Tentative Parcel Map No. PPM 26-022
Summary
SCH Number
2026091249
Public Agency
Tulare County
Document Title
Tentative Parcel Map No. PPM 26-022
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/29/2026
Document Description
The applicant is requesting allow the division of approximately 86.13 acres into two parcels with a Waived Final Map: Proposed Parcel No. 1 = 1.08 acres, and Proposed Parcel No. 2 = 85.05 acres. The subject site is within the AE-40 (Exclusive Agricultural 40 Acre Minimum) Zone with a Land Use Designation of Valley Agricultural, in the Rural Valley Lands Plan. Subsection D.2.g. of Section 15 of the Tulare County Zoning Ordinance (TCZO) states division is allowable if property has less than the minimum acreage if, "a homesite parcel may be created for the purpose of separating an existing residence or mobilehome from the remaining agricultural portion of the site. If the parcel of record to be divided is greater in size than is required in the zone district in which it is located, a maximum of one (1) homesite parcel shall be permitted The proposed project would authorize one additional residence for the property owners and/or their family and would not authorize expansion of agricultural operations, or any other use unless separately reviewed and approved by the County.
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
Brandy Villarreal
Agency Name
County of Tulare, Resource Management Agency
Job Title
Project Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Tad Edwards (Agent: Neil Zerlang)
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 #
111-050-024
Township
18S
Range
26E
Section
21
Other Location Info
18384 Avenue 304 Visalia, CA
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Common Sense Rule: CEQA guidelines 15061(b)(3)`
Reasons for Exemption
A project is exempt from CEQA if the activity is covered by the Common Sense exemption 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. Section 15061(b)(3) is applicable and appropriate for PPM 26-022 because the proposed land division will not
make any changes to the environment and will only establish a non-physical boundary for the proposed parcels.
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 unusual circumstances, would not damage scenic resources within an officially designated State Scenic Highway, is not located on a hazardous waste site listed pursuant to Government Code §65962.5, and would not cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource.
County Clerk
Tulare
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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