A $50-million warehouse rezone in southwest Fresno was delayed again Thursday, pulled from the City Council agenda by Councilmember Mike Karbassi and pushed to August alongside a sweeping neighborhood development plan it has become legally tied to.
The Elm Rezone — roughly 55 acres of industrial property whose owners have spent years trying to undo a 2017 resident-backed designation — was held up after City Attorney Andrew Janz recommended it be heard the same day as the final approval of the Central Southeast Specific Plan. Karbassi pulled that item too to give the city another 60 days for yet more legal analysis.
“Given that we have a history of getting sued and courts overturning [city council] decisions, I would like to delay the hearing for the Central Southeast Specific Plan until a time where we can have a legal analysis,” Karbassi said…