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Butte County Zoning Administrator ■ Agenda ■ September 6, 2017 ■ Page 1 of 2
Department of Development Services Tim Snellings, Director
Pete Calarco, Assistant Director
7 County Center Drive T: 530.538.7601
Oroville, California 95965 F: 530.538.7785
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR HEARING AGENDA
Wednesday, September 6, 2017, 10:00 a.m. Development Services Conference Room
7 County Center Drive, Oroville
• Butte County Code Section 2-151(d) provides the Development Services Zoning Administrator the authority to act on applications.
• Items will be heard in the order listed on the agenda unless the Zoning Administrator rearranges the order of the agenda or the item is to be continued.
• Applicants/Agents are expected to be present to represent their items when they come up on the agenda. In the absence of representation, the Zoning Administrator will decide whether to act on the item or continue it to a future date.
• Any questions pertaining to individual projects should be directed to the designated planner.
• In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this hearing, please contact Development Services at (530) 538-6571 at least 72 hours prior to the hearing.
• Conduct of Public Hearings – the public is encouraged to participate in the hearing process. An agenda item is first introduced by the Zoning Administrator and then presented by a staff member. The Administrator then opens the public hearing and provides an opportunity for the proponent to address the item. Following the proponents statement, if any, the Zoning Administrator will invite any other interested party in support of the item to address the matter. Following the testimony of the proponent and supporters, opponents are given an opportunity to present testimony regarding the item. After the opponents have completed testifying, the proponent is given time to offer rebuttal. At the conclusion of testimony, the Administrator will close the hearing.
• In the interest of everyone concerned, we request that you do not repeat what has already been discussed by someone prior to your turn. After a speaker has presented his/her views, if you are in agreement and wish to go on record, state your name and address and acknowledge your agreement with the speaker. This will enter your name into the record. Please limit presentations to a maximum of 3 minutes or other time limit as determined by the Zoning Administrator so that all interested parties will have opportunity to speak. Following your presentation, please print your name and address on the speaker’s sheet, in order to obtain correct spelling and maintain accurate records. • Any person or persons dissatisfied with a Zoning Administrator’s decision may appeal that decision to the Planning Commission within 10 calendar days along with a fee of $400 filed with Development Services. In accordance with Government Code 65009,
if any person(s) challenges the action of the Zoning Administrator, said person(s) may be limited to raising only those issues that were raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Zoning Administrator at, or prior to, the public hearing.
• Materials related to an item on this agenda submitted to the Zoning Administrator after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the Development Services Department at 7 County Center Drive, Oroville, CA 95965 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 pm and Wednesday 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
• Meetings are recorded and the audio file will be placed on the Department website: www.buttecounty.net/dds/Meetings/ZA.aspx
I. Public Comment
At this time, members of the public may comment on any item not appearing on the
agenda. Under State law, matters presented under this item cannot be discussed or acted upon by the Zoning Administrator at this time.
II. Public Hearings
A. Magalia Forest Health Project CEQA17-0004
Applicant: Butte County Fire Safe Council
Owner: Various
Project: California Environmental Quality Act CEQA17-0004
Planner: Pete Calarco APN: Various
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G.P.: Various –Timber Mountain, Resource Conservation, Public and Rural Residential.
Zoning: Various – TM (Timber Mountain), TPZ (Timber Production), RC
(Resource Conservation), PB (Public), and RR (Rural Residential).
Location: This project is bounded by Coutolenc Road on the east and Nimshew
Road on the west, on property owned by Paradise Irrigation District, Paradise Unified School District, Paradise Pines Property Owner’s Association, and others, extending from Andover Drive in the south to just south of Steiffer Road off of the
Skyway to the north in the Magalia and Paradise Pines areas of unincorporated Butte County.
Project Description: The Magalia Forest Health Project is a grant funded
program under the general guidance of the Butte County Fire Safe Council that covers 1,066 acres on numerous Assessor’s Parcel Numbers of publicly and
privately owned property in the Magalia and Paradise Pines area. The Butte
County Fire Safe Council’s vision is to create communities that are resistant to the devastating impacts of wildland fires. The Fire Safe Council has been promoting
shaded fuel breaks as a deterrent to major wildfires in the Magalia/Paradise area.
This project proposes the creation of shaded fuel breaks through the removal of brush and small trees, reducing understory fuels to reduce the vertical continuity
of the forest stand structure. Large trees may be pruned, and dead and down
material, including both trees and shrubs, less than 10 inches in diameter will be removed. Treatment methods include hand cut and pile burning, hand cut and
hand chip, and mechanical treatment using a Skid Steer mounted Masticator. Work is projected as a ten-year program on the subject properties and would occur as funding becomes available.
CEQA Determination: An Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration was prepared and circulated for a 30-day public review period.
Staff Recommendation: Adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for
the Magalia Forest Health Project.
Appeal Period: 10 calendar days
STAFF REPORT
III. Adjournment