Wonderful Solar Facilities Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024090198
Lead Agency
City of Shafter
Document Title
Wonderful Solar Facilities Project
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
The existing General Plan designation and zone classification for all three sites are Agricultural/Open Space and Agricultural, respectively.
Document Description
The project consists of a requested Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to allow for the construction of three solar facilities on three sites (project). The three solar facilities include: 1) Lerdo West, 2) Lerdo Middle, and 3) Ranch 3461.
The 2.3-acre Lerdo West site [Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 089-090-30] is located northeast of the Cherry Avenue and Lerdo Highway (at coordinates 35.504149, -119.232113) and would include a 716-kilowatt (kW) fixed ground mount solar photovoltaic (PV) system.
The 8.6-acre Lerdo Middle site (APN 091-320-03) is located southwest of the intersection of Wallace Road and Road 5039 (at coordinates 35.506220, -119.162031) and would include a 2,537-kW tracker solar PV system.
The 11.7-acre Ranch 3461 site (APN 091-252-34) is located east of Mendota Street (at coordinates 35.456388, -119.225118) and would include a 3,412-kW tracker solar PV system.
Since each proposed facility would generate greater than 5 kilowatts of electricity, these uses are conditionally allowed within the A (Agricultural) zone and therefore, a CUP is required.
A CUP is a discretionary action and therefore triggers California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review.
Contact Information
Name
Steve Esselman
Agency Name
City of Shafter
Job Title
Planning Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Shafter
Counties
Kern
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
Various
Zip
93263
Total Acres
22.6
Jobs
10
Parcel #
089-090-30, 091-320-03, 091-252-34
State Highways
SR-99
Railways
BNSF
Airports
Minter Field
Schools
None
Waterways
Friant-Kern Canal & Calloway Canal
Township
00
Range
00
Section
00
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 Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 6 (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 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), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights
Development Types
Power:Solar (Megawatts 6.665)
Local Actions
Use Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, 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, Schools/Universities, 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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