Minor Modification No. MIM 25-045, Victor Mendes
Summary
SCH Number
2025101160
Public Agency
Tulare County
Document Title
Minor Modification No. MIM 25-045, Victor Mendes
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/23/2025
Document Description
Notice of Exemption for Minor Modification No. MIM 25-045 to allow the addition of a new maintenance shop to the existing established calf-raising facility, in the AE-40 (Exclusive Agriculture – 40 Acre Minimum) Zone, within the Rural Valley Lands Plan, with the 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
Brenda Alcantar
Agency Name
County of Tulare, Resource Management Agency
Job Title
Project Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
East View Dairy
Agency Name
Project applicant
Job Title
Project applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Cities
unincorporated area,
Counties
Tulare
Regions
Unincorporated
Parcel #
232-080-013
Township
21S
Range
25E
Section
16
Other Location Info
13356 Avenue 168 Tipton, CA 93
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Common Sense Exemption: CEQA Guidelines 15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
This action is consistent with Section 15061(b)(3), The Common Sense Rule, as well as CEQA Guideline Class 3, Section 15303, which pertains to the construction or conversion of small structures. The proposed Minor Modification involves an update to the approved site plan to allow for the addition of a new maintenance shop within the existing calf-raising facility. This building will serve as accessory
storage and will not alter the established operations, nor will it expand the facility’s functional footprint in a way that would increase environmental impacts.
It can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the proposed activity may have a significant effect on the environment. Therefore, the project is not subject to CEQA. The proposed modification will not result in any changes to the number of employees, days or hours of operation, types of equipment or machinery utilized, parking (including the number of stalls, their location, size, or type of surfacing), traffic circulation, previously imposed conditions of approval, or the overall intensity of the existing use.
The Minor Modification applies to an existing, legally established calf-raising facility located in the AE-40 (Exclusive Agriculture – 40 Acre Minimum) Zone within the Rural Valley Lands Plan, designated Valley Agriculture by the General Plan. The original use was reviewed under Special Use Permit No. PSP 96-019 (PC), which received environmental clearance through an approved Negative Declaration adopted by the Tulare County Planning Commission on September 26, 1991 (Decision No. 1391). Therefore, the application of CEQA Section 15061(b)(3) and CEQA Guideline Class 3, Section 15303 is both applicable and appropriate for this project, as the proposed modification represents a minor, accessory addition to an existing approved use with no potential for new or increased environmental effects
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Categorical Exemption: CEQA Guidelines Class 3 Section 15303, New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures
Reasons for Exemption
This action is consistent with Section 15061(b)(3), The Common Sense Rule, as well as CEQA Guideline Class 3, Section 15303, which pertains to the construction or conversion of small structures. The proposed Minor Modification involves an update to the approved site plan to allow for the addition of a new maintenance shop within the existing calf-raising facility. This building will serve as accessory
storage and will not alter the established operations, nor will it expand the facility’s functional footprint in a way that would increase environmental impacts.
It can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the proposed activity may have a significant effect on the environment. Therefore, the project is not subject to CEQA. The proposed modification will not result in any changes to the number of employees, days or hours of operation, types of equipment or machinery utilized, parking (including the number of stalls, their location, size, or type of surfacing), traffic circulation, previously imposed conditions of approval, or the overall intensity of the existing use.
The Minor Modification applies to an existing, legally established calf-raising facility located in the AE-40 (Exclusive Agriculture – 40 Acre Minimum) Zone within the Rural Valley Lands Plan, designated Valley Agriculture by the General Plan. The original use was reviewed under Special Use Permit No. PSP 96-019 (PC), which received environmental clearance through an approved Negative Declaration adopted by the Tulare County Planning Commission on September 26, 1991 (Decision No. 1391). Therefore, the application of CEQA Section 15061(b)(3) and CEQA Guideline Class 3, Section 15303 is both applicable and appropriate for this project, as the proposed modification represents a minor, accessory addition to an existing approved use with no potential for new or increased environmental effects
County Clerk
Tulare
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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