Tentative Map No. 6471
Summary
SCH Number
2024121188
Lead Agency
City of Fowler
Document Title
Tentative Map No. 6471
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
General Plan Designation - Light Industrial, Medium-Low Density Residential
Zoning - AE-20 (Existing), M-1, R-1-6 (Proposed)
Document Description
The project proposes to annex approximately 83.04 acres of farmland into the City of Fowler and to prezone approximately 30.65 acres of the land to be annexed to the M-1 zone district with the remaining 52.39 acres prezoned to the R-1-6 zone district for future residential development (“Project”). 36.54 acres of the Project area is restricted to Williamson Act Contract No. 6340. As part of the Project, Williamson Act
Contract No. 6340 would be canceled, and Ag Preserve Fowler-Selma-Kingsburg No. 27 would be diminished. The area zoned M-1 would be subdivided into 44 parcels for future Light Industrial land uses. Streets would be constructed and designed to City of Fowler standards. A stormwater retention basin is proposed which will be designed to accommodate the increased impermeability of the subdivision. Clayton
Avenue would be widened to 60 feet along the Project frontage. Approximately 0.5 miles of sewer main would be constructed to connect to Selma-Kingsburg-Fowler County Sanitation District (SKFCSD) facilities in Golden State Boulevard. Approximately 1.3 miles of water main would be constructed to connect the
subdivision to the existing mains in Golden State Boulevard and Fowler Avenue. Approximately 14.39 acres of the 52.39-acre area zoned R-1-6 would be designated as a remainder on the proposed subdivision map and would not be a part of the Project. The remaining 38 acres would be included in the annexation and
prezoned R-1-6, but it would not be annotated on the proposed tentative map and would not be a part of the proposed subdivision. A lot line adjustment would be submitted to adjust the parcel lines in such a way to separate the designated remainder from the industrial subdivision. Future development for the whole
R-1-6 zoned area would be subject to its own CEQA analysis.
The Project would also include improvements to several intersections that would be developed when intersection delay exceeds established parameters. They include:
• Golden State Boulevard and Jefferson Avenue (Horizon Year Without Project and
Horizon Year Plus Project Conditions)
o Widen the eastbound approach to the intersection to include a left turn lane and
a right turn lane (adding one right turn lane).
• Clovis Avenue and Lincoln Avenue (Horizon Year Without Project and Horizon Year
Plus Project Conditions)
o Widen the westbound approach to the intersection to include a left turn lane and
a right turn lane (adding one right turn lane).
• Clayton Avenue and Golden State Boulevard (Horizon Year Plus Project Conditions)
o Install a traffic signal.
o Widen the westbound approach to the intersection to include a shared left-
through lane and a right turn lane (adding one right turn lane).
• SR 99 SB Ramps and Clovis Avenue (Horizon Year Without Project and Horizon
Year Plus Project Conditions)
o Install a traffic signal when warranted.
o Widen the southbound approach to the intersection to include two left turn lanes,
a through lane, and a shared through-right lane (adding one left turn lane).
• Merced Street and SR 99 SB Off Ramp-Fowler Avenue (Horizon Year Without
Project and Horizon Year Plus Project Conditions)
o Install a traffic signal when warranted.
o Widen the northbound approach to the intersection to include a left turn lane and
a right turn lane with right-turn overlap phasing (adding one right turn lane with
right-turn overlap phasing).
o Widen the southbound approach to the intersection to include a left turn lane and
a shared through-right lane (adding one left turn lane).
• Merced Street and SR 99 SB NB Ramps (Horizon Year Without Project and Horizon
Year Plus Project Conditions)
o Install a traffic signal when warranted.
o Widen the westbound approach to the intersection to include a through lane and
a right turn lane (adding one right turn lane).
Contact Information
Name
Dawn E. Marple
Agency Name
City of Fowler
Job Title
City Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Jarred Olsen
Agency Name
Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Fowler
Counties
Fresno
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
on the south side of Clayton Avenue east of Golden State Boulevard
Total Acres
83.04
Parcel #
340-120-05, -06, -28, and -29
State Highways
SR99
Township
15S
Range
21E
Section
09
Base
MDMB
Other Location Info
The Project site also includes the following street intersections located in the city of
Fowler and unincorporated Fresno County:
• Golden State Boulevard and Jefferson Avenue
• Clovis Avenue and Lincoln Avenue
• Clayton Avenue and Golden State Boulevard
• State Route (SR) 99 Southbound Ramps and Clovis Avenue
• Merced Street and SR 99 South Bound (SB) Off Ramp-Fowler Avenue
• Merced Street and SR 99 SB Northbound Ramps
Other Information
The Project is currently located outside the City of Fowler in central Fresno County, approximately 270 miles south of Sacramento and 150 miles north of Bakersfield.
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 Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 12, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 23, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights
Development Types
Other (Subdivision for future light industrial purposes)
Local Actions
Prezone, Annexation, Stormwater Basin
Project Issues
Air Quality, Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
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