MDH 08-11; Rising Tree Wind Farm; GPA 2 & ZCC 48, Map 197; CUP 11, Map 197; Nonsummary Vacations

MDH 08-11; Rising Tree Wind Farm; GPA 2 & ZCC 48, Map 197; CUP 11, Map 197; Nonsummary Vacations

The project is a renewable energy development that would generate up to 285 megawatts (MW) of energy through the use of wind power on a 3,278 acre project site. The project proponent is requesting: (a) an amendment to the Circulation Element of the Kern County General Plan to eliminate section and mid-section line road reservations within Map 180; (b) an amendment to the Circulation Element of the Kern County General Plan to eliminate section and mid-section line road reservations within Map 197; (c) an amendment to the Circulation Element to the of the Mojave Specific Plan to eliminate section and mid-section line road reservations within Map 180; (d) a change in zone classification from the E (20) (Estate 20 acres) District to the A (Exclusive Agriculture) District and to the A WE (Exclusive Agriculture - Wind Energy Combining) District in Map 180; (e) a change in zone classification from the A-1 (Limited Agriculture) District to the A District and to the A WE District in Map 197, (f) a conditional use permit to allow for the use of a temporary concrete batch plant during construction of the wind energy facility, and (g) Nonsummary Street Vacations in Maps 180 and 197. The requested applications would also permit construction of wind ancillary facilities and supporting infrastructure, and a concrete batch plant to provide concrete and materials for turbine, substation, and building foundations. Permanent facilities would include up to 95 wind turbine generators, service roads, a power collection system, communications cables, overhead and underground transmission lines, electrical switchyards, project substations, meteorological towers, and operations and maintenance facilities.

Mojave

Kern

Cal Fire, California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Energy Commission, California Highway Patrol, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Transportation, District 9 (DOT), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Victorville Region 6 (RWQCB)

California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Transportation, District 9 (DOT), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Victorville Region 6 (RWQCB)

Power:Wind (Megawatts 285)

General Plan Amendment, Rezone, Use Permit, Str. Vacation

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