Saco Ranch Commercial Center (GPA/ZC 06-2247)

Saco Ranch Commercial Center (GPA/ZC 06-2247)

The proposed 300.98-acre Saco Ranch Commercial Center (GPA/ZC 06-2247) consists of an annexation of the site into the City of Bakersfield, an amendment to the Metropolitan Bakersfield General Plan Land Use Element, and a concurrent zone change. The project proposes a General Plan Amendment to designate 144.08 acres as GC (General Commercial). In addition, a concurrent zone change from A (Exclusive Agriculture) and M-2 PD (Medium Industrial-Precise Development), to C-2/PCD (Regional Commercial/Planned Commercial Development) (144.08 acres), C-O/PCD (Professional and Administrative Office/Planned Commercial Development) (30.5 acres), and M-2 (General Manufacturing) (126.4 acres) is proposed. The proposed project is located immediately northwest of the City of Bakersfield corporate limits within the City's Sphere of Influence (SOI), in an unincorporated area within the central portion of Kern County. The proposed project site is generally located at the southwest and southeast corners of Coffee Road and Seventh Standard Road, respectively, approximately ¼ mile west of State Route 99. The project proposes to develop a commercial center containing approximately 300.98 acres of retail, commercial office, and industrial uses. Approximately 144 acres of land will be used for retail stores, restaurants, and a movie theater. Commercial office uses are proposed on approximately 30.5 acres, and industrial uses are proposed on approximately 126.4 acres. In addition, the site is bisected from the northwest to the southeast by the Beardsley-Lerdo Canal, which is owned by the North Kern Water Storage District (NKWSD). The project applicant proposes to construct a bridge over the canal where the extension of Coffee Road will cross the canal.

Bakersfield

Kern

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Highway Patrol, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, California Department of Conservation (DOC)

California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, California Department of Conservation (DOC)

Office (Sq. Ft. 332,000, Acres 30), Commercial (Sq. Ft. 1,406,645, Acres 144), Industrial (Sq. Ft. 1,376,496, Acres 126)

General Plan Amendment, Rezone, Annexation

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, Wildfire, Wildlife