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'l' Affil th; OF C 0N'.l'1� N T S
I.
r1trodua t i on
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OU aLo I^ oqul',:C:'t?mC'nt.,
B.
Scope
C.
leo 1 a f,j a n,"Ill p W 01,1101' l+;l,t:ara:ontt, sand Plar,16-
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Dravcalopmc�nt of ,t,,sand do El.t mon�t
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II.
Doyol
oT)mon't tlottiLI
A.
Natural J�,nv:irorarricqat
6
B.
Popul,ation Growth and Chavacte:.r:i.stics
12
0.
Economic Chara t o r ist i.c:,3
17
D.
Devolopmortt pat tt xn , a a Tjrend s
21
E.
Public Fac:.i lit,jeri and Oervices
24
III.
County -Concerns and Pol:i.'ciu
A.
Purpose and. Application
27
B.
Genora'l.
28
C.
Re ourco Management,
30
D.
.C-2eoidont al D vol,opment:
E.
Economic; Dovololarat.ral,
35
11.
Publ.-lo, Facl-liLi.tui
3
G.
Environmental I.'ro t,u rva•t,ion
40
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Natural Hazards
45
IV.
.Land Uwe; Ca-begoric
A.
Functional 0eparation
44
B.
Principles and Standards
44
Orchard and Field Crops
46
Grazing and. Open hand
47
Timber Mountain
48
Agricultural .Resid.ential.
49
Dow Density Residential
50
Medium Density Residential
51
High Density Residential
52
Commercial,
53
Industrial
54
.:
Public
55
V.
Implementation
Program
A.
Land Use flan :Maps
56
B.
Zoning
559
C.
Development Review
61
D.
Coordination of Plans
64
E.
Review and Amendments
69
I. INTRODUCTION I
0 A , STATE RE9U1REMJT'NTG
The purpose of this document 1.,. to provido a comp tote
statement of the
polio (A'9 and inGention's of Ghe County
of Butto and the Butte County Association of Govornments
regarding future development of land. Through tbo
,
development and implementation of this plan, County
government is attempting to ppovide for the health,
safety, and welfare of the arOWfi present and future
residents.
The responsibility for land use planning has long been
delegated to counties and cities by the Scato of
California. Since 1955 local governments have been
directed to prepare and adopt a general Plan containing
a land use element. Government Code Section 65302 (a)
requires:
"A land use element which designates the _RK2posed
pr
genera - 1 distribution and ge,n, — 71- _1 _001—a TIon and extent
of the uses _Ff_tho I -a -n, -d-- for housing,
industry:, open space, including agriculture, natural
resources, recreation, and enjoyment of scenic! beauty,
education, public buildings and grounds, solid and
liquid waste disposal facilities, and other categories
of public and private uses of the land. The land use
element shall include a statement of the standards of
population density and building in -tensity recommended
for the various district: and other -territory covered
by the plan. The land use element shall also identify
areas covered by the plan which are subject to flood-
ing and shall be reviewed annually with respect to
such areas." (Underlining added)
The intended content and organization of the land use
element is suggested in more detail in advisory guidelines
-prepared by the State Office of Planning and Research.
Land use elements of local general plans should contain
the following:
A. Identification of issues
Be Statement Of policies
C. Description of uses and pattern
D. Development standards and criteria
E. Implementation program
This element attempts to fulfil -1 legislative requirements
and advisory guidelineb in a clearly-wri-tten and well -
Organized fashion. Background information is presented to
increase understanding and support for the proposed policies
as well as to Provide the "Environmontal getting" section
required as part of the for an environmental
impact report on this projt:ct.
B. SCOIIE�
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The torm "land u0t," cal, .11tt"ludo fol I
(-')rpl 'tinf, Or modifying tj,,(� ()f, 1,11
Jr 1y lfoweve:V7
this k,!I,omant, tarf-1;(d.y oil lata! intoll.ow Lypos of
U,1301 0")Pec-ially tho.""'o poqui.rlll[, bil 1, 1 d i rat; ("011o, 1.vuc U -ion,
public utilities and gov6rnmerit px,v1 I)t vc� ) �:n
.1 .1 -� _L0,1m( t
activities 'by both tho public nud' privat oaroar
subject2 Of c0noorn herein, x
Like the Other Plelments, of the "r
Plan) tho land uoe
element need not be specl.ftc ()T, tj, 1'.0 tho loentionG
and boundaries Of proposed 110WIVOr, 1,h(- land use map
iS precise to the general, use; of land within a Given .and
use pattern, The dtsoussioTI, policies and maps ire: this doc-
ument deal with the broad outlines of the future development
pattern. A. major reason for the character is
-the difficult and Speculative nature of predicting the future
and providing for needs that we can 0D1Y 00timate- The
Government Code does not dofine how "long-term" a plan is
required but the General Plan Gui.delinos 'US*60st that 15
Years or more be considered a 1.ong_rj11C;o timr,, „pan.
It is important to keep in mind the, difference between
the land use element and the curront 7,oning of property.
Zoning has immediate leg, -11 Off(Wtj Precise boundaries and
detailed regulations. California law requires zoning
ordinances to be conrioflerit with the objectixej-, policies
and proposals contained in the local general plan. The
translation of a land use element to current zoning thus
requires the continual interpret-ation and application to
specific situations by the Planning Commission and Board
of Supervisors.
California law does not exclude the area of incorporated
cities from the coverage of county general plans. Therefore,
the proposals in this land use element are county -wide in
scope and are not limited to unincorporated areas. The
current boundaries of the four inuorporated cities (Biggs,
Chico, Gridley, and Oroville) were not considered limiting
-factors because boundaries change frequently through annex-
ation. More importantly, the problems and interests of our
urban areas are community -wide and transcend jurisdictional
boundaries. With the adoption of this land use element
the County of Butte and the Butte County Association of
Governments again accept thc, join,!- rospon.,ibiliti,es of
intergovernmental ccordination and area -wide leadership in
planning.
Finally, it must ,br, noted that. 4 -1 -TV-,- practirll. 410ope of a
land use elpm0lit is limd ted by th('tat :, nr A framework
Of constitutional rlghL-s and4Of Powers. Legisla-
tiv<? actions and court casos haver nuthj,r,iz(,d only certain
tnet, of' reCulation 0.0 action as propr-r and reasonable, means
of implementing County deoires. 001111-ty's control of
development derive largoly from iG.' of private proposals
and applications. Actual development activitlos by local
gover=ment are usually limited to construction of -utilities,
public facilities, and small numbers of public housing units,:
NMI=:
C.. 1tI�;1<�AT I ONS>I1;IP '110
C7'1IER AND IIIJAWO
St;txte
men;L.
1 � ..I,at i..r�z° 't,0 d,at(r han mrxndato(l ni io sopt,.r n,t;e� rqe—
or ,oc;t:ions of loctri. !"ONOTIa,l,
adoption
;glans and, all..lowv, the
of el omontfl On c'10volIR l othut, t ub joct o atx wel.L.
Tho
following .n jjryu rive_„ t hr, t;i. t,lr? of oarh ojomc7nt, a sum,--
many
of the subject, and the date ot+ Bul,tO County's
latrt
adoption
or
major rov.I
ni ort.
F
HLEMBNT
�n
C QN`.l'EXIIS
ADOPTIOpT
1.
Land Use
Distribution, location, int en-
191?11 '
.
si t,y and extent of land us4it .
2.
Circulation
Location of grana-
1971
�µyand
�/�extent
portat ion facii.itiog.
3
ILas nE
Standards and plans for im-
1974
provement and p.roviol,on of
(update in
housing.
progress)
4.
Conservation
CConoorvation, devolopmt nt and,
19"j1
ut'i_lizat;i un of natural. rvgourc(,
.
5•
Open Spaces
PVOserve ti.on of land. for natural
1973
-T'�,'fIOurc0' j, resource px,od.uotion,
outdoor recreation and onviron-
mcn.t;al hazards.
6.
Seismic
Safety
ldex ' Vi.cation and appraisal
3-15-77
of nic hazards.
7.
Noise
Noise levels of transportation
3-15-77
yacilitie and stationary sources.
S.
Scenic
Highway
Development and protection of
sGonic
3-15-77
highways and corridors.
. 9.
Safe -by
Protection from Fire and
3'15-77
geologic hazards.
10.
Public
Standards arx(I locations of
1871
Facili-ties
Optional)-
water and sewer facilities,
disposal
waste, sates, schools
and other public buildings.
11.
Recreation
Standards and locations of
1971
parks, trails and other
rocreation facilities.
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D.
The elemonts of Jbo I
011 VOI(It(ld a
gOn(-,,rjj 'V(' and ntor-
do P I IATI ,
I
pondent t,)()(:auso they all 1114� O(Mcornod with Llio -ruLur(�
phyo,ical gm
dovelopm.ent of tjj(j -Hocau'oe tllf� 1100 of
1011d plays' c3uch a crHica-1, t,' j (� tj I,(
01(,' ill Lh(' V,01101'ril. plan, the Itand,
ullo olomont can bo consld(�rod blit� jrjm,,,,L ol(,tmerah and
a(' Ju
Mmary of tho Gaitirn phare. They dominarict'. of tht�
land, usr) clement is reinforced by G-ho rj,[;t(,rjtj()jj U,lu(,Al,j,y
B�IVOTI to th(., land 1- 41
.ioo mrjj) I,y i,-I]p pul)l'ic and
makers.
Sirlc() all of the other olomorjtk, prov-ld,(! illf0p JrI
InatJ,ol,�I ,d
con-orno that are relevAnt -Lo land uso, the devo'lopmont- of
the land use element murit consider oath other olerflont
car(Ifully. - Tho Circulation c,lomkqt controls Lhe rAccOssibil-
ity to land which affects doveloprrIont patt(-,�rnn which, 1,n turni
affect traffic ,,,oj.umes and moveniont The houoing
elemetit deals with the nood for adequate housing j*or the
entire population of tho county and thus affects bl.,(, location
and intensity of residential, land uses. The c(,noorvati,,n,
open space and scenic highways ({lelt'Onts consider certain
valuable resources and aroazo which CIhOuld 1)(a Preserved for
non -urban land unos. The safety and s0inmic safety oloments
affoct the land use element by defiTlin'g, n'aturnj. hazard areas
which are not suitable for urbar, newel opmont. The noise
eloment affects the land use elenjont by providing data on
noisy uses and noiso-sensitive use' I.
The land use element must OISO Conk idex several othor, types
of long-range plans. The Butte County AsMociation ('f
Governments is now preparing an updato to the Regional
Transportation Plan and a new Air Qualiiy Implementation Plan...
Landuse planning must also c(.nsj.der the: Spheres of Inl-luence
Or future growth plans adopted 'by the local Agency Formation
Commission for each city and utility district. Finally, the
land use element should be coordinated with the general plans
adopted in the past few years by the four incr)r.Porated cities.
DEVELOPMENT OV LAND USE ELEMENT
The County's first involvement in General Plans came with the
adoption of a Parks and Recreation Element in 1952. There -
after, in 1966, a comprehencive General Plan was adopted
which consisted of Land Use and Circulation Elemcntr-,, with
maps of topography, Population distribution, geology, land
use plans, and the street and highway Patterno They County's
first housing element was added to the planin I,) -?o . Re-
strictive zoning in the County waz introduced in 1953 with
Oeveral general, zoning cl.at3sificationr, which allowed all
ussoz but required a conditional us e s
permit for -ome "object-
ionable" activities. Within a fe"
11 YOarsi MOM restrictive
zones were applied to several larCn *gx'icultural and reei-
dentipl areas at the request of residonts and Property
owners
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T110 13utto Coun y A.nnoc iati ou of Gov-apume nho r"e,".ave.d, a
fudorni grunt to prepare ra ncytt,lTeje Dsi v, �,,e+atrrYal_ l�l,�ara
Tho document; prap�aa"�e��et lay they, umInt y 1'l €n n i r�k lae�p,ax�tzac;rtt
e:c�rai,taa.ncad the t oaradeateaa;Y l_taraet a7.,r+, f�ircttloatiearl "grad housing
cj:l.calr ont a l and optional . oob i. n an on ceart,sorvat, i.carr, rctic;re,at'i on,
and public facil.ition. Af bore Imbi:i.e; hemi. gn, t;ho Completed
document, Won aci.opt od by azad 1,110 e,c;ttaak,y Board of
Su.porvi sor , in .August, 1r�',��. The: Adopbod, plan thus server as
both the County Gonor n] :t:'l ran :a"u lu 1 r t,ad by til t;rxt �� law as well ao
' they comprehensive regi of -I al. (�l��ri r�eyeltx.ia�e. cl for fe_.d<..ral grants,
The 1971 land Use; Blement hae, booal amond d only oil e ,ince a is
`
adoption; in 19?7 a ^tnte;ment was added coracovping the, con-
Sisteucy of existing and propose=d unon not shown on thelan
map. Since 1971, however, the: o the.r pants of the General
Plan have; changed connidorablo A more c;omplOtee Housing Ele-
ment was adopted in 19?4 and a Turthor updates in underway. An
Open Spaco Element with distinct policies but no maps was
odopied. by the County in 1973. Tn response to new State require-
ments, the Safoty, Wismic ,SaWy, Noi Ne and Gconic Highways
Elements Were prepared by a connultrant and County staff and
adopted in 199
The most -ignif"i.cant recent chango in land unn pJ anaing and
the strongest reason for ;revision of k;ho Counky's Land Use
Element is they otoate togi slative, r o(lui rpt"MN'.xt that zoning
ordinances shall be consrnhont with adopted geLoral plans.
.ince the con.sistoncy requirement took e f'feect at the beginning
of 1974, the inconsistencies between County zoning and the
County plan have lead to several interim zonon, to lawsuit,
major changes in the development review proco o, several large
rozonings . and above all,, much mOrO attention on tea the words and
maps of the; General.Plan. The; enhanced legal .status of the
General Plan dura to the consistency requirement when com-
bined with the passage of time ;since, 1971, Paas made the need
for a new land use text a necessity.
After considerable discussion on re v i ni on procedures, the
Planning Commission in January 1978 ini ti.atod Drolimi,nmry
hearings on draft proposals for Land Use Plan Mai, changes in
they Chico and Paradise: areas. Due,, consideration of the;
planning issues i.nvolvod in each area mads: it obvious that
some map changes could not PrOpPNY Proceed Kthout an
expansion, clarification and ,reafiaanmont of t;ho objectives,
Policies, criteria and standards contained in tho text of
the., Land Use Element. This now r.W in i nt onded to fill
that; need and provide t;hn #ramewolf and direction re;quire:d'
to prepare and adefpb now plan mapo for ar€eaa of the county.
l: I_ MIX II'O'I'Mi
A. NATURAT, 1 -;NV: RODIMEHJ..'
'1. ToppgraphT and C1or lomv.. Bui,i.t (;ount"y $,no().Trrpn„, ; flpppoxi.
mdt(I nqujI.o YA1 ,' ttlr l l i on rat:rt r) whi r,l'a 1 r3
da v,i dod ,into two t;crlac,�t,raarl°a
which ir.i i hr, za^L]lrla
';11r3iernmin
Vr,1 I oy and
a foo bh:i,l.l,/mouni,ai n V0[,'i errs. t.aa , t of he Vaa l.ic ;Y. .r '1.'ca f;rr(.;r,aphy
tncl.udo,o (.,he; olati.vu ly flat, aa�t, Oaao raamonl o Vra11 iyy f`l,rrr,r anda sociaatesd al.luv:ial f'arar;, wa i•1a r�1 c.tvat, r.orl,l from 60 tie, POO
Poet generally, esx t: rjrt:ivr, T'cr)Jnt, foo t;.i i l.`ls witparr. o lova,
ti anal mange from E'nO to "100 f't Cit, and the Craacaxclrt nrid
Sierra Nevada Mountcaan Raang(,,s l with cel ovxati,orz.j :f rrrtla �a100 to
6000 plus .feet above ,;ea 1 uvel,. Phe, vax'll oy oomprit,,00 4 /v
of the county area, foothill,, and mountOns 31%.
The county include, parts of thret) goomorphic provinces.
On -0 is the Sacramento Vaxll(E y, r;c'ampo ed of sodim€an't ary de-
posits and. exte nsivo areas of al l.uvi aal fan dr!p0,nitx longl of the, f1l,Or formed by foo,thi.i1 otreams.the edge a
Another geomorphic; PPOvinco i.o, t:ho northern o�xtrc�mp of the
:fault block Sierra N(:vada r"Ourlt;aai 11, mange,, which l i as in
the southeastern and eastern, pox -tai ons of t;ht, Gount.y. This
granitic Sierra hqi;holi,t;h is oxpo,.t-3r1 in numrrour; areas of
the county, flanked by m0t;arlraorphl.c, mt:tavol.cani.c., and
sodi.mentary rock. The third province+ is the southern por
tion of tho Cascade Mountain Rango. 'l'h(! mudf°l.ow., of the
Tuscan Formation .form thy} foothills aal.011g the westward
extent of they volcanic Casa ade,:, adtjace,rit, to the valley
floor. The foothill and mouMaain a.re.aas harm deep -cut can-
yons which were fr,rme;d by streams and river,;-, fl olaing west—
ward from the glacial area. -a cf' graol,ogic t irrir Elevations
are generally lower in the ;sir eras than in thtr Cascades
within Butte Count -I-, but slopes are generally t eeper in.
the Sierras. - Them: is a foothill transiti.or, zone between:
the Sacramento Valicy on the -vvjt and the mountain ranges
on the east.
Factors which would limit dovel.opmont of these mountain
and foothill areas include: shallow sails, steep slopes,
erosion potential and landrlld� "U COPtil)il:i.ty. Erosion
rates vary with slopo and ,10i"a. but are
generally high :in the froth ll raz411 mountain rr.gionn- The
appendix contains a map indicating slopes and topography
in the county.
,
. Soiis; SO -1-1. type.,, Ln `the tour •"y include (1) the deep,
husrly level., vr~>ry :f l-: rti l.e Valicy basin aarid alluvial soils
of the Saacraarrlorat o Valley arld as soc.iaatr)d alluvial fans which
support intensive agricu'l.turc,, "�) tho 0hal.l.ow, C,�rstle to
:steep sloping, less f(,rtl.l.t Citi rid.ual. .'oils ref the- foothill
areas, and (3) ..,hallow to dr�e1;, xodora'te to steel; sloping
Mini dua I ,,r,i 1.,, W the, rnount.rai_n rare ta.,, which arc, :.rail able,
for rrarag e l sarld , f o r�ol; L ry t 1a]. w i l d'[ i f o hai,1 141 l; u,"' n .
a]Ily--cont1111t, oxpann ve+ ,,oi 1 c oradi I, ion"', ((Iroatinfa aar Lnk-
;,Wo V1 oh ar n,. forint i os) T)".r-ollclmiraret o IJa'r�caulnhout, 41210
oouthwoo,teirra pol-t' Lon of Ql, - colaraty (and 1;110 wo= ,torn por-
tlier Lo solwa v!XGc!r1tj.
l7'e�iaelly a l a '1'. 'fl C�a l O()4`., itl 1:101, <arad .S,o l l i.and-ul- o n ay;al�i j_
ii,,y c�1,ra.;.yi.f'i r.Fat;i.c zlc, h avo bot'rl 14,11lrped lry l hf! ",Io!] cora,•.c1x�-
vrat�ion l.,c.rv.trae, and ape� ii.lu.,t'Val:e�d ill thn npriondix:
)oil t�ra,trl�ilit.a,on l'1ho eight lra.'d oakog(� iof., (I through
lTI Mari, d(�,:,crr.')c�d in the< al,Tlearad.ix.
3. l"jo i.r,mi€ i t:Y: 1)c..opi t,e tho, numorou a faults which I.;raverso.
Llzc, k�a,�+ zra Footh ll.os, the C ounLy ha.s, not (or:i,oricnd they
h.ir;h le''vels of noir-mic ac:ti.vi l;y chtaracte,ra si-J.c: of many
other Marl c, of t,lx ,at�at,ey. ThO O"Ov l l e La.r en and Wyandotte
arra aro laced with f ((jult Zones of rescont "activity (recant
major Parthquake's occurrod In Aug<aw,t, 1()75) The Cleveland
,Ilill.s Fflul.t 1100 VWNt of Orovil,le. running in a north -:youth
dirootion, with an inl'orx;cd fault lying dlrcrctly beneath
Lake Qrov:il:i.ca, Other iamportaxat in,
. ;h,:tho Tuscan Monoclint.0evr rranounty include de
hill gr loclyig refflio, the t
11.et�en
Orravi"1.1 e; and Chico .in the;
low .foothills, raa.ad tho I3.ig Bend :Paull, lying north and r*ast
Of Berry Crook and Foal:he.�r Fal.l.r,,
4. Climatc: - Aix} Quality: a3ul�te� County hras a tYlAcral Moditer--
raneari with Ilot dry =urramlor", and cool wet winters.
Higher elovations, e�xl;or.i.rncc, cooler 1,umnjcjq-,, and cold vin
tears. Annual pioc ip>rtation, generally ,in tho form of rair:,
ranges from IS inches along the k"arac-ramento kivor to 80
inches in areas of high elevation. Snowfalls rarjrur re¢gu
larly at higher elevations. Last -we,,; winds are, common
above 3,500 feet in elevation. Average wind speeds ares
less than S miles per hour, and prolongod calm Tae,!ri.ods
are common.
Prevailing winds are from the sout:hwcst during half of the
year and from the northwest the other half, go eyrall,y. .
Southerly winds are normally sassociatod with approachi.xig
winter storms and are usually moi .:tura;--lr,-.-raring due,, to their
origin over the, Pacific Ocean. Northorly wind; are usually
associated with winter and hit�li lire ssrr,: ridgar�g
(Fair weather) and oocao ional :,ummor daytime 1,rorze+;s .
North winds tend to Lo, dry.
Air Vality is relatively good in tho vaa lca*11, and excellent
in mountain areas. Afar, county has beon classifiod as a`
nonattainme:nt area because"., carbon monoxide;, susponde:d parti-
culate and photoche°amical oxidant standards are occa-i.orrally
e?xcoeded. Because the; Sacramento VaIlLy Air Basin is a
natural cul-de-sac acting in sYnor rl!OWi with natural light
wind movements and high atmosphori c :, ,al -A li.ty, air duality
may undergo a rapid degradation at any ta.nm of the year
due to temperature inversions.
5. llydrolotv - wtate p icyButto Goub�,y part of, the
"tAuValllen'GO 11A.Vor Batin Nuwvou,,i
VJvOrri drain Ulo W(q,,t4,1,r1 '0111P" and
I th�� 'UNTU Nuvaua and
Ca�scados, omptyinf-;,;
wator quali YLV01'. u r:r a c o
'by is ("00d GO Oxcullent Oxc('Pt for:' local urbani.h, do, 'ra-
dation as otrea= PtIso, thi.,ougP,
quantities of hif,);h clua'J.it, J z0a t1rorio. Largt
Y ground wates,in the re�'
cont alluvial and Tuacan Fo,,tqan,Lj.(�)n tho valley
floor- In the foothill. and mountain taro, -11,31 - P,11ound wate:6
is gonorally not abundant and occurs w0stly in fracture
zones.
Few natural lake bodies Oxist, in the cou-aty. I-lowever,
numerous artifi0ial1Y-croated lakos have been built to
Provide domestic and irxigatiorl water, reaveation flood
control, and watershed management. The more, important
rtant
reservoirs include oroville, Philbrook, Rouiid Valley,
Ponderosal Wyandotte, COncow, Magalial Paradise, and
Madrone -totalling about 35 square miles. The watershed
area within the county Producos enough surface water to
allow Water 0xPOVtS to other Parts of the state. A large
POrtio!- of the
county (predominately "")acramento Valley
areas) is underlain by extensive ground
110wevOri several areas in tho couni'Ound watov reservoir$.
;Y (PrimUllily in the
foothills) have very limited water rC;830urces available
either surface or ground wato:r,, such as For etit Ranch,
the Cohasset , Ridge, Bangor, and the Yeather Falls area.
Various areas of the Sacramento Valley 11.,Ive flooding po-
tentials depending on (,10vation and proximity -to streams
and flood plains.
Most streams and rivers of substantial
flow have been controlled by the conr;tructioq of levee
and diversion systems. (se'e Flood Hazard Mal) opposite
page 8.2 of the General Plan Conservation Eloment).
6- 4M_?t_atiOn: Butte County contains abundant and diversi-
fied vegetation types including tht, non-nativo a8ricul-
tural crop and past- e regions of the valley7 native
foothill aAd Mountain oak and conifer forest communities,
dryland chaparral areas, and water -oriented riparian and
marshland areas of restricted and diminishing dist-ribution
'Which have a high value as wildlife habitat. The major
vegetation types ident"i"fied within Butte County include
nine general plant communities which are shown on the
Vegetationmap, in the app,-mdix.
Extensive agricultur.e areas (AG) dominate the western one-
third of the county. Grasslands (GR) and Fresh -Water
Marshes (FM) occur in the lower elevations (up to 1000
feet) an we pt -central Butte County, containing numerous
vernal Pool areas of transitory - occurrence. Yellow pine
forest (YP), dominated by ponderosa Line, Covers the
Slopes Of the Sierra Nevada and Cascade mountain ranges
throughout eastern Butte County. Foothill Woodland R)
forms a transition zone betweon the valley grasslands and
the mountain forests.
ChaParral (CH) intermAnn with foothill woodland tind yellow,
pine forest in the drior, mare oxpcnod aronn. Rijavlan wood_
land habitat cojnmujjitiuf�OW) ()(`.(, I vo:rrl
.up t1j., j
stroams throughout UK onurty and con Lain 'jjjnj,Dsl. Q
narrow be of donne vagotativv Mowth Aoi,q�; tho wntf.obodi,as
and watercournon. Rod Fir (RF) in found in nvvOral ;car "tri aced
areas of the county at hi f: Plovat ions rel ove yallow pino
forant, with Polated nrvas Of MuMno Chal4a,ral (NO),
In addition to the general v.aabatiorjVoL)'(!'"Ihlpr
map designatea specific locations of iv pre and MaIN—TrUrrIc"'
botanical areas. Thu nppendii providon Moviptionn or nVC,
further information about thot1v
Tho eastern portion of tho county is gonorally dominato(i bar
native vegetation communities and natural habitats. Natural
vogctation in the county has boon modified espocially in
valley and foothill arean whert, Jhltonsivo urbanization.
agriculture, and rural residential dovejopment has occurred.
In the valley grassland and foothill woodland communiti0o,
native bunch grasses havo boon Ywgoly roplaood by oXotic
annual grasses. Native oaks (ParkiOUKAY blu" oaks) am
being remove for firewood and rQnr
,oland doviJopmont by
ranchers who apparently Inliova that romov& of oaks frora
PasturO ra%Oland will increano craoslana proauotion.
'ExteruAvo marsh and A-parian habitat arcus hAvo boon con-
verted to agricultural usos and modified for stneamflow
control. Otands of Unn, oak and other non-yoniforous npocoes
("weed" Bpocinr) have roplacod lbndrrona tine and othor
commercial timber species in Mountain forentod. earn as oec,alse
of logging operations, fires and devGlopmont.
Wildlife: The wildlife Species within tho counf;y arr. di r,r
tribute d according to available food, wator and covor, as
well as in relation 00 OPPortunities for and nr�s_
ingo These factors within the voCptatiori C(Mim-'riition creUe
the various wildlife habitats. Tho goaeral basic habitat
types Sound within the county are descrOnd in tho Vegetation
section and identified on the Yo2staticera map contained in
the appendix.
Special wildlife habitats of significance or critical con-
cern are mapped in the Special Wildlife Habitats map and
are described in the appondiT —7hese &Ti?Tcaql habitats
include riparian habitat, the mid-plovation mixed forest
habitat of the transition life one, thb mirrator doer
range, watorbird wintor habitat, falcon wint 4 ev range, tur-
key winter range, rod fox rangq h,,abitatj and tho
:cargo of three rare or endanCeved bird syncins: bald eag>,
ranre), yellowAilled cuckoo and blank rail.
Tho curru'llt ambiold; nuiso level 1.11 Butto
(;(CWnCY�Wl 10w, VjAcul of to rilT'10
provides a far od Iii.ving �,,jj)rj( , 11y, land-
, onvironmolyl, )"I'l, (,Verywhoro, in the
county. A few arot-Ar-j wj,.Il r o ()*
,,Ij 11 b-110 0,0111"UY h0vo III h ,p n 100,
IOVQIO from variouo nok)lxr��;1R�e, traf
fic noino� alont.,, 114tato aP,' tho rai-lroad and
airport flight -path corridorr, near Ohico and Orovilln, the
industrial areas �aouth of Oroville and Chico; wo okend're ores
tional noise in the Lako Oroivi1,10 aroa; and numoroua dispersed
noise -generating activities ,�,,ach as agriGulbural production,
off-road, motorcycle use, otc. Additional do,tai"Ied infovma-
tion is contained in the Noise Element of the But -be County
General Plan.
Visual Quality: The county
is prodominantly rural, having
567 agricultural, character throughout most of the western
. h
pOrbion of the county and a foothill/mountain natural cnvi-
ronment character in the eastern portion of the county. The
western half of the county, comprising the agricultural and
urban areas, is dominated or largely influeiicod by human
development, but provides extensive scenic, vipwc ;f the foot-
hills and mountains toward thea east from the- valley. The
eastern half Of the courlLy has, a Prodominantly natural set -
brag disporsod human I
tine with activities and modii'ications
througnout the region, ouch as grazinj;, reoidential and
recreational use.,a throughout the lowe'r and middle elevations
and logging activities in Portions of the middle and higher
elevations. The road network. throughout the area influences
the visual character of the oo-anty, with corridor types in-
cluding the state freeway routes, the c-xt- I
(r ve' coui ty road
System, logging roads and numerous private residential
access roads. Most roads have required some degree of topo-
graphic or vegetation alteration thereby influfi=ing the
visual quality of the county.
Archaeological and Historical Resources: Parts of Butte
County are arohaeologicallysensitive with numerous known
and recorded archaeological cites of Native American im-
portance (Maidu, and Yahi tribes) and there is also assumed
to be a large number of as yet undiscovered sites, Over
700 archaeological sites are on record, many of which occur
in the Lake Oroville region, These were discovered as a
result of intensive surveying prior to re"I"Orvoir completion.
Canyon and stream areas are particularly likely to contain
sites. The Society for California Archaeology, District 2
Clearinghouse, maintains records of known resources and
conducts site surveys in sensitive areas.
The county has experienced a rich history. First histori-
cal activities relato to the exploration, settlement and
early economy Of Butte County starting in the late 1840's
particularly as a direct result of the discovery of gold in
the foothills. At the time of EVropean settlement, the
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B. POPULATI W GROWTH :D CTIAMCTEpM'1!106
1, Historical Trond.3 Whon gold was di ;Goverod a1-ong th'e
+'r,at,hex' ural. :�,n, `1848, thea Europoax, or non-nativc, popu-
lation of this area: was only 100. T'wo ycaarS lat;rar when
Butte County i as fovmed aa ono of the 2'% original coun-
ties of the now Statr of California, goldminero And other
recent newcomers to the County wore Sr.
the native American lndian, population. Si ricesthooCou'aty s
prosent boundaries were faxed ill 1856, the increase in
resident population has boon Somewhat uneven but generally
slow. As shown in the -table below, the Vederal Census
totals have actually decreased three times in this Oounty's
history. Since the. first census in 1860, BUt•te County
has growrn, slower than the state as a whole in all but
two decades, thus gradually reducing the Country's share
of California population.
1860-1990 POZ'MATION GROWTH
MIJ) L QENSUS TOTALS)
Census County County State County %
Year Population Growth Grp of State
1860 12,106
3.19 0
1870 11,403 -6 % 47 % 2.04 %
1880 18,,?21 64 0 17 %
° 5u o
1890 17,939 4 % 40 % 1.48 %
1900 17017 -5 % 22 % 1.15 %
1910 27,301 59 % 60 % '1,15 %
1920 30,030 10 % 44 % .88 %
1930 34,693 14 / 65 % .60
1940 42,840 26 / 22 % .62
1950 64 93052 % 53 / .62
1960 82,030 26 % 48 % .52 %
1970 101 � 969 24 % 27 % .51 %
2. Recent Growth: In a definite reversal of historical
trends, Butte County's population growth rata has drama-
tically increased since 1970, averaging more than 3010 per
year in the 70's or at least 2 /a times California's
growth. rage. This growth and the resulting increase in.
the County -State ratio is clearly shown by the population
estimates and percentages below.
C. Estimates by Planning Department Lilt aff.
Reasons for Growth: Only a parr a lei. p art (if tjze: nourity'
"t(-')ady Popult ta_orr growth in r econt ,ye arr1 roprf .pants a
not natural. .increarie t bjxth:r m nuca do at:hs) . Ovor 90%
of tho County' r, r(T (� at, f,"Owt;11 'i-"' (111(7 to ,iota -ria. €;xaation of
new resi.dtaits, mo, -,t, fl,om t;7a(� mra taVe)F:() l a.t„girl aro ar: of the
Otate . This growth r�s7.t' l F�ct;�t a na:t i. onw i de troracl of urban -
to -rural mi.l ration :in Lho'1g1?0':=. ThO rea.f.l nr , for this
movement are complex, but the; frtotu q., i,ra sal l
migration t ronds arcs thea 110[1,eit ivf n,;poct o of thy: migrants'
previous residential s,ott ngl . j the T'o�ri 1z lxo' ra sffract^ of
their now locations ratan the�im t'.i r,. � ;c it 1 capat,i l i to es to
make the; move and supj,')ort themnelveol. In this case,
people are moving to e ncrapo the carat c to c�xz, pollution
and irritation of large urban onvivonmonts and to t n oy
the natural, semi -rural ohraract':_,r of "-his area. This
migration directly increar-,er; arra Cour;ty's- labor farce and
service employment, although many of the now vf.r;i:dents are
retirees and others not in the; labor market or able to
support themselves without omploymrzt oa.rn,ings.
4 Population Distribution: Tho results of the 19?5 County-
wide S_-roci.al Cen.yus rare; summrariz€ d :in the table below
for cities, urban ar'r..a.r, high �,chor;l diritricts and the
entire County. Aithou ;h los, t1lan of thx count-y's
population
roside s,withnhi-. e.9 ftrc four
. incor-
porated
ncor-po aed cities, it 1s imi)Orl,'arit to :otthat an addition—
alal
r o Live in l'aradi.f7 r#rjd thr! 1' an7 rcovpc rrxted parts of
the Chico and Orov.iiir` urbrari are na . The Chic{ and Para
dise High Ochool. Dixtnri nt , heave the, hir-;hest proportion
of residents l,ivi.rig ir, cities or ur$'an aaroas. Uhile the
City of Chico, Ghi.c,;i3 Urban Arra and Chico High "drool.
District each remain t,hrr✓ lard a: ot in the it clas� , tire
correNnonding Pa:rad so, areas all shriwed -thc., largest
growth by far in the 1970-415 jjeri rad,, w:r th an annual
growth rate of 6%) or morn.
1:'c)IAMAT-ION (rR()wfIH f,lNtI 7 Y/o
-�
Date('� //��yy
D ate of
T- 1
country
fyiy ('
/�3 V.I Sbl �7
k)t'41,�
y
i t,.imat n
T'opulat,.i.r111
(lad
611,owI l�l
of ';t nt f•
L1-1-1 1/0
I ()1, o6 kj
• `� �
10 O
x�.F'� �.,�
1 �'€i
7
f�F�
j).0 1,
Yc•i'l
%0
)y/10()
?--1 �- 1?5
I PO 7 700
� r . )o %
I
.
128,100
i�.{���'lt�ay
le�I�
f�
•���
f
7_1 ?Ei
131 , gC)o,
3 60
a. Result
from Foderaal
ce:nouo.
Estimator,
by otcato
1{'j nanc o ijoprar tmf
rxt
:for
through 7--1-''J7.
C. Estimates by Planning Department Lilt aff.
Reasons for Growth: Only a parr a lei. p art (if tjze: nourity'
"t(-')ady Popult ta_orr growth in r econt ,ye arr1 roprf .pants a
not natural. .increarie t bjxth:r m nuca do at:hs) . Ovor 90%
of tho County' r, r(T (� at, f,"Owt;11 'i-"' (111(7 to ,iota -ria. €;xaation of
new resi.dtaits, mo, -,t, fl,om t;7a(� mra taVe)F:() l a.t„girl aro ar: of the
Otate . This growth r�s7.t' l F�ct;�t a na:t i. onw i de troracl of urban -
to -rural mi.l ration :in Lho'1g1?0':=. ThO rea.f.l nr , for this
movement are complex, but the; frtotu q., i,ra sal l
migration t ronds arcs thea 110[1,eit ivf n,;poct o of thy: migrants'
previous residential s,ott ngl . j the T'o�ri 1z lxo' ra sffract^ of
their now locations ratan the�im t'.i r,. � ;c it 1 capat,i l i to es to
make the; move and supj,')ort themnelveol. In this case,
people are moving to e ncrapo the carat c to c�xz, pollution
and irritation of large urban onvivonmonts and to t n oy
the natural, semi -rural ohraract':_,r of "-his area. This
migration directly increar-,er; arra Cour;ty's- labor farce and
service employment, although many of the now vf.r;i:dents are
retirees and others not in the; labor market or able to
support themselves without omploymrzt oa.rn,ings.
4 Population Distribution: Tho results of the 19?5 County-
wide S_-roci.al Cen.yus rare; summrariz€ d :in the table below
for cities, urban ar'r..a.r, high �,chor;l diritricts and the
entire County. Aithou ;h los, t1lan of thx count-y's
population
roside s,withnhi-. e.9 ftrc four
. incor-
porated
ncor-po aed cities, it 1s imi)Orl,'arit to :otthat an addition—
alal
r o Live in l'aradi.f7 r#rjd thr! 1' an7 rcovpc rrxted parts of
the Chico and Orov.iiir` urbrari are na . The Chic{ and Para
dise High Ochool. Dixtnri nt , heave the, hir-;hest proportion
of residents l,ivi.rig ir, cities or ur$'an aaroas. Uhile the
City of Chico, Ghi.c,;i3 Urban Arra and Chico High "drool.
District each remain t,hrr✓ lard a: ot in the it clas� , tire
correNnonding Pa:rad so, areas all shriwed -thc., largest
growth by far in the 1970-415 jjeri rad,, w:r th an annual
growth rate of 6%) or morn.
5. Pa u7.ata.on Character,!stic�at
the two
The table
below alo' r�umrn�xriz,es
censur-
].and urge planning.
statlsta.os whactz Yiava the most 1 �rarax�g on
;e is importan,•t%
needs for various sarvic,e £i
an. Factor because tho
and the sensitivity to
development can
Household
both vary gra,'Atly
surrounding
by different a c,
size
and the number
can provide
of housing unit,
an, idea of currant OVOWc-rowding
needed in the future.
concentration of elderly in Paradise is obvious
household sizes and very high median
The
from the low
all median ago
number of retirees
however, is
ages.
not raised
The
sigxI,ifican,
County's over-
by the
because of -the relatively
of the 13,500 students enrolled at California
low mc�di.an ages
Stat Una.vag
sit=y at Chico. In a similar fashion, the effect
" small households on the County average
OX Paradise's
by the large families found
are cou.zter.'balanced
in the Durham, Biggs
and. Gridley
areas.
Area
Oct. 175
Population
170-175
Growth %
Median
Apr, o
Persons/
Household
BUTTE COUNTY
120,901
19 %
29
2.56
Unincorporated
Incorporated
857176
35,725
12 ,,,b
12
37
2.61
/
23
2.44
Biggs High School
2,921a
13 %
29
3.00
District
City of Biggs
1,377
24 %
2'7
3.05
Chaco H.S.D.
Chico Urban Area
51,982
49,062
18 %
24 %
24
24
2.54
City of Chico
23,348
19 %
22
2.60
2.44
Durham. H.S.D.
35230
1 %
30
2.84
Gridley H.S.D.
C=,ty of Gridley
8,529
34632
3 %
30
2.91:
31
2.66
Oroville H.S.D.
Oroville Urban Area
297923
21,717
9 %
23 %
34
2.61
City of Oroville
71368,
-2 %
34
35
2.55
2.26
Paradise H.S.D.
Paradise Urban Area
22,1.69
207658
36 %
35 %
50
2.34
Paradise Irv. Dist..
191239
32 %
53
48
2.•26
2.3y.
a. High School district figures do not add up to County total
because the table does not include data for smallportion
of County in Marysville H.S.D. (Forbestown and Clipper Mills).
b. Growth percentages for unincorporated and incorporated areas
are confounded by annexation of unincorporated residents
into incorporated cities.
66 Future Growth; `.I.he State i b-ianco Depart;mont and otht'r re,-
157 so',Irces predict; th, " jluttc� (,oun,ty will to
grow faster than the ;Mats, Bind i tw; .share] of Cali.
fornia'a population. If 'the CoUnty'r, recent population
growth of 3/ per year wc;res 'to continuo into tho distant fu_
ture, the total population would reach 4''00,000 in 1993 and
doulyl, e every 24 years. 1ZoWe"), ,r, it a �Z l so anticipated that
birth rates and fertility l,evej s will continue to decline
throughout -the country, gra.dual.l.y roduo info, natunal iitcresaoos
in Butte County and nationwide,
Nonetheless, migration from California's metropolitan arenas
is expected to continue and will tindoubtodly continue to
represent; the largeet part of that County' n Z)opulatiop Prowt3,z
in coming years. This general e=xpectation and all related
population projections, are basad on assumptions abn,7� •ahe
preferences and financial capabilities of rcetiroe—o and other
urban dwellers, tho future, charactoris+ ' ,s of tl-Gc, metroPol:i=
tan areas, and the: Ouun.ty's capacity to accommodate now resi-
dents with housini,, ser-rices, omployme:nt and maintenance of
environmental quality. Recent mi. ration rates Could be ac-
celerated, if the St,"t0l'21 mc,tropolitan areal.; csuff'ered major
earthquakes or other drant:i,c reductions in halr'i.t€ati.l.ity or
if the County became; the, site: of new industry or othe=r large
new employers. Factors that could inhibitor clow down
future growth in the County include limited water and sewer
Systems in some com-munitie , in';ufficiont employrea .nt oppor-
tunities or implementation of strict Lair quality standards.
In 1977 ,State Finance prepared careful estimates of the net
migration into each county for the 1960-1976 period and used
them in developing population projections for all 58 coun-
ties. Their projections for Butte County, which are shown
in the table below, assume that there will be no major wars,
earthquakes or other catastrophes, than fertilit�,r levels
and mortality rates will gradually decline, and that future
migration into both California and the County will reflect
recent trends. For purposes of comparison, the table also
shows the County population projections from the 1971
General plan and the results of P.0'/, 2,9/o and 3.Uio growth
rates from 11980 to 2000. Note that the State's pro j ec i;ions
fall within 'the ranges of the 1971 County projections and
that the State has apparently assumed the County growth
rate will gradually decline ove=n the next 20 years.
0. ECONOMIC CHAIZACURI;Q IC
I. General: Reflecting thn ineronne In Population, Buttt
76 ,
�7ii7y—hnn nh��-�M r�Iul-*)4ntnntial econo-1111c, rp.,owth ,ire they
Tho Civilian Labor Force hao Havonood n1mono n% sinje
19?9 to 551575 in 19?V. Wag o and salary employment in
19?? was 3919501 an increase ol, s�Ljjo(,, Urlomploy-
ment remaing pros istontly hiph, 11102000110 ]0 V-01 of the
labor foray in 19V?, well abovo th(, -jvej,,jr0 of 8j
I
Like employment pattorns of the Provious docado, wage and
salary employment in non-agriculturril induotrios continued
to show tho highest Gains in the County, with agriculture
losing a Proportionate share of total employment, declining
Q1 since 1972, The moot significant incroaoos in omploy-
ment in recent years have occurred, in retail and wholesale
trade and government services. Agaculture, however, con-
tinues to be the County's lar,st industry in terms of pro-
duction value and will continue to support other sectors of
the oconom , including rotail walon and sorvions and food
Processing. The shift in employment from Mr!Culture and
related support services to other trados has Vesulted in a
diversification and rVeator balanco in the County'r employ -
menu baso.
2. Oro hand: The 1977 total crop value in the county was
00, Moro than doublincpop .pro(juction val,uet-
for 19?2. Presently, nearly 8% 6 of the wage, -and -salary,
employment in the county is associated with agriculture
activities. Total crop acreagn has incroased approximately
9% since 1972; from 212,979 acron to 23312G8 acres in 1977.
Nearly 21% of the County's land is thus utilized for crop
production.
In 1977fruit and nut c-opn provided $63,348,600 in crop
value with almands and Persian walnuts accounting for
$28,441,000 and $11,059,000 rooloctively. Approximately
56,300 acres or 291 of the 00unty's crop land was devoted
to tv6e crops, with V Is Govoring 28,176 acres.
Field Crops providE 0ional $60,494,400 in crop
value in 1977 with unning for $33,115,000. Approx-
imately 176, 900 acace:,f the County's crop land was
utilizi-d forfield c., .., rice covr?xing 60,100 acres.
3. Farm Animals and Poultj :,In livestock and poultry
rly
Production was third in total aericurural value, following
fruit and nut crops and field crops. Livestock and poultry
contributed $16,595,700 to tho agricultural industry, an
increase of 7.4% from 1972. Grazing land in tho county has
declined from 331,000 acres in 1972 to 300,000 acres in 1977.
Production values from grazing on this land accounted for
approximately $900,000 in 1977.
4. Lumber and Wood s
Proce qing: In 1976, 31.5% of the County's
0"ra
cores, s commercial to ccmevoial forest
land area, ors6py!
d
,land. Approximately P140,000 acrckt wa!A undor owrioptthip of
private interests, and public land ac c;cyunt ed !'cox, t, to remain-
ing 116,000 acroto. From thi t, l.a. ia, noavl y '10 wi l l i con J�)o Mrd
fcpt of l.umter wao harvested in, '1%?6, attiot nti np,* to a 41t uill-
paae vral.uc; of about 7.5 m,i'l..lion Iollaro..
The processing of lumber and. woad 1,zoductts acc;ounGri for
approximat-017 50% of all manufacturing employment; i.n tb.c
County, except for the agricultural procosoing se taSort .
Approximatelj 4% of wage and salary employment or 1,650
persons were employed in the lumber and wood industry in
1977 Several large sawmills and hardwood manufacturing
plants are located in Chaco and Oroville. Small business
which ,process a variety of wood products are also found
throughout the populated areas of the county.
5. Government. Services and Education; While; the total number
of persons employed in Butte; County increased 50'/ from 1912
to 1977, employment in city, district, and county government
and in publics ;ichools and colleges, increased 33%. These
services accounted for 250% of all wage and salary employment
in the county in '1977.
The County of Butte is the ,ingle largest government em-
ployer, budgeting some 1,100 positions in 1977, of which
112 were public service ernployc;c sponsored by the Compre-
hensive Employment Training Act. The rotate employed 750
person3l in the county in 197? 1 and the federal government
had nearly 400 persons.
Educational services at the: elementary junior high and high
school levels collectively have an enroll.mnn:t of more than
24,000 students. Advanced education in the county is pro-
vided at two academic centers. California State University,
Chico, enrolled approximately 13,400 students in 1977, re-
quiring 671 instructional. Faculty positions. On a smaller
scale, Butte Community College offers a two-year academic
program oriented to vocational training. In the E811 of 1978,
nearly 8,000 students attended the college, with about 62"/
of the students enrolled on a part-time basin. The college
employs approximately 470 persons, 238 of which work part-time..
6. Retail Trade. Aftdr government services, retail trade con-
stitutes the second largest labor force in the county, pro.-
virl.ing nearly 8,000 jobs in 19?7 Since 19721 employment in
retail services has increased 7,8% annually. Much of this
growth is tied to the county's continually expanding urban
population. In 1977, 1493 now businesses in the county were
licensed by the State Board of Equalization to sell taxable
retail merchandise. Taxable sales from the .,3e businesses
accounted for nearly $452,000. Approximately 52% of these
new businesses were operating in unincorporated areas of
the county. In 1970, 1199 licenses for retail sales were
issued with 4c,% of these distributed in unincorporated areas.
Eating and drinking establishments have led all other retail
trade industries in job gains in recent years.
18
t
L'NJPLOYMEVT CITA,E1A0"TEWI)TIC"
FOR 1 11 071? and
ployrnan1, 1Jc;vc l�a�am�ti � oprirtmont;)
122
Labor fore()
Unemployed�
��1 700 u:5 r
.�.�, .� %�
C - '/ ( 1 % "/
Employed
; )50
.
8 7 775
Wage and SaIvy FmI)loymo.nta
Total, all industries
29,925
397250
Agricultural wage &
.A.gra, cultural
000'
production
Aeric. services,
27375
27725
forestry & fisheries
200
275
No rieultural wage
and salar-
27,350
36 ?X50
Construction & mining;
17125
1 700
Manufacturing
3,500
31775
Food processingV75
Lumber and woad
11425
1 500
�'
producto
'
Other manufacturing
11300
11325
Transportation
public utilities
1,950
21250
Wholesale trade
11025
1,500
Retail trade
51500
7,925
Finance, insurance,
and real estate
1,075
17550
Services
51200
61925
Government'
7;575
10,525
Federal
300
400
State
Local and education G
625
6,950
9,375
'Employment reported by place of work.
employed; voluntr;er or unpaid family
floes not include the self-
workers, Private household
woers persons involved brk� and p n ed in lobar -management trade disputes.
lnclude4 all civilian employees o± federal, state, and local
governments, regardless of the activity
in which
the employes is
engaged.
cLocal
government includes employees of
counties,
cities, and
special districts. Fdlicat on includes
at both the State and local l.evel.,s.
employees
of public schools
19
SUMMARY OF 01101-1 VALUES*
Co1TlITloditim,
'19 2 12
1973
19711-
1 1972
1926
- 1922
Field Crops
28,967,800
61 7 715,900
68,30?1000
63194,21000
55,161,000
53,3�50,00
Seed Crops
Vegetable Crops
2,502,500
366,200
314-12,700
536,000
3,645,800
733,600
61087,0005,936,000
1 1484 1200
1114,287000
57768,000
1139P7000
Fruit &, Nut Crops
27,957,200
53,775,000
37,5877300
36,277,700
4.61121,100
.1600
63, F)LI.8
Livestock & PoultrY
12,368,000
17,065,300
13,525,900
14-7304,600
14,753,800
116,595,700
Grazing Land
993,000
-1,158,000
1055,000
1,152,000
930,000
900,000
Apiary Produots
4°77,900
643,800
11011,800
1,,234,400
1 , 4.51 ,?nn
1 1 3(.,)Za 1 500
Nurscry '3tock
(Plant 66.1),000 ' 4,,500 720,600 '12278,000 -1
C, 1,).3
r�,,) Grand Total '?L�,,"1961600 $1�5811)6112,00 $126,757,000 $127,233,800
0 1'125,759,900 $143,091,'!
SUMNLRY OF PLANT CROP ACREAGES*
f'
Oommoditir.,s
1 W2
19?3
1 C74
1925
1976,19?2
Field Crops
151,320
165,750
177,300
189,330
179,010
1577750
Seed Crops
14,625
67710
7,600
141465
20,108
171()00
Vegetable Crops
1,358
11890
11460
11965
11923
11277
Fruit & Nut Crops
45,676
49,699
50,592
51.,586
54,029
56,341
Grazing Land
331,0.00
331,000
330,000
329,000
'3�0*,Obo
300,000
Grand Total
543,979
5,571049
566,,952
586,346
565,070
53312-68
Butte County Annual
Crop Report
Agricultural
Commissionevis
Office.
D. 1Jlt;V•E101Ml;l`T IIA11,11PEUM3 AND '1°1rl'.Tlll;:
1. Land Uvv,.; Thc, 11r'nd Ua Hip ,,I lir, ill th1 uppi iiciix 0V U11;;
C)c,um,i,ra't i.lt.lu'trut,ts 1hp rslrrq'"nL t 1. 1Ar'ilUf,itilt "f land ufaE;'.J
in tho ccauraL . The t't=fluty h! 14':;t,UVv , mUlliglt-mclit njol r.11hlo-
Ve' 1 W'.d dlx'or;lrt,.:t which 1 lar' We UOWA A 'a9H 0,,ll 1 1,11T-(', 1;1-r'rl1'lc I .(11 i
vraning Inndo, fact#titZnL Pop j+r` Y i rrl.'at t' 1,y Cil' 1;1w C`ounivy' s
Gonal 111,nd area or 1N,'/G ,,Illaulr, rni lr•a_ 1,ralltl in t:1�ltt c'.oUTlt;y
urldel, thr. owntyr;;l'lip (IV t*tMV1glt[rlt11U -Lrlt or'rst;[; rt'pvo-.,;entr. an
additional P1% of t:h i :. Inial. Qt',it,v, t•, ra l n r"1°r• =i- ao,t,i crn mf
govt rnmout property, liraAluul Ply Wi onnl PGr'n;;1, land, could
to connidorod an .rosomr'op mfrrlfata;t%uW land no wpl-1. AlTrpx-
imnt v j y `lel square miles Cir 4% or all land in Lho county is
t'ovratr,d to urban unp (i.e. arpas within community w�at,or or
r;r;urt>r .�.�;yr';tf'Irli with1,1ia.r'C'c'.1 orl�`;,;' 411"11t;Jlle' frC;i't'). '1'1at* uXr,„,
ban arena cif Ch1. co I 01"V i I to rand 101'aII i o t tac;11 T.`C'rlr of ,;Ejn.0
about. 19'o of county ;y l and. The r'oml ain i rlt 176 cat' ur'lytarl a acss in
tho oount;y ar''p found in 10 ;amn I Lop Wan arras. Transitional
unes in Butto County (1 .o. n nn Mskit of community water
or oewor nystE'mn with lrrar'oW n Q Joao o t h an Lin norvc) account
for apprcximatoly 41 of Wo oxinhinr land las" i1, tho county.
r''. .hand Divisioris: Thr, net r�airt tir lea,,:; or ttvtil1_rablr. ,1ltarcerlo
tri ra 'iveli apera in X,€al't,, llv, luit•enLit`al for land
to cdevclop. Thc. d l_vi ,s i tlrl �t' 1_rarltl :i_ri t, o— a;rruratty It-, rar;com—
1, Li s1a,ec1 by 1_,_r trt, c iis irl, ; Israel e'1 map ., (l•Jll(.rt . Vou:v or i...,.,.:a new
p al:'C'{,.1r, are .',rn a'bud) ; t.'r° RIU.bCl07i si t1?l ry'lcalni (na- f i.vc:: or
more parcelo). 'i�tho but, 1'• W1 ow iI lu: write,• kilt. loce-
tican of al:ai'ruved Loo ur, , a U 0 in 1h, t•riun 1,y :;.root(• 1,tY P ac-
coiling
c•-colli7" g to £an r3v,,a.°Car' n map laCxok., 'Pllt- cl '; r; , r i Lute i on of those
Impnols On Poo; bpt'il t`,tirlt;fnlWatod rr1 3.111;,' taw tl.'is,t icul3v lo-
cation in tho county. Only five areas hnvt' imcei.ved ',M or
more of the total llt;rr mor• of now lwr'v l r nine" 1972, with
K i 1.,y Ridge and North and East Chico accounting for I Q3 and
n
x'r-:•poctivol.y. A1.l inoximrat ely P f};;', of X11 1. Itind dlvL ions
(500 p ar'ooln) laav+ irorm davnttrrrf d hi rouElrraut: t,hn remaindar
of th+• aount-,Y 'with conn Fa,., onsor':; mal took u im i'.noing a
concentration at;io;r of morp than ,rA 1.f such clivi ni on a.
MU LAND W13:I0M,
Avert Lo. or n, immyns, 15 of Total
&I ly SQ, 11 L 1 ;ca
North and East Chien
Las Plumas Arfwa
halo Wyandot;t,= Ai.,,t to 4
.,
; rrilt;h j aradi.'e (Hlnip i ool
WOW La L I LA
Total Y,
* FwH or-sors map t3ook
r'ri. l r. Bn than At o..f
the cr,3ilrrtyt; total land Idivrs�:itxF.:
;,,,1
i,oil ri
. t.l TTi'xI►';I'dt, ld1 rte i.1 rdt�, tdc l,'t1, f�CJ wd, t;11
7.)J t;1�r`"1cjtiirdl�y lnC'IU'Ifr
Plt xv-1,,
„91t1t�lr�
rrdtXh'l,i—I'l'auji l"Y tlrid t';,
hZiditil,y itdiUr`;;y rlf�l�_i.1t
iXi11 mlii�i l }�dd',?�Irt
��oiY1I'f., du--
l,�aa�k)-
'l��dr' LFzk)tt^ t'i�'tC)w 111kt:1r,.zAf,r�„
1 r 11d
rnzmbor
d��w�il rilut('tl,
of
now
dwgol.�,.piTlg 11y1T1.i,to t, ClTln(;1,�'Y1Y1t2'/t,t�i.t r1.71 t,Ww f.{�rl"LZtj�ItyI j l.T1cludilip, '�.hf, ;i.n—
1-noorporat od
; lnfril.
Hsrlyf.l.o Mob
Cities s
�1 amim .1)11"x1 1 y r <<�
�C�+
-
, •
�t,l� 11iiE s
r i Ca J -�
Chico
Orovil..le
L1,98 40
1 ra'% 8
0
Ct
�'
Gridley
739
69 C)
�1 r t C-;
20
Total
0.
t iotTotal(a11
cies)
Total. (Unin-
)( } f
862 •1,j
corporatedAreas)
L,4a w t�C z?
".�.:.`r"
�1� I
U
Total (Ia�u t; t✓ �,
--�--�-
Counl;y)
9 058
1105i.dentl.ral c orl.;t,.r'ur�f.A i drrl tol;rt1;{ f i V;y-r-r; has bean
di..l ecte:d pri ncip,,11'ly ';(,j trl°1P, Ill't"in u r'oa-', Of the County.
Generally, the Chico aroa h� ,b � xl,i�r`iR d1r��rl i r1dC1F'r �. �.
new
dwelling rd zzr2..t,s r1ow housing con-
st-ruc'tion in the C ourdty... rlt1rdl, i.�A
recti ivF:d5"/ oft11i: ldc�u: i .,t r�c�r ,► r��zc 3rea has ►� i.c�r1 ,lrirl Oroville 18/.
Approximately P?ol of all 11011 X11 t:; Unit; havr, been constructed,
in incorporated area:, Of the (",fr1.nty, wi.th Chico leading all
cities with 2128? units Or V5;'viz the t 0tal . The County's
unincorporated arr.ls have rr:,cF•'ived trhO l.t�x�l.�;r, � volume of
residential growth, accounting i'1. of a:l,l new housing
construction si.Z]ce 1973.
Mobile homes have; OUtrzumb( ,rod all, oche=r hou ,,inn h'i'res in.
the County, rosult;irdC _.rj I,,, 4V7 unl t< or 40 of all, naw
dwellings. Only P3 ci tshr,s�� ri . C,;L:i.t:> homes have been lo-
cated within city boundar l.( s, ar�ri 1, 4 0 units arrs� fr and in.
designates moral.;, hortic park-..
Another 23% of tho hoji . , .rz ; has been
devoted to C C)rlCi("'r1.: L(rrl ll "3 r1t"l r;"1il liT 1.lydi t;:i with 2,432
dw(,l 1 n ; `k ua.l,t, i1z ". z1� r7r-�z�lie,rr CAI°rtrar; rAnd 8C2 within
cities. A rproxim dt; -.lir ✓•r:'v oi' rill.1. 1'drnz , i r�C LIA It vit hin
cities rico .3.L`IP�
�l� .:.> ,�.zr�cl .ori. ,:?x�Tdr-
1 UltiPl.(.-family h^li,iin 1�rAia' accounted :Cor 1,?;6 04' all hous-
ing corsota^uct; i P�r1.r�1rA,lc� r i ►,': fAT err Ox , mat -'IY 65'; of thi s
housin has bcGerr r cr1 'twin. r r:t �tLLcc� ��t:r Pl ar as of the
Co1,1.rity with Cb.1.nri i�"t�`�'"'c'f�Ze�rtd�lt�' ✓��� ��y�
rr•� �3t� 'i'l`1„Cr ar9its. Approx-
imately 'l jT %1A o the now <d u.,.'t:2'uc't ion has C;i'on devoted
to, duplexes, the majovity o,t., which has boon conf)tvuctod
wlbhin citlea.
4. Commercial and Induntrial Consilruction: 1311.nce191�3, 4po
1'1(IW COMMOrCial aFd7or indusi-Xiala bVI n(;rs havo boon con-
structed in the County including
11A office comploxco;
152 general commercial buildinf,s; IPP warohouoe fa*cilitieo
;
au
and 33 manufacturing ntrctur(�jr�,,. Th table tSbolow proo(,,nts
a breakdown of this CorlStrucUon acc�ordinr to aveao in tho
County Vxperietcing the groatest activity. ,
New Commercial/Industrial Buildings
(1973-1978)
Building Type
Incorporated Office General
Areas C,MpLexes
Commercial Warehousing Manufacturing
Chico 31 31 4 7
Oroville30 3LJ� 8 14
Gridley L� 3 1 0
Total aBigg ll 0 1 0 0
Cities) 65 69 13 21
Total (Unin-
corporatod
Area,-,) .48 109 12
Total (Butte - —
County) '113 152 '122 33
Unlike patterns of residential construction over the pre-
vious 5 years, now commercial gad industrial buildings
have been constructed primarily in unincorporated areas
of the County. Nevertheless, the general locational pates
terns of these buildings have been directed to the County's
urban areas. They Chico area, for example, has recoived
36% of the new commercial/indusLrial construction since
1973 and the Oroville area and Paradise-Magalia a_,ea rep-
resents 28% and of this activity.
Approximately 40% of the Building construction has been
in incorporated area: of the County with the City of Oro -
Ville leading all now construction with 86 buildings or
51% of the total. Chico represents 43% of this construc-
tion activity.
The ()nstruction of "general -commercial" bu,.Ildings has
excec,ed all other building types, and manufacturing
faciL 10,ies have accounted for only 8%' of all now commer-
cial/i.dustrial building construction since 19? .
23
E PUBLIC NACILITIES AND S.)' RV:CC Era
1. Di:ront U -i li ta,os
a.
DOMESTIC WATER
e-rry Croy:R Wate:,r, Co.
City of Biros
Bloomer alta. Mutual.
Water� Co.
Brush Creak (U.S.P.S.)
Butte Creek Estates
California Wato , Service
Co. (Chico urban, area &
Part of Orovillo area)
Del Oro Water Co
(Paradise Pines)
Do Sabha (P G & E)
Durham Irr. Dist.
Foather Falls (Louisiana
Pacific)
forest Ranch Mutual
Gran Mutual (Skansen
Subdivision)
Green. Acre. (Glenwood
Dr. - Chico)
b.
IRRIGATION WATER
Oro vi le-Wyan.dottL Irr.
Dist.
Paradise Irv. Dist.
Richvale Irv. Dist.
c.
SEWERS
City of Biggs
Casty of Chico
City of Gridley
City of Oroville
Richvale Sanitary Dist.
d..
ELECTRICAL POWER
City of Biggs
City of Gridley
e
NATURAL GAS
'pacific Gas & Electric Co.
City of Gridley
Gr1 dJ vy Farm Labor Cramp
'b ako Macl.ro'no Water Dist.
Mag'ra;lia Co. Water Dist.
Morry Mtn.. Mutual (Clippor
Mills)
Mulberi,y Water (SE Chaco)
Northwoods Mutual (Fotest
Ranch)
Oroville-Wyandotte Irr. Dist.
(Oroville foothills & Kelly
Ridge)
Paradise Irv. Dist.
Sgings of Living Waters
(Rich. Springs)
Stirling City
(Diamond International)
`i'hermali to Irv. Dist.
Vista Mutual (Durham)
Durham Mutual Water Co
Table Mtn. Irr, Dist.
Thermalito Irr. Dist.
Biggs -W. Gridley Water Dist.
Butte Water Dist.
N. Burbank Pub. Utility Dist.
(S. Oroville & Kelly Ridge)
Thermal.ito Irr. Dist.
(Co. Service Area 26)
Skan.s en Sub. (CSA 21)
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
(remainder of Ccunty)
f. TELEPHONE
Pacific TlelePhone & Telegraph Co.
g. CABLE TV AND RADIO
State TV Cable Chico)
Norcal Gab:l,evision (Oroville, Gridley & Biggs)
h. DRAINAGE
Dk)l- tif""o Pi-'nt, I
(E. GrLdloy,)
(W. 1101'son)
Dlainflgo 111ot. 1100
(Rlahvalo)
Drainage Dist. poo
(E. R1 chvalo)
Rec lama ti on Dist. 833
(Biggs & W. Grldle)
Co. Service, Area 4.
(Paradise Pines)
i. STREET LIGHTS
Oity of Biggs
City of Chico
City of Gridley
City of Oroville
2. Othor Fao.j.1it.j.es and
0.141A
4)"",
M11,1111 & 11
011 L co)
C%O'A
, `x,
(NE
Chico)
0 01A
x'14
(N.
half of Chico area)
0 1"'; A
(N.
ChLao-Sharsta Union)
0,1�1A
38
(1,,arsoJ so
00A
4.1
(NW
Olh 1 C 0
C"'A
47
(NW
01,111co
01,0A
51
(01.
Orovi, J.e)
County Sorvice Areas #1,
11, 127 13, 141 15, 167 17,
18, P7, 30, 33, 36, 39, 4-01
L� 4 &
?, 9, 56.
a. FIRE STATIONG
City of Birgs (1) El, Medio Fire Protection
City of Chico Dist. (1)
City of Gridley (1) llaradiz e F_j i -o Di.. ,t. (3)
City of Oroville (1)
County of But -be, (12) - Upper Ridge, Nord, Chico, S. Chico,
Durham, N. Oroville, Kelly Ridre, Bangov, Palermo,
Gx,idl,(--,,y, Biggs & Richval(,-,,.
State Forestry Division (8) - Cohasset, Forest Ranch,
Butte Meadows, Stirling City, Jarbo Gap, Harts Mill,
Robinson Mill & Feathor Falls.
'Volunteer. Fire Companies (22) - Cohasset, Forest Ranch,
Stirling City, Dc Sabla, Magalia,, Pnradise, N. Chico,
Chico, Durham, Concow, Berry Creek, Feather Falls,
Clipper Millo, Kelly Ridge, Oroville, Thermalito,
Palermo, Bangor, Honcut, Gridley, Biggs ,& Richvale.
b. SCHOOLS
Biggs Unified Biggs High, Biggs Elem. & Richvale
Blem,
Chico Unified Schools Dist. (20) -
High Schools - Chico, Pleasant Valley, Fairview & Chico
Adult
Junior Highs - Bidwell & Chico
Elementary Schools - Chapman, Citrus, Cohasset, Forest,
Hooker Oak, Marigold, McManus, Neal Dow, Word, Parkviewi
partridge, Rosedale, Shasta & Sierra View.
Durham Unified (*21) - Durham High & Durham Elem.
Gridley High (2) - Gridley High & E8peranza High
Gridley Union (3) - McKinley, Wilson & Sycamore Elem.
Manzanita Union (1) - Manzanita Elem.
Oroville Union High (4) - Oroville, Las Plimas, Prospect
Oroville Adult High Schools
Bangor Union (1) - Bangor Elem.
25
Feather Falls Union r0oathor Falls EJ em.
Golden Feather Union C0r1cow K(,im. & Springy, Va�u:l.ey
B1
Crca',;ille Elemontary (`r) - Blvd 0)t., Crantral Esots de,
Oakdale, Olahi..r, Stanford Ave. & Wyandotte bo— Bl.e�m.
Palermo Union ( ) - honcut, Palermo & Helen Wilcox 1l'Jom
Pioneer Union1 - merry Crook E1 ern.
Thermalito Union (3) - Nc�l.eroxa Ave. , Poplar Ave. & Sierra,
Ave. Elem.
Paradise Unified (7) -- Paradise High, lUdgeview High,
Paradise Intermediate, Paradise Pro -School., Paradise,
Ponderosa. & Horace Brakebill .Elem.
Butte Community College
Butte County Superintendent of Schools (2) special
education schools, Sierra Bal Oro & Masa Vista
California State University, Chico
c. RECREATION FACILITIES
aity of 13iggs CSA 31 (Biggs Swimming Pool)
City of Gridley CSA 34 (Gridley Swimming Pool)
City of Chico Chaco Area Roc. & Park Dist,
City of Oroville Feather River Roc.. & Park
Paradise Rao. & Park Dist. bast,
Richvale Ree & Park Dist.
State Parks & Recreation - Bidwell Mansion State Historic
Parr & Lake Oroville State Rc�croation Area
State Fish & Game - Oroville Wildlife: Arca., Gray Lodge
Wildfowl Management Area &Feather River Fish Hatchery
d. .POLICE PROTECTION
City
of Biggs
City
of Chico
City
of Gridley
City
of Oroville
Butte
County Sheriff &
Constables
- Headquarters in
Oroville
& substations
in Chico,
Paradise & Gridley.
Stave
Highway Patrol -
Offices in
Chico & Oroville
e. HOSPITALS
Biggs --Gridley Memorial.
Chico Community Memorial.
• Enloe Memorial
0
Feather Raver
Oroville Medical. Center
f. LIBRARIES
Butte County Library (q) - Oroville, Chaco (2), Paradise,
Gridley, Biggs, Durham, Feather Falls ,& Clipper :Mills
Butte County Schools Office
Butte Community College
California State University, Chico
g. MOSQUITO ABATEMENT DISTRICTS
Durham, Oroville & Butte County
h. CEMETARY DISTRICTS
angor fine Creek (Cana)
Gridley --Biggs Thompson Flat (S. Table Mtn.)
Nimshew (Magali.a north) Upham (Rackerby)
Oroville Paradise
Wyandotte
26
Ill. COUNTY 00NO'b"IM101 AND 1'011 CIE"";
A. PURPOSE AND AIIVLI(:A�TJON
When an (AnDlYSiS alld Ur1d0r0G'aT1d!.aj,1 of M., "Dovujopmo%�
setting'" section, oinq)('cially tho inJ,'orjrj(,jtj,ojj on r(,,,'cerit (.!rowth
and -trends, is combijj()cj W1, th a ' rogard for -the he'a1th,
, V
safety and welfaro of But to 0()ul1tY fUturo rusidonts. a
number- of more r3p(Ic-ific
. concerns OmOrge- Tho m&ny
economic and Sovorlmental sul)jOct
S Of C013ca7.11 w1thin a
scope and the Land Use Eloman't; are fvoquorltly viowed as
debatable points or perplexing juG-10tions. Thi; intent of
this section is to pr(,,,,9ent all of -these fliVnifie'ant problems
and issues in a clear and concise form.
The identification of each land, use issue, 1,9 immediately
followed by a statement of -the Country's adopted policies
on that Subject. In this context, "'policies" are official
declarations Of government's rules and COUrrlos of action,
based upon its analysis of the issues and -the material
interests of the Citizenry. Policy Statomontr, oerve as
,guides for consistent and logical decision-making and to-
gether function ao an indicator Of roals and priorities,
a vision of -the future, a dovic(, for il-ItOrgoverrimontal
coordination, and a focus for public intorost and dis-
cussion. The effectiveness Of this 0,10mont depends large-
ly on the public understanding, wide acceptance and reFular
use of these adopted statements of County policies on .Land
use.
The policies are stated as incomplete senteace,-, which
should be thought of as being preceded by "The County
should .... ". In this case "should" indicate,s a definite
preference for a certain response, course of action or
development pattern. However) because our desires for
the future are SO numerous, diverse and idealistic, some
conflicts between policies are unavoidable and to be ex-
pected. No one policy by itself should always determine
County action; decision -makers must consider all adopted
policies which are relevant to a particular situation.
The continual interpretation and application of policy
statements to individual situations will frequently re-
sult in compromises reflecting balances and priorities
among conflicting policies.
27
B. GENERAL
I. Gonova,l Writfary: TWr• our OatrtMtuGionralr,,y.,_,t mj "Land
'Ca50 A, M, and regulation W ra po",r,,r, re•Caorvod
to 1 a stat on j a Jul i rare power eMrae}t,"d to l;a•VmraW and pe,r—
potuat o than moral n nd zrart ori to 1. we•t t°wr( of t,l;,o faoopl r,.
'Cho material welfare of At, pool d r .- .v,rvf-d by the fr. oo,
cantorpr;i v economic c, vyrrt; m, Ward im kho privtrt,r:, a;jwr° orsh p
of, laird. Lilco merit; nthor 2tut;oo, (hill %ni a ims d lfat shod
mur,h of thin f'autihor'lty to haeme f';taZPoisma"ntn. Tho Caeau,2'a.ty5a
canal in this documcrrb t,laor (Morro be filar. "j,onoral
welfare" of its nit,izonn or, in abhor tormn, "the quality
of life" of its rom i.donts and their "pursuit •ta of happiness" �
both as :ind.ivdualn and no mombern of ;;oni pt;,y
policy..
K.ae Tvokde for the health, .:nfohl nud wool-1}ceiril; of
the County's dare?;;ent and future rerrdnntto.
''. :ilanninr, .Arj a California ni.ra. Govorrrrr pht Celia Action 6 300
al l own> the Couoral plan of n city op county to include
"any land outside .i t,., bound ar l o, whi(,,11 in t, lr plann%rrp;
agency's juri.f,0mont 'boar. o l a G.i r,rj (,o ib_-, ltl.ann.inr," .
Most of the Couxa,t;,y ltcturrel•rry ill 010 �r;r.l t ('y f o l l nws the
Sacramento River and ot,hop smallov Arai nin. Ai i at.ing
development just outside Onuony taourrelrartor is very l.i-
r .tied, with thea remail urban =Lurw of l,i vo Oak and Ham-
ilton City lying rano to two rrri .len ,way. Howns ov, devel-
opment within t;ho County's traCrasTu'v atoll QUins o of
directs Concern to Cllr` (. oun'a and ir not 4-rxk'mpt;ed lel any
way from the ,noon of coa nt y t:';r'rrFio l plans.
Pol cv:
a W P r K for .future development of all i ncorfaorFatr d
and unincorporated arenn with County boundaries.
b. Ccncult with incorporated cities and neighboring
counties in the dovelopmont of pl.fanniur proposals
for areas of mutual. concorrr..
3. Time. Frame; The Govornment Code dons not dof inev how
1=6 -,-ream" a goneral plan's focus ahoul d be. The Gen-
eral Plan Guidolines su cost:, a -o L "' goon years or more
be considered a "l.onF-•rarsfwf:." time ;ryl. an Lacking a bin-
ding
n -ding ray q iremenG, the County czar, drfnr. 'll or r, -term" as
it wishes. Futurp fare;;, c�;Konr and f�t�Alot;:ions l; ecor��e
more speculative and 1+ , VV7. i ak)l,O time faeri ad
increases.
a. Plan for davi: l opment, within iii p County for the en-
suing PO ;y'r: ap s, rivi.nr owphav i.s to Ma move :immt
dia.te learn, while at the sarrt:i t imo C ons derin
the long ran, factors and trF�Q
4. Population Growth: Mixr. V V0 the yoFulatlorr of ,the
•e a.ti.re County ha,,s i,ricrf'tnoyd about; xoO par mr. Growth
rates for individual communiAns h6vo varied widely, with
some areas growing rt"ad `1.y at moro t;h aL per year.
Mort of the now I�ot,, i,du t o have movod fl:-olli tho large
metropolitan ,ar e a,x of t;ho nt,cat;o thIs urban -rural migra-
tion is a natl ortw „do tr and (Azad. if) to c on.tinup for
soma years to aomo. Dospite, s.ign�.�i,;crar,t xzaLur,�al limitFa-
tiono ,and some l.ocal.iz d cartst;r,al,rat�3, ButtP County hao
slxf L`i.ci int Space for cons! dor able ,future development and
continued. growth. A roe, o nurplus of wrtailablo de-
vol.opment oito s in d:es ir€ bl. i too (avoid artificial conotrti.c
tion of marked; supply and high land px:i,ces.
Such a flexibility factor, aloo ai;lowo for the; polis , ility
that population growth and dove],opmont noodo may bo. sigma•-
ficantly greater than pvo jocted.
Policy:
a. Based upon continuous analy, in- of population trends,
provide: plans which allow ronsonrabl.e "freedom of
choice" of sites and facilities for the population
growth of the County, both in the County as a whole,
and in its various soctions.
b. Designate ade;quato land :for free-market competition
among land suppliers to aroi,d artificially con-
stricting land availability,
5. Public ParticiR)ati on.: To nocuro the maximum coordination
of plans during the 'formation of a Local Coneral plan,
the Government Oode mandate„ planning; agencies to
11.. consult and adviso with public officials and
agencies, public utility companies, civic, educational.,
professional and other organizations, and citizens
generally.... 11
Inventorying community nc:,eds, identifying significant
issues and problems, defining basic goals, choosing
priorities, clarifying policies - all of these planning
activities require high levels of public participation in
order to develop an, effective plan. Citizens' involvement
not only provides them access to the decision-making pro-
cess but increases the public's understanding and support
of plan proposals.
Policy:
a Seek wide public participation in development of
land use policies and proposals.
6. Intergovernmental Coordination: Many County departments,
cities, special districts and State and federal government
agencies are involved in various aspects of the physical
development of the County. The complexity of this system
of oi.thority and responsibility mares coordination of
government plans and programs extremely difficult. At
the same time, the power of thio system and the limited
scope of individual agencies means that; maximum coopera-
tion is necessary to avoid haphazard and costly future`
development
Polic
aAttempt to coordinate all government plans and pro-
grams so that they are mutually supportive in all
areas.
P
Orderl.y_1�F�rT r; �1 (a r,1r1..1:.°ra to G1.%yrt: r'I1T(l4_'t, to -°'�l. Sal��.lk:�.��.'i� �l.r.".�.�!^�Ar.�{' 0'() rt,���t;���.�i. �ti i3
and they J,utxli , rat, 1r1z't1;o li�lvr i.1ivP�'r' ;'od amountcl
of Molloy .i.n Buttca Ccaur,t y' : E'x t; i,1t� .,^�j t,t,ltd ol, volidn, ut i.b'—
rind. othe.-r pulA,10 fav i l i t'i r�... Po llalxhr,i v',t t1li.,L, lvov)t -
mon't Arid. the l.r+veal of, t';i 7°v i c;+,r � ,zt, i l i ori f, i.c'n Of Ox's 1t;.i 71g,
i"aril L cXr1 io doolvsaY,o, r-r'oor'llk"irii"; that; 10.1 c: lvv'IF;tttltfc!(l:
;Land for dovojopmont fir, neat; i,mlric'fii.aat:t�'ly rlvral'I'LaL)Ie fol. urlo.
Land ownoro have pl.ralir, rov h,ho t.i11111tt', of, (levo)_opmernt On
their land which i1't"t' to N.
PoIicy
BucouraBo annoxation to cox l .:^1..i nrr c i t, i c c <1t cli„ t;a.'r
districts.
'la. Promote tho full, u't:i.i. i r�ea L i.ea11 Of .r i t;c,r r e•,rv(4 by
eaxi.sating public, !'taco i 1 i i,:i of .
c. EncouraGe dove I oj.,rrlr?zTtt i1, tlllcl ,,Iroullel r t1 it; i xx _, c ra1T1�
mun i. t i o s with pubs l .i, c f ac: a 1.; t.,i .
C. RESOURCE MAN'AGI1 ENT,
1. Agricultural and CrDj'.) Land: Almo,': "114 Of t:110 0maity's Land,
mostly irrigated irll to , on rood ;���5_ 1..��+ :111 1 --he va l 7 e— sand, low
foothills, 'wao de -voted
Crap production from tlliii 11,1llci ta'ur rat; „irk r' 'I,`'l) 000 000
and providod an avora',F: ', ��.^'�� cr.f 1ie� wr11;� P,r,d r;w:1�1 ,r crr►plc; _,
moat in 'tho Country "i1t 'i;�'"�%. '1' tr 1111'f'.r)r"f�raTl� t.' of af7rcultuvo 1•n
the local economy i.; 'ttifi I>y ihfi,
tremendous public nvortt;rr,rn-H." -111 ^"3r,v i (tf' , irritaat.i°on
Systems, draa.na(c f c,i.1.;i !., i k��:: r,r!c? r,a.'ra'l. I,(),irlt;. 11i,.,1 dF:rlt rll
and commercial. devE',i.?1pm,,"lit; 31',l C'':I:'`7Tr 1:3T'o"s:F orf'a`f',e;
confll.cts with carts i.r1<et x'i r;1a i. t X11 ,-a 1. `iC t 'i v i c ,Ett`i r:knd induces
tax pressures and cC1nW' 'SLOn Of ref' t'3'1`ay r:r'c,rP hand to non4- '
agh icultural. uses. Urban gT'CQrl;l1 ".rit,o al.:!TA cul i`.ural bads
also results in pormtaricrt r stt^.ic i �.1� :ir1 thy. 1.'�otential for
crop production. To noun+ x^ tlai,'s r:gr.i.cujturtrl zoniTIE has
been used Pxtensivoly ;i,n t; Ee mart, rvr lul parts of the county.
Tht.s is less evident to t1w ut:rl.an arenas whore over
the years developments and officin't 4ar`t;ions have taken place
which has made agricultural z,oninf, 'riprract;,i.cral., unwi e, and
at times an undue: finranc;:ial. Isur'd(ln iipon .individual cit -JI zens.
Folic
. Maintain a griculi;ur^al_ ox (al ter*)du! 'G'ir)n rpt; a major source
of ,food, oripl o-,vm.ent arid
b. Retain in an tat ri.cu`Ltur'ril, on the Land Use
Map areas 'whei- .l.o!at l r l,, 1_°a t=1r^ a l cearld i t i.orlr and water
availability nietko lranL l� �t :. � r.uit((d t r-, orchard arid.
lc=. r':r x,.
field crop u�: � wlai:l_rA. for
c��arr:•�� � � t�Frl�railr�icultural.
use areas whore lir1.^r111 °tar t'r` ric: r1 lrtrtt; hart made inroads
into agri.cult;urnI card . h1 rf' prase of"t`l c.ial ac-
tions have pinn od rirl, as .1 -vel. opmont .
c. Allow a. wide ra.nf,.,o of agri�.au .t:arr'a'L ,incl r(co.,,sary
accessory use ,c� in
d. Maintain minimum dii dt ,sit alljM �d air1':ic11l
Lural areas b �'r7 1 f':'r11,'!1#� �` aI..K°. w.,;:h�rll t i i. V �xh`1Z17 �eE� J�V i rlc iple s -
e. Encourage urban C-xPan:; i (). t lv, l rata ,t l:r•^od,.xt 're
Soils.
f. Allow rural, ros i.dont wal.. d rf-': 0Pmr'r,.t: as a tuffer be—
tween urban d vF�,: oj.mr:rltt 1rie?:
. Grazin Land: About N10 of tho County in u", ed fit least part
ofthe ycar for gray.zng cat,tlo, ohc,op? goats and other livo-
stock on natural v(A,o tatioa wh ,ch va:r,,I o, by ��c;��r:on ar�d ��1( -
vation. Consoquon0y, livostook which (;raze, In the vall oy
and low foothill areas in tho winter aro frequently moved to
summer pasturo on timberland and other mountain areas. Be-
cause the per --acre product ioa and value of P,:r. azinfr, land is
low relative -to other uses, it is usually suscopti.ble to
developmen'L pressures if other prerequisites for development
exist. An additional /a of County land, .is developed as
irrigated pasture, a much more intense and prodra,ct:ivo type
of livestock operation.
Policy:
a. Maintain extensive areas for primary use as live-
stock grazing land.
b. Allow livestock grazing on all. suitable sates not
needed for development or crop production.
c. Prevent scattered development in grazing areas.
d. Discourage irrigation of grazing land with poor
drainage; or which has a high risk of mosquito pro-
duction.
e. Retain in a Grazing --Open Land category aveas on the
Land Use Map where location and natural. conditions
make lands well suitod for grazing land, whale con-
sidering for non --grazing use areas where urban en-
croachment has mado inroads into grazing areas and
where past official actions have planned areas for
development.
3. Timber Land: The extensive pine and fir forests in the
mountainous eastern third of the County are owned and main -
aged, for -the most part, by the U.S. Forest Service or by
several large -timber companies. Much of the timber is
processed in large m�:'.ls in Oroville and Chico. The manu-
facturing of lumber and wood products accounts for about 4916
of the wage -and -salary employment in the County and a heal-
thy share of basis income to the County economy. Timber-
land also has significant value for wildlife halm tat, re-
creation and watershed protection. Following the provisions
of the 1976 Forest Taxation Reform Act the County placed
most of the best private timberland in a restrictive
"Timberland Preserve Zone", This zoning reduces property
taxes and thus encourages longer -range management policies.
Policy:
a. Limit the use of timberland to forestry activities
and compatible uses,
b. Encourage ►►Timberland Preserve" zoning for all
suitable sites.
c Encourage management of timberland to maintain long-
term productivity.
d. Retain in a "Timber Land." category areas on the Land
Use Map where location and natural conditions make
lands well suited for timberland, while considering
for non -timber use areas where urban encroachment has
been made inroads into timber areas and wnere past
official actions have planned areas for development.
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4. Water Resourcoo: Duo , tho hiCh pvoolpltation Involo in
US MOST," utto Oounty an an rdirndauce of watov re-
sources in the form of lar, stronms, ma-rr'y VOMI'VoLrr" all
extonnivo irrigation and canal nyntom, am a pormanent
Ground water supply in the valley. The Yeathor Rivor and,
the Sacramento River are the key nupp'ly olemonts in nnov-
mous wator projocto providing for aCricultural irrigation
and domostic uses in dintant parts of the 3tato. Local use
of our water resources by residents, induntry and recroa-
tion is Growing steadily. An the County grows, thy; poten-
tial also incr6asoo for degradation of water resources
through pollution and
Policy:
a. Ki ntain quantity and quality of water resources
adequate for all usor in the County.
b. Support water development projocto needed to supply
local demands.
c. Control development in watershed areas to minimize
erosion and water pollution.
d. Require proof of adequate;: water supply, for ail new
development.
e. Conservation of wator and energy will be considered
in approving plans for new developmont*
f4 Exercise constant vioilanco in Lho prottction against
export of our ground wntor supp]7.
5. Air Resources: The relatively high quality of air resources
which has attracted people to Butte GounGy is gradually
being affected by that growth. Climatic vnriablen and the
surrounding mountains create a Vignificant potential for
air pollution in the entiro Sacramento Valloy. 11ollution
problems are combustion by-products from vehiolys and
such stationary sources as burning of rice Hubble and
other wastes, space heating, industry and power plants.
Air pollution can not only damage human health and impair
visibility but also has the potential to decrease the pro-
ductivity of agriculture and industry. Air quality in
this region is regulated mainly by t _
he '.tatp Air Resources
Control Board with increasing federal requirements and
local involvement. In rospoi se to the Clean Air Act
Amendments of 197?, the Butte County Association of Govern-
ments has prepared an Air Quality Implementation Plan for
attainment of federal amVent air standards.
Policy:
a. Evaluate carefully tho air pollution potential of
all development plans and proposals.
. Mineral.V,,1 �r()l<� mirint artv:,tiors raf
7110 1866 h :aracl, gar°l y �lc)0()' .; have, "! ons; s i ricsc diminished to a
numbc!xv Of .'aI as l.'l c;
il,ncygs ;b, ehaud tunnc.t a zwxarcaJ trrrwc orixa la t: z Find 'l c"' rtaknlao� in., f Noncc'rahv -�
—
the
rcq3i,(lual dcgllc;r; l.t ; l.c�ft ka r l�,ycla'aatx'l,i.c, and barg., m,3 n—
Ing operations h"C l,t a major m°in(�rtil rOSOUrce in their
own right. %.'he p,t"ocooui;ing, of sand, gr'aati c 1, and, other building
material.: .i s currc,n•t'l y thc� on.l y l aax"g(a aal 0crJratn()x"c�iaal minint
nG
activity tk e; (3ountaaac y, although Potenta.aln do exist for fu-
lure devo l.opmon•t of 1;iwma�„tone, clay, a.�i �.i ca nand nand some
metals.
Pow:
U. rnuOurage extraction and Pvocossi,ng of identified
deposits of building material.;, and other valued
mineral raysources.
b. Encourae- o the reclamation of lands subject to
mineral (;xtract:i_on.
7. LneKG L -R �2
sQurcen: The County's natural. supply of combust-
ible fossil fuel's appears vexyy l.:imitc„cl at this tirae, consist-
ing of several small” underground deposits of natural gas
along the County's Wootc rn, boundary. With numerous power -
plants operated by the Department Of Wator, Resources, Pacific
Gas and Electric; c; aand the lJrov l7,f;--Wy(aza.(1r;tt�c� Irrigation
Distract:, the hydrooloctric ver;ourcor Of the Feather River
and its branches art, among the l.aarge of and most developed
in California. This method of powcol generation provides
clean, incxper.1sivo and rel tabic, olec;tri c lower for the
entire grid system as well as substantial employmerrt income,
property taxes and revenues from power oalos.
Policy:
a. Encourage expaansion, constructioxa. turd officiency of
hydro(;lectra.c power plants ,.n the County.
b. Encourage the development of natural gas fields and
other fossil fuel, sources
c. Encourage the development of alternate forms of energy
production, including solar power and burning of waste.
d. Promote conservation of energy resources in reviewing
proposed developments.
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D. RESIDENTIAL DLTELCPr�TENT
Housing Supply and Variety: Ho ,sing which Provides adequate
shelter, secure. ty and space is basic to thy- welfare of all
county residents. Satisfying the,so housing needs requires
conservation and rehabilitation of exiclting housing and
construction of now housing. Because that y :.gnomic well. --
being of the County and satisfaction of Housing needs are
both dependent on balancing housing supply and demand, the
County can best assist the housing mar?cr-t ly assuring enough
suitable space for n(NI housing constructaA:$'
Policy:
aa. Establish appropriate Zoning to provide, sites
(including various cho ces) tO rrt r ; housing needs
for tha ensuing 20 years.
b. Provide a diversity of housing sites varying in size,
density and location.
a,
The distri t)ution of Couj.ty populati,on and t �
11 he
Woods for public F,,�(,Arvicos, and fac!Dti, oo, in lkorgr�ly deter-
mined by the denoitio�r) of ill difforont areas of
thea County. Density in aloo imPortant in itn effect on the
quietness, "olbow room" and overall, quaIity of houcing situ-
ationo. "Phe intenoity of rosidoritial dovoloptont is related,
to a number of factors, including, tho watural capabilities
of property, tho availability oj' pui)llc frAcii.iti.es, the valua
of property and proposod dwolling u-1,1ts, and the developing
-trend and charactort otics of th(., surrounding aro a.
P01 ice:
a. Correlate rosidnetial densities to soil, olope and
other natural site charactoristics.
b. Correlate 379sidential donasitles -to availability of
water and sewago disposal and proximity to other
pttblic facilition
c. Relate residential, denoit.Ios -to intensity and. com-
patibility of -,ldjacent usos.
d. Balance residnotial donoitiu�s w.i-th traffic-cargling
capacitie8 of existing, and p2oposlod circulation plans.
3. Commercial Usos: Small businesses in 'the home can provide
self -emploF-e17t and a df,-L,ree of financial independence for
the residents. Similarly, officos and commercial uses in
residential areas can sometimes provide convenient services
to area residents. Home businesses and some offices and
services can be compatible with rosidnetial uses, if suf-
f icient limitations and conditions are, plaoi-d upon the
business activities. several of tho (-)unty'r, existing
categories currently allow ce=rtain lig-tedtypes of commer-
cial use.
PolicV.
a. WITIow home occupations and compatible types of com-
mercial uses were approved of in residential areas.
b. Regulate visibility, employment, advertising, parking,
etc. of businesses all in.residential areas in
order to maintain a predominantly residential char!aotev.
4. Agricultural Uses: Because plant crops and the Paising of
livestock and poultry require extensive space and can have
offensive characteristics, such uses are not n1ways com-
patible with urban residential development. At suburban
and rural residential densities, however, agricultural uses
are frequently desired and expected by residents and can
be an aooeptabl� accessory use with controls on the intea-
sity of such use.
Policy':
a. Allow agricultural uses and farm animals in desig-
nated residential areas where appropriate.
b. Limit density of farm animals in relation to type
of animal and parcel size.
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E. RX)ONCMIC! DEVELCl,l`'iERlt
Ecorom:ir.Growths f rc:,wt h arca v i.tal i.ty is based on
a0:17onr, ,,t;dblo and di,vort,,i fl od ocoilomy l,htit; provider `a
W,i:.do range of moan i ni"fu] gulp l oymcrat rand r:vV0'tm0r Lt oppoV-
tunit oo. lndiv:i dura` n who e-rl.t,ov thc7 sector gain
indepon.dorice for t;hom.e A.ve o, oro ato Jolxi for others and holp
to incre:aney tho lax b ano.
Polis,
a» Provi.dc4 s,i,.to, and f aca'l;it;i.os to accommodato a variety
of acon.omi.c eact;1vJA;1_c, ,.
2. Property Rif,;hto: Enha.nc ng the value, of private property
increases 'Doth the potontial ale , prices and thy; asse�sod
value, bringing benefits to berth the privates and pab:iin
sectors. The American concept of property rights requires
the County to all,ow wherov er possible a profitable: economic
use for each parcol and tea maintain surrounding property
values.
policy
a. Maintain economic use and value; of private property.
3. Commercial Services: The purpose and function of commer-
cial fau.ili He r, relates directly to the magi rt fle;mand for
such services. They publ lc dc'Iri.voo the moot value for its
investments when individual.,,- are onco,arar,Cd to enter the
market place who arca willing to compete in offering goods
and services in reel€at:ion to f1supply and demand"
Policy:
a. Encourage a full. range of commercial nervices at the
regional, community and n i.ghborhood levels.
b. Coordinate future commercial facilitif}c, with exist-
ing and, proposed transportation systems, utilities
and other public facili. Gi tis.
c. Designate sufficient rand for commercial facilities
to fulfill needs for services and employment.
d. Encourage the grouping of convenience and service
facil..ties into integrated centers.
e. Designate retail and service: commerc1.al areas in
close proximity to residential development.
L�. Manufacturing and. Proc, s : In recent years industrial
activity has assumed an increasing role in the economic
growth of the County. A continued expansion of the indus-
trial base Will be necessary ary to provide sufficient employ-
ment opportunities and strengthen the economic base, of the
County.
Pol:i.c,r
a 6mote the development of neer :industry in the
County.
b. Locate industry near major transportation facilities
which carry raw materials, finishod prodi cts and
commuting workers.
c. Direct new industry to locations adequately served
h4r-major utilities; and provide sufficient services
and utilities to meet future industrial. needs.
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d. Promote the full, utjjjy,,q,Aon of oxi,11',ing industrial
areas.
o. Encourage tho ST01-11,YLnP, Of 1Y)duNtP'UAl and hoavy, ("oln-
meroial uses 'into Int egrat ed induatrin]. parks.
Oompatibility of Buodnewi AGtjNIti(-ffj-. Not all commercial
arff —Indus-Urial usen a
comprATAMT—ovlth each other or with
other uses. Similar busin000 usen, �som(atj.mos group togethor
to serve wording relationohi.,s Or to att:oact each other's
customers, Industrial act ivL'UOS frequently havo noises,
odors or )tber charracteristi.cs which are o:rfollsive to resi-
dences. o.Cfices and retail commercial uses. A functionally
efficient business environmont is thus facilitated by the
separation of incompatible zypes of use.
Policy:
a. Relate the intensity anq variety of commercial uses
to the market accessibility of oach site.
b. Limit light commercials uses in planned industrial
areas.
c. Limit manufacturing and wholesale activities, in
light commercial areas.
d. Limit residential usos in industrial and commercial
areas.
e. Encourage the separation of heavy industrial and
residential area with other used, natu:r,@',L. barriers
or public facilities.
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c -L 1.; bi nr7 l lan(l t1:w, , Th1 (welt, i on and
t�rowtb (11,
arta.l.rAriti,e 1y, d(ypon(iold on i rrrt:,Ip r:r 1,, tion i�ynti�mr The °in' er-
rF.'lati.ono,hip botwo—rt tjr'tlra€ <FJ'r't;il.tilcFYrl rind 11111d woe Is exem-.
pl;i,fi ed in 't hr; GC3vt.,i-,ninont. nod( Which r'oqui ro , 1;ho c(drrel& -
ti on of thor G i.r-cRu l rat i on l l h rrrr rat w.I (dt the Lanai U.,ry Klement
of thea Gonoxal Plan. 1.11ho i,'irnulrat.ir,n Elt,m.(,rit r'a(icptod by
the County in 1971 w4a s r,ul �i.>l. (.. rn ,r t't, cydi. ill 11),?5 by €a county
w,i.dr Regional 'i'rontiportat i on Plan ndoptedi I"yy Uho Butte
County Association of Govormnonts.
po .y :
a. l;'ido trrari.,portaat oi, frac,:i.l i.tior, of all types, to
supply n(.e c#.;i for. .r.rrr,id, of.flalxnt, oomfort;able, and
safe paosaro of peoPic; rand commodities.
b. Provide a: circ;ulati.ort ,,ystom and plan that is con-
sistont with nrrd will, ,upport existing nr'ad proposed
patterns and don.,i.tyi.(oo. of Land use.
c. Anti.cip at o pul,l.,i o 'tac i l.i.tai o. -I n('ede, so nand acquisi-
tion
cclua ti..torr ,arld nt.w will bo t°.i.mfi.`1.y and take
pl,racc with t) ter inimiiit, of"
2. Water and Sewer y.nt (c m: 107 prox imately of the County Y s
rosidorits currently :r oc(! iv(= (lomr�',tic watr ¢ and/or Brewer
service from community ,,cyst orur;. C.;(�r;ertt,y he a ,;h D*.,p artment;
guidelines allow rauc,h hie,,14( r� d0r)",i to airs on proof-xty served
by such oyote•rx,�,, than an on with i.nd i vid dal wells and
soptic tanks. f or5s(!tj z ,nt1,;j , tho l.00ntio n of Uratox and serer
line,,; l.tart,,ely thc. ,,l zo And of urban de-
velopment in the 0ount;y. Because thc� of such
lines so ,i irnif:i can tl.,y raf:i c;(. -t ;s f (ovr r.'ramonf; ��orts and land
use pa.ttarns, all. ,arinnxatioxi.� .to ijul:,'l.i:c. ;y,,t F,,m,n must be
reviewod and approved by tho 0ounty-1 evol 'k. nal. Agency
Formation Comrsri;r3i on.
Policy:
a. Encourage (expansion of put;Yl. i.c water and sewer sys-
t,emr, where dove,+Iopme.at t;o be senre'd conforms to
adopt -d land pl ar. .
3 Drainage and Flood �lontrol 71ac i li_tje.s The numerous win-
ter rainstorms in t;hi c, arr n ..'t r; ,� s�,
�, clu �,rit:t<iy' cau.� � accumulations
of standing w,it nr wh.1 cl1i (-in riamaCe- taazilcl��,.E ;� and crops,
bloax traffic flow rAnd dt r,u[.,t; mo . -It ianrl irf, .. in recent
yearn the. Sacramento River r ii -id rriar h-,,; area:,, have
oc asior,illy exrovioriced mala r .Lorre, .,(;7. c: flooding,
Most of the urban ax;Facas and irrigatf!d c;r6p lands, bowever,
aro protected i:r a coytiplr-x ra(-�twork of putters, ditches
and overflo,"., rh nn( l.; r ar. , pr'oblemk• are greatly in-
creased by urli an d�_'VO .oxYr7rO.L t, and its bui l di-ne;r Fara, pave-
ment , 'both of t• lii ch 1 r'z v( nt [$round rabsorr tl;i,,in and increase
surface rur.- riff .
Policy:
a. Plan drai.raarp faoi l,i t . r4:-, to `.rve areas of future
urban m wtli.
b. Require adequate drainagn improvements for new
development.
c . lncQurra ;r. impilOvelrt"�rit, of 1•lood r�Farrt,r"f,l r"atila ti,r et a7 on
tc.r 0' a c ra m (1, n'tc1 vr r•, irltl.i lr al, I,IxF c:rtttrt° f:ittir_+ j.az;'r.xrvarlC
tho, Vlparl an hnatait;l11; ol:' Ujo t'iver'.
d. Diroc t ul,litara t!;rrawt h '.wiry frorrt flood -r')"4111, aroas.
4. Private Ut;i l:_tt,y lei 11e , : Mr:)r:7t, Of I'llo C ourat.y obtairat gal rlctr'i.cr 1.
I�rawor sand tc,lr1„alac7xar; r;r'.rv:icr' .�x'cata 1�ay'€fir, F,camparxa r� � who�o xegu�
l.ati.on is almosi loot;ral ly ita t,h,; h artrl,: Of tho Cll atr: Public
Uti„ii.'tios Commission. klimi.l.,ax'iy, thra Cloura,t,y hsx.,very little
control over the non_rovernme!zal,tal whi.c,h provide do--
mr s'ti e wat Ur s"Viee>, t;o Ckzico ur,t,ari ax'raa, part of
the ar'ovillo urban area and sevoral oma�
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b. Consider proximi.ty Lo Studonto fond compatibility
of adjacont a s(q, lea l.oc aunt cacizc,t�i�; ,
c. Rol,ato land use to dc;nirnratod tmhooj sit—e:s.
Fire Stab ons and, Ot`;hor Public -Bui.ldi ng'1.` Le average time
neer ; -to aro apoto TiF7 cal -l' -di dc;pt�nds l.argcly on road ac�
testi orad the location of fi rr f i t ht:inti; equi.pme,�nt and pex�-
sonnol. More than �-10 atations providing, year-round protea --
tion to valley areao are ope;ratod by the County, 'the~ four
cities and two independent dintric't a. MOST: foothill and
mountain areas are served by community volunteer companies
and seasonally by the State Division of Forestry and U. -S.
Forest Service. These government agencies and others ser-
ving this area require many offices, meeting rooms, garages,
parking :Lots, storage areas and other structures. The
efficient arrangement of these facilities and their location
in proximity to the population served can maximize the level
of services and minimize public costs,
Policy-,
l,icy
a. Locate new fire stations with consideration to access-
ibility, futures devolopment and natural, faire hazards.
b. Bn.courago central and convenient locations for all
government buildings con.,i.stent with land urs plans.
c. Encourage central and convenient locations for hospitals,
meeting halls, private sohools and other quazi,--public
users.
Solid and -Liquid Waste Disposal Facilities The management
and disposal of solid and liquid wastes ie closely monitored
by Federal and State governments. As a result of Govern-
ment Code 66700 ETSM-1 Butte County adopted a solid waste
management plan in 1 75 for the purpose of setting forth
a program for the storage, collection, processing and dis-
posal of all solid wastes generated in the county. The
collection and disposal of solid waste material is performed
by several privately owned transfer stations and one ten
trr..-1 sanitary land -fill site which is owned by the county
and leased to a private company for operation and manage-
ment. The use, storage and disposal of liquid waste is
regulated by the County Health Department in cooperation
with the State Water Quality Control Board,
Policy;
a. Protect the public health and safety of Butte County
residents and the natural environment through effi-
cient solid and liquid waste management practices.
b. Support the continued review and study of alternate
locations for the disposal of solid and liquid wastes.
BNVIRONMENTAL :l'RE'i-lERVA'1'ION
dual i Uy of Erlvi ronmtr nl„ Tho 3"o ativo l'y low i n 1. cno i. Uy of
1..5ni,], uo(; In mucs ic):t' t7ho Gou'riby litu-, area'hod a ronera' y
t,,efo and l`t7.e a--) tint livinf; and worictril; r. n�r.lr,�c7ramrrat. Many
typo,, cafe land urJo, e+. POcit' 11,y f,ermo (.commo.rcT l,al and ind-"o-
Ur:i a7 rlti vi t,:i (Ir.
, can t)o dotr,i moji ;a l tee tho ho al th and
saPety of noarby vo.nd.cic;nts and wo,r,iloX s. llc wc!v(,�r, the
Yat, fight .ngeu�4can temiri��� tr ir€
mi.zod by r oq,uiving rllultablo l ocat- i ons and m.i t i.ga ti ng de -
'Agar measures.
IV)oIJ..oy 1
a. Maintain public health and safety k)y requiring
proper location and design foo use�.s with offonsivca
odors, dust;, smoko, light, traffic, vibration, e,x-,
lalosiveas, pol.,lutants, insect., and ,.imil.ar blighting
influences.
2 Noise; The detrimental, eff(lctS of noi_oo is a subject of
a separates ole<mant of the County's General. Plan. The
"Noise 'Blemont" adopted in 1()7`j containod savoral poli --
cies and impl.emontation moaoure s on noise that relate
directly to land use planning,.. Tho motit, oi.gof ficant 'canes
are summarized bellow.
Policy..
a. Consider recommondc d not -o lovels in rnvie_,�w of pro-
posed devel opmont ..
b. Locate noj.ea(.µstarlsitive; users away from airports.
c. Control locations of noisy recirwiti,onal. activities
ana events.
3. Open Space: The low proportion of Land presently devoted
to intense urban uses is an indicator of the spacious and
natural setting County residents now live in. Undeveloped
areas are valuable not only for production of food and fi-
ber but also for the diverse functions of maintaining air
quality, defining community boundaries and id.entities, pro-
viding space for relaxation and recreation, and reminding
urbanites of natural resources and rural activities.
Poli:
a. Pxovide open spacer areas near and between designated
urban areas on the Land Use. Mai,.
4. Scenic Areas 'he op�an character of the County and its
variety of terrain and elevation provi.deo many i 4,autz,iul
visnas and panoxcnl-e, from rural. highways. The`:.,, -,e pict°.ur-
esquo natural.. l.andscapos arc, not caul.; � of value to existing
residents but am also an a traction to tourists and new
residents. ' MaintAnlntt thn, ben,figs of cet,, r:ic hi.ghT;,zays
reouires controlti ora de.vt,:Iupment :in scF;,ra:i c corridors and
cozatinua.l considertaE Ion of the view from the road, Fol.-
Lowing are po:liciea; from t:.hf, Highways Fl.ea>ent
adopted in 1977 which a.ff"ect land use.
Policy:
a. Protect va l.uabl,e, areas arid Parks for enjoy-
ment by residents and visitors.
b. Coram dov dove loprricnt of
0- to V'"(11TI Of S0,(,4-n1c highw ysr
compatiblo 1,,xnd uoo in, sloanic
dortl ,IT V
v Id w �t(�
_ w,
orc),oks. a V 'Iyo) rivopki, 'and
5. Biological Tho 00unLy has a v ariOV Of wildlife
e
c rl
10 oo dependervt; on pr-(),U(,30t1on of
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for contUnualurviv,,11.
1; Th e hi Fl mOuTl
summer ran.00 for door hords; the 'l ltain Al'(!aS provide
winter rangeMarsh owop Xoothi-lls provide
arsh aroa,,_3 and vog(yuation alone, streams
,,Ire home Tor many watorfowlgame birds and other small'
animals. Lake oxovillo and 'the 0ountys larger streams,
are highly valuable habitat,s ror trout,
other game fish. Severalr.Al-p
. v Salmon, bass and
and/or ondangered. plants
and animal. Species are fo-and within the County.
Policyl:
T.-Iff-0—gulate development in identifiod winter deer van -
90S to facilitate the survival of door herds.
b. Prevent developm(�nt, and sito cloarance other than
river bank Protection of marshes and significant
riparian habitats.
a. Limit devolopmont which would increase sediment
loads in Prime fishing waters.
d. Regulate devolopment .to facilitate s�urviv 1 of
angored plants and animals.
identified rare or o �nd.a
Natural Areas: A small portion of the Plumas National
Forest land within the County is included, in the offi-
cially designated Feather Falls Scenic Area -d the
National Wild and Scenic River (Middle Fork "
River). Several. of the Feather
areas near the northeast County boundary
are now being considered for wilderness designation. The
State Of California manages two large areas 'or recreation
fo
and wildlife habitat: the Grey Lodge Water _'
wl Management
Area and the borrow area alone- the Feather River.
Policy;
'g. —Encourage the creation and expansion of natural and
wilderness areas.
Archaeolomical Sites
aZ,7111:111 I I I I I I I , � . .... Z, : Evidences of pre -historic human
Ivitles ha e been found throughout the County but es-
Pecially along fishing streams in the foothill oak areas.
Our knowledge Of early Native American culture depends al-
most entirely on the examination of these archaeological
Sites and their contents. California law now requires in-
vestigatiOn of identified archaeological sites during the
environmental review process.
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L2.�lc :
a. Identify and evaluate all cultural resources im-
Pacted Proposed Projects before approval and develop-
menti.
b. Preserve significant sites or require their detailed
investigation 'by competent archaeologists,
8. Historical Sites.' The first substantial settlements of
white Americans, in Butte County began in the 18LEO'S- The
gold mining settlements which constituted most Of the early
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do,volopment ovewtaual.l;y cli ntri����c4�xrod k)ut. 1.,. i't, tti zrzy tJr,�r�t.c���
lri the form of buildingn, mi,riorrl, calla 1 r>, roadn, tool -c-,
oo �1 , F,t . Many of tii`1;!'so art i ���1C.', (;,n nr o prP?n iR'.pvv-d in
� Qarc:, irk mu c.'amn, or ;ju.Cat with Comm"Tac-rat,ivo1r1��elt�c�� �
PO 7
a. E courago pr000 rva'tAion of 3i�;r�.ivi .anti
H. NATUIUL !"JAZARDO
I. Fire Hazards: Mont of tho mountain and foothill sA;,,eas Of the,
County wave; rA nJgnificant natural firo hazard wbono severity
varies with V()g0tati.011, SIOPo and olovation. Tho number of
wLldfiro o0curroncoo io increaning, along with tho. increSSO,
in visitors and now rooidents. Fir(,) control and ouppresbion
in rural areas in ofton rostriotod by inadequato water supplier,
and protection serv].cos. Xxisting policies: on firo hazards
are contained in -the Safety RUoment adopted in 1977 and are
restated below.
,Y
a. Consider fire hazards in all. land use and zoning de-
cisions, environmental review, subdivision roview and
the provision of public services.
b. Guide development to areas with adequate fire protectim
services.
2. Seismic Hazards: Butte County contains many knoim. geologic
T—au7—tlAnes; and a number of minor earthquakes have occurred
in the area in historic times. The largest movement and
damage came with the Oroville-Paloirmo earthquake of August
1975 and related tremors. The associated Cleveland Hill fault
east Of Oroville showed two Milos of surface cracking at that
time and is the only _fail t in the County to be declared a
Special Studies Zone by the State,
Policy:
a. Consider the most recent information on seismic hazards
in all zoning and subd2vision decisions.
bo Restrict development along known active fault areas.
3. Flood Hazards: Despite the construction of numerous dams,
levees and diversion channels, there are still extensive
valley areas Subject to occasional flooding. In peak rain
years, major flooding can occur along the Sacramento River,
lower Butte Creek and lower Honcut Creek. Localized drainage
problems also plague many other small areas in the valley.
Policy:
a. Limit development in areas with significant drainage
and flooding problems until adequate drainage or flood
control facilities are provided.
4. Geologic Hazards: The risk of landslides is greatest in areas
with steep slopes, week rock and high rainfall; some areas
around Lake Oroville and its branches have very high risk.
Ercsion potential varies by the :Name. factors but is greatest
in Granite areas. Findings and policies on these subjects
and other geologic hazards are presented in the Safety
Elment adopted in 1977.
palicz-,
a. Correlate allowable density of development -to potential
for landslides, erosion and other types Of 'Land insta-
bility.
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IV LAND TY83 ; CATIZORIES
A. MOTIONAL SEPARATION
The above po:l ici,os exlarc;f3t Couitity rtcs .rof-1 and objectives on
:future development and aro implemented l��a�f;ely b;y applying them
'to 'the arrangement of various ueE.a oar a map. The appl math
Of Policies to map form, requires a sot of land use claooifi-
cations to serve as a map l.egand and, as possible choices for
designating the proposed general. distribution of uses.
;hand use categories combine similar and compatible actaviti es
into groups with differing needo, for Location axid space.
Agriculture, forestry, mining, ou'tdr,or recreation, environ--
mental preservat on activi°tieo and other "open Aspace" uses,
generally require extensive land areas with little structural
development* and few residents. Tn contrast to land and resource -
commercial, uses, most residential, commercial, industrial and
Public uses ocoupy small areas of land intensely developed
with buildings, pavement, and human activities. Because of
employment, service needs and travel time, urban uses are more
location•-orionted than rural uses and require sites in proxi-
mity to each other. The various location and space require-
ments of land uses canonly bo satisfied by separating uses
into categories and attempting to provide suitable sates for
each. category.
B. PRINCIPLES AND STANDARDS
The following categories and associated standards for develop-
ment, Tahen. applied to the land use plan, map, 'together provide
the frameworlt for determining consistent zoning ;and judging
development proposals.
A complete explanation of the format and subjects used for
category description is presented here and immediately followed
by the principles and standards for the legend categories used
on the County's land use plan maps.
4 Primary Uses: The proposed development pattern is to be
111-L strated�through the designation and: arrangement of general
categorics of land uses. The title of each category g ry refers
to the predominant character of an area, and the description
of primary uses defines the intended principle uses in that
area. Providing suitable locations and space for the primary
uses is the basic purpose of each category.
SecoAndary U,9es: This section includes other appropriate uses
which a.el s.s extensive but similar, compatible or necessary
to the primary uses. It is assumed that the -terms include
n.ecesaary and customary subordinate uses incidental 'to the
stated uses.
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ON DOO!Qatlun NIKKO The MOmonto proso4t. tht, pro-
fvrrvd cite attribuWn, T_(53r 1,T).1 ", ontcrory- th"infr, thf!
to ahoone the npproprintu categopy 1,equip( " o
nvaluation of natural characterintic", pal:& frat: yllu0n)
oxisting dovolopmont rand growth Q(aidii of vv(-ry n1tr and the
surrounding area. The critoria for onch antonory are not
intended to bo conclunivo nnd mutually oxn uHlyrj but rather
an basic ppidalinen. Cons"quunUy, sollie t,1ppL,ar to
be suKod for mora than one or pophnpo nonp of tho categories.
Such areas should be assignod to the critnt,,ory wr1o1,,,1. Usos and
standardo seem toot compatible to W)''
IntOnsiQ Of USO: Spooific limitationo on parcel sizes sand
residuatial densities are indicatod for most categorion, other
uses which should be rostricted in oonw; fashion aiqi also pre-
sented. Each zone should regulate all unoo as needed to
maintain primary uses and protect adjacont uses.
Consistent Zones; According to Government Code Section 65860,
a local zoning ordinance and adoptod general plan are con-
sistent only if.,
"Re various land uses authorized by tho ordinance are
compatible with tho o1j"Vuvea, policios, genoral land
uses and programs specified in such a plan.''
The prescribed zonos for each category rnprosonts a colloction
of all current county toning classifications which could be
consistent to that category. This consistency dotermination,
however, is insufficient an it only rolatod,�oring r(,?Cu1ation.9
to category provisions and not to the application of policies
and implementation measures to specific proposal:. The con-
sistent zones listed in each category, therefore, rulato to
the intended primary and secondary uses only and not to other
Policy or implementation considerations. The cnhsistency of
zoning regulations is further considered in thp "Implementa-
tion Program" section.
ZoninsFantors: These are subjects which are to be considered
in the evaluation of conoistent zones and the choice of the
most appropriate zoning classification. Like site designation
criteria, the use of theso factors requires extensive analysis
of site characteristics and evaluation of individual situations.
These factors Mould Cuide docisions on r(,,.s-id(_,ntia1 densities
and intensity of uoo for rezoningo, une permits and all Ovel"
opment propoonla.
ORCHAIII) 1,41BLD CROPS
Primary U�ses; Cultivation, harvof"tj 'It0J?ng(3 procVE391'11g, Srtl(,)
and distriT—ution of n1l plant crops,
oo� ecially annual food crops.
Soc()ndary Uses: Animal husbandry and, intense animal uses, resource
Oxtractionand processing, hunting and wator-relate
d r e 5ct
#eation
faciliti(ls7 dwellings, airports, utilitjer,, environmental preser-
vation activities, public and quasi -public uses, home occupations.
Site Designation Criteria:
�779-0—il c3nditiOns wellsuitedfor plant crop operations.
2. Adequate water supply,.
3. Predominate parcel. sizes of 5 acres or more.
4. Used for crop production or secondary uses.
5. Adjacent uses compatible with primary and secondary uses.
Intensity2f Use: Minimum parcel size of 5 acres. One single-
famiTY—dwelling per parcel with additional housing for on -site -
employees.
Consistent Zones., A-20 thru A-160, RCI &
Conditionally Consistent Zones: A-5, A-101 subject to findings
of confo5?mance with Conditional. Zoning and Development Criteria
listed below.
Conditional Zoning and Development Criteria:
�- PF—edominate existing parcel sizes range from 5 to 10 acres.
2. Adjacent to or in the general vicinity of urban boundaries.
3. Present status of agricultural production will not be signifi-
cantly impaired.
Zoning Factors:
Existing parcel sizes and dwelling densities,
2. Proximity to urban development.
3. Effects on adjacent uses.
4. Potential for pest insect breeding.
5. Rconomic viability.
6. Local desires.
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1
GRAZMG AND OPEN LAND
Primary Uses: Liv(,'1stock 01'raving7 animal husbandry, intonso
Fan .mo w9es and animn'l, matter proawosin g.
Secondary Uses,: Resource extraction and proconsing, forestry,
plant =Psi aGvj,Oultural flUPPOrt services, outdoor rec:re'atjon
saciliti.es, airports, dwolliigs, utilities, onvironmental pro-
sar%rat,ion activities, public and quatsi-publlc use and home
oncupations.
Site Designation. Critoria:
T. -Natural conditionn poorly suitod for plant crops or timber.
2. Predominate parcel sizes of 40 acres or more.
3. Used for grazing niad secondary uses.
4. Adjacent uses conducIve to livestock graz.-luag.
Intensity of Use: Minimum parcal size of 40 acres. Where a
PA -C ir, used the minimum gross density could vary Trom 20 to
40 acroo per dwelling unit pxoviO,(,.,d at least 80% of the total
acreage of a project is set aside for open space., uses. One
single-family dwelling per parcol, with additional housing for
on-site employees.
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Consiotent Zones: IIIM-40 thru TM -1601 A-40 thru A-160, FR-L�o
thru 60 C -F I TP -1 60 , PA -C.
Zonina ]'actors:
1, Existing parcel sizes and dwelling densities.
2. Livestock carrying capacities.
3. Slope.
4. Proximity to urban development.
5. Effects on adjacent uses.
6. Local desires.
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lvimmi;] -mot'ri"'PAIN
Prim
10o"o, 0, t; 11'arlUG0,11, !114" t 'id the harvc,stlngp and pro'-
CO"MITIS Of J-071u.13t productao.
ooc ondary Tlaon: As):LTnql hu, bui d.t,-y
T'(!S(JurC0 extraction and pro-
Itier, outdoor recrea-
Uri activ
tion facili
mtiot", aaxid public and q4asi-public
uaes oo(
,oitul Designation C'Vat�.rla,
I. ClImMs, gcnorally suitable for conifer
f0rosts and, colmm%� cial ti-Mb(t, production.
2. Predominate pa:r,,,c.,i 3iyes of AC ao�,os or morei,
Ownership by
U-"- G0v0'-Time"'- 0 1 tidber companies.
4. Adjacent usos condit-li'A.
vo to Iml'or production.
Intensity of Use: Ainimum pa -i -c i, i1i ,e of 40 acres. Where a
PA -C 1-10-7used the minimum (,enni y could vary lroih 20 to
40 acres poo dwelling unit Prcvidecl - t least UP% of the 4-otal
acreage of a project is of aside fc, Open space uses.
single-:Camily dwell:'Ln( One
on-.,i.Lt(-., ; p( i�, pjr( (-,I wilco additional housing for
Consistent Zojl(r IPM
-LI-C) tl i--.1 M-160, A-40 thru A-160, FR -40
thru IOR-1601- A --GI C -F ..IIP-,M)oI and PA -C.
Zon "n Factors:
1. Exi0ti�ng parcfDl -,izom Find c'4eling densities.
2. Slope.
3. Elevation.
4. Road access.
5. Effects on adjacent uses.
6. Local desires.
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AGRICULTURAL RE'01DENHAI,
Vrimnry Mgon-., Arri-cultura), ufioo a - nd R dwollings, at
rural tior".
13000ndary Usos: Animal huobt-indry, forostry, animal uoeq,
homo Occupations, mining, outdoor r(IcYoatI on facilities
, on v. ir-on-
mental Preservation activiticts, alrpovfts, utiliti,,aj public and,
(Iiiasi-public uoos, group q1jaxt0T%'I care hom(--,,,- and trannient lodging.
Site Designation Crltorigra
:
1. Beyond ser,V110C) aV(DUS' Of community water and sewer oystemo.
2. Less than 3(Plo slopos
3. Adjacent or near to ,xisting roads and public utilities.
4- Not within flood plains or known active faults.
5- Past official aotions.
Inton.sity- of Use: Minimum parcel, size of one to forty acres.
MULF-sinr I e -f am ilydwelling per parcel. Home occupations, farm
animals, other user and setbacks regialated to maintain rural
character.
Consistont Zones: A -P0, A-407 TM-,-)OTM-40, Fli-201 FR -401 & C -F.
Clonditionally Consi.stent A-5, A-107 IM -1 thru VII -10,
T
IT -P thru FR -110, 517-11 17-MH71 RT -IA—, & 11-0 , subject to find -
i1195 of conformity with Conditional Zoning and De'volopment
criteria list(!(I below.
Conditional Zoning and Dovelopment Criteria:
1. Compatible with neighboring agricultural activities.
2. Evidence of' adequatp water and sewage disposal capacity.
3. Availability of adequate fire protuction facilitios.
4. Adequately maintained approved road access with sufficient
capacity to service arca.
5. Reasonable acco,,sibility to commercial services and schools.
Zoning Factors:
1. Existing parcel sizes and residential densities.
2. Slope.
3. Soil conditions and water availability.
4. Effects on adjacent uses, crop production, livestock grazing,
forestry, resources extraction and wildlife habitat.
5. Proximity to public roads' and other public facilities.
6, Distance from airports, railroads and industrial uses.
7. Existing util-ities and drainage facilities.
8. Potential for surface cracking, landslides and erosion.
9. Effects on noise, traffic flow and safety, water qualit-,
air a ' uality, wildlifo habitat and general environmental
quality.
10. Local desires.
1. Potential for post insect brooding.
LOW DENSITY RE'SIDEDNITAL
� rnar IS 0 fl, Detached dwo-11 !ng.,
t urban den-
oq') S a
Socondary Urqv�,',: Agricultural u,,,ios, ani llial husbandry, home
0 C (31AI)at'Onrl', outdoor r0croation Utilities public
and quazi-public ut,,,,es, CT(Alp quartors and care homes.
7. -Needed for urban �re�sidential development within 20 years.
2. Adequate water supply.
3. Suwers available or, natural conditions suitable for septic
tanIcs.
LI.. Adjacent or noar to exi,
.ryl;lng utilities, roads and single-
family residential development.
5. Good, accosoibility to Commercial services, schools, Sire
Protection and other community
, facilities.
Intensity of Use:
I square feet. One sinrle-family dwelling per parcel
to 6 500 Zoning allows "t Parcel sizes Of one acre
with other residential uons limited to a maximum density of 4-
dwelling, unitIN per ggross acre,. I10m0l occupationo farm animals,
other uoeo and :setbacks regulated tO maintain single-family
residential character.
Consistent Zones: R-1, R -I A & C, RT -1, RT -IA, ASR, M -RI S -RI
SR-7-)wp SR-I 17`7-71 R -KH, PA -c.
Zoning; Factors:
1. J!XLsting parcel sizes and residential densities.
0 Availability of sewers or suitability for septio tanks.
-3: TJffects on adjacent uses, water quality, air quality, noise,
traffic flow and safety, and general environmental quality.
4. Proximity to major streots, commercial services and all
public facilities,
5. Distance from airports, railroads and industrial uses.
6. Existing util
Li.tie8, walkways and drainage facilities.
7. Local desires.
MEDIUM JUVOITY Rh`a]:T.;ENTIAL
lra7nt� y;Y i7e�ot : A mixturp of urban rooLd'OfItikal U00s, including,
dott,cheo. ningle—family home$»,, condom I'llumfl, raulti,ple--dwoll.ing,
si�ructuatie>s, wral�il.o home paVIVIII group quari,e:ro and carry honos.
Secondary Uses: Home occup ati.ono, Pro.f(100,3ional and business
o1'1.'.a as, outdoor re oroat:i on. frac,i.l i.°t;OS, utiLitAies, public and
quasi, -public uses.
Site Dosignation Criteria:
1. N(c -WW, for urban residential development within 20 years.
. Adequate water supply..
Sowers available or natural conditions well suited to sep-
tic tanks.
4. Adjacont or near existing utilities and urban development.
5. Excellent accoosibility to commercial. services, schools,
fire protection a -rid ocher community facilities.
Intensity of Use;: Zoning allowo, not parcel, sues of 6,500
square font. Maximum d.onsi.iy of 8 dwelling unito per gross
acre with group quarters and care homes limited to similar
densities. Home occupations, commorcial uses, other uses
and sotbaoks regulated -to maintain residential character.
Consistent Zoneas : R-1 , R -I A � C, RT -1, AS"R, 6-Ri SR -5,
7 -Mi, X - R, R -21—R-31 R-4.7 AR -MH, MIS' PA -C.
Zoning Factors:
1. Existing parcel_ sizes and residential densities.
2. Method and capability of sewage. disposal..
5. Effects on adjacent urges, water quality, air quality;
noise;, traffic flow and safety, and general environmental.
quality.
4. Proximity to major streets, rommorrcial services and all
public facilities.
5. Distance from airports, railroads and industrial, uses.
6. Existing utilities, walkways and drainage faci.l.i.ties.
7. Local. desires.
DIGIT DENSITY RESIDENTIAL
Primary Uses: Higher--donai.ty urban residential uses, incl,ud.
J.ng cursdosni.niurns, mud. t p c�-c�,trrelt� ng a°struc:turos i mobile home
parks, gVoup quarters and cavo homes) .
Secondary Uses: RattiG occupations, professional: and business
offices, outdoor recreation facilities, Utilities, public and
quasi. -public uses.
Site Desi nation. Criteria:
Needed for ha_gherZdex Rty urban residential develop» ent ,
within 20 years
2. Within service areas of community wager systems.
3. Sewers available or natural conditions well suited to
septic tanks.
4. Adjacent or near existing utilities and urban development.
3. Excellent accessibility to commercial services, schools,
fire protection and other community facilities.
Intensity of Use: Zoning allows parcel sizes of 6,500 square
feet. Maximum density of '12 dwelling units per gross acre
with group quarters and care homes limited to similar densities.
HOMO occupations, commercial uses, other uses and setbacks
regulated to maintain resi.d.enti.al, character.
Consistent Zones: A -R, AR -MI -I, R-2, R -31R -LI , MH -PI PA -C.
Zoning Factors:
I. Existing parcel sizes and residential densities.
2. Method and capability of sewage disposal.
3. Effects on adjacent uses, water quality, air qua'ity, noise,
traffic flow and safety, and general environmental quality.
4. Proximity to major streets, commercial. services and public
facilities.
5. Distance from airports, railroads aid industrial uses.
6. Existing 'utilities, walkways and drainage facilities.
`%. ,Local desires.
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COMMIMCIAL
Vrimary,Uses: Structures and activitio�s providing a full
VtlngO, of m.erchandiee and services, to 'i ho genornl public.
Secondary Uses: Wholosalo storago and, distribution, Prooeasing
and manufacturing, transient lodging, dwallings and, group
quarters, homo occupations, utilitios, public and quasi-publir,
us e 19 .
Site DesiGn, t -'ion Criteria:
1. Needed ,fo
, commerciFl—development within 20 years.
2. Good road accessibility to service area or traveling
public.
34 Adjacent or near utilities, walkways and commercial de-
velopment.
44 Leos than 2(Y16 slopes.
5. Adequate fire and police px,otectioxi.
6. Adequate water supply and sewaSt., disposal capabilities.
Intonsity of Use: Minimum pax -cel sizes, dimensions and set-
backs to faciliTate commeroial development. Resiaential and
industrial uses limited to minimize conflicts witIl commercial
Uses.
Consistent Zon.ps-: 0-1, 0-2) 0-01 H --C, X701 PA -0, R-41 S -H.
1
Zon.31, n actors,
I. Exist nF—tipes of commercial and non-commercial uses in
area.
2. Traffic volumes on nearby streets.
3. Number of residents in service avea.
4. Parcel sizes.
5. Effects on adjacent uses, water quality, air quality,
noise, traffic flow and safety, and general environmental
quality.
6. Local desires.
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IVIMIC
Pr:i:mF,Lt Uses: Large f'acil itl oo owriod and operated by govern-
ment rA9(,n6 Oo, including, t3chooln roj:l.i g vairports, dams
and Pr3f3ervoirs, d1spotial sitos, rocroati.orai tac l>a f irs, con-,
sorvation areas, fire o ati.ons and other Govern I ont buildings
mid property.
Secondary Uses: Hospitals and other large quasi --public uses,
bousing :dor s* udents or on-sito employees, utili�L-3,e0.
Site Designation Criteria:
1 Z dad oxo Dubh. u.s-; with n 20 years
2. Adequate utilities, water supply and. sewage disposal capa-
bilities.
3. Suitable location and road access for tie of use..
4. Adequate police and Tire protection.
j. Sufficient space for future expansion.
Intensity of Use: No standards, except where necessary to
protect adjacent uses and public welfare.
Consistent Zones: P -Q and any zone which allows proposed.
use and public and: quasi. -public uses.
Zoning Factors:
I. Size of parcel, and proposed use.
2. Permanency of facility.
3. Protection of surrounding residences and other use,.
4. Suitability of site for propose. use,
5. Ef'f'ects on water quality, air quality, noise traffic flow
and safety, and general environmental, quality.
6. Local desires.
V. IM1:IMINTA' ION :1 ROGI I
IINI USE PUJ MAPS
I. SCALE AND H'I?ERPR1;TA' : The Comprehensive land use map
dor Bugle County 1 s c soon.tiyl l.y one official snap. The land
use element, howeverl contains Separate ;Land use pian maps
:for each of the areas around the four incorporated cities
and the community of Paradise. The designated land uses
for these areas are displayed on maps having a larger scale
than the over-all county comprehensive :Land use map. The
Purpose is to provide greater detail for the urban and com-
munity areas. The small communities in 'the county will have
maps of larger scale and detail taken for these areas. As
each urban area and each Community area map is amended and
adopted, the detail of sand uses for these areas will be
round on their respective land use plan map.
The Government Code recognizes the general plan as con-
sisting of a diagram or map in addition to a text which
sets forth policies and standards for development.
Section. 65302 reads:
"The general plan shall consist of a statement of de-
velopment policies and shall include a diagram or
diagrams and text setting forth objectives, ;principles,
standards, and plan. proposals.'
The text defines guidelines for development and establishes
the :framework for making judgements and decisions on "n .d
use and planning concerns. '
When this general plan is reviewed as to consistency with
any pvo ject, reliance .for any finding of consistency or
inconsistency shall not be solely based on the land use
map.
As an example, Government Code 65860 defines the require-
ment of consistency as regards rezoning as:
'The various land uses authorized by the ordinance are
compatible with the objectives, policies, general land
uses, and programs specified in such a plan.,,
Government Code 664.73.5 deallng with subdivisions, in
defining -consistency, states.,
"A proposed subdivision shall be consistent with a
general plan or a specific plan only if the local
agency has officially adopted such'a plan and the
proposed subdivision or land use is compatible with
the objectives, policies, general. Land uses and pro-
grams.''
Government Code OYMP TIorluill(!o thcat 1)'rior W i�,.(IuI_nition
or dispoflitLoTi of j)r,op1'4i,L,Y 111al, propo.rv,,d neWou be
i,oviowod (is to "cont'orm!Ay" wii,h Liv, gt,nuraL
Thus IU Is roadily appal!(alu that Qu" ro(jutred ("ourlin-bency
fii,.tding for ol;thov a k;ubdivi-rii.oii or, zoning may not be ba god
solely on a map dotormirmation, but, rflthor upon tho objectives,
policieo, general land uses and proguams) opuicif:,Ied in the
entiro t;cnox,'al Plan.
Due to Lho.lx 11(�onorall' and lura011
_;Lorm nal- ro, Tand use
plan maps do not nood, nor ordinarily show, precise lo-
cations and dofinit;e boundaries. For *this reason, land
use plan maps do not operate, as, or in the place f, zon-
ing maps.
Implementation:
a. Land use:, plan maps are and shall be print od Oki a
scale of I" - LI, miles for ruval aroaq and I" ;_- '2,000
feet for urban area.- .
1). The decision-making agoncy shall decide which land
use category j s the more appropriate whore develop-
ment rAtes tarn ,plit by or adjacent to indefinite
category boundaries not following known physical
featur(.G or proper -by lino'84
c. Propo sod uses that would be inconsistent with the
land use plan map dosignatLo=, but, are surrounded
by and contiguous to similar oxisting uses shall
be considerud consistent; with the lar,d use plan map.
2. M&P REVISIOX: Butte County adopted its first land use
plan magi in 1966. A now comprehensive land use map was
adopted with the 1991 land use element.
For the reader and decision -maker to really understand
proposed land use patterns land use plan maps show whole
communities, whether they are small rural residential com-
raunities or complex urban areas. Focusing on an entire
community area facilitates understanding existing growth
trends, future growth estimates and allocating sufficient
land. A community-wido focus during the development of
plan maps similarly builds community identity and pride
and engenders a wide base. of public support- for planning
p-^oposals.
The designation of land from one category to another re-
quires considerable research and analysis. Both deter-
mining the relevancy of each adopted policy and choosing
a category require evaluation of a variety of specific
data such as oxi.yting development, natural resources,
soil conditions, utilitles and growth trends. Only when
this information is presented in a complete and well -
organized fashion io, the public able to participate effec-
tivc,ly and the County prepared to render reasonable de-
cisions.
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in,plementation;
a. van g staff shall proparo and the COMM sMi.on bhal.l adopt
land U86 Plan map boundar� e�
4-he county. I for each ccjmmunil,y or area of
b. zefore holding public hearings, Planning staff shall pry par(i
and present F), comprOhensive report of al.l r(1l vant policies
and environmental consi.dera�tiotis.
c, The County shall seek wade public Participation. before 'and_
during consideration of map amundments 'through -the use of
public meetings, local groups, questionnaires and other' meth-
ode and notification of affected property owners.
d. Before approving land use plan map amendments, the Commission
and Board shall each hold it least one public hearing after
notifying all affected property, owners.
B. ZUKIN.,
'1. 0 " Q Q ' "L (t Tl of WQW6 wjtj�j
(ti ffovfall� 11;.1dord; '�i a I dcwll. 1. i on
lot 141 I'ki I'll r" �%tld 1-11(� .111'1.1 n•, ("Y "'Ind jilacomont CT
n1Uru(.,tur,o,n,,.cal'tIlI"lllYlC;Tfill,"L bo ac-
tcmj)Y,t1-it el ly III a 1):; dirq.,; I'lic! juvit"A lot; lon into Zoulne
dintricto. Tho immudinv" _Tvtw&
, Wnhlod vogulationn and
procice UnAndarjor of hhv movd
uing ointn1cMQ
, , it Q, Q;
I
;
affectivy tool avaunhio for AGArokfug joysical
monb nccordittp Aj (Amboy Imlinjun.
State law had always ruvommnIlei ,d Y,wlug Lo rufluot Pdopted
general pan z, but it 1•Jr11 Ij-v UpUj] 1974 that local zoning
ordinancna and,q,101 Vinns xPro i"qu7i4d La bo consistent,
The rumulningt�t'trW1'�'ae ("oulity Zoning
ordtin anco and Uhl' laint = pkn Il" up r"Viocts ovveral distink
Men of p1nnWig! jorniVinot
l5rhiono of Lb "tt
OUM OW "I, i t I i W'Iudod in the "A -21f,
,rind "A-,:' whinh allow X111
WON thourl, lsmo� 1410110 a 00ndit,Lt)iLal jwrmit.
ThtnyLwa (10 li�!I; t1t'N(,ot oithor tho
Lf?xt" ()]:' 111,tlPs, !' 1--h- Ilan and Chun hava not
tg"h USLIdn" Nkni.1001% lhwfo" for any of the larl
U."IH 0,',1t1j1,0Vi,.t
2. This nuw On wnn mndn jjt�
C.,, I u s
-if" of thk
diff loul Urr. of Ln up, 11, jqj land usu ele-
Mout an a guldn 1h :nurlug ewnoWont zonLng and in
initiating lana us, Ii np nm�mdmojwv, it ly believed
that zoning conaistnucy in MW areas will be greatly
improved by tha elmrification cf Policies and steadards
and by futurp m%p aL"ndm(mbn rMocting current data
and cemplato NO ,vriluntin".
Th= Oro a numOr N minor Knonsistoncies between
OxIsting zones and W WsLing land uoe categories
which could bn romediad KhrouEh rather simple changes
in the zoning regulations. A W obvious examples
would be; del -MC intarano rusidontial uses from the
list of condlyknal ua in thn "AW and "W" zones,.,
r"quiring urn p,rmics fOP Int sidQ11tial usas in the
07MMOV081 ZOWS: MMONTIP W minimum Jou sizes of
tho NMI` and "Mit" Vcn.-M And octtirir, maximur. &,-nsi-
Lips for tho "F -VI W&" knom.
It is impovtant tn non- rhan Wo urban aTtegorien Resi-
dential, COMmOvnin! Md Wduotrial) requiro zoning Ahich
allawr urbnn ua Q� i_s 1T
,jjr:),
,. i 1; Phq
range of annsioter, zw&I, allowed
the rural natognrb.: nud, Croj.PV,, Grazf_r�g
and Open Land, Tlmh-r-Wunonin nud pural Rosidentiall,
placou mor- Won kaL nn',
to d(terlino