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Kern County planning commission approves five consent items, continues Cal Portland case to July 23, 2026
Summary
The commission approved five consent calendar items including a zone change, three conditional use permits and a tentative tract map (items 2–6), and voted to continue a Cal Portland Company case to the July 23, 2026 hearing; members of the public asked questions about water connections, paving, easements and an address correction.
The Kern County Planning Commission approved consent calendar items 2 through 6 and continued a separate Cal Portland Company case to July 23, 2026 after staff outlined the recommended actions.
Staff (Mr. Murphy) read five consent cases recommended for approval: a zone change for the Redford Clag Living Trust (case 2); CUP 64 for Ruben Escano (case 3) with a revised condition to require an asphalt concrete driveway approach under a Kern County Public Works encroachment permit rather than full Type A curb/gutter/sidewalk; CUP 67 for Kevin Lawless (case 4) to allow a manufactured home exceeding the 30‑year age limit; tentative tract map 7504 for Danny Schafer (case 5) proposing 27 residential lots with associated limited design variations and a zone variance for a reduced minimum lot size; and CUP 68 for Maria Lopez (case 6) to allow a mobile home exceeding the 30‑year limit. The commission voted to approve items 2–6; the clerk recorded "3 ayes, 2 absent," and the chair announced the motion carried.
Earlier in the meeting staff also recommended continuance for CEP 21Map197 and CEP 46Map198 (Cal Portland Company) to the July 23, 2026 hearing; commissioners voted to continue that case and the motion carried (recorded as 3 ayes, 2 absent). Mr. Murphy explained appeal procedures and timelines: appeals must be filed at the Kern County Planning and Natural Resources Department (2700 M Street, Suite 100, Bakersfield) with a $562 filing fee; appeals for cases 3, 4 and 6 must be filed within 14 days (including the hearing date) and appeals for track maps (case 5) must be filed within 10 days.
Members of the public asked site‑specific questions. Ezekiel Eicher asked whether public water would be brought to tentative tract 7504 and whether adjacent well owners would be required to connect; staff responded that new development is generally required to connect to public water when lines are extended but adjacent neighbors are not automatically required to connect and were advised to contact Vaughn Water for service questions. Eicher also asked about paving, curb and gutter, lighting proposals and whether any easement along Goose Lake Slough would be preserved; staff encouraged follow‑up with the applicant’s McIntosh representative, who was present. During general public presentation Josh Vasquez corrected the recorded address for item 3, clarifying the correct address is 6409 Norris Road.
Applicants for items approved on consent were told they could leave if they wished because their applications had been approved. Staff emphasized that no development may be authorized until after the appeal period expires for the affected case(s).
