New Comprehensive High School - Southwest
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2020029100
Lead Agency
Kern Union High School District
Document Title
New Comprehensive High School - Southwest
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Agricultural/ Zoning: Exclusive Agriculture (A)/ General Plan: Resource - Intensive Agriculture (R-IA)
Document Description
The Kern High School District (KHSD, as lead agency) has proposed to construct and operate a new Comprehensive High School (Project), within the unincorporated area of central Kern County at the southern end of San Joaquin Valley, California. The high school campus will occupy approximately 60-acres of the 80-acre Project site. The additional acreage may be kept by KHSD or sold as surplus land. The enrollment capacity will be 2,000 students with the ability to expand to 2,500 students. There will be multiple buildings, with an approximate area totaling 200,000 to 250,000 square feet (sq. ft.). These buildings will include classrooms, administrative and multi-purpose rooms, athletic and play fields. A portion of the site could be Career Technical classroom area, athletic facilities, or any other education function or expansion to the campus. A photovoltaic solar array will also be installed. School facilities typically include single- and multi-story, permanent building structures and some portable units on temporary or permanent foundations with room for future expansion capabilities. The Project site would be primarily accessed from Wible Road and Engel Road.
Contact Information
Name
Jenny Hannah
Agency Name
The Kern High School District
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Bakersfield
Counties
Kern
Cross Streets
Southeast corner of Wible Road and Engle Road
Zip
93309
Total Acres
80
Parcel #
184-15-038, -039, -040 & -041
State Highways
CA 99
Schools
General Shafter Elementary
Waterways
Central Branch Kern Island Canal
Township
31S
Range
27E
Section
12
Base
MDB&M
Other Location Info
Coordinates: 35 14.47 46 119 2.4 78
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Education, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, 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), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Department of General Services (DGS), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), Department of Toxic Substances Control
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), Department of Toxic Substances Control
Development Types
Educational (High 2,000 students, ability to expand to 2,500)
Local Actions
School Construction
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, 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, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire