Public hearings on various TCOE requests will be held in Visalia.

PUBLIC HEARING
 
The Visalia City Planning Commission will consider the following items on Monday, March 23, 2026, at 7:00 PM, at the Visalia City Council Chambers located at 707 W. Acequia Ave. Visalia, CA:
 
AND
 
The Visalia City Council will consider the following items on Monday, April 6, 2026, at 7:00 PM, at the Visalia City Council Chambers located at 707 W. Acequia Ave. Visalia, CA:
 
• 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 redesignate the General Plan Land Use designation on the project site from Agriculture to Public Institutional.
 
• 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 APN: 122-470-003 to QP (Quasi-Public).
 
• Annexation No. 2025-03: A request by the TCOE to annex three parcels totaling approximately 37.50-acres into the City limits of Visalia.
 
• Conditional Use Permit No. 2025-28: A request by TCOE to establish a variety of classrooms for Elementary to High School students within the proposed office expansion onsite.
 
Project Location: The site is located at 11836 Ave 264 (APNs: 122-470-003, 122-480-008, and 122-480-018).
 
The Planning Commission will also consider a Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared by TCOE.
 
If you want more information regarding this project, please call the City of Visalia Planning Division at (559) 713-4359 between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday.
 
If you desire to make comments regarding this project prior to the public hearing, the following methods may be utilized:
• Mailing or dropping off written comments to the City of Visalia Planning Division, 315 East Acequia
Avenue, Visalia, CA, 93291;
• Emailing comments to, (planning@visalia.city);
• Phone by contacting the Planning Division at (559) 713-4359.
 
To be sure that your comments are received, we strongly encourage citizens to submit public comment, or comment on a specific agenda item, before the meeting via email to planning@visalia.city. All emailed public comments will be distributed to the Planning Commission prior to the start of the meeting and incorporated into the official record; however, e-mailed public comments will not be read aloud. As an alternative, you may appear at the Planning Commission meeting in person.
 
If you challenge the decision made regarding these requests in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Visalia at, or prior to, the public hearing.
 
For the hearing impaired, if signing is desired, please call (559) 713-4900 twenty-four (24) hours in advance of the scheduled meeting time to request these services.
 
For the visually impaired, if enlarged print or Braille copy is desired, please request this assistance in advance of the meeting and such services will be provided as soon as possible following the meeting.
 
Éste Aviso es para informarle que habra una audiencia para el público ante el comisionario de proyetos de la ciudad de Visalia.
 
Para más información o sí necesita repasar los planes respecto a esta solicitud, por favor llame a la ciudad de Visalia de proyectos del comisionario al numero (559) 713-4359.
 
Paul Bernal
Planning and Community Preservation Director
February 26,2026                                                    12108140