Kern County Planning Commission approves five consent items, forwards zone‑change recommendation to Board of Supervisors

The Kern County Planning Commission approved four consent items and recommended a zone‑change to the Kern County Board of Supervisors during its meeting, with the commission voting 4‑0 and one member absent.

The commission recommended that the Board of Supervisors approve Zone Change No. 6, Map 29‑34, a request from Lydia Torres to change roughly 0.5 acre north of Highway 46 on the west side of Lost Hills Road from Exclusive Agriculture to Medium‑Density Residential. Because the commission’s action on zone changes is advisory, the item will be scheduled for Board consideration, staff said.

The commission also approved three conditional use permits and one extension of time on the consent agenda. Staff summarized the consent package before the vote and said the applicants had been informed of any special conditions and had no objections. No members of the public addressed the items during the meeting.

Why it matters: the zone‑change recommendation, if adopted by the Board of Supervisors, would alter the allowable uses for the small parcel in the Lost Hills area. The conditional use…