand we have the uh project manager online. Yeah. Could you hear this? Yes. Hello. Hi Eric. Hello. Hello there. Yeah, my name's Eric Vincent, and I'm with Don Pickett and Associates. Um tonight I am here to present the Brawley project to you. Let me see here if I can find uh am I able to share my screen? Let me see. Uh I don't think you will be, Eric, but I do have uh the site plan. I'll pull up the site plan and um and we do have elevations and all that up for you as well. Okay. Perfect. Yeah, it's an infill project. Um the site of an existing office warehouse. I believe it was originally like a condo project. So there's actually an owner's association on those buildings to the west. Um in developing the site. We worked with them and um have gained their approval.

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