PUBLIC NOTICE – CITY COUNCIL HEARING CITY OF BARSTOW NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Barstow City Council will hold a public hearing to receive public comment and consider the proposed City of Barstow General Plan Update and Barstow International Gateway (BIG) Project. DATE: Tuesday, June 2, 2026 TIME: 5:00 P.M. PLACE: Barstow Community College, Performing Arts Center 2700 Barstow Road, Barstow, CA 92311 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The public hearing will consider a comprehensive update to the City’s General Plan (planning horizon 2023–2048), adoption of the BIG Specific Plan, related zoning and prezoning, and applications for reorganization, including annexation of unincorporated lands into the City, Barstow Fire Protection District, and Odessa Water District, approval of a Development Agreement with BNSF for the BIG Project, approval of a Tentative Tract Map, and certification of an Environmental Impact Report (SCH No. 2024020501). The BIG Project includes a large scale intermodal rail facility, warehouse and logistics uses, a private solar utility, and related infrastructure. The Planning Commission recommended approval at its May 16, 2026 meeting. PROJECT LOCATION: The General Plan update applies citywide. The BIG Specific Plan area totals approximately 4,300 acres that is located west of Barstow, generally bounded by the Mojave River (north), Main Street/ Route 66 (south), Lenwood Road (east), and Hinkley Road (west), including proposed annexation areas. All interested persons are invited to attend and be heard. Written comments may be submitted prior to the hearing to generalplan@barstowca.org or mailed to 220 E. Mountain View Street, Suite A, Barstow, CA 92311. Agenda materials are available at https://www.barstowca.org/. For more information about the City of Barstow General Plan Update and the BIG Project, please visit www.barstowgeneralplanupdate.com. If you challenge the actions of this City Council in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in the public notices, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at, or prior to, the public hearing (California Government Code Section 65009). Any legal action by an applicant seeking to obtain judicial review of the City Council’s decision on this item may be subject to the 90-day filing period of and governed by Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6. If oral language interpretation for non-English speaking persons is desired or if a special accommodation is desired pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, please make your request to the Office of the City Clerk at (760) 255-5122 at least one (1) working day prior to the scheduled meeting to request reasonable accommodation.
