Willow Springs Solar Array by Willow Springs Solar, LLC
6 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2010031023
Lead Agency
Kern County
Document Title
Willow Springs Solar Array by Willow Springs Solar, LLC
Document Type
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Various
Document Description
The Willow Springs Solar Project is a proposal to construct and operate a 150-megawatt solar photovoltaic power generating facility on 1,402 acres in unincorporated Kern County. The project includes: (a) Amendments of the Land Use, Open Space and Conservation Element of the Willow Springs Specific Plan from existing designations to Map Code)s 5.3/2.8 (Max 10 Dwelling Units per acre/Military Flight Operations 65 decibels), 5.3/2.85 (Max. 10 Dwelling Units per acre/Military Flight Operations 60 decibels), 5.5/2.8 (Max 1 Dwelling Units per acre/Military Flight Operations 65 decibels) and 6.2 (General Commercial); (b) Changes in zone classification from existing zone districts to A FPS (Exclusive Agriculture - Floodplain Secondary Combining); (c) Conditional use permit to allow the 150-megawatt solar photovoltaic (PV) power generating facility.
Contact Information
Name
Rob Dmohowski
Agency Name
Kern County Planning Department
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Kern
Cross Streets
Gaskell Rd and 115th St West
Zip
93560
Total Acres
1,402
Waterways
California Aqueduct
Township
9N
Range
14W
Base
SBB&M
Other Location Info
City/Nearest Community: Rosamond
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
Air Resources Board, Major Industrial Projects, California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 9 (DOT), California Energy Commission, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Victorville Region 6 (RWQCB), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Victorville Region 6 (RWQCB), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)
Development Types
Power:Solar (Megawatts 150)
Local Actions
General Plan Amendment, Site Plan, Rezone, Use Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wildlife
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