8347 Avenue 280 (GPA 25-005 & PZC 25-004) Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025030876
Lead Agency
Tulare County
Document Title
8347 Avenue 280 (GPA 25-005 & PZC 25-004) Project
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
zoned AE-40 (Exclusive Agriculture – 40 Acre Minimum) / designated Valley Agriculture within the Visalia Urban Area Boundary
Document Description
The Project includes an existing, non-conforming concrete batch facility, beekeeping operations, and three mobile trailer homes located at 8347 Avenue 280 on a 13.25-acre site. The Project site is currently designated in the Rural Valley Lands Plan as Valley Agriculture, is zoned AE-40 (Exclusive Agriculture – 40 Acre Minimum), and is located within the Visalia Urban Area Boundary (UAB). Current operations are not permitted within the existing land use designation or in the AE-40 zone. Therefore, the Project will require a general plan amendment to change land use designation from Valley Agriculture to Mixed-Use and a zone change from AE-40 to C-2 (General Commercial) whereby existing businesses will be allowed to continue operation in conformance with the General Plan and Zoning Code. Proposed improvements to the Project site will include a second access point on the west edge of the property to comply with Fire Department conditions. In addition, the applicant will need to enter into a code compliance agreement for the existing code violation and has submitted an application for a General Plan Amendment (GPA 25-005) and Zone Change (PZC 25-004).
Contact Information
Name
Gary Mills
Agency Name
Tulare County Resource Mangement Agency
Job Title
Chief Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Michael Washam
Agency Name
Tulare County Resource Mangement Agency
Job Title
Associate Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Aaron Bock
Agency Name
Tulare County Resource Mangement Agency
Job Title
Assistant Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
4Creeks Inc
Agency Name
David Duda
Job Title
Principal Planner
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Email
Name
Eleazar Figueroa
Agency Name
Applicant
Job Title
Applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Visalia
Counties
Tulare
Regions
Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Avenue 280 (Caldwell Ave) / State Route 99
Zip
93277
Total Acres
13.25
Jobs
14
Parcel #
119-010-008
State Highways
State Route 99
Railways
Burlington Northern
Airports
Visalia Municipal
Schools
Sycamore Valley Academy
Waterways
Mill Creek, Persian Ditch, Evans Ditch, Packwood Creek, Tulare Canal
Township
19S
Range
25E
Section
8
Base
MDBM
Other Location Info
8374 Ave. 280
Other Information
Railways: Santa Fe Railroad
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 Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), 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, Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 12, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 24, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights
Development Types
Residential (Units 3, Acres 1), Industrial (Sq. Ft. 1, Acres 13.25, Employees 10), Other (Existing non-conforming uses )
Local Actions
General Plan Amendment, Rezone
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
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