Grand Bakersfield Project (Annexation No. 579, GPA/ZC 06-1529)

Grand Bakersfield Project (Annexation No. 579, GPA/ZC 06-1529)

The proposed Grand Bakersfield Project (Annexation No. 579, GPA/ZC 06-1529) consists of the annexation of the Project site into the City of Bakersfield, an amendment to the Metropolitan Bakersfield General Plan Land Use and Circulation Elements, a concurrent zone change, Williamson Act Land Use Contract Cancellation, and an Agricultural Preserve Exclusion. The proposed project includes approximately 490 acres and is located at the northwest corner of Houghton Road and Stine Road. Residential development would be the predominant land use within the project area. The residential use accounts for approximately 391.03 acres, which will contain approximately 4,382 dwelling units. The proposed residential community is to provide a diverse range of housing options: from approximately 415 single-family residential dwelling unit (110.50 acres), approximately 457 small lot, single-family units (4,500 square feet), approximately 1,058 medium density, multi-family units (60.39 acres), and approximately 2,451 high-density, multi-family units 220.14 acres). In addition, the development is proposing approximately 57.91 acres of Highway Commercial (HC), and 32.24 acres of General Commercial (GC) to serve the area residents. The development will also provide neighborhood parks, which will provide recreational amenities and meet the needs of local residents.

Bakersfield

Kern

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Highway Patrol, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Housing and Community Development, Department of Water Resources, Office of Emergency Services, California, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), Department of Toxic Substances Control, California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Department of Conservation (DOC)

California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), Department of Toxic Substances Control, California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Department of Conservation (DOC)

Residential (Units 4,382, Acres 391.03), Commercial (Acres 90)

General Plan Amendment, Rezone, Annexation, Cancel Ag. Preserve

Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildlife