Bakersfield Habitat Conservation Plan
Summary
SCH Number
2017011011
Lead Agency
City of Bakersfield
Document Title
Bakersfield Habitat Conservation Plan
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
All Zoning and General Plan Designations covered under the Metropolitan Bakersfield General Plan
Document Description
The City of Bakersfield, as the Lead Agency has determined in accordance with CEQA that preparation of an EIR is required for the Bakersfield Habitat Conservation Plan (Plan). The Plan is intended to serve a specified permit area generally within Metropolitan Bakersfield as a habitat conservation plan (HCP) pursuant to the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) and is designed to streamline and coordinate existing processes for review and permitting of public and private activities that potentially affect protected plant and animal species and to provide greater certainty on mitigation requirements. Covered species are those species addressed in the Plan for which conservation actions will be implemented and for which the Permit Applicants will seek incidental take authorization for a period of 30 years. The Plan includes 13 listed and non-listed species composed of seven animal species and six plant species. These covered species are expected to be named on the ESA permit. In exchange, the Plan will provide long-term conservation and management of these species.
Contact Information
Name
Kristin Pittack
Agency Name
City of Bakersfield
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Bakersfield
Counties
Kern
Total Acres
259,000
State Highways
33, 46, 58, 65, 99, 119, 155
Railways
BSFN, UP, SJV
Airports
Meadows Field, Bakersfield
Schools
All in Metro Bakersfield
Waterways
Kern River
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
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 6 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Region 1 (RWQCB), Department of Water Resources, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
Development Types
Other (Habitat Conservation)
Local Actions
Habitat Conservation
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Economics/Jobs, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Transportation, Wildfire, Climate Change/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.