RESOLUTION NO. 2022-___
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VISALIA, ADOPTING mitigated NEGATIVE DECLARATION NO. 2022-04, WHICH EVALUATES ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS FOR Annexation No. 2022-01 AND VICTORY OAKS Tentative Subdivision Map No. 5586 WHEREAS, the project consisting of Annexation No. 2022-01 and Victory Oaks Tentative Subdivision Map No. 5586(hereinafter “Project”) is a request to annex a 23.70-acre parcel into the City Limits of Visalia in order to facilitate the subdivision of said 23.70-acre parcel into a 117-lot single-family residential subdivision. The Project is located on the north side of Ferguson Avenue approximately 800 feet west of Demaree Street (APN: 077-190-007); and, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Visalia, after ten (10) days published notice, held a public hearing before said Council on November 7, 2022; 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 September 1, 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. 2022-04. 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-__