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Paradise
Butte Partners, Tentative Parcel. Map, AP d0-60-27 and ZS, 10 lots' located on
then
north side of Neal Road 4 miles northeast or State 14 ighway 99'. Chico/Paradise
-area,
LAl`r'`D bEVELOPMMNT CONDMONS;
'
Provide two-way traversable access RS -8 -LD -T' to eacharcel from a county
p
"a
maintained road or ,state highway,':`
2
Access to be reserved in deeds as per county, ordinance and offered for dedication
on the final map.
E
30
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Show50-ft, building setback line measured from centerline- of access easement.
Provide road maintenance ageement. lv`n -
Indicate a 50' ft. bulling setback -from the centerline of Neal Road.
Show all easements of record on the'final man.
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Provide street name suns per requirements of the Department of Fdblic 'Works
prior to recordation of the final map, IC4-e-2- aw
Provide cul-de-sac- at .the enol of the street. NoT��'c
-19
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Obtain encroachment ermtt and construct
p F standard road approacli providing
adequate sight distance at the intersection of access road ,and Neal Road.
Z10
Obtain encroachment permit ;for all driveways, new or existing, and construct to
county standards.
. 11
Pay, any delinquent taxes or current'' taxes as required',
(11
Me -t the requirements of the Butte County Fire.. Department.
ealth
Dept. condi eion :
• 1ortiply
with,'Subdivision Ordinance Standards for the %rection for the creation of
agriculturalg areels °ser continued ' a rieuItural
P production,
P'lannina Dept; condition.,'
15
A; development impact .fee for Sheriffs Facilities shall be paid pursuant to the
provisions of Chapter 3, Article IT of the Butte County Code; prior to issuance of
building; permits or use permit in the case of a mobile home park, " Said fee
amount will be determined and calculated as of the date of app l cadon for the
building permit or use 'permit,
APPENDIX I`
1t II E No. Log NO, AP No, 040"600-027,028
BACKGROUND
t. Name of, proponent. Paradise butte partners
2. AddreSs of proponent and representative Of 40011C3b1W 21221 Western Avenue, 0110, Torrance, CA 9036t.
1. project descripilOn! A tequest to subdivide 540 40rdS into 10 parcels ranging in size from 41 to 111 acres. Tule land is a portion of the old
>tllair ty�5wartz Proposed development Even though it's not stated In the appflcatton, there rare future development. pians being considered that would substanllally
00,Ct se the uses and totenstly of actlyllY ort the land. This, r0quest represents the last stage of pilose that could be taken on a large portion of the'land unlets
a raftral Plan Amendment Is approved. The use nr the "Tleting^ concent is expected to be utilized on this site, and future actions Oa -t tesult In more intensive
W dt, *4Yl requtre an Environmental Impact Report fe:I.R.IJ. Analyzing the ptolecr as submitted, itl residential dwellings would be constructed should the map be
apprd"d,, This project represents the thtrd requested action on the former alake y-Swartz=proposal since it was abandoned. This Is representing an incr0mental
pTopOaf to minimize exoected impacts creaied 0cm a 'larger proposal
xMANDArrS , ,MAYHr wo DISCUSSION OF ENVIRONMEN'T'AL EVALUATION
'. TORY VINDINGS` OF' SIGNIFICTsNCE
potential, to degrade the x This proposaC may Slgnificanti degrade the environment. The
noes the prbjeci have :the olentia
�
Quality Cit
aft of�aeIIs� or,Wildlif s tpeciesl, causeca lhelsi9nf fltcagtedandjorIsrequllred mitlIn ltloe mea abet to determine
termseliminate
fish or wildlife population to drop below self potential impacts.
sustajnthy levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or
anima -t community, reduce the neer or restrict the
range of a rate or endangered plant or animal or
eliminate Important examplesOf major perlods of
Callfoinfa history or prehistory?
2 Does the project have the potential to achleve x
short_tetm benefits, to the detri*ant or fdng-term Tftis proposal witl not impede long-term environmental goals.'
'
environasent goalsi to short-term 'MpAdtL on the
envlrorRnent Is -one which occurs In -a relatively
biter period of time while long-term, impacts wilt
endure Into thelfuture.j
Does the project haye JmpaCJSL which ate Ilid tvIdUally x This proposal represents a potentlally stgnlficant cumulative Impact
limited but Cumulatively Considerable# (Ar projecl on the environment and purpbse'of the extsting Land use, specifically
may Impact on two or more separate 'resources where the graZtng viability
the lrriaact on eACh resource r s relatively Small..
but Mere, the effect of the total of 1110se Impacts
04 the envfrbnmerit is sfgnjf1cant,7
Roes the protect have ertvlronrnlal eff0cts which x Tills proposal will not have a significant adverse effect on human
will cause substantial, adverse effects on human betn9s.�`
hetngs, either,dtrectly or indirectlyt
III: DETERMINATION
on the haws 0t this riltial evaluation:
lwE find the proposed project ;ix Lt> NOT have n stgntftcant affect on the any Ironment and a N15c ivi OECLAtIXTiCht wIIf be prepared,
laW
e find that aIthoUgh the 060&6d project• COULO have a Significant 0ffedt on isle' Onvltonment, there will not be'a significant, effectlitthls
h at. A NECATIVE bEcLARATION Wtl,t be prepared.
case because l e,.AaTtcoicN Mte8"Es described on the attached sheet have been added to the project,
i 8 land the prApo5ed ptbjeal MAfi have a 5lgnlfiCant erteCt on the environment, and an. ENYtRc7riNEP6 AC tAwAGT REpt712T is (CoUired.
cotJrrr-� oF; OLrrte. PLAwiNG DEP TM
OATEa Mach 13, -1943 tlyc. 4,
'Tt10m S.A. SL: SeniQf-F anner'
Reviewed'by:
F
?�EnVironmental Chac3clist * Evaluationof
Environmental' Impact
NVIRONMENTAI IMPACTS
ves .urn(
DISCUSSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL EVALIIA'rlOrf
t. f. AELM. Witt the Proposal result In significant:'
a, Unstable earth condiflons, or changes In
geologic substructures?
x
The Proposal will not affect subsurface earth conditions.
b. Dlsrtptfon: dtsplacemenl,, c
ovetcoverf compaction or
ng of rite soft?
x
_�
Dever` ne t
boi n of the site
< . wf I f recovering su � r
It �n S d
Orile d t s uPtfa�
the site as a result, 6 4avelopmen
of sizes
minnimof aldgradigdwttl be necessary to provide for properhdrainaq.e and
building pads. This
impact is nota considered stgnificant because
standard drainage and grading controls wfli be enforced and the
amount of impervious surfaces expected in relation to the 4m acte lot
sixes is insf.gnllicant.
c. change to topogr
retie( features# topography or ground surface
�� x.
The proposal may result in some change in topography to accomodate
access and building pads.
d, Dcstrtrction, Overfng or modification of any
unique geolbbld o! physical feature,!
x
The site has no unique Physical Gea.tures.
e. increase In wind of wale? erosion ai softs.
either on or ,off site?
x
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I i
The Proposal may cause displacement,
0rjng
co actfon and ovef t�tduesite.tdisruption.
u coveome
of corns
technl ues
q required durlOg buildPng phases wfll reducetrlmpacn
t
to a level of "Insignificance. his rmpact
f Changes in deposition of erosion of beach ,
sands„ or chances in sftiaatr0h deposition
x
The proposal may result in some siltation, de of
Of erosion which may modliy the channel of
e.r or s.t.feam or the bed
tea
e,tea dralnage ways. A00rooriate setbacks and constrounr tro+r`statifiiards
a on trumIt sta
be required. This iorIII is
of the ocean
Or�any baY, Inlet or fakep,
not cs de
Prodread i.lVe
9. Loss of Pide desiagrignated
s61Gs outsidedeslgnaled urban areas2
Urban
x
This Proposal does' not contain Prime agriculturat soils.
h Exposure of beopre or property to geologic
hazards' such as earthquakes, landsimila,
X.
AtIf, of Butte County is In a moderate Ealthquake tnten:$ity zone V'IiI.
Wa rides, ground failure or similar
haxards�
A ut with unkntxvn activity is tocaLed within the prol"t
boundaries. A survey is needed to determine
iS prelfmfnat Mitigation lueasures.
detailed fnvesUN et �on It wasyrecigation
and geotogicaxirrvcy
dimendedsAcon
was
One aand
ae backetram $base
rhethis top of bluffs zoo, front of blulls volas:
recortmepded to,miti ate geologic bazards
g
AItY will the proposal result in substantial;
a, Aft emissions Or deterloratfon at aaibtent
air quality?
--
The ptoposat until not affect air b
quafYty because the Increase in
the
number of vehicle trip$ is not signi6Pc
b, The creation of abjecfionabte odor3 'smoke
or fumes;
x
The proposal will not create eblertlonable
odcirs, smoke qr turves.
o. Aitetatfon RI -air moVcment,mofslure or.
mPrure, r any Change In ctflsatd
x
The proposal Wt 1,not affect the kruas'Phere,
lleocaellyator regoonaily#
_
oposal result in s
Wlff the pr ubstanttal«
d Changes fa. current s,= or the course or
dlrecti,pn of water movements fn etther
_X
The, parastIf riot change, the current 6r ��urse tIl ttfceCt� Ion of
marine or fresh water's.?
av onmental
checklist Evalu. ation Of
Envi# menta3. Impaict �
b,
Changes In absorption rales, drainage
patterns, or the tart and amount b
runoffr Of surface
X
The proposaf may result In an increase In surface water runoff due
to reduced absorption from Impervious
surfaces, and in a change in
the drainage pastern on the site However. no sf�gnlflcant adverse
impacts are an r
ticipated because
requited. standard dralnage t'echniq'ues WlII be
C.
Need for off-site surface drainage
lmarovementr, Inoiudinq vegetation removal,
x
-- —
No off=site, lmptovements
channeliZatlon or culyett Installallonr
are expected.
d
Alterations to 1114 course or flow of flood
water's?
x
No Alterations to
Watercourses are expected.
e.
change In lilt amount at surface
water body( water In any
X
'the proposal
wl I I not after( any walet•course`because no
IS permitted excess runoff
I
Discharge Into sutiace water$R or in array
alteration of surface. water qua: TIty,
x
_
- The proposal may atfect surface
inciUding but not limited to tee 11
dissolved oxygen or tuibidityr
water quality due to siltation
resulting from CirosTQh caused by road and tlrlveway ccnslruclCon and
gr oing of building
sites,,
g
h,
Alteration of the difecti.on or rale of flogs
n d waters(
Of change
Change
X
opoSol w1f1 n t
The pt o aft ct the dire
direction
rn the quantity of quaCl(Y of ground
waters, either through direct idditlons qr
, x
or 11 ww of ground wafers.
The r' osar etrTl not dit ct,I; affect
proposal � Y
withdr_awats, or through Intercepllon of an
any a4niter.
aqulter by cuts ar ezcaVa,tonst
i
Reduction In the amount of eater otherwise
ayallable to PUbfic water, supPffeSt'
x
This project Will not' �result In a reduction
t•
of water availability.
Expnsute of people or Pr (Y t* water -
related haZard5 such as i =fttgr
`"--"
The PiofsosaC will not expose people
4 FLAW
Or.ptoperty fo flooding..
,tfFE. With Elle proposal cesul'I, In
su�stanttals
change In the divetslty of Species, of
number of any spec/Ox of plants (including.
X
The site Is located Primartly in
trees, shtubs, grassCrops, and agpatiC,
'Pfants)r
an annual g rassland tlabttat wiwP
with
Blue Oak savanna and mixed riparian woodf' th
was atrds. A botanical
prepared by }ones and stokes in rdpOrtr
Swaft� prgposal, 1988 as part of the Blakely -
gut CountyCheckerrras Identified
b•
throughou! the
btoperty. BUtie county Checker habitat needs to be shown nn the
ttntatfvo map to determine mitigation:
ores ifain r th't numbers oflaitirany Mlque„`tarp
or endangered species of ptantsr
According to the 1888 study, khe �
checkermallow Which Ts considered rare but nnC; contains
site contains eultt county
The proposed l the state listing:
lot sizes w111 mallow• opport !Wf
minTt.( to avoid Qr have
nit -,at 'disturbance of the slit. Fish and Camp J)aSL I',pdtcated that
there Is no need,(or A
SUrvey of 3PecT'fic mitTgallon !nr a project
with these parte! sizes: tTowevere a higher density develapmr
require (note en Project
C=
'AnttgduCtiop o(: new species ofpiants'inta�x
r4y�IeW.
pan ar4a, or In a barber to, the nolmal
POfenIs'114 nt
The propbsa't wdlCl ndi a�ltect existing plant lyre.
of exlstrng SDW4ii
d,
geduction In 8tre4ge cif any agC>cultural
4lbpr
ifie. sTie does..not contain any �agr,ttuftural crops, but,is used' for
s'easonaI gtazrn Accotding to the-�BUt(e
County Farm Bureau's
office -Irtls area Is Considered to Contain some of the
productiYe g'raxing lands In the
County. 40,atft lot% Would Sustain '
'i-a•calt,le for a lett months each year. Thdrefore, the ecohomic
viability of 40
acre units Is eonl(deted lnconslsteni with the
pollCle.s of the Central titan. Thfs
DtopOsal would estate lois. that
Glnv.{4djmenti Checkl$t Ev2t3uation
a
Envat Oninentai xilipaCt
;r
-
may eliminate the grazing productt'on, unless a legal mechanism is
to to tfrazing
S
cumulative on individual properties the
s for
cumuiattve impacts for the entire swartz property would be considered
slgnlficanty
ANIMAL tlFf, Will the proposal result in
suns [ant alc
Change In the diversity of species, or
numbers,
rs of a specles of ahfmals (birds,
ashot
4 _ x
This proposal will not resurt in
animals lnclud(ng tepttles. fish and
tillsh,
a sobslant' 1a.M loss animal tifea '
penthiC organisms or insecltat
b. rteduct ion In the numbers of any uhique, are
or endangered species of
The site
antmais3
— — mak•_,
contains no rare antmals. the revisions of y
Develiwment- setbacks adjacent to
C, Introduction or neW
sensitive hab►ota_ts wklk mitigate
Impacts to some specks.
sPecAes of antrnais irttd
an move ot. f a barrier to=the Migration
ar movement' of anima7si
�
'
The proposal will Introduce domestic pets to the area but:
is within
a developmrrtt zone the sRte
d• Deter Iotatton cs( exlstiog lts6 or WIldllie
habt tali
x
The, project wi l l (etUl I it miitimat disturbance of land and Elie Imvact
is cotisIdered dnslg
u.
Not se Wil) the propzrsai result rr1'substantdat:
habitat areas -w111 be.ricant because no development selbacks from
" e required by the Department of Fish and Came,
a increases Irk exist00 noose ieve;ts?
b. Exposura
The propn site or in will not
createdo n lresult In a Substantial increase in nolle ,
. the violnity,
of people k`. se.Vere noise leve s
7,
1-112W— irp Ct+rtE WI I t t,":e aroposal produce
— ,X
The proposal will not expose people to severe no ievels,
stgnlflGant tight and qiatet
Y
The Propos Wtti nol;resutt in a substantial increase in
glare created
$.
I(ilii the pr snsat resold drr a substatttial
on site.or in the vicinity. Ikght or
a"usF.
lerattan of the present or planned land use of an
real
X
The primary use ident,14led
designaIton is grating. for 'the Crazing and'Dpen land cenernl Plan a
Indicated
As in 4.d., the eeoiomlc vlablltty
Of 40 a.cte parcels rot gtaxing cannt,t be mel in this
Is
area. This area
on the Urban fringes of chino and pressure far higher infenstve
uses Is expelled in the near future,
The outte county farm ntiv)sor
has Indicated that the's4o acre parcel Is a marginal tend CU unit for
grazing and it- dependent
upon raln(atl. Smaller further 'reducd Yfabkltty, but Since the land is also �n3lratnedubyd
topography,
4
_axil. A ttesartcEs,
no Ohndrty (icant impact on grazing actlyttte5 woUld result
should the properly be,subdtvtded,
roil the ptopty%sat result An
SUbstantial:
Increase in he. tate of use OC o
any na,tur i
resourceST
x
The proposat wlll not affect
. bepletfgo, of any non -re
newnauaMe
any nalutal tesourtaes,
t
reoUrcst
91tK
�x
t`he proposal will not deplete an; natural tesoUtces,
6F tOsET, inti k i the oropos,al inva'$I'
as tisk c e(InOl d or reltte crl halergaus
substances Ctntiudtng, but notf.^tliteJ to,
x
The propotaI Wl11 not ihvolve
pestic(des, chemicals or rad, )k tort3 In
t ev
ekent
the Use of hazardous materials, nor
Is iodated closet ko a Rtes Wfrtch
nY (ac (.t
theorf,
at ori
nsr ccidslat is, rtpset
ondl d
material$. store or Uerlial such
�'stt�2xmental C.hdcklx�t
;z Ev'al'luation o
ErMiroz mdntal xmpadt
it, Possible nse interference withartemergency
response p l an car emergency evacua t tort # tan a
x
The ptitnsaI will not affect any emergency services,
t POP sl AT►C1rr. will the proposal alter irxx,tron.
can r1` uttrzn, densltt� or grc�Wth rate al the ttu n
x
The r
p rrosal maYafter the Eacatian, distribution'.
tion, or density
rsopulation
vopulattD sot ill area because this could lib or
more
han a development,
and being d„veloped in
i R11JS1W,', Wit' the proposal 411e0 existing hou$,Ing.
or`c(eaie a denand for additional
X
the area,
The propZtisal writ not sl'gnllfcantly
housings
affect housing demand.
43 "rRANSI)CATAT'rd�rldfRCutATI YrEfi th4 proposal
rasa t ►n, -
a ceneratron otsubstantirFaddltionalveiascCe
mayemeni
X
The proposal will Wfesenl an Incremental
the area. increase In tratftc in
Effects an extstingparkrng racilitres, or
demand for new parking
4-� - -
n
The roposal will not affect parkingbecause the,
proposal will have
to comply with the parking requirements containedlvithin aut.le county
_
Code seal Can z4 -:as,
c; substantial transportation s,ysi s; lora exr34�irr�
k _ .. _
p g
t an increase ancon congestion hce
requlreo%rits
on area roads. CalTrans has requested the
parlicdpate in a
neer share contribution taus theand a spot"t cant
aruIc oases
and' t'fa Cha rages. fundin g o7
.l of cirr tat on or 'vem t of Pep patr,rc=
of circutatoort #r twavent'f pecute ani?r
ll(e �MMTal will not after lite Present pattern of circulation
gogdsl`
n in
e. Alteratrcan3 to r
atetbOlnas
.e, fall #r
trarf►cz
x_;
7140 proposal will not affect rail or air Iraftie,
x. increase inf tradtrc hazards to master
Vctrrles, brcYCP►sts or p destaiansr
,, x
The prep!7sal Will result Iyr an incremental increase in tParlic and
tciAted traffic hazards in the area Access standards by
the publ tC wbrks t50partmeht Wilt #t=
r
ra upon, or R reser �t t ne trr000sat have an offeel
rbquircd
need for flew of ralftered
government 3erVCc6s-
a Ptrc Protection?
x
The prtrposal well result in a Incremental increase In demand for
rrre protection, In the
area The Build. county Fire
tTepartmerrt/California otvf3iari Of Forestry hasact. Indicated that
development
CUMUIOUProvide
mire p otettion services arease
In rura-11 Thehave stated that thelInstallation
Of automatic lire
;4
Suppress
structures, lite use of
l4n sprinkler;
fire` tellstance
systems In residential
building materials
supply systems Adequate
the &mend for rir0 protect
to sooport
Ion
:and water
>(he sprinkler ty$t0alw it reduce
tr Police prrdlcctttfria
k
serytces
The ptoposai Witt rdsult to a rneteme►itAf increase In demand tilt
Notice protection ti the 41`04, Which will be
Vemitigated by patment of
A dttapment Impact lee for Sheriff"s factiltles pursuant to lila
sZtovlsiiins Of Chaplet
c Sc{Soil s s
3, Article j of tltd Battle county,Code.
x
The, praptsat Intl result in, A incremental` Increase in demand for
sZttoot services in the area.. Apprtrprlate mitigation
Willed 5ch061 pIstridt with the Chic#
d narCss or rtther recreatrpiap' iacrintlssa
k
The prroosaf, will result!n a Incremental Inot ease to d'enkwrid fair
xtiint0nanc0 l psrpri.a f0cttatres, Includcrl g
x
park and recreation ra,Irl ittes In the area
roads.
�-
Tho proposal will result In a tnerenertt4t increase In the need 'rot
airiien, �,te or'raads And otaer, putriic fact IIIIds
Th theL area.
t. Other governmental serwlcesi
x
The ill resul
ainnthemarea ental increase in demand for ,all
aervicies
15.
FNFAGY. Will the ptopOsa[ reSUll In-
a. Use of substantial, amounts of fuel or
x
The OtoposaI will -tial utilize substantial NO or, energy.
energy?
b, Substantial Increasers demand upon existing'
x
The PropOsal' Will not subs(a ntially increase the demand For energy,
sources of energy„ or require the
develof) a. Iof new sources of energy4
tG
'
trTtrrTrs. avliF the prOposaK result in a need lot
neW systems, of substantial allefallons to the
f or ffyxtng;
a. Power or natural ga�s;
k
The propmal will not affect electrical polder or na ural gas
distribution systems.
b. communications systehs?
x
The PropnsaI Will 1101 aftect communlcatloh systems.
C. Water avatiabilitytit_
rti0 'proposal Will not affect public Water systems.
d sewer or septic systems?
r;
The proposal WIII have to meet the requirements of the Sotte 1.0unty
Environmental Heal tI) Dept,
e. „Storm Water drainaher
The proposal WilI have to Dtovide a permanent solution for drainage,
Dr;.lnage Improvements may be neCes.sarY la retain any new rUrtoff.
I. SOfid Waste and dlsp0gat?
xt _
The 06PosAl WitI not arrdct sot ld"Waste disposal.
17.
t-OAArr i -t ACTH_ WIII the Ptoposal resul t In
a, Creation Gl any health hazard or pbtentlat
x'
The proposal, Will not create any health hazard.
ha7,ard texrfuding mentaf heal 1111?
b. fitposure of people to potential !health
x
The propoSal:Wlif not expose; people 16 any hg th hazard.,
hazatdsz,
ie.
AES TF?ETt"Kw,li the proposal result Inthe
x
The proposal' wilt not result to an aestii licalty offepsive Viewobstruct
"t arty scenic vista or view open to +tie
because It Is consistent i fh surrounding development.
pubttc t the proposal resolIin the Creation
or an aes-ihet9caI1Y often-0ye site open to the
public 'view?
19.
kMtOLAVOR. W1 It the Proposal result in an impact
x -
Thep'coposat may result to an incremental�fncrease In demand for
s
l5 or , quahlkrty�� of ex Upon lne Uaii Istfng
9 `
park and recreattontactllfies.
rocreatlonat 'oppottunItlet?
O,
CUL�1Tr 'At Rrs"CES.
a. iritl the Proposaj result In the altefatfon
X
The pr' site Is `identif,ted as an area of high Sensitivity t'nf,
0r des tructfon. of a {xfehts(Or ic or hlstor lc
archaeological resources, an Rrchae0togicalsurveyWas coaduated on
archaeologic t site?
the pro'lect 51te in 1962. The survey documented some, ev►,.dence of
Indian dwell1tigs on some Canyon r1'rns within the 'project $fte and
granted archaeological clearance.
b. Wt 14; the orop'osal resutt in adversi;PhysItoI
The pr�oposat WII1 not affect his(oric or pre,hlstott, strutrtures.
or aesthetic etlects to a prehistoric or'
"`_
h lorlc bu;IIdfno, structure or object?
ilATA Siv r
A. r=roiect t3crioliort
d, Annual Ralnlall (normal): 24 to 35 inches per;
fr.
TYPeOf Project: Tentative Parcel Map
year.
e' Limiting Factors: potentially Ilmited
2.
oriel oescrip ion., TPM to divide silo acres to create to,
walef.
parcels ranging in size Irorti 41to :111 acres,
S.
Visual/scenic Qua(ity: Excel tent.
a.
Loeatfon: East 'Of Highway 99, Wrl'h of Nell Road, southeast
alto and souffoest Paradise area.
6.
Acous'llc Qua II :' Coed,
4>
Proposed Denxftyl of Development: 1 dwelling unit per to
7,
Alt Quality; C7Jod
acres,
nlolagfcal Environment -5'.
Mount of impervious sutfaci n>): Minimal"
a.
Vegetation: ciasskands and oak woodlapds, some riparian
6.
Access and Nearest Public Roadrs). Neal ttoad
habitat.
7.
7.
Aethod of sewage DISPosal: teptrc/ieachflefd.
9.
Wildlife liabitat: Small birds and an common to
foothill areas,
8.
source of Water supply, Private wells.
Cultural Fnyffonmenl:
9_
Prox`rcrity of Power Lines I;diacent to prrs;terty
10.
„
Atchaeolodfcal and Historical Resources if the arca: High
10,
Potential (or further land ritVlsions and development: same
sensitivity area,
designAttbn subdivide to 4o aCtC densities under the cP
ii.
Lants.County°,General; Plan designation: crazing/ripen
at, 1"nvirorimeniat setting
tz.
Existing Zorii;ng: `U»
Physical lnvlYanment:'
13,
Existing Land Use on -Site: Grazing Land
i.
Terrain
a, denarai Tbpo9taphfc character- "Ridge Toes and canyon
14,
surroundingj,Area:
a. Land Uses: Rural tesidenllal.
Lands > lop,
b: slopes: VaIY frorp 2 Io 3b + x,
b, 2on,)ng: �U�.
c, glevatfon: 400 tro idoo teef above tea level,
d. 1.tmftin Pactors,i Slee l e
n' P S s
C.
cen, plan Dotignat-Ion: Agflcu1turaI
Kte3'I'dential, crazing a, on Land.
,:. q
,,, .
d.
PdGQeI SiZCS: d0 lO 1,600 dCres.
o
z.
Solis ,
e.
PojruIationt Low poPu►A11on.
1
a. TYPes and chafaclerl .ties- sof 1 is mostl Y
characterized by the Aiken Stony Phase: stones
is.
chara-ober fit site and Atcat �Rurat", °-
cdmprkse approxinlalelY Sox of more Of the volume ot"
the soft, soli Is ,alpptoximately six feet deep in the
16,
Nearest Ur'ran Area: GhictflPaiadise,.
otolect atoa. ttlsltlual Of i Iron lava f lows, :rough
xock O4(crCOP)ngi. boulders. and shallow solls
17.
11
Relevant SlAdres 'Of Lbl lurncer Yu/A ,
overlying Tus'caa formations alsd exists on the, site,.
b. Limiting Factors', shallow sobs.
ts,
iiprovembitts Standards utbam Area- NSA,
3,
Naturaf: tlaZards Of the LAnd
a. IEatthquake zoiiet 16oderaie Earthquake tntenS.ity
19.
Fire PrO106tion :11:rVlce:
'acotlnty (state) Piro statlon , statf'on *
x111.
b. erosion Potentlxif iitgh.
b, whiter Availability: Water tender only,
c. Landslide roteniiai: Mdderate.
d. Fite lra>artl: Etllrerne
2a,
schools irf Area: Chico tatfort School riisLrte't and Patadfse,
UPans,ive soil Poten�fal: LOSV,
�'
Unifled.,SNhool Distri" et.
s.
Hydrology
a. surface water.- Nbnte canyon Creek and several
drainage channels,
b. cround Willer: Unknown,
°o
c, rainagc, charac'tettsttcs; Project drains towards the
x'es I.
t�:
ENVIRONMENfT•AL
REFERENCE MATERIAL
€.,
Butte County Planning Department,. Ea�rthouake.and
Fault Activity Map 11-1. Seismic Safety, eE` m7 ent,
12.
Butte Coun Board of Supervisors.
Orov 1—i le, CA, CH2M Hill, 1977.
Aa ricUltura Preserves Mat). established 4v
Resolution No..b7-178. rove e, CA:
2,
Butte County Pl.anning'Department, 1-1 u� etactiori
Butter County Planning Department, 1987.
Potential Man 11-2 Se.ismlc Safety elemeenapt,
+
orovilie, CA, CH2M Ht 1, 1977.
13.
National Flood insurance Program. Flood
Insurance Rate maps,. Federal Emergency
3
Butte County Planning department.. Subsidence and
Management Agency. 1989.,
Landslide Potential Map 111-1, Safety E ement.
oroville, CA.: CH2M Hill, 1977.
14.
USGS Quad'Maps. Chico and Hamlin Canyon.
4.
Butte County Planning; Department Erosion'
15.
Soil' Map, chico (1925)/OroviIle:(1926)
Poten t€al Map 11'1-2>.5afety E1.eritent, Orov 11 e, CAS
Area. United 5tates Department o
CH2M Hill, 1977.
Agnew tUre:
5-�
Butte Count
e County
y Planning Department, EXpanslVe Soi.Is
15.
Soil, Surve of Chica 1925 Oraville
M81) Safety element. oroville, ',CA: CH2M
X1926 Area. Un tea`stat
r eS Department of_
1977. '
- Agriculture.
6r
butte- County Planning Department. Noise element
17,
Butte County Plann€ng Department Butte
Map IV -1. Scenic HinhwaV element? OroViex
County Flr'e Protect€on .lurisdictionsn
C1.12M 111 1 1 , ,1977..
Fac c I I i t i es Map' Butte county fl re
Department and California Department of
?.
Butte County PIannirig :Department, .Scenic Hi hWa s
Forestry, 1989.
MAP V=1. Scenic Hi hw Element_. OrovK e, CA:
CH2M HII , 1977,
Butte County Planning Department. Natural :Fire
Hazard clasaes map 111-4, safety E1eme.nt. —`
5roviTIe,7 CAS. CH2M HCl,, 7977.,
9�.
$utte County Planni,no'Depar'tment, ArchaeolOOlcal
Sens it€y.ity Map.- Oroville,; CA; James P. Manning,
1983
10,
Butte County Planning Clepartment> School bistrict
;41ap. orovi l (e. Cts
11,
Nbrthnste(n Dist, rict Department of Water
l2esoUrces. Chico Nitrate StUdy Ma , Nitrate
Cancentrat.1'0 n S a ow we s. T e Resources
Agency, State of Ca I Ifro rniat 1983.
;1."
APPLICANT:
Paradise Butte Partners
2.
A.P. NUMBERS:
_
040-600-021 & 040-600-028
I
3.
ACRES:
540
4*
LOCATION:
On:4Jorthside of Neal Road, near Elliot"s
Spring, 3 to 4 4iles east of iHighway 99.;
5.
APPROVALSOUGHT:,
Tentative parcel map from County of Butte.-
6.
REFERRED BY:
Butte County Planning Department
7.
COUNTY FARM
ADVISOR ACTION
REQUESTED:
A) Meet with applicant.
B) Tour the 540 acre site.
C) Prepare a 'note to applicant and
planning; staff 11to obtain
concurrence with their, (applicant IS)
responses to the grazing concern."
8.
APPLICANKB RESPONSE:
Two pages attached see items IV and V :on
grazing.
PaigQ!
Cattle and sheep feed near the
water,
iv Using rents of $8/acre,
/
which ares mu h higher than
g
existing actual rents, total
income would be $4,320.00/year
which is less than property
taxes. $4,320 provides no
money to cover fencing,
insurance, veterinary costs;
transportation, management,
interest or profit.
'd
V) Considering the 540 acres
economically viable is a
complete myth and an exercise
in: nostalgia.
V CUMULATI I LOBS 0r GRAZINO:
6, 000 acres
A)
G,k lrzing can continue on the 540 acre
property.
B)
64000 acres once owned entirely by
Swartz and Swartz, Inc.- is now in
various ownerships:
Acres
ij Paradise Butte Partners 540
ii) Chico Research Park 1180
'
iii) County;of Butte 50
iv) Nance Canyon Partner,s 4230'
C)
All lands, o -her '` than the 50 acres
owned by the County of Butte,' are
organized unde a, Cooperative cattle
lease. The County has not sought to
keep its' lance in grazing.
D)
While no,houses are planned at this
time, if we assume 10 homes at 3,000
s.f. each we have a loss of grazing
capacity of, 3,/4 of 1 acrei. rrhis is
minuscule (less than421) as'compared
to the total loss of 50 acres by the
County that is now: being executed as
40
an addition to the land fill.
I14v4IF�. vf'}.v L}yiulL,.Ga •.1.'..+. nfrr+�e �.�
AOpERTY DESMMION;
4EAL R
?ACRES
FEEPARCELNUMBER
ZO^.0
040-6p?--UZ5=0u;C'
ASSESSED TO;
a 0 TNV=STM-E—lTS
1Uei:-=NT OWNEI %:
ETAL
711
E' D INVESTMENTS
ETAL
z.
SWARTZ &SWAR,TZ INC
20536 OALAOTLR DRv,
RANCHO PAL OS VAR
Cp 9027
RATEAND AMOUNT I-ElVIED BY TAXING AGENCIES
ASSESSArNT' INFORMATION
FULL VALUc
TAYiNG AGENCY
TA}C RAE
A-VIOUN7
>� G'D4
LOCIt,
AG�ivr:Yy
GcNERAL 1.C00000
Z 5Oo',.0
S
�AUNT� 6FUT'T -C D
TAS Rel
►4W,CHECKC PAYAaS7a.
D1cItUZCTOR e�,
imPRI-sTlUCTURAL
PARApi
LIrAS
Pl7RCN .041993
�i4d99
? �- S
.
aRavrlrtG
BUTTE
C� ST�'�T.E
SC �� B � . O v l O � 1
2 . D
,_ _ n ,-
TAX RATE A1�E?A _
PAY THIS A1.10UI
OR0:4CL� CA Q595S--332:
OF1 AL14C -
PAX IHSS AWWv7
CURES
P
O93 1i }i ' 04x,Fy6 0
V PAYMENT IS WDE AFTER
Ic PAXk1ENT IS MAt3S 9Y --
11,t PF:Ur_ii1 I
NUMBER
04 S! 3
04-1Z-93
eIA
25U,�i3k
FEE MCEL�
vG ,1—SOC— ^ 0
eEltiouFxrs�eaiow�saiur�c
E)C-M?TIONS
_
,"
ASSES Ep OWNER
44
303 .79
�OMIEt7i4'hIERS-"
3 6 ZI: TNVESTM'=-ffTS z-TAL
wwalISYa s�colrbrasvasst�ur
PLu*aA7P9L +�+av'ara�a�aaowsr
zr_=ssccnnr+sruc�xrcwr 4
t§�s`taF=tt�w�sc�t}' ;
OTHERCi1mEi
qT OWNER
14 o. 31
B i II. V, ST4NITS TAt.
25b DOO
SOARTSI E Si;ART INC,
VALUE
0 ? hiALA01164
RAIN .4b, PkL;aDS "JFR , 9v274
.-
hS I AtaD PAE zET ARFJ1
K �';c'Ot.SGTtOlJ A 7TUTA9f E TO iH= 7hI C
• hACV
ii
i PZLlEFPROGRAt.
tt�..�»mERSTAx
1,'33.'79
1,503.79
2,507.58
itTAFlT INFOii!AATlON ON �
SEE tA1POREVERSE
1 N
Nov
01 ' �
••
FE°` Dx 1993
•
INSTAWi.Err'T`
"510E •
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11
1t!
CONS' ULA ING
GROUP
File No. 2087-2
1 ii February •1993
L#lrlhnrc. tl and
(nvlrannnnlal
.,4 , _.;
Solrcl Waste
FED 2 j
,'�anagcmenl
Wash R6ducllon
x� J
and Recycling
Paradise Butte Partners
16969 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 105
Twine, California 92714
Attention: Byron Pinckert
Subject: - Nance Canyon, Parcel #4
Butte County, California
COUNTY MEETING - 1? FEBRUARY .1993
Dear Byron:
This, letter summarizes the meeting we had. with Torn. Last and Stuart O'Dell of
Butte County Planning Department and Public Works, respectively. The purpose
of the meeting was to determine the extent of the geologic input for the a40-acre,
Nance Canyon, Parcel #4 project. Based on tree County' input ;it is our
understanding that all geologic conditions that would impact the health and safety
of the public most be addressed. The majority of the conditions were covered in
our preliminary Geologic Report dated October 1987. However, our report stated
that additional geologic mapping of noted lineaments should be conducted.
County y
The oun as stat tat the would like: a discussion of the lineaments And a SII
63f Cointnerce• prove
ma of the. locations of active faults'on Nance Canyon, Parcel, #4. The Count
1� ) • i y
R6sevllte, GA 9S67s=613t
went on to, say that the locations and descriptions ox poiontially active, felts was
not necessary.
06.06J.8883
016.796.8863
, Based on the County's input; Anderson Cotasultinb Group plans to identifyactive
rix g�6.�e6aavi
faults on Nance Canyon, parcel, #4 through literature research and field niapping, ;
'If active faults are encountered, we will locate the fault trace on a site plan and
provide building setbacks from the suspected active fault, in addition, we will
350 CrowaPoirlt crcic
provide site specif C maximum credible and maximumprobable earthquakes, peak
sutrP tea, brass valley ca
• and design ground acceleration, and hazards associated withground shal3ng, ''The
os94s,7rl01,
report will not address potentially active or dormant faults.
lax 916.273:9153
an ern la ra vwnrd Cnin ny^
II n r ^ r� c
sa . cyc led; a er
LNTER-DEPARTMEZi 1'TAL MEMORANDU
TO; Butte County Development R',,eview Committee ;s
PROM Planning :Director,
j
SUBJECT: Tentative Parcel Map on AN 040-600-027, 02$ and 029, Paradise Butte
Partners
DATE: December 9, 1992
The Department of Development Services, Planning Division is requesting that, the above
project be scheduled for the next available committee meeting. The enwronmentaC
xovrequested thatpro
the applicant meet with the Butte County
Farm Advisor to discuss the grazing viabil tv, of this request: Staffs concern is that this
parcelization may create Iand units that are riot conducive with the intent of the General
Plan. The applicant disagrees with staffs position and feels that the two issues :are
resolved. The applicant has also stated tha-4, rather than spend additional County time
and money on these two issues, the project: should be processed and a final decision
should be made. Therefore, staff has requested the project be scheduled.
It is standard' County policy that geologic clearance be obtained for all discretiona!3v
projects within 500 feet of an earthquake fault, as identified in;. the County Seismic Safety
.Element, whether. 'inferred or active or within a Special Study Zone. This policy" is
required prior to any neap approval. The applicant requestedthat a study be conducted
prior to issuance of building permits. CEQA. requires the review of potentially significant.
impacts at the earliest and feasible stage in the process. This parcel' map represents the
last available opportunity to analyze environmental impacts, because the issuance of
building permits is considered a ministerial action and not subject to.CEQA. Tri addition;
the geological report previously prepared forshi's 'property was a ,preliminary report that
did not contain any specific recommendations. The preliminary report also acknowledged
that there are potential faults located on the property. Thereport ,specifically states in
the last sentence of paragraph three (3) on page 3, that a detailed geologic study should
be performed to investigate the lineaments (attached. Therefore, it is still, staffs op
that the standard policy for preparing a geglol;%c study is t at -ranted, We have not
received appropriate evidence nor an adequate argument as to why, the County`s policy
should not T to this propert The Coun . `
apply p p r ty ty is not in a positron of allowing a special
exception to a specific :policy. This action could be construed as setting a precedent.
As .far as the grazing viability issue is concerned, Staff recommended that the applicant
meet with the Butte County Farm ,Advisor to obtain concurrence with their responses to
the grazing concerns4 The, applicant indicated that, their previous response was sufficient
and that art adc.�itionai response: teas 'not .necessary. Staff expressed the concern that' a
540 acre land unit is more viable than 10 lots that range from 40 - 11.1 acres. Staff
1 �'" ll:
ad` L�
iii n t�
p .Vio 2 r
Cattle an sheep feed near the
i
water.
v) tJsiIng rents of $Q/acre per dear
which are much higher than
Existing actual rents, total
z
income would be $4, 320,, AA'/y®ar
which is; less than property
taxes. $4 320 provides no
-insurance
money to cover fencing
i Veterinary Costs,
tran®pOrtation,,
�ranagement,
interest ,or profit.
V) Conaidering the 540 acres
=.
econor��i��a:lly viabaLe i6 �,
complete myth and an exercise
in
nostalgia.
' OVMULATIQE LOS&! Op OpAZINO= 6,000 acres
A)
Grazing care continue on the 540 acre
property.
H
61000 acres once owned entirely by
Swartz and swartz, Inc. is now in
various bVrnerships;
} Paradise Butte Partners Ac540
Chico 'Research ,Park,` 130
Counter of Butte 50
iv) Nance canyon Partners 4230
landa, other than the 50` acres
owned by the Countyof Butte, are
orgayaied under a cooperative! cattle
ls'-ase. The county has not aougtlt to
keep its land in grazing.
A�
While no houses are planned a this
time, if we assume x0 ,homes at ,I o00
a.f. each we have a 1.066 of grazing
capaclty Of X3/4 Of �. 'acre: This, VSs
'
mxnusCuTe �1e6s than 2$} as compared
to the total, `loss of 50
acres by t'h
Cdunty that is now bofngxec,uted as,
an addition to the Land fill,
BUTTE COUNTY
fir!
t"V%gQNHBNThL CHECKLIST
E worts its ID0
APS' 040-600-0270 028
992e I (Log Numbers are missing)
I DACKORWIND:
When the Blakeley Swartz Partnership was,
terminated, bath Mr. 131akeley and Mr. Swartz
agreed by contract not to use the name
"Blakeley Swartz'.' after~ 12/31/1990. Mr.
Blakeley now operates as "Blakeley Western."
The subject property is operated as "Paradise
Butte Partners:" We ask that you use that
nate when referring to the 540 acres. We ask
that when you refers to the 6,g00 acres east
of Highway 90 that you use the name Vance '
Canyon Property" which is a name
contractually owned by Mr. Swartz's Company. „
Applicants have no plans at this time to
"Substantially increase the issues and
Intensity of activity on the land." We ;have-
visited with the town of Paradise and the'
Paradise School. District to ascertain what,
;
plans, if any, they might have for the area.
We plan to watch activity on a proposed`
Paradise sewer, outfall line on Neal Road and
the revisions to the Paradiseeneral plan..,No
applications are an file or being preaveat
this time. Mr, Swartz is considering Luildieg
his personal residence on. one of the sites.'
Which site depends an many factors including
his wife's input, their opinion of the two
school districts, aesthatics and value.
Page .'
A-3
Southwest of paradise
A-6
Neal Road
A-
Existing Across the Property
B-1-C
700 ft to 1,000 ft.'
3-A'
Relat' jelylow
i' 3-
Low
4-A
N'or�e
8=
No Riparian Habitant Exists
5 Acres to 500 ` Acres
17-
*paradise
20
C, CT. S. D. and P. U.S.D.
A>L PE»DIX `
u
,
RESIDtNT PLANT SPECIES
Tlil$ is a 40 of the major
plant Species found on the Blakeley Swartz Ranch. Itis not a
complete iistin .;c combines thasE, plants rtiported in the Jones and Stokes Botanical Report
with additiona..,bservatidns by
John Cowan.
-Common Mine ..arae
cientf C Mme
opercurus
Bermuda grass
4don dac ' on
Bird's foot trefoil
- L s ablongifollus
Blackberry
T{ubug
Black walnut
juglans's eces
Blow wives
maid's
Bluegrass
Poa tenerrima
Blue oak
Quercus doe ig asii
Box eller
Acer nAxundo californicuts
Brodiaea
�d aelaei .-Ades
Brome graas
Bromul s es
Buckbrush
eatus;
Bullrushgcirus
apeclu
California bay
Unbel[ularia californica
California bricklebush
Bricke111a cali'fornica
California dwarf-flax
HesuerotinQn oalifornicum
California juniper
junfjlforni�
California grape .itig
californica
CattailT;Cph_
as latlfglid
Chamise
Adenosfoma fasciculatum
Clay If')
Odontostomum hartwegg,.i,
Clematis
Clematis liguifQlia
Clover
TT1f�t�fulf�Lipies
Clubrnosa
Selagineila-annni
Coffeebcrry
Rh mnus califomica-var. toMentella
Common foxtail
Hordeurn munnum
Common monkey flower
Mimulusmattatus
Corrunon spikcrush -
Eleocharis palustris
ronwood
POultiBrX�s f„ di
Caeate thistle
ngtoQ vaseYa d
Creek nettle
Urti0L gtgcflis
Curly dock
Rumex crispis
Deer Bmsh
int mus
Deer grass
Muhlenbergia ,Tions
Digger pine
E , erberry
Pinus sabiniana
9 mhucus eaeruleus
Fennel
Foeniculurr viri�t re
fescue
Vulpia gpecie
Piddle dock
Itu_ m_ ex vugr
Fig
F i Qt�lcrira
Foxtalf grass
Hg deurn 12ad n
Golden' aster
C�xsis villose
Hair rags
Des S,hc'i11]-M, d_anthontoides
Horehound
Ivlarrubiurn vulQ=
Honeysuckle.
Lonieera interru»ta
w
Awl: ,
J
w
Tesident Plant Specl'es
Interior live oak
Qygrcus wisilzenii
Italian ryegrass-mmt11k1£lan�m
r
Knit grassLarkspur
psi lridiu ventrico.91; n
l.emonadebush
lth�ullobat�rnelarciphyjj
Lupine
Gu apec cs
Manroot,
agr ,rtes
Manzanita
tao Imtlnxanita
p�X�
Mariposa lily
Calochortus (section mariippo_s•a)
Medusa head
Tagniath_ x&17?
Milk thistle
�nybumP magnum
Miner's lettuce
Montia pelfoliata
Mountain mabogany
Certo a us montanum var. glabgr
buckwheat
prionu rtutlum
Marrow— leavedmilkweedSles
f@alar
Navarretia
jVavarretja�.let gocCphjjA
Oat
AYena species i
Oregon ash
Fraxinu 1 t folia
Parvisedurn
millum -
Pigweed
Am�t1ranthua,,,spec es
Pipevine
A�s_tolochia californica
po
Pp gpk
l?Qno ne zduphoroldes
'i,;oxffiodendr�sn diversilobum
Popcorn flower
Plaziobothl aL)2 gnedej
Prickle -seed buttercup
RanungUlusMLu talus
PIantairi
Plan ado erecta
Pappy.l1sl4�zia'
o ii
Purple needle grass
►itipr't.; ulo chr
Pygmy weed
rassu! cta and Cmu5osa
i�edberry
Rhamnus'
Red bud
C�rcloc4,idn ali
Snowberry
Qomnhow u o..111s
Soft thistle
�"a
-!in
Speedwell
Y 4nica,pgre_ suhlpi xa p
Sycamore
lata]Ls.raggroosa
Tarweed -
Madia, 61ycadeniaf acLd ffgrmzona
Tidy kips
La fa reman fi
Toad rush
juncusbufonius
Toyon
erbutifoija
Tricolored monkeyflower
Lvli ulus tr!col=
Tndcnt clovLr
i m tridents sin
Turkey Mullen
Erernoca ueHgerug
Valley oak`
Querco-llobata
Vinegar week
Tri chostemma In
Watergrass
chinoc jos cru m ,
Water starwort
s3��Sh� heteroj�vl a ubsri.,
bolanc, .;�
Western mornin gtcry
C�1,Y,stegia oft a 1i
White alder
Alnus rhembifo la
Wild :mustard
�t3, s»ca e�eces
Wild radish',
RasI
1Villaww��
Wooly marbles
Wool'
Psilo-C r»hus r ,mus
Yampa
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Cattle and sheep feed near the
water.
IV) Using rents of $8 jacre pe -r year
which are. much higheV than
existing actual rents,- total
income would be $4,320.00/year
which is less than property
tuxes. $4,320 provides- no
money to Cover fencing,
insurance; veterinary costs,
transportation,, management,
intArest or profit,
v Considering the. 540 acres
economically viable is a
complete myth and an exercise
in nostalgia. -
rr. CUMULATIVE LOSS OF' GRAZING: 6,,000 ;acres
A)
Grazing can continue on the 540 acre
property.
B)
6,000 acres once, owned entirely by
Swartz; and Swartz,, Inc; is now in
various: ownerships:
.Acres
i)-' Paradise Butte Partners 540,
ii) Chico Research Park' 1180
County of Butte 50
iv) Nance Canyon Partners 4230
C)
All lands, either than the 50 acres
owned by the County of Butte, are
organized under a cooperative cattle
lease. The County ,has not sought to
keep its land in'grazingi
D)
While no .houses are planned at this
time, if we assurie 10 hones at 3 , 000
s°.f. each we have a loss of grazing
capacity of '3 j 4 of 1 acre This i
minuscule (less'than 2%) as compared
to the total' loss of 50 acres by the
County that is now being executed as
an addition to the hand fi11.-
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BUTTE COUNTY
ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMMIST
Errors in Data
APN 04,0-600-027, 028
Pacre 1 (Log numbers
are :pissing)
I BACKGROUND
when the Blakeley Swartz` Partnership was
terminated, both Mr. Blakeley and. Mr. Swartz
agreed by contract not to use the name
"Blakeley, Swartz" after 12/31J1990<; Mr-,
Blakeley now operates :as IfBlakeley Western,. If
The subject property is operated as "Paradise
Butte Partners.r, We ask that you Use that
name when referring to the 540 acres. We ask
that when you, refers to the 6,000 acres east:
of Hghwdl 99 that you use the name "Nance
Canyon Property's which is a name
contractually owned by Mr. swartz's Company.
Applicants have no plans at this time to
"Substantially increase the issues and
intensity of activity on the land.'# We have
visited with the town of Paradise and the
Paradise School District to ascertain ghat
plans, if any,; they' might have for the area.
We plan to watch activity on a proposed
Paradise sewer'outfal,l line on Neal Road and
the revisions to the Paradise genera. plan. No
applications are on file or being prepared at
this time. Mr. 8-oartz is considering building
his personal residence on one of the sites.
Which site depends on many factors including
his wife's input; their opinion of the twc.,
school districts, aesthetics and value,
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Southwest of Paradise
A-5
Neal Road
A-9
Existing Across the Property
B -Z -C
7`00 ft to 1, 000 ft.
3-A
Relatively low'
3 -B
LoGr
4-
None
8-
No Riparian Habitant Exists
14-:D
S Acres to 500 Acres
Paradise
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Paradise.
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APPENDIX A
RY.SII >ENT PLANT SPECIES
This is a list of the major plant species found on the Blakeley Swartz Ranch. It is not a
complete listing. It combines those
plants reported Ji the Jones and Stokes Botanical Deport
with,additional observations by John Cowan,
Common Name
Scientific Name
Alopercurus
Alopercurus saccatus
Bermuda grass
Cvnodon dacE�&lon
Bird's foot :trefoil
Lotus oblongifolius
Blackberry
Rubns procerus
Black walnut
luglans species
Blow wives
achvrachaena mollis
Bluegrass
1'oa tenerrima
Blue oak
Quercus doter Iasi,
Box elder
Acernegtrndo caNfornicurn
Brodiaea
Brodiaea species
Brome grass
Bromus species
Buckbrush
Ceanoth s cuneafus
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Bullrush
Scimus species
California bay
Unbellularia califormca
California lricklebush.
Brickellia californica
Calif'orn),a dwarf-flax
Hesnerolinon californicum
California juniper`
iuniperus call ornica
California grape
Vitis californica
Cattail
Tvpha latifolia,_
Chamise
Adenostoma fasciculatum
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Clay lily'
Odontostomuin hartwegii
Clematis
Clematis lieusticifol a
Clover
Trifoiium species
Clubmosa
Sel"agirella hansenii
Coffeeberry'
Rhamnus californica var. tomentella
Common foxtail
Hordeum murinum
Common monkey flower
Mimulus euttatus
Common spikmzh
Eleocharis palustris:
Cottonwood
Populus fremontii
Coyote trestle
cola
Creek nettle
Urtica gracilis
Curly dock
Rumex crispis
Deer Brush
Ceanothus integerrmus
Deer grass
Muhlenbergia Hgens
Digger pine _
Pinus sabiniana
Elderberry
Sambucus coeruleus ,
Fennel.
Foenicvlum vuleare ,.
Fescue;
Vulpia species
Fiddle dock
Rramex pulcher
Fig
F%
Ficus carica
grass,FTord
66hi lerodkin m
Golden aster”
Chrysopsis villosa
Hairgrass
Des6ampsia danthonioides
I-iorellound
Ma rrubiurri vulgare
Honeysuckle
l onieera interrupta
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Resident- dant Species
'.
Interior live oak
Quercus wislizenii
'
Italian rye-grass
Lolium multiflorum
Knit grans
Castridium ventricoLum
'
larkspur
Delphinium species
Lemonade bush
Rhus trilobata var.=malacolhylla
Lupine
Lupinus species
Manroot i!
Marah.'fabaceus var, agrestes
Manzanita
Arctostaphylos manzanita
Mariposa lily
'Calochortus (section mariposa)
Medusa head
Taeniatherum asoerum
Milk thistle
Silvbum mann. num
Miner's lettuce
Montia perfoliata
r
Mountain mahogany
Cercoea-12 s montanumvar. glaber;
Naked-stem; buckwheat
Eriogonum nudum
Narrow-leaved milkweed
Asclepias fascicularis
a .
Navarretia
Navarretia 1eucocel2hala
Oat
Avena species
Oregon ash
Fraxinus latifolia
Parvisedum.
Parvisedum pumillum
Pigv�eed.
Amaranthus species.
Pipevine
Aristolochia ;californica
Popogyne
Popog nv e zizvphoroides
r
'Poison-oak
Toancoderidron diversilobum
POPCOML flower
Plagiobothrys species
Prickle:-seed buttercup
Ranunculus muricatus
Plantain
Plantago erecta
Po
Eschscholzia lobbu
Purple needle grass
Stipa pulchra
Pygmy weed
Crassula erecta and C. muscosa
Ki
Redberry
Rhamnus crocea
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Red bud
Cercis occidentalis
5nowberry
SvniphoricaMus mollis
Sow thistle
Sonchus species
Speedwell
Veronica peregrina subsp. Xaipensis
Sycamore
Platanus_racemosa
Tarweed
Madia, Calvcadenia, and 13emizona
Tidy tips
L. via fremontii
Toad rush
luncus bufonius
Toyon
Heteromeles arbutif�l'ra
Tricolore+,i,monkeyflower
Mimulus tricglor
Trident clover,
Trifolium tridentatuin
,.
Turkey mullen
Eremocarpus sedgerus
"Valley oak '
Ouercus lobata
Vinegar week
Tricho"stemma lanceolaturri
Watergrass
EchinQchloa crrusgalli
Water starwort
Callitriche_heterophylla subs
bolanderi
Western mornin glory.
Calystegia occidentalis
alder
Alnus rhombifolia
h
W id mustard
Brassica species
Wild. radish
Raphanus sativas
Willow
Salix species
Wooly marbles
Psilocarphus brevissimus
Yampah
Perideridia .keIlo&di
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1vlr; I Stuart Edell, A tart Director
Milch 25, 1992
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The District continues to be a• participant in the State School Building Program wherein
the p constructing 1 facilities is shared' by the State and by the local dis-
n
tact s a� pro rata fashion, The State-wide need to construct new schools far exceeds
available pro rata State funding; therefore, needed new Chico Unified School District.
school facilities have not been provided in a timely manner, Local Chico Unified
School District revenues generated ,from school impact fees, coupled with the proceeds
from the, general obligatign bonds approved by tf *voters in April 1988, will meet the
student housing needs generated by local birth rates and previously approved residential
developments but will not meet the student housing needs generated by new develop-
ment. ?fie District anticipates housing increasing numbers of students in interim facili-
ties until. funding becomes available to construct new schools.
hnpact of ProgosecdDevelopment on Chico Unified School District Schools
S.in,ce. District elementary, junior and senior high schools are filled to capacity, it is
evident .that students generated from. the Paradise Butte Partners tentative parcel map
cannot be served by existing facilities. In addition, there is currently no funding
mechanism that will enable the District to provide facilities for these students.
Based on the Dist, pct's ,43 student yield ':factor per average x'1,280 square feet) 'house-
hold, the ten fesidential lots in• this development will yield approximately four students'
that must be housed it! District schools. The District projects that larger residential
units willyield more than .43 students per household and smaller residential units will
yield less than .43 students per household. To adjust for the higher student yield factor
in larger than average, households and the lower student yield, factor in smaller than:
average• households, the District utilizes a mitigation cost based on square footage of
habitablespace in each household.
Miii ation of Impact' on Chico Unified School:Dfstr ct Schools
The District is onoosed toCounty_approval of the proposed -tentative parcel map appli
cation unless the project fully mDistrict
The 1991/92 per habitable space square foot cost to fuilkmitQate the impact of each
residential unit ss 55.29 per square foot. This amount will be adjusted as needed' to re
fleet the. impact of inflation, school facilities needs, regulatory changes and other cost
influencing factors. The full; mitigation cost of $5.29 per square foot of new residential ~
development will include school impact fees (currently $1.58 -'per square foot). The
school impact fee will be supplemented with an appropriate amount of cash or in lieu
equivalent Mand; or school facilities) approved by the. Distarict., The combination of
school impact fees and cash or in lien equivalent: must fully mitigate the impact of the
development on `District schools.
Since the schoot mitigation cost established by the District is based on habitable square
footage of the residential unit and District. representatives are ;not informed •of the habwe
itable space of each. residential unit in the proposed development, it, is not possible to
confirm the total cost of the mitigation at this time. The following calculation is Pro-
vided, to allow one whoisknowledgeable of the habitable space of each residential unit
in the proposed development tomake her%his own calculations:
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PARADISE BUTTE PARTNERS
Irvine, Califoa•nia
GEOLOGIC HAZARDS
!NVESTIGATION
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NANCE CAN'T'ON,
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Butte County., C11iforniu
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ANDERSON COi'NSULTINQGOYrn
350 Crown Point; Cirole,, Suite 250'
Ga•ass Valley, Californih
P"RCII 1993
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16969 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 105
Irvine, California 92714
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Attention: Byron Pinckert
Subject: Nance Canyon, Parcel Ito
Butte County, California
GEOLOGIC ,HAZARDS INVESTIGATION
Dear Byrom
Presented Herein are the results of our field investigation and geologic literature
review for Nance Canyon, Parcel 114, located in 'Butte County, California, The
Purpose of our work was to review geological `literature and perform a field
reconnaissance in order to defineeolo is hazards f '
g _ g or the proposed i0-parcel;site:
,Site Descriptions
The property is located between the cities of Paradise and Chico in Butte County,
California and covers approximately 540 acres. The property is bound by Neal
Road to, the south, and undeveloped land to the west, north and east. The
property boundaries are .shown on Plate 1; Tentative Parcel Map, reproduced
from a map dated January 1992, provided by Landon Engineering and Surveying `
;b3i' Cairzmetce pitiv�
Inc.
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At the time of the field. reconnaissance, the property was used for cattle grazing,
Numerous creeks; and springs were observed, and small streams flowed over
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vertical bluffs in somd.areas. 'The site is accessed from a 50 -foot wide PG&E
easement which bisects fha $: Elevations
proposed parcel; vary from 400 feet,
'15d crown Odtffr Circle
mean sea level. (MSL) at the west end of the property to over 900 feet, MSI,, at
Suitt56, Cry#'aUe�'Crt
the east.end
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References
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The following geolo is reports and/or, maps were reviewed:
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Anderson Geotechnical Consultants October 11987, Preliminary Geologic R ort for Parrott
Ranch, "Butte County, Califarnia.
California Department of Conservation, Division of Mines and Geology, 1988, Fault Map of
lifo rnia..
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California Department of Conservation, Division of Mines and Geology; 1992, Geologic M_pa _
of the Chico Quadrangle.
California .Department of Conservation, Division of"Mines and Geology; 1992, Preliminar
Fatfltr Activity Map of California.
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Rarwood and Kelley; 1987. Cenozoic Tectonism of the Sacramento Valley, California,
U,S. Geological Surrey Professional Paper 1359.
14arwood, Helley, Dojjkas, 1981.',,Geologic Map of the Chico Monocline and Northeastern Part
ofthe Sacramento Valley, Galiforniax %1.5. Geolaglcal Survey, Map Z-1238.
Woodward-Clyde Consultants, July 1977. Earthquake Evaluation Studies of the Auburn Dam
Area. Volume 3: Regional Geolmy and Tecton c;5,; 118 pp.
Woodward-Clyde Consultants, July 1977;. Barthauake Evaluation studies of the Auburn Darn
Area Volume 4: Quaternary Geology and Age Dating, 83 pp.
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