RESOLUTION NO. 2022-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VISALIA, ADOPTING MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION NO. 2021-33, WHICH EVALUATES ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS FOR SHEPHERDS RANCH I Tentative Subdivision Map No. 5581, GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 2021-03, AND CHANGE OF ZONE No. 2021-04 WHEREAS, the project consisting of Shepherds Ranch I Tentative Subdivision Map No. 5581, General Plan Amendment No. 2021-03, and Change of Zone No. 2021-04 (hereinafter “Project”) is a request to amend the General Plan land use designations on two parcels totaling 50 acres and amend the Zoning designation on one parcel totaling 10 acres, resulting in the removal of a Residential Very Low Density land use designation, addition to a Low Density Residential land use designation, and establishment of a Parks/Recreation land use designation in order to facilitate the subdivision of said 10-acre parcel into a 41-lot single-family residential subdivision. The Project is located on two parcels located between Shirk Street and Road 88, 300 feet south of West Pershing Court. (APN: 081-030-046, 080); and, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Visalia, after ten (10) days published notice, held a public hearing before said Council on September 6, 2022; and, WHEREAS, an Initial Study was prepared which disclosed that no significant environmental impacts would result from the Project with the inclusion of mitigation measures; and, WHEREAS, on the basis of this Initial Study, a Mitigated Negative Declaration has been prepared for the Project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 (CEQA), as amended; and WHEREAS, the Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Project were prepared and noticed for review and comment for 20 days beginning on June 30, 2022; and, WHEREAS, the City of Visalia did not receive any comments on the Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration; and, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Visalia considered the Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration and found that the Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration contain and reflect the independent judgment of the City of Visalia.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration was prepared consistent with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the City of Visalia Environmental Guidelines.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Visalia hereby finds, on the basis of the whole record before it, that there is no substantial evidence that the project will have a significant effect on the environment and hereby adopts Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration No. 2021-33. The documents and other material which constitute the record of the proceedings upon which the decisions based are located at the office of the City Planner, 315 East Acequia Avenue, Visalia, California, 93291.
Resolution No. 2022-