Modification No. 1 of Conditional Use permit Case No. 48, Map 232
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Summary
SCH Number
2019090215
Lead Agency
Kern County
Document Title
Modification No. 1 of Conditional Use permit Case No. 48, Map 232
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
10/22/2025
Document Description
Modification No. 1 of Conditional Use Permit No. 48 (Approved July 26, 2022; Resolution No. 2022-153) to allow the permanent installation of accessory buildings and structures to support the Tumbleweed Energy Storage Project, including: a permanent operations and maintenance (O&M) office trailer, water well and septic systems, a 10,000-gallon fire water tank, and two (2) storage cargo containers (Section 19.12.020.F) within a 39-acre project site in the A FPS (Exclusive Agriculture – Floodplain Secondary Combining) District.
Contact Information
Name
Mark Tolentino
Agency Name
Kern County Planning and Natural Resources Department
Job Title
Planner III
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Tumbleweed Energy, LLC
Agency Name
REV Renewables - Jonathan Hichborn
Job Title
VP Development
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Unincorporated Area - Rosamond
Counties
Kern
Regions
Countywide, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Gaskell Road and 115th Street West
Zip
93560
Total Acres
39
Jobs
30
Parcel #
359-183-02
State Highways
n/a
Railways
n/a
Airports
n/a
Schools
n/a
Waterways
n/a
Township
9N
Range
14W
Section
26
Base
SBB&M
Other Location Info
Northwest corner of Gaskell Road and 115th Street West in the Rosamond Area, within the approved boundaries for the Tumbleweed Solar Project
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
Kern County Board of Supervisors
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Kern
Final Environmental Document Available at
https://kernplanning.com/environmental-doc/avep-solar-project/
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
Yes
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
Yes
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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