Fresno County Airport Land Use Commission

Buttonwillow Project Safety Zones

Existing Land Use Map

OPERATIONAL STATEMENT

SITE PLAN 4931 S BUTTONWILLOW AVE 2B

Summary:  The Fresno County Department of Public Works and Planning, Development Services and Capital Projects Division has submitted the subject application for a finding of consistency from the ALUC. The project proposes to allow an events venue on a 9.98-acre parcel located within the AE-20 (Exclusive Agricultural, 20-acre minimum parcel size) Zone District. The attached operational statement and Site Plan provide the limitations of the proposed venue). The total area of the proposed venue and parking lot is up to 2.1 acres total, and the number of visitors is 100 guest maximum plus 10 employees.

The subject parcel is located on the Northwest corner of south Buttonwillow Avenue and east American Avenue, approximately 2.87-miles north of the nearest city limits of the City of Reedley. (APN: 333-290-15) (4931 S. Buttonwillow Ave.) (Sup. Dist. 4).

The referenced site appears to be withing the Traffic Pattern Zone – Zone 6 of Reedley Municipal Airport. Within that zone the maximum non-residential intensity is 300 persons per acre, with 10% required open land.

Prohibited uses include all outdoor stadiums and similar uses with very high intensity as well as all hazards to flight such as:

• Physical (e.g.,tall objects), visual, and electronic forms of interference with the safety of aircraft operations
• Land use development, such as golf courses and certain types of crops, as outlined in FAA’s Advisory Circular 150/5200‐33B
• Hazardous Wildlife Attractants on or Near Airports that may cause the attraction of birds to increase is also prohibited

Other Development Conditions:

• Airport disclosure notice required
• Airspace review required for objects > 100 feet tall
• New structures are prohibited on existing terrain that penetrates 14 CFR Part 77 surfaces
• New structures require additional airspace analysis required within the 50‐foot terrain penetration buffer

The subject property does not sit within Reedley Municipal Airport’s noise contours. 

Action: ALUC staff recommends the Fresno County Airport Land Use Commission approve either a Finding of Consistency or a conditional Finding of Consistency for the Unclassified Conditional Use Permit No. 3784 & Initial Study No. 8553, dependent on keeping the event size under 300 persons per acre as represented.

25014 W. Dorris Project

cup-3784-project files

Summary: The Department of Public Works and Planning, Development Services and Capital Projects Division is reviewing the subject application proposing to allow a gas station with applicable gas pumps (potential electric charging stations) and convenience store on a 1.01-acre parcel located within a Major Commercial Center (Northwest Quadrant of Dorris Avenue and Interstate 5 interchange) as defined within the Westside Freeway Subregional Plan.

The subject parcel is located on north side of State Route 198 (Dorris Avenue) westerly adjacent to Interstate 5 within the AE-40 (Exclusive Agricultural, 40-acre minimum parcel size) Zone District, approximately 7.82-miles northeast of the City of Coalinga. (APN: 065-260-27s) (25014 W. Dorris Ave.) (Sup. Dist. No. 4).

The project sits within Safety Zone 6 – Traffic Pattern Zone has no limits on dwelling units per acre. The only prohibited use for residential projects is hazards to flight which is defined as:

• Physical (e.g.,tall objects), visual, and electronic forms of interference with the safety of aircraft operations
• Land use development, such as golf courses and certain types of crops
• Hazardous wildlife attractants on or near airports, that may cause the attraction of birds to increase is also prohibited

Action: ALUC staff recommends the Fresno County Airport Land Use Commission approve a Finding of Consistency for the County of Fresno Unclassified Conditional Use Permit No. 3758 and Initial Study No. 8357.

I. 2025 ALUC meeting dates:

• August 4
• October 6
• December 1

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