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Lorelei H. Oviatt, AICP, Director PLANNING AND NATURAL 2700 "M" Street, Suite 350 RESOURCES DEPARTMENT Bakersfield, CA 93301-2323 Phone: (661) 862-8800 Planning Fax: (661) 862-8801 TTY Relay 1-800-735-2929 Community Development Email: [email protected] Web Address: http://pcd.kerndsa.com/ Administrative Operations NOTICE OF PREPARATION DATE: July 30, 2019 To: See Attached Mailing List FROM: Kern County Planning and Natural Resources Department Attn: Carlos E. Rojas 2700 "M" Street, Suite 100 Bakersfield, CA 93301 (661) 862-5015; [email protected] SUBJECT:NOTICE OF PREPARATION OF A DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT The Kem County Planning and Natural Resources Department as Lead Agency (per CEQA Guidelines Section 15050) has required that an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (per CEQA Guidelines Section 15161) be prepared for the project identified below. The Planning and Natural Resources Department solicits the views of your agency as to the scope and content of the environmental information which is germane to your agency's statutory responsibilities in connection with the proposed project. Your agency will need to use the EIR prepared by our agency when considering your permit or other approval of projects. Due to the limits mandated by State law, your response must be received by August 30, 2019 at 5pm. In addition, comments can be submitted at a scoping meeting that will be held at the Kem County Planning and Natural Resources Department on August 16, 2019 at 1:30pm at the address shown above. PROJECT TITLE: BigBeau Solar, LLC/EDF Renewables Development, Inc. (PP19161); GPA 4, Map 215; SPA 32, Map 232; ZCC 13, Map 215; ZCC 44, Map 232; CUP 13, Map 215; CUP 41, Map 232; CUP 14, Map 215; CUP 42, Map 232; CUP 15, Map 215; CUP 43, Map 215. PROJECT LOCATION: The project site in located generally west of the unincorporated community of Willow Springs in southcentral Kern County, California. The project site is generally bound by Avenue of the Stars to the South, the intersection of 125th Streetand Champagne Avenue to the north, 135th Street West to the west and 105th Street West to the east. The site is located in: Sections 27, 34 and 35 of Township 10 North, Range 14 West & Section 2, 3, 4, 9 and 10 of Township 9 North, and Range 14 West in the East San Bernardino Base and Meridian (SBB&M), County of Kern, State of CA. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: BigBeau Solar, LLC by EDF Renewables (project proponent), is a proposed photovoltaic electrical generating facility with capacity to generate up to 128 megawatt hours (MW) of renewable electrical energy and store up to 60 MW energy in a Battery Storage System (BESS). The proposed project is situated on approximately 2,290 acres of privately owned land and 160 acres of land owned by the California State Lands Commission. Implementation of the project as proposed would include: (a) two changes in zone classification from the existing zone district PLS RS FPS (Platted Lands-Residential Suburban Combining-Floodplain Secondary Combining) to A FPS (Exclusive Agriculture) on 66 acres of the project site within zoning Map 215, for portions of the project site within zoning Map 232 from the existing zone district: E (10) RS FPS (Estate) to A FPS on 459.4 acres, E (10) RS GH FPS (Geological Hazard Combining) to A GH FPS on 2.7, E (10) RS MH FPS (Mobilehome Combining) to A FPS on 10.1 acres, E (2 ½) RS FPS to A FPS on 110.9 acres, E (20) RS FPS to A FPS on 633.3 acres, E (20) RS GH FPS to A GH FPS on 9.6 acres, E (5) RS FPS to A FPS on 80.6 acres; (b) Conditional Use Permits to allow for the construction and operation of 128 MW photovoltaic electrical generating facility withup to 60 MW of BESS (Section 19.12.030.G) in an A District; (c) Conditional Use Permit to allow the operation of batch plant (19.12.030.G) in an A District; (d) a Conditional Use Permit fora construction microwave tower (19.12.030.F) in the A zone district; (e) Amendment to the GPA 4; ZC 13; CUP 13, Map 215 (EIR 02-19) WO#PP19161 City of Arvin Bakersfield City Planning Dept I:\Planning\WORKGRPS\WP\LABELS\e P.O. 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