Addendum to New Hanford Courthouse Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration

Addendum to New Hanford Courthouse Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration

This Addendum supplements the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (2010 MND; State Clearinghouse No. 2010091088) for the New Hanford Courthouse project in Kings County, California. The project description set forth in the IS/MND consists of a proposed 145,000-square-foot, four-story courthouse on a 9.5-acre site in the City of Hanford in Kings County. The courthouse would contain 12 courtrooms as well as offices for several Court divisions and functions (Family Court; Family Mediation Unit; Appeals; Jury Services; Civil/Probate; Court Administration; Courtroom Judicial Support; Building Support; Sheriff Operations; and Central In-Custody Holding). The Kings County Superior Court previously operated in four locations: Hanford (four buildings with a total of eight courtrooms); Lemoore (one courtroom); and courthouses operated part-time in the cities of Corcoran and Avenal. The existing Hanford and Lemoore court facilities contain numerous deficiencies concerning access and efficiency, security, overcrowding and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility. The proposed courthouse was intended to replace existing facilities in Hanford and Lemoore. The Judicial Council is now proposing to expand the parking lot for the Courthouse on approximately 0.37 acres of vacant land in the northern part of the Courthouse property. The proposed parking lot expansion would consist of 43 regular staff parking spaces in two north-south rows. A 22-foot-wide drive aisle would separate the two rows of parking spaces. Existing landscaping next to the east and west sides of the proposed parking lot expansion would be left in place. Three parking lot light poles—each supporting two luminaires—would be installed within the landscaped area between the two proposed rows of parking spaces.

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