Conditional Use Permit No. 17-05 Amendment (Kelly Slater Wave Company/Surf Ranch)

Conditional Use Permit No. 17-05 Amendment (Kelly Slater Wave Company/Surf Ranch)

The applicant proposes to amend a previously approved Conditional Use Permit (CUP No. 17-05) for the existing Surf Ranch facility that includes the year-round operation and maintenance of an existing wave generation system, ancillary structures, and events, located at 18556 Jackson Ave., Lemoore, Assessor’s Parcel Numbers (APNs) 024-080-081 & -088. The proposed amendment includes the addition of 40.39 acres to the project site (APNs 024-080-036 & -087), the installation of decomposed granite parking area and security gate on the additional parcels, and up to 46,100 sq. ft. of new structures on the additional parcels. The new structures include a security room (100 sq. ft.), a proposed bridge over a man-made canal, maintenance and storage buildings (approximately 8,000 sq. ft.), a training facility (approximately 8,000 sq. ft.), and overnight accommodations with restrooms (approximately 30,000 sq. ft.). It is estimated that the project would be staffed by 100 people, including operations and maintenance, guest services, water safety, and security personnel. Guest attendance is proposed to increase to up to 100 guests per day. The project also clarifies that the previously approved commercial kitchen will be housed in the existing Surf Operations House and that the existing Airstreams will be relocated to the north side of the existing ski pond.

Lemoore

Kings

Southern California, Unincorporated

California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)

Recreational (Surf Ranch)

Use Permit

Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian