Minor Modification No. MIM 25-002
Summary
SCH Number
2025031219
Public Agency
Tulare County
Document Title
Minor Modification No. MIM 25-002
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/27/2025
Document Description
This project is to allow the addition of a 19,457 sq. ft. tank containment area that will include plumbing, loadout, and mixing facilities, the tanks within the containment area will be 30,000 gallon tanks, a 550 sq. ft. mechanical office with 330 sq. ft. canopy, and a 3,850 sq. ft. canopy expansion to the existing canopy attached to the building at the south of the site to the existing Farmers Fertilizer and Supply, Inc., facility established by grandfathered use MIM 22-073. The purpose of this addition will increase the company’s liquid fertilizer production and storage, allow for plant automation, create improvements in production, and enable the company to serve customers more efficiently. The direct beneficiaries are the property owners, but it also benefits the farming economy in the Central Valley.
Contact Information
Name
Jessica Wills
Agency Name
County of Tulare, Resource Management Agency
Job Title
Environmental Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Gary Mills
Agency Name
County of Tulare, Resource Management Agency
Job Title
Chief Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Nebeyu Menkir
Agency Name
County of Tulare, Resource Management Agency
Job Title
Project Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Farmers Fertilizer and Supply, Inc.
Agency Name
Project applicant
Job Title
Project applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Address
Phone
Location
Cities
unincorporated area, Traver
Counties
Tulare
Regions
Unincorporated
Parcel #
040-020-037
Township
17S
Range
23E
Section
16
Other Location Info
northwest corner of Burke drive and Avenue 360 at 36071 Burke Drive,
Traver, CA 93673
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CEQA Guidelines Class 3 Section 15303 pertaining to new construction and Conversion of Small Structures.
Reasons for Exemption
Based on Supporting CEQA Analysis for this Project the proposed project is consistent with the criteria outlined in CEQA Guidelines Section 15303, Class 3, pertaining to New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures and Section 15268 (a) Ministerial Projects. Class 3 consists of construction and location of limited numbers of new, small facilities or structures; MIM 25-002 add services on existing fertilizer blending and formulation company approved by Minor Modification MIM 22-073. Moreover, Ministerial projects are exempt from the requirements of CEQA. Therefore, the application of CEQA Section 15303, Class 3 and Section 15268 (a) is applicable and appropriate for this project.
Exempt Status
Ministerial
Type, Section or Code
Sec. 21080(b)(1); 15268
Reasons for Exemption
Based on Supporting CEQA Analysis for this Project the proposed project is consistent with the criteria outlined in CEQA Guidelines Section 15303, Class 3, pertaining to New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures and Section 15268 (a) Ministerial Projects. Class 3 consists of construction and location of limited numbers of new, small facilities or structures; MIM 25-002 add services on existing fertilizer blending and formulation company approved by Minor Modification MIM 22-073. Moreover, Ministerial projects are exempt from the requirements of CEQA. Therefore, the application of CEQA Section 15303, Class 3 and Section 15268 (a) is applicable and appropriate for this project.
County Clerk
Tulare
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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