Cuyama Solar Facility and Comprehensive Plan/Land Use Development Code Amendments
4 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2011121009
Lead Agency
Santa Barbara County
Document Title
Cuyama Solar Facility and Comprehensive Plan/Land Use Development Code Amendments
Document Type
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Agricultural production.
Five parcels comprising site are owned by Bolthouse Properties, LLC and are actively cultivated by Bolthouse Farms. Primary crops is carrots, along with rotational crops including onions and potatoes.
North: Commercial Agriculture, AG-11-100
South: Ranch Land/Agriculture, U, Unlimited Agriculture
East: Agriculture, AG-11-100
West: Commercial Agriculture: Commercial Agriculture, U, Unlimited Agriculture
Document Description
The Proposed Project has three components: 1) regulatory amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and Land Use Development Code, 2) discretionary permit approvals for the Solar Facility, and 3) additions to the PG&E Cuyama Substation.
Contact Information
Name
Kathy Pfeifer
Agency Name
Santa Barbara County Planning & Development
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Santa Barbara
Counties
Santa Barbara
Cross Streets
Various
Total Acres
varies
Parcel #
Various
State Highways
Hwy 166
Airports
New Cuyama
Schools
Cuyama Joint JSD
Waterways
Cuyama River
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 5 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region 3 (RWQCB)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region 3 (RWQCB)
Development Types
Commercial (Acres 327, Employees <10), Power:Solar (Megawatts 40)
Local Actions
General Plan Amendment, Rezone, CUP
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Biological Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Public Services, Solid Waste, Transportation
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