EIR MH 1-12; Kingbird Solar Photovoltaic Project by Kingbird Solar, LLC.
5 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2012071086
Lead Agency
Kern County
Document Title
EIR MH 1-12; Kingbird Solar Photovoltaic Project by Kingbird Solar, LLC.
Document Type
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
5.6 (Residential/ Min. 2.8 Gross Acres per unit);(Military Flight Operations) to 8.5 (Resource Management)
Document Description
The proposed project would construct and operate two 20 MW solar energy generating facilities that would produce a total of 40 MW of electricity from approximately 700,000 solar PV panels on 324 acres of land in unincorporated Kern County. The project would require approval of two Conditional Use Permits (CUPs) as well as a zone change to A (Exclusive Agriculture) in order to construct and operate the solar facilities within areas currently zoned as E (2 1/2) RS (Estate 2.5 acres, Residential Suburban Combining) zone districts. The project would also require an amendment to the Willow Springs Specific Plan to change the site land use from 5.6 (Residential/Min 2.5 Gross Acres per unit); 2.8 (Military Flight Operations) to 8.5 (Resource Management).
Contact Information
Name
Matthew Hall
Agency Name
Kern County Planning Department
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Mojave
Counties
Kern
Cross Streets
Avenue A and 170th Street West
Zip
93560
Total Acres
324
Parcel #
261-196-07
Township
9N
Range
15W
Section
35
Base
SBB&M
Other Location Info
Rosemond
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 9 (DOT), California Energy Commission, California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Victorville Region 6 (RWQCB)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Victorville Region 6 (RWQCB)
Development Types
Power:Solar (Megawatts 40)
Local Actions
General Plan Amendment, Rezone, Use Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire, Wildlife
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