EIR 04-11 SSK; High Desert Solar by Element Power; Conditional Use Permit 34, Map 196; (PP11225)
Summary
SCH Number
2011041016
Lead Agency
Kern County
Document Title
EIR 04-11 SSK; High Desert Solar by Element Power; Conditional Use Permit 34, Map 196; (PP11225)
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Vacant/M-3 PD FPS (Heavy Industrial, Precise Development Combining, Floodplain Secondary Combining)/7.3/2.5 (Heavy Industrial/Flood Hazard) and 3.3 (Other Facilities)
Document Description
The applicant is requesting a Conditional Use Permit to allow for the construction and operation of a photovoltaic (PV) solar facility in the A-1 (Limited Agriculture) and M-3 (Heavy Industrial) zone districts. The project would consist of ~ 70,000 solar modules and have an output of up to 18 megawatts (MW) direct current (DC). The project site consists of 154 acres. Water will be required for washing the solar modules and other routine maintenance. Sewer services are not required.
Contact Information
Name
Sara Kopp
Agency Name
Kern County Planning & Community Development Department
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Mojave
Counties
Kern
Cross Streets
Purdy Avenue and United Street
Zip
93501
Total Acres
154
Parcel #
427-020-45,46
State Highways
Hwy 14, 58
Railways
Union Pacific & Burlington North
Airports
Mojave Air and Space Port
Schools
Mojave High, Mojave ES, Kern County ROP
Township
11N
Range
12W
Section
21
Base
SBB&M
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Energy Commission, California Highway Patrol, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Victorville Region 6 (RWQCB)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Victorville Region 6 (RWQCB)
Development Types
Power:Other Power Type (Type: Solar PV)(Megawatts 18)
Local Actions
Use Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Fiscal Impacts, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire, Wildlife
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