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File #: 25-0723    Version: 1
Type: Public Hearing Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 3/10/2026 In control: Visalia City Council
On agenda: 4/6/2026 Final action:
Title: Public Hearing to consider land use changes - land use changes to the properties owned by the Tulare County Office of Education and located at 11720 and 11836 Ave 264 and 6200 South Mooney Boulevard (APNs: 122-470-003, 122-480-004, 122-480-008, and 122-480-018): 1. Adoption of Initial Study / Mitigated Negative Declaration prepare by Tulare County Office of Education consistent with the California Environmental Quality Act (Resolution No. 2026-21). 2. General Plan Amendment No. 2025-05: A request by Tulare County Office of Education (TCOE) to expand the Urban Development Boundary for 24.32 acres east of their current administrative offices located at 6200 South Mooney Boulevard and to change the land use designations on APN: 122-480-004 from Commercial Mixed Use to Public/Institutional and APNs: 122-470-003, 122-480-008 and -018 from Agriculture to Public/Institutional (Resolution No. 2026-19). 3. Introduction and First Reading of Ordinance No. 2026-01 for Prezone and Change of Zone N...
Attachments: 1. Attachment 1 - City Council Resolution No. 2026-21 – Initial Study / Mitigated Declaration, 2. Attachmetn 2 - City Council Resolution No. 2026-19 – General Plan Amendment No. 2025-05, 3. Attachment 3 - City Council Ordinance No. 2026-01 – Prezone and Change of Zone No. 2025-06, 4. Attchment 4 - City Council Resolution No. 2026-20 – Annexation No. 2025-03, 5. Attachment 5 - Planning Commission Staff Report -- March 23, 2026, 6. Exhibit A - Site Plan(s), 7. City Council PowerPoint Presentation
Agenda Item Wording:
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Public Hearing to consider land use changes - land use changes to the properties owned by the Tulare County Office of Education and located at 11720 and 11836 Ave 264 and 6200 South Mooney Boulevard (APNs: 122-470-003, 122-480-004, 122-480-008, and 122-480-018):
1. Adoption of Initial Study / Mitigated Negative Declaration prepare by Tulare County Office of Education consistent with the California Environmental Quality Act (Resolution No. 2026-21).
2. General Plan Amendment No. 2025-05: A request by Tulare County Office of Education (TCOE) to expand the Urban Development Boundary for 24.32 acres east of their current administrative offices located at 6200 South Mooney Boulevard and to change the land use designations on APN: 122-480-004 from Commercial Mixed Use to Public/Institutional and APNs: 122-470-003, 122-480-008 and -018 from Agriculture to Public/Institutional (Resolution No. 2026-19).
3. Introduction and First Reading of Ordinance No. 2026-01 for Prezone and Change of Zone No. 2025-06: A request by TCOE to change the zoning designation on APN: 122-480-004 from C-MU (Mixed-Use Commercial) to QP (Quasi-Public) and to prezone APNs: 122-470-003, 122-480-008 and -018 to QP (Quasi-Public) (Ordinance No. 2026-01, required).
4. Initiation of Proceedings for Annexation No. 2025-03: A request by TCOE to initiate annexation of APNs: 122-470-003, 122-480-008, and 122-480-018 into the city limits of Visalia (Resolution No. 2026-20).
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Agenda Date: 04/06/2026

Prepared by:
Josh Dan, Senior Planner, (559)713-4003, josh.dan@visalia.city
Paul Bernal, Planning and Community Preservation Director, (559) 713-4025, paul.bernal@visalia.city

Department Recommendation:
The Planning Commission recommends that the City Council take the following actions, consistent with the staff recommendation made to Planning Commission on March 23, 2026:
A. Adoption of Initial Study / Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared by TCOE consistent with the ...

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