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(a) Location
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Increased Out -of rea Travel
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Loss of x_i.mber
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Any Adverse Environttiental. Effects Which) anstot
Be Avoided if the Proposal. is Implemented
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mitigati6n Measures Proposod to Mini — ze the
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The Relationship Between Tjocal' Short-Terni Uses
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Enk alaCoMent of Iong-farm Prbduetiv tya
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Zoning Regulations
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ENVIRONMENTAL 1MPACTREPORT
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THE CRAIG-MOORETUWN RIDGE REZOIVF
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This, exzvironjmental impar', Depart s for the proposed reg
. tax ing of appnoximatci, x'165 acrosY;E eleven square miles; t r
1 ;+ of land in �h- southeastern portion o,f tutte County,
California rest of 'the community of Feather Valls.The j
r 'rezonilig is being initiated by the 0raiL—,-,; loore'town Ridge 4 ir
"j ,` spiry Ta pay r° s Assoorat ion., and. involves the -c
`re�f;a on a� sed `, ` c�
eral foothill reareation and residential zoning di'stridt8`11,�
and timber mountian zoning districts of a tariety of mina.
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mina parcel 'sizes (two and f��vol acres priier� Jy'� p� us the
creation of setireral light co�.mercial zoning districts. t "
re ,one' area lies ad�acexi to Lumpkin Road, the'-priina-, '
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} \p, access route from the Oroville area to "the Feather Falls �'
' The ba8io im ao s tha grill result froom dev�elopmen� L l�
•, �°` area. + p ti
t` subsequently al]:.owed by this proposal are those
t° I with dov`elbpnie�` i,:- Of mc��r tainous �tei,rain and population gt rifra
! in a rural, relatiVely0lated region of;Eu•tto Oounty
a. Alteration of terrain from subsequent:construction,
activities; particularly road construction. �r y
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b -�' Increased surface Mater runoff as a result of this
�r topographic moaif and v�egets.bion removal. � �r
`. c. Increased soil erase oar. au)l potential,far � sedxmenta�s.�tt�
of d ..,
w� raifta e , cha nets a, cd of Late Ovoville.,
d,.CoU n `al 1,eductio�Of water quality
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f. xncrea8ed traffic in, the area,
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a h� Reauation of aiP, acoustic and visual quality of t1ij j=,,,
ural 6rea as a result of ,a.nareased. 'l'lse of the area.
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ik rural,, �remot�; `==''oharac�ter of the region..
je lncreG;Sed light and glare., °
mak. increased commercial use i,,h the �-drea which would g n,erate
traffic and increase" civci�aat ion through the area.
Inducement to fdTtrie 0 ro dential and commez�`~µJ f'l use
above what currently opeurs" in the subject area. try'
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The area is presently zoned .,.�1L2 (general) which
is 'the "Least restrictive type of honing presentl�4 contained
within the Butte County Zoning Ordinance. Enactment of th7.6
proposal y s �g �. l si,�68 and limit, ,
will establish lar er mini s.ot ,
development more than i� t iS' restricted at prozont, taut wouL?d
it not limit development as., much as Ohas, been'i 'requested by,,some) ,:'
property owners of the area. ,
151410 Description , the Project
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(a) LoAtion:
ale asa. rproposed for rezoning is located in the south-
ea; tern porton of but t- CoLtnty in the westezxt reaches
of 'tAe Sierra Nevada mountains above Take Orova.11e.
The community of Feather Falls, lies east of the,area
one mile and they,oity of Orova.11.e lies 'wes` approxi,-
mately .twee ��v miles. R� er to ,.thy; attached location
maps for orientation.:, The lanci is a peninsulav ridge
between the South Fork and the`:Middle Fork of the Peather
River (Lake Oroville). The pro`osal involves 7165 acres
of private lands,, approximately eleven square miles, and
:incudes land within Sections 10, 16; 20-22; 27-4
'of Tbwnsh3.1) 20 N{ ' Range C E (all:"Poxati.ons of and portions
of sections 25, 26, 35 and 36 of l'olwv sh' p 2O X$ Range 5 E�.
The area is also I mapped in Assossov a took niumber t?l- pages'
04_O65 'I') 12- 14-1& 15-2'I , 730, various APr numbers
Lumpkin Road is the only paved county road providing access
intb the area- via the Forbe.stown 110"ad. Tiake Orovil7 e and
�4 State R.ecrea�tlon lje.nds lie to the north; west and south
often contiguous to the subject land; 'Sho atei5 is bounded
by Plumas National Yorest land on the east' and northogs-t'
Y d by;_soi-e Louisialla Pacific lands on the east.
(b) A 8, atement of"tha.Obje} tives Bought by the, Proposed.`
��. iihis proposal .is the product of the Crai.g�-meoretown Ridge
ilkxpayor' s Ass" dation, in, response to the Butte County
Planning; Commission-:iA1 ."fated rezoning pibposal of ,f our
.i e Vis, ago, The t purpose of re'zonisg this '7�1�5 acres of
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I To accommodate rural --density residential uses
4 on. the land;
To maintain a rural atmosphere and li.f estyle,
while creating a living enva.ronment of highest,
standards for single-family dwellings, while
permitting a form of domestia economy involving
custom production and servicera by individuals
residing; on the premises.
3 .. ; To allow a ro ra ate Land divIisions, creati
pp p
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parcels of *,suitable size, and appropriate uses
that wall 'be compatible with ae ,��i^sin, soil,
water s�pplyl and existing uses of. he land,.
4. To reduce and j,li it the potential intensity of
uses.
5. To ach ev-m atibili'ty with; existinglaid uses.
6. To achieve consistency in zoning with`the Long 1
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range planning f'or the area; '
7- To accommodate ,t, . e needs and desires of area
mpsidents and l�nd owners.
7i To provide prot•�ection for this mountainous
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land from ek-ces .ve development beyond: tli6�
carrying capacity of; the land. This can be
accomplished byIllimiting development to that
level which is dapable of maintaining soil and,
geologic stabil Rye air and water tloality, the rl
rota], aes�:het� c haracter o,f the area, of pro
tectirls the dxis)b#g wildlife habitat. and of
prevonting eaten ive alteration of the 'soil
surf ace,.
The area to be rezoned is, urrontly zoned ��.�,'2" ; the gent,
\� eral unclassified unrestri4'ted 'zone in the county which ,l
all ,tvs all use , a few con ,ngeiit upszz obtaining a use
permit. The K-2 zoning doe'.('not ;achieve the ob j ectiveb "l
outlined above. Therefore' 'N.ew zoning class„ificatinzis
that will achieve the staffed ob j octives and that will
reasonable, considering the �,aAd s &t'tribates and limy •�
tations., are needed ±or -the subject lands. The original
f zoning,proposal initiated by the tutte Obunty Planning,'
"yy Commission in 1974 was Xor,.,TM-5 zohing on the majorit
sf the ridge-top
ireasto �landoa�ea��nd for TI-iWPO zoning .on the
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��w� ing Cho scion zoning-'
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The corrOntly 'proposed Zonng districts and their approxi=
mate, ao:N�ages are lis'te,ki below. The boundaries of each
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pacific district p,ropalsed are delineated on the attached
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prod act map ('.i ure 3, page 43) . Approximately seven -y"
five p.eT oeht of the! total 7165 acres of land has been 4�
ptopoaed�' br V66thI I.ecreat 'O'A and Reaidential i twoi. acre
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Foothill Recreation Residential 53?1 '75
acre minimum parcel t`y
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Foothill
5 acx'`o minimum parcel '
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T Iber. Mountain 147.Yql� 2
5 acre m1nimum parcel
TM -10,
Timber Mountain,'' n ��
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Timber Mountain 6i5 8.5
2iacre minimum parcel
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..A General boscription of the Project',s TeoYnii6ECI
Economic, and Environmental O araeteristics.
Specific development, plans are not being proposed a.t this
time for any of, the `pvopei b' - in the ,subject area: Howe
ever, the `hypes and levels of �evelopmbnt allowed by the
various zones range from recreKtionfresid.ential use on ;two-
acre minimum parcels �ci recreation/res%dential use on
largo acreage paresis':xp to twenty acres) to light y^Qmmes-=
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coal :use. AlAll the cones pro Deed allow various comms xal
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uses. Some o these uses are o .a hdm.e oocupat4,on nature,
Chile others include retail. store's, mining and i urce
extraction, and agricultural. uses: The spet!ifio uses
allowed by the `zones are listed in Appendix A, 7nin
Re ul.a�i'one.. The ma�jora.�y, of laud inVol'ved 015`50' is ,
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being proposed for Voothill Recreation and Ros de�itial zoning
twb�acre minimum Parcel sizes,. (' �-2), which allows r avea-
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�tional, and resp dent al uses flus othor related uses as well
as agricultural; commerce ,al, mining profossiohal 8ervioe85
and forestry uses. The prima xy consideration .nvoi4ed in
this propcsdl is -t;h� maxim= developmont and use that Is
pp ten`j;;ie,l, Candor the proposed zontt:
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Of the six zones proposed: z or the` area;' the fif-by- six
acres of 0-1 zoning, light commercial,, will 'allow thin'
most intensive uses and has the greatest potential for
land Ialteration per unit acre because;, of the wide variety
o commercial usesoallowed in the zone° �,'hrPfe areas are
proposed for C -'I, zoning =and these sytolo occur` adjacent to
r
`the existing Lumpkin access road oft re�.a t vely, gentle-to-
moderstF� terrain.Towever, sloping terrain predominates
througliout the area, and extensive 0-1 use ;pf the fifty-
six ar,��es of land will require some topographic altera-
? w
tion end generation of traffic circulation. These three
areas lie within one-fourth to three-fourths mile of Lake
Oroville, and sedimenb"ation is potential from increased
erosion upon commercial fievelopmer t of , the land. The
density of commercial, dd' elopm.ent cannot be predicted. at
this point in time,, ,and will probably be of low intensity.
li6we'vor, with If if by -six acres proposed for light commer-
oial. zoning the potential exists for intensive commercial
clevelopment and, usr, and substantial alteration of the -three
u
.. 4.
TheA other four zo.rig districts proposed (FfU?R-=5, TD -5, 1 i-'10
_ and 2'M--20) require larger minimum parct:l sizes than does
the predominant l -,2 zoning, and include approximately
173$ acres of Ir6id primarily the mono, rugged, steep9 r
terrain at various locations. Those five,, ten and twenty
acre minimum parcel districts would ,coyer 25/ of the 're-
zone area and would limit_ development in too areas having
�
mo !e restricted land c ar'actcrist' es. The: ->P proposed
larger- acreage zoning distxic'Ls will include ms:n � of the
areas which have steep slopes„ However, other- similar
topographic ,areas wil.a ,not be protected. by these large'v
acreage zones, havin�'beeh proposed for two -acne minimum
Parcel zoning (refer to Yid U 'e 31 'p ago 0 for a comparison
�/of the proposal with 'tbe -terrain ohara6ter). hampl:es of
Uhisare-apparent p; Wareas
r o�rwhohartlust
e
north and ofPpnderosatesera
1
rathr�r. tig ]ed areas and are proposed for the two -acre
zoning, A'5promimately
twent-f ivr� to 'thirty percent of
thet};zoY5.e
i area has steep„ terrain of 20=-30 plus percent
u cerate d tio�;ally, a 'large portion of .the area is of
�l peg Adi
moderate parr:on�t slope. Some d.'4 the °area, parte
timil arl.y steep terrain areas � has l.� m ted Boil. depth,
rangrfro�n two to four -feet. The proposal s t"ie ten.
and twenty --acre z6h ng �l.l, not cover some ai eas of
steep ,terrain and/or ureas of marginal soil. :
6bnaiti.6fts, In addition, these
larger acreages may not be large enough in some areas
'f.
of veryrugged 'terrain to 'accommodato the potential dive.--
t a north. �
$ions (such as the ares d north-east Of, ka i.aka
Peak,), The 'tWo--acre minimum zoning would it ol.ude most ,
land.s on the plateau ridge -top plus many l.6.ds on the
,`'I
��;oeper canyon s`l;�pese ,,�
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The iz5t;ensiuy -f development, use ,'Ifaal will be,,poten-
`� tial may not be achieved in the near I'W. Ure or ever, con-
' si+ ering the current 'level. and extont of,, developm.e in,
;{ the
Area,.') the physical limitations of the land s.nd
the apparent low demand for growth in the area. ;IHdwever,
the potovLl al Will exist for- "such de°velopm.ent leyels
under this proposal. Eich specific individual land
division wot'rega:ce compliance with the Bite Gour�ty
SubdiVi'sion ordinLc' e and approval by the Butte
Adv-�sory .Agency (Publi.cl Works Department Environmental
Health Department, grid Planning Dbpartment).,
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`l Economic Considerations: Extensive divis'Lo'l, of propo��ti es
and.. subsequent residealtiAl do-'
�� vel,opmentl Of parcels wouid generate Oman as for increased
public services in this remote area Aere such seririces
are very minimal.
The. increased ptibl.icl ;service costs are
i cleteilminate at this time since the'�rea c11rrently
ceives light residential `use' demand and is �iuot expected
to realize slzb,stantial growth in the future. I Iowever,,j 4'
with ino��onoed growth in the area, ad.dltioual fare I and
police protection; improvement of the county 'l,umpkira
poad., postal service, healthirsevvice „environmental sane-
tati.on and lbualding inspections; :,�a',d school f'aci l i ti eS „
r� alon's needad. - , woll o � er 1 -million to upgrde toy-�
It has been estimated that Lureakin load," s`tandards from tntevprise Bridge . to Feather Pa��
oountyww s'
a .cosi' that would be bonne by the county if piecemeal' �
���.i cremental growth occurs. A diversity of goods and
`,,i;ervices prbvid.ed by potential commercial establishments
in thb area would b.eriefit local: redi:,aento by saving' travel
time and fuel costs.
It is unaortaiii what demands currently exist or
will exist Axa the future Xor' residen-tiai use of the area,
l owevers because of the a ',ea's ,relative remoteness from,
urban centers and the ''dead endi' naturo of tI.ve locality
(with only'one access road of twenty-milos distloe
from the nearest generate community servioe areal , i t
can be expected that dem&hd will, be low, in.,, the immediate
and al�ort�term time frame !Tho lo;ag�-range. projection
# i s even more tenuous. However, guidance from General.
Plan indica' e's the area to be oriented to -l.i.mGrati.ngWnpen �,
1' y c havkc�ter and '
Land and, ber-=Mounaitnous Terrain c
related uses over, the longe
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Various Technical and Environment, " .,
�:al Coneii�erations�' of 'the J
rezone proposal are discussed below, including; some dis
ci .sSioA of the limiting physical, factors (Refer to Sec-
tion '15142, The Environmental Setting for additional re-
source information):�"
Additional -parcels and rural residential dwelling8'that
will be potential_ as a result of land division's allowaby.i"
under the proposed rezoning could total 180& to 200Q ultz
.mately on the total, 7165 acres�-�depending on the actual`
development and use of C-1 properties. , If com'merci.al de-
velopment on two acre parcels were achievable,"28 com-
mercial
om mercial parcels andIdevelopments,would be potential in
wx' these 0-1 districts. If'owe'ver, the zone would permit 812,5
square foot parcels (which` most likely would ,not be- achiev--
able). In addition, other commercial: developments' allowed
in the Foothill.'Residential zone would be potential. l
ual p ells �
Water
acn��p�ove�thee via foreseeabl,e�future�.�aGround.� on I
.I
water may be a limiting factor for ex
tensve level,
opment of the subject lauds since resources are
adequate for existing uses,, : out of unknown, quantity
lot additional", future us'ee. Xo water serv7 ce
.company or' 'community service area exists within the re
zone area.' The Orovi,lle-Wyandotte Irrigation District
supply reservoir, Ponderosa Reservoir, lies immediately i
south of the rezone area, up-stream .from the South Fork
of Lake Orove. However, ,due to elevation diff erential t
and lack of e t �siVe demand this wager supply is not
ii available to the sub--ject ridge land areas._
Sewage. Disposal would be aria individual private Septic'
tank-leach field filter Systems on each parcel, The dem
composed granite Soil provides a suitable effluent assazttxX
l.atIng media<itn, provided ._tufficienit leach„ field area of
suitable soil depth .s available (the determining factor
for actual land divisions„ and development): Development
of Septic tank-.leach fief systems requires areas of Less
than 30 percent slope, as per County ordinance. The more t
gentle-slopinS terrain xeq�ree ]els
thonone acre
generally for leach' field filter use, depoliding up
on
�110 Soil factors :on Specific sites: U;5ually, More than.
two feet of soil is required to allow smaller than five-
acre parcels. However$ soil oilepth and soil percolation
rates are, God. and da "e gene.�a,ll.y not the limiting fac-
toes for :teach field systems on these granite soils. r
These soils generally have 'sufficient depth (except on
«some Steep sloping ureas an any Outcrop areas) 4.
y adequate perdol.ation rates. The soil does
and ha�'C� very a
limit, sewage
4oe;raphic,
posal capability where erosion$ drainage. auto (either man rade or natural)
occur , acrras.1 whz.�:h Ileaca lues cannot i,raverse, thus
limiting leach field,,layout gond where steeper sloping
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terrain C�t. (SSYI Mle, 1' soil �.�limited zum leach �rbe + t�' G' 'a�in eYi ' c�i
rather
than ` y soil. depth .,
"� $ 7 3
tj
]Nand area'proposed for leacR'.,fiel.d placement must possess
„a ma in of two feet of sd1. Where only two feet of
sortable soil ;. occurs (good. percolation_ raps, '`which
_.
usually are achievable in decomposed granirte µsoils and
the, semiarid climatic region), the Butte County Environ-
mental Health Department requires "a five --acre minimlun par
cel. s1ze to assure that sufficient usable t area for leach
ields will be, available. The soil in the rezone area is
"'redo�ri' nantly f'o'ur to eight f eet deep , wi t'l limitec areas
r
d'nore,,,,khalloS� soils. The greater the terrain!s slope,
p to: thirty-peicen't maximum, the more area is required
Yi
fo
m eaoY� field area. l'errain of 20��?0 percent
slope may require considerable minimum area, especially
-> ti E Lnco pl apes of such character generally have thin soil.
w :Probably many if not most areas within the rezone
vee
}iropOsal., which have over twenty--peroen't slope and: occur
in the, more rugged areais, will require large ,parcels i n ".
order '�o accoin"modate development lbeoause .,of 'the large
area ne'e&ed to find sufficient suitable leach field ares.,.
Terrain Restrictions .on bevelopment:,, Development of struc
tures and roads is
generally r4commend.ed on la"d surfaces of less than 20 perms
oent in order to prevent erosion of the land surface and
sedimentation:of streams and the lake below the ridge.
Rowever, without speciZzo slope stability informWM for
these granitic soils and because these soils have a'`high,
erosion potential ue to slope, soil character and, the
lack of organic matter, and effects of vegetation re-
moval, the U.S. Soil Oonservation Service's recommended
limitation of fifteen percent uiaximumay be the appropri
a -be guideline for sound development cin criteria of the su.15.
joct lands: l'horefore,, actual, development on the subject
lands is�",,imited by soil stability, erosion susceptibility
inherent in thesc,, granitic soils, and terrain oharactexetias
Approximately one"third of'the rezone area has,, terrain
greater than twenty percent slope. Within these areas of
steeper slopey' localized. areas of more gentle terrain :mai
occurs While the maJor ty of. the rezone land. area bias
to. 15 percent slopes a sizable area of project lands (ax
estimated X000 acres has terrain of greater, than 1,5,6 slo�;e '
llrainage from proper ties in the rezone area is currently
assimilated by nallwal ephemeral stream channels and.
ravines. �ut�off gonorated from developmer, of created
parcels Will be accommodated by these natural chann.els� �{
hick transport storm Water from ,;the ridge, to � Lake
La
which , it:L ioy -�-,Leto the soil downstream:
Any erosion rosulting from development of the
,land will incrteade sedimentation of those streams an6,,of
the lake
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Summary of the iro e`ct Considerations- o''ptimum
6 vel of devel=
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t5 II
va
ridge, the mos -6' prominent, peak a%id t1r, hihesl' paih'b of
land in the rezone area. The ridge bas gentle to moderate
terrain (generally iilO-15, percent slope, with steep land's
and more gentle lands in localized arras). Mooretowri
,°Ridge ' is bordered 'by the steep canvonlands of the S� uta
and Middle Foxks of the feather River, particularly' ' n
the far ndrthea'stern portion: and the southeastern'pol-
tion of the ridge where slopes are veer step '(0 plus
percent mostly)' and 'the;' terrain is rugged:
The Craig area generally has a moderate terrain, with
gdntle-tomoderate topography' in the centrai� portio` i and
moLera"te-to-sto,ep terrain (20-304) adjacent ,to Lake
Oroville in the northern and southern portion of the
it
Craig aroa, Some especially rugged 30 plug. perc8ri slop-
ing terrain lies in the nortl��-central area of this Craig
areae Crystal rill (2017 feo't above sea level) and
Roc, Poi, -+t Peak (1523 f eet above sea level'-' are two
highor, more prominent landforms >in the Craig area-. Tlae
�.. ,transition area't°be'tween, the two ridgeY, lovels (between tho
Craig area and the Moovetowa Ridge V, a) occurs in the
central portion of section 3 ,and -r:! ativel y steep
and rugged with no gentle-slof Ing plateau areas. Fleva�-
ea ,.
tions in the rezone area �` .'.hge from1000 feet above sea-
level
level near Lake Orov'Il �
.. e t;o 3000 f r -et aib Xanaka Peak,
enerally are 1400-2 00 loot rising from the southwest'
Craig area) to the a�orthes (Moorotoan Midge and'cather
Falls community area n Refer ytd, Vigare 31 Pro j Oct Map
with Topographia info=atio'a,� �:�'ar more detail.
ae'lop,- The Craig-Maoretawn Ridge area oc'cup e,s a p'ar-
tion of thy: I ower- olevation westerly slop, 08, of
;r the Sierra Kevada m6thtann8, a granajtic,fault block rat$,e
having a general westward i-. It ane.-, e,ast-west drainage
pattern. The (region is :cnaractericed by elevated ridge-
lands; bisected by rela•t`%vely deep stroani valleys with
moderate to steep canyon slope. -,4,a This high relies' `geology
was"formed by rapid river formation andtopographic up"
-
lift as, the fault block that forms the care of the Sierra
,t�evadas was raised and tilted. , she Feathor I i v r dej�l-
..
,
oped into one of the major ,drainaGe systems of the north"
ern Sierra ,Xevoda mountains. This has fo�tr+,1.
majorwith a very large total. watershed basin, -
suolsrtraraches
a ma 'or source of domestic :and agricatu.tal
water for Cali ornia-� via ,the Oroviile dam and reservoir.
N mer ins drainage c'han�ie] s and ravines have been out in" o
the ridge lands formed by the minor ephemeral tributory :
I
`T -0111 LL into the �t�.ddo and Song,
mr, (the
or a her River
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The bodrock��gggIo : of the area is Int ix61ve in nature,
and. Mesozoi:6^ gram' �'+�, ^tbk calist �11Eu• 0--the predominant
parent rock material `underlying the s"ub jest lands. This
s) rock formation constitutes the geologic stxuct xre(6of the
lands to, the north of th6 subject ridge area, Just north
of the Middle "Fork of the Veather Ri_vror. Metavolcanic
rock formations constitute the geologic structure of the `
foothills west of the 'subject area, beyond the lakb.
,'This underlying granite ,formation is part of the immense
granitic batholi_thir formation that constitutes the Oierra
Ne vada range anti which outcrops at varidusi{locations
!, throughout the rezone area and in surround�.Vg`;' areas. A.
Prime an6 outstanding example of this basic underlying
formation is the mammoth B•aldrock outcropping=' uhat occurs
east of Orov' lie and. north of the rezone .area a�aout lour.
miles: This granite formation constitutes .the parent rock
materialfrom w�Uch the arear' s predozi.nating repidual
f graniti,o soils' have foxmed.
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1° No known faultso`. :active fa a.lt's occur in tI).e rezone area
orz.in the :vicinity. The nearest f`a-alts are the Big Bend.
VMAlt to,the north and ;northeast six to eight miles, and
the Olevil;-l.and dills Fault (an actil,re fault zone of recent r'
activity) and, related faults' in thoY Oroville foothill area
to .the sa athwest and west several males distant with ori
.inferred faulting system running north from the Wyandotte
tinea under IaIto `orovil.l, e,:
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MI, 'Oral resources of sui�stan:tial commercial concentrat ons
are not kYlwx1 'to occur in t1xJe rezona area;: Tt,e formati.oYt
of decomposed granite by the weathering of the parent
d1ranite rock la aerial has produced''some local. condentra,7 '
tions of sand `, 4 gravel , but these Fare limited in ex�-
tent. The san.dt 4nd gravel is not: alluvial ano is gene5��l ly
4 stributed througi-xout the area in 1, cath ns of rapid
w therti.ns Some al_:luvial r deposition anda concentrat.`ion
has occurred in the stream and creek channels, but these
aro limited in extent. The area surrounding t]�e subject
la'nds $ primarily the Feather 11�?:�er and major tributary,
chafimIs, has historically been an. active, gold-brcduGAII
region, which-is of unknown extent or value today. The
river ;systeti has concentrated gold b6�ring sediments
during the geological weathering arid`'erosion of ,gold L
bearing roak formations
8A" Is soil serve"t reports of , Butto'�"i6 my were last
,! published about fifty years ago: I Oonsiderabl.e
w&�k by the IJ ': lie artment o 'r ,Ag» .,oulture2 tk c�al� ornia
Y q •f' - and he
on. of l,,; es`try� the U.S. �'o
��.vaSi {j � 1 �t Se
r�r�.ce
I
Agricul turas L-�I?' �` rent Station of the UniVersity of ,
California has been done toward an ugexaded soil, survey
report in the county; but no published repot has yet re-
placed the old studies. Although the early sail surveys
and reports were adequate for agrieul tuval growth ixil the
county and ta`e!�e primarily oriented t t and agricultural
areas and uses of 43.e :Land, the l.ands�that were classified
in the 19,26 soil. kturvey were primarll � thy: valley and low
foothill lands and" little work was d0 ie in the higher
foothills and the mol -i tains.
A soil�vogetaticjn survey is currently underway by the
't
pacific Southwest forest and Range btperimeiIt Station,
Forest Service on, the momitainous lands throughout .,,eastern
Butte County, and for w:4ich there are some'�tentative re=
sults :dor the sub j ec i, area. This survey has shown that
soils 'the rezon area,.are predominantly residual soils
derived from the c arse --textured granitic igneous rock '
core of the Sierra 1%vada (dec:omposed granite) - The
geologic rock types dorm the parent .mater al from which :.
the soil formation has occuV�ed. txtlusivelvolcanic rods'
and alluvial. deposition rock does not o6our in the area i
.1
These soils are generally, deep; 4-8 ,iet:t, in depth with some
��
locally deeper so�.lS, (�X 50 feet) locally shallower ,
`and h 'which
A oils (le's's four fOe`� tbro � ground grater
and sewage eluent from sopt�.c �,anl'� �.sach' lines flout.
These decomposed granite soils aro eawily,and readily
erodoble. 'the area, is mountainous uplands of gentle to
steed L-errain, with general slopes of *IBJ to 20 percent
(�O P�Opercent plus on the northem and southern portions
of tt� area; boycnd the pl tsau a las} . �?l e hand aur-
fa:6 I's generally smooth, thouGki seldom 1�mol, except
wheilo
broken, by erosion br,tock outcroppings. The major
soils
asooc=.ation classification of this area is. the
1�
hf4;14ne,o
Slerra Association. lhlb soil .association in
clud.es selre�' al soil types ane,: cliff xact�;ri tea ' to{ao�r
exOVAtj.on S�Lorra Nevadan ridges 6` d slopes:
SoilF's of this associata on, have ,,.lute vanr;l E. characteris"
t s,; but ba,,`�ically occur on the gently rolling, toYvary„
6,6eep'l; 610plesi,of th,T� h1ouYitain ranSe at elevations of 600
'to
2C��C deet� The vegetation on those soils consist of
m' and �l. a.
ardwodds and shrubs (chaparrend foothill c' a
as WG111:, W btTier lora level, deciduous plants) s with some
.kp t;�� species. s- .
t p The subject land aria was
o i it a l y maJ^o forested with conif Or vegetation gen-
a
,= el.al.ly; but this natural vegetation has been altered
ri
throw l to � art o,� the ridge area several. decades ago'.
g ggu g g
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Erosion potential is high to very `high throughout the
rezone area because of tl, e susceptibility of decompo8ed�4
granite to: the erosive acrtion of runoff waters, par-
ticularly on sloping terrain 'This erosion
suscepti-bility of the soil surface ind�oeases with increased
topographic slope` and intensified with terrain altera-
tion,and soil disturbanQeiA.F disturbance..These soils are particularly
vul.nexrabl;e to erosion whenvegetation.' is removed either
parUially or. entirely. Remow'al of vegetatioxi exposes
the soil surface to'' direct rainfall and removes] the
`�j taabillzing root systems which help hold the soil in
place. Improvement of these soils is costly and diffi-
cult to ate6zolish, when the limited top soil is impaired. r�
Erosion is readily, generated, on the moderate to steep -
sloping areas, but is potential through.t the area. $peoi-
II fit slope 'stability' of the subject lards is unknown due
to lack of specific on -s' ite study, but these granitic
aoils are considered to be highly erodablo if disturbed.
'fhe soil compos:iti.on ranges from coarse to medium.--tex-
tared soil particles s larger ,particula'te, granitic gravels
to sandy 'loam to FFAnular loan -represent; ng the various
levels of granitic` decomposit on 1posed oui;croppings
{r of the parent material occ�.r at variou, l.oba'tions but are
not p��e4bminant landform, f 6a�tu-ves `in the rersone area. c�
However,~ very", hallow soils lying over massivr barelllt
nc�k for,�Ut-e. s do ei'st, such" asanaka'eaa and the
other„ aria p6aks,;� 'whlbh pose severe limi•tal ons on the
use of those shallow lands. Native vege°t`ation on these �}
soils uo`aaL y is timber or timber -grass. Hot�tev`ery due
to pas!ii activities of man and tl� predominant s'outta
exposure of most of the rezone area; this vegota`tioA
stype does, not predominate.
` Decomposea granite soils e-xh bit good to excessive drain -
ago, allowing water to flow through the soil readily and
quickly).-_ This moderate to moderately -rapid permiabili.ty
rel r oh ctb, 18tic,, allows adequate n. filtration of surface
water into -the soil if the rate of precipitation, the
slope of the terrain, the presenc,6 Ot protective vogeta,
tion, and the lack of excessive soil r isturbanoe permit
this �i.nfilt,ration before erosive actldh can occur. .Also
the ,good prmiai liiay o the soil allows rapid movement '
62 ground grater: `from the surface to the subsurface and
intotyle facto -
reed zone of the patens, rock:, as well as
enabling the soil to perform as a suitable leach. field
I: fi livor medium: Ho�raruver i;�xo transport 02 effl��ent waters
may be more rapid and, f +c rea:c:hi.ng ~tllian for other types
�.
of soils vie andira on tx amount of vegetative covering
of the'`la��d surface sine plants traAspgre grouud*ater
1 t
r
into the a,;;tmosphere.. Granitic soils have `poor watc;rw_
holding capac±ty. Granitic soils do not have'a well
developed structure or soil "profile, and have low fer-
tility due -to the lack of abundant ovgoxiic matter . Both
factors t,cs n4ribute to the soil's suscOp•tibility to erosion. `
t
The "soils of the rezone area- have beet given a Land Use
Capability designation of Class VT (out of -eight classes
total, plass I being the most f ertilo and le*\tel agri-
cultural soils, and Class VIII being ,.,tho most nor. --arable,
rugged, most limited soils). Th3.s , cj'ass V1 is character-
i -zed by soil s suited for grazing--ranSeland, forestry,
wil.dli4f e habitat; and watershed, Iand 'uses, but which are
not affable or readily developable because of steep <slopes
c; suscep'tibilityy to erosion, shallow, Soils, axed othet- .4n -
favorable ble restrictive condition.-;.
I yd.rolbgy:_ The subject area lies entirely within the �
watershed of the Feather River (Lake 0.ro
vine), in e�ttreme southern portion of the drainage
basin. Runoff from the land flows into natural stream
channels, mostly of intermi('1tent flow (winter qnd spri,hg
4ow primarily), which drain directly into tho waters oT- i
Lake Orovil.le. Most of these intermittent streams creels
and ravines flaw primarily in a southern d'irection'intG - '
the South Fork of the lake as well as iii a northwestern
direction ;into the lake's Middle Fork. The main stream
cf-
61.ahnel on the ridge is 'Oregon Gulch, an intermittent
yet important tributary 'stream., traverses the
ridge frd°m the, northeast to the southwest. This stream
has been hydrologically classified as a 3rd order s`pream
(under the Strahler Ooncopt: ".; a fouv-order system; with
1118t'- 6 d.er't being a small,) creel. or ravine � and 04th" .
order" being the larger streams and tributaries of tb.o
Veather Fiver which contribute the greatest flaws to •ihe
riyer 'system). These,,intermittent streams and ravines
are fed by p ' p ' and runoff, and therefore
:local regi �.tat�.oa:•i
do not normally generate year-round flows. Surface water,
on the sub'jeot la- yk�is of limited extent, w1th these
interm �°tr ''t stream �.r and scattered springs throughout
.-the area« � No largo water bodies eXiat ori site. Lake
Oroville ,alios bi6foiw, the site within close prop: mity ti
sevexal hundred feet exp to a few miles di.gtant of all
sub j oct properties.
The ground water resouce of the area conslsts Of a perched
water table (lying on top of the granite stock base), and,
is not an ac ui er. Th e groundwat .. supp,.y s deri wed
r,
it
I _
from infiltration of local precipita ori and is limited
in extent. No extensive sources of groundwater are
evident. The weak h,6red zone in the granitic, bed ,r�Sck
fovms.Vonrextends, approximately fifty,lifec•t deep,r'and
provides some wager= HOwever, the primary source of '
"plentiful" grouridwa't:o"r of the area ie derived`And utilized
from wells that tap rock fractures within the parent rook
formation (hard rock wells)., No acquif ers exi•s-t in the,,
area s-Lnce solid,rock formation exisltz beyond the weathered
(1 zone. This groundwater resourae supp iea good quality
water; but is of unknown quantity. Wells within -the area
{
typically
are 60 to lob feet deep up to 200 feet deep,
YA � 5''
with mi ate supply (sev,.,ral gall onsrper
minute up to 100 gallons er minute iii areas where faults
or .veins could be loc
ated3. dells cenbe 'expected to
supply 3 20 gallons per minute, but t1ho draw dotan, of `these
wells w6nld not permit Continuous high water de iands.
The geologic stricture dogs not lend itself`to the level-
opment of an extensive ggroundwater swpply, suggesting that
only limited0clevelopmtI)nt of the source c6 d occur.
a Climate The climate of -the{;-':rea is oharacterized as
semi�ar _d Mediterranean type with hot) diy
summers and mlld,j wet winters. Tho climate 18 controlled
by the cyclonic pres sure cells of the atmosphere aver the
Pacific Ocean and t110 California coarA This low-el,eva-
ta.on mountainous area is by the Sacramento
"Valley on the' west due to its roxzmx•t- (twenty miles
distant at 'jaost) and also by the Sierra Nevada range on
I the east. These infl,uonces generate warmer sum~�evs and
I wilder winters than is tW_typiCal
cal. for MoUntainou�f'�reas'.,
({ yet wetter wintors �tlian of the wall y. 18o-
they.'-cnal; Cont"ours follow topography c coatous,
x�evail w,
' ' y ng n:o ch-westerly and south �.msterly winds off
the" Pacal oag,' bv':ftg moi st ere into �the> {arpa and,,, pro= II vide a` inodera�ting affect on w ntar °temperatinr'Ali Pre�-
cipitation' Increases 1`1,om south ta•,.nor'th and from lbw .-
e
crest
to h
(u ti ing coolil.lg�nioist air from the ocean.
r �, . ler elevation to the .limit of the � ,d.erra
r} Pre6 itatiO i8 `greator on southern and• western sl6pes
"r^ 'Only about 10 to 15 po .. nt„of the'precipitation occurs
from May through 0ct;bor*' Rainfall is the primary form
of inc��.st`ur
e reachingthe srea�th,ough wnawfall occasi,r�nalla
does occur
at the higher elevations in. `the eastern or-
,
tion of the area. A vevage anhual precipitation Tangos
c fVom fort. to sixt inches normall. ° Humidity is.moder-
ael low during
Y ,y summery (eem - ariZ and relate vely h� gh ,
(i LIVI- .ng Wintor (ming, season. The area is periodically;
subjected to desibcating noi-therly and noi.^'theas'terly
air movoment f ,orn interior Continental areas.
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' .Aj"'^*X4.4.. Yy-.•''1I ' ^ } 11 JJk':' /�"i
� i I tti
dlc�ax tvitln tle rezone °area)
u Micro-cl�,matic' Var ations o
d�Jperlding Oxy terrain and sl:�ope expoa o (s,,out!�- at��ng
or north-facing), rover, water availability,
t'tc. Sputhe�ly-facing slopes a e more .hot aril dry,
4; " while st7;�sam {alleys have mgre' moderated climates due
t
„
to vegotativ�e 'pro'tection,, adequate water jupply (for'
" portiona of the year at °least), and lack of excessive
slope or exposure.
,
r,rirshed Character t p
T�& eraturo inveV's his ra„. d ,�t���.
l
hent air,, caused `by lob, windsy
within, the Sacramento Valley (. it °bas za, are the
primary causes of the reduction of airquality 1-11 the
region. Noticeable types of air pollution are sni`oke
and du8t4.1 dust..Health pollut•an.ts are nitrogen dioxide `
carbon monoxide, oxidants. ' ,sulfur dioxide, 11_i d Ogen
sulfide and lead. - B`seauaa the Sacramento Valley Al .r
3as r is `'a natural cul-,,4,01Lslac actir in synergism with
�
natural light--windno�rt�mnt�s and High atmospheric,
stability, aiz� qual ity may, undergo a V �Wy1 �a , d gradation
3
, at time of tlaL' yeai�< This pn^�t; on of Lie air bassn
xs subilert to freq xe - t peraturei '%aversions, a Layer'
I
;. of cold air capped with a warm air mass which °tends to
`air
trap and hold pc;llu.tants inconsentvation,8 near the
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round. The �.nversa.on .,ceihn .�s 'normally about L 00
Winds of a velodity' o ,5 mph or,
feet in elevation. t, , .
4
greater usually disperse the pollutants., Thms combx� '
nation of natural > cir& mala ice0 su Zitsr that ;,smaller
<> .increases; in eiissions, or p;ollutan.ts 'in the Sa�;��ento,
Valley Aar sin. will hate a proportionally gxe�t i5 net
effec;t on air quality than it. other less ehC oset” areas
W, th,;r)�gre#tov wind l ovement� i
ALL,
The subiject rezone area is influenced by th6 Saczam�i
Va�loy airshed character due 'to the :moderately j.ow
elevations, acid the relatiro proximity of the Va ey4
Rowev'er - �`� r auali-ty :is generally higher, than within
the V allay l.. -Gel f duel to the sa'te's el a a•ation di c.�-il-
en.ce' 1000L-3000 fee'L- abc�vE sea o�rel..romparod, with
th''',Valley's"100-.200 foet and since' "fit-Vie activi't�)
other than Lumbering occurs in the gees regioriv
1 Also; greater local air movement o=urr-% fCvom vidg6
��'areas to tho valleys in. th.' s �noutttaih, reg�rin � i'hia
Circulation arovents total stagnatxoa from ocu'uiring '
; While the air quality -Within, this p��r n of the l�aS$n;
rr R is usually considered to be good iolatire to the south-
..� ern roan centers Butte County h66d thrrthird highest
ri emisslon'love s 6k the 15 co'drit es coma ned� with'
s
4
;�esp�,te continuous a
the Basan in .�97bt attempts to curb
air pollution, air gdaldAy with�:n butte County does i
bioeV state and federal standards', andv"the County,
�nment
currontly, is designated as a io;r -atta area dor
„national ambiont au hl-quality by the t% S.
`�vironmental,, pxotoctidn Agency (tTaa6 1:978),.
Motor vehicles "and. agripultUral aci,i� Giese mainly o
'
(1 debris burning„, are the major sour, `ia oi` polliztaxi s,
with motor vehicles being the grwaatert offender, in
C�
all pollutant categories except Particulate matter.
$,
Steady increases in vehicle numbers have continued,,
E�
r and willon`l, ,to eontribiate to 'the degradation
-'
of air ualitinue
W q y within Butte County', although auto
Omission coni roll h.We helped. ,limit the pollution
„
from ihi s sf�u oe .
Acoustic Character: The Craig-Mooritown Ridge is a�
.,, rural relatively ,remote and
_
isolate& area that has only one ,`deeps road (23. miles
”
of ''paved but winding f oothill road). whish -f or all
Practical purposes terminates at the community of
Feather halls.' In addition, only a few hundre`cl resi--
dents live in the entire' ridge5_and-T`eathr Falls
community ar6a. Therefore, exi.s�tjng, "acoustic quality
11
is very good, wi.ilh few typically urball noise sources
However some mip,or fi`rewoo,d harvesting and ,'other
n.oisy rural residential "ranch's act vities occur
throughout tho. area.
{
'Noise corridors" exist where noise level may be
hi'gh on..an intormittant basis. The road,.to Feather
'all.s passes through the area .and carriep 1�ot only
"
recreational: vehicle traffic but much truck traffic ,.
" consisting primar1ly of logging trucks." "Air estimated
c 6"10 logging .itui^:k5 p�f�� hour use LuT11�7Yi1�] Road dli'.iJl���j
the day, 'l,hc Ha.ghway as the principaj� source of A
J
roan autoda6biles, trucko and other. vehitlies.^
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t9
Whoh the Craig Recreational access road'is upgraded „`
and/or used more OxtOt8iVOly1'for lake access and use
of the Craig RecrPat basal area o'60urs more i'ten's ,vely
in the ii>ture, conside5ablt�' vehicle„noise (off-road
vehicles motore,bikes> qtc, , can be expected to affect
the western. rezone ` area. Levels will vary during the
a and week and' se,"!'aso'nally,
toat,s on. 'Bako Cx*'oville are another souroe of 'raoi'se,"\\\
Airctft are usually rlativel', 'ti ced.'egions of
the teZote area away fri-M the aaoiso cor,,Oidors are
. q!. 1 ' �i .. y 0p U l�,L the
" generally ��. �.O `the entire area
,.
r.
(R
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t�me�W�tekenr�t:�ecreatabnal use a;rid«'���R}� I_nteruiitten.t
logging truck traffic cause most e�i.s N;^1� no.`i_se
conditions. 4
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Visual Clharacter: Since. the area is r~arnoved from
X " — other areas and dovelopmOhts , of the
county and since it is;otinated by the natural foot
hill --mountain envixox,ment with very sparse existing
residential use the visual ual`� t of the sub "ect
area is very goo�'d. f� g �.: � � "
Vegetation: (Refer to Iendix B for mesa; informa-
'ta.on and species list) , ;: The �prnoije'ct laud � rea lies
primarily within the -Upper Sonoran Lae 'Zoo grad-=
eating into the'Transition Life Zone'in the e stern
portion of the area near Feather''' Falls. The Sonora
Zone is divided into 'two subareas, the lower,-, foothill
Ys..� belt and ,the chaparral belt', characterived S� "the
r presence of., extensive brush lands cons* tinge'of
shrubs. The existing,, vegetation pattLrn'consists of
areas of native, growth, areas of thick secondary
growth where fast Logging has ,occurred (Urhich `predom-r;`
.nates "the area)', and areas cleared i'ar range 'land,
with scattered residential. areas of very, low popu°lay-
tion. density. The veget&biour prion" to extensive. logging `
of the area several decades ,ago consisted of more
coni,feilous pecieu than o`c�bur today., 'lleday, the
ay.ea i characterizsd.by 8a`k woodland -chaparral -grass- "
.and-fo�thill pine ve etatiofl partially as a''res�ult off,
r, y � nw _I i r species, `but
this _e-zlie��-� oggixtg of the c'on fer `
antosoechusefthe oowea el.evata on and. the predomin"
acing,, . p ere which nurtures, the 'non-� "'
conifer species. hSecofdary growth tof Tan Oak
I
occurr�,\,� in the„ which is consider. ed a
weed,: t,r e species beca e t reduces the car4v' 9,
6"'
capac t y of theland fcjii other ,Vegetata.on typo
s and
t for, w.,Hdlife' ;fin, addVHon,, this specios tt.nhspires
thr:-, to four times ti'<?'.e amount off` watery yyp
that is t�
cal• for conifer Tovest laids.
i.
a �.,he central ���rta.z�� Of the rezone a.lvea, along the
ridge -top;, isrimr ly foothill m..,ted
hardwood�
chaparral with e�ome,,`rscattered conifer;; Thi teste'rn
�
ortion ispred��, .A, rntl.y foothill oak woodland -
with
g , � uie chaparral (pa�ti=!Arly on: 'the
nose OXposedelope, ,. The northeastern por o i ofo the
avOa is Oomposed cff�: ,11tek:u,vio date mountain , coni�'erw
chap gyral-hardOoo.i Vegetd-fin as 'the area grades into
theSrans5.ta:onal,i�,a.fo Zon h in the ha�ghe;��„elevations and.
A the more .prot'icted areas:. The peaks4, bedrok
dome areas (Ka naka ;peaky Crystal. '1ii�.l y., eto � , are dry
ar
exposrd eas w.1tl chaparral brush Vegetata.on pnd-
_
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s
.the speciee in the --area repre.�ent al
o
.y es sand possess'various markedly xe PhYtI.c
land typthick-
��atructur e, such as _.small or reduced. leaves,
i '"en d epid an s ,,hard and, very de ,e .;woad, vertically 4 f
;� planed leaves, �'sma41 flowers, and ��;eeds adapted to
ko�'oph3t c concht o1.s. vIany of the sped es of true,
r�
Chaparral grow to large size, simul.ai,t Ueesin
r, r shape azzd hence Wi iS called a i ti fort,1st-
Corm ,
1
:., mast, part, a' f'i.rt `type formation �
andPshows ev denceshof long- ed -fixe ravage•
x, con in u
�or5trolle anc altered ,the nai�'axal.
ire rs
: iIan has of the
co�.a � ie aea std the i'xtent that thrush has
ter.. , dense r .- is ardou si•�izdti3On
i,
,
a
gown ,
i
A �uiscuseion of elle ecologic ezzviro"naezI.tS a the ;
reone ;area and. a' lista,n8' plant spocies is contain-
Y ed a APrend x ,B:
�To rare ar endaneered plants, suspected - f occurring. ,
I' in the re,,J.o ,area '1 ant
r�thisre �sxajertd �'f'h he en oxlm
,f ooz�duc ad fo P
;ff survey ' Psts that several s ties may o, .c�7:r. M'
r,b.Pract0tref � 'o Appendix �4 ffor details.
1�1ease
S 7 � r, r
r t t� , endix C3 f"or .ore information
Wilclla:f e :� e pp . '�h e ea i
e x zone "area, s
PE, 4 s liststho).
deer"
wn
pra�.e ' w:i:ratxy hoe itat, fardlon .rYnI�o+esroma there hi,e e
herd,: 'sae�ez���iagx�ate gCOUII�Y
aticn _ stu n -5" � zge `"lima s t yi u sid uta riouzzt in�ar as'
pJ=as ���t�at�'d+�wn into :fao�hil
t la tizzg this aoea and :°z out s�dtgiring t1' win-tersVioAths:
Ing � d'aver and migra y r tag ?';.
e to e°ted to be• 5000 individuals
ghl,through
t o zvc�unta�n lands ' a'�ove ti`ie 'eather Raver .
} arzd l,a] e broville canyon.
'The �= mate res 'w
t ld Lae Arpt.:,� es-� ' mated to 'be pp "' � ` � s�t�are
miles of area r h�ln Butte Ur7uilty
The; s`t�b&.�eio land area.
:. a part ion of this t total range
of "tat' accothe �rd� ng tootown rte
but is Oonsidered c�ical deer, habitat'
anal Gable .
t ;
� e� � c "
�aiz.fornia. �epartm
Itmerous o� hor` �am�Pl s• j:nlia a
�, OW
Pre,' Suspected x'
�t . to k e�adi �)
��bi ti:gig
the areaa hats (Ref
wsel r� osua}
he e p e± L de 'jc ,
rarroesi , vinx tail> a pp
fdx� ce,�rat;e 1'', and bobcat � �'��l+yinno�xa��aa7 �iab tc t�e�� �a'yid:��G'�
w,qu r�i �'�nl jpd-, Mice .gap .ez:sy `s+L:4i., •, f+ ;.
,
t '
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{...: .�, great va:rie�� of reptiles_ and .amphibians are found
1 4' throughout thio area. The most well known: as well as
the mdse feared is the;western rattlesnake '(0rotalus
virids) .
ti.. hk plant- comm -unities " and th 'r s ociatio s
M
_..� xna j or p� : n1, commun s n e� a s n
form import ecological nicheg, upon whit. i many
species of birds depend for their existence. �i rar 1e8'
s
adaptable than mammals; bird populations are greatly
reduced when. they r h��pit-,At is destroyed. Many species,
are affec `.ed adver elf 'by. land devel`opment4l A numUer
o " species,
ar, a�aptala�leto land development. are
�' t y m,an�� ��
destro ed b 's!Icar .�essness� and his pets:
lviigrato.ry waterfovrl u� lyse he nearby waterways k
�� durng�the printer sea's�n:a
,A.ppen:dq %C oontains . a Ii Sting �,f" tho vril,�4lif e that can
? 7
e p,cted to inhabit 'ti �i _ a ; a' S c�ea l,og c environments,
l steel �� r < pp endi Pl.a�7't ,;�tQmmuni dies i,
With L the gone area th?�e are no' natural occurring
e; rl
year=- otxxad sL7 Dams or fivers. I) :All: wa�t,ercoursos atei
C' lasg"Ifled as ittexmitt;6n.t creeks,, or streaniL, and thus
� A can:ri'ot be classified as'a, fishery: Lake 'x�av lle;,
r howove'r, provides recreational fishing.
Rare and Endangerec Pl
} „
� `` ` oh and Wildlife
it Only two species of `w.- imaIs of California declared
to h'e r'are or. endangered by t e California F� sk and
Game Commission halo a, distribution representative of '
the habitat indigenous to they, area, although none., are
known, to inhabit the area., 'These 8 ecies are'. tho.
,$0UtL: ern $aid Eagle and the American Peregrine Falcon
Dtis,cussion of their distribuxtion 'and status: are ct n- p,
tained in. Appendix O; Wildlife.
'a
Na other taro' orendangered t irds`; mammals s, fishes s i�
Mans or reptiles axe kli6w to inna i`t the area II
i Laird tl8e Thee 8t�,ng pr pert1es are currently used ±o
rural resid,ex�ce "and grazing prikarily: How --
ever the majority of, the pvoperties are wide,,reloped nnd,
Clot in resI nti-al Use (610 pate,018: 450 I`RndoWAe-V8, E,
`approximatel)r 100 homelk ,) : Numerous r hch
h�mesite parcels exist„ larcel,s range in 8izo fx�om .ass--.
than 4,one acre to �t80 acre `the zajc�.ity rat".gigg from
-11 tip} �' o twenty aCA6 i, « . i 'pay;cels (57 percent of total)
are n% ov fire acres and total 18m a.cres i, ,parcel s
4` ti y+( ype 601h not -total 'alle,' over five
, acres in � area anl
N1ybrVA? W:ylGLge acreages
exist
. r..�
(60 acre, each.
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Rur al open space ,,,is an ,important-ckia;rac L.e� arid use
'the the,
of area: lumber production, mayor .and tise in v.
the r6�ion east of the�sub�ect lands and a past industry,,
on the rozono+;lands, currently ,is not a predoma.nan.t
I
use. Prod .of firewood from hardwot�ds does occur r
"
" on a limited soale The general aria io, bd'sicall
undeveloped, with only sparse population;
}however;
pas u activitios df man have altered., the land cpnsid.era°-
ad:I
ro.,;
ld lother
bly, with numerous roads (most arte,yo
some of uestionable, traversabili and other mod' fi-'
cations throughout the area.
g Property to the north,
' a il
� propr°t;v, theft
west and south is Orov-11le "take lr- .-
e Recreation' hands`. `"The largost
8 6 9 ,g ,
ent• �' the Lake Orov�.l:Lo lands the rra�.. R.ecreat�.o n
f
Area? lies immediately westof the rezone arca; but is
��
✓+
and vela ed and largely unused at pr'esont P.djacenc '
'
t:, the north are private lands similar to.
,• � '` the s`��*4'iect .
lands, but more rugged in , character. 8ou.th the area
,of
',
is Ponderosa Reservoir'a domestic and 'rr,%gatiian water
sujply for the broville_`Wyandl6tte irrigation bistr'e4..-
Pluma"s National Forest land lie to, the east anal
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southeast, as do,tomo Loui8i.,,?, � aci.,Lc timbered` J aalds i.
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i'opulation ' Density of the rur'Q—, resident'ax" use I it
very low,, with a� v~�oxima�r,�ly Pod-people liva.lyg tYie
area i'- 000 acv :., of and area).urrent y there
are 6?.t7 paroe G,,; ',,h 450 la`adoy,rx ers.,; but only, a small
poi'"tion of these:, Live 017=�]t�.�:,RC:8jt�eI1G�'s c�x'e,•Witl�l�
I `J
svttered j though -not un f9rmly``�'stributed. t s Most
hoes oc cur ne
, a� . the ��Ma i n access `roads L% mpkin and
the roc
p. ate dii,,t roads radiating north and south of
P
it; such as Craig access roao.► The back-tountry, areas
remote from th6se roads and those areG o lef more rugged
�torrain (sMch as north and oast o tk�eslan Far Hill
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osdental seload--Ponderosa Way) do rus•
ot haro,,.'
i
• The community of �eathor 11lushas a very sma��.�.�, popula-
tion and lies east of the rezone area about one m�lo wi h-•
„
ir- M1 active lumbering area 'r T'he ,incorporated, toy;m of
Orova.11e lios 'north"we4t of the a.oea about `twen.ty,��k :lei,i
Very ?arse population diotj,lbut' .6r. pattonis type y the �e
;oo hi l�-mou�a�noo areas east of C1roY¢ llo with don-
00
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s�tie� a.ncreasn the nearor one �et� 'to Qrovil� e - �!l o f
4
not roam ging oven i6te densities
^l of l dyve�:�.�.ng una.t Ilper
acre until �i,47e or six miles from 0�ovilje).
:.
11 Genesial 1 ari; Thi oa ,is d�_,signated by the 13u-Ae
`
�0oun G;enora� Rlan as open Lana-
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Grazing in thb. Western portion anq,, Timber -Mountainous
Terraiii in the ",-bas'tern and central anions. '�'he
,,t Open Land lan�,`m`p-d6signates ,most; of the land. as
!, permanent open. ,space with portions to the sough aria
west as ,pie US.O ' open space .. The Open Space
4� Element of the General Plan recommends urge, minimwn
parcel sizes far .,open space landsoutsa de the, urban
areas J
t
Current Zoning of the, ubj ec b area and of the
'...,
surrotndin region is A-2. Uuth, ,of the area, along
'�c�ri
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_ a
Ltunpk�: orad I c �iyghwa��' �,on � i�g � eXi6't,'s ta the
rr
i
bo'uudar. --� of the `� ect lands to rm� rza
�" Flibu ,
of Eri:terprise S3.r'id 10. wast of the rezone area,f�,��r
I
' the Veather Palls' commur� ty art a, large -parcel zoning ,
-, ex�.ss: TM -j <Timbor-Mountain' five; acre parcel`s
Nminimum) , TM -10 , TPI -40, TM - 160, TP -160 (Ambe �e�-
jrL
8erve,'�.60-wore parcels m�n�muw�), C -T' (G�mmerc-,La9L U
'tarestr�,C0--acre, parcels iy� ni%tun)�( ff
�, istoriC � 'Lackgr,o n*d: PTior to -and at the tL alt, ,
Caucasian penetration iAto
area, the Land was tart of the. �ettioxjt Of the
Ma l dah., Troon
ge Ma,idii or nation extending �.,,thf
Sgovamcnto, River to Ho"noy Lake.v, and from Big -;;,Chico
ra 4eek, to Bear :divert, ' These 14etwe many,;sepa"tate, tribes
o v� L� a�;e ripe gt�ld 'rush caused the °virtual. eater-
" mUkation of the tvibers., : � olence; s c sea.se (n nel,�
�c''!aria) a 7,d di8j From 4 -ir tribal habitats
,k ciu,ft theit, ;.umbers tib 'the present fOw who A16Wmake
homes in the sections,
r '`r Aft r, tho t,discovvey of gold at Goloina;. Bidwell dio- ' ;
' � 1
t
11color"
caw tett color !Ln the Feather diver and proopected
qhs` ►r1m.dch
up tivo�, This load to his finding o� gold"
at Cadwell" far j"ly 4) 18481 Oro-ille; ,GOuiea`
".
{4,
of B t`te Count had. iA"' beginning in October apt 18L
w:ho rich do we e da scoveredt
gs press ,> sit
,the ,6 ,
o the city (known, as 0 hit at,,that time).
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The whito' mans "development"' of the vogion bogan LAfter
•j.ohn Bidwell dlscoVOred golf at Bidwell 11sr. ;year
l�at?otfrit was, o'stiirrmtne�tj�y�lt.Jha{tj:�:,over '10.,x,0,011
� ±m�enyy�.nytor6
`i, j� t` erta.t.�.�c.7l.itJ. go Butt $u.0 UGC VUI.Lt W�:lUcfw
�> > Hyd.caulic lacer Ani ng f01llowed tho ,.Atroam wo"king.,
�.:.. �,. r to be,1.4 ollowted by itiard vock tinin ,, v>°Ai. tho`ta.gh profitable
'inin�ng in the region_ terminated aro=d the beginning
of the grid:' World � praspecting is still bel"Ip ; pm— su0d
� gd�a:Le J�vt_ rtt-0:04 INY wookend.ett" 1'
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The town .oE tnterp'rise,,(inundat0d by'Lake Orovill.e)
was located just to th6 South of the, pu;bject lands
3 and ,the „hi8t6ri6 Bidwell ..Bar '(inundated by La P Oro- '
wiJ le)' wis Locates. abou 4iles�,to ;the west, Other
?�} historic mining, ar"eas U .thin a 3 mile radius. n ,l,ded
Midas Mine Southern. C2coss, M no, Stx' �ngtowq _ �sj_
Rocky Barr, Mille" Bar.,,” Montgomev Bad � Union Bar and
!
Fairf .old Bar. t_ o
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v Be w.00n�'the gold `ra and the"'recent period, grazing and,
timber haVe�, been th'Ib hiehest and: best -,uses of the area.
The old kxeather R.i.vft- Railroad which rare between Oroville
and reather Falls `tra`�ersed the area, was _,term�x�a��ed in
through .d w area an
ailroad bed and gx,ac��� a�^e ;.visible
���0 and whose o1,c'
fc�p� aces Wiseds ro�xdwa for,v,ehcl°e
access Ota Reore
g
(, . 'g . atioit access road is �°� example}. .1?ho
ra1„lroad. 'town of Craig wasi loeated %rest,,a the rezone
area, sand an. history c cemetery is withii'h the Stage Rei- �
creation Lando west of the area.
h�.sto,a:� ab ; country
/Mush gold
w abounds in this-_xeg�i o'n, most;j p�un
rob recorde&l
and Unlmown, An historic land --mark '�y,�±sts in the- Orovii`1'6�1 I
Peatly er River rei�:'onc Ishi .Monument;' the place where rs'
�7
1911 t+lshill (11the Man"),, -48L8 foundi It was detev-
T tk Yahis
a�smal.�.l�aroue c�'��zn.diansstao�' 1h� Deer Creek :
Group part of the ,Yaaia tribe of
the ilokan TLangua,ge group: VUstreatment 6h, the part
of th�6 whitemen brought about actions of b(Aligerence
b the ahi�' d r :ng the fifties and sixt:tes. Va:r_i,ou.s „ I:
eXpediti�8ns of hitemen iiextracted such a toll' on the
Yah.is tha _ by he late 186010 it was thought ,they
wor. e exterminated. In 1908 a small. _onculpment' of at
least 4 indians 'ware diseov red that was believed to.
be the last remnant of the old Deer Creek Yahis.
�i krchaoological: PesoUrcos:It . is, IMOW that at least
�. 145 ar(:�1��oOlog] oal s�te','S
y Water Rosources Ore not
recorded b, .the �Bepar`tlnen,l of
under the waters of Lake OJ?6V! 1? �Thbse ,that have
not leen undated and are with n <the do ar��ment�
atv� y area aro l�.stod below',�'. �t'r
r-
B dwolL Car yot '; 'three r6ca ted sites
Lr�
f oaXer Ce , a�e�e�, rdod oitos; `three poGsible
oafFour rock
te
'ssibleCrayg Asea€ tur een�toor
,
ded sites'" one o
lore an Creek. �L'vt6 rec6rded sues, two p6sible.
Bloomer pt mitiv6 A;rpa: Vo& ro-081'.ded oites'�
t4 „
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In to (gal there are 2d,�f i hlte sites - And six possible
sites w:ithirx the hake Oroville Area. One will n.oter
t'
q " the vast majority off` known archaeological sites (lir},�
w
are to be found in the Ora g Area. This area is cn "
inmediately adjacent to -the project area.:; Appendix
� r s D aon_ta i n.' s "a listi n.g . o e mown village sites a:n
. .
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the r6gionr. 'Axoun"A the project (Iaad:j.,;11e recorded
cvmhaeological sites and. it can be arjs'ixmedl'that the
subjeot properties contain some iter also., lfowev'er,
r sricQ the area involved �.��vers over r70t70 coxes, and
g y 4�
oololioal historical asurmve atv�hi�_ctIm e' an �'na�
�'oz���this . �1
proposal is unfeasible and unnecessary. Lfpo-a subse ue t
i laud divisions and devel;opmont o the area)'; ,archa-
eological
archa- ��
e logical survey.., oazi be conducted 'off, a ;proj,ectaby
br6 joct bash a
1 Util ita.es and public Services
a. Water 'Supply: Domestic water, would-be via ln-
divi.dual Wells. No community or "'
in?iga'tiori water service exists).
I' b . n , , t p tank and
II Sewage sposal: Iraq va duals se t
leach field systems would ,be;
utilized.'
ty c : solid taste : N ,.
o soxwa oe for so �.d waste�oollection
area. The Cxovurrentl.y exists in this remote
1� J •., 4,
- c
elle solid Waste '.�:�ansfer �tati,di ,
f is the nearest Authorize disposal. faoility.,�
Corrabt collect' on servicerom Orovall'e' sold
was16e ool" octioh businessos",,could Yee lobtained by
�i arivato individualsin the 2uture. "
d: Electricity anti.I'atural Gas44tleotricity service
1 g ti is available from
stin iaailiti,-Is of Pal clic Chas and- 21.ectric
Company, Th j P 6,�& .Xan8Lka Substation -1 es in
a central l.o�,at.ioa on the, ridge i :top> gest o -t
�Poaa.derosa Wal ; with maid transmissiofi lines
l region from 1t6nderosa Re8eVbir
supplying tki
to the south: 1Jleotricity distribution lines ox -
.bo
tend east 'ate [ west Xrom .this sut�station along
y lumpki'n Roadil1 Major extensions off` this system
may b\Ir n.•ec,sssaryr, particularly to service develop
ment in ;the inose outlying areas and if m�timiiiri
d.eve'16 p�ment po'tent�.al. is achieved, tkisting m,<
distributi6ni Sacilibies aro overhead anal Mostc"f�
Atte io �w Would be overhead �al.so; exdept when,"",
l:ando n6ro ,.desire underground �a�ilit� es ori tl^�e�.r'
u properties (at t}* soil v expen8a) , Into natural go,15
)
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service exists;, -in, the qFea'andn&iis �yil1' Le U
provided.,in. the _fu-ture:
i
Telenhon8 ;service: ` Available' from existizig
facilities along Liuhpkin
Ros4-6f Pica tic 'del
e hone acrd Tele `r h Com an
p. 6 p P �'
,
Mtv�'ently, the eastern portion of •the, area is �
in the Feather" Falb exchla.nge and the western `
,
pOr ti on ,? s tvit�iin tYe 110rov3l e exChan�e. Zt`"'
r"
is projected that the entire. area inclu°�?5ng
Feather Falls will be within the � Urhvill*hex�`�
change in a few yeays,. � Ctirrehtly, ;l�ght- ar
v
lines r5acur throughout 'th-o area. 4ajor extensions�� �
of ' ih system will also Lyes nncefs-ary under
max-
since the area is `largely' ud-' it
deve4�
i
.. Q
o ed
11 existing p ,� g.� �..s"�..0 number o a:, r�1
(�.
% Ilki`. Fire Prote,etion The Californ�.a Divi ...
„' ,lyly 1, }.. N.y `(
f L J C .,,,
,�.; °p`�
•,, .,sir'^ 4i^'5 .r n*�`�1F Llba 0 -,"'FY �eCi \7 V�4�1��Y� {f f,�h'9 j P �
yT,„ 1{ iY T Yom` 1 4 4 Ir f
,,,� w5ldland' e w,
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�rote�tion`��+p,rr��'Triattl"5five, months of aha f
lear.
Theu Carr ty Fire Bepartent msin�:;� ris
J
aVoluntee drew With._.o
ti'I
older fire en l#e. ' i � {
g �, : �.'he� �T7�.r�eton .� o� est 21:re
Station (Calif,o.i dII.Vi ,�',on cif Forestry) les
��
south of the re- ono area/dp*ro`�i�na,tel7 qix miles
at Forbestelwr� Riad and -ttob�nson hill Roat1 „ Current
Fire pro uc�ct i ori capabi qty is rather mina mal':' Thi
;
Chain county,t 7 rye ��roit;ection,hoadgliarters . is in
ty
f
northern t�6 Ile �a roximately twenty -five -toy
,
�{ \ c,
d' ' 'roItl the 51�b� ect land , ,il.'l, i 8
Yp�
r t3� ! cL hazard beY�L1.15e 0 Uh`+S', y,.l,r�.-�a.LJ,.
areathasie � L
br_ue1� c qac i` oar;
the land: In "eased resir�eh�-
t�.a1 u� e �.n �h�� are a wall ra`intensi�'y' thi8 wi�.d�and �,..,..
„ ,. ,
fire potentia
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Polio otec'tjon: : Thd- Butte Cour.t; Sher'±±P s
Department maint ins xesid_
edit d pity iii the Feathbl,y Falls area, The dem
par'tment estimates that �or�'every inc )eaee in'
4.
population of 000 people "bhrou hbUt the courtt �
one additipna-1 deputy pa un�_� is Mecessa���o
.4
provide adequ.a`te protec`tx;on.
Ith Cate ; The neaw est f r:ate
1 -1 -service
hospital is in Oro'vij Je; P��.
twenty to twenty -;dive miles d.5 stan,, j one-half
�I
hpu:o in r. a s t minimum. A rtvr l health ears
ti
olii- .o w5.tih ono resident phyaiclan exists, in the
community' Of Feather Fails, with„clay time 69f ice” f
hours and ethergency'.. calf serer c.e � Qr , t 11 area.
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