Special Use Permit No. PSP 25-090
Summary
SCH Number
2026010483
Public Agency
Tulare County
Document Title
Special Use Permit No. PSP 25-090
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
1/16/2026
Document Description
The Applicant, Darren Vanden Berge, is requesting to allow for an Agricultural Service Establishment for the storage of packaged agricultural chemicals, with no intention of manufacturing, repacking, or distributing bulk products on a 20-acre property located in the AE-40 (Exclusive Agricultural – 40-acre minimum) Zone. The
beneficiary of the project would be for the Applicant.
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
Jose Saenz
Agency Name
County of Tulare, Resource Management Agency
Job Title
Project Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Darren Vanden Berge
Agency Name
Project applicant
Job Title
Project applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Cities
unincorporated area, Tulare
Counties
Tulare
Regions
Unincorporated
Parcel #
148-010-055
Township
19S
Range
23E
Section
25
Other Location Info
6111 Avenue 252, Tulare, CA 93274
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CEQA Guidelines Class 1 Section 15301 Existing Facilities
Reasons for Exemption
Section 15301, Class 1, Existing Facilities, consisting of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former uses; in this instance, the existing shop that will be utilized as part of the proposed Agricultural Service Establishment as noted earlier. Therefore, the application of CEQA Section 15301
is applicable and appropriate for this project.
County Clerk
Tulare
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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