Sequoia Drive-In Business Park Project
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2017011027
Lead Agency
Tulare County
Document Title
Sequoia Drive-In Business Park Project
Document Type
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
The site is currently in an unproductive state of agricultural use. The Tulare Irrigation District canal runs through the middle of site. The site was previously a drive-in movie theater (south portion). There is currently a mobile communication tower on the site. Annual grassland and ruderal ground occupy the site.
The entire project site is zoned PD-C-3-SC.
The Visalia area land use plan a component of the planning framework, land use, and transportation and circulation elements of Tulare County GP designates the site "ag"; located within the urban development boundary and urban area boundary for the city of Visalia
Document Description
The construction of the Sequoia Drive-In Business Park in Tulare County, CA will comprise of 4 separate phases of development. A total of 30 buildings (46 units) and 358,370 sf of building space will be constructed for the complete buildout for all phases of construction.
Phase 1 will include a convenience market with gas pumps and an attached fast-food restaurant, along with 5 separate commercial buildings for a total combined square footage of 68,340. Direct access into the development of phase 1 will occur on Road 156, and will eventually connect access from Noble Ave during phase 3.
Phase 2 will result in the development of 14 commercial buildings for a total combined square footage of 88,000, leaving a remainder lot for the existing cellular tower. Two access points into the development will occur on Road 156, providing a circle drive connecting part of phase 1, and all of phases 2 and 4.
Phase 3 will include 10 separate commercial buildings with 1 remaining lot for a stormwater retention ponding basin in the event of extreme rainfall. The total sf buildout for phase 3 will be 104,000.
Phase 4, the final phase, will include 13 commercial buildings with 1 remaining lot for a second stormwater retention pond. The total sf buildout for phase 4 will be 98,030.
To accommodate the proposed development, the following two actions will need to occur: update the existing development agreement, and Tulare County approval of a tentative subdivision map (including the environmental impact report).
Contact Information
Name
Hector Guerra
Agency Name
Tulare County
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Visalia
Counties
Tulare
Cross Streets
Ave 296 (Noble Ave) & Rd 156
Zip
93292
Total Acres
46.17
Parcel #
101-090-014,-015& 101-100-009,-010
State Highways
198
Railways
Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Schools
J.E Hester Elementary, Farmersville Jr. High, Farmersville High,
Waterways
Tulare Irrigation Canal, Cameron Creek, Packwood Creek, Oakes Ditch, Evans Ditch, Mill Creek, Ka
Township
16S
Range
22E
Section
26
Base
MDB&E
Other Location Info
Farmersville
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Office of Emergency Services, California, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT)
Development Types
Commercial (Sq. Ft. 358,370, Acres 225)
Local Actions
Land Division (Subdivision, etc.), development agmnt
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Social, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire, Wildlife, Other
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