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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBUTTE CO. PLANNING DEPT. 79-77 1• S xy � y � w q *r+�NIT' 1 �' f •. � a � � L . r t`� It r, Gt tJ ,�l+�,l� t 1.9 � >pk°t ��: b i%:' r a � L ���� )i"• .i•;� 1•,� nl �,4 1 vyi � ���Ir�r � d`y6 r �y+l •fir r � 1 r �'� , )r J °fTl rl f {��'+�,Y"'N�rkii�"4 ' •n � � (p � �. q ,? � r '''� ` 1 wr• S � �� 4 , M M•t�iti tr 7 iA V � .7 ,^i :✓%v t h � � � r � ". Yn y�dM,rt,.+r 10d,,• fli � E `*'4 �� � r a • '�'�) �M4,•� r [�� '� ry ?,q}y, °1Yrxr �til'P�l�a>�b�x�irl�"�� +' t 1 t`. r i H';�sliy 1 j K � ,1, r (� I � •,' Y t 1, w� Sr n N �' w, �I r rn I r •rw r V y' 1 I � • tt, t 4 0000 1. • w � 1 ! w ' F.. q I } - r 1. r 1 K -• r + �i APPLICATION FOR VARIANCE zO Butte county Planning Commission File No. -i�- 7 Date fi I ed Hearing date Action by Planning Commission Action by Board of Supervisors PRESENT ZONING: A Assessor Map Book Page No. .9*' -2 ltd Parqol No. It-*) -P- REQUEST:Rezone to c-2 APPLICANT'S NAME: 11Nprtqaqe & Development 20-1-r044ONE, 895-1991— ADDRESS: 585 Manzanita - Suite 3 CN14.co,, California 95926 Represent property owner for rezone STATUS OF APPLICANT'S INTEREST IN PROkRTY: -and—day 0 1 opment OWNER'S NAME- Paul H. Landis PHONE - ADDRESS: /A, 4 v 0. "J. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: 4- Z. EXPLAIN FULLY REASON FOR APPLICATION, Provide consistent zoning to permit reVem.-Sion to acreage , and. . development, The above statements ave cer;fl,+Ie by 4he undertlaneO Y 9 correct. JAN 1979 '0; Signature of Appli. n NOTE: Please submit herewith a check or th o er in the amount shown below, payable to County of Buttel, also a mo x les and proposed structures on your property and on the adjacent detailed plot Plan showing the l6rdflon tid properties. 1-4 to By Re6elpit- No. NOTICE TO APPLICANT -- REZONING 7 1. Asscs car s Rarrsl, No.: « location: North ,west corner Clark and Wagstaff roads, Paradise Vii. E:s,is' -1VE Zonlz'.l�,'' A-2 ltd 4e Rnquortod mon i_np, : C-2 5. Goiicral Man Designation, �.� ,."✓,�i J�2d��x As the applicant Ifor they rcgae sted re-onin:g referrod to on Lino 4; t,li,,; rt•lation::bip bot won th,.. Butt,,. Counby General Plan and my rezoning rp-ouo^t has been ox,pla:i.ned to me by th1, i.uidrrsignerd planning .~taff motabor. In making this a c,:�oniiig applieation x ta, aw:zro that thG worth I +gym requost ;, ; docs coz.fwrv' to th," Butto', County G 7 I b a b� Buffe Co. Plenmrig Com, JAN 12 1979 C?rovi�l�, Gati�orrti�cp DESCRIPTXON: All that certain real property' situate in the County of Butte, State of California, described as follows: Beginning at the Southwest corner of the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section 12, Township 22 Norh, Range 3 Bast, M.D. B. 6 M,, thence running along the west boundary of the Southeast quarter of the Northwest quarter of said Section 12; North 06 09' West, a distance of 609.19 feet; thence South 89038' East, a distance: of 606.16 feet to the Easterly line of the 2.04 arse tract of land described in deed from N. Do Perkins and wife to Lawrence M. Rix and wife, dated April. 12, 1947 and recorded April 14, 1947 in Book 11417" of Butte .County Official Records page 380, said point being the true point of beginning of the land herein described; thence from said truw point of beginning and running along the Easterly boundary line of the said tract of land, North 00 09' West, a distance of 107.50 feet to the southerly boundary line of the land ,described in Gleed front N. D. Perkins andwife, to Neely E. Gullett and wife, dated May 3, 1947 and recorded an May , 1947 in Book "418" of the Butte County Official Records at page 224; thence along the southerly boundary line of the land described in said deed to Neely E. Gullett and wife, South 890 38' East a distance of 97.51 feet; thence continuing along said Southerly boundary line, South 7111 18' 40" East; a distance of 404.28 feet to the Westerly boundary line of the Clark Road; thence along the Westerly boundary line of the Clark Road, South 2.06 05' 30" West a distance of 20.01 feet to a point at the Northeasterly corner of that certain parcel of land described in deed from N.D. Perkins and wife to Ettore Ferrua and wife dated becember 1, 1955 and recorded December 5 1955 in Book "802" of Official Records;_page 572; thence North 71° 18' 40" West along the Northerly line of said. Ferrua property, a distance of 190 feet- to a point at the northwesterly corner of said Ferrua property; thence South 20° 05' 30 " West, along the Westerly line of said kerrua property, a distance of '140 feet mote ordless,to a 'point in the Northerly line p - in tfie deed from Leonard A. Healy and runice L. Healy to Paul Ti. Landis and Bessie B. Landis recorded May 15, 1978 in Book 2284 of Official Records at page 145; thence North 76' 20" 48" West along said Northerly line to the Northwest corner of said Landis parcel; said point bearing South 06 09' East from the true point of beginning; thence North 00 09' West 52.50 feet ri-re or less to the point of beginning. /i EXHIBIT A t AUTHORIZATION TO DEVELOP REAL PROPERTY X'o R. GRANT CLINE, Trustee, for PAUL H. LAZ4DIa oo hereby authorize HRVI MORTGAGE DEVELOPMENT CO, , INC, its officers directors, executives or representative to obtain ,..; any and all necessaVy federal, state, and local apprava•i:s to ; d4velop the described property for comerciel purposes including, but not limited to environmental review,.r4r > zoning, use permits, variances, and reconveyances toacreage and ,sub -division i,naps. P R G -R- T CLINE i �u�s G�, plannsn9 �� 1 a. r AOL y January 23, 197 Brian Rix 585 Manzanit:a Avenue Chico, Ca. 95926 RE: HRW Mfort:g a Aazone Application Dear Mr. Rix 1 As sae. discussed on January 52, 1979, this application requires an agency document from the current; owner. Further processing at the application can: not proceed until such time as this department; receives this docu- ment. If you have any further questions, feo1 Tyree to contact me . Sincerely, Stephen J. Smith } Planner Z SJS;1r �ry _ ' d Ask bf 66�ss1 S^1 NOTICE OF COMPLETION " '-- QARK A. NELSON, Coun y CAerk (of Draft Environmental Impact Report) r 'RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: County of Butte DEPAR`CMENT Enviror=entz�j Review �IR�nr Mortgage and Development AP // 5�0-36-18�, 20 24 Co Rozone 12 yl i1 / J`�Ql-1,(I.-02 ADDRESS: CITY: COuzm 18-- F Coin Center Drive Oxoville Butte CONTACT PERSON! AREA CGDE: PHONE: Earl D4 Nelson, Director 91.5 534- 47/-? PRO11£CT bESCRIPTION OF' N' TURF, PURPOSE, AND BENEFICIARIES: - - r Rezone of three parcels (1.5 acres total) from -A-2 Limited to 0--2; General Commercial in order to be compatible liith the surrounding parcels and the eventual development of a commercial area of approximately five acres PROJECT LOCATION CITY_ aradise PROJECT LOCATION COUNTY: Butte TIME PERIOD PROVIOEO FOR REV`TLW': 4j ,d«w s ending Ma;, 26, 1980 ADDFCESS i-JHERE COPY OF DR~%FT EIR DepdrttciEnt,1 E'Counr jr Center IS AVAILABLE Environmental Revi t. Drs��e, OrovMe, CA 95965 r POO Cri, Manning ('ammo R —�— LAND OF NATURAL WLALTH AND BEAUT`c" ENVIRONMENTAL. RMEW DEPARTMENT. EAR,I. 0. NtLGON, Director April 100, 1980_ Re; Commercial. Rezone, A2 -Ltd to C-'2' Town of Paradise ERD Log # 79-01-12-02 To Whom It May Concern; The enclosed (Draft) Environmental Impact Report on the above-named application is for your information and review. A Notice of. Completion of the Draft D.I.R. has been filed with the Butte County Clerk and the Resources Agency of California secretary. Comments concerning the material contained in the Draft E.I.R. are solicited. Such comments can be submitted''to the Butte County Environmental Review Department at the address listed below until the close of the 45 day period of review on ?Monday, fty 26, 1980. Should you have any questions, please contact' this department>. Sincerely, Earl D. Nelson Environmental, Review Director EDN 1mc Enclosure r; 118 - F County' enter Drive Orouille, California 95965 Telephone (916) 5344777 df PART OF.' SE 1/4, of NW l/4 OF SEC,.�Z T.'22�'i'.�E:' E ra„A,n c.d.s."�-o3 . Sa-,36, y fl _ � �w {'a, lx� �r '� +rti � �- •"'Y�. s k« 7 .+ ` • r \` f ; !'i x" • ix . Y I. °+, . , �_ S .+ r r/ a w! •! Y � if, p • ” - r� "+ x �f t'Y ♦• y' r ♦;.V, •, ! � f •!• +, r,, it l Y 1 Y�yY ., A ! '* , w `t r 4F4 ,' i r ` • r " 'p.rrl •', K 1 � f . \ °f,. ! 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Increase in Quantity and Quality of Storm Water Runoff 11 Increase in Vehicle Traffic 13 Change in Visual Appearance" of the Site 14 Sewage Disposal 15 Air Quality 15 Water, ,Availability and Needs of Project 15 Energy Consumption 16 Any Adverse Environmental Effects Which Cannot Be Avoided If the Proposal is Implemented 15 r; Mitigation Measures proposed to Minimize Adverse Impact 16 A1ternavives to the Proposed Action 21 The Relationship Between Local Short -Term Uses of Man`s Environment and 'the Maintenance and Enhai -,,ont of Long -Term Productivity Any Irrt;,. "rsible Environmental. Changes Which Would Be Involved in the Proposed. Action Should It Be Implemented 22 The Growth -Inducing, impact of the Proposed Action 22 Organizations and Persons Consulted 23 SIJI'?1vLAR.Y This project is a proposed privately initiated rezone o: three parcels (1.5 acres total) from A-2 Limited to C--2, General Commercial. The site is located at the northwest corner of the Clark and Wagstaff Road intersection opposite the Paradise Plaza Shopping Center; in northern central Town of Paradise. The purpose of the rezone is to provide a unified commercial district oxo a five acre area for eventual development of a satellite shopping center (contiguous properties on this corner are already zoned C,e-2; refer to map in Appendix B). The land is nearly level, vacant or disturbed in part, an'd� developed in part with a mixture of scattered land uses. Little native vegetation occurs, on-site, having been removed in the past. The surrounding area contains some gine forest. Soil is Aiken clay loam. Depth to groundwater was measured, at 5 to 7 feet below ground Level-, requiring shallow leach .' field trenches for the proposed on-site sewage disposal system (yet to be designed; actual commercial uses permitted on-site will be contingent upon and limited by specific soil factors) Natural site drainage is toward the southwest to Pearson 1. channel, located approximately 800 feet west of Clark Road. .A. site drainage system to, this channel parallel to the Paradx.'se Plaza Shopping Center system along Wagstaff Road will, be required. The surrounding area is in commercial and low density residential uses. The Paradise Plaza Shopping Center dominates the inter- section. The entire Clark-"Wagstaffintersection is designated for Retail Commercial uses by the General Plan. hands through- out the intersection area to the east and south, are zoned C-2» Traffic in the intersection is moderate, measured at 3800 to 6800 ADT (19771 1980). (Refer to Appendix E). Project traffic increases have been estimated at 2000 vehicular trips per day maximum. Environmental impacts and cc—rterns from project development (total 5 -acre complex) include: 1. Increased: storm drainage, requiring a parallel drainage system, and adding to the need for down- stream drainage improvements 2» Traffic increases in the Clark/Wagstaff intersection (which is currently inadequate for existing traffic and unsuitable for increased movements with ,its 4 - way stop circulation pattern) 3. Alteration of the site's visual appearance and conversion to a now shopping compiex. 40 Removal of some vegetation° '. Removal. of 'exist'ing residences. 5. Pptiiage 'disposal requirements and, limitations from the 'elevated groundwater table. 7. Po" ential increased, water duality degradation (surface and groundwater). 8. 'Increased local air quality declined 9. 'Increased energy consumption and demand for utilities. 10. Increased demands for public services. The ""n'o project'" alternative was considered, but deemed unsuitable becauso of the current land use pattern, the existing area 0-2 zoningr'j and the subject lands' isolated '"island" character. x i. 4l NVIRONMENTAL IMPACT DATA FOR COMM, RCIAL 1E ZONE ITORTHWE'ST''CORNER OF'! CLARK ROAD TIAGSIPAFF AOAD PARA b18E CALIFORNIA B - It - D'. LOG #79-01-12-02 1. General. This'Envy rqnmental Impact Data is for a proposed rezoning Of three small pardpls of. approxima:tely 1.53 t6tal, acres in order to,be compatible With the ,surrounding ,parcel' o, and the event-qal development of a,commercial. area oLf approximately five acres at the northwest, corner Of Clark and Wagstaff Roads, Paradise, Butte County, California. ill ,,Description of.Project. a) This privately initiated project is A request for rezoning of parcels A.P. #50-36"18 (1.26 acres), 20 (0,07 acres) and 2A (0.20 acres) from A-2 Ltd. (Limited Obnera2) to C-2 (General Commercial). gee Appendices B and D. - The purpose for the rezone request is to make the zoning compatible with the contiguous parcels, currently zoned "C--2". The contiguous parcels zoned C-2 and the parcels in question are under one ownership. b) A General .Description of the Project's Economic, Technical and Environmental Characteristics, Considering the Principal Proposals: 1) Economic considerations are not known at this time;, however, an improved commercial site would (a) in- crease the property tax base and return considerable monies to the Town, and (b) increase area employment which would bring increased available spending monies into the Paradise area; 2) Technical Considerations (a) The three parcels in question, considered -I- ') r separately from the 5 acne site for development, would be required to provide on-site sewage disposal and storm runoff collection along with urban standard frontage improvements, to in- 1, elude curbs, gutters, Sidewalks and roadway ` reconstruct. on. However, the total, square _foot, ^, age, of Par el .20 ,may' not J,e suitable f'oz arty deve.lopmen.t by Itself; whereas, Parcels 19' And 24I could be ,developed sepa''rately with a total of 77,,lineal, feet of urban standard itnpro%amen'ts " pe,r Butte County requirements (b) Considering the .5,acre. site as a total commorcial development would require full urban frontage improvements of approximately; 375 L.. P. alof g the: " north s, ide of Wagstaff Road, and approximately, 600 L.P. along the west side of Clark Road Together with storm drainage requirements ( see discussion Sec4 TV,.c,l.))utility installation and any bonding for future signalization and lighting of Clark and Wagstaff Roads, 'would fulfill the off-site requirements for development of a commercial site. (c) At the time of the writing of this report, there has been no on-site development plan submitted, Therefore, sewage disposal rates are currently unknown. However, disposal would be by septic tank and leach fields with provisions for connections to a future municipal collection system. 3) Environmental Consi r Cdr hapha ard' developtent and the use of v406nt akeas for disposing of excess fill' and rubble. A, commercial development would provide pli,hh' land s'caping and increased visual appeal. IlI DeSCxipti;on O'f : EI1'Va ='OZlmental�'ettiz7c „ a') Topography. The ;three parcels .in question oonsidetead &s ,.a part of theeventual S acre commercial zone are p)jisically flat with a southwesterly slope of 4-5%. "The tote]. 5 acre site, currently holds' a ,commercial office 'building and three 'single family res ddnde,s: Portions of the site are vacant 'with some land fill of various import materials. b) vege.tat:Lgn. The, project area contains some native pi„es and, manzanitas. The area has been disturbed over the years resulting.in a sparsity of native growth. There has beet some establishment of fruit trees, shrubs, and other domestic plantings'through the years. r.) Geological Feature -s„ The Paradise Ridge occupies 'a small portion of the westerly slope of the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range, The surface area is composed mostly of fragmental volcanic material; capped in part by lava flow some ten feet in thickness in the central,, section and thicker in some places. This cap has been eroded and disected and these' Parts have been replaced with, the soil as described in Section Ill,'d. Drainage from the ridge is channeled by fractures radiating through this lava cap and through the frag- mental deposits. The area rests on an ihterfluve, fairly narrow, between two Main waterways Butte Creek and the West Branch of the Feather Rivera 3., The geology, of the ridge; is, complex,. Rocks of the; Paleozoi a Era are exposed along the Feather River. `lounger limestone bed, waith , marine .fossils attest toformer land mases that were siibmerged beneath the sea j, Dearing the } Mesozoic peracid, the rocks were subjected to intense heat and pressure_; there was folding with consequent �structuxa9: and mineralogical changes. During the Cenozoic Eras th+e rocks -,again were uplifted and there was considerable volcanic activity, Lava flows moved out,-and._.zemnants O these flows. ,are exposed in the .Paradise . area., Asat result, of the folding and suh5equent ,lava flows Many faults were fOrMed,that throughout ,our history :have, been shifting and causing earthquakes., The most recent has, been in the oroville area where a moderate earthquake was experienced in 2976, with many aftershocks. Prior to the 1976 earthquake in.Oroville, the only other recorded earth- quake of a .significant magnitude was 20 miles due east of Paradise. It was on February 81 1990 and had a magnitude of 6.0 on the Richter Scale. There are no known surface faults in the Paradise areal however# there is a subsurface fault that begins near the center of Paradise and guns in 'a southeasterly direction around the east side of Oroville Reservoir and then proceeds south through Nevada City, Crass Valley and. Colfax. A Portion of this fault has been recorded as a surface fault south of Orova lee Reservoir. Further north, above Magalia,, there is a surface fault: that runs east and west through Pulga and is about 20 miles Long. The closest hot springs activity would be at Richardson Springs, 11 niles northwest of Paradise. The next closest would be in Lassen National Park, 50 miles north of Paradise. �4- 4) Soil Conditions. A large continuous, area of soil claosifjod as Aiken .,Clay LQM is, in the Paradise, district, 'the soil occupies sloping hillsides and roun dod tops 6f ridges with an elevation varying f rom 2 ,1100 to 3, 000 fe et. Surface, drainage is good or exesssive, and gUbdrainage s. good The following is a description of, Aiken .,Clay Loam,found in the Paradise Are al"'Aikail clad AoaM, -f ac in undisturbed areas, has a sur e 1-iridh or `2 -inch layer of dark reddish -brown or browhith-Aay loam rdd c .-of heavy text,uY;e-,It is very granulat,, and high in organic matter. Below this, to a depth Varying from 12 to 20incheso the Material consists of brownish -red, dull -red, or red heavy clay loam 'which is so Extremely granular in structure that its heavy texture it masked. lit is permeable to water and is easily tilled, and contains a moderate quantity of organic matter. A� few -small spherical, iron -cemented pellets are scatter- ed over the surface and through the soiII., The next lower layer, continuing to a depth of 3,;�o'r 4 feet# contains somewhat more silt and less sand than the material above and is More compact and less geanular4 However, it appears to be permeable to toots And water. It Is of the same color as the overlying material or is slightly brighter red. Both these layers are slightly acid in reaction. The next lower layer, to a depth varying from 6 to 20 or more feetj loses some of its red color and may be dull red, yellowish red, or yellowish brown, it is granular, permeable to water but moderately compact, and neutral or very slightly acid reaction. It tests on the parent ri. 3rial which, owing to the great 1.1925 Soils Survey of the Chico Amri) prepared by U.S.D.A. depth of the solum or,-weathered-soil matcr11'el w'�s- speh ain a few places; , but which, ,'where; dbsdirvj �d is gray truftaoe:4 us Material;. Scattered through the: different., layeri and on, the surface _ Are. hard, Massive, boulders or- a dt site. � They apparently, were included in the origihal, parent tuffAceous material .ah4 oa 'addbuht `cif* their hardness) have ,been,,,,waAtho-red, oat. They occur" %n. �a i:�r g numbers;, in PlAoos be ng Almost entirely. able it and . •„ in others so abundant aZ to,, constitute a st;any phase Pf 't-he ,so,il Under cul,tiVdtion,, aa• .the Qrganic �. matter disappears, tlfie soil: becomes redder,.than under ! virgin conditions,, &ndc the granules tend iib' bieak d:�waa to a slight; extents 0 u} soils:, ,. -Three test holes: were dug to a depth of a feet below the existing gxotma Level to determine the existence of possible groundwater and .its depth (,see Appendix F for location of holes) The test holes were measured approximation► 24 hours after they were dugaallowin9 the groundwater table to stablitoi The following depths to'ground- , water were recorded: Test Hole,* yepth to Water (feet) 7 2' 5 14 order to maintain the required 5 feet between groundwater and the bottom of leach line trenches, leach trenches will, of necessity, be'shallow. Percolation tests should be performed in the upper I 2 feet of soil. Care must be exercised in the design and placement of leach lines and the �y Placement of Pili` material. e) Storm Drainage. K; The proposed 5 acre project site slopes gene x'a11,' to the southwest. Runoff from the site and other property , to the north enerall sheet f g y lows to the vicin,,ty of tyle intersection of Clark and Wagstaff where .it ponds and eventually flows westerly along Wagstaff Road. The area is tributary to the basin identified as Pearson 1 on the Paradise Master Drainage Plana prepared by McCain issoci- ates in 196$.. McCain Associates is currently completing ; n an updated plan,. describing facilities re,urea to ' 9 �� provide storm drainage and methods of funding throughout Paradise. When Paradise Plaza Shopping Center was constructed at the southeast corner of C1:ark and Wagstaff, the developer installed an lE" storm drain line from the intersection of Clark and Wagstaff, westerly to the Pearson 1 channel., "where it was terminated.' This line "was "sized" to accomodate flows from a portion of the shopping center site and the roadway only; and therefore i does Riot have adequate capacity to provide drainage for this proposed development. A parallel system will be required to provide underground drainage from the proposed site to 4 the Pearson l channel;. Analysis of. the Pearson 1 drainage` channel indicates that the "channel" or drainage swale does'not have adequate capacity to contain storm flows from the current level of development without overflowing its banks. Downstream culverts do not have adequate capacity as well. The drainage plan currently being completed by McCain Associates proposes that this channel be enlarged where necessary and culverts be replaced on a phased basis. The plan will propose a drainage foe 7 , schedule on -new development that will allow `for the eventual completion of a storm water system. A drn nage fee based on he intensity of develo meat will probably be required. f.) Archaeological and Historical Sites in the Arear, or of th _ iia earl � hxst� ., �... ridge, y y e rs.cl' a the area was occupied "by the Yahi Indians ',and later by Spaniards and Mexicans' rior, to the invas� a p ' " ri" of the ri d"e by California 14 els in search of gold. Most of" the archaeological evidiatce of pabt cultures has:,already been destroyed. Due to the a disturbance of the site by construction, "tilling and • spoiling of rubble t 'the i.kelhood of finding arc:hasa- logical sites appears remote. The State of California 'published an Archaeological Sensitivity Map of Chi c6l Oroville and Paradise areass),:; n. April 1974, in which they showed the Paradise area had' a low degree of probability of findingsites of archaeo- logical significance. xV\should be li g g ,r, pointed out,.. ever,. ., that the area along the West Branch of the FeatheroR` . aver , was rated as a high degree and the area along Butte Creek was rated as a moderate degree of probability. The ridge had its first permanent settlement in the 1860's on what is now the corner of Clark and Elliott Roads, about 1--1/2 miles south of the project site. The history of this corner can best be described by" the capsulized accounting given on a bronze plaque on tie northeast cornet" of this intersection: OLD PARADISE On these 9 corners was the old town of Paradise, known in the 1860's as Leonard's Mill. Just north was the mill,, hotel and stage stop. To the NE was a turpentine distillery. To the east was the school. The Paradise Post Office was established . 8 . " and a Sunday School organized. in 18*Pl. Churcb Was,, < ` W, I in the Good Templars Lodge hall on SW corner. u 4 in 1882 , negt to a.,.grgcery store and doct6rl s 'oft, cia,.4 First church was builto the gR in 1869.:'cze was. a blacksmith and wagol� shop and saloon. old town i r." waned: after it was ,byip;assed by the, railroad in 1903. 1 ,, aIii Lid ATE1D J3`x fENTEt�Nrx z, PARLOR 295 `? gl Mineral Deposits. There are no known mineral deposits on the site of suff iqient,- con-centtqtioSi to be of commercial valyl. ;6 h) Wildlife Because the lands under question have been in resi- dential and commercial use for many years,., there is little wildlife present other than ?a few birds and grey squirrels. The removal of existing trees w1.11 displace these few animals, but will have no major impact for the area. i) Land Use. The land use of the project site is currently light commercial and low density residential with some lands being vacant. The surroandiU.g lands to the north and „ west are low density residential. The four corners of Wagstaff and Clark Roads are zoned for general,commerc al use. 1� The band Use Eleme." t of the Butte County General Plan designaten'' both sides of Clark Road across from and below the pro ect ,site as "Retail. Comwercial"4 The project site fells within the Paradise Urban Area in the Butte County Subdivision Ordinance 4�5 SurroWdih9 ' Land JJse Cua Xeilt'ly, surkpu'ndit g`''ldiid us'e's i.nolude a major' shopp3ri enter; barny boviiing &II dy, church and ° sin de family resi:dernces y p e, �» ) y See Current uses a r App, n n k Public- Facil.it :es and, . Ttil;itids". l) mater: ` ' `Avail fat e from ri rad3 s r ga idh istric t 0 from main lines along Clark and Wagstaff Roads, Dine `v sizes and piFessure are adequate to furnisa .' d'mestto water,. an d' a fire Wr8,ter', stipt�l. ►: 2) Sewer: Sewer is h6t available ih paradise. Se'wigd disposal will be by a septic tank and leach field s=stem on the site, ) Electricity and 14atu.ral, Gas Available i+roffl `from existing facilities along Clave ancl'Wagstaff noadv, 4`) Telephorie. Available from P". T & T. rrbn( ekisti.ng . adjacent pole lines. 5) Fire Protection: Furnished by Paradise Vire Pro- tection District. Nearest station is on Wagstaff Road, 'one-half mile west of the project site. Response- time 'i:s less than one minute. 6) Police. Protection Furnished by Butte County Sheriff's Department from their subst, "ort at Skyway and Elliott Road. Response tine 's less than five minutes. 7) Hospital; Feather River Hospital on Pentz Road,' about five minutes travel tima from the project site $) Public Transportation The Paradise area is served by the Paradise Express, presently subs, .dized by the County for the benefit of the elderly and handicapped, -1d i�r. End,*i rofirrienta]..xinpao;T , , , a) To- fully understand the mbact of the proposed rezonincj) it*is'necessary to take iml., consideration the proposed ase of eAstih4 C-2 zoned parcels i.ncorpoxated with the 3 'parcels . yin, question and the eventual development of a -satellite shopping cent`Ok. l) Effect on Population . ,' Density in the Area. The development of a shopping centow in itself Will, have la.ttle impact on ,the overall population , dens'a:ty. New jobs will'lae created" that could be filled by existing residents or neW'comers One 'dieept impact, hoWever, will 'be the displacement of the residents living in the rental housea' 'tkxat will be; removed from the site. ri 2). increase in Quantity and Quality of Storm Water Runoff. r (a) paving, construction of buildings and removal of vegetation all contribute to an increase in the amount of runoff generated from any ` `iven storm. one commonly used method for computing storm runoff is known as the Rational Method. The "rational method" was first proposed in 1 889 and is currently the most; used method in this country for computing, quantities' of storm water' runoff. The rational formula relates runoff to rainfall in the following manner: Q -- ri. a where Q = peak runoff rate: in cubic feet per second c = runoff coefficients whi h is actually the ratio of the peak runoff rate to the average rainfall rate for a period known as the time of concentration i; i = average rainfall intensity in inches per hour for a period equal to the time of concentration a drainage area in acres. It should be noted that the-aspig,nment of glft t0 , t of O,. f; s. ,to q is ( s4t' sfactory �f.or Al p,Pac%idal ; to purposes s;%nGe l.. 0058 c f: s,�� equals one, irnclx o1g, rain. ,411 in one hour cin, an area of ons, ache Assumptions basic :to, th e � ratiopal.,metbod are (1) the maximum runoff rata. to, any dosl.avt l.ocata�©n s a fun.cti,on of the aves:a;ge rat of ralnf4.11 during,. the tima of COncentxation and (2) the ma cimu rate of -rainfall, ` occurs ;�Uring - the time o concentration. ' , The ; var abi j$.ty of the strjm, pattern is :not .tgkan J31to., con-$, ra- tl:pn Tlie time off, can.centretion., td, tp, defined as the flow, time from, the most. remote poi nt in ,. the drainage area to the point in question,, " usually it is considered to be composed, of, an3�, overland flow, time orr in most urban areas, an inlet time pilus a channel flow time. Preliminary calculations of storm tunoff ;from the total, 5± acre; site considering its durrent land use is approximately 4. Q pubic feet per second (c, f. s.j, based on a storm with a tecurrence i tbrval o5C ten yeF,,x•-4, ily convert- ing the site to an intense comr�ierit , il. site, �. `i resultingrunoff is anticipated. tO be 10.0 c f s. or an incxease of 150%. i'mdrease may appear to ''he significant front a percent increase �45 basis, at thy: Joint of, discharge? the }� swe design storm, in Computed to produ e approxi- mately 97 c. f . s.' from the upstream areas. The inc-.ease at the point of discharge would therefore be approximately 6% Vnese calculations include the entire site and assume that the entire 5 acres will: be ,fully ,, is r n, developed,, 1f the calcu.:'ations are narrowed to 3ust the parcels <being considered for rezoning, {Y" the resulting flows -would be on the ardet of lea c f , s. in the curr6nt state and 2,7 c�. f. s. after, development .. (:b) There Wil],°' :lie a degradation,of water quality due to,, petroleum pro6ucts spillage from vehicles j using -the shopping centers which will wash off into the storm drainage system dunitic rainfall.. This will have a minor, effect due to dilution caused by. the rairsfall and will ' not be Aifferent Q,than what is now expera �nced in ' paved roadways throughout Paradise.. 1) Increase in. vehicle Traffic. Utilizing estiwtes made for the Paradise Plaza shopping Center (located on the southeast corner of; C --lane and Wagstaff. Roads`) of 5,000 vehicles per day _ in'th w d out of the 15,5 acra center, it is asti4,iated that traffic into and out of the proposed- satellite shopping center would not exceed 21000 vehicles per day. Using the traffic data in Appondix E, and com- paring the total traffic movements from 1977 and 1980 within the intersection, it would appear that the impact of traffic from the existing sho;ping center site has not dramatically increased as was expected, but in fact, has remained relat%voly stable (1977 counts from County of Butte, 1980 counts from McCain Asgboia,tes, Chico, Ca. ) It would be anticipated that the total. ,number of vehicles utilizing a sate ll,i ce shopping -,^.enter would not necessarily be newly generated traffic, but would give the public more of a variety in available shops for the given area, which would increase local, ,)S _ movements, through the :Clark-•Wagstaf,f i,4tersect ion a Th s , ill soot iOn is pro.sently inadequate Xox existing traffic,' -and po,ssibly,.;,=sui.table, for .increased move,- rpents. ,with' its existing. 4��-way, stop. 4) Change in Visual Appearance of the SitE►. g X11 impact, .due., to the changq in vi,s'ual appearance ofithe site from random light commercial and rea�den t al d4o .into ;a shopping reciter will, b,0. significant. °Conversion, of,, the site 'to a_ shopping center wild $c Hire the rampval. of same vegetr,4t7 on Plod trees y and temo#al of Axisting buildings,, Claz}c and Wagst:af ,,,Road's Will be widened and curbo gutter and side'waldc constructed. New buildings .will bb erected, land sCaping installed and a paved .parking lot prmviclod. The project site in general is currently un- sightly die to the sc;attexed buildings it! poor repair* lack of mainta6ance of, existing vegetation; and the rubble and other fill material t: JIaced on the site. With the removal of these terse the general appear an.co of the area will. :improve. Some additional fill 'may.be,desirab_le in order to provide adequate site drainage and to elevate to the surrounding roadway; No excavation of any n►a.gn:itude . i s anticipated. The construct3.on of a shopping center will have some visual .impact" on adjacent residences. The in- stallation of, parking lot lights and security lights could cause excess light and glare to adjacent residences., However, thi q,additional light. should have: no impact on the suttoundin,g commercial use. -14- 5) Sewage Disposal. Sewage <,disposa:l l at least on' the dear term, will be, via,, septic tanks and, leach lines. Single build- ings or groups of buildings will, he .connected, .to a septic tank which will in turn be 'connectecl,' �'to, a didtxi,bUti.on •system: and leach fields. In �a.ccordance c> with recently. adopted guidelines ;by the,State- Via"- t Quality Control Board, a backup system consisting of alte�'rtate leach lines Wl ll be provided* ►lois aysi~em will be corrtected to the. primary, system ,-via a ,swl h-' ing. valve allowing .the leach ng , systeims to be:''altsr- hated euery to months or so. This will allow one system to "rest" while the .other one is in service, All '•design of the septic sys'Cems will be in accordance ;with the Manual of Septic Tank:-,_Ttractice of the (LS. Department of Health and Welfare -and `the requirements of the County Health Department. In addition, stubouts will be provided for connection to a future Sewer system, A detailed septic system plan will be prepared for the overall -project after detailed soils analysis (percolation tests) are completed and the water use of the businesses is established. 6) Air Quality The project itself will have little effect on air quality, although an increase in exhausts from \� ts:affio generated by the project would increase local concentrations of COXand NO 7) Water A'vailabil.ity and Needs of Project,. Currently, water availability during drought conditions is not a factor in limiting or .restrict- ing new construction growth within the Paradise Irrigation District 8) Energy Consumption. There mil be an increase in'. energy consumption. Electrical and gas consumption figures on,a yearly basis: -,are., not av, ilalbl:e, 'at this tire6 Thet3e,',figures wai 11 bid, dependent upon: the typo..,of cbn,strucs.t�nin ,amount of is s.ulation o typo and ,pize..of hdating; and ccoli'ig ti1n Vis, amount-oflightaig, "etc b) = An�y Adve:se ,nvironmental XdotP. .Which Canhot ,Se -Avoided if the Propoaz ]l is Tzplemented» 1)" Thetoe will be a new, inbte.ase ,in ,starr, rtinoff�, 2} There will be .an increase in demand for publkc: ser- vices j i.e.,, fire and polices ,protection .,r 3) There ,will., be an increase .in traffic, flow both on Clark and Wagstaff JRoads,, 4) There will be a change in aesthetics of the area by the conversion of the present sate .into- .a shopping center. 5) There will be an increased demand for uttlitips such ,as electricity, natural; gas, , and watery c) Mitigation -Measures Proposed to Minimize Adverse Impact. 1) Storm Drainage The impacts of converting the site to a com- , mercial development can be mitigated by requiring the developer to convey storm water from .the site in an underground conduit system from the site; westerly along Wagstaff. Road to the Pearson 1 drainage channel. In addition, a deposit based on the proposed fee schedule contained within the upcoming McCain Report; and Plan could be required. This deposit would be used towards construction and improvement of down stream facilities and relief or deficiencies in the -16- _17- 4 bits' n `caused' by era sta.rig c e.Vel bpment r and tb Okovide cap'ac.ty for future d'evel6pment « Tk b foes 'are'based ori" trio `phased projects. the `firs'phase 'is praposed to correct existing serious/-de;,ic enciesa Tho' second Phase- is to provide capacii:y fr�r f'+u rc p' projerts'Wheire existing dsvelo m(exxt a%d to comole�te , deficiencies exist bu 'mAjor"damage° i"s `not impending. The. feed proposed' within this basin are as fol lows". PhaseCommercial $1.902/Acre Neighborhood Commercial. $1466/Acre Phase 11 Condnercial ` $ 51816 Ach e Neighborhood commercial$4017/,Acre the resulting deposit would be $7088/Acre for "com- mercial property with a runoff coefficient of 495 and $548'VAcre for less intense Neighborhood Com- mercia`l With a runoff coefficient of .`75 Analysis,; of the £final development plait `would determi.he which fee Would be appropriate. 2) Increase. in Vehicle Traffic y widened to i Currenit CRad four lanes provisions for aoloft-turn laid from 1 Wagstaff south approximately 1200`feet. Wagstaff Road,._,, has been widened to an urban standard 2 -lane 'roadway along the southerly frontage of its intersection with Clark. in addition; Clark Road has been 'widened adjacent to the now bowling alley. The improvements master --planned for the Clark - Wagstaff intersection include widening Clark Itoad to a full four lame facility with provisions for left -- turn movements and traffic signals. Clark Road is proposed for four lanes. Wagstaff Road is proposed for an improved two lane urban roadway. (including _17- 4 t ' 1 cuxl , gutter ..and si walk. at tha,s ifttersection„ The dsuc�lope x r of the;' r, xcP sadI opping• "cen:ter „ ;., '" meet ,Urban ndards on all t,xr�adzantage arequixed, �o to, the proPer�y.. The,, cpmple tion o.fE ,road wideni V, toVthex,.w.ith the widena;ng, of ,.1 arlr Road fri'. Bl le 4.teff. ,Road ,wa.3.l mit%gate much o-.the Road to Wa s w bra fi.c impact p rthe, localstreet.s.. he.,,developer may. .be ,req red to contribute„ to the cosi: of signalizing the intersection, the: exaat to be determined by tho , agency. governing cos , Change r in VisualAppearance of the .Site c This impact c�,M be mitigated by the landscaping of the:,shopping center and the o4chi,tectura l design of the buildings to prpvide ple.aping settiog; in conjunction with: the existing surroundin(js-, Use of fences .may be necessary to separate the proposed site on the north and west from existing non-commercial parcels. Careful 'Sighting of security :and parking, lot lighting could belp,m tigate unwanted glare in the adjacent residential: areas. Centralized placement of solid waste collection facil#ies could help eliminate unwanted nose between shops and adjacent residences. The use of tastexully designed si," s could assist in softening the visual impact.'," The use of ythe newer high pressure ijod ,um parking and security l,ghts t�tould save energy ,i-;d be more appealing than the old style mercury vapor lights. I 4) Sewage Disposal The possible: iikbact o�f a ,failure in the septic 4 ; system will be mitigated by the deoign :and layout o the, septic tank;p° and ,Leach fields, -whereby any ,single tank or leach field can be, .by. adsec in :the event of_ The sewage>,ays tgtn° va%11 prowido an. °�alte spate leach : f3 E l;d ° in 'the rav z> t , aij� feil.ure . of tht� r�i.mai-y field. Thi saltexazate:.,iolct °wi;ll be proatidesl i;i th a .s;wittchihq 'valve � ta: allow the primary field to rest foI4 j�,period `of. time "!Alsat the systems, Will be do- signed .to .a1,loV :for roo:c"u 'to a 'municipal., sei4er system at a future date,. 5) Air Quality, No mitigation measures are proposed to be includ- ed in the project. The effect of traffic• exhausts is not significant at this � time because: the meteoro-- logical 'con:ditiohs �,,,do not allow a concentration of pollutants to build up to any significant level. 6) Water Availability and Needs of the Projectt. The owners and, employees of the establishments mi the, shopping center, will be expected to conserve water as are, other residents of P ead se* The types of commercial uses allowed within the project itself may, be controlled by sewage disposal. availability. The landscaping could be the type that has a low water demand. 7) Energy Cansumptiont. 4"kA Enercon'sumpti will, gy" a b kept to k minimum Uy the, following, methods: (zo:' Htructures`.will be properly, izxsuiated+ £oir maximum :effioiency of energy :used. (b) Heating and air con ditiohing l�,uqits-Mill;,be the, t hewer, �h h� .e fx Fieri; ► g cy Iuna.ts...z: ( Theinostats: W31.11, be:.contrbll.e'd irn :;c:onreue` energy. r (-d y': '.One'tgy e f f1.vient: lj ghtJ g 3 ,S eTlla's , c? 'There will. be .a°"secohdary' effect -on 13,nexgy con- Siirdp;ti.on° in that there',"should .be a savi ngs.; in °gasoline for people who would use" this °shopping :!center on those: occasions they would nor ally igO, to . Chico or, 0rovil.;le for; merchandise previously not available in other commercial establishments in. Paradise. 8) Public Opinion:, 'The fact that a ,project of this type. -adds to the " local tax" base more money than it'"req"uir"es in'local ' serVices p therebyhaving the gotential of reducing ;r individual property tax,, should mitigate any adver e opinion that may be voiced p' y ed against the project,. 'In addition, the increased employment will raise the employment level in Paradise, and add additional money to the local economy. Funds ,the Town of, Paradise ,:~ecei�teseach year will. be ,increased as a result of the" sales tax collected on ,purchases in the Center. -20- 1,