GPA 2, CUP 15, Map 160

GPA 2, CUP 15, Map 160

(a) Amend the Kern County General Plan from 8.1/2.3 (Intensive Agriculture 20 Acre Minimum/Shallow Groundwater) to 3.7 (Other Waste Facilities) and 3.7.1 (Other Waste Facilities - Buffer) or more restrictive map code: Amend Appendix F of the Kern County General Plan; and (b) Approve a Conditional Use Permit to authorize the development of an animal waste composting facility in an A (Exclusive Agriculture) zone district (19.12.030H). The applicant is seeking approval to compost 45,000 tons per year (finished) of poultry manure and 100,000 tons per year (finished) of dairy manure for use as compost in the applicant's organic farming operation. As stated by the applicant, composting on the site will allow them to meet stringent state and federal requirements for the type of compost allowed on organic crops. No sales of compost product are proposed. The operation would occur on 160-acres in the center of an approximately 618-acre parcel. The applicant has proposed development in phases, each compost area consisting of 40 acres. The composting method would be windrow composting, which is the production of compost by piling biodegradable waste, like animal manure, in long rows (windows). With sumps and facilities, the total amount of the 160 acres that would be used for composting would be approximately 80 acres.

Bakersfield

Kern

Air Resources Board, Major Industrial Projects, California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, 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 Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), Resources, Recycling and Recovery

California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), Resources, Recycling and Recovery

Other (Waste Facility)

General Plan Amendment, Use Permit

Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Solid Waste, Transportation, Wildlife