Addendum to the Environmental Impact Report for the AV Apollo Solar Project

Addendum to the Environmental Impact Report for the AV Apollo Solar Project

The proposed project would involve the construction and operation of an approximately 30 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic (PV) electric generating facility, including approximately 30 MW of energy storage capacity, on approximately 158 acres of privately-owned land in unincorporated Kern County. The proposal includes: (a) One (1) Amendment to the Land Use Element of the Willow Springs Specific Plan from the existing 5.3/4.4 (Residential, Maximum 10 Units/Net Acre/Comprehensive Planning Area) designation to 5.3 (Residential, Maximum 10 Units/Net Acre) designation (SPA No. 8, Map No. 231-21); (b) One (1) change in zone classification from OS (Open Space) to A FPS (Exclusive Agriculture – Floodplain Secondary Combining), or a more restrictive district, on 81 acres, and from E (2 ½) RS FPS (Estate 2 ½ acres – Residential Suburban Combining – Floodplain Secondary Combining) to A FPS, or a more restrictive district, on 81 acres (ZCC No. 5, Map No. 231-18); (c) One (1) Conditional Use Permit to allow for the construction and operation of a solar photovoltaic electrical generating facility and associated infrastructure, including energy storage, in the A FPS Zone District (Section 19.12.030.G) of the Kern County Zoning Ordinance (CUP No. 5, Map No. 231-21); (d) One (1) Conditional Use Permit to allow for the construction and operation of a communication tower in the A FPS Zone District (Section 19.12.030.F) of the Kern County Zoning Ordinance (CUP No. 6, Map No. 231-21); and (e) One (1) Amendment to the Circulation Element of Willow Springs Specific Plan to eliminate future road reservations along the north-south midsection line of Sec 21 T9N R13 W, SBB&M within the project site (SPA No. 9, Map No. 231-21).

Kern

Unincorporated

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 Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Energy Commission, California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Victorville Region 6 (RWQCB), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights

Power:Solar (Solar PV with energy storage)(Megawatts 30)

General Plan Amendment, Rezone, Use Permit

Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire