Fresno's General Plan 2035 prioritizes transit-oriented development along Fresno Area Express corridors and around the future California High-Speed Rail downtown station, encouraging higher densities, mixed use, and reduced parking minimums.
The Fresno General Plan 2035 designates BRT corridors served by Fresno Area Express and the planned California High-Speed Rail station downtown as priority growth areas. Within these zones, the development code allows higher residential densities, ground-floor retail, reduced minimum parking ratios, and streamlined design review. The Fulton Corridor Specific Plan operationalizes these standards near the HSR station footprint. State laws including SB 9, AB 2097, and density-bonus rules layer additional flexibility. The strategy aims to concentrate growth near transit, cut driving emissions, and align with Climate Action Plan commitments.
Projects proposing low-density auto-oriented uses inside transit overlays may face general-plan-consistency challenges and require zone changes or extensive CEQA findings.
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