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HomeMy WebLinkAbout83-84A COHASSET/ FOREST RANCH 6 OF 61-3 The dosi am and location ecansder"a�ld incorporateof new levelo,)ment s1)a11 nrovisiotls priate transportation for 1r7l�rc�- riu�les, 13.1.4 Public facilitics shall be located and designer to alloiv for convenient access and efficient tz•ansnortation of all intended users. 13.1.5 The County will continue to support Local Amtrak ' passenger services. 7.33Additional Urban Area Policies Chico Urban Area b 14,.1.1 The County trill maintain the integrity o£ the CI ico "greenline" area adopted,in 1982. 14,,1.2 The County will cooperate with the 'City of Chico and the Air Pollution Control District in efforts to reduce traffic related carbon monoXide below levels which violate national ambient air duality standards in the Chico urban area, 14.1.3 The County will cooperatei;it}2 the City of Chico in continued refinement of the Chico i Urban Area Trarispar- ration Study (CATS) and its traffic projections and forecasts. The Count), will: encourage Caltrans to study future traffic impacts on State Routes 52 and 99 as they relate to refinement of the CATS, 14.1.4 The County will support the City of Chico in efforts � to retain Sacramento Northern rail service for the Community, Oroville Urban Area 14.1,.5 The County y�Cela�ato reconstruct railroadcross�s on5tateRnute162an early date, Ja,nuary 5� lgg3 Butte County Planning:Commission 7 County Center Drive Oroville, California 95955 Dear Fellow Commissioners and Concerned V-itizenst h4 After wrestling with the language of the report of the Cohaeset% ForeRanch Plahning Area Committee, and considering how best to make available/iby comments and thoughts, I decided on the followingt; ],) Attached is a. copy of a ROUGH. DRAFT of what I consider to be,/a�`aond'eneed .var-- cion of the eubetanoe of the report. I believe this particular format lcnde itself to clarity and workabilit}n Khile going: through theln,re,Vision procass* 2) Please be assured that this is meant only as a R0U3H DR6T. I would hope You . will forgive any errors of omission or commission,,°"and 'realize that this is perhaps the, most efficient way of communicating to. you my impressions your input, and direction after my initial exposure 'to the report, and without the benefit 3) If this draft generates enough interest and IIeeuseion, I would hope take the time to dis;;uas its specific language in de/Lil, Perhaps one or moreworkshop sessions would be in orders and/or pef'haps meetings with area residents, 41) As the hearing process continues, I will t I might have, and afford ry to make available Purth'^x commentsou the o Y pportunit, •Eo respond. No doubt own views will be effeo'ted, by your comments ae well, Notice also that MY, comments at this point are limited to the Environm ntal Reaitraints portion of them report, I hope this has been helpful,, and would w Lome your comments a'N! dist;ussion Please call me at 891-1973. Sincerely, K ren Veraruse Butte J'ounty Planning O'ommi a d i o na r, District DRAFT DRAFT OOHAS"sET/FOMT RANCH PLAMUNG AREA F'URPASR9 The purposes of this policy ares a) To state genetal guidelines Pot responsible development Of a aohaseot/ Planning b) To provide adequate � Forest Ranch P uate dovelo tot standards which addte $,/ nd mitigate en- vironmental concerns peculiar -to the foothill, charao'er oP the Oohasset/ Fotdat Ranch Planning Area. c) To generally-etermihe areae which are more suit bld for development} and: to identify areas oP serious environmental donees within the Oohasset/Forest Ranch Planning, area. d,) To prevent significant environmental deg ation within the Cohasset/ Vorest Ranoh Planning Area. �* o+" ENVIRONME'N'TAL POL>OM It shall be the policy of Butte County tot a) chcaursge clustered plan Por gh.t density developufehts in the Oohasset/ Forest Ranch Plantling area. b) Determine appropriate devel pment densities by taking into conaideration soil depth and sldpe, wat � availability and quality, natural hazards, present plants and wildl e, accessbilityi and./or other significant environ mental conoerna, CL) Encourage the prlesery tion of open space and natural wildlife and habitat to: minimize land usconflict6i whedevee k6abi blo d) Diacourage dense etvelopment cin s.liR I-OW foothill soils. e) encourage domm ity waste odledtion and disposal systembr Por' d,evelopmente on shallow so f) Protect wat quality and; health by isur'ng the efficient operation of ex- idting On-4its vlaste disposal systems. g) Minimiz eros both during and Pales ion o� native soils cf'tused by develepment, i lowing ; `onetrticticne h Min ze s utPace 0tarm r unaPf,and Plobdingby adequat$ drainage pro vi.., ons, i) enerally cliedourage dev®lopmeht where on-site'gaologio ponditons present a' seriolio and immediate hazard to human life and property: 1MPLEN,ENTATION' The arivi'ranmdntal palici©s far the Cohmnset/Foreet'Ranch Planning Area, shall be implemented as followst l,�r,.APS � �. �eblo I 1. }o ch 68 the • 6g oat Services St a Department avaitaof a'ndbGame# U S..egoie8 such action orviddi and other bntitie .t' mduitabilit - < ,� g dovelap ent _. _ .. _y Ayeultsdaepert,t�+.hepextinentwkdatabr -.c[s.termihih gape designating sail types, slope, water supply and quality+ ve tation, wildlife, and/or any thdr significant environmental concerns in the area hall beonsisd 80fl AND 4MTE_DISPOSAL A tniihitum anis, depth of i`dot to rook base Abuld be to irdd where the method of disposal is septic tjjhk and leach holds. Por soils with, Sail 00ndorvation Sorvidd Olasdif'cat ns greater than min or leas than otdin/inohi cbmmunity disposal at san cry sewer syetdma should bg requiedd+ Where there is eV'idonde of waste disposal systerit failures and/or water pallutiort, waste disposal and water, quality shall be utoriit'redo and the appropriate standards" en£orced� 9%%I0Y Proposed develop tents 1ddat6d 'withih arda identified as; subject to ,knowt draeion hazardashould submit drsnaga and orosIsrunoff..ad ' control plana prior to clearing or grading work. Such plana should miriitrz _., bdvoloptnetlt should: be ehcdttraged ti. areas where slope is , or' less. In areas whero slbpei 'Id betwe®' l and �j d6vironmodtal donsiddrations which are significant and peculiar , a the location nhould be tL&Jbe faotors in deter tniniii9 appropriate density �Ie,getatiori reiboval -outdid construction sites should be inihimized, and/or mitiglited 'There feaaibld, natura surfaces should; bd used Por deV'elaptnent imprbvdtnents. As mudh as possibler cading should limited td hombsite preparatidfi grid aodess , FLOOD _WARD Eftued that a ovdd develo merit ade"uAtel miti atee local 6t dawndtkbdm i'Iood damag pp. P ... g potentialo UOLOGIO O' IDERATI01 Develop "nt should provide adequata es.eguarab against transmission of waste ug g ldg - _ g d�ratdr or points of surface t}1z'or sola' is faults and fzacttires to, local, roan issue ae Dav'ofopment should, ,provida adequate safeguaHe to ped'vent pollution of ground and euirface wato`rti at a rate of Pawdr than N rain:/inoh drop in a telt l oleo