Fresno Didn't Follow Zoning in Approving Costco With Warehouse

William Fulton
Jul 27, 2025
3 min read

Updated: Jan 15

Only days after one judge ordered the City of Fresno to approve a housing project it had denied, another judge has ordered the city to redo the environmental impact report on one of the largest-ever Costco projects. Among other things, the court ruling shows that zoning ordinances are having a difficult time dealing with the increasingly blurry line between large retail stores and warehouses.

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