Ceres E. Whitmore Shopping Center Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026070820
Lead Agency
City of Ceres
Document Title
Ceres E. Whitmore Shopping Center Project
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Vacant; Zoning: Planned Community - Administrative Professional (PC-AP); GP Designation: Office (O)
Document Description
The proposed Project consists of the development of approximately 3.7 acres of currently vacant land with a mix of commercial uses, including two fast-food restaurants, a multi-tenant retail building, and a quick oil-change center. The development is intended to provide additional retail, restaurant, and service options along the Whitmore Avenue commercial corridor while maintaining compatibility with surrounding commercial and residential uses.
Contact Information
Name
Josh Smith
Agency Name
De Novo Planning Group
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Name
Kelsey George
Agency Name
City of Ceres
Job Title
Contract Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Ceres
Counties
Stanislaus
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
E Whitmore Avenue and Malik Avenue
Zip
95307
Total Acres
3.7
Parcel #
086-016-1010; 086-016-1050; 086-016-1140
State Highways
SR 99
Railways
UPRR
Airports
N/A
Schools
Ceres Unified School District
Waterways
N/A
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR), California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 10 (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 Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Delta Protection Commission, Delta Stewardship Council, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 10, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance
Development Types
Commercial (Sq. Ft. 13223, Acres 3.7, Employees 105)
Local Actions
General Plan Amendment, Site Plan, Rezone, Use Permit, Conditional Use Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, Energy, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
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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