FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — The City of Fresno has completed a Partially Recirculated Draft Environmental Impact Report (PR-DEIR) for the proposed Costco Commercial Center project, fulfilling a lawsuit requirement to review the project’s greenhouse gas emissions.
The city found these emissions to be not significant, allowing the project to proceed to the next phase.
The public has until January 5th to submit comments on the project.
The PR-DEIR was prepared in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and follows a Fresno County Superior Court ruling from July 2025.
This ruling required the city to revise its greenhouse gas analysis, removing references to the 2021 Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan, which was set aside by a court decision in August 2024.
The proposed Costco Commercial Center will be located on approximately 22.4 acres of vacant land at 7120 North Riverside Drive in Fresno.
FILE – Site of the new Fresno Costco on Herndon Avenue (Courtesy: Fresno City Hall)
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The development includes a new Costco facility with an attached tire center, a detached gas station, and a drive-through car wash.
The existing Costco on West Shaw Avenue will relocate to this new facility.
The PR-DEIR identifies no significant and unavoidable impacts, although previous reports noted issues related to noise, vibration, and transportation.
Mitigation measures are expected to reduce impacts on archaeological, historical, tribal cultural, and biological resources to less-than-significant levels.
Documents related to the project are available for public review by appointment at the Planning and Development Department in Fresno or online at https://ceqanet.lci.ca.gov.
Public comments can be submitted via mail or email by 5 p.m. on January 5th or by appointment only, at the Planning and Development Department at 2600 Fresno Street, Room 3043 in Fresno.