NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
CITY OF MENDOTA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT, on July 7, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, the City Council of the City of Mendota will hold a public hearing at a regular meeting at Mendota City Council Chambers, 725 Riofrio Street, Mendota, CA 93640 to conduct the following business:
PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE CANTU APARTMENTS PROJECT, submitted by Mariano Peralta of Peralta Properties, and proposing to construct a 16-unit apartment complex, with an 1,802 square foot open space area that includes a playground, a 25-stall parking lot (with one Americans with Disabilities Act stall), and other minor site improvements (Project) via a Site Plan Review. The Project would be located on APN 013-241-19 and a 0.26-acre portion of Tule Street between 6th Street and State Route (SR) 33 in the City (Project Site) that the Project proponent has proposed that the City vacate for use of this existing right of way by the Project. The apartment complex would comprise of four total buildings, each with two first story and two second story units. Currently, APN 013-241-19 is designated as Medium High Density Residential, and the is zoned as R-1. The Project proposes to amend the City of Mendota General Plan land use designation for APN 013-241-19 from Medium High Density Residential to High Density Residential. Additionally, APN 013-241-19 would be rezoned from R-1 to R-3 as a part of the Project, consistent with the proposed High Density Residential land use designation. There are three residences currently located on APN 013-241-19. These residences would be demolished as a part of the Project.
Along with the development of the apartment complex, the Project proposes the addition of a parking lot on the southeastern corner of the Project site. The parking lot would be developed along the existing Tule Street which has been proposed for abandonment between 6th Street and SR 33. If approved, the abandoned right of way would be designated with a General Plan land use designation of High Density Residential and would be zoned R-3, consistent with the rest of the Project site. Additionally, an Initial Study/Negative Declaration was prepared for the Project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act.
At its regular meeting on June 23, 2026, the Mendota Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. PC 26-02 by a vote of 5-0, recommending that the City Council approve the Project and the Initial Study/Negative Declaration prepared for the Project. The City Council will consider the Planning Commission’s recommendation at this public hearing and vote whether to approve the Project.
All interested persons are invited to appear at the time and place specified above to give testimony regarding the proposed actions listed above. Written comments may be forwarded to the City of Mendota Public Works & Planning Department at 643 Quince Street. Requests for information may be directed to the City Planner, Jeffrey O’Neal, at 559.449.2700 or joneal@ppeng.com.
If you challenge the above matter(s) in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council of the City of Mendota at, or prior to, the public hearing, or any comments received during the public review period of the associated entitlements.