Environmental Assessment No. P25-03963
Summary
SCH Number
2026040986
Public Agency
City of Fresno
Document Title
Environmental Assessment No. P25-03963
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/21/2026
Document Description
Development Permit Application No. P25-03963 was filed by Russell Taylor and pertains to the ±0.26 acres located at 887 Fulton Street. The applicant proposes a Major Revised Exhibit to renovate approximately 33,000 sq. ft of an existing building to be used as a food court on the ground floor, with the basement and 2nd floor to be converted to office space. There will also be an addition of approximately 4,084 sq. ft for a small, enclosed structure to be used as an office and a roof deck. There are plans to utilize outdoor space on the ground floor and 3rd floor roof deck for outdoor dining. Remediation work will precede the renovation to ensure issues related to asbestos, lead-based paint, and mold are addressed. This work is being funded via the Environmental Protection Agency’s Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund.
Contact Information
Name
Cody Laird
Agency Name
City of Fresno
Job Title
Planner II
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Yery Olivares
Agency Name
Fresno Area Hispanic Foundation
Job Title
Chief Operating Officer & CDFI Executive Director
Contact Types
Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Fresno
Counties
Fresno
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
Southwest Corner of Fulton and Kern Streets
Zip
93721
Total Acres
.26
Parcel #
46828221T
State Highways
Highways 41, 99 and 180
Schools
Lowell Elementary, Akira Yokomi Elementary, Jefferson Elementary
Township
14
Range
20
Section
10
Base
MDPM
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15331/Class 31 (Historical Resource Restoration/Rehabilitation)
Reasons for Exemption
Section 15331/Class 31 (Historical Resource Restoration/Rehabilitation) allows projects to be exempted from the provisions of CEQA when they consist of the maintenance, repair, stabilization, rehabilitation, restoration, preservation, conservation or reconstruction of historical resources in a manner consistent with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring, and Reconstructing Historic Buildings (1995), Weeks and Grimmer.
The remediation work will consist of asbestos, lead-based paint, and mold abatement in the interior of the building, along with the installation of a temporary roof to ensure mold does not continue to persist as renovations take place. This work is being facilitated via funding from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund. The remediation is addressing health and safety concerns and will not have a significant effect on the environment.
The City of Fresno’s Historic Preservation Commission reviewed Development Permit Application P25-03963 on February 23, 2026 and determined the proposal is consistent with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Treatment of Historic Properties. Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines §15064.5(b)(3) the project shall be considered to be mitigated to a level of less than a significant impact on a historical resource. Therefore, the proposed action will not cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of the historical resource and is exempt from the provisions of CEQA pursuant to the Class 31 Categorical Exemption.
County Clerk
Fresno
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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