AGENDA
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS - COUNTY OF KERN
Bakersfield, California
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Note: Members of the Board of Supervisors may have an interest in certain contracts that the Board considers where the member holds a position on a non-profit corporation that supports the functions of the County. Supervisors are assigned to these positions as part of annual committee assignments by the Chairman of the Board. These interests include, with the Supervisor holding the position, the following: California State Association of Counties (Supervisors Perez and Scrivner); Community Action Partnership of Kern (Supervisor Maggard); Kern County Network for Children (Supervisor Peters); Kern Economic Development Corporation (Supervisors Scrivner, Maggard, and Couch); Southern California Water Committee (Supervisors Couch and Maggard); Tobacco Funding Corporation, Kern County (Supervisors Perez and Peters); Kern County Foundation, Inc. (Supervisor Peters); and Kern Medical Center Foundation (Supervisors Maggard and Scrivner).
Supervisors: Peters, Scrivner, Maggard, Couch, Perez
PLANNING AND NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
1) Request from Kern County Planning and Natural Resources Department; Western State Petroleum Association (WSPA); California Independent Petroleum Association; (CIPA) proposed text amendments to various Chapters of Title 19 (Kern County Zoning Ordinance) to reconsider implementation of a land use approval process for oil and gas exploration, extraction, operations, and production activities. Proposed revisions include, but not limited, site development standards and review process through the following:
(a) Removing the “Unrestricted Drilling” Section in Chapter 19.98 and amending the “Drilling by Ministerial Permit” and “Drilling by Conditional Use Permit” Sections;
(b) Establishing “Tier Area” maps to identify scope of existing and future oil and gas activities and type of permit required;
(c) Establishing an Oil and Gas Conformity Review and Minor Activity Review, as part of the “Drilling by Ministerial Permit” Section, to ensure compliance with proposed Implementation Standards and Conditions;
(d) Establishing Implementation Standards and Conditions Section;
(e) Establishing requirements for property owner signature on site plans with split estate ownership, in some instances; and
(f) Revising various Chapters within the Zoning Ordinance to ensure consistency with proposed requirements of Chapter 19.98. These Chapters include: 19.08 - Interpretations and General Standards; 19.12 - Exclusive Agriculture (A) District; 19.14 - Limited Agriculture (A-1) District; 19.26 - Mobilehome Park (MP) District; 19.38 - Medium Industrial (M-2) District; 19.40 - Heavy Industrial (M-3) District; 19.44 - Open Space (OS) District; 19.46 - Natural Resources (NR) District; 19.48 - Drilling Island (DI) District; 19.50 - Floodplain Primary District; 19.66 - Petroleum Extraction (PE) Combining District; 19.81 - Outdoor Lighting (Dark Skies Ordinance); 19.88 - Hillside Development; 19.102 - Permit Procedures; and 19.108 - Nonconforming Uses, Structures, and Lots; (2) Several sites within the Project Area are listed by CalEPA on the Cortese List, as identified in the Final Supplemental Recirculated Environmental Impact Report (2020/2021) (https://kernplanning.com/SREIR2020-oil-gas-zoning-revisions/) on 2.3 million acres located Countywide; (3) Consider Final Supplemental Recirculated Environmental Impact Report (2020/2021) including: proposed revised Findings of Fact pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15091; proposed Statements of Overriding Considerations pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15093; and, proposed revised Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (Zoning Ordinance Amendment (2020(A)) Revisions - 2020(A))
2) PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION - Title:
Director of Human Services (Government Code Section 54957) -
ADJOURN TO TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2021 AT 9:00 A.M.
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