Revisions to Title 19 - Kern County Zoning Ordinance (2025A) Focused on Oil and Gas Local Permitting
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Summary
SCH Number
2013081079
Lead Agency
Kern County
Document Title
Revisions to Title 19 - Kern County Zoning Ordinance (2025A) Focused on Oil and Gas Local Permitting
Document Type
SIR - Supplemental EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Developed and undeveloped land in Kern County. Current Zoning Classifications and
General Map Code Designations to remain the same.
Document Description
Proposed Revisions to Title 19 – Kern County Zoning Ordinance (2025A) focused on oil and gas local permitting to implement site specific regulations and enhanced environmental protections for oil and gas activities in the unincorporated areas of the valley portion of Kern County. A Second Supplemental Recirculated EIR has been prepared to address three issues under CEQA directed to be addressed under legal actions. The previously adopted Title 19 -Kern County Zoning Ordinance for local permitting was ordered to be rescinded by the court and was rescinded on October 8, 2024 by the Board of Supervisors. The current ordinance permits oil and gas activities without any local permit or environmental regulation and only subject to a permit by the State of California.
Contact Information
Name
Keith Alvidrez
Agency Name
Kern County Planning and Natural Resources Department
Job Title
Planner II
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Unincorporated Area
Counties
Kern
Regions
Unincorporated
Cross Streets
N/A
Zip
Multiple
Total Acres
~2.3 mil sq ac
Parcel #
Multiple
State Highways
99,58,43,46,119,223,204,33
Railways
Multiple
Airports
Multiple
Schools
Multiple
Waterways
Kern River
Township
Multi
Range
Multi
Section
Multi
Base
Multi
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 Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Habitat Conservation Planning (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, District 9 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Energy Commission, California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Delta Protection Commission, Delta Stewardship Council, Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), Office of Historic Preservation, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), Sierra Nevada Conservancy, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights
Development Types
Other (Oil and Gas Exploration and Production )
Local Actions
Amendment to Zoning Ordinance
Project Issues
Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Hydrology/Water Quality, Utilities/Service Systems
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
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