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Rancho' Esquon Partners
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Ve have reviewed the above referenced document and request consideration
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2. COMMEFITS • I
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The traffic information included in the Draft ErtvironmenU!, Impact
Report (DE1R;is insuffrc7ent 41ereel 'tha't prior to approval of:
4 this, DEIR GPk 'traffrc. info►�tiaatian needs to .be made
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avai) abl e,.-; This fln" foxmat1y01 l howl d' i nc1 ode:.
A''secti`on that covers future<canditi ons wi thout t 'e roject
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Ftiure cumulative traffic grolvth plus pr�ajert.
= bad and ini;ersectiorl' config!�trations an'd open,"ating; conditions.
Up der future contlitiorfs.
D;ecti'onal split ;°information:
L�kS 1 evel s at i n �'ersectl ons at buil dout;� With uggested
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Impactsof t"raffi c on SR 99, ; cumui ati ve' and iii reef:.. '
Galtrans currently °Inas po pla°tis for new or upgraded irtterchenges '
err `the vicinity o�`,ihi :.proje.ct�wflih the�� except�on�;of� a freeHjay to
frceWay „i nt'eirchange, betWee�t SR 99 and SR-149. ' .(.Cl ai"i ficatI on Ito ,
1 ast paragraph page 5 4 DE'Ir2.
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TOCity Council (Meeting of 7/7/92) DATE: June 17, 1592
FROM" Brian, Crawford; Associate Planner FILE: CM Agenda/Press
SBC Env. Rev.
SUW'ECT.' Comments on Rancho Esquon, Draft. EIR (Buttal County)
2, �mmaty/Recommendation
Pfehning Division staff has reviewed the draft .environmental 'impact report (DEIR)'
Pre by Bufte County ;for the Rancho 'Estiu' project consisting of a General Plan
Amendment proposing'ohanges irr land use designations from, agricultural to Now density
residential, commercial and recreational: gnthe basis.of'thls review, it is recommended
that the comments set forth below be submitter in response to circulation of D`EIR.
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1 In May 1992, the Planning Division .received a Notice of Completion and a copy of' the
Rancho Esquon DEIR from Butte Countyfor review and'comment. Staff has attached a
copy of the 'Summary of. Impacts and Mitigation Measures' section of the DEIR which
includes a'brief description of potential impact,,; recommended mitigation measures, an .
AN dbgree� of impact prior to and atter mitigation: A `copy of the complete DEIR is
avaiiabl`e for review at, the Planning Division office.
r ne purpose of this memorandum is to,provitle thedCouncil with su
ty gg"ested
comments on 'the DEIR which has been prepared by Butte County for the subiect project,
The project proposes amendments to an use designations o. the Butte County General
plan; (hereinafter referred to as. -plan Amendment] in order'to permit future :residenfial,
rdcreational and corhnercial tlevelopment on 772 acres of'the Rancho Esquon property:
The. project site is located southeast of Durham between the Midway and State Route 99
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an outside the City's sphere of influence (see'attached' pro�ectTgcatiori map),. Land Uses
c,rrently designated for the project site. by the County's General Ilan include agricultural, ,
orchard antl fief crops, and grazing and, open ;lands;: Current. ionin9 for the 5►ie.is A-40?'.
A ncul
g tural, one residential ,t�riv per 40 ) h permits a maximum gross density of
acres whir
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19 u.r�its project site wide
Specifically, the proposed Plan A': ' drnant would establish a maximum density of 6
unitsper goss acres thereby allowing' -future residential development of up)to�,5Q0
over;; "52 acres of the prosect site the recreational component o'f the project's intended;;
to'accommodate. a 150' acre' golf course Iry In, the 752 acre residential area uvhIie- the
rerrt2�jrimg 20 acres of the prosect site would be'designate , or cornrriercial development,
couisisting of future neighborhood office, service and re uses;, °Whifa;the pra�ect as
prposed and tlescnbetl 14,Ah EIRdoes�tnot inolude spec�fi'c deve ioprriient praposala ar` '
�ahe specific facatiorr'af future ;uses, `ttte Plan Amendment. appliGatian sets out' a
development scenario w ptLi includes 1;880 residential units (1,,5OQ sing�e famti 380
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residential land use component df-the.project. The bEfk also finds the project
inconsistent with Public Service Policy #3 (p. 4-12) babaUte lh-di tsity ailovve
the proposed Plan Amendment js inconsistent with tle. principle of guiding urban
devefoprnent to areas adjacent to the existing urban fringe wFiere required
infrastructure is available r,u . b,. efficiently extended. The DEIR is seemingly
incongruous in' its treatment of these two` policies. Tile prje ct"IS found consis#ent
with the former po1iicy based in part on, th unstated premise that residential growth
associated'with the project has been planned for by the County, and is
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subsequently found inconsistent with the latter policy because it proposes
unplanned residential growth.
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Issue #3/ Qurham-Dayton-Belson Area. Plan, Public ,Services Policy #4: This policy
endeavors to encourage compact rather than a scattered development pattern to
discourage urban sprawl. The project appears to be inconsistent with;this policy
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provision, rather hen poti;ntialty incorisistent as stated in the DEIRt insofar as the
future development proposed: or permitted by the Plan Artmendment would
encourage, urban sprawl and a,scattered devel;oprnent pattern. This fining is
supported, by DEIR cariclusians regarding the project's inconsistency with related
policies an growth piiasim) {Durham -Dayton -Nelson Area Plan, Public Service
Policy 43) orderly development (General Plan Policy B, 7 (a)),, maintaining
minimurri parcel sizes,in agricultural areas General-�Plah Policy C,1 Via)); and
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densities .Gene,al PCan o
( p licies D� 2 (a� antl (b)):
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issrte #3/%General Plan, REisource Managernerit/Agricultural and; Crop Land Policy;
Tftis. policy encourages urban expansion toward'the least productive soils
gyp, 4 15), 'i'ne DEIR discusses the rP.latfonship botween the project antl this policy
(within th,e: context of the project situ by stating,that'development would occur on
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tl�P least productive' ugnculturai tracts at the Rancho Esqu'on holdingsl. . lnsofar as
tiirs poiicy `rs applied .on a ccuhtyw de basisa the project's policy consistency should
be discussedwit hin' abroader context i=or example,, the DEIR later refers fo a
policy statement in „the Butte County Draft. Energyt Natural Resources, and
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r tion. element which.concjudes that Class IiI roils Such as those found on
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this project sit?, are consideretl prime agricultural soils due to their suitability far rice
(p 4-26) h,light of this` statement; the project ;should be'found
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production
ists :nt,with the policy.:
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II. ssue #3/Consistency with Local ,and l=ie tuna Plans The project's overall
in , 0rls1stepcy with local and; regior►al plans isapparently `u'rtderstated by thei DEIR: ,
�` conclusior7 that`the dsgree. pf impact is patentialiy significant In contra t, polioy
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jrrrpacts of the project as a whoie,shoul ba found significant based ori the project's
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inconsistency with a number of major.pohcies b.. the Butte County General ,pian
peiiairting`ta cornpreh'ensive planning issues such as orderly growth and
publro services in areas of (planned "!
countywide land userpatterns, expansion of iJ
growth, preseivatian. of agricuit&aI soils. and rural character, and avoiding conflicts
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between urban :deveiopmertt and agric�siture:
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