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Council unanimously adopts ordinance rezoning 6.8 acres to allow community college campus
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Summary
The council approved an ordinance to amend the official regulating plan for assessor parcels 41513042 and 41513043, rezoning 6.8 acres from M-1 to C-3 to allow a permanent Kern Community College District campus; the Planning Commission previously cleared design and site review and a mitigated negative declaration was adopted by the district.
The Tehachapi City Council voted unanimously to adopt an ordinance amending the city’s official regulating plan to rezone two parcels totaling 6.8 acres from light industrial (M-1) to general commercial (C-3) to accommodate a permanent Kern Community College District campus.
Corey Costello of the Planning Department presented the ordinance and the project's background. He said the district sought the rezoning of assessor parcels 41513042 and 41513043 to support a campus on the property. Costello told council members that the Planning Commission approved architecture, design and site plan review on January 12 and that the district adopted an initial study and mitigated negative declaration in November; the city, as a responsible agency, agreed with the district's findings.
"This is for Saricoso Community College and their campus on Tashkoo Boulevard," Costello said on the record. (The record included multiple renderings of the campus project; the planning presentation also referred to Cerro Coso in discussion of local educational partners.)
Councilmembers praised the proposal as an opportunity for local students. One councilmember called the project a "game changer for our high school students," and several members said they or their family members intend to take classes there.
A motion to adopt the ordinance as presented was made and seconded. The council recorded a 4-0 vote in favor and the ordinance was adopted.
Planning staff and the applicant will proceed with final project steps following the ordinance adoption; details on construction schedules and specific course offerings were not specified in the hearing and will be provided in subsequent project filings and communications from the Kern Community College District.
