EIR 03-09 JLB Maricopa Sun Solar Complex Project by Maricopa Sun LLC (PP10216)
8 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2010031034
Lead Agency
Kern County
Document Title
EIR 03-09 JLB Maricopa Sun Solar Complex Project by Maricopa Sun LLC (PP10216)
Document Type
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
A (Exclus Ag) / General Plan: 8.1 (Inten Ag); 8.1/2.3 (Inten Ag/shallow ground water) 8.1/2.5 (Inten Ag/flood hazard) 8.3 (Exten Ag); 8.3/2.5 (Ext Ag/Flood hazard); vacant land
Document Description
The proposed project includes General Plan Amendments to eliminate future road reservations, concurrent with conditional use permits and the cancellation of Williamson Act Land Use Contracts on each parcel to allow for the construction of photovoltaic solar facilities with a combined output of approximately 700 megawatts. The project consists of approximately 6,046 acres for imminent solar development, and an additional 2,960 acres for future solar expansion. Two tentative Parcel Maps have also been requested on subject parcels.
Contact Information
Name
Jaymie L. Brauer
Agency Name
Kern County Planning Department
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Bakersfield, Taft
Counties
Kern
Cross Streets
Old River Road and Gardner Field Road
Zip
93249
Total Acres
9,027
Parcel #
various
State Highways
Hwy 14 & 33, I-5
Railways
Sunset Railway
Airports
Private
Township
32S
Range
25/25E
Section
variou
Base
MDB&M
Other Location Info
City/Nearest Community: Taft
Other Information
Long/Lat Cont:
35, 7, 8N/119, 8, 33W
35, 6, 5N/119, 5, 9W
Notice of Completion
Review Period Start
Review Period End
Development Types
Power:Solar (Megawatts 700)
Local Actions
General Plan Element, Use Permit, Land Division (Subdivision, etc.), Cancel WALUC
Project Issues
Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Public Services, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wildlife
Reviewing Agencies
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 Highway Patrol, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Office of Emergency Services, California, Resources Agency, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Conservation (DOC)
Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Conservation (DOC)
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