Tentative Parcel Map No. PPM 26-009
Summary
SCH Number
2026050631
Public Agency
Tulare County
Document Title
Tentative Parcel Map No. PPM 26-009
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/15/2026
Document Description
The applicant is requesting allow the division of approximately 40.83 acres into two parcels with a Waived Final Map: Proposed Parcel No. 1 = 5.28 acres, and Proposed Parcel No. 2 = 35.55 acres. The subject site is within the AE-20 (Exclusive Agricultural – 20 Acre Minimum) Zone with a Land Use Designation of Valley Agricultural, in the Rural Valley Lands Plan. Section 9.6.E.20.b of the Tulare County Zoning Ordinance (TCZO) states the following is allowed when a Special Use Permit has been approved, “Divisions of land resulting in parcels containing less than twenty (20) acres for the purpose of establishing new agricultural-related industries or services in accordance with all applicable building and zoning regulations.” Planning Commission Resolution No. 10361 approved Special Use Permit No. PSP 25-033 for the biochar facility for the southeast portion of the property on July 23, 2025, applying Tulare County Zoning Ordinance Section 16.II.B “Biomass Fuel Manufacture, Commercial” as an allowed use within 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
Sito Group, LLC
Agency Name
Sito Group, LLC
Job Title
Project applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Cities
unincorporated area, Delano
Counties
Tulare
Regions
Southern California, Unincorporated
Parcel #
336-040-024
Township
24S
Range
25E
Section
22
Other Location Info
2115 Road 144 Delano, CA
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Common Sense Exemption: CEQA Guidelines 15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
A project is exempt from CEQA if 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. 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 PPM 26-009 because the proposed land division will not make
any changes to the environment and will only establish a non-physical boundary for the proposed parcels.
County Clerk
Tulare
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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