HomeMy WebLinkAbout80-72 PLANNING COMMISION #2 MINUTES & STAFFI�. i. •� �-. '� •:;: ... .y.p. -, 'SS .. .. r.,+.., w i i.;,,,. He �.,J1�Y .�su.e .µ�Iw n..y.../.tw. I .4, i. n, {wd:.��.hMnn!",
t
BUTTE
COUNTY PLANNING COMISS1-CN
xUTES
DAc3mber 16, 1981
Parrott Ranch Company
600 Country Drive
Chico, CA 95925
necembdr 16 1981
Butte 'County Planning Commission
7 County Center, Drive -
Oroville,-CA 9596
JZE. Land Owned by the Parrott Ranch Company in Southeast Chico
Dear Commissioners:
x am �aritiriq to request that you provide four preliminary review
of the proposed Central Buttes Planning Area and provide for as
preliminary review of the Parrett Ranoh Company per locatsd
in, southeast Chico during your: 1,582 agenda.
Accordingly, please fired attached a map which shows our property
in relation to the proposed Central Iutte;s Planning Area. We.
think that the.curre�nt propbsal represents appropriate
boundaries for the I lanniazg area, but: We understand that
planning staff has not yet made a final decision concerning the
boundaries.
We, therefore, would lice to requestthat you inclui3�: the
tnllowing 'items on your°1982 agenda:
1_ In ,7anuary, 1.982, that you establish a formal, name for
the proposod ' Cent.ral 23uttes planning Area" aztd that you adopt
formal boundaries for that planning area,;
2, Also, in January; 1982, that you adopt: a formal
resolution which Clarifies the status of aux land.a.mmedia�ely
acjacerrt to the southeast border of the Chioo Area Lana Use
Plan. A� you recall, our land in that area received a
gL. of its land use designation. in the Cli.ca area' as a
means of smply'yirig the coiriplet;ion of the C1l,co Area Land °Use'
Pl aii. xt is our urdirstandi ng that this °down grading" has been
NA: thout p"rojud%ce to our, ability to have a fresh rcua4cGr o� the
status, of all of� our, land at t h'p, time that tha lana use plan `a s'
established for t:he Central Dorcas Plan' g Area,;
d so
3: In stay, 19$2; th.ai< you scheule a. public Dearing
that -we may, have a pzellminary pu}lic discussion cancernIng the
Central btta:
>.
WN
x
AIM
2.
c. Allow a wide, range of agricultural and necessary accessory
uses in crop production areas. (Includes Kiwi on small parcels.)
d. Maintain minimum ar'cel sizes, in desi hated a ricultural areas:_
by following ,eompreher sive zoning principles. A-5 zoning in
Alamo-Muir area, and A-1-0 zoning in; Rase Avenue area - under,
the Jrchard acid Field G'rop designation. ),
e. Encourage urban expansion toward the LEAN PROD UM
(not areas with 50 - 100 feet of prime vina loars soil.
P, Allow rural residential devplopment asa buffer between urban
development and intensive crop land... (A-5 under OrC):
Wage 50 - Show a "Need" .for_ additLonal designated. urban. area.,
The Law D',ensity Residential eat-egorry includes 1 acre parcels, and;
mast,, if riot all, land lac ated between the originalpropaged
GGreenl,ine and the Motion of Intent Line is beingdesignated
Agri cultural- Res idential, which includes a range allowing, 1 acre
Parcels...therefo.re must be considered iii the Low Densa.t)r catego..y
Page 50, under Criteria #1 :listed, it is necessary to show that
this land is `IEEDED FOR URBAN RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPYIFIVT W THIN
20 'YEARS
puring the N.V . Chirp, Re-zone, the record shawl a, "tgeed" caul. not
'
be shown, and the EIR prepared at that time cri,tsized the zee-zone
e ctsand pa3nted out thava<
P
During:,the pas"t; year, oyerv,OOO acres has been designated I,ft
N.E, Chico and East Chicoand we are our.rently designating more
acreage in ",.L", Chico: TWO Sewer Districts are tieing formed to
direct growth in THAT direction.
IF Ag Re:s'idential deli ;natkbn is r,,at, t6 b& donside:red as, laa�v
Densil:3r, thsn it should not allow 1 It parcels tindeY• thSs category»
The px�aL`0 category is Orchard and Field' Gr,ops beginnizig with 5'
acre Parcels'*
,own to 1 acre pArcels, then
to aaiv d
V, Ag Ve-S1, lentis is going ll
should be required to melt the, criteir a under LoW Uenaity Dra=y
signgtiar', in 6rder, to be consistent rwith, the General'ian.
Renember, Yrha ver we call, this �TLinet' and MY arever= eve pint it; .a
part of the Land Use , 11.er'en't, ax a upp.� event;; i,t_ must be :canS3 st ria.
With, rill.,other .em- nts _of. the .G`encral Plan. TH'L 140TION OF INTE��T
,e
NE TS7C OTii "HE C 1Y� AIL COUi1T�CT:i .CEIJ'RAT, PLAN.
5.
Page 37 - `Publ,c Faciii ti'es,:•
t?alic.es:
a. Aritic este; pubic:. fac37,f ties needs so land ac lul sJ tion and ,
tz.eYr construction 'Hill be timely `ttnd take place, with it tliniMum
o` ri tis t w.
7.
Page 30 -- "Good planning concepts" - ORpFRLY DFjlELOPfiiENT'
A 39 page report prepared by our trained, qualified staff, With
Nne 15, 1981 (plus 15 other prepared
recommendations dated
informational documents presented us by Staff) were completely
ignored in favor of two (2) Comiiissioneris proposal benefitting
the majori ty
a few individual property owners at the expense of
owners i the community as a whole ,rho would be x,
the ers
property
of ro }�
p p y
adversely affected by this proposal. ( This is also a matter of
record.)` "
The 39 page report compiled by ,;Staff was prepared at the 'request
of C,ommission'ersp ea well as a ;map of underlying subs, requested,
by Commissioner Bennett..... all of which they chose to ignore in,
favor of their own Proposal;
8,
Page 3 - RELATION ,TO OTHER ELEJIENTS OF THE GENE, At PLAN%
I believe there are 11 Elementsof the Butte County General Plan.
a. LAND USE - Distribution, location, intensity and extent of -
lana use.
b. CIRCULATION - Loaertion and. extent Of transpO J at on facilities.
c. HOUSING - Provi s on of housing (currently being i fated} .,
Vindicates adequate available hous9:n...the 1980 Census
indicated bui .din in Butte CoLi:rity actually surpassed the
population.
d. CONuERVATION - Gonservatiori, eV, opment and: utilization
of natural resources. (one of �vhieh is `a�ricul-cure. )'
e, OVEN'' S'PAdV3 - preservation of sand dor natura L resources;
-� ion and; environmental,
resource roduction. (outdoor recreA
p ,
hazards:)
9.
Pave 1 hNTRODUCT i ON'� LAND USF ET EhiENT
T.o provide ,for the healtYX,: safety, iai'id Welfare of the areas
best
pres'etit AND VUTliRE re idents (in the entire cammi, A,ty'r s
interest.;..not just for tYi`ebenef t.; of a k'EdJ who ai�e here; TO x.a,
In my opinion, bas*Od on the ref`erehces l just present'ecl;
.
the Mot ion of Intent L-iri.: i� neither consist;eni: ti+�itYi the
does �t repre'sertt the -Wil,
$iatte County Genera l Flan,,ar
of the mia jari `ty of tYI pecipl 4.^., nor. s it a n ':the best interest
or we%far,the ;people of xh& community.
Al s.o, it is Suy persaitl op!;iniotj, from what hoard ,at these p'ub,l,ic
frotri tl�e: very "first one iii Fobruary, the public, ne,ntp- a
hearings
Ore 'nlfine f r the .Chibo a ea Ni.th a, guarantee. that it w l_� hot d,
and as one gentleman put it; �'a line. Iou cat��t ste p.,i
.14 -
T
CC)UNTY
PLAI!1NINr CCN
- I+tINt�TTiS-
- (lti;gu sl t5
3•
a. Loca'tjoq west of the Esplanadeapproximately or e
,Y quarter
)TIlle riarth of the" :baton Road
inEe sects ori
b • Requested ped b5' - 1'lannYng GGmmiss,�L to campliv ent ]� ""Com--
mission's mottonlof
intent
C. Request for - Orchard and _,a eld Crops
d: Land
use de"slg'nati
ning pn.in draft - Agricultural Residential
e. Existing zo- A-20
f. Elxisting use --'agriculture
g. Recommendation - orchard and Fie]d Cropa
No c .
amments.
24. 6.4
Vocation -east side of ohas et Rnad eipprgx mately m Iengrtli caf
East Avenue,
b Request by Thomas td g4r on behalt of the provftty owners.
c
Request :for .- high Density Residential (to permit deris3tes in the
1;j- 14 du/ao range)
:.
d
.band uss designation in draft - Commercial
e.
ating zoning - R-�4 along east'side of'fromtage except foh adjainang
parcel z,ied `C.
�, �.,
f.
'
EX,istih resp de _
g tike's lar Ei% n:tlal AnlLllti ,
pa,e' 4161ig fro�1�&(�fieq
g.
ReCotrirriendatlon, hleri�um b'en`sty Redentl,.for that poizah iaroposed
fc r Commerce ai eco t� Cornmorc
—...� .L ri a small al desi�'riata on _to the
soot"h to reflect the e,xils comm IVOIL uses � ih atidi tieri the
1)etaarttnez t _-r0c6 e7hds that the, area on ,the eget �'
1, de of Cohasset
north of Lubin 'to the Commercial desi�nat�ori
att the 4atoh Road ant"rsectiozi
proposed for Low Density ReszdenrlaJ be des_76 atcd Medium eris1
Residential, for a de -nth. of" a saroXlma�el � 0041 feet. ntilirhatic� of
the proposed, strC"p commercial
.�s Suppor*tec, by the polioy to enc`oixrre
the grouping of coininrc,al aotaaa.ties to xrztgratd oeriters {,
Uth& tJse Elemeri)
, a spat deign tion to ,High Densa tasidentfa]
either without.,densi y, limits o;f the pros 6nt zoning in
;taxi conduric.�iori.
Gti�h proposed deist tj increases contained in the H'otsr�g Element
tVo'ix1 c1 "est b� iso' a pt, eden't Which ' ingieal ly ;expanded
Would" c imus
atavel impact the ttal I'd asrryiri >oap>icit f Cohass eti As a "
xesu t the Department hey %:ekes :that it would be�eferabl to, en1 arge
the
area d .sign ted ;t Meda liin be n8 t Residen
y '�xal nd rel tipo'n
the iiou"sin Element 'to increase
Ghe poten,tia2 dpnsit to a reasonritila
7eVdl.
d.
v�-
7-7
y
BWTTE COUNTY PLA14NING commISS'ION
MINUTP,S July 8, 19!81
2, a.
Location - Bell -Muir northwest Chico'
in the area
b.
c.
Request by - vari Jus property owners
Request for urban, low density type designation, trot
d.
specific
Land use designation in .draft -- Orchard & Fiald Crops
e,
f.
Exi st ing zoning -- A-5
Existing ixses -- orchards, "rural residen:tial homesites
(;ice
g.'
Recommendation - Agra cultural-Resiaental careunction
Commission's motion of intent only, otherwa,se Orchard
with
�C T' eld' Craps in conjuretioil with original .draft greenline
location)
No comments:
a.
Location -- Rose; ;Santa CUWa, Chico R.i."�er Road west Chico
h.
Request by --` John I'too vohead; et al
c,
Request for urban, 7ov� density type designation, not
d.,
speci.tYic
Zang use desain draft' ,rohard &Field Crops
3.
f.
Existing zoning' -- A -='l0
Existing' uses - orchard Azad a fejrr 'ural hogasi.tes
;.
Recommendation - `A r cuff tural=Resp dent al. (in co— coon.
Stith the Comma.ssjon s Motion of i-atent only, oth1eirise
Orchard Field Craps in conjunction with origifta7. draft
greenling loaation)
No comments.
.&.
bion -- Estes Road
Vii,
Request; by -property oyariers
c.
Request for -� urban, not aae.cic
land use designat iO.L, ri draf t'- or chard Fie L'd C ops
d:
e.
Existing zoning
Exdttin,g 1as e.91 orchavds ,
)° : �sdu:�tr y.•a,l.. i a �cori � unc,ti on v th �: G omes
o,n ` s mote on ; of int oni othe'r�tise 'Orchard
'draft;,
ld Croo -in oon�lunction r�r th oy .�.na �
a• lroad track8 A`ricixltur�l klesicleri-- i'
{
Industrial .east ;of,
t al weft. cf railroad tracks- to Marian -Stanley. area In
t.o Crouch
ca ''� un to on 'w3.th re7:oc�xtioz� of ;reenli ae
�d .arm on1 other �t se Orchard .wind Fi,r,. rocs;
lroad.,t:0 J_s and; north of Me
i ti
r
C Indtstirl east tsf a
youth. of. Mclntosh 'and
Irit�bsh� A : jtura7,-lies dent al
rall,road ; 'ks to. Marian-RStr, aatiY �arsa `oth- .
x'
east .of
wl se, Orokiard and' .�'l e1�;d,
Tlie�e ; ivas
some c s.c us s� on., 'b'ut; nq recommendations 'dor' ch ngo .