5538 ND; Conditonal Use Permit No. 51, Map 165; Wat Phra That Bua-luang Thai Meditation Center
Summary
SCH Number
2012011003
Lead Agency
Kern County
Document Title
5538 ND; Conditonal Use Permit No. 51, Map 165; Wat Phra That Bua-luang Thai Meditation Center
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Residential - Estate 2 1/2 acres - RS (Residential Suburban Combining District) - GTASCP Designation 5.6/2/1 Minimum 2.5 acres.
Document Description
The project site consists of a 4.93-acre parcel of record located on the south side of State Route 202, overlooking the Brite Valley. The site is currently developed with a mobile home that will remain onsite and continue to be used as a residence by monks. There is also a 1,080 metal building that is used for a shrine on the property. The applicant is requesting approval of a conditional use permit to allow construction of a 7,200-square-foot meditation and community center. As proposed, the center will contain the following amenities: a meeting hall, a multipurpose room that will occasionally be used as a dormitory space, and four rooms for housing individual students for overnight stays for small meditation retreats. The center will include a kitchenette for tea and coffee service, and two large restrooms with showering facilities.
Contact Information
Name
James Golden
Agency Name
Kern County Planning and Community Development
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Tehachapi
Counties
Kern
Cross Streets
North of the intersection of Cummings Valley Road & Highway 202
Zip
93561
Parcel #
377-010-22
State Highways
Hwy 202
Township
32S
Range
32E
Section
27
Base
MDB&M
Other Location Info
City/Nearest Community: Cummings Valley
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 9 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
Development Types
Other (Religious Organization-4.93-acres-Meditation School)
Local Actions
Use Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Population/Housing, Public Services, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire, GHG
Disclaimer: The document was originally posted before CEQAnet had the capability to host attachments for the public. To obtain the original attachments for this document, please contact the lead agency at the contact information listed above. You may also contact the OPR via email at state.clearinghouse@opr.ca.gov or via phone at (916) 445-0613.