Grandfathering Determination No. MIM 26-034, Malhi
Summary
SCH Number
2026090993
Public Agency
Tulare County
Document Title
Grandfathering Determination No. MIM 26-034, Malhi
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/23/2026
Document Description
Grandfathering Determination for the ability to operate a convenience market in the AE-20 (Exclusive Agricultural – 20 Acre Minimum) Zone. Evidence includes: A Commercial Building Record from 2005, and a Google Street View showing the established convenience store existing since August of 2007.
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
David Alexander
Agency Name
County of Tulare, Resource Management Agency
Job Title
Project Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Satinder Singh Malhi
Agency Name
Property Owner
Job Title
Project Applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Cities
unincorporated area, Visalia
Counties
Tulare
Regions
Southern California, Unincorporated
Zip
93292
Parcel #
127-040-026
Township
19S
Range
25E
Section
2
Other Location Info
1261 N. Mariposa Avenue, Visalia
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Common Sense Exemption: CEQA Guidelines §15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
T CEQA Guidelines §15061(b)(3) provides that an activity is exempt where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility the activity may have a significant effect on the environment. MIM 26-034 only acknowledges the continued lawful operation of an existing convenience market as a pre-existing/grandfathered use; it does not authorize construction, expansion, intensification, or other physical change. Accordingly, the common sense exemption applies. The action is also categorically exempt under CEQA Guidelines §15301, Class 1, Existing Facilities, which applies to the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private facilities involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. The determination concerns continued operation of the existing convenience market with no expansion of use authorized by this action. The County has considered the exceptions in CEQA Guidelines §15300.2 and determined that none apply. This NOE is limited to the grandfathering determination; any future physical improvements are not approved by MIM 26-034 and would be subject to separate permit and CEQA review, as applicable.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CEQA Guidelines Class 1 Section 15301 Existing Facilities (e)(2)
Reasons for Exemption
T CEQA Guidelines §15061(b)(3) provides that an activity is exempt where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility the activity may have a significant effect on the environment. MIM 26-034 only acknowledges the continued lawful operation of an existing convenience market as a pre-existing/grandfathered use; it does not authorize construction, expansion, intensification, or other physical change. Accordingly, the common sense exemption applies. The action is also categorically exempt under CEQA Guidelines §15301, Class 1, Existing Facilities, which applies to the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private facilities involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. The determination concerns continued operation of the existing convenience market with no expansion of use authorized by this action. The County has considered the exceptions in CEQA Guidelines §15300.2 and determined that none apply. This NOE is limited to the grandfathering determination; any future physical
County Clerk
Tulare
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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