TULARE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION Human Resources & Development Department
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AGENDA
September 28, 2022
9:00 AM Planning Commission Convenes
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ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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PUBLIC COMMENT
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Approve the September 14, 2022, Planning Commission minutes.
CONSENT CALENDAR - Action on all items in this section will be taken with one motion and vote, unless anyone wishing to discuss any one of these items requests that it be pulled from the Consent Calendar and held over for such discussion. The Consent Calendar is an untimed item and may be taken up at any time during the course of today's meeting, as time allows.
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Extension of Time EOT 22-001 Julia Ramirez
Request for a two-year extension of time for Special Use Permit No. PSP 13-064. To establish a third residence on a 0.81-acre parcel in the A-1 (Agricultural) Zone. The site is located on the west side of Road 105 and approximately 250 feet north of Avenue 416, in Sultana. Contact Russell Kashiwa at (559) 624-7000 or email at[email protected] (ONE MOTION)
Approve: A Two-year extension of time for Special Use Permit No., PSP 13-064 to September 28, 2024.
Extension of Time EOT 22-002 Hartland Christian Camp
Two-year extension of time to September 28, 2024, for Setback Variance No. PSV 08-003 (ZA) to allow a permanent structure to extend 20 ft. inside the 50 ft. required setback area of Eshom Valley Dr.,site is in the A-1 (Agriculture) Zone. The site is located approximately three miles northeast of Badger. Contact Russell Kashiwa at (559) 624-7000 or email at[email protected] (ONE MOTION)
Approve, by Resolution of the Planning Commission of the County of Tulare, a two-year extension of time for Setback Variance No. PSV 08-003, to September 28, 2024.
Extension of Time EOT 22-005 Badger Creek Development LLC / A.W. Engineering
Request for a two-year extension of time for Tentative Parcel Map No. 20-019 and Final Site Plan No. 20-002, to August 12, 2024, requested by Badger Creek Development, LLC., to allow the division of a 370± acre parcel assigned two Assessor Parcel Numbers into four parcels plus a remainder parcel (Parcel No. 1=71 acres, Parcel No. 2=15 acres, Parcel No. 3=18 acres, Parcel No. 4=68 acres, and Remainder Parcel=198 acres), with a final map required. The site is located in the PD-F-M (Planned Development Foothill – Mobilehome) Zone, at 50616 Highway 245, Badger CA 93603, between State Route 235 and Hogback Drive (D-254), north of Whitaker Forest Road, near Badger. (APNs 007-050-083 and 007-060-073). Contact David Alexander at (559) 624-7000 or email at [email protected](ONE MOTIONS)
Approve: Two-Year Extension of Time for the conditionally approved Tentative Parcel Map No. 20-019 and Final Site Plan No. 20-002, to August 12, 2024.
Request for a two-year extension of time for Tentative Parcel Map No. PPM 18-032, to September 26, 2024, for a division of a 123.22-acre parcel into four Parcels and a Remainder: Parcel 1 = 5.05 acres; Parcel 2 = 5.05 acres; Parcel 3 = 5.05 acres: Parcel 4 = 5.05 acres; and the Remainder Parcel = 103.01 acres, in the PD-F-M (Planned Development– Foothill – Mobilehome) Zone. The site is located southwest of the intersection of Road 192 and Avenue 370, north of Woodlake (APN 053-080-029). Contact David Alexander at (559) 624-7000 or email at [email protected](ONE MOTIONS)
Approve: Two-Year Extension of Time for the conditionally approved Tentative Parcel Map No. PPM 18-032, to September 26, 2024.
PARCEL MAP PUBLIC HEARINGS – Action on all Parcel Maps in this section of the agenda will be heard in one public hearing, unless anyone wishing to discuss any one of these items requests that it be pulled for a separate public hearing. NO STAFF PRESENTATION WILL BE GIVEN ON ANY ITEM UNLESS REQUESTED. In any case there will be a separate vote on these items. If you wish to participate in today’s public comment via Zoom Webinar, including listening to the meeting and providing public comment, please enter the Zoom Webinar ID 982 7528 0567 and Password: 339079.You will be connected to the Board room to address the Planning Commission in the same manner as if you were here in person. Please state your name and address for the record to be heard by everyone in the room. Your statements will go out on the live audio stream and will be included in the audio recording of the meeting. The timer will be set to 3 minutes, so please adhere to the time limit.
Categorical Exemptions and Tentative Parcel Map No. PPM 22-008 to divide a 9.66 +/- acre parcel (APN 320-340-014) into two parcels (7.66-acres Parcel No.1 and 2-acres Parcel No.2), with a final parcel map required, in the AE-10 (Exclusive Agricultural-10 Acre Minimum) Zone. The site is located on the south side of Avenue 74 and the west side of Road 228, at 22696 Avenue 72, Terra Bella, CA 93270. Contact Tim Chi at (559) 624-7000 or email at [email protected](ONE MOTION) Approve: Categorical Exemptions, consistent with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the State CEQA Guidelines pursuant to Title 14, Cal. Code Regulations, Section 15301, Class 1, pertaining to Existing Facilities; and Section 15303, Class 3, pertaining to New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures, and conditionally approve Tentative Parcel Map No. PPM 22-008 with a final parcel map required.
Tentative Parcel Map No. PPM 22-017 Albert V. Kimble & Lydia Kimble / California Land Surveying
Categorical Exemptions and Tentative Parcel Map No. PPM 22-017 to divide one 85,377± sq. ft. parcel (1.96-acres) into two parcels: Parcel 1= 41,817 sq. ft. and Parcel 2= 43,560 sq. ft. in the R-A (Rural Residential) Zone. The site is located on the south side of Avenue 346 (Lakeview Avenue), approximately 350 feet west of Wells Street, in Woodlake. Contact: Frances T. Garcia at (559) 624-7000 or email at [email protected](ONE MOTION)
Approve a Categorical Exemption consistent with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the State CEQA Guidelines pursuant to Title 14, Cal. Code Regulations Section 15315, Class 15, pertaining to Minor Land Divisions in urbanized areas; and conditionally approve Tentative Parcel Map No. PPM 22-017.
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Zone Variance No. PZV 22-027 & Tentative Parcel Map No. PPM 22-013 Glen Zimmerman / Neil Zerlang – Land Surveyor
Categorical Exemptions and Zone Variance No. PZV 22-027 & Tentative Parcel Map No. PPM 22-013 to allow the adjustment of lines of two existing parcels into two parcels (APNs 030-050-022 and 030-050-023) and divide the resulting 19.76 +/- acre parcel into two parcels (1.18-acres Parcel No.1 and 18.58-acres Parcel No. 2), with a final parcel map waiver requested, in the AE-40 (Exclusive Agriculture – 40 Acre Minimum) Zone. The site is located on a property approximately 0.3 miles south of Avenue 392 and on the east side of Road 74, at 38890 Road 74, Dinuba, California 93618. Contact Tim Chi at (559) 624-7000 or email at [email protected](TWO MOTIONS)
Approve: Categorical Exemption, consistent with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the State CEQA Guidelines pursuant to Title 14, Cal. Code Regulations, Section 15301, Class 1, pertaining to Existing Facilities and conditionally approve Zone Variance No. PZV 22-027.
Approve: Categorical Exemption, consistent with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the State CEQA Guidelines pursuant to Title 14, Cal. Code Regulations, Section 15301, Class 1, pertaining to Existing Facilities and conditionally approve Tentative Parcel Map No. PPM 22-013 with a final map waiver requested by the applicant.
Certification and Adoption of the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (Final SEIR), California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings of Fact, and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan (MMRP) for PSP 22-006 consistent with CEQA and the State CEQA Guidelines. Special Use Permit No. PSP 22-006 requests to allow a 500 megawatt-alternating current (“MW-AC”) utility-scale solar farm with up to 500 MW-AC of energy storage capacity on six (6) Assessor’s Parcel Numbers (“APNs”) encompassing approximately 1,200 acres of land located near the unincorporated community of Ducor, a census designated place, in south central Tulare County. Neighboring unincorporated communities include Terra Bella to the north and Richgrove to the southwest. The Rexford 2 Solar Farm Project (“Rexford 2” or “Project”) site is located in close proximity to the previously approved Rexford 1 Project (PSP 19-073), with two parcels being immediately adjacent to the Rexford 1 Project. Rexford 2 is intended to share some common facilities that are already approved for construction associated with the Rexford 1 Project. The majority of the Project site is comprised of active agricultural fields (actively tilled and commercially farmed grain fields, vineyards, and citrus orchards), fallow agricultural fields, and developed areas (roads, agricultural infrastructure). The Project site is surrounded by existing agricultural uses including vineyards, orchards, dry-land grain, irrigated crops, and grazing lands and scattered rural residences and agricultural related structures. The Project site is located west of State Route (SR) 65 and generally located north of Avenue 56, east of Road 200, south of Avenue 75, and west of Road 224. The Project site is located in the AE-20 (Exclusive Agricultural – 20 Acre Minimum) Zone and the AE-40 (Exclusive Agricultural – 40 Acre Minimum) Zone on APNs: 319-160-007; 320-360-005; 321-010-002 & -003; and 321-140-009 & -011. Contact Aaron Bock at (559) 624-7000 or email at [email protected](TWO MOTIONS)
Approve: Certify and Adopt the Supplemental Environmental Impact Report, CEQA Findings of Fact, and Mitigation Monitoring Reporting Program for Special Use Permit No. PSP 22-006 as being in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) and the CEQA Guidelines for the Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970.
Approve: Special Use Permit No. PSP 22-006 and adopt the Resolution establishing findings and conditions of approval for the project.
Amendment to the Goshen Community Plan, General Plan Amendment No. GPA 22-002 & Zone Change No. PZC 22-008 amending the land use from “Agriculture” to “Light Industrial” and to expand the Urban Development Boundary on 30 acres of two (2) 40-acre, split zoned, parcels and change the zoning from an AE-40 (Exclusive Agricultural – 40 acres minimum) to the M-1 (Light Manufacturing) zone. The site is located on the southwest corner between Avenue 304 and Road 68 in Goshen. Contact Aaron Bock at (559) 624-7000 or email at [email protected](THREE MOTIONS)
Approve: The Recommendation that the Board of Supervisors certify and adopt an Addendum to Goshen Environmental Impact Report, consistent with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the State CEQA Guidelines pursuant to Title 14, Cal. Code Regulations, Section 15168.
Approve: The Recommendation that the Board of Supervisors approve General Plan Amendment No. GPA 22-002 to change the Land Use Designation from “Agriculture” to “Light Industrial”.
Approve: The Recommendation that the Board of Supervisors approve Change of Zone No. PZC 22-008, to change the Zone from the AE-40 (Exclusive Agricultural – 40 acres minimum) Zone to the M-1 (Light Manufacturing) Zone.
PROCEDURE FOR CONDUCT OF PUBLIC HEARINGS AND DISCUSSION ITEMS BY THE TULARE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION*
Open for public hearing.
Presentation of factual staff report and environmental finding.
Public testimony -- proponent's presentation
Public testimony -- opposition's presentation
NOTE:
To avoid cumulative and repetitious testimony, the Chair may restrict testimony or place time limits on presentations. Testimony and evidence must be germane to the topic of the hearing.
Summation and/or rebuttal by applicant (at the discretion of the Chair, usually limited to five minutes.)
Summation and/or rebuttal by opposition (at the discretion of the Chair, usually limited to five minutes.)
Staff recommendation including reasons or criteria for choice.
Close of public testimony phase of the hearing -- no additional testimony is taken following the staff recommendation unless rebuttal is specifically requested and such request is granted by the Chair.
Discussion and decision by the Planning Commission -- final decision shall include reference to applicable criteria or ordinance bearing influence on the decision.
Notification of date for Board of Supervisors' action (if applicable) and rights of appeal.
Close of public hearing -- no further action is to be taken on the matter before the Commission. Any public hearing may be continued from time to time.
NOTE: Planning Commission actions are advisory for all General Plan Amendments, Zone Changes, Planned Unit Developments, and all subdivisions located outside urban areas. Such matters require final action by the Board of Supervisors. All Planning Commission actions are final on Special Use Permits, Zone Variances, Setback Variances, and Subdivisions within urban areas unless appealed to the Board of Supervisors. All Planning Commission actions on any of the above matters may be appealed to the Board of Supervisors. Any appeal must be filed in writing with the Board of Supervisors within 10 days and an appeals fee is required. *(Planning Commission Resolution No. 72.1, as amended by Resolution Nos. 4931 and 7392)
