General Plan Amendment No. 26-01 (Utica J.L.J., LLC)
Summary
SCH Number
2026070146
Public Agency
Kings County
Document Title
General Plan Amendment No. 26-01 (Utica J.L.J., LLC)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/6/2026
Document Description
The applicant is proposing to amend the Jackson Ranch Specific Plan of the 2035 Kings County General Plan. The proposed amendment to the Jackson Ranch Specific Plan will amend Section A.5- Monuments and Signage, to modify the quantity, size, and type of pylon signs allowed. Additionally, the applicant is proposing to modify the location, size, quantity and design type of building signage that is permitted.
Contact Information
Name
Victor Hernandez
Agency Name
Kings County Community Development Agency
Job Title
Planner IV
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Utica J.L.J., LLC
Agency Name
Applicant
Job Title
Applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Kettleman City
Counties
Kings
Regions
Southern California, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Interstate 5 and Utica Avenue
Zip
93239
Total Acres
~425
State Highways
Interstate 5
Waterways
California Aqueduct
Township
23S
Range
19E
Section
15
Base
MDBM
Other Location Info
The development area of the Jackson Ranch Specific Plan is located south of Utica Avenue and west of Interstate 5. The nearest urbanized area to the plan area is Kettleman City, approximately 4 miles to the northwest.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
The approval of General Plan Amendment No. 26-01 is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the Guidelines for the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA Guidelines), in which none of the circumstances in Section 15300.2 apply. This section states that a project is exempt from CEQA if the activity is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. Changes proposed to the Jackson Ranch Specific Plan are technical changes concerning general policy for the implementation of the specific plan and there is no possibility that these changes will have a significant effect on the environment by the act of adopting the specific plan amendment.
County Clerk
Kings
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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