Project Title: Cardoza Contractor Storage Yard (PSP 26-013)
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026080007
Lead Agency
Tulare County
Document Title
Project Title: Cardoza Contractor Storage Yard (PSP 26-013)
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
9/25/2026
Document Description
The applicant proposes the establishment and operation of a contractor storage yard to support an off-site landscaping business. Development of the site includes construction of a 3,600-square-foot metal shop building, installation of an on-site wastewater treatment/septic system, and graveled access road. The contractor storage yard would accommodate parking and storage of up to twelve pickup trucks, twelve cargo or flatbed trailers, lawn maintenance equipment and mowers, employee parking, and associated site access and circulation improvements necessary for daily operations.
An Initial Study (IS) was prepared by the Environmental Planning Division of the Resource Management Agency (RMA) for PSP 26-013, identifying potentially significant environmental effects associated with the project. A Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) were subsequently prepared, concluding that although the project may have the potential to significantly affect the environment, the incorporation of mitigation measures would reduce all impacts to levels where no significant effect would occur, and no substantial evidence exists indicating that the revised project would result in significant impacts. The MND (SCH #2026080007) describes these mitigation measures and explains how they reduce potential effects to lessthan- significant levels, as supported by the environmental checklist prepared pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Based on the analysis in the Initial Study and accompanying technical documentation, all potential impacts—including
Biological Resources; Cultural, Tribal, and Paleontological Resources; Geology and Soils; and Noise—were determined to be less than significant or less than significant with mitigation incorporated.
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
Project Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Nebeyu Menkir
Agency Name
County of Tulare, Resource Management Agency
Job Title
Project Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Joey cardoza
Agency Name
Property Owner
Job Title
Project Applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Cities
unincorporated area, Tulare
Counties
Tulare
Regions
Southern California, Unincorporated
Zip
93274
Parcel #
195-111-021
Township
20S
Range
25E
Section
9
Base
M.D.B.&M
Other Location Info
13870 Avenue 228, Tulare, California. It lies approximately 1.0 mile east of the Tulare city limits and about 0.7 mile east of the East Tulare Villa Hamlet Development Boundary.
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
TULARE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Tulare
Final Environmental Document Available at
Tulare County Resource Management Agency, 5961 S Mooney Blvd., Visalia CA 93277
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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