Tentative Subdivision Map No. TSM 25-003, Castlewood Development
Summary
SCH Number
2025081313
Public Agency
Tulare County
Document Title
Tentative Subdivision Map No. TSM 25-003, Castlewood Development
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/28/2025
Document Description
Notice of Exemption for Tentative Subdivision Tract No. TSM 25-003, for a minor revision to Tentative Tract Map No. 834, located in the PD-C-3-SC (Planned Development – Service Commercial – Scenic Corridor) Zones, totaling approximately 46.17 acres, within the Visalia Urban Area Boundary, with the Land Use Designation of Service
Commercial.
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
David Alexander
Agency Name
County of Tulare, Resource Management Agency
Job Title
Project Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Castlewood Development
Agency Name
Project applicant
Job Title
Project applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Address
Phone
Location
Cities
unincorporated area, Visalia
Counties
Tulare
Regions
Unincorporated
Township
18S
Range
25E
Section
35
Other Location Info
southwest corner of Avenue 295 and Road 156, south of State Route 198, Visalia, CA
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Common Sense Rule: CEQA guidelines 15061(b)(3)`
Reasons for Exemption
The project is Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the State CEQA Guidelines for the Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, as amended, pursuant to Title 14, Cal. Code Regulations Section 15061 (b)(3), The Common Sense Rule, whereas the allowance for a minor revision can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. This is because the minor revision is merely removing two Conditions of Approval that addresses the reduction in scope to the approved Tentative Tract Map No. 834, in the PD-C-3-SC (Planned Development – Service Commercial – Scenic Corridor) Zones, within the Visalia Urban Area Boundary, with the Land Use Designation of Service Commercial, which was approved by The Planning Commission, Resolution No. 9776, on September 13, 2020. The use has already been through a CEQA review by way of an approved Final Environmental Impact Report, that was approved by the Tulare County Board of Supervisors on December 15, 2020. Removing the two conditions does not expand development potential or intensity and all applicable local, state, and federal
regulations still apply. Therefore, the application of CEQA Section 15061(b)(3) is applicable and appropriate for this project.
County Clerk
Tulare
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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