Goshen Community Plan Update
Summary
SCH Number
2026031300
Lead Agency
Tulare County
Document Title
Goshen Community Plan Update
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
All areas outside of the Adopted Goshen Urban Development Boundary are within the AE-40 (Exclusive Agricultural – 40 acre minimum) Zone, and are subject to change as the scope of the Community Plan Update is determined. The land outside of the unincorporated community of Goshen is within the Rural Valley Lands Plan with a Land Use Designation “Valley Agriculture” and the expansion of the Urban Development Boundary would change the Land Use Designation of the area to “Mixed Use”.
Document Description
The project is proposing updates to the Goshen Community Plan. In July 2025, Tulare County filed an application for a General Plan Amendment to update the Goshen Community Plan to modify the existing Goshen UDB to include additional acreage directly west and south of the unincorporated community of Goshen and to change the Land Use Designation for the expansion area from “Valley Agriculture” to “Mixed Use”. Various studies and reports will discuss possible infrastructure improvements to serve the expanded UDB.
Contact Information
Name
Gary Mills
Agency Name
County of Tulare, Resource Management Agency
Job Title
Chief Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
unincorporated area, Goshen
Counties
Tulare
Regions
Southern California, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
North of Hwy 198, South of Avenue 320, East and West of SR 99
Zip
93227
Total Acres
718
State Highways
SR 99, Hwy 198
Railways
Union Pacific Railroad
Airports
Visalia Municipal Airport
Schools
Goshen Elementary
Township
18S
Range
23E
Base
MDB&M
Other Location Info
Section:13, 14, 23, 24, 25, 26
Assessor’s Parcel No: 073-060-034, -035, and -014; 073-070-020, -021, -022, -017, -004, -005, -016, -014, and -013; 073-080-012, -019, -021, -017, and -016; 073-100-011; 073-230-007, and -008; 072-050-024
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), California San Joaquin River Conservancy (SJRC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Delta Protection Commission, Delta Stewardship Council, Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), Department of General Services (DGS), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 12, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 24, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC)
Development Types
Other (Community Plan Update)
Local Actions
General Plan Amendment, Community Plan, Rezone
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, Energy, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
State Comment Letters [Comments from State Reviewing Agency(ies)]
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