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Board approves zone change and use permit for swap meet and adaptive reuse at 12021 Avenue 328 with conditions

5329808 · July 8, 2025
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Summary

The Board approved a zone change from AE-40 to C-2 MU and an associated use permit to allow a swap meet (Wednesdays and Saturdays) and adaptive reuse of an existing equipment/cotton-gin site at 12021 Avenue 328, with staff and neighbors discussing traffic, noise and animal-sales concerns and potential conditions.

The Tulare County Board of Supervisors approved a concurrent zone change and use permit to convert a former cotton-gin and equipment yard at 12021 Avenue 328 to a commercial mixed-use site that will host a swap meet on limited days.

Aaron Bach of the Resource Management Agency presented the proposal (Zone Change PZC24-009 and Special Use Permit PSP24-074). The applicant (Galloway, represented by Eric Tangi) and owner (Larry Ritchie) requested rezoning from AE‑40 (exclusive agriculture, 40‑acre minimum) to C‑2 MU (general commercial with mixed‑use overlay) to allow an adaptive reuse including a swap meet with parking, food trucks and a beer garden. Bach said the site is inside…

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