Special Use Permit PSP 25-066-Geostan

Special Use Permit PSP 25-066, issued by the County of Tulare Resource Management Agency, authorizes the establishment of an Agricultural Service Establishment for the storage of agricultural equipment. The permit applies to a 5.4-acre property located at the northwest corner of Avenue 184 and Road 232 in Porterville, California. The facility is designated for storing equipment including tractors, tree toppers, brush shredders, brush rakes, trucks, and semi-trucks. The site is situated within the AE-20 Exclusive Agricultural Zone and falls under the Rural Valley Lands Plan with a land use designation of Valley Agriculture. The project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 under CEQA Guidelines Class 1 Section 15301, as it involves only minor alterations to an existing facility with no significant environmental impact. Administrative oversight is managed by the County of Tulare, with key personnel including Chief Planner Gary Mills, Environmental Planner Jessica Wills, and Project Planner Nebeyu Daniel Menkir. The project applicant is Geostan Duffin, and the lead agency is the Tulare County Resource Management Agency.