Commission approves reduction of approved solar accessory boundary near Wasco from 160 to 6.1 acres

The Kern County Planning Commission approved a modification to a conditional use permit that reduces the approved project boundary of an existing solar accessory facility from 160 acres to 6.1 acres in the unincorporated Wasco area, planning staff said.

Mr. Murphy, a staff member with the Kern County Planning and Natural Resources Department, presented case modification number 1 to CUP 11Map54 on consent. He said the applicant is the Semitropic Improvement District (represented in the staff summary as Gabriel Keller by Pedro Pedrosa) and that the project parcel is located about one‑half mile south of the intersection of Kimberlina Road and Bell Road, roughly five miles east of Interstate 5.

Staff recommended approval of the modification in accordance with recommended conditions and adoption of the suggested findings contained in the draft resolution. The commission approved the consent calendar, which included this modification, by recorded vote (4 ayes, 1 absent). Mr. Murphy advised the commission that cases 1 and 2 are subject to appeal to the Board of Supervisors and explained the filing fee and 14‑day filing period.

There was no separate public comment or deliberation recorded on the modification during the meeting.