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The Orchards at Gill Estates

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The Orchards at Gill Estates is a land development project approved by the City of Kerman on October 22, 2025, involving approximately 40 acres located on the south side of West Nielsen Avenue in Fresno County. Proposed by Lifetime Communities, the project encompasses several regulatory actions, including the annexation of two parcels from Fresno County to the City of Kerman, amendments to the Kerman 2040 General Plan to transition land use from General Commercial to Mixed-Use and Medium Density Residential, and the pre-zoning of the area into the Smart Development Combining District and Mixed-Use zoning districts. The project area will be divided into two parcels and one remainder, with the primary 28.35-acre parcel designated for residential subdivision. The development plan includes the creation of 172 single-family residential lots, with lot sizes ranging from 3,690 to 8,987 square feet, achieving a density of 6.1 dwelling units per acre. The subdivision will feature five dedicated outlots for landscaping, a central park, a stormwater basin, and utility/pedestrian access. Infrastructure improvements consist of an internal network of public streets and sidewalks, providing ingress and egress via West Nielsen Avenue and the extension of North First Street, along with several stub street connections to facilitate future surrounding development. A Notice of Determination has certified compliance with CEQA, indicating that the project will not have significant environmental effects and requires no mitigation measures.

General Info

Lifetime Communities will develop 172 residential lots on 40 acres in Kerman, California.

Agency

California → City of Kerman

NAICS

541370 - Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) ServicesView NAICS

Place of Performance

W Nielsen Ave and N Madera Ave, Kerman, CA, 93630

Set-Aside

NONE

Documents

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Notice of Determination - The Orchards at Gill Estates

PDF•notice-of-determination

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Timeline

PostedNov 12

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyCalifornia → City of Kerman

Contacts2 people available

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Organization / Agency

California → City of Kerman

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Contacts

Jerry JonesCommunity Development Director

Jagroop GillAgent

Full Description

ANX 2023-03 would annex two (2) parcels from the County of Fresno to the City of Kerman. GPA 2023-02 would amend the Kerman 2040 General Plan land use designation for portions of APN 020-120-06 from the General Commercial land use designation to the Mixed-Use land use designation (8.74 acres) and from General Commercial to Medium Density Residential (0.9 acres). REZ 2023-03 would pre-zone the Medium Density Residential land use designation portion of the Project Area (30.39 acres) to the Smart Development Combining District - Residential - minimum 3,500 square feet (SD-R-3.5) zoning district and the Mixed-Use land use designation portion of the Project Area (8.74 acres) to the Mixed-Use zoning district. The proposed zoning districts would be consistent with the underlying planned land uses. TPM 2024-01 would split the Project Area into two (2) parcels and one (1) remainder, including a 28.35-acre "Parcel 1" that would accommodate TSM 2023-03 ("Project Site"), an 8.74-acre "Parcel 2" on the east portion of APN 020-120-06 with no development proposed at this time, and a 2.04- acre "Remainder" on the northwest corner with an existing single-family residence. TSM 2023-03 would subdivide Parcel 1 of TPM 2024-01 (28.35 acres) into 172 single-family lots (6.1 dwelling units per acre) that range in size from 3,690 square feet to 8,987 square feet, in addition to five (5) outlots. Outlot A and Outlot B are proposed along the southern boundary of the subdivision for nine (9) foot landscape. Outlot C is proposed at the center of the subdivision as a park. Outlot D is proposed on the northwest corner of the site as a stormwater basin. Outlot E is proposed on the southeast corner of the site for public utility and pedestrian access purposes. The Project also proposes an internal network of public streets and sidewalks with one (1) point of ingress/egress to West Nielsen Avenue, one (1) point of ingress/egress to the south at the extension of North First Street, which connects to a roadway that is being built along the southern boundary of the site, three (3) stub streets connection to future development of the surrounding area, including two (2) points of ingress/egress to the west (i.e., APNs: 020-120-17s and 020-120-28S), and one (l) point of ingress/egress to the north (i.e., APN 020-120-11).