Conditional Use Permit No. 23-03 Amendment No. 1 (Daylight Legacy Solar Project)
3 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024020008
Lead Agency
Kings County
Document Title
Conditional Use Permit No. 23-03 Amendment No. 1 (Daylight Legacy Solar Project)
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
9/17/2026
Document Description
The applicant is proposing to amend a previously approved Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for a 300 megawatt (MW) commercial solar photovoltaic facility with 300 MW battery storage to be located at 18352 Avenal Cutoff Rd., Stratford, Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 026-010-028, 026-300-004, -031, -032, -033, -043, -044, 026-320-002, & -003. The previously approved CUP also includes a substation, 2.5-mile-long gen-tie line, Operations & Maintenance facility, and ancillary infrastructure and equipment, which was approved by the Kings County Planning Commission on April 1, 2024. The amendment proposes three (3) modifications to the approved CUP. The first modification is to realign the on-site segment of the gen-tie line to run along the southeast side of Avenal Cutoff Rd. for approximately 1.4 miles from the northeast corner of the Project Site southwestward to the relocated project substation. The second modification is to change the location of the project operations center to an approximately 13-acre area of the Project Site located on the north side of Laurel Ave. approximately 0.3 miles east of Avenal Cutoff Rd. The third modification is to add a steel storage building (approximately 120 ft by 60 ft or 7,200 sf) to the project operations center for the storage of spare parts. An addendum to the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration has been prepared.
Contact Information
Name
Victor Hernandez
Agency Name
Kings County Community Development Agency
Job Title
Planner IV
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Robert G. Dowds
Agency Name
Westlands Solar Park Holdings III, LLC
Job Title
Manager
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Unincorporated Area - Stratford
Counties
Kings
Regions
Southern California, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Avenal Cutoff Rd & Laurel Ave
Zip
93266
Total Acres
2107
Parcel #
026-010-028, 026-300-004, -031, -032, -033, -043, -044, 026-320-002 & -003
State Highways
N/A
Railways
N/A
Airports
N/A
Schools
N/A
Waterways
N/A
Township
20S
Range
19E
Section
17
Base
MDBM
Other Location Info
Sections 08, 17-20, & 30
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
Kings County Community Development Agency
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Kings
Final Environmental Document Available at
Kings County Community Development Agency, 1400 W. Lacey Blvd. Bldg. 6, Hanford, CA 93230. https://www.countyofkingsca.gov/departments/community-development-agency/information/planning-commission-advisory-agency
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(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
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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