Site Plan Review No. 26-06 (AMPS Solar)
Summary
SCH Number
2026061214
Public Agency
Kings County
Document Title
Site Plan Review No. 26-06 (AMPS Solar)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/26/2026
Document Description
The applicant is proposing to establish a solar module assembly facility located at 10652 Jackson Ave., Hanford, Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 028-030-021 & 036. The solar module assembly facility (up to 8 gigawatts) includes production line installation inside an existing industrial facility with no building expansion or structural changes. There are no hazardous manufacturing processes proposed. The project proposal is limited to interior equipment installation and solar module assembly operations within existing buildings. Operations will include automated assembly lines, packaging, warehousing, shipping, receiving, and related office and support uses. Phase 1 will include assembly lines in Warehouse #1 and Warehouse #2 and finished product storage and distribution in Warehouse #3 and Warehouse #4. Phase 2 includes future expansion of assembly into Warehouse #3 and/or Warehouse #4 if needed. There will be an estimated 10-20 truck trips per day during operations. The facility will operate up to 24 hours a day, seven days a week, depending on demand, and will have approximately 200 employees per shift.
Contact Information
Name
Guangming Jin
Agency Name
AMPS Solar
Job Title
CEO
Contact Types
Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Name
Noelle Tomlinson
Agency Name
Kings County Community Development Agency
Job Title
Planner III
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Hanford
Counties
Kings
Regions
Southern California, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Jackson Ave. & 11th Ave.
Zip
93230
Total Acres
125.42 acres
Parcel #
028-030-021 & -036
Railways
Santa Fe Railroad
Schools
Lakeside Union
Waterways
Lakeside Ditch
Township
19S
Range
21E
Section
24
Base
MDBM
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Ministerial
Type, Section or Code
Sec. 21080(b)(1); 15268
Reasons for Exemption
Section 4.G.1. of the Kings County Local Guidelines to Implement CEQA lists Site Plan Review as a Ministerial Project pursuant to Section 15268 of the Guidelines for California Environmental Quality Act.
County Clerk
Kings
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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