County Counsel Annex
Summary
SCH Number
2025040711
Public Agency
Tulare County
Document Title
County Counsel Annex
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/15/2025
Document Description
Tulare County General Services will be replacing the County Counsel Annex Building. The existing County Counsel Annex is a relocatable modular building. The existing modular building is 24’ X 40’. The existing modular serves as supplemental office space for the main Tulare County Counsel office building. The existing modular is in need of replacement due to age and deterioration. The replacement relocatable modular will be 36’ X 40’. The new modular building will be located in the same area as the current modular. The Project scope will include the removal of the existing modular, new foundation work, removal and replacement of electrical and low voltage infrastructure, the addition of new ADA compliant sidewalk construction, and minor landscaping repairs. The new modular will be more energy efficient with newer HVAC units and wall and roof construction incorporating higher R-values. The building will be all electric. The replacement relocatable modular building will continue to serve as supplemental office space for the adjacent Tulare County Counsel Office building.
Contact Information
Name
Gary Mills
Agency Name
County of Tulare, Resource Management Agency
Job Title
Chief Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Jessica Wills
Agency Name
County of Tulare, Resource Management Agency
Job Title
Environmental Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Mark A Van Fossen
Agency Name
County of Tulare, General Services Agency
Job Title
Capital Projects Coord III
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Cities
unincorporated area, Visalia
Counties
Tulare
Regions
Unincorporated
Township
18S
Range
24E
Section
25
Other Location Info
2900 W. Burrel Avenue, Visalia, CA 93291
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CEQA Guidelines Class 1 Section 15301 Existing Facilities (c)
Reasons for Exemption
This action is consistent with Section 15301 Class 1, Existing Facilities, including operation, repair maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. In this instance, replacement of the modular building with the features noted earlier. In addition, this action is consistent with Section 15302 Class 2, Replacement or
Reconstruction, which consists of replacement or reconstruction of existing structures and facilities where the new structure will be located on the same site as the structure replaced and will have substantially the same purpose and capacity as the structure replaced on the same site. Therefore, the application of CEQA Sections 15301 Class 1 and 15302 Class 2 are applicable and appropriate for this Project.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CEQA Guidelines Class 2 Section 15302 Replacement or Reconstruction
Reasons for Exemption
This action is consistent with Section 15301 Class 1, Existing Facilities, including operation, repair maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. In this instance, replacement of the modular building with the features noted earlier. In addition, this action is consistent with Section 15302 Class 2, Replacement or
Reconstruction, which consists of replacement or reconstruction of existing structures and facilities where the new structure will be located on the same site as the structure replaced and will have substantially the same purpose and capacity as the structure replaced on the same site. Therefore, the application of CEQA Sections 15301 Class 1 and 15302 Class 2 are applicable and appropriate for this Project.
County Clerk
Tulare
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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