ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
MEETING DATE: September 16, 2026 AGENDA CATEGORY: Consent - Ordinances TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Phillip Burns, Development Services Director
DATE: August 27, 2026
SUBJECT: Adoption of ordinance amending the Bakersfield Municipal Code Section 17.06.020
by changing the official pre-zone classification from County A (Exclusive Agriculture) to City R-1 (Single- Unit Dwelling) on approximately 10.44 acres located at the east side of Calloway Drive between Tortuga Del Mar Drive and Snow Road for Zone Change No. 25-0008. The applicant is Cornerstone Engineering, Inc. (Ward 4) (FR 8/26/2026).
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption of the ordinance.
BACKGROUND:
First reading of the ordinance was given on August 26, 2026. The City Council also adopted a mitigated negative declaration and General Plan Amendment/Zone Change No. 25-0008.
The applicant proposes to change the land use designation from R-IA (Resource – Intensive Agriculture) to LR (Low Density Residential ); and to change the pre-zone classification from County A (Exclusive Agriculture) to City R-1 (Single-Unit Dwelling) on approximately 10.44 acres generally located at the east side of Calloway Drive between Tortuga Del Mar Drive and Snow Road . The request for the concurrent amendment to the Metropolitan Bakersfield General Plan Land Use Element and mitigated negative declaration were approved by the City Council on August 26 , 2026. The Planning Commission recommended approval of the project on April 16, 2026 with no public opposition.
FISCAL IMPACT:
If this site develops to its full land use economic potential it will have a positive impact on generating revenue for the City General Fund.
COUNCIL GOAL:
Community Character & Quality of Life
ATTACHMENT:
CC Ordinance