{"id":305229,"date":"2026-05-08T01:38:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T01:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/305229\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T01:38:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T01:38:07","slug":"nw-fresno-costco-project-moves-forward-to-city-council-after-commission-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/305229\/","title":{"rendered":"NW Fresno Costco project moves forward to City Council after commission review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26)  \u2014 The proposed Costco Commercial Center in northwest Fresno is moving forward once again, following a key step in the approval process this week.<\/p>\n<p>On May 6, the Fresno Planning Commission considered the updated proposal for the project, which would be built on 22.4 acres of vacant land at Herndon Avenue and Riverside Drive. <\/p>\n<p>Commissioners ultimately recommended approval, sending the project to the Fresno City Council for final consideration.<\/p>\n<p>The development marks the latest chapter for the project after a Fresno County Superior Court ruling in 2025 set aside the City Council\u2019s earlier approval. <\/p>\n<p>The court required the city to revise parts of its environmental review, specifically related to greenhouse gas emissions.<\/p>\n<p>[RELATED] <a href=\"https:\/\/kmph.com\/news\/local\/fresno-costco-project-clears-environmental-review-public-comments-open-until-jan-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NW Fresno Costco project clears environmental review, public comments open until Jan. 5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To comply with that ruling, the city prepared a revised greenhouse gas analysis and presented more detailed findings under the Fresno Municipal Code during the Planning Commission hearing.<\/p>\n<p>City officials say those updates allow the project to move forward again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI applaud the Planning Commission\u2019s recommendation to the City Council for approval of Costco,\u201d Mayor Jerry Dyer said in a statement. <\/p>\n<p>This development represents a strong investment in Fresno\u2019s economy and continued business development.<\/p>\n<p>The project includes a new Costco warehouse, along with a gas station, tire center, and additional commercial features. <\/p>\n<p>The retailer plans to relocate from its current Shaw Avenue location, which first opened in 1985.<\/p>\n<p>City leaders say the new development could generate up to $15 million in tax revenue.<\/p>\n<p>The project has drawn attention in recent years due to legal challenges and environmental concerns, particularly surrounding greenhouse gas emissions and traffic impacts. <\/p>\n<p>Earlier environmental reviews found no significant and unavoidable impacts, though mitigation measures were required in several areas.<\/p>\n<p>The Fresno City Council is scheduled to take up the proposal on May 21, where members will decide whether to approve the project following the updated environmental analysis.<\/p>\n<p>If approved, the project would move one step closer to construction after years of delays and revisions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) \u2014 The proposed Costco Commercial Center in northwest Fresno is moving forward once again, following&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":305230,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[112,114,113],"class_list":["post-305229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=305229"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305229\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/305230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=305229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=305229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=305229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}