Bakersfield Temple
Summary
SCH Number
2025090952
Lead Agency
City of Bakersfield
Document Title
Bakersfield Temple
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Vacant land; zoned Commercial and Professional Office (C-O); designated Office Commercial (O-C)
Document Description
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints proposes to develop an approximately 13.070-acre religious campus at the project site in two phases. The first phase would include a temple and site improvements such as plazas and gardens, and the second phase would include a meetinghouse and additional facilities.
Contact Information
Name
Yazid Alawgarey
Agency Name
City of Bakersfield
Job Title
Assistant Planner/Project Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Jessica Kirchner, AICP
Agency Name
Impact Sciences
Job Title
Managing Principal
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Name
Daniel Briskin
Agency Name
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Bakersfield
Counties
Kern
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
Stockdale Highway & Jewetta Avenue
Zip
93314
Total Acres
13.07
Jobs
40
Parcel #
500-780-12 and 500-780-13
State Highways
SR 58
Railways
N/A
Airports
N/A
Schools
See "Other Location Info"
Waterways
Cross Valley Canal and Kern River
Township
29S
Range
26E
Section
36
Base
MtDiablo
Other Location Info
Bakersfield Christian High School, Private school, 12775 Stockdale Hwy, Bakersfield, CA 93314 (0.1 miles away)
Liberty High School, Kern High School District, 925 Jewetta Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93312 (0.6 miles away)
Del Rio Elementary School, Rosedale Union School District, 600 Hidalgo Dr, Bakersfield, CA 93314 (1.1 miles away)
Highgate Elementary School, Panama-Buena Vista Union School District, 13401 Pemberley Passage Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93311 (1.2 miles away)
American Elementary School, Rosedale Union School District, 800 Verdugo Ln, Bakersfield, CA 93312 (1.2 miles away)
Ronald Reagan Elementary School, Panama-Buena Vista Union School District, 10800 Rosslyn Ln, Bakersfield, CA 93311 (1.6 miles away)
Independence Elementary School, Rosedale Union School District, 2345 Old Farm Rd, Bakersfield, CA 93312 (1.7 miles away)
Centennial Elementary School, Rosedale Union School District, 15200 Westdale Dr, Bakersfield, CA 93314 (1.8 miles away)
Columbia Elementary School, Fruitvale School District, 703 Mondavi Way, Bakersfield, CA 93312 (1.8 miles away)
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
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 Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), 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), California San Joaquin River Conservancy (SJRC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Delta Protection Commission, Delta Stewardship Council, Office of Historic Preservation, Sierra Nevada Conservancy, 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
Development Types
Other (Religious Assembly of approx. 46,500 sf building area)
Local Actions
Site Plan, Zone Modification
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Energy, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Public Services, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
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