Purchase of Property
Summary
SCH Number
2024010023
Public Agency
Tulare County
Document Title
Purchase of Property
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
1/3/2024
Document Description
The subject property contains a 0.45 acre undeveloped parcel. The purchase of this property will allow the County to develop it into a new Branch Library to serve Springville's immediate population and residents within its vicinity.
Contact Information
Name
Jacalynn Wells
Agency Name
Tulare County General Services Agency
Job Title
Property Manager
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Name
Gary Mills
Agency Name
Tulare County Resource Management Agency
Job Title
Chief Environmental Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Springville
Counties
Tulare
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
Highway 190
Zip
93265
Total Acres
0.45
Parcel #
285-060-034
State Highways
SR 190
Township
21 S
Range
29 E
Section
2
Base
MDBM
Other Location Info
Site Location: 35701 Hwy 190, Springville, CA 93265
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
General Rule Exemption: (14 Cal. Code Regs. Section 15061(b)(3))
Reasons for Exemption
The project is for the purchase ofan undeveloped property by the County of Tulare. The sale of the subject property is exempt from CEQA pursuant to the common sense exemption on the grounds that it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity may have a significant effect on the environment (14 Cal. Code Regs., §15061, subd. (b)(3)) and the library will be less than 10,000 square feet in floor area. Therefore, it can be concluded that the proposed project is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act per Sections 15061, subd. (b )(3) and 15303.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15303 New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures
Reasons for Exemption
The project is for the purchase of an undeveloped property by the County of Tulare. The sale of the subject property is exempt from CEQA pursuant to the common sense exemption on the grounds that it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity may have a significant effect on the environment (14 Cal. Code Regs., §15061, subd. (b)(3)) and the library will be less than 10,000 square feet in floor area. Therefore, it can be concluded that the proposed project is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act per Sections 15061, subd. (b )(3) and 15303.
County Clerk
Tulare
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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