HomeMy WebLinkAbout87-36 REZONES 6 OF 77
tj1
A'
� � �S�A'JT,�t?Yd113�L'1�$�. Impact '�tflgoxt d r .F ,k �
-
5 " I
Y�
L
I 1 ^
In short, l will maker the same cam eats a�iau Lois r 1 JR as
st av�cipoin:t; this
e for ''others from your' office. From a biolb9ical n
report is utterly appallitigperhaps ,.it is, felt olat the biological
env roa ent should be glossedover - I don't thinit sa., ;:7 f any ,r,taGe-
meat:s. are to be made or decisions bast& upgn, ,t1ke bq►logj�ca�:,�nfo
cort;aixs d in this Xapcarts X wa4lsi. 0. o• �gww o.. €:sr�vcan encl,Mt;c�� o11x° off3ct�,
iaa, 1 have& u the pants that gkmveu'be,tt�'.3gir lre nctplt .;��� ,f^:ua ua,ting the"
1E�.ologicAl eri�rlrsouments colicerned 1A: PXRIa • iXa days ! ta�:t, �ghcr,:� arc xoGs,
o£ Plants Iva ab3ul'tcs aid' aft,t^ .ave75nproont; s, 1xtit;,s, 1~hexewill.
1» £ewt-r plats and arjiz 7.s is making a mock, rr `olttia' c�� ari ,b7lt�.
]"E':allxb that v"tw Offtcemqy ).got have, the '��Gfa�,� 3�„ pk`" 1Iguwqwo, to
a t harogi iwlRi 3 >~ `scr r khat `ca ,shou7{d ,%e; .boiuptstr tJa,., t1Yi� super• .
a'dcr�lja t1a 'U t } f f j1I E� k3c`l : t&y„ �f s � L� b f ' tr},,Point i 1i.
do3 fg title tira to m6et some` rggu a,Liox g , ...G
.• I
Iia. bpit oh of m' noted dorman`st 'mit c I gave exp teasC4 before,, I
appreciate thQ' �opportuU to look,l gvcg, the,i,e13 bo, p0, -y au x a1 axe'
>rc t ha Uio7:ugica�.
are ogyiat tH66,
+ hi§ EiA "011 :-
I` If
`P
Ro 'ar, J'.L-ovlorex h-, -
tr6fessor t} �C1�a��Ci3 f' �i�$a:rCtfi
o'tiAeL
h
hIeJ .U4 ii
Pj �.
s
V1n
•r 4F ,
:. •_ -, 4 wy �' � R..'y'u a t +� ,.h rycrl I" dl
w
THE RE t�Ult"G 5 AGro
e (R
t
io
.4- yli� .nJtr
�5't?v fiUt .S 1y �tyCSt` 'DOte
�
p ,
Tf��
�.
fiestr'c.'u Bu i:C t117, lett r'J F)01�
`
Cb trt i:,J PxG t r� t n be ax° rrter1 i;
7 CoLxnty Cet7ter Drive
�rnrti STATE WAXER RESOURCES CONTROL P.0A tai
5uoject ' COMiIENTS Otd NOTZC:E 09 INTENT, BCH oO$�0� 3
Thelma Lovecahl Tetaate Parcel Map
,
The attacrtl the CaIA'Lt'othIa.
Regional wa't6r Quality Gont,rgl
Bdai�d
do s t3: tikto 'tile , Cohn Im t: 'op" true tate' Lila i;e
Resatxrees Co>itlioarcl,
�L ,
r
,
TROKAs E. BATLEY, Ar't n ChLe.f
DiV'isiort oi'•Plarinin arad Re'sex'axirh:
f
A-tachmt�t
C1 ,�
�d
•
� P, +, ,gyp , -. f� � �,g
� . s'
(�i. :s. 1 z
,gip .1 - � I +.{� �• q,. ,.
Skil
'VI B .
F�,ESpONSE
TO 'WATER 'RESO,UgCtS
�. -
CONTROL BOARD, COMMENTS. CAI;"
Sect7ons 'concerning water quality »impacts have been refereiacecl
'to Ater. CrawforV
.
s memo .
•I:.
_,r.,p ,l ; �kY;:, <ul a°.�rl.,� 4�`a �r,'1��r,w , oz
"
e • r
•
, J
1 pp
ry
yy a r
�i
t r
}
x
}
wr'r al� Ila.
d n rc Y 'V
Stwte 4oF �:.a1if wrrii`a r �r T e—,Resoorces Agcsncy of t 'four
AND
kt. James'?. Tryner, Chief Cote . September 1.3,, 1916
Resource Preservation and
Interpretation bivision subject SCSI 76081013 y
rN eiaavedaiil,
ti "s'eiitatitire Parcel flap,
y. , i` w g Biit+te C`5ilnty,
from Depar3rnent of Parks and Recreation ~
y The Office of 'Histbiic PrCeerya'tion has reviewed ihe, Dra£:t Env xonmenta ,., mpa`c:t
Report for Thelma 'iovedahl �_ tentative Farce] rfap, p,epare�A by, the Bu"tyYay�)trlty
Planning .bepartment. Qtix "inves'tigation reveals the .;en sterice of b ;Nat; .�irial;
Register of Historic, Pla:^es site t;I-iud Creek, Butte County) directly within.
the physical boundaries of the, proposed Pro3ect;',
In order to ensure the integrity of 'histo 4ical and archaol4ical fu; ,.uU` ah;
this location, and in accordance with the provisions set forth :in thig regard
b t ional. Histor3 c Preservationrvatian Act of 1966, and Executive. Or.d r 1153;4
the OFfice
y he ce of. HILito',ric Preservation should be appris' ea in. , ediatel; , ox, any
Federal involvkdient in this project. If Federal involvement, through funding,
licensing, or other means is now or will be prese,.'t, the office of Historic
Preservation recommends that t d' Lead Federal agency pursue itis obiig cions
under Section 106 of the .National. Historic Preservation Act and the.,procedures
developed by the kdvisoty Coundil. on, Historic Preservation with regard. to: the
Protection of historic and cultutral pro erties
(�6C.'FR, mart 8010). ,;Sp,IUcifically,
the OfficeofHistoric Preservation would litCe -to be informed of any:deral
Housing authority participation at any stage in the 'project 's developrieit,
Secondly; in keeping with the intent articulated in the Cal l ftp.; fit{ a Pub U,c
Resources Code, Sections 21000,' Z1901, and 21'060 5;. "the O"E ck sGox3,c
,P're5erva
tion recognizes its obligation to note that'the pro,.+ in gttes*`);on
vlll,; ' as stated in the Draft Environmental Impact, Report
1. }'znvolve several 19th centuty rock tv 118 existii g, on thx s yit:t
, ,
that are of historical significance t6 t:1ie
area..
Z. "`involve a. site of High archeological impact potential located
3, t along Rud Creek; covering abouts 970 acres.
?. Involve a National Regis,tdt of Historic Places sitemi Lots l
and 15 through 20 inclusive of the projoct,,ii. DEik.. pp. 6-7;
paragraph 9.) `,
The O -five of Historic Preservatioti further notes th.gt on_ pages 14 through lG
the bre "G Ftivironrtdntai xmp:idt T.eport stares t1taG tits follotaityg unave3tlabY'1e
advent environmental d4idct6will result: if the projdtt is implemeiYkec1 "
"be"ve'lopfhent twill tttddify drainage characterist cs, thereby
e3.g , . d arclieolol cal sites, r�
n£fctn hi5torxc an
2`, t Cause distUtbdnde of his�tat ital and archeologidal artLit cts, �t
5tgie cif viiidrarct Jsillesg .angl TrranS' 0100trort Agency
T,
c� IMIxl. Jahn Ora t tan CStrPex Augus is y 50, 1976
Business and Transportation Agency,
�I
a11 Q, K, Street
J
T
Sacratre;�t;a' 1 CA' 9wr , F Loveclakl° Tentative
s s N pardeIf t -lap
Frani D5PARTMENT OF , TRA`MFQRTAT1QN a ,
y
��is,tric; y, 03,, P : 0 Bo�c 911,• !" -S—V-� Ila, ,CA,� �;` 95901 .,
Subject•
GJe have revIewed the 81nvironniental Impact 'Deport for the
Lovedah! Parcel located approximately oine mile `noi"�heast
of the Chico Municipal Airport. Thepvoposed development
dons riot conf1:4 ct . ,ith ari;� ekisting� or ,propos4cl S tate
1,hSlajTS .' `
'wenote that the. Division of Aeronautics was not s,4own on
the State C.leatinghouse , distribution ]:ist P16i'* this �proJect
We are f orWarding the Dnvikonmental :Document plus a cop;
'
♦ z ,
of �'axid
BCH that f
-.
regthe
-nest+ ng the review: the`s ri'brm,atibftn ,andar Ply
directt0 J Cl� r
P
vEO1, r�o -1BATO
District Director of Transportation
1 y
1 , E. Brockett,
Dis trio, Transportation P�.anner
4'
Transportation Planning tranch
Ar' 777777777—� 1 P�1 W' •��t'
diy 'i'WyWy.-W
r t%. a
'
V-1 H., 'USpWst TO, CO�fENT5"f ,F,RQ�i E DEPARTMENT `OF � IRANSPORTATION
The, comments from this agency' are so
notE'*,s',,. No contact
I.
has{., been made with this office frdmthe
A. ris.a on of Aeronautics
I r
,
�
r r
,
q ,
r %l a
s
IV J
u
�
_ r
0 '
r
r .
VI -H
f
4:' 1x
n
,J
VIII. RESPONSES To C6MMtNTS.
DURTNG PI,�,NNING C6AtMYSS
9, 16 76 : I6N MBETING
OF
Paragraph #3
The changes
reference in tithe
requested, by, Mr,An�.��soii ax•e` s- o' noted b
s -o' y
Draft Envixonmen�a�
Impact Repo
Paragraphs #4 and
#5 M
n? Theya'cacmmefis
oted.
T,_:,'
rAm � Johns nn `and YMr, ,Sipes are
so
r
I
r
^
+
I
r `
I
a.
I •t
r
{
M
l 1
a W r.. {
1
+
Ei
vi TX
t
(.TS
X.
RESPONSES TO COI�IEN TAKEN DURINC i'LMWNG COI�i�i1SS,10 BET196 "
OF 9 3.p 76
paragraph #Z
Mx: 1`atsko's
comme s are
noted by refaTlence under Section
1.5143 Gcj Mitigations
Proposed
to minimize Adverse Impact,
iJ
,
:
r
y
1
zo' r7 nk
r
-• - .� t .��.�`.�' �-.a ice. 'Zf. a '_� �'. - I � � tt• 1- G i'p ;-.i
#�lr,.1+"'%.i'►. i'9.:� � i'� % !fi] 1 "+ - ,� �"� ti� I � :a tr 8 � i � �n � e u t
t
or the,
.�''i!}�,_�{:.Q. ij�ii..
Lµ^:i the Y i � O'
�o
rr_���a..._ •r•
-
''"*, a ' ti1us'' D� '���L".G �;,"►'C2i��l,R�'t 'Ot-i�"r,.� Nt'',. R? 4 �
�
r t7T Y+tt i� i, Gtz" the f �.�
"Ir �, yz-.ir4:.*��`,T.lVttil'1�:,�i�b bt. d,, X44 ti3J 'xliL` iltariC�it'=
_ .r::ia];e,ssca�: oh yip 13
til contact 11"')w S•'"�5yatz 4r4"y♦
..�. tia-,t�u
r
+ T0fu.ta'f�'%Lssv�.""►
y
,
�,Leo.e Prd_§a'vbiizna,�rciira��• e ,
! I
t !7+.41 It
i5 Jcxl �" a
C:C > r. • � + "�.`''°g' `�''� 4 �y ' f i a 1 i � ir'� i neo �y s �. I
C" j6 iuuq
►V Q�i�'r Y `I� Ai M� 1 p t1 E9 !
1 yzovibat�� i x
611�.CK? kR1�64A ���Lri7fJ
jly�°.0 1 5S
r is
�Iz�.� Z:►3���� �3�t :iii�Sl� �`r^L?4a w, E "' ? `�'� .� ,k :+ r � �
1.
u
yy'J q:�.a-
�i�E ke Gatut�ap �i�tirt�znu��
r6v 6-6 its,
t
,
Y
i
'ptCIAS Rtit ILDTN,G RFC*xVLAT:I0,J ► ].' GRADING ACTIVITY ZQ'NH.
1
Al��.� t. a��. a.ncorpo'ra-ted area Y;.��.n� :;tries
aun, �,i:thi4 the hound
an„that,certazi Tri p" ent,' fiieci mud, Creek Catyc5tt Arch,aeo7,q'giCsZ
'i (uDis,tri
t"" prepare' Wthe+`.�3Lt"te °County'-Plann?hep rtmeht and
4,
sentlyon,.•,f4e bti 6c
r
`
5
included in the Niat.ionalil IRagtgtdr ' df, •His to'r cafl ISI aces, s} all be
yT
isubj,ect o-"the prdvis o"n,s crf this�a,sect'ion. '" Sdid, map is ar-
porated herein by, xef.ere:n e' °an'd, is Made apart lie.reof.Anv
8
�xe£erence to "Archaeological Distr ct41"-ihal). be deeMed to refer
�?
t.o, the At-e;a w"th xm °th,edeslht-ri'te-d "boundaries as included In -
iQz.
n
this,, �
11
(b)' Building construction and/or gli-ha`iiit activity shah Abe '
-`12
sitbj.ect 'ta.the fa].,iowin xeva�etr pi'oeedij hef!ro'a j e rini t is
¢xante ,to alb. oty .,s aid' act zvity' Within the krchaealo tical ` bi s"tric'C ;
;
14
Before co.
I) T - mencemeni of eith -'r aid, activity aril/or
15
building construction, a �16t "'pladx'shall be'suhinii�b�d
16
€o the i�] arming, Department Contents b£' the plat ii
17
,'.
tan shall i.ncXude;e T.
,
la
,property, hntutiOUr es and diitens) obis
19
ii) bncatiori ofexistir�4 and �pr'bpdsed t�italdin sites.
20.,:
, .Loe cat e�.p,rop"os2hadi n. act,viti c , road
p1 acement, sept ie to ils and, leach f , c+1'(I locatiaxt ,
2
5cv .riMln 'd 0,1' 1ocat' 6ri� '
3
i F ,The }plat rinn shall be e the't dr'AUln oT or P.oide�t` ,
24:
ta. , 1�.Z�r ., .lir si 'e . The% p7`e5t Mari 'shill he clrawill
to scale aft nor't`h
2i '
r,2) The plot .rlari iti^3.lt' ba- tv"awed 'bythe` planti i.ng Dep;�rttrinnt.
��
it
.'fir,. ."fir �.+ ►,
�4.
'r
f�ex consultati°an "w�thW`appy;apr:x.t`praV'�t,'`'`pxa'essianal
. :: enti.t�.os ,,thy P.� rani Depax� iris t�wi1�.
� andJo p'ubi� 1a ri
^�
11 submit thel;owyg anfcirmation std the ` $ttte°'County „
a
e ,
Board: of lon,ing,
'
r
G ti
zj Possab;] e dntage to � � dext.�1�`f%end �.�ch�ae o°�i o �, � a�. cr'saur4es
g
v
opctsed;., radzri a.tiviti ,
from the- ,r �, " "g y �s )`' and/ax bauiia ng -
7
cons.t`�uct:ion . ,
s,ifble ,�re°asonab"��° a1:t��na�'e'� Toca�t�`oris' Io'x ? t�e�
g
'
propos^ed grading, ad,.,,.,iity(s and''/ot"biiiJding dic'.
to
,structio�n�
b4n�.mu m amount ;of .time " weeded t6 ' adeauat"e'1yy e4,c '� ate
u
la
any enclango;rod axCkaeo oi.ca`'1 °, reau'ic 'T'estt tii$
13 3
.
LL-, • ,_ fx.ort psop_q a. grading._aGtivity(sk)' and/ox bui �.d!ang
I rig
canst.r.ttcton. w , ,�'.
15
plan <, ,.
r,ecanimenclaterls'sfia]"7 be presented`
�.
wind.:
I
1g
_ ri t' �(1Q '16 t,e than f61fr' ''(4)
to the Board of Zonln , �.Ad'us�m�'
11
weoks after tl o wxe.ce pt° ol,.-th'o; p pt pItm by th��: 4.
18
annng ;.Depatmont �' M
Is
.9
` Ya
q.) "r 1. Board of LQn� hg tAd ustrhont thdll.'" k v'i6w the in.faxma=
!'
«
y
20
tipn p rov d04 ftam . the _ Pjanning nep f''tme.rit and afty
1
other itifoxmatian -halt, the toara doerris pertinent
22
making a 'pra�;al apps"tirsl t4ith oand� tion', ar den�a� of'
toe p;erm.it to ehgago irk ',the,p'�c�'nosed "graai.nU actiVity(sj
- r bUl d: 9 Gtl`wsltt'ur-t':0n. e, ,
and/v
S� Appo „�, pr000d' ro "0n )"b" r, "d t it'O'A shat"l` b`e', the Same a's
+�
Any other narmaj detor,milia t b: t noted oft by skiid Baard',
W Zy XT -2
(1
J, YY
ILI
4
r
i
1
(c) Definitions:
2;
l) ii ti lain; construction : An�r activity which renttires
3
11sstiande of a ;wilding. P-rT.litl,by the Butte County
d
Building Department.
b
2 Grading activity . Includes cl ea.ring, iemoval of any
g
vcdet,;ition, the act or resmIt of digginn,, excava.tinc,
i'
transporting, spreaclind'�cepositi.ng in an'ombaft kment .or
8
fill compacting or settl in.g, ax shap'i„of suvrac,,es
.
9”
and slopes in excavations and on embankments, b1cic,5,llrg
10
of trenches, pits, ditches, acid other excavations 'o il
1
11
t
natural depressions and all other operations pexfartned'
12
by .or contralle,d' 'by 'human agency, invo]:ving the physical,
N
l.3
movement of rook or soil:
la
pxoperty otmers and the genera. publicr Butte
('raj To nat'fy l,
15
County shall poet signs on road 9r6nta,5e throughout tie
1.6
Archaeological 'District. The signs wi11 c4ritain the
17
fol.lowin inforl-mUon• Y
16
'J0TICF'
19
this general area ,s unc,er a spec-ia1:, BUildint
20
Regulation end gradin Acta vit fore commeri
�J " . g y Zone. Be cing
2L
any grmdinq activity (s) ancl/dr builiAing nst�iict on
22
c 5 7 County
cahf:a�'� the Butte Count Planning C�C';r�xtntenb
23
Cen tot brive, Orovilloj Ca -.j 55-965,0 '16) 534-•4601*
2
Postccl P%rsialnt to Butte
. 23
County axdinance 1410-6.
2$
]C
�*
+I{•
��
r +n...,,�v.l
4J �a�{pQ}/N{fy� '�.j
�gM19p
c i {��WO �V�11t(h•1����V/tli���V'�Y�CYVI����
AI)V3:80-,,qY AGENCY �
sa-
RCM:
tar,7). Welson, Environ�terital Rava.ew I1ixoetar
SU act-
Thelma Lov'ed.ahl E.T.R.
0ATF.:
Mair' 11 y 1977
Attached are soma additiot4al itels of caxrespcindence� relative
ET t cj:cculated in co=ecti ar vrl �h t t�
A
to the. YE :nab. prew�.oVs,ir
Thelma �,ayedahl Tentative Parcel, Map, aud, via �ceapoaise of,this
issues raa:sed« tie
department to thoig?aa. scat environmental.
that cansaxlez• this material as- Supplement to the
suggest you
g17]aaj rlra�` and consider adopti the, ent .:ce package as the
the l,ov`eda�tl. �e� pati ve :parcel
ti iii
final` report p r to actj on oil
Map.
M
. Ott
dip
a M42� ,Parker ,r
taith Jobiasor,
Jon Andersons V.ngel Assoc.
Bettie ' Blair
HoWard Tattssain.t' iava.j oOx'mebtbdl 'teal:'L•h, Gha.co
t
1�
k
1
1
, Y
t e)
5 t ,,owner a ree to
COA1PLl.TIC�N OF INVESTIGATION. Propery g
ca \
gent y prosecute,, to completion the soilsinvestigation
work needed to obtain all County and,State'approvals for
sewage disposal..
f>
PROGR'8SS REPORTS UNTIL SOILS WORK COMPLETE. -Property owner
shalf make reports on the progress ot the soils investigation
in such detail and at such time as the, Planning Commispio'n'of
the County`'may 'reasonably request.
g)
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION. Promptly afte't completion of the
project, the County sha' prov3.c?'e the property owner with an
instrument so certifying. The certification is conclusive
determination that the obligation of.the property owner under
this Agreement has been met;. The certification shall be in
such form as will ,enable it to be record d in the official
recons of the County.
i
t
r
ri
•r.°.
Guidelinesstate both focu'oos as bein4y appropriate.' The staff,is
responsible to focus on "pottentially'� significant impacts, in the
initial study 011e the applicants; in consultation with the„''staff is 1{,
responsible. to negotiate means 'to reduce the potenL`ialiy significant
impacts 1,is.ted and disctissed in the initial ;ttudy: The ,applicant may
be able to bring forth infnrmatzun to show 'that certain identifi' rl
impacts will not occur at a significant level, propose a larger, ac
rezone to reduce themagnitude of the impacts oi,' modify the proje#
designllayout and voluntarily mitigate the impacts by means of special
conditions that are above, and beyond the nor.h: A development agreemer;t
or conditional zoning agreement were -two such means explored during the
three months of discussatdns with the a licarit a
pp bout the envirorntental
determination for this project,
Det;ermiriation af, Significant gffec,t ,�
an air emission or nater discharge meets the existing standard for
a particular pollutant, the lead agency may presume that the emission
or discharge of the pollutant will not be a sighificaht affect on. the ,
environment .” (Section 150164 of the State OEQA guidelines -see
Appendix Ili)
The meeting of standards does not respond to CEQA regat&:ng poLdntial
I mpacts. If, by exainple� roads are developed to County s'taridards
a project, the meeting: of those standards does not neces.Sdt:Vly
offset the off-site traffic impacts. Since this project is at t;he
zoiAing stage, it is not known Oethoe the. various County standards can
be',�et or whether the anticipated density Will be realized.
The';reat6h planning staff questioned sowage disposal _and related health—
ealth
hazards
hazards is due to input receivbd from the Environmental Health'
D vision. Sinte there. is considerable doubt by.the Mtaff of the Iiea.l;th
Department, Environmental Health Division, it is: the applicant's
responsibility to provide evidence to support the- density of
residential develor:men;: ptoposedi The applitant would prefer to
postpone providirog such information until after' thu t ezbhe is r►ctcd on
by the Planhing COmmission and Board of Supervisors Since th�kte is a
question about: thea soil character) stics; staff contends r;bme
pttliririhary soils investigation work must be provided to the health'
Department, even b6tore the rezone applitation.receives final action
In audition, thk! fact that; an hIR teas prepared in 1 6 covering the
project site indicates that therd were concerns with development, at
this, location, from 40 acre parcels,. The magnitude of this proposal: i.s
tmn t'imos the density of ;the toveiahl ptbject ,for the Richardson bills
Subdivision anti tho soil!G would tlot have thahged appreciably in the
past, 1.1 years.
Policy Considera'tioti
Nhere there remains a ,question as to whether individual septic
dis orals dins
disposal,y will, be able to meet autrent standards s and the
,t al, ,
i
with' this k06wlbdge,i agrees to meet those stdhdardsy should ;
0 i
r- n
_ Y l
Policy Cons
P ideeatio
n a
R
Shall the Board recognize the commitment pre
v'6usly made by the adoption of
the Chico Area Plan, along with the anticipat?d,impacts associated with that
Plan (and the benefits derived from the trade-off of developing to the east
instead of to the. west), or shall each and every applic1.ation for zone changes'
and de�el',opmeht permits be put through the "envir-bnmental grinder" to show
that. yes, indeed, each and er�Fry one of these 'p��ojeots dogs i n fact contribute'
its shara .of "impact" to the overall ?Area?
The requirement for an EIR gin'- a project ,vi thi n the General Plan area, when
that project is consistent with the Plan, should provide new information and
not rehash or reguegitate,that which is already known.
By way of example, consf,der the following:
The ini, study for Mr. Manthei'siproject states (page 3, item 5,`AniW,,i
Life) that a substantial deterio"rati6h to existing fish or wildlife habitat
will
re;,ul,t from this project (door habitat).
The letter to tis. Kathy Kelly from the Department of N sh an6 acme claims that
"developx,Ont of lands on designated winter range into parcels 'less than 10
acres mir,'mum will adversely affect migratory deer use. The cumulative impact'
of the proposed rezoning request will result ��± a sgnificant'3dverse impact
upon deer, use of their designated wi,hter-range'."
The final ETR for the General Plan (page 168 Department of Fish and Game,
Appendix T and AppendiX U) shows that the' Department knew of the loss of .over
14,000 acres of grasslands on the north and east; that it originally believed
this loss to be ti nificant buy
g that upon rocohsidLanon, it agreed that,,, the
trade-off in the general plan of saving riparian hab;i�tidts� ;h the West was 'a
superior ehvironmental goal and ''losses of Wildlife habitat in the grastland
area east of Chico e. Will be less significant than would occur in riparian
areas or other critical habitat types." (These excerpts are included in
Appendix .I I,I
The same type Of argument made above would relate to traffic, air yua1ity
public services (economic impact), fire protectibn� noise; growth inducing
impacts, loss of open spade:
Area -1- CnumerLation of the Project's Impacts Is On.lear-, and the Study Is
Ihterhhl1y Inconsistent
CmvieonmenW affects oW environmootal impacts are synohym��us. However; a
significant effect'is defined as "a substantial, be pot7ntially substantial
aduz t change in any g �, f the physical doditiohs Within the area aff octed by
�; + r
Mi heral s flora fauna ambient hai se,
ri
the project includin� land, a�
153G'cbofctheoStatetCtgAaguidelines,ht SeeiAAppend''ix it )�11A siehificant5ef8�and
and
9 ct
is not synonymous with' either an eli ironmohtal impact or an ehV ronmental
effedt,
APPENDIX I
Project Ilescri pti ort
This project iii a single family subdivision developed at the rural density of
one unit/four acres. It is located on Lots 2 and 3 (80 acres +) of the lands
of Dave Manthe (see attached Map 1) in an area of Butte County known to
contain soil of the Aiken clay loam type (USDA 1926 Soils Survey), which is
the same classification given to soils in the Paradise area. The exact extent
And depth of this soil will -be explored and mapped, duringsubdivision
processing, located on the east side of Cohasset Road, 1j4 mile north of
Richardson Springs Road to north Chico. This land was designated as
Agricultural Residential on the 1982 Chico Area Land Use Flan Amendment. ;
The.subdivition will contain three acre building lots, whose access Will be
from two new roads, -developed to County standards and dedicated to the public.
These roads will intersect Cohasset Road, at or nearly at existing grade, yin
accordance with sound'highway engineering principals and with adequate sftek
distancesand
d'eceRoad.
lanes for safety. No buildIhq lot will have'd rect
accessto
Each building site will have its own water (Well), with sewage disposal via
septic tank and leachf-8eld meeting the then current Health Department
standards. Fire Department standards for fire control will be met (see
Map '2). Each-cul-de-sac ;street will have emergency access via Panorama Drive.
Prior to subdivision, the Butte County Health Department (or other authorized
agency) will approve all proposed residential lots for on-site septic systems
and lot sizes Will be determined on the basis of this criteria, except that no
lot shall be smaller than three acres.
One lot will contain approximately 15 acres and Will have access either from
one of the two cul-de-sac streets to be built or, from, Panorama Drive.' This
g i g grazing i 1 `be ut 7 i zed i n he
lot will be used for razin .
' Thet a wi 1 l be nazi n �.aserr�ents over all of t
undeveloped portions of all residential lots, which-wil
conjunction with the gra,ring lot. 'Cat,ale guards Will be installed at both
cul-de-sac street intersections, so that the existing "Chinese wall'' will
remain as an effective fence.. In addition to establishing the_ "ran+h"
charaCtef of this subdivisionj. the grazing easement Will ;provide the means to
control grass fires (see Map 3').
Private covenants, conditions and restrictions will prohibit accumulation of
o maintainos�tppbuildings,
uontiuipiAent; su plIes,:etc. t
averyhghqualty residential
All additional run-off from impervious-surfa'ces, and any et°dsicn induced as a
result can dffectOely`bo maintained on site: The grazing parcel tura fitly
conentnana odd if 'count Canal_ tissindicatet thatedownstreampproblolot, wotiwater
ervoir. which ld
dote i pond, , `
occur as a t welt of this y
Y
project