Vacation of Ranch Acres Road and Cross Avenue between Morrison Street and Ranch Acres Road, near the City of Tulare
Summary
SCH Number
2024110139
Public Agency
Tulare County
Document Title
Vacation of Ranch Acres Road and Cross Avenue between Morrison Street and Ranch Acres Road, near the City of Tulare
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/6/2024
Document Description
This activity will vacate the public right-of-way interest in Ranch Acres Road and Cross Avenue between Morrison Street and Ranch Acres Road. The County currently maintains these roads for public use and holds an easement interest over these segments of roadway. The vacation would extinguish the public easement, reserving the continued rights for any public utilities in place. Once the Board of Supervisors Resolution approving the vacation is recorded, the easement rights will revert to the underlying fee owners, and the County’s maintenance rights and obligation will cease.
The proceeding to vacate was initiated by a petition by the residents fronting these two roads, who intended to privatize the roads by gating the entrances at Morrison Street and State Route 137 after the vacation is approved. The owners would assume maintenance responsibility and execute easements and agreements for shared access and maintenance. The vacation itself will not permit any construction or other improvements. The beneficiaries of the Project include the private property owners.
Contact Information
Name
Robert Abrahamian
Agency Name
Tulare County Public Work
Job Title
County Surveyor
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
unincorporated area, East of the City of Tulare
Counties
Tulare
Regions
Unincorporated
Township
20S
Range
25E
Section
6
Other Location Info
Ranch Acres Road and Cross Avenue between Morrison Street and Ranch Acres Road, east of the City of Tulare.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Common Sense Exemption: CEQA guidelines 15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
The activity is covered by Section 15061 (b)(3), the Common Sense exemption on the grounds that it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. This exemption is appropriate because the activity is a right of way being vacated by the County in favor of the adjacent owners. Since the activity itself is only a change in title, this activity will not create significant traffic or vehicle miles traveled, nor will it create any significant effects regarding cumulative impacts, hazardous materials, cultural or biological resources, and no more so than had it remained a County road. Therefore, the County as lead agency can say with certainty there is sufficient evidence, logically and by the mere nature of the activity, to conclude that there will not be a significant effect on the environment as defined under State CEQA Guidelines § 15061(b)(3).
County Clerk
Tulare
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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