2024-2032 Kings County Multijurisdictional Housing Element Update for the County of Kings and Cities of Avenal, Corcoran, and Hanford
Summary
SCH Number
2026050777
Public Agency
Kings County
Document Title
2024-2032 Kings County Multijurisdictional Housing Element Update for the County of Kings and Cities of Avenal, Corcoran, and Hanford
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/20/2026
Document Description
Adopted through Kings County General Plan Amendment 26-02, City of Avenal General Plan Amendment 2026-01, City of Corcoran General Plan Amendment 26-01, and City of Hanford General Plan Amendment 2026-01. The General Plan is Kings County’s and the Cities of Avenal’s, Corcoran’s, and Hanford’s primary planning policy document and includes state-mandated “elements” that set forth objectives, principles, standards, and goals to guide orderly development. The purpose of the Housing Element is to identify the housing needs of all economic segments of the community and describe the action the County and Cities intend to take to facilitate the preservation and development of adequate housing to meet those needs. State law established requirements for updating Housing Elements on an eight-year cycle. The 6th Cycle Housing Element update is for the 2024-2032 planning period.
Full Title: 2024-2032 Kings County Multijurisdictional Housing Element Update for the County of Kings and Cities of Avenal, Corcoran, and Hanford, adopted through Kings County General Plan Amendment 26-02, City of A venal General Plan Amendment 2026-01, City of Corcoran General Plan Amendment 26-01, and City of Hanford General Plan Amendment 2026-01
Contact Information
Name
Noelle Tomlinson
Agency Name
Kings County Community Development Agency
Job Title
Planner III
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Name
Maria Ortiz
Agency Name
City of Avenal
Job Title
City Clerk/Community Development Coordinator
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Name
Greg Gatzka
Agency Name
City of Corcoran Community Development Department
Job Title
City Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Name
Gabrielle Myers
Agency Name
City of Hanford Community Development Department
Job Title
Principal Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Avenal, Corcoran, Hanford, Unincorporated area
Counties
Kings
Regions
Citywide, Southern California, Unincorporated
Other Location Info
Unincorporated area of Kings County and the Cities of Avenal, Corcoran, and Hanford
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Section 15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
The adoption of the 2024-2032 Kings County Multijurisdictional Housing Element Update as a General Plan Amendment is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) environmental review pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the Guidelines for the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA Guidelines). This section states that a project is exempt from CEQA if the activity is covered by the general rule 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. Changes proposed by the Housing Element update are technical changes concerning general policy for the implementation of housing policy and there is no possibility that these changes will have a significant effect on the environment by the act of adopting the Housing Element update. In addition, any development projects will be required to undergo individual environmental review determination, and will either be ministerial, categorically exempt, or subject to individual CEQA review. None of the special circumstances in Section 15300.2 apply.
County Clerk
Kings
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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