RESOLUTION NO. 2023-40
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VISALIA, ADOPTING Mitigated NEGATIVE DECLARATION NO. 2023-37, WHICH EVALUATES ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS FOR Annexation No. 2021-04, GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 2021-05, SPECIFC PLAN NO. 2021-06, AND PRATT FAMILY RANCH Tentative Subdivision Map No. 5583 WHEREAS, the project consisting of Annexation No. 2021-04, General Plan Amendment No. 2021-05, Specific Plan No. 2021-06, and Pratt Family Ranch Tentative Subdivision Map No. 5583 (hereinafter “Project”) is a request to establish a new specific plan on 95.56 acres, including districts for low density residential, medium density residential, and parks and open space, and establishment of lots below minimum lot size. Full buildout of the plan will accommodate approximately 541 dwelling units and 8.3 acres of parks & open space. The Annexation will annex the property totaling 95 acres into the City limits of Visalia. The General Plan Amendment will amend the location and acreage of General Plan land use designations. The Tentative Subdivision Map will subdivide properties in accordance with the specific plan. The Project is located on the west and east sides of Mooney Boulevard, north of Riverway Drive and the north and south sides of Pratt Road. (APN: 078-010-025, 028, 029; 078-110-022, 023), situated adjacent to the City of Visalia within Tulare County; 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 5, 2023; 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 from July 20, 2023 to August 9, 2023, and no comments were received during this period; 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. 2023-37. 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. 2023-40