Zone Variance & Tentative Parcel Map Nos. PZV 25-036 & PPM 25-028; respectively
Summary
SCH Number
2025100451
Public Agency
Tulare County
Document Title
Zone Variance & Tentative Parcel Map Nos. PZV 25-036 & PPM 25-028; respectively
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/10/2025
Document Description
The applicant is requesting to allow the division of 124.76-acres into the following resulting parcels with a required Final Map: Proposed Parcel No. 1 = 8.16-acres as a homesite parcel, and Proposed Parcel No. 2 = 116.93-acres for agriculture, with a required final map. The subject site is in the AE-40 (Exclusive Agricultural – 40 Acre
Minimum) Zone, within the Rural Valley Lands Plan with a Land Use Designation of Valley Agriculture.
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
Emily Gage
Agency Name
County of Tulare, Resource Management Agency
Job Title
Project Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Clyde Joseph Quillin
Agency Name
Project applicant
Job Title
Project applicant
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
unincorporated area, Tipton
Counties
Tulare
Regions
Unincorporated
Parcel #
262-110-014
Township
22S
Range
24E
Section
15, 16
Other Location Info
1520 E. Success Dr., Porterville, CA 93257
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
CEQA Guidelines Class 3 Section 15303, New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures
Reasons for Exemption
The use of Section 15301, Class 1, is applicable and appropriate as there are no physical changes planned on the subject site. The use of Section 15303, Class 3, is applicable and appropriate as two of the resulting parcels will be vacant, and would allow for new construction under the Tulare County Zoning Ordinance if the project is approved. Therefore, the use of CEQA Sections 15301 and 15303 is applicable and appropriate for this project
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CEQA Guidelines Class 1 Section 15301 Existing Facilities
Reasons for Exemption
The use of Section 15301, Class 1, is applicable and appropriate as there are no physical changes planned on the subject site. The use of Section 15303, Class 3, is applicable and appropriate as two of the resulting parcels will be vacant, and would allow for new construction under the Tulare County Zoning Ordinance if the project is approved. Therefore, the use of CEQA Sections 15301 and 15303 is applicable and appropriate for this project.
County Clerk
Tulare
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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