Conditional Use Permit Application No. P25-01134

The City of Fresno is processing Conditional Use Permit Application No. P25-01134 to authorize the development of a 6,450-square-foot event center within an existing 17,313-square-foot building at 280 West Shaw Avenue, alongside the construction of a 9,340-square-foot outdoor courtyard featuring a pizza oven and two food truck utility hookups on the north side of the property. The applicant is also seeking a California Type 47 ABC liquor license to permit the on- and off-site sale of beer, wine, and distilled spirits, and a 5-foot-6-inch decorative wrought-iron fence is proposed along the southern and western property lines facing West Shaw Avenue and North College Avenue. The project is located in a Corridor/Center Mixed-Use (CMX) zoning district and leverages CEQA categorical exemptions under Sections 15301 (Class 1) and 15303 (Class 3) to establish environmental compliance, as the proposed changes involve minimal expansion of use and modifications to existing structures with a floor area increase not exceeding 50 percent. The applicant, Dirk Poeschel, submitted the application with supporting documents including a site map, exemption memo, and CDFW No Effect Determination, and a payment of $50 in administrative fees was confirmed via receipt. The City of Fresno Planning and Development Department is the approving agency, with Robert Holt designated as the supervising planner overseeing project compliance, while the Fresno County Clerk’s Office handles fee processing and documentation filing. The permit application was posted on October 22, 2025, and the Notice of Exemption was approved on October 16, 2025; the project does not involve federal procurement processes, and no federal contract clauses, evaluation factors, payment systems, or FAR-mandated compliance requirements are applicable or referenced in the submission.