Kern County General Plan - Chapter 1, Land Use - County of Kern

10. The County will allow lands which are within flood hazard areas, other than primary
floodplains, to be developed in accordance with the General Plan and Floodplain
Management Ordinance, if mitigation measures are incorporated so as to ensure
that the proposed development will not be hazardous within the requirements of the
Safety Element (Chapter 4) of this General Plan.
11. Protect and maintain watershed integrity within Kern County.
12. General Plan Amendments for new residential development shall be discouraged in
areas that are within 1,320 feet of a permitted solid waste disposal facility (Map
Code 3.4) or within 200 feet of other waste facilities (Map Code 3.7).
13. Development, which is located adjacent to a burn dumpsite and requires a
discretionary permit, shall be reviewed for land use compatibility and possible soil
contamination.
IMPLEMENTATION MEASURES: PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS
A. Adopt requirements and procedures in zoning, subdivision, and site development
regulations and building criteria for Seismic Hazard designated areas. Include the
following in these requirements and procedures:
(1) The preparation of special geologic and seismic studies consistent with the
requirements of the Safety Element (Chapter 4) of this General Plan.
(2) The following specific and detailed criteria shall apply within special studies
zones and shall be included in any planning program, ordinances, rules and
regulations adopted by the County pursuant to said SPECIAL STUDIES
ZONES ACT (PRC Division 4, Part 2). If the precise location of a fault trace
cannot be established, or if a portion of an active fault trace is depicted as
"inferred" on the Kern County Seismic Hazard Atlas, require a setback of
100 feet from the appropriate location depicted:
(a) No structure for human occupancy, public or private, shall be
permitted to be placed across the trace of an active fault.
Furthermore, the area within 50 feet of an active fault shall be
assumed to be underlain by active branches of that fault unless and
until proven otherwise by an appropriate geologic investigation and
submission of a report by a geologist registered in the State of
California. This 50-foot standard is intended to represent minimum
criteria only for all structures. Certain essential or critical structures,
such as high-rise buildings, hospitals, and schools should be subject
to more restrictive criteria at the discretion of the Board of
Supervisors.
(b) Application for a development permit for any project (as defined in the
Public Resources Code Section 2621.6) within a special studies zone
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