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HomeMy WebLinkAbout040-700-004n � � t, ��� � � ��� �i���� � � I � � ����������� $I y ntinueci h ar3.�-ag -- NorthStar Er gine.'ring . on, ehalf" of. '-t Raymund flans cgnsiderati o0 ,af an: appeal-, of the Ady'isor genoy ! s 3e 3 a]. of a .tentat�;ve subciiv3.sion map ,('nxop ,aed inegatj.ve d,clarzt�.on hw�.th. ,�r�vroniri4ntal ,mit'i gat,onsj P AP 440-070'4, aeven ;3 ods, ,property located; `on the west side i�f Jones Avenue approximately 700 feet,so'u, Of Blossom T,arie, Durham,xarea. 2+XOT ON;, s . , MOVE TO Dk;NY THE APPEAL FIND'TNG THAT'" THE d PROPOS=, PAOJ CT � OOES,', NOT CONFORM, TO "THE`. GENERAL P41W Pd T'CxES 'OF OROi A D­)0)0 ; FlEib CROpS ANP TiiE ," � L' g5 ELEMENT OF TFCE GENER iL .•PIAN . ��� � . 17 X (Unanimously Carry edj` .. i Fit... i I f I 21 COW rr� OAt � ` sUp ,, V s cs is -- �. t q FI h I 5' Planning. DepartmenC: NAME: RAYMOND 'P JIBS X Environmeata l:Health Department CI(FoesttDepartment) 07-04'AP 0 Attn:"J, Craig Carter (on areas north of red 'lineon map) %_� .Butte County Sheriff pGaEcheck title report: for easement,) ( P ` Pacific ,Bell Butte County Mosquito Abatement OR Orovllie Mosquito 'Abatement, (areas within large ;map in cabinet) ._. -School District walma40 Water Company (if indidual wells are not indicated on ,application or iap) Durham Irrigation OR, Durham Mutual Water'Co. California Water Service Company (Chico area). Oroville-Wyandotte Irrigation District (Oroville area; SE of river) Thermalito Irrigation -District (Thermalito area .NE of river) Limesaddle Commuziity Services District (Paradise area along Pentz Rd. ` to lake;) Del Oro Water (Paradise Pines area) Buzzt'ail Waterworks (Doe Mill Ridge/Forest Ranch area) Paradise Irrigation District City of ., (check wall maps for spheres of influence) +' t?roville Chico Paradise ,Biggs Gridley ET11'ILLE. AREA, ONLY P, Lake Oroville Area°Public Utility District (see large map in cabinet) Feather River Recreation District (,see large map in cabinet) w--==-. E1 Medio P'ire� D'sfrict .(check -wall map, sma3l portion of Ot vine ,Only RICHVALB, GRTDLEY AREAS (SOUT4 BUTTE COUTY,): check wall map and. title report to see what applies. Some areas overlap Drainage D*strict #1 Drainage District q2 Drainage DisGr ct ia00, "Drainage District X200 Reclamation District 4833 'Reclamation District n2Q55 Sacramento and San Joagtin Drainage District Butte Creek Drainage District j CERTAIN CASES Su"perin;ten, del it of Schools (on'ly for subdivisians); Dept. of Fish and Game (`near water;aai! in rural'. and; mountain areas), Cal Trans' (near State- Hwy., 37, 70, 99; 149- (Chico. cutoff), 162 (Olive -Hwy*. & ;. Richvale Hwy x,:191 (Clark Raad State Water Quality Control Board '(proj'ects with more than 100 lots or uri+ts) United .States Forest `Service ` if ro "ecti. borders USA land, cYeck A'T' books) ( p J . Parks' and Recreation Department,(prope'rty near Lake Orovlle)° Gtate Water Resources Department (proper'ty neat Lake Or.ovalle -- watershed) Rock Creek Reclaim t, on" Dz t (Wesc of Chaco :�Azrpor;t sough of Rock. Creek an, eastof Hwy. 99 (s.ee wall map) Chico Area Recreat,on &'Paxk Dist :(only' dor subdivisions)' � U.S. Dept. of,the Army)'.Sac.ramento. Dist. Corps of Engineers (near mater and, in rural .and Mountain areas)' Southern Pacific Transportatd:on Co. SpC> AL CASES: check title reportfor any' mention of special s6tvide8l or easements su;cli as, to Thermality lrrigati0r. Uiscrict (numbered xerri's). Raymund `P. Jans, TSM; A' 40=07--04 7 lots located on 'the 'west side of Jones Avenue approxi 700t..,.South of Blossom Lane. Duiham areas; Engineer: HorthStar Engineering Public Works oondtians;; 1 Submit road and drainage plans to the Department of Public Works f`or approval and install the: required facilities.; 2 :hri i cats, a 50 ft. building setbacks ,line from the centerline :of Jones Avenuei, 3 Construct ofre half plus 12 f;t: lane street section on Jones Avenue to R8 3—B geometric standard. Minimum structural section to be 2"" AC and S _AB, SC 250` prime, fog seal and 95% relative compaction: Submit design to County Department of Public Works for approval,: °R"" value determinations and 'other data may be required to support section design. 4�'avide� monumentation as rec,uired by the Department of, Public - Forks irc accordance with accepted standards: 5 Sttreet grades and other features shall comply with the Butte County,Ordinanc_es, design resolution and other accepted engineering standards, 6 All, easements of record to be shown on the final map. , 1 Reet requirements of Butte County'Fire Department, or other responsible agency: Fl Street lighting skull be provided in accordance with Butte Coun"ty requirements;; accepted,design criteria, and.recommenda;tions of PG&E.' 9 Pay off` assessments. 10 Meet the requirements ofthe utility companies (.e:, PG&E, Pacific Telephone, water, sewer .. 1]pay any delinquent 'taxes or cur --rent taxes as required. 12 Provide pad ;for school bus to pick up `students. l3 Developer shall provide all required traffic safety signs, ' including stop signs. Raymund 1?. Jans., TSNI, AP 40-07 04,;7 lots la:.ated on the west side-.of Jones Avenue approx. 70 '£t. south o£ F�lgssom,Lane. Durham. area, Engineer NorthSta;r Engineering Public Works condi,.tions; 1 Submit road and drainage plan's to' the Department of, Public Works "1 for Ipprova'b a'nd install the required facilities.. 2 Indicate a 50; ft. building setback line from t_he centerline of Jones Avenue, 5 Construct one''half plus 12 ft lane street section on Jones Avenue to 95-34 geometric standard, Minimum structural section o' 'be 2" AC and 8 AP, SC 250 Prime, fog seal'and 95% relative compaction. Submit design to, 'County Department of.-Public Works for approval. "R" value determinations and othor.data may be required4 to support section design. 4," PravYde'monumentation ae,req wired by the Department of Public ;,. Works in accordancewith accepted standards: 5 Street grades and other Features shall comply with. the Butte County Ordinances, design resolution and other accepted engineering standa.rds.. b All easements of record to ba shown on the final map. 7 Meet requirements" of Butte County :Fire"Department or other responsible agekcy. 8 i� Street lighting "shall be provided in accordance with Butte County, ` requirecnonts,;accepted design criteriaj. and recommendations of PG&': 9 - Pay off. assessments. �r 10'. Meet the requirements of the utility companiesi,e.; Pacific Telephone ; - water , sewer : Pay any do ,wngtienttaxesor current taxes ,as. 'requir.ecl. 12' Provide pad for' s'cliodl bus to.' pick up students. " 13 Developer shall provide 411 required traffic safety signs.", including stop signs r q4 i qp yards ubdivlslon I'ro`ecL 90=95 G l, 3G Acres near Durham g PC c 1 north of Durhann, bordered oil the east by ; INTRODUCTION pones Avenue and along the west by the old Sacramento Northern Railroad Track alignment The land area currently includes a single residence, With the remainder devoted 'tits report details the results of an: to orchard, located within a, portion of tltt, archaeological inventory survey of a wesf 1/2 'of Section 19 of Township 21 proposr:d subdivision project comprising a .North, Range 2 Past, of the iJSGS 'Chico, dotal of 37.66 acresof land located between. California, 7,5' Series 'Quad (sec attached tones Avenue and he old Sacramento North, project aril survey area map); No drainages Rail Road tracks, within Butte County, or natural water sources are. located on the California. >and use change involving future property, but Butte Creek, a primary native residential and other developments will water, source in thin area, is located follow Butte County approval of the tentative approximately 1/2 to the east. Much of the subdivision map which has been submitted surrounding terrain has 'been developed fot by North Star Engineering of Chico, on both residential and agricultural use behalf of the' owner/applicant; Mr. Raymond (primarily orchards); although this activity Tans. would not have obliterated all evidence of any prehistoric sites which exist in the thin According to State and Cautity, archaeolagcallyseositive area. ,definitions, the proposed project constitutes an "undertaking" which: could adversely affect culhtxal resources which might be 1kccords :Search located within the area of potential effect (APE). .Accordingly, a cultural resources inventory, coupled with an assessment of the Prior to going into the field the -;National Registereligibility status of any` archaeological reeotds` maintained by the recorded ,sites, as. well as a review' o f Northeast California Information Center" at, poten"tial project impacts and a list of ': Chico were examined or any etisting mitigative measures, is required pursuant to recorded prehistoric or historic sites. In: County reduirements; and tri compliance with addition, the Ntttioital Register ofstoric Section 106 of the National Flisioric Places was also consulted (US15I 1989). Not, Preservation Act of 1966 as amended (16 sites were `found to be recorded within or UT. C. 410), aad Procedures of the adjacent to the .tans development property;; Advisory Council on Historic Preservation However, the potential archaeological' (36 CFR 900). sensitivity of the region was ;indicated by nearby Butte Creek and numerous natural The remainder of this ,report details ` mounds h,jri1ng prehistoric times,, 'the results of the archaeological'; survey and, were utilized. for habitatio_ n puroses, One of provides a professional 'assessment of 'the the, ;best example of these ;is. rho large-' cultural resources which might -,be affected by habitation site located just north of ti e. Jans': the protect, All field wt�rk procedures ,hi parcel onlands owned by the Patrick family!, ` followed guidelines prodded by the State of Chico. 1listoric Preservation. fJffice (Sacram',ento) and are in conformity„ with accepted11 professional staandards. Projbct Context Locatio Prchistoryi For north -central: California; the earliest definite evidence of , human, occupation is from site CA,, 5HA475 'the Ja.ns de'velopmcot property locatednorth of Redding on Squaw Creek, consists of a nearly, recuangitlar-shaped parcel vYl}ere a etiarcoal teased ;C'44 ndate suggests of land located approxiiiaately 1.25 riles initial dative American presence a'ro'und �, ; NoJect Ow395 Jars sobdiv4l'o . 37,.66 Acres near Durh 6,500 years ago. The artifactual material, numbering from four or fve to several do2en dating to this, early time periodsuggests in larger villages, each house containing it I citlfural afliliationwith the BoraxLake area -- single family of from three to seve. en peopl thepresence of large wide-stemmed projectile T.arger villages, witl1 from twelve'to fifteen or points and manus and metates being the most more houses, might also: contain an earth ofn artifact types represented, The lodge. s possibility exists, that this early culture represents Hokan-sppaKing peoples who As with all northern California Indian were also ancestra, to those Who groups, economic life for the Maidu revolved subsequently expanded into the northern around hunting, fishing and the collecting of Sierra l�tevada, the southern Cascade, tie plant foods, with deer, acorns, and salmon southern. Klamath and the northern Coast representing primary staples, The collection Range areas. These people may represent'the and processing of these various food earliest: Sacramento Valley occupants in Butte resources was accomplished with the use of a and Tehama counties as well, Wide,variety of wooden, bone and stone artifacts. Moreover, these Indian peoples # Sometimr, around A.D. 100-200,` the were very sophisticated in terms of their ' first, major disruption of this presumed knowledge of the use of local animals` and I)okan-speaking population b_P,enutian plants; and of the availability of raw material immigrants occur-ed. Eventually these later �sourc,es which could be used in arrivals displaced nt least some of the Hokan manufacturing an immense array ofprimary populations who had been occupying 'the and secondary tools and implements. j Sacramento Valley floor and the margins of ; However, only fragmentary evidence of #heir the Sacramento River asfar as the Oroville material culture remains, due in part to { area; at the time of cohtactwith )3urbameri.ca,n perishability, and in part'ta the impacts to populations, these Penutian-speakingpeoples archaeological sites resulting from hater, Were still expanding :into areas previously (historic) land uses. Based an the results of occupied by Hokadwgpcakersl. Presumably previous survey work within the general acid introduced liy ihePenutian-speaking peoples immediate project area (e.g,, rensen and were more extQnsive use of'bullis and other Wren .1978; Jensen 1989a), the expected plant foods; animal ,and fishing products range .of prehistor,c/aboriginal site, types processed with mortars and pestles, and included the following: perhaps the bow andarrowa114 associated small stemmed- and comer-notched projectile points.: , (1) surface scatters of lithn artifacts and debitage associated' with dark "midden" deposits resulting from village E t h n o g r a'n b y The Tan s encampments, some` of which were occupied deYelopsrient parcel is located within territory nearly year-round; which was occupied by the Northwestern Mddu, orKonkow Indians (Riddell 1978: (2) surface scatters of lithic Figure 1) The basic social unit far all- tate artifacts and ttebitage without associated Maidu and 'pther Valley. fndian groups was middens, resulting from shortie the farrmily, although the village may also be occupation. and/or ;specialized economic considered a social, as well as apolitical and activities; economic, unit. Villages Were usually located on flats adjoining streams, and,we,re. (3) bedrock milling, ; stations inhabited" mainly in the winter as it was including both moitar holes and trietate necessary to $o"out into the hills add higher slicks, where, appropriate' b�edrocic� outcrops. elevation'zones to establish tetnporrary camps are available; and, during food gathering seasons (i:e. springy, summer and fall}. Villages. typically isolated finds of - borig naI consa5ted of a scatterin of bar g k ` houses, r. r{ifacts and a hakes. ; Protect 90395 Jens Sulx lYisto»t PX6 Acres near Durham: Pq�o 3 Historic DdyelopmentG: Hist nd contourschanges,`distinctive vegetation evidence. exists to daeurxtent that• same of the patterns, exotic materials, artifacts, feature or, Spanish and Mexican rMeditiotis and early ticature reninantt and other possible markers i'ur trappiing�ventures may have come through, of cultural sites.., and made brief stays withid''the general project �npinity; it was during one such Recording Stratey; Whenever a oxpedidon, that Arguello named the leather cultural resource was encountered, its River iisedf, bi.owever, the first major location was to be plotted onto a [rSGS incursion l)y Wli to men occurred during the. topographic map. Each feature or site would Gold' Rush period, The placer lodes of also be assigned `a tem field accession, regional Oreams,: particularly Butte <Creek number. Complexes of features would, be Borth of the Jans property and the Feather identified as sites and recorded in detail on River to ffie east of Durham, were vigorously SHPO-approveid Archaeologica] Site Record mined from the early 1850's, Between C.. c.. forms, assuming that surface observations 1852-55, mining grew so rapidly. that allowed far ad:curate recording. Isolated, virtually all, aspects of traditional Native individual conccponents Would, be considc red American life disappeared as Indaans were "features", and appropriate locational and Other forced out of the area completely or, in descriptive information would be secured. in some cases,, conscripted as laborers onWhit& field note'booj{ form. Locations for sites owned operations. would be dociumented in terms of section quadrants, tegtual description, and VTM Farmers, ranchers, and merchants moved in to supply thegeL early miners, coordinates. For L recorded sites the environ;riental setting would be descri�ed in further disrupting Native :lifestyles. Onedthe terms Of 'Ideal geology, landform slope, easily extracted gold deposits began to: aspect, $oils, hydrology,, and vegetation, diminish, more and more residents turned to while the dimensions of all sites and 'features farming and ranhliing , However, never would be recorded in metric units. Graphic techniq�ies of mining and new sources of documer tatiOn for cites and formally lahor (Chinese in particular ushered in a recorded features would include planimeta second mining era which peaked during .the site sketch maps accompanied by compass 1880's. Mine tailings piles, particularly bearings and distances to key features within along 30tte Creek northeast of Durham, are the immediateijicinity. prominent marc -made features which attest to the extent of this period of mining, which ` dates primarily to the latter part of the 19th ]yield WUrk through the m1&2, 0th centuries.. ; Field rvark for the present project was Meld Survey Sf`rategy and Recoicding' tiro°dertaken 6y Jensen `& Associates' TechiniFlues Sllipervisory E!�rchaeologist`;.Cohn Turr,`y, M.A,. od Dec6hber 21 1990'. Vegetation consisted' of lsw�i, landscape plants and Survey Strafev:, In View of its redwood trees around the existing house, and relati ely small sr e, all of the Jans property orchards elsewhere. No large boulders or vvas subjected to an intensive -level pedestrian rock outcrops �!trere observed; which would survey, which mVolved' walking transects have 'been suitable for establishing bedrock spaced at approximately 20-25 :m intervals`:' In addition, in,,searching for cultural milling stations (rriortars and metate slicks). resources the urireyar took into account the ; results of background research (outlined" above and inspected ,with particutar care the few. .low knollsprit he pr perty,'particularly at and around the "existing an residence. The surveyorwas also alert, for;any unusual ` � . 10 yr ,t Pro'JocC °90-3 5 A& Scib&V&1o1i, 37<,dd Acres near iDurp�am J} Parc { 7PRCfSE�T T+IND i�TGS ®i�fl EN>DATION Prehistoric culturalResources: Based on.' the, negative results achieved during b6ih the records`search'and Prehistoric Resources field survey ,'archaeolog cal c,learancc is reconrriende;d for Tans' proposed No evfidence of prehistoric use, ,or developm t of this 3? -acrd parcel, with; the occupation Was observed viithin. or adjacent following general prevision: to,the project area. Should subsequent construction or TZadyRisio_r'cResources- development activities 'expose buried antiric facts o> other'evidencc of p.cehisto To evidence °of' mining or, 'other or early historic occupation, a qualified potentially early historic activities Was g` be contacted tin observed Within or adjacent to the project iammediately order to assess the area, potential impacts of the; project to the cultural. resources encoun''tered. C6ntemPorary EIeindnts- -Evidence of contemporary use and activities was observed in the form of fences, contemporarystructures including a.primaty residence, outbuildings, irrigation features, and graded access. roads. Ngne'of this material represents potentially significant Cultural data, and no further treatment is d warranted or'recommened: a ' 4 L 1 f h f7 • ,� y s I'rQject p-3�5 Jans` Slibdivfslon, 37.GG Acres ncae , urham Pt�ge S ' x ]WERE l+TCES CITED, ANDyC)1d. UTILIZED Clark, W]lllamB. 1970 Gold Districts of California. California-Division ofMinesa Bulletin 193: San 'r isco, California. hlsasser, Albert B: 1960 The ,4rchaealogy of the Sierra Nevada'in falifarnia and Nevoada. University of California, Archaeological Survey Report No 5 1,. Berkeley: Jensen, Peter M. f 1994 Archaeological Surrey of 6500 Acres within the CoonI-lollow Land Excl ani e 1 of the; Plumas National ]Forest. Report, on Fiit, Plumas National Forest, ; Quincy, California: ; 1989a Archaeological Test Excavationsat the "West Rockshelter Site", California Park ; subdivision, Chico; Butte` County, California. Report, on File, City of Chico, and. Northeast California Information Center, "CSU-Chico. _.. .. L ' Jensen, Peter.M. and`Paul R. Reed 191$ A Cultural R'esources'Inventory and Anthropological'Overview of the Nottherrl ` Sacramento Valley and Southern:Cascade Range. Special Publication of the Bureau ofLand Management, ReddingDistrctOffice, " Jensen, Peter Mi and ,Paul R. Reed 1978 A Cultural Resources Overview of the West Side of the Plumas National Forest. Report on File, U.S: Forest Service, Plumas National Forest, Quincy, California, and Northeast Californial, format on Cen_ter., CSLT-Chico. ohnson ,reratd 'ay °1979 Yana; IN, Handbook of North Atierican Indians, Volume 8; California; Robert F: Heizer, Editor,,p. 3Ca 1;�3G9: Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 4 1) "C Riddell; Francis A. 1978 Maidt and iConkow, IN, Handboole 0North American l;ndians, Volume $: Califomla, Robert. Ieizcr, Ed,tok, pp: 370=379. 'SmithsonianInstitution, Wasliinori 8t united States Tlepariment of the Interior ' 1989 National Register of HistorioPlaca Fedexal Registe : 'Washington; D.0 Wilson; Norman L. and Arlean H ToVvne 1 78 Nisenan, IN, Handbook. of, 4 American Indians, Volume 8. -California; � Robert F,,1ieizer, Editor; pp, 387-397: Smithsonian Institution,'Washington, ' n.C. C1 i M APPNDIX :,C, V Ull` VIRONMENTAL IMPACTS'. yEs MAYBE "a UIBCUSEION OF FNVTRONM7'-NTAL ;tVALUATTON t, EARTH. Wlil the proposal tesuft In signitican't. A, Unstableable earth condl(,tons', of 'changes (n x The proposal W)l -I not affect subsurfaco,earth geologicconditions, substructures? br Dlsruptlon, displacement, compaction or, overcover,ing of the so m Y, This proposal W111 result fn is dLisrUption, d,1spfacement, compaction and overcoytring of the site At a result of development Of structure$', drIVeWays, parklnq areas, otc. Approval of- the projectwill allow Cor the potential construclton of 6 neW single- tainlly dWellings, each on its own`5'aere,pgrcelY The oyerafl effects to sol) dfsplacemontj compacllon, overcoOrtng, and disruption is not seen as stgnitica_nt due to the Large parcel sixes involved and the IImlted amount 61 development, c, change in topography or ,ground surfaceX ref Let .;�.r. The proposal will not affect topography becaute the bUildtng_site _= ;features? . isr pearly` I�wel, d, pesttudtton, coveting ortr(odifjtallon of any k' The site hasno unique physical lectures, Unique geologic or Phys.9ia) featUresi r e,> Inc ease in wlhd or water eros(ol'o(soitx, eft�er on of oil sla'et x The proposal villi not cause eros Lon becaUsG the soils on-site do not ndeth ltalnfal� IrlensltYain There-ar o excessive slopes on-s-1te I 5 _hok ektreme. f _ ; Cita"ages T�n d6pot,f 1,66 of. erosion of beach x` The proposal WI 11'` not affect any Waterdpuf so,, sands, or changes to 511tattsln, deposit(on or, erosion tyltich rhaY modN1Y the, Channell of 'Over of s Ream or the bed of the ocean' oar� any' bay, Inlet or iaket , g. loss of prime agrft!b aurally productlye, x' gods on-site Are; of the Y,irta Farlaetl p3soctatlon, They are class soils outside desLgnatetl;urban artast 1 and it,, agrtcyltural soils, vrith a htglt (ertil;Lty and teW, Y, ally„ . ,t lfihj,,t5tfons to Cut ttya(jon. The neafe31 urban area f* oh;tco, aphloxima161 B mists to the north, Development of Ihls aced nto 5 Acre parcels Will. !@move apprOxtmaleiy 'a5 i6res Of almonds Iran any - . type of b60",orfIC cultivation Sane owners may contlnUe-Eo har�yes. almonds for their own purposes or".conver't the parcels Into ranchettto% W. th other (ypes of Afir icul luraf, uses. ' 4I4�en tjte current type of, '. an(,IcUltuf�al or act1ces�fouhd InA he afea_, It i not expected °lhaft any economicallyviabf� �t�t suosaatn(ng i pos of agr,lc°UI cure Wfl occur on the resU'It1ng parcels, -The project Isrlocated to an that has fI've acre parceIt to _area lho nor th,' east, end s"oilth� and: this project Ca'n be, vlewed as (nCi l l to an area tliat Wit i eyeritua1, be COnytrbed ;(fico atJ .IiVe were iapchtftes. n,' UitPo ,ilre`,ol Pecipfe or property fo gool'ogiC.. hazards such at, earthquakes, tandsifdes`, X . pf;i` of t3UCtt County t3 ln.a` Moderate Earthquake ihiensl Tho,.SUbte6t Property is,jocated appro„xl:mately 4iillos" ty tone v.'i southwbs,t L) of, mudslides, grouffd faliuse qt slhlilar - the noothfII sheat toneF an actLve fault none, domtructl'oil of buPjdings 'to Uniform uutldtng Cociis standnrds Wlil proVi.dP adequate protection to occ L Its in base of, setsrti'leactl;yl1y,,, ; WII1:lhe proposal fesuit Th subs tanlialr a,„ ni'f emiss1,,ons or.'deterldtatior o t a(nblc�nt I. x. c The prolec't has flit potentfa,l,(o'have a minorincremenlaa;effect on , ai,t tluatitYT, act qualityy duo to th0easad Vehicular. trItts 'In" the ah6a. Approkimgtel 6o additional Vehicle tf ps will :be or`eated by anis protedt. Ttrl"s is lnsignlliCant- ih reia l'onship'trn the"Chico-t)u'ritam area, Cuttiulall"Yt; IihPacts� to the atr quaat'(y.sht�ulrl be ��ddressed on a tegianaI. basis, 3 3 Eriv a r�rint�f a] Chea] lis t. 'Evaluation EnYLronm�,x tax xmplact ,` IV. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS (Codtstnued) yEs M/tsF NNo DI9Ci�8sIQN OF ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION. (con k9nuedJ b« -rhe creation of oble;korabl,e odors, smoke x�_ The proposal WIii ;not create objectionable odors_, smoke or fumes, or fumes C, Al(dratfon of air moyesseot, mo'lsture or x . tho pri'possi; Will not, affect 0p, atmosphere. eworate,, of any,charge In cilmate, tor na lly7 3: WATgR. Wia;l the Praposat' resuM$ iIn 'rubs:i,int.laks - a. ; chandos In curreriksa 04 the course or, X 'rhe proposal W11I not affect any,WatercoUfse, dltecti an of wale movements In elkher mar Ine Orfresh waters' b, changes In absorptlotr rales, drainage „„__ - 9 — The' proposa4 Is rnot eRpected to create fign'Iticant 'amounts of 'drained pat (A or the rate and amount of surface adtfitional.stormwater runoff due to the well soils on-fllei runotfr khe'large�$ar.cel sl.tes, and the small amount of oybrcovering that can -- - -- - be expectald ponce thcObJect has reached -dull but ldoUt,-' - c." hreed for off-s;lte spi'face drainage x. No off-site drainage,, improvements are eXpecled';to be necessary In Improvements, Inciudtrtovegetatlon (616V 1, con)unctiojl y11t4 this Fprolecl,1. channclizatton or.culyert InstA VIaGkant d, l*itera"dtt on's to th_courtor ilor o! flood �' Thg,proposa� Wllf liot slgni;flcantl.Vaffectany floodcontr,.0 channels vlsiters? or Wa(of cop r,ses.. e. Change In the amount of sarface Water In any X The proposal �Wl l i not of fE�ct anY'Watercourse, water body; f, Discharge Into surface Waters or In any .r x The prapblal Ali 1', hot, sIOnifIcan tIy aftecl surface W.iter quality al,teratlon of sUffad6 Water quality, indruding. but opt I Imt.te•d to tertiperature, dIs oxygen .or turtsBdq tyt .' solved el g, Alter t carr" at the 'dl rectfion or raEe �01 i l �,v x ThG' Proposdl lyi l'l not affect th�� dl rectlol, Ior i loW of gt6U,go Wa,keri, of :ground wakers.t' h�, � change In the quantIly o¢ "quaI )[y,cI� ground - ndlVidual wells tylII W.Ve theropertI esCroUnd Water Is ,riot s waters, either, througfY dltect additions or Ilrtifting factor in'this area. Oi.lthgraWalsv or .khrougfv Ttltercepti`sn'Qf an aquifer by cut si or excaNattonst asducttort in the amount 01 water,6;'t6 >€- ThepfoJecl Will noC e(iect any publto water supply, aYailable of patil'le,WA�dir supplae87 . l,, Exposure of people r",property 'to'Wator- 5; x _ The project It'Iocated in a zone A flood hazard boundary ai shown on related hazards such riff floodIngi khrs FW, Flood insurance state Maps. ThG Flood zone A r0presents areas sublect to Inundation, In a, goo year storm eVent,' This .a"r ea' genoral_ty bas riot beeh sub(eet Co f looding And is prdlec,I, d f-rom autle creek's 'Iood aetdr}; by a levee. The parcel could VI 0104 It;the (eyee fal'IeU. q. , 1) 0 L FE,, ill f t the prppo [ reluf t In ,. subs,ttantialN - change 1nthe dive'rsttyryf species, ,ar x The proposal WIIt not 'affect punt iif,e. because��the sf'te contains umber otany spdcles of plants,('tncluding �� tio.slgniflgant plant Iifor. fes, shrubs, grass, crap#, and aquatLc � ptarits�� i bw Rdductl'Qh of the"numbera: of any uri,l'que„ raidX� . The "sire cOntaIns -no rare-,olAnts, fr fig, , or, endangered' species of bIarnts'! i' �,j , 777 4 En�,t3.'xc�tuatental' CiYgcit3.1 rpt ,* , Eva3 iia G ir�xit o a nv ,onmental Ijn IV. ENV RONMENTAL iNiPpCTE tcontInuell) VE5 MRY©F.' No .: ,DISCUSSION .OF ENVIRONMENTAi, 1EVALUAT.I'ON ` - (contlnued) c. introaJuctlpn of neW species of plant's into: —� x The o:roposal� wilt not aiteat, existing plant itfe, � an afea,, or to a `barrle( to the normal replenrsh6iont, of eXIlsting speotest d, Reduction 1'n acreage of any agricultural ^x_ it Is expetited that approximately 6 acres of almonds WiII be taken crop 1, r out of product lon to construct improvements an the neW patcels. The almonds ielt on each s acre parcel do not Irepresenl, an ecomom Icalt,y Ylabie agricultural units. They can be ieanaged as a hobby farming or removed to allow other, agricUltural 06s common to ranchette type bring Tilts 'proposal and the A -s zgntng In'gtrheraI Is not conslsteot wQth lWo adopted goals of the Durham=Dayton-Nelson Planning Ates which reads. EncoUrag(s and maintain agricul t.ural as the prodonamelr%. land use df the planning area. Restrict incgmpatlb(.e land uses from developing immedfately adjacent to agricultural land," A second `policy reads; "support the continued vfabUity of agffcutluraf production, as the mdjor soureie, of Income, employment, and economic VIIa,illy of lite area.^ FIVe acre parcel sizes do not constitute economic ordhar,d units. The current proposal, Undef th.aDurhatn- bayton-Nelson Plannihs+ }rea, which has been endorsed by 'the Planning ` ;. ANI MAL. LIFE. Witt the'; proposal r'esuit fn, subs aTil,al comml s s fon acid the our 1, om-Day ton_Nelson of t I zen s AqV I "sor y CdnnI t tea Is (0 rezone this area to A-zo even though the prodonament pAtC6( size "Is lets than lo acres. _ a, change `!fj the d(v,efslltr ,of spec'le"s, or, x expected to be necessary In f-5118 No ofdfainage improVements ar6 es of any species of rahima1s'(birds. coniunctfon 511th this project, 7Umbers andsanfma(s Including rep,tlles, 'ttsh'-and shellf1sh, benthiC:o�ganismf of".ln eot3�r: b Redodlon,i6 thenumbers'of Anyuhlq'de, rare, _ x - The site cot`,lains no tare anItnaIs. or ,endangered speCl.es of a(i)matst c, introdoctIon o1.freW�speeie3 01 antiq is Ihtd "' x The proposal Will not ahfecl existing animal If 0, an area, or jn ia` bar f ler to the Int gration br miVefllerit'::of antmais,� _ i d� petePioratton of,existing �'Tsh or wtiillTie x The die ooh'-tains no sldniticant 71,idlife habf tot , 6. � K01 SE Witl'the prouosai result i,rl stibstantlalt ' a, 'increases in ex'lsti.n9.nolse IeVeI5,T k' The proposa"I will n'ot PesuIt in a substantlai l;ncrease In ,iiot�se croat,ed on O to or 1h.1116 vicinity, b" Ex06SUre' df people to si(ye.t:e, rioise�;, lerelst� p P X. The'irAsl wes'lerly'poftion't Misr 'prop0t6d,Lott 6 and ? ate Wtl�.tn ao0 feet of an a%(stlrig $oulher`n Pacl(Id'Ral.lroad tine, No1se'fevels up to 6d dRs cash be expected within tilts 860` -loot distance, SIXIy ds trig+ normal IV eXcepled rriW(Pum "n'r+ise level within a residential area: consfructioil:' of 111611 meS lkirfe than 866 Ieet ,bWay from• the rai 1 f�o��d traq�5 shoUid provide adequa(e mitf'�;galIon .l.o potential nous@ (Innaets, LfiHY Ann OLARE. " Wii,l the ptoposaj 1pGoduce ,. X' of result A n a .; The pr'opoS:ii�w'�Il n substantlat Increase In Ilght`or' � sr�nl,'► cant i.9ht and nlafd'd sll,are Created oh $ltc or in the yic.tn)tyr . W11 the proaosA11, itdt'O t 3n�a, substan(la;Ii a t-i"-eNilon,of the p"resent 'oE, rstanned land US of an X � The Buite Countt+ cenorai PlAli deslghntlon (pt tris afea is or�Chard,and r 1el.d crops 7.oning and land divl lon bestow zo acres w('thlo this areal, desl,gnaGion:ire conl3ngerit:upon and tng three conditlottatl�cfrtertae �, i, Rrodonament s to l0 acPe parcni sizes« x, wl(hin the wiclnl"l`y of urban bot)ndar les:, and ai, :he a9r iCuf lural Viak11 T ty WI l l not tie 111 l , Envi onmc�ntal.: Ch�ck�xEova.ronmenta Impaa 41 � IBJ'. tXV1RO.WENTAL %KPACTS (continued) vesa!A Y6E No DISCUSSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUAT3014 (continued) 1mpa'Ired. A6,11terlal reading of, these policles would Indicate that the, project does not moot criteria 2 and 3, and, therefore;_could not be Bund consistent With the ceneral Plan, However, In ffla7 the "findings putte count}'"poard,61 supervisors Made the on an adjacent development proposl�g five We parcel sizes that:, '1, The appl leapt Itpr'oposirls live acre lois as al lowed by the A-5 2ning, 2. zoning creates expectations Wlthin the development communliy that the County must lake Into account. 3,_ Development on prime. agricultural sold Is upavdidabie.wlthin the purham`area, 4. The prtject wl'il not be growth Induc ng as tt is In' character With the surround;ftg parcel sizes; and deYelop'onl cha"racier in the immediate area. '5. The f i! f project can be made compat(b a With the adopted goals and objectives of the Durham PiannP,ng Area through condltIons placed' on. the maip by Lill Advlsory Agency, arc, in effect supporting 5 acre parcgis in the area, 9, 1 s Will the pioPosal result in... subLRA, aes"cl Increasl Jn�the rate of Use of ahy,natural K _ The pro}�osal:wlll not affect any natural resources, resoyfC'S7 b� Depletiof► al anYnon- feneWablenaturaC .� X The p,roposa�wl"II hot dep'IQ,Ce any natural fesoutCasw . resourcdsr AI,% of Uogt' . r i0l 11. the proposal t'nvolYei k o ekpin"siot, or relea;se,of hazarcous�, k The pf,oposaf wl11 hot Involve 'the use of :hazardous mat 1641 s,, nor 1 subs,re.�� s (including,. but not, iim;lLtd to, is located close I,a anY f,acliltles Whith store of utitlze such oll;lieS tcldes,.chemlcals or, radIatlon) in� matet'lals u the ev condltl�; rIi� of an accltl,ar`�t or upset; I b. i, Postfbik tlterference, Wl,th�'an emergency k The proposal"will no 't affect anY emergenoY'ser vices. responsr,pian or en,efyency eYacuatton plan# vtrfl ;the Proposal alter iocat,lon, x Dfvl.:5�1bh of this parto1, Wlll complete the spread of fural ranchettes " _POPUInTICWI s r u Ion; ddgst dr gr�ow,th, rato of the human It air rib cones Avenue trom Durham-Payton Hi9livray to 9lossom-Avenue. The ,popUl tibnt;�. �' prDje-ttmeets,the current zoning, hoWever„ l.t Is In;conf Itt,with the zonir?;g proposed by the Durham-Dayton-Nelson Pian. s2 , laalsltJo., wlii ttt» rcpdtoI a,f,fect eXIsLIng housNg, X The' proposal Wfl l not Ignl f,icantly' atfeel �houslns� demand.. ar cr�Te a demandp.Lef additdbna't hdUsingr!; S3, TRANSPCSRTA7ILIN �r0.CU1ATION. }Will Che prOpOSaI� resutt n; a, ceneralfoi�oCsubstantiaiadtl,tttona.t-veh1c,te k The, proposai,wl,ll represent an IncfementaP inC�ea�se fn trafifc In moveipertt1 the area, ApproXlmatelY 66 additional ve icio irlpsWill be generaled at full butIdout. raffic fr'tim tie. P�lJect Wlil flow 'el then 't to, he Alloway. sod h' 0: Dufham_Daytoh ghway or north . The , 'recent traffic,'rounts for the intersection of ��nes and most .Avenue the Midway ts,a5o ADT, lobes Avenue has Che capatt,t'Y, to hai+tlle the I e V' protect, additlopal Lta.t Ic generated b thl b. eftect on ezlsting'parlti�g taci.11ties, or � k. .: fht proposal WIfI not altdel parking because the prrr�osaf w1,ll,haye damand dor ;naw parking2 to'ColIy With the parking re4Ulremefits col1talned.ir-thin t'UIta county Code edti,Oil :24-35. c. subs anllal ImPaci on ekisiing` k see the discussion f'or -fleo!'1aa,�� tfansportatlOft syste'Ts; m G na3�if±oriaiaen a7. C]he list *-,EvaxUa a -,Oh, a� Unviss n len "a1 Impa dt ENy'Z tONAiENTAL IMPACTS (contlnt,ed) yEI YOF NO DIgCUSSION OF E1�VIRONMENTAL LVALUA'd'ION L (continued) d, significant atleratIons, to present patterns X The proposal WiIi not alter the prdsent pattern of circulation in of ct:rcuration of Movement of people and/or the area. goodst e. Aite.rations to walerboCrie rail or air �,;1 X The, p,roposa Will no't affect rail or air traffic. traIItCt f, Increase fei traftic hazards to motor x see the discuss Ian for Item 13a. Vehlcles, b(cyclist's or pedestrtanst ta. P(At. upon, stavidE5. Wfil the proposal have an effect" in a need (of now or aIterdd or resp government services; a, Fire-protectfont �~ In a Incremental increase" in demano tot The proposal Will C.9lllt I fire protection to the ar ea. Th' Butte county etre Depar_tprote tion' nia Division of Fares ry has indicated that cumul'atCve Development in rural areas wfll•;impact their ability to - ; av provide (ire protection services, they h I,stated that Instailatfon of automatic fire suppresslort t0 lnkler systems It( residential structures. �lhe use of firere'sislancetiul.�lding Ifiaterlals sand water sit, V systems adequate to. support the sprlinkl'er,system wl`ll, reduce the iiemand for (Ire protection services," b, Rol Ice pro'tectioni' k pgi,(ae Emergency protection is provided on an emergency; on' =call bats only. response time Is estimated at acs minutes, Non -emergency calls Will fake substahtlally, longer, The Butte dbunty Sheriff's bepar e emefit g enc tment has the lowest officer to citizen ratio of any law, a lh the entire state,, Budget constraints for ', severd'I,y ty litni the se'rvlces the Sheri'ff's Department can C tlzens of .provide Butte countyK New construction WI 11 further Jmpact:the resources'bf the sheriff's DeUar-trdnt With the need for additlonaJ calls "for, service. Thai will,resulf in the further doteiforatlon of the level to 'But-te of sefv,ice provided, by the shtirfills Department' .alt ,of counl'j' until a funding mechanism can be found to support Arid expand shetfff protection #ervices, tate Butte County shertif s Department , Is recorrcnending that, no neW"protects underiesldential developments � be, approved Within the coup lv C, schools? z the protect is located wfthi,n the Durham area' unified school rl'iptaticl� The Durham unll;ied school District,has adopted school cC feerrwhich are cdifecled' at the time of tiutid,fng' permits, These fees are used to"otf=set srowth ImpaCa within the f5lstrict`'s ' jurisdlctfour The s'chooi District Is ai"so asking that cevelopers. of along area tdoads. b subdiVt'siont of,6 ide adequele improved shoulders accorrroodale�;school buses (or plckirl,g up an;tl tlellve'r[ng chCl t n'— d. , gar s or otlief recr,eat•lona 'I fact I l:tiest ��' X - The lirop'osal Will result In incremehtai Increase Tn demand for parK nd Cecxeation (acl11"1it lrt the area= e� Ida(n enance�,ot.publlcfactIItl'et, (inclodiri9 � st the proposal will.result C"n'a Incremental :increase in lhdneeD tor' maIrttenance-oP roads and: other public faiC I11,0 es m thi area. so os 11 (. Otliot ggverrlmelital `L"seryicezt " x y The oroposal WI i t ,reisul t In la Tncreifiental l;ncr4as ' In Demand for all other goyernmental servtcesln thcaroa. t5N6pY. wl l'l the bsrAosai lies"ill l t; t " a, fisc: of sunstxntta9 aMdunIs, or fuei b'r x .; The proposal'wilt not ulilt�e 3ub'sr,antfaf fuel or `energy , endxgyi b, Suty3tantfaf.Iticrdase in demand upa�existin x .' Thd,prgpo30F Wffl not substantially increase the demand for energy. "sources of dnerdy, or requf,rd titd deVQ7opmelit of haw sources or energ`I 7 lVa, ENVXHUNMEN—TAL IMPACTS (continued)gL M&R No DISCUSSION _OF ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION- (conti'nued) 16, JJTiLir'IEsv Wili the proposal result In a need for new systems, or substahtlal altera.tions to the folloWing; _ a. Power or natural gas? X 'fhe Rroposal ill not affect electrical poW, or haturaI gas dist ribution s stems Y b, corrrauhicatION systems? X -rhe proposal Will not, all carrnunlcatlon systems, c. water Val labililys x The proposal W11I not affect public water systems., d, sewer or sep'tic sy"stemss X The proposal WiIihave to meet the requirements of the Butte County Bnvlronmenkal health oept< C. storm Water, drainages .,, .. .. _ X The proposal Wfli have to pro%4Ide_ a permagent solution for 'drainage, _ :. 1, sot Id' Waste 'and disposals )t oposal pr The Wfll not' affeat'so114 waste disposal, 17. FiI&&j HEALTH.. Wl l i :Lha prop0adl fe3Ut t l'nr` creat'for! of ahy health hazard or potentials x The proposal, WWII not create any health haiard, hatard COXeluding mental healtb)s . Exposure of people to potential 1'.eafkh hazards X The proposal Wlli noG expose'people to any heaItfl h'azartl. 18.1 AESTHETICS.. Wli 1 the , proposal result 'tit the s[any stropo Vlsta V ew_open to iha _` dr x 'file pY_oposal • Wfl t not r.esul' 1n an. aesthetical iy, of Idils(.Ve yleW because (t t3,,eonslstent W1th surroilidind de�deIopmen t. 11 ICL fI Uf public,;. dr wCfl the proposal result p kn tha creatlorl= of anaesthetically 4lfe61t4e siteopdrt to .tho 'publle;ylews' s§, kiCREATfrJN> Wil the proposal,result Cn an Impact X u on t a ua I t or iia t I t , of eu9 s t n Y fn3 The protect Buis upon an abandoned Sacramento Northern RaiJfo atl , - . ,_ reCreStlona,l apP ttunitfes7a _ right of way Tong the Western properfy boundary;. These .ls p•oposai to:cpnVer,t the abandoned right -of -way to a bicycle path fof '. recreation outpose3, An hdopted goal of the"Planning Ares is to teele alternatlye uses for the rlght of -way whlcr�'tienefit'the,communitfes df" lhe'Pl,anning Area, This goal kies'In�wtt b(cyclelandpedestrlar;s. goals directed, to proV_fding safe trave,t by matnlairiing Pedestrian and bicyd,le laodt, xok cUL'na7tL a�Sa.rtCGs, i a, Wil[ the proposal res.ul"t in the al"tatatlott X. 7herias�ter Environmental nssessmeht lhat`was red for the 'oUrta =' pl m. or destruCklon of a 1,, Stor'lCor ht tofIC„ archacologlcai sites bay lop=Nelson:p.la ii(h9 urea,.I'hdicates. that the propd.rty has a high; "-lo eXlr'eme sensllVjty for'�;tChdeoldglCai resources, deslgnatlon is Only 'appli.ed where known artifacts; The eXlreme resources are present. An �ar"aalteologlcaI : �uryey! WI ft be: to d,etermChes y -required what, It afiy., resourees are on .the property and ±the approprlatel mTk"iyallon measure. I It"issuggested the appllcpnt, confect the Nort east tnforitiation'center at caillornl`a state tihiyersitY chi:co to determine What. steps head fo be t2keq to oblalh .arChaeglo'gical clearance for the ,r61actr The sub)oet 0(Oodtty t's'l6Catdd in do,aria wbare archedloglc5l" sltesi, may occur:, (f is necessary�to perform a reiabrds ctleCk through the War of, Anthropo ogY'atCallfo'riila'stateurtfvetslty, chiCa Ip order to determine, tt sigrllficant ices may be iocatedon I,he;. properly if sa, an 'archaaolog(caI ':'survey 'o(.the prbpprty Maydbe necessary,.. b, Will" thepTopofal resuII IfiadVerseohys,ICaI _x. The priyposai W11"I not, -f'f(act hlstorlc $Ctes,� or acsthetIt effeols; la a p?ehlslorio or hlstortc butidCn t:rUctute or ofa'e'cts j 1 r 9 1� * vy al�ma�ntal Checkli * EV&' Ua 041 of hV'71 xo211tt�+11 c`!� Zlvipaa �E ;f $NVIRONMEIQTAL IMPACTS (continved) vEs i&U ,' No b±SCTJSSION OF. ENVIRONMENTAL EVA UATION ,(con tinudd) p SUGGESTED. AltIGATION 14VASURES ND ml tipatfon measure Is recti mended at this Nime regarding atrchaeologieai impacts, In order. to assess' the potential for adve►se deterMlne it any, impacts and to what, taitigation measures would be appropriate, the aopllcant should contact the Northeast Infsarmation center a-1 call'fornia- state, University. Chico, for a records search and sansillyrtty eva,luatlon Should the ceriterdish � ._ reco"cnd that -nn arcbovploglcal survcy be conducted, it will then be necessary for a qualified archaeologist to Perform an archaeotoolcal,survey of the ptooert.y.'. _ 2, pi ace a note .'on the ftnai" map stating, Automatfc.fiie suppressNor� sprinkler syslenis sfiaiI be installed in' anY new resNdentlal structures in acc'otdanceW`�t the,Natlonat Fite ptotedtiorr Association standard t_or the Installat.Ion or s"prinkier ;systems in one and two tami;ly dwellings and', mobN:le hones. NFPA. Standard tan. The purpose of the, ins " latfon of iorinkier systems is tot additional safety and property ,Protection in th`e event or, l residentital fires., This Installation will reduce the . demand for 31tucturaf ilte services In those instances where Trotectlon They 4ra_instalie0d s� all residence's to be constructed 'at least eco legit away frau She southern pacific itatitoad a. p;tovNe adequate wavered shoulder area A'ong' ' +� Avenue to allow o1 buses to'p4li oft �+ 19nes .�:a road to pl'ck, children. �`hts ImpiroVed, P s(roulder 5rea should be apptoKlrate ly ion feet- , in length, ' .. ESt'abtish'i'funding °incal7anism to � :provde- additNonal police protection se,v.ldes , r. C i 10' OATH SMET A;_ protect Description s. Visual/scenic quality; Scenic ofcha.i4 views, 1, -Type of Protect;; Land diVlslorlr 6: Acaus,tlC Quality: rood to poop, depending on railroad i activl ties, 2- Brief Description„ Tentatlye subdiVislon Map to divide 3sA+ aCreS to Cr eate.b lois u t s acres each and one tot at; 5.3 7 t[tY: Cood. ` acres,tcal niolOPnvtrrmment Location: on the west side of. tones Avenue, approXimately '7o0 feet sout'll of 01ossom Lane, in. the Ourham area rs. vegetatloni Almonds; A Proposed Density of, DeVelopment: one dweliffl9 unit per 5 9. wlldfifd Habitat: Limited by ayricul[ural ogeralions, acres,, cultural 1!nvtro6mdnt. s. Amount of ImperV ods Surfacing. Minimal. ie. Archaeological 'and Hfis1dilcat Resources to tie area,- Nigh ; 4; Access and Nearest Public Road(s): All parcels WWII have- 0;r0aediogical 'sensitlyity area, frontageon lonc's AVenve. -11 Butte county General Plan destgnatton: orchard and'Tleld 7. Method of SeWagd Drsdosalp Ind vldubf spot Ia'tanks and Crops, - Ieachfteld systemsa ix. existing Zoning A-si a source of Water suppfy:, lndlVI;dual wells. ii. Fxisting Land Use ort -side: one, single family residence, 9. prOXim(t;y of Porkcr,r�ijesr Adjacent lg the plo�erly a -long fhe pcces1 buil djngs, almond orchard, fbnet Avenue-frdnta�e. " 1a. surrounding Area 10. the land diVisians grid development. No PoterltlaI for furth a:" Land uses., Orchards "and rutal res'tdential p ctfr'renl land d Wrlf bdermtLted unddr Ch fUrlher iv-islons e development , zoning. f1. Fnvfroimetltal setting b. Zoning: A�s c, den. Plan bes,i;gnationt, orchajd.and Field crops„, d. f'arcei Sizes:' Flve to forty + acres.ln size'with e�slcai:FnVlronrnent: ” the prddonmentPafddl size,being'between s avid is -rot raIn0. acres, Populat,ton: sohlsd, °, a, cenaral_Topographic.character:: Leyci valley (and b'. slopes: 1% 15. character of site and Arca: orchard area. c. Flevatron tbo;feel above sea'levelr d. LimI Irid rattor.,'$ None. ts. Nearest urban Area: etiico s 30 4 mlit to'the north. x Soils 'iypds' 17. Relevant §piferes Ol IN ldh_nce; )dr ON Park and Rec'rdatlon and rharacterist�idtl VIna rarwell Assoclatloh, bistrlct� Mood"Control Maintenance Dtstrltt s coarse to, moite'ratety fine textured sandy loam,, good fAlnage, fiigh lfertlIl.ty, clay's l to f l aig tcultura.t` la. �Improvemdnts Standards Urban Area: N/n, ' soli, very' deep. b• Liint ting tactors: None. i.9, Pire Pkiteetioh Service a. Nearest countV''(StaL'O, r-Ire' $talion; "DUtte County Natural I-Wardsoi the land. Stattatt #. 45 WIthin i'mila In`DUrham� Farkhquake zwlet Modetate earthquake lnienslty zone b. Water Availability: TAhR Tlucft, , viii. b'rosion;�Patentia Nona. 20:schooit In Area: Durhla Unirled- Scltooi school n►#trict, O Landslide PoLchtlaa'ssfNone, d. Hire Hazatrdr led, � e'. 'xxpansfvc sor.i_`notenttal, Modofa�e, , „ ; - _ 4, Ity a: Stirf Addi Vratot :. None. b, Ground Water: Area of heavy ground water Withorawalm d, ma nage dhAiaC�terj$tIdS: S611 Is Well Oralned+ d, Annual Rainfall' (normal)- 24 to 34 fiiche4 per year, i Ong ra tors; None, ENVIRONMENTAL REFERENCE MATERIAL i..Map 11-1, Earthquake And,Fau°It Activity: SeIsmlc F�,rogram, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Safety Element, Butte County General Plan revised" 1988. 'I-77, by CH,M Hill, 14, USES Quad Maps, Chico, Ca1,If,, photorivised 1969. 2. revised 1-77t 5lement2 ButreeCountynCeenerg) Plan by 154 Soil Map; Chico (1925)/0rovi11e (1926)' GHIM Hlhl. Area, U.S. Department of Agriculture. 3.Map III --I, Subsidence & Landslide -Potential:. 16. Soli Survey, of Chico(1925)/Orovi'lle (1926) Safety Element, But Ye County General Plan revised Area, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1-77, by CHZM H11111. 17.' Butte County Fire Protection jurisdictions 4.� Map,ll1-2-„Erosion Pote,nxlal> Safety Element, sand 'And Fac Butte County'fIre Butte County General Pian revised'I-77,' by CHzM Department and California Department of Hili. Forestry. Butte County Plannino. Depar tment 5_ Map 11(-3; Expansive Soils: Safety Element, Butte 18. Durham-DaYtor+r=Nelson Master Environmental CountyGenerai Pian revised I-77,by CHxM.Hill. Assessemn_t� ra aired in 1986.. p p. 6-, MAr) lv-o(, NO.ise: Ngise:,Elemerit, Butto County, General Pian revised 1-=77, by CH,M Hi I I; 7. Map V -P, Seenic'Highways: Scenic EiIOhNa;y'EIement,. Butte County General Plan revised J-77, by CH,M Yty Map III=4, Natuna] fire; Hazard.Classesi Safety E l emen fl,, Bua to County Genera.) P l of nevi ed I �. 7, by CHA H 9� Archaeological'Sensi,tiV`ity Map by jam..Manning, for, Butte County _Plzi),Tng Department , 1.983. 10: School ;wttr''ict Map. BLI`tte County Planning Department 11. "hito Nitrate Study Map, Nitrate ConcenCratioiiin Stiai (ow Weirs, 1983, by DeOar rent of” tNater Re-o-U.rCeS,�:NorthWe-st6rn District, 'Tho Resourte5 ; A0encY, State of Californi 12» Agricu'Y'tutp Pr'es'erves Map, es,tablisid by Resolution No. 67178,,Butt.ecounty,Baard bf_ SUperVPors,' bece'inb�er" 5`, 1987. 13;. Flood Insurance Rate heaps, NatIOda, l FlOod Insurance