Modification No. 1, Conditional Use Permit Case No. 1, Map 61

Modification No. 1 to Conditional Use Permit No. 1, Map 61, is a request for the continued operation of a kennel for a maximum of 25 dogs on an approximate 20.07-acre parcel. The property is located on the west side of Snow Saunders Road, approximately 1,500 feet south of Poso Flat Road in unincorporated Bakersfield, Kern County, within an Exclusive Agriculture District. This modification pertains to a permit originally approved on December 12, 2019, via Resolution No. 182-19 for a five-year period. The project is overseen by the Kern County Planning and Natural Resources Department and was approved by the Kern County Planning Commission. It has been granted a Notice of Exemption under Section 15303 of the State CEQA Guidelines. Administrative contact for the project is Planner III Sara Eickenhorst, and the application was submitted by John and Bonnie Thomson. The filing date for the modification was May 23, 2025, following a hearing held on May 8, 2025.