Zone Variance Map No. PZV 25-047 & Tentative Parcel Map PPM 25-044
Summary
SCH Number
2025120510
Public Agency
Tulare County
Document Title
Zone Variance Map No. PZV 25-047 & Tentative Parcel Map PPM 25-044
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/11/2025
Document Description
This division of land would create two (2) new parcels from the original 4.47 acres, Parcel 1= 1.46-acre and Parcel 2= 3.32-acre. The Zone Variance PZV 25-047 is associated with Tentative Parcel Map No. PPM 25-044 to allow the creation of a new parcel less than the 20-acre minimum parcel size allowed in the AE-20 zone.
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
Nebeyu Menkir
Agency Name
County of Tulare, Resource Management Agency
Job Title
Project Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Julie L. Smothermon
Agency Name
Project applicant
Job Title
Project applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Cities
unincorporated area, Porterville
Counties
Tulare
Regions
Unincorporated
Parcel #
302-320-015
Township
22S
Range
27E
Section
4
Other Location Info
east side of Road 224, approximately 0.3-mile South of state Hwy 190, Porterville, CA 93257
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Common Sense Exemption: CEQA Guidelines 15061 (b) (3)
Reasons for Exemption
Based on Supporting CEQA Analysis for this Project the proposed project is consistent with the criteria outlined in CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) because the activity is covered by the Common Sense exemption that CEQA
applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. The subject parcel is located within Safety Zone 6 of the Porterville Municipal Airport (PTV-4), as designated by the Tulare County Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan (TCAL). According to TCAL, single-family residential uses are considered conditionally compatible within Safety Zone 6. In areas where aircraft noise exceeds 60 dB CNEL, residential structures must comply with California Noise Standards and be designed to achieve an interior noise level of 45 dB CNEL or less. Where it 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. Section 15061 (b)(3) is applicable and appropriate for PZV 25-047 and PPM 25-044 because the proposed Zone Variance and proposed land division will not make any physical change to the environment and will result in creation of two parcels.
County Clerk
Tulare
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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