City Planning

The Planning Division is responsible for:

  • Enforcing the City's Zoning and Municipal Codes
  • Facilitating the development of affordable housing
  • Implementing the City's Housing Element
  • Planning permits
  • Planning checks
  • Staffing the Planning Commission and the Oversight Board of the Successor Agency
  • Zoning clearance

CITY OF ARVIN - Housing Element 2023 - 2031

September 25, 2023 - Revised Housing Element - 2023-2031 - 7 Day Review


CITY OF ARVIN - Environmental Justice Element 2023

Environmental Justice Element 2023

             - Appendices for Environmental Justice Element 2023

REAP 2.0 Projects


1. VMT Maps

2. Existing Zoning and Proposed Rezoning

3. Final Destinations and Project Map (REAP & TCC)

4. Combined Outreach REAP

5. Combine Outreach REAP Illustrative

Commercial Cannabis

  1. Oct 2021 FAQs Commercial Cannabis
  2. City of Arvin Opportunity Zones (PDF)
  3. Commercial Cannabis Application Process and Information Packet (PDF)
  4. Commercial Cannabis Permit Application Packet (PDF)
  5. December 2018 Site Development Permit Packet (PDF)
  6. Development Agreement (Optional) (PDF)
  7. FAQs Cannabis Retail Delivery Only (PDF)
  8. Ordinance 453 Tax on Commercial Cannabis Activities (PDF)
  9. Ordinance No. 2022-479 Amending Titles 2 and Title 8 re Commercial Cannabis
  10. Kern County Fire - Permit Requirements for Plant Extraction Systems

CEQA Documents

  1. Addendum for Traffic Study at SE Corner of Sycamore Road and Tejon Highway (PDF)
  2. Notice of Intent to Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration - GPA 2013-01ZC 2013-01 (Ariston Project) (PDF)

Hemp

  1. Hemp - Ordinance No. 2020-463, Chapter 17.65 (Apr 2020)
  2. Hemp Application - City of Arvin (Jan 2023)
  3. California Industrial Hemp Law and Regulations 2022
  4. FAQs Hemp Enrollment and Oversight - State of California
  5. FAQs - HEMP Food Products - State of California

Housing Element

  1. 06-2023 Draft - 2013-2023 Arvin Housing Element Update
  2. 03-07-2018 Arvin Housing Element Workshop (PPTX)
  3. 03-07-2018 Arvin Housing Element Workshop (Spanish) (PPTX)
  4. 03-13-2018 Arvin Housing Element Public Hearing Notice - Arvin Planning Commission Meeting (PDF)
  5. 03-13-2018 Arvin Housing Element Public Hearing Notice - Arvin Planning Commission Meeting (Spanish) (PDF)
  6. 03-13-2018 Public Hearing Notice - Rezone APN 190-030-48 SW Corner of Tejon and Richardson - Arvin Planning Commission Meeting (PDF)
  7. 03-13-2018 Public Hearing Notice - Rezone APN 190-030-48 SW Corner of Tejon and Richardson (Spanish) (PDF)
  8. 03-2018 2013 to 2023 Arvin Housing Element Amendment (PDF)
  9. 03-24-2018 2013 to 2023 Notice of Public Hearing - Arvin Housing Element (Spanish) (PDF)
  10. 03-27-2018 2013 to 2023 Notice of Public Hearing - Arvin Housing Element (PDF)
  11. 03-27-2018 Notice of Public Hearing - Rezone of APN 190-030-48 Located at the SW Corner of Tejon Highway and Richardson Road (PDF)
  12. 03-27-2018 Notice of Public Hearing - Rezone of APN 190-030-48 Located at the SW Corner of Tejon Highway and Richardson Road (Spanish) (PDF)
  13. 07-2016 Presentation - Housing Element (PDF)
  14. 09-2016 Draft - 2013 to 2023 Arvin Housing Element (PDF)
  15. 11-2017 Draft 2013 to 2023 Arvin Housing Element Amendment (PDF)
  16. 2013 to 2023 FINAL Arvin Housing Element - Amendment (DOCX)
  17. Appendix A - Public Participation Program - Arvin Housing Element (PDF)
  18. Appendix B - Vacant Opportunity Sites - Arvin Housing Element (XLS)
  19. Appendix C - Potential Recycling - Arvin Housing Element (XLS)
  20. Guidance - Housing Element Update (PDF)

Maps

  1. 2014 City of Arvin Zoning Map (PDF)
  2. 2018 City of Arvin General Plan Diagram (PDF)
  3. 2018 City of Arvin Zoning Map (PDF)
  4. City of Arvin Agency Parcels (PDF)
  5. City of Arvin FEMA Flood Hazard (PDF)
  6. City of Arvin Water Supplier SOI (PDF)

Oil & Gas

  1. General Information Application (PDF)
  2. Ordinance No. 451 Oil and Gas Ordinance for Regulation of Petroleum Facilities and Operations (PDF)
  3. Oil and Gas Well Abandonment Site Closure Conditional Use Permit and Demolition Permit Application (PDF)

Planning Documents

  1. 2018 General Plan Diagram (PDF)
  2. Administrative Application - Patio (PDF)
  3. Administrative Permit Application - For Activities Not Listed in 17.60 (PDF)
  4. Administrative Permit Application - Outdoor Dining (PDF)
  5. Administrative Permit Application (PDF)
  6. Application Tract Maps - R1 Developers (PDF)
  7. Cannabis Application (PDF)
  8. Complete Streets and Safe Routes to School Plan (PDF)
  9. Conditional Permit and Waiver of Liability Agreement (PDF)
  10. Conditional Use Permit Application (PDF)
  11. Conditional Use Permit Commercial Cannabis Supplemental (PDF)
  12. Cost Recovery Agreement (PDF)
  13. February 2019 General Plan (Part 1 of 3) (PDF)
  14. February 2019 General Plan (Part 2 of 3) (PDF)
  15. February 2019 General Plan (Part 3 of 3) (PDF)
  16. Fireworks Booth Preliminary Zoning Clearance (PDF)
  17. General Plan - CEQA and Zone Change Application (PDF)
  18. Home Occupation Application (PDF)
  19. Public Convenience Notice Application (PDF)
  20. Sign Permit Application (PDF)
  21. Site Development Application (PDF)
  22. Site Plan Map - Examples (PDF)
  23. Subdivision Application (PDF)
  24. Typical Site Plan - City of Arvin (PDF)
  25. Variance Application (PDF)
  26. Well Abandonment Application (PDF)
  27. Zoning and Other Types of Research (PDF)
  28. Zoning Clearance (PDF)
  29. Zoning Standards (PDF)

Planning Fees

  1. Development Impact Fee Schedule (PDF)
  2. Maintenance Fees - Maps Codes General Plan Update (PDF)
  3. Planning Fee Schedule (PDF)
  4. Planning Maintenance Fees - All Applications (PDF)
  5. Planning Payment and Processing Fees (PDF)