General Plan Amendment 21-0424/Williamson Act Cancellation 25-0001

General Plan Amendment 21-0424/Williamson Act Cancellation 25-0001

Keith Gardiner (property owner), through his representative New Gen Engineering Group Inc. (applicant), is requesting the cancellation of a Land Conservation (Williamson Act) Contract on approximately 28.91 acres located on the north side of McCutchen Road between Buena Vista Road and Old River Road, in southwest Bakersfield [Assessor’s Parcel Numbers (APNs) 541-010-23 and -27]. The cancellation is being requested in conjunction with a proposed General Plan Amendment (GPA) to change the land use designation of the site from Resource-Intensive Agriculture (R-IA) to Low-Medium Density Residential (LMR), or a more restrictive designation, under the Metropolitan Bakersfield General Plan. The project site is currently encumbered by an active Williamson Act contract, which restricts the use of the land to agricultural purposes. The cancellation is necessary to facilitate the development of 147 single-family residential lots (Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 7410) across the 28.91-acre project site. The proposed lots will range in size from 4,589 square feet to 11,462 square feet, with a typical lot size of approximately 5,150 square feet. The net density of the proposed development is 8.64 dwelling units per acre, consistent with the LMR designation. The project will include the full construction of Mountain Vista Drive, which will traverse the site and connect to McCutchen Road, providing circulation and access for future residents. Cancellation of the Williamson Act contract is being pursued in accordance with state law, based on findings that the proposed use is consistent with the City's General Plan and that cancellation is in the public interest.

Bakersfield

Kern

Citywide

California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR), California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), 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 Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 12, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 19, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance

Residential (Units 147, Acres 28.91)

General Plan Amendment

Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire