Kings County Zoning Code § 412 New or Expanding Bovine Dairy

• A. When an Site Plan Review application and Technical Report is submitted for a new bovine dairy or the expansion of an existing bovine dairy, including dairy calf and heifer raising facilities, in the AG-20 or AG-40 zoning districts, or the expansion of an existing bovine dairy, including dairy calf and heifer raising facilities, in the AX zoning district, the Zoning Administrator shall:

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1. Review and make a finding that the Technical Report accompanying the Site Plan Review application demonstrates that the dairy project will meet or exceed all applicable goals, objectives, policies, and standards of the Dairy Element of the 2035 Kings County General Plan and provides a level of mitigation meeting or exceeding the mitigation measures in the Program EIR prepared for the Dairy Element.

2. Consult with representatives of the following agencies in a manner reasonably calculated to allow the party being consulted to provide appropriate feedback concerning the application package. Kings County Agricultural Commissioner (EAC)

U.C. Cooperative Extension Service (EAC)

Kings County Health Officer, Environmental Health Division (EAC)

Kings County Public Works Department (EAC)

Kings Mosquito Abatement District (EAC)

Kings County Assessor

Kings County Building Official/Code Compliance Division

Kings County Fire Department

Kings County Sheriff’s Department

Kings County Farm Bureau

Kings County Economic Development Corporation

Kings County Association of Governments (KCAG)

Kings Area Rural Transit

Tulare County Environmental Health Service (Milk Inspection Services)

Native American Heritage Commission

San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District,

Central California Regional Water Quality Control Board, District 5

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

California Department of Fish and Game, District 4

California Department of Water Resources,

Caltrans, District 6

Any appropriate utility services, Community Service District or Public Utility District

3. Document and consider any concerns arising out of the consultations described in subparagraph 1 above.

• B. Applications for new bovine dairies, or dairy calf and heifer raising facilities, or for the expansion of existing bovine dairies, or dairy calf and heifer raising facilities, shall be approved through the Site Plan Review process only if the application meets all of the specified criteria of the Dairy Element of the 2035 Kings County General Plan . The applicant shall submit one paper copy of the application and Technical Report with 21 copies submitted on CD’s. The paper copy shall have original signatures affixed where signatures are required.

• C. All applications for new bovine dairies, or dairy calf and heifer raising facilities, and expansion of existing bovine dairies, or dairy calf and heifer raising facilities, shall include a “ Kings County Emergency Action Plan for Dead Animal

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Management ” to ensure that a plan is in place for the proper disposal of excess livestock fatalities resulting from extreme heat events or other natural disasters.