Kings County planning commission approves multiple project amendments, expansion and code change

Sep 16, 2026

The planning commission approved a 3-year extension for a 5 MW solar project, amendments to two large solar CUPs (including a 300 MW proposal), a dairy expansion CUP, refinements to mitigation language for a 250 MW project, and recommended a development-code change to permit some affordable multifamily housing by right.

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Chuck Kenny of the Community Development Agency presented a report summarizing six items the planning commission considered and approved. The commission granted a three-year time extension for a previously approved 5-megawatt photovoltaic and battery storage conditional use permit, approved amendments to a 300-megawatt solar-plus-storage CUP (including a realigned gen-tie segment, relocation of the operations center, and addition of a steel building), and approved an expansion for Dixie Creek Ranch dairy that increases herd size and accessory structures.

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