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HomeMy WebLinkAbout85-37 GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 3 OF 51 Ro etit d�GOnonl oLt?ss Plannn x Cpntmiss.ion; Cro Ave, Gross -. 1 Ualtte I.1. ---� Gross value 'Alniontis,,1� 1. 267.'5 x 2";6A0 4 $ 3,2.5 SSO iNalnu s Other' $] ,542•'5` � $4 s Q6� .46 x 6 60 n 832' 370 ;6 9 83b, r 4 Row Crops; - .rrigat d w i1 Passt.ure J 2 8. 2$ 6.8A, Total 4 777y750 1 11,1M.Unit Booftoq� TmPactC°� i I Qt�la�' s 1 $4,3$'2,07 Ro v 'lop FastWrt 1 395,680 :9,'8 1200 1 To.al , I4''573,6�:0 i -, {-�yry oss ♦ rid? �hlt- o2l i ti a . �tVe. Gross ,. '?ItG Gro'ss 1Xaltte A1mo�ids ' 1,°67'IS 2$1,915,'960 -- jyaZnu Other �a Z , 342.54 $4,061.46 ?50, -`' X20 - � 604240 $ 893,5'20 Row,CroRs Irrigated Ra.., ice , : 1 x 1 650 .3 4-3 y-:101 Total 1 1 $3,755,2`30 1 P I Orchard.a;X0,576 ,020 Roil .Ciro es Past � Us 1 ;6i10`.5 a,. 859y0S0 ,- , 1 , 1 1 I , r 1 y j., w�i i I - - I I produced only 30-50 percent of the Butte "County IaVerg.e b Y, �tvEigtt, of almond,,ineats pexacre. Possblsooxrective .w ac ions include so' it umi a'tzonfor di ease' s 'e esi gn ,of tY�e spry nklexirrigation system - ' I d - pr. ovate at optimal rates for each of'the various soil types, ripping the ,soil to break-up"the compacted subsoil and/or'replaceme t o tress exhibiting non-infectious bud' faiXure_'or s,tiznt.ng. The` � I economl.c Peas b.J"I ty aid t ra11 effectiveness o� these .. ac- tions are, quest3oiiable, Lug to these conditions, the Tritexna'1 Revenue, Service has ai'lowecl Mi dway Or.cbards to ,acoej grate the depreciation schedule for, the orchard from' 30 yaxs to. 10 years retro"act3 ve to i1 16. ' {Docutnenta on suppoxt,ing 8,a 1, . and disease pro of Midway Orchards is',contk, bed the ithe .in Draft: E'IRfor Chico Area Land Use Ptan. A e`n.d Cgs and I - L ) r a - t I '.I I I v; u a I i I , I I II I i. I. ' I I I 'I 'I I I I , I ,I I' I I I' r I I i I w 1 , , 1 PUHLIC CONTROVERSY The revi sed EIR on the Chico Area, viewed: to evaluate tk�e nature and e'xtentaof con.troyersysoh this and similar nro octs.. Tine pslinar.y flaw fn the Chic© Study is the 'lack o4'a.ccurate, d,�yaild sail nfotmati'on which would permit aparcel-Eby-p�,ree1, evaY.uataon of sail types and .classes . T4e' EI,R ;maps dep.i,et saa 1 types as brood expanses And.classes, disregaxaing the nature of s!;oI;1 de- positiott patterns xx the alluvia. ,pl,aus: ci this are , A very detai,l�d sOi analysis was Village r+No;rt.h" .at 20th 5treet� east Gho ofpH:gh+aydgar Technics t Inc;. evaluated: 200 acres' on the Uass o:f 55 Test borings, and 12 trenches which shcsw'et! soil' depths t'c cobbles from 1; 5 feet to greato;r, than 10, 'feet, anti a " arti ation;�, in gene"ral characteristic4 of sandy,silt,, sit�,y c1a silt and co''bbl y.; clayey - sox s _ Y (similar :.o that in 1�iidwayrchar.ds �. ), on this'�;roperty: That ,study emphasized the true hete o- geneotzs nal` ire of local soil' tft ich resultee�, r deposition p.attdrn great:ed by meandering ��„bbdv�ater,var.y.ng Refusal to recagni�e acual soil .t�atterns in the'' Chico area Paas been a major part "tie`'controvexs� of ;beten the Pro f . .,...�� portent Gi�eenain Coalition member,', ar�d �oti�iers�:., Ttiere� has .also nod kaeen any aoknoWl;edgement of the. create and tle rade processes that g prirtL agr� culturalsox;s other than accusa- L tions of mismanagement. Soils euolve`towards a state that is recognized as prime; and'ementnal y decline gin'quality through �natYral prdcesses, The lmpac.�t of� �i-an's activa lies 'has :b.eeh to iixterrupt the evolution to' prune status and t� drainat — accelerate the loss of condizori» - ; Ttie lack of factual, site-specific data ,iz` om opponents Of., this project seem to indicate thatOf ver'sy' is non-envr.oiiinentalcoatt The 1 •xssueshrajsed by t'he Coali ti appear to be ed -Gnomic ori ao� �a.cal ane perso'rial, tion-CEQA issues and;�constitute Addi%onal cant overs€ came from nei hbo s o° chards chL were concerned' witi g x f hixdway Or- possib� e future ;interference kith they r aoldultural opera. i�5ns: Tiffs is an env rontnerita is"sue that is bng a.ddreesed through redesign :of the project, mhe numUe.; o units is restricted to 11b' andh`e�� v�l�e C��1a gre,ci3 tVith et�7'dC�iS �0� tK?` L 00� flet, are ,designed to redu., c� These setba"Cks �' els lnirat,e co,n�;1 ets `between, any pTo- posed de elop�etl ori th2s' sits khd adjainitg agric�iltural' operati �h. Ilse of sad id board fences and pest cdritri�x treasures. ' for rremainiri r on-site. ait6hd trees; wig] be i merited nnpl to meet othe,t' ,eoheer, s ci net, ods. gh b �.2g- „ ALTERNATIVES I Although: the project ] S wthdrawa:l< of this site froma G, i+.�.Ai cantrat t and” iso. Pra�ect is, the onl.Y 'a t'erna' ive I wo other, development allexnata ve5 are jaon8 W' ' ed, No Project If the au lic'ation'is' I p deny ed the _si.te could remain planted in almond trees f»r several years. Soil and; disease.'. probl ems would eventua.11.require catisideration of an alter--, As previously stated, the practic native .dropalxty of= p1"' ' in. another type odhard, crop on the, site is; very low, and the rocknes's reduces the practical ity gar ;grotivn"g Meld or, ;row crops; which rc.q'uir.e substantial so il�cultivation, A hay crop.,would be a possibility, but the economic return could be.high.y n.egatLive,, Even if the site were to remain under contract, uses other than 'agricult�lre are:`p0s Lble, The language af the con- tract allows such usee; as drilling Sfax! hydxocarbans, mineral ex.trac.tia'n; cleV "Lopment for public btil ty or public;' agency use, sand andgravel opera;tio,ns', ande- - termined 'to be compatik,le din all agricultural preserves by the Board' of ,Spervisors after 'publ c hearing . , t' Arfy4nta)'e8, potential impacts related to human"occupation o the s;i<te, such 'Ias trafficrra�se, demand - for ;p,ublic services, energ,1,x c6nsumptionj and c0iflicts with surrounding uses, ,woul,d 110 CrccLtr �. ,T ;Disativatitages No envirotitnent- disadtantrages can be identif" e:d this alternative uhless the ,property owners ""f,or choose, ta' engage in drl`ling f"o'r naturaz ga's or mineral ,ex:tract I,owsr Densit I A possible alternative allaWed unr'er tf e, C'A'L, Cy A. cohtra.ct is Su bd VSion of the site into ltl 'acre parc�e7 s, each cotytairi'ihg 1 res detibe This subda tris'ion 'Would result in 'I m ini-''orchar't1s in wh1iah labor intenS'i to cu' tl ati6h and 'Malntenahce practices coin d replace 'tlosd currently ,. used t the or;char°ci, There could b& iya further subdi'vslon under' the e.istin° contract, ' i I I� , Advantages i The larger lots cold 1 al`l,at�F greaterIseparat%n. bet"ween resi4eritt end surrounding use's and there ,. -fore .fewer cb �- plain Ls, behs�ty�-related x'tnpac'ts such as txafii.c, energy' con- sutn,, ti on and c'eMand for pubs a csery Vices woUd b l l,awer: The gilesti,cn .ofth?e vaidY ty ofi `tbGrecin� a ne i�ouldnod.� Dis�.c��rant�ge � ' bue '' to sod �. anti c�ise�se problbms q acre orchards may ile less e.cana't;lical y vabie th'h the our"reh or chart%. 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The G.8 icwe feet figure is ah .average based chit tetal water, usage: A stated problem of this orckard is ih� a�f'�icult�r' in maintaining pxopex sail moastzre levels duo;,the vari- at ion ih wa.ter. abso ton acid wo —r 1 ding o r�y��}�i��t�:es, Page 8', 1, ast. paragraph 1: Roots will grow' through ',soil' containing c1b� ss and .. gravels, but w' ll n';oi penetrate ; raysl ox: cob1 e- s'l rats un- less' t,ke'se strata contain enoug.l Svater to ntt - 61 `but not drownthp,root's . in Midway punytrees a pea t,o have very sh�.11o�v root s,ystems� often an indication bf tier '?poor" sub- soils w,ltl ' t rope. t - moisture o''ntent : 2,, U s't©Hers v311 n6t remc5t egraved ,or rbc s akes that are t£ie same approxi m�,,te `site and dexsi t y bf a tno'ncis page 1Ot fast: �atagraph _ A parcel vith an, overall depth of -4 feet 'tray be adeq�late for tree mops -but Midway .0hands has extensive 'area With less than 4 'feet 0.f. suitable, soil, Soil depths of feet Were recorded in sevex`al �aren dutin"g the '1010surv�ty��vh l -e other areas :had soil below t`he reach 01the ba�kh.oe. It is the irregular,. hatctre of `'the soil, (depth, dater tit�ldng opacity ' percoXatioti rates �; that mates mah� gement, of 'the bchard aiii? ioult Pia a 10 secohc arh la' ra" chile' w'e have Zdlltiived a;he t�SDA 8CS raps Sri iridic' t tg soilt •- ��� ypes. 'tuts "ware made for xoe {3 nessrert,ility c�etnic l sttit,ability bx'soil Eexti `r+�-ih the o�^iginal a treys: ,4 pritrie 5bi has to an be w3thayt cud tir�atio;n paibblems d the amowit af, larger sur ace or hea"T utCace eob� les p`r'esent on sew d do fir. „ Aultde 1 wu a' soil cla88lf3 % 1ct t bhad 60tnmbgts Regarding Sols , he:, variatibna;di d ti' t�h' ,; ast tins ar` c6hhon h the Bute �Gr els and X�itt e and Bi Ctilco+�li��tvial fans C:a�1 pY'u�E:11 L' oLtS hl nib gC'til�'nt p C1� t;1�1 u �I'i1C, iC1t7.S 2� tai� ed sb l ani ysi ' i'h 4he � 'Ghidr, az°ea :cs 'co iduc'ted r� "�T tl he w ; , �i P ra` 8. h � ..second paras z �. - 7-. Orchnrds can last years i no disease exist; but that is' riot :trin ca, iota th' phis Vie.. ?�xob ems - s The r`umbe of trees remainin , g after another 5-^10 ye�.xs is a cozice�n of . the o�Vne wG, "Phe. gate of kill by disease o�ga'nismsc�' d seem to e,.toI high t,o :keep thi ox chard; at 'n ac Ptab to level of produc,tiVity for 'five rriore yearsr 2': F'umigatiob Wit methyl bromide is of ignited VauP dor Arm3ilar.ia,. The combination of this disease anPseudo'nonas s a problem not considered by Corit�ei and Sm� th,' num- r ber of iiife,�ted root fra merits left irt�tn the ��Sx�ev�. and g .tis porch suggest that mare t6n .sxmplo fumigat ou zs nece:;sr s t: even if f thG' so3. conch tJ.,ons are x lit S.ee : _and_ ab,c��►e, Dr.. ivio1 er" letter o A 1i;tzst, _ i'bib'. ` and. Ron Barnes" ette '1.980; 1 o'er Page 8y last parag aph11T�q O:Ir 1Sensitb'j, - dv n, ages" 4 1.0 ;acre ,' oclard witheit s i pxoUle'ms 'and With I cep^ti- fledre,es, may be rnotbl pro tariie tban.'the ctzrren oz�,chard, in : 11ot'heir 6-10 years. Inclusion of Cdntiel i and, Smitri n ,4ppend ac ' i k� !rige' lb the., c1E by .S taff , They ded «Cotttlt�, Were not in�iud in the eco �na'Z>st> draft subm,xtta-; _ A en.di. a e 49 - .,. ,-'p a,:es .- ��f1�1n�-.' bite - l'he ri ea. in g: 'underw pltwli T�i1 Vers su. bstahtial .to, dosses'seduction. hien oss cif'gx1 cI tUrai 11 and is s i gnif ieant :on W dUft 'v 'b .ta s a; the,+; cur crit � 'orG lard'� I and treed vee :plantedn the dad; >s th:ent�ysirsri Mgr Yture c user ozchartls ff yr teof' tmont �gx3,-_ c ilture. has ad,h gll y negate v ljMp,'� t, :�2�oP1C).T1.`l'1 , f rme s t y11,g 'to MLke ft i�.'�x`n an xic :. g tt�'z'e: Oversupply "of � age' 1u1' t3 a prt5,C ti6ts SIG, nS that: t 1]iohl lutt bd� u�^ Oki 7 I tht almone indt ,tri ' 10 the 'i st .dour y eats is cot rites: row duct ve to, lbi term �Zry VnI ox" arrner .`' a i W