Minor Modification – MIM 26-015 to PSP 14-052 (PC)
Summary
SCH Number
2026050176
Public Agency
Tulare County
Document Title
Minor Modification – MIM 26-015 to PSP 14-052 (PC)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/6/2026
Document Description
Special Use Permit No. PSP 14-052 (PC) was approved by the Tulare County Planning Commission on October 26, 2016, as resolution no. 9235 and recorded on March 8, 2017, as Document No. 2017-0013150, which established a Solid Waste Recycling Operation (inert debris recycling facility) on a 11.4-acre portion of a 29-acre parcel in the M-1-MU (Light Manufacturing with Mixed-Use Overlay) Zone. The requested minor modification to Special Use Permit No. PSP 14-052 (PC) is to update the site plan to include a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fueling station. A CNG fueling station is allowed by-right use within the M-1-MU Zone. The beneficiaries of the Project would be 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
Russell Kashiwa
Agency Name
County of Tulare, Resource Management Agency
Job Title
Project Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
OPAL Fuels Station Services LLC
Agency Name
OPAL Fuels Station Services LLC
Job Title
Project applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Cities
unincorporated area, Poplar
Counties
Tulare
Regions
Southern California, Unincorporated
Parcel #
302-040-018
Township
22S
Range
26E
Section
2
Other Location Info
On the east side of Road 192, approximately 1,600 feet south of State Route 190 (Poplar Avenue), south of Poplar
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Common Sense Rule: CEQA guidelines 15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
Project is Exempt, consistent with the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 (CEQA) and the State CEQA Guidelines, pursuant to Title 14, Cal. Code Regulations Section 15061(b)(3) the Common Sense Exemption. A previous Negative Declaration (SCH# 2016071073) was certified and adopted by the Tulare County Planning Commission on October 26, 2016, as resolution no. 9234 and recorded on March 8, 2017, as Document No. 2017-0013149. The proposed addition of the CNG fueling station will be on a portion of the reminder portion of Special Use Permit No. 14-052. The proposed activities would not raise any of the previously analyzed environmental factors, and all environmental factors would remain at a level of less than significant or no impact. The lead agency concludes that the proposed Project fits under the exemption as it is consistent with the Tulare County Zoning Ordinance and General Plan. Therefore, the Common Sense Exemption, CEQA guidelines 15061(b)(3) is applicable and appropriate for the proposed project.
County Clerk
Tulare
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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