2026 Slurry Seal Program
Summary
SCH Number
2026080438
Public Agency
Tulare County
Document Title
2026 Slurry Seal Program
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/13/2026
Document Description
The 2026 Slurry Seal Program Project consists of slurry sealing approximately 9 miles of existing County roads within unincorporated communities in Tulare County, including road segments in or near South Visalia Area, Ivanhoe, North/South Porterville Area, Springville, Pixley, and Strathmore. The work would occur on existing paved roadways, including road segments within subdivisions with curb and gutter. The purpose of the Project is to preserve and protect the underlying pavement structure, extend pavement service life, and provide a renewed driving surface for users of these facilities. The Project would not add automobile travel lanes or expand roadway capacity. Construction is anticipated to begin in the third quarter of 2026 and be completed in the fourth quarter of 2026.
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
Claudia Sanchez
Agency Name
County of Tulare, Public Works
Job Title
Project Engineer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Cities
Ivanhoe, Porterville, Unincorporated areas, Springville, Pixley, Strathmore, Visalia
Counties
Tulare
Regions
Southern California, Unincorporated
Other Location Info
Location 1: South Visalia – Mulanax Drive, Avenue 264 Location 2: Ivanhoe – Avenue 332, Buckeye Road, Heather Avenue, Road 161, Freedom Avenue, Bly Avenue, Scott Road, Waverly Court, Scott Lane, Walter Avenue Location 3: Porterville -Zachary Court, Dillon Court, Martin Street, Hill Drive, Sierra Street, Yates Avenue, State Street, Warzee Avenue Location 4: Springville -Ward Avenue, Lenard Road, Radeleff Avenue, James Avenue, Tennis Avenue, Talley Street, McDonald Street, Pine Drive, Malcolm Drive, Tule River Drive, Cramer Street, Bridge Drive, Rio Vista Drive, Alta Drive, Shingle Mill Road Location 5: Pixley – Elm Street, Ellsworth Avenue, Walnut Street, Carol Avenue, Sarah Avenue, Holste Avenue, Dianna Avenue, Carla Avenue, Joanne Avenue Location 6: Strathmore -Road 231, Avenue 198, Lawson Avenue, Avenue 197, Bruce Drive, Lawson Drive, Burns Drive, Guthrie Drive, Balfour Drive
Location 1: South Visalia -Section 17, Township 19S, Range 25E, MDB&M Location 2: Ivanhoe -Section 01, Township 18S, Range 25E, MDB&M Location 3: Porterville -Section 15, Township 21S, Range 27E, Section 06, Township 22S, Range 28E, MDB&M Location 4: Springville -Section 02, Township 21S, Range 29E, MDB&M Location 5: Pixley -Section 33, Township 22S, Range 25E, MDB&M Location 6: Strathmore -Section 33, Township 20S, Range 27E, MDB&M
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CEQA Guidelines Class 1 Section 15301 Existing Facilities (c)
Reasons for Exemption
The Project is categorically exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines §15301, Class 1, Existing Facilities, subsection (c), because it consists of repair, maintenance, and minor alteration of existing County roads through slurry sealing and related pavement preservation activities, with negligible or no expansion of existing use. The Project would occur on existing paved roadways and would not add automobile travel lanes or expand roadway capacity. The Project is also consistent with the County of Tulare’s locally adopted categorical exemption procedures pursuant to CEQA Guidelines §15300.4.
The County has further determined that none of the exceptions to the use of categorical exemptions set forth in CEQA Guidelines §15300.2 apply. The Project would not result in a significant cumulative impact, would not result in a significant effect due to unusualcircumstances, would not damage scenic resources within an officially designated State Scenic Highway, is not located on a hazardouswaste site listed pursuant to Government Code §65962.5, and would not cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of ahistorical resource.
County Clerk
Tulare
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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