Wiersma RV and Mini Storage (GPA 26-001 & PZC 25-011)

Wiersma RV and Mini Storage (GPA 26-001 & PZC 25-011)

The applicant proposes Zone Change No. PZC 25-011 to change the existing zoning for APNs: 073-140-045 & 047 from the Exclusive Agriculture – 40 Acre Minimum (AE-40) Zone to the Service Commercial with a Mixed Use Overlay Zone (C-3-MU). The Tulare County Resource Management Agency (RMA) proposes General Plan Amendment No. GPA 26-001 to amend Part II: Figure 2-1 of the Corridors Framework Plan of the Tulare County General Plan 2030 Update to change the segment of State Route 198 (SR-198) between Road 64 and the Kings/Tulare County Border (Road 44) from a Major Roadway to a Regional Growth Corridor. GPA 26-001 also proposes to change the land use designation from Valley Agriculture to Mixed Use. The property currently contains an existing 3.8 acre walnut dehydrator facility, an approximately 7.71 acre walnut orchard, and 5.69 acres of fallow land on the 17.20 acre property. Existing structures on the property include a 30 foot by 40 foot tool storage shop addition; a 40 foot by 120 foot open cover with 20 foot by 40 foot enclosed for storage; a 30 foot by 66 foot shade cover to existing shade for ag equipment; a polyethylene gas line to supply natural gas to (3) nut dryers, piping, electrical and anchoring equipment; a 35 foot wide commercial asphalt concrete drive approach to Tulare County Improvement Standards, Plate A-17 and A-17C, starting 17 feet west of the center line of Road 52 and 519 feet north of the center line of SR-198; a 30 foot by 60 foot shade addition to existing shade cover for Walnut Dehydrator Facility; and a 1,200 square foot metal storage building. The purpose of the application would be to facilitate the establishment of a 3.6 acre RV Storage Facility with 160 spaces, a 440 Square Foot Office/2,087 Square Foot Residence with a 1,002 Square Foot Garage, and a 9.6 acre Future Mini-Storage Facility because there is no longer water to farm the 17.20 acre property. The existing walnut dehydrator would continue to operate. The new facilities would be added to the existing walnut dehydrator facility, which would continue to operate. However, the 7.71 acre walnut orchard that is on the property will be removed due to the lack of water to continue farming the property. The property doesn’t have access to surface water. The proposed facility will operate every day from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM. It will be fully fenced and gated to ensure security. Additionally, an office and residence will be located on-site to provide oversight and maintenance, though there will be no full-time employees. A designated retention basin will be utilized for rainwater runoff, complying with local environmental requirements. Access to the site would be from Road 52. The applicants believe that the proposed facility will serve the growing storage needs of the community while aligning with Tulare County’s zoning and development standards. The applicants have stated that they are prepared to comply with all necessary permits and regulations to ensure a seamless approval process.

Visalia

Tulare

Southern California, Unincorporated

California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Department of General Services (DGS), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality

Commercial (RV & Mini Storage with onsite manager residence & rental office)(Sq. Ft. 122530, Acres 17.2, Employees 2)

General Plan Amendment, Rezone

Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Energy, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire