SCH Number 2026020313

Project Info

Title

Allensworth Community Update (GPA 25-006 & SPA 25-001)

Description

The Tulare County Board of Supervisors passed Resolution 2022-0342 on April 19, 2022, approving the General Plan Initiation No. GPI 22-001 to authorize the Allensworth Community Plan Update to provide a roadmap for building on the existing cultural, ecological, and social assets of Allensworth to develop a beautiful and climate-resilient rural community that provides a safe place to live, learn, work, play, and prosper and attracts community-minded residents, including families, veterans, and retirees. The boundary subject to the Allensworth Community Plan Update (General Plan Amendment No. GPA 25-006 and Specific Plan Project No. SPA 25-001) generally includes the approximately 5.9 sq. mile area south of Avenue 56,west of State Route 43 and the railroad, north of Avenue 24, and east of the planned California High Speed Rail line. The area within the boundary would be subject to the proposed Community Districts to designate particularcharacter areas within Allensworth. The proposed plan’s goals and objectives are consistent with the Tulare County General Plan 2030 Update’s (2012) Planning Framework Element, Land Use Element, Environmental Resources Management, Open Space Element, Water Resources Element, Transportation and Circulation Element, Healthy and Safety Element, and the Environmental Justice Element. The UDB Modification proposed through General Plan Amendment No. GPA 25-006 would modify the existing Allensworth Hamlet Development Boundary by adding approximately 2,794 acres to the proposed community Urban Development Boundary to encompass a total of approximately 3,845 acres. The GPA would also change the existing "Valley Agriculture" land use designation of the acreage currently within the RVLP to the “Mixed Use” land use designation. This modification would refine the Tulare County General Plan and increase the probability of receiving grant funding for the community. The Specific Plan, Project No. SPA 25-001, proposed “Community Districts,” which will direct future development in Allensworth. The proposed Community Districts are as follows: Town Center and Future Town Center Area, State Park and State Park Expansion Area, High Value Farm & Garden Area, Allensworth Community Savannah, and Historic Properties District. Each proposed district is defined in the Community Plan and lists consistent General Plan land use designations that will be used to guide future development.

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