Oakmore Ranch Project

The Oakmore Ranch Project involves the annexation of approximately 235 acres in unincorporated Tulare County into the City of Tulare, situating the land directly east of Oakmore Street, south of State Route 137, and north of Avenue 228, adjacent to the city’s western boundary and within the designated Transit Oriented Development Plan Area near the College of the Sequoias Tulare Campus. The property is bordered by the Chandler Grove Master Plan to the south, Mission Oak High School to the southwest, and rural agricultural and residential uses to the north and east. This initiative seeks to pre-zoning the parcel and amend the General Plan land use designation to align with the City’s long-range planning goals, particularly those outlined in the North COS TOD Plan Area, without proposing any specific development at this stage. The action is focused solely on establishing the municipal jurisdiction and foundational land use and circulation frameworks for future development. The environmental review will be conducted at a programmatic level through an Environmental Impact Report, which will assess the cumulative impacts of annexation and the proposed land use designations, recognizing that future construction projects within the planning area will require individual CEQA review once detailed site plans, phasing, and infrastructure designs are developed. The project is being managed by the City of Tulare, with key contacts including the Principal Planner, Steven Sopp, and environmental consultant Jesse Madsen, while Greg Dowds represents the landowner. The initiative is positioned as a strategic step to support coordinated growth, infrastructure planning, and transit access consistent with regional development objectives, setting the stage for future residential, commercial, or mixed-use projects within the annexed area under updated municipal regulations.