Traver Ranch (GPA 23-001, PZC 23-005, TSM 25-001 & DEV 25-001)

Traver Ranch (GPA 23-001, PZC 23-005, TSM 25-001 & DEV 25-001)

The Traver Ranch Project (GPA 23-001, PZC 23-005, TSM 25-001, and DEV 25-001) proposes to develop a ±234-acre mixed-use development comprised of predominantly residential uses with supporting industrial, commercial, open space and public facilities including a school in the unincorporated community of Traver in Tulare County, California. Four (4) entitlements from Tulare County are required for the proposal. General Plan Amendment No. GPA 25-003: The Project proposes to amend the existing “Valley Agriculture” land use designation of ±238 acres within the Rural Valley Lands Plan (RVLP) to “Mixed Use.” . Although a ±750-acre study area, which included the existing ±368-acre Urban Development Boundary (UDB) and an additional ±383 acres outside of the UDB, was evaluated for the Traver Community Plan 2014 Update, the existing UDB remained unchanged. The ±238-acre UDB Modification area includes ±125 acres that were included in the 2014 study area, directly east and south of the community. The UDB Modification area consists of Assessor Parcel Number (APN) 040-020-072 (±125 acres), the portion of APN 040-010-028 that is not within the existing UDB (±87 acres of a ±107-acre parcel), and the existing Traver Wastewater Treatment Facility (WWTF) located on APN 045-010-026 (±26 acres). The western Project boundary borders the existing Traver UDB, the northern boundary borders the existing Traver UDB south of Merritt Drive, the eastern boundary generally borders the west side of Road 44 and includes the WWTF on the east side of Road 44, and the southern boundary borders Avenue 360. Zone Change No. PZC 25-002: The Project proposes to amend the existing AE-40 (Exclusive Agricultural – 40 acre minimum) zone to ±199 acres of R-1-MU (Single Family Residential – Mixed-Use Overlay) and ±39 acres M-1-MU (Light Manufacturing – Mixed-Use Overlay) zones. Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map No. TSM 25-001: The Project proposes to develop a ±234-acre site currently planted with stone fruit (i.e., fruit with flesh of pulp enclosing a stone, such as a peach, plum, pluot or cherry) with a mixed-use development comprised of predominantly residential uses with supporting light industrial, commercial, open space and public facilities including a school. Specifically, the Project proposes to divide the ±234-acre site into 609 single-family residential parcels and 28 outlots. The mixed-use overlay zoning of the Project site will allow for a variety of “by-right” land uses to be developed on the outlots in the future. The development site is comprised of APNs 040-010-027 (±2 acres within the existing UDB), 040-010-028 (±107, acres with a portion within the existing UDB and a portion within the UDB Modification area) and 040-020-072 (±125 acres within the UDB Modification area). Development Agreement No. DEV 25-001: The Project proposes a Development Agreement as defined in Government Code Title 7, Article 2.5 section 65864–65869.5 between Tulare County and the Project Developer. Said Development Agreement will define and establish, among other things, design, construction, maintenance and financing (anticipated Community Facilities District) of Project infrastructure and corresponding duties of the County and the Project applicant. The proposed changes to the land use designation and zoning would allow a mixture of non-agricultural uses, predominantly residential uses with supporting light industrial, commercial, open space and public facilities uses, to be developed within the expanded UDB. The Project would not amend the Complete Streets Program, Road Maintenance Program, Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan, Sewer Collection Plan, or Water Distribution & Storm Water Sewer Plan as adopted in the Traver Community Plan. The proposed Project would modify the UDB lines along logical alignments, such as property lines and roadways, and will provide developers with greater flexibility in location and Project design of potential future development projects within the community.

Traver

Tulare

Citywide, Unincorporated

California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Energy Commission, California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), California San Joaquin River Conservancy (SJRC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Delta Protection Commission, Delta Stewardship Council, Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), Department of General Services (DGS), 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 Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)

California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)

Residential (Units 1205, Acres 120), Commercial (number of employees is unknown - specific uses unknown)(Sq. Ft. 228690, Acres 15, Employees 45), Industrial (number of employees is unknown - specific uses uses unknown)(Sq. Ft. 198198, Acres 13, Employees 130), Educational (Junior High School, 10 acres, 600 students), Recreational (Community Park, 5 acres), Other (Mixed-Use, 23 acres), Transportation:Local Road (rights-of-way, 48 acres)

General Plan Amendment, Rezone, Land Division (Subdivision, etc.), Development Agreement

Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, Energy, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, 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, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire