RESOLUTION NO. 2023-59
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VISALIA, ADOPTING Mitigated NEGATIVE DECLARATION NO. 2022-39, WHICH EVALUATES ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS FOR Annexation No. 2022-02, BELISSA TENTATIVE Subdivision Map No. 5587, Conditional Use Permit No. 2022-05, and Tentative Parcel Map No. 2023-22.
WHEREAS, the project consisting of Annexation No. 2022-02, Belissa Tentative Subdivision Map No. 5587, Conditional Use Permit No. 2022-05, and Conditional Use Permit No. 2023-22 (hereinafter “Project”) is a request to annex a 59.84-acre parcel into the City Limits of Visalia in order to facilitate the subdivision of said 59.84-acre parcel into a 309-lot single-family residential subdivision, and a 168-unit multifamily complex. The property is located at the northwest corner of North Demaree Street and West Pratt Avenue within the jurisdiction of the County of Tulare (APN: 077-050-018, 019); and, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Visalia, after ten (10) days published notice, held a public hearing before said Council on December 18, 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 beginning on August 10, 2023; and, WHEREAS, the City of Visalia did not receive any comments on the Initial Study and 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. 2022-39. 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. 2023-59