5424 MDH (GPA 18, Map 79; ZCC 38, Map 79; and Exclusion from Ag. Preserve 8)

5424 MDH (GPA 18, Map 79; ZCC 38, Map 79; and Exclusion from Ag. Preserve 8)

a) Amend the Land Use, Open Space and Conservation Element of the Kern County General Plan from Map Code 8.4 (Mineral and Petroleum) to Map Code 7.2 (Service Industrial) on 33.5 acres or a more restrictive map code designation; (b) A Change in zone classification from M-3 (Heavy Industrial) to M-2, PD (Medium Industrial - Precise Development Combining) or a more restrictive district on 18.2 acres, from A (Exclusive Agriculture) to M-2 PD or a more restrictive district on 61.7 acres, and (c) Exclusion of approximately 95.2 acres from the boundaries of an Agricultural Preserve. The request is intended to facilitate future industrial expansion. The Map Code 7.2 designation is intended to provide for commercial or industrial activities which involve outdoor storage or uses of heavy equipment; such uses produce significant air or noise pollution and are visually obstructive. The purpose of the M-2 District is to designate areas for general manufacturing, processing, and assembly activities where such uses may not produce fumes, odor, dust, smoke, gas, or vibrations extending beyond zoning district boundaries. The purpose of the PD Combining District is to designate areas with unique site characteristics or environmental conditions or areas surrounded by sensitive land uses to ensure that development in such areas is compatible with such constraints. The purpose of the NR District is to designate lands that contain productive or potentially productive petroleum, mineral, or timber resources exploration, production and transportation, and to compatible uses. Water service and sewage disposal are proposed by the Superior Mutual Water Company and the North of the River Sanitary District, respectively. Access is proposed via Beech Avenue and Seventh Standard Road, which are designated as "Collector" and "Arterial" alignments, respectively by the Circulation Element of the Kern County General Plan

Bakersfield, Shafter

Kern

Air Resources Board, Major Industrial Projects, California Department of Parks and Recreation, 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), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Office of Emergency Services, California, Resources Agency, California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT)

California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT)

Industrial (Sq. Ft. N/A, Acres 51.7, Employees N/A), Mining (Mineral Petroleum)

General Plan Amendment, Rezone, Ag. Exclus.

Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation