RE Clearwater Solar Project and RE Yakima Solar Project by RE Clearwater LLC and Re Yakima LLC (PP 13266); (EIR JEG 01-13)
4 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2013061004
Lead Agency
Kern County
Document Title
RE Clearwater Solar Project and RE Yakima Solar Project by RE Clearwater LLC and Re Yakima LLC (PP 13266); (EIR JEG 01-13)
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Document Description
Two separate projects are proposed that would consist of two individual contiguous solar facility sites, totaling 429 acres in the southeastern portion of Kern County, southwest of the community of Mojave. Each of the proposed solar facilities would develop and operate a 20 megawatt photovoltaic electric generation facility. The proposed projects would transmit energy through a substation on the RE Yakima project site to a 66 kV transmission line connecting the solar facilities with the existing Windhub Substation. The projects would require approval of Zone Changes (ZCC) and Conditional Use Permits (CUP) from the Kern County Board of Supervisors. The proposed zone changes would revise the existing zoning to A (Exclusive Agriculture) and A FPS (Exclusive Agriculture, Floodplain Secondary Combining) for both projects. The FPS zoning would continue to be applied in areas located within a flood zone. Construction and operation of solar electrical generating facilities are permitted on sites designated as A (Exclusive Agriculture) with approval of a CUP.
Contact Information
Name
John George
Agency Name
Kern County Planning Dept.
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Mojave
Counties
Kern
Cross Streets
SR 14, Holt Street, Altus Avenue, Big Inch Pipeline Road
Zip
93501
Total Acres
429
Parcel #
various
State Highways
Hwy 14
Railways
UPRR
Airports
Mojave Air and Space Port
Schools
Mountain View HS, Joshua MS, East Kern Com. School
Base
MDB&M
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
Cal Fire, 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), Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, Santa Monica Bay Restoration, 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:Solar (Megawatts 20)
Local Actions
Rezone, Use Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Schools/Universities, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire, Wildlife
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