Minor Modification No. MIM 26-019, Manuel Leal & Son Dairy
Summary
SCH Number
2026071036
Public Agency
Tulare County
Document Title
Minor Modification No. MIM 26-019, Manuel Leal & Son Dairy
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/27/2026
Document Description
The Applicant, Manuel Leal & Son Dairy, is requesting to allow for a new freestall barn over an existing open coral located on an existing dairy site. The dairy is located in the AE-40 (Exclusive Agriculture – 40 Acre Minimum) Zone, within the Rural Valley Lands Plan, with the Land Use Designation of Valley Agriculture. The beneficiary of the project is the Applicant.
Contact Information
Name
Jessica Wills
Agency Name
County of Tulare, Resource Management Agency
Job Title
Environmental Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Gary Mills
Agency Name
County of Tulare, Resource Management Agency
Job Title
Chief Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Danielle Folk
Agency Name
County of Tulare, Resource Management Agency
Job Title
Project Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Manuel Leal & Son Dairy
Agency Name
Applicant
Job Title
Project applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Address
Phone
Location
Cities
unincorporated area, Tulare
Counties
Tulare
Regions
Southern California, Unincorporated
Parcel #
158-160-004
Township
20S
Range
23E
Section
24
Other Location Info
6500 Avenue 208, Tulare, CA 93274
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
CEQA guidelines 15061(b)(3) Common Sense Rule
Reasons for Exemption
This action is consistent with Section 15061 (b)(3), The Common Sense Rule, whereas the allowance to update the site plan 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. This is because the Minor Modification is merely updating a site plan to allow the removal of an open corral to be replaced with a new freestall barn to the existing established Dairy Facility to the existing Special Use Permit, in the AE-40 Zone, within the Rural Valley Lands Plan, with the Land Use Designation of Valley Agriculture, which were approved by PSP 94-053 (PC). The use has already been through a CEQA review by way of an approved Negative Declaration, that was approved by the Tulare County Planning Commission on July 26, 1996, Resolution No. 7516. Therefore, the application of CEQA Section 15061(b)(3) is applicable and appropriate for this project.
County Clerk
Tulare
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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