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

3. The land areas best suited for industrial activity by virtue of their location and
other criteria will be protected from residential and other incompatible
development.
4. Protect existing industrial designations from incompatible land use intrusion.
5. Provide for the clustering of new industrial development adjacent to existing
industrial uses and along major transportation corridors.
6. Encourage upgrading the visual character of existing industrial areas through the
use of landscaping, screening, or buffering.
7. Require that industrial uses provide design features such as screen walls,
landscaping, increased height and/or setbacks, and lighting restrictions between
the boundaries of adjacent residential land use designations so as to reduce
impacts on residences due to light, noise, sound, and vibration.
8. The County shall give priority to proposed industrial developments where:
i. Specific uses are proposed in conjunction with submittal of a concurrent
precise development plan; and
ii. Where multiple phases, tenants, or lots are proposed through the adoption
of a master precise development plan in conjunction with a General Plan
Amendment.
9. Prior to approval, all new discretionary industrial projects located in the Airport
Influence Areas will be reviewed for compatibility with the Airport Land Use
Compatibility Plan.
10. Light Industrial (Map Code 7.1) may be considered near a residential
neighborhood and other sensitive uses provided there is an adequate means of
establishing compatibility.
11. Requests for new Map Code 7.2 (Service Industrial) and Map Code 7.3 (Heavy
Industrial) designations should be discouraged on sites contiguous to or located
within 1/4 mile of residentially designated property.
12. All industrial development equal to or greater than 40 acres in a rural area will
require the adoption of a Specific Plan prior to development approval.
13. Where feasible, locate future industrial activities in close proximity to railroad
facilities and inter- and intra-State transportation corridors to minimize extensive
travel through urban areas and to promote alternative transportation of goods.
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