EA LHO 1-00; (a) Lot Line Adjustment 137-99, (b) Zone Variance, Map 99
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2000021032
Lead Agency
Kern County
Document Title
EA LHO 1-00; (a) Lot Line Adjustment 137-99, (b) Zone Variance, Map 99
Document Type
NEG - Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Irrigated Crops- alfalfa and cotton A (Exclusive Agricultural) Zone District. The Kern County 2000 General Plan designation is 8.1 (Intensive Agricultural)
Document Description
(a) A Lot Line Adjustment between two parcels to create a parcel of 302.32 acres for agricultural use as a Tomato Processing Facility and a parcel of 3.61 acres for a related electrical substation served by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) transmission lines; a Limited Design Variation to allow non-radial and non-right angle lot lines. (b) A Zone Variance to allow a 3.61 acre parcel where the minimum parcel size is 20 acres in the A (Exclusive Agricultural) District. Tomato Processing facility is a permitted use as an agricultural industry. It is subject to development standards and a plot plan review under the Kern County Zoning Oridinance. The construction and operation of the Tomato Processing facility, includes a related office building, 160 parking spaces with 6 handicapped spaces for Phase I caretaker mobile home, truck staging area, scale house, bin and drum storage area, railroad loading dock, and drainage sumps on 55 acres; Access is from State Highway 58 (McKittrick Highway), across the Buttonwillow Branch of the Union Pacific Railroad (operated by San Joaquin Valley Railroad) along an existing unimproved farm road.
Contact Information
Name
Lorelei H. Oviatt
Agency Name
Kern County Planning Department
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Buttonwillow
Counties
Kern
Cross Streets
Hwy 58 and Interstate 5
Zip
93206
Parcel #
103-150-01
State Highways
58
Railways
Union Pacific
Township
29S
Range
24E
Section
20&21
Base
MDBM
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Energy Commission, California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, California Department of Conservation (DOC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Conservation (DOC)
Development Types
Other (Agricultural)
Local Actions
Land Division (Subdivision, etc.)
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Geology/Soils, Hydrology/Water Quality, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Transportation, Wildlife
Disclaimer: The document was originally posted before CEQAnet had the capability to host attachments for the public. To obtain the original attachments for this document, please contact the lead agency at the contact information listed above. You may also contact the OPR via email at state.clearinghouse@opr.ca.gov or via phone at (916) 445-0613.