Conditional Use Permit Application No. 3757 & Initial Study Application No. 8354
Summary
SCH Number
2023060399
Lead Agency
Fresno County
Document Title
Conditional Use Permit Application No. 3757 & Initial Study Application No. 8354
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
RR (Rural Residential, two-acre minimum parcel size) Zone District
Document Description
Allow the expansion of existing observatory facilities constructing fourteen additional buildings (thirteen Observatory Buildings, one Breakroom Building) and eight mini-Domes/Observatory buildings on a 4.95-acre parcel in the RR (Rural Residential, two-acre minimum parcel size) Zone District.
Contact Information
Name
Alyce Alvarez
Agency Name
Fresno County Department of Public Works and Planning
Job Title
Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Location
Cities
unincorporated area
Counties
Fresno
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
Bald Mountain Rd and Auberry Rd.
Zip
93602
Total Acres
4.95
Jobs
1
Parcel #
128-740-07
State Highways
None
Railways
none
Airports
none
Schools
none
Waterways
none
Township
10s
Range
23e
Section
12
Base
MDBM
Other Location Info
The project site is located on the west side of Bald Mountain Rd., approximately 1,074 feet south of its intersection with Auberry Rd, and approximately 17 miles north of the City of Clovis (APN: 128-740-07) (42140 Bald Mountain Rd.) (Sup. Dist. 5).
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Office of Historic Preservation, Sierra Nevada Conservancy, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water
Development Types
Commercial (Unmanned Observatory )(Sq. Ft. 15500, Acres 4.95, Employees 2)
Local Actions
Use Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Energy, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mandatory Findings of Significance, 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
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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