Establishing Underground Utility District No. 1 In Conjunction with the Southern California Edison “Rule 20 A” Program at Road 204
Summary
SCH Number
2025050389
Public Agency
Tulare County
Document Title
Establishing Underground Utility District No. 1 In Conjunction with the Southern California Edison “Rule 20 A” Program at Road 204
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/9/2025
Document Description
Approving Southern California Edisons use of the County’s work credit monies to underground approximately 4,000 feet of Southern California Edison’s Distribution and Transmission conductors, as well as third party overhead communication cables, with proposed wires, inside the proposed limits along Road 204 north of Avenue 256 to 2000 feet South of Avenue 256
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
Aaron R. Bock
Agency Name
County of Tulare, Public Works
Job Title
Planning Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
unincorporated area, Lindsay
Counties
Tulare
Regions
Unincorporated
Township
17S
Range
18E
Section
12
Other Location Info
Within the County of Tulare, proposed limits along Road 204 (Sycamore Ave.) north of Avenue 256 (Spruce
Ave.) to 2000 feet South of Avenue 256, west of the unincorporated community of Tonyville and north of the City of Lindsay.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CEQA Guidelines Class 2 Section 15302 (d), Replacement or Reconstruction
Reasons for Exemption
Class 2. Section 15302 (d); The Replacement and Reconstruction Exemption allows actions that are substantially the same purpose and capacity as the structure replaced where the surface is restored to the condition existing prior to the undergrounding and will not require any further analysis. In this case, the County is not acting to build anything, but SCE is, and this exemption covers the County’s action of approving SCE’s replacement, which is exempt under PUC policy and by SCE program level environmental analysis. The County would be exempt regardless of if they did the construction, as this is merely replacing above ground lines with lines underground lines, which is a benefit to the aesthetic and safety of the community at a busy intersection of the County. Therefore, the County of Tulare concludes that the project fits under the exemption because the County action is to use SCE program funds as an activity that is to replace existing power and communication above ground lines with those found below the ground.
County Clerk
Tulare
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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