RID 07-10; Specific Plan Amendment No. 15, Map 232; Zone Change Case No. 32, Map 232, Conditional Use Permit No. 26, Map 232; Willow Springs Solar Project By
6 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2010031023
Lead Agency
Kern County
Document Title
RID 07-10; Specific Plan Amendment No. 15, Map 232; Zone Change Case No. 32, Map 232, Conditional Use Permit No. 26, Map 232; Willow Springs Solar Project By
Document Type
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Undeveloped land. Zoning C-2 PD FPS, A FPS, A FPS*(Ord. G-6223 R-1 PD FPS in susp.), E (2.5) RS FPS* (Ord. G-6223 R-1 PD FPS in susp.) and SP (Special Planning. Willow Springs Specific Plan: Map Code(s) 5.3/4 4/2.8 (Max 10 Dwelling Units per acre/Comprehensive Planning Area/Military Flight Operations 65 decibels), 5 3/4, 4/2.85 (Max 10 Dwelling Units per acre/Comprehensive Planning Area/Military Flight Operations 60 decibels) 5.5/4/4/2.8 (Max Dwelling Unit per acre/Comprehensive Planning Area Military Flight Operation 65 decibels), and 6.2/4.4 (General Commercial/Comprehensive Planning Area).
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
Ross Fehrman
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 Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Energy Commission, 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 Water Resources, Resources Agency
Development Types
Power:Solar (Megawatts 150)
Local Actions
General Plan Amendment, Site Plan, Rezone, Use Permit
Project Issues
Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Wildlife
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