HomeMy WebLinkAbout73-113WHEREASa the Planning Commissian of the County of Butte
hel.d a public hearing gurs~ant to Article VI of Chapter 3 of
Ti~le 7 of the Government Code {commencing with Section 65350)
regarding a proposed Open Space Element of the Butte County General
Plan and in conjunetion with saic~ hea~ing held a pub3.ic hearing
regarding a draft Environmental Empac~ Report pertaining to sazd
proposed Open Space Element; an.d
WHEREA59 the Plaraning Commission of the County of Butte~
after making certain amenc~ments adop~ed said Environmental Impact
Report and approved said open space element and referred the same
to this Board; and
WHEREAS, this Board held a public hearing xegarding
said Open Space Element on June 26, 1973 and considered said
Env~.ronmental Impact Report and desires to adopt and approve the
sameq
i~OW, THERE~'ORE~ BE IT RESOLVED by the Boa~d of Supervisors
of the County of Butte as fal.l.ows:
l, Tliat the Envixonmental Impact Report for ~.he Open
Space ~].e-nent of the Butte County General. Plan be approved,
~ 2, That the praposed open space element be and is
hereby adopted pursuant to the provis ions of Government Code
Section 65302(e) as the Open Space Element of the Butte Coun~y
General Plan and shall be endorsed in a manner to show that it
has been adopted by this Boardo
RESOLUTION ADOPTING OPEN SPACE ELEMENT
OF SUTTE COUNTY GENERAL PZAN
PASSED AND ADOPT~D by the Butte County Board of
Supervisors this 26th day of June ^p 1973, by the
~ollowing voteo
AYESE Supervisors Cameron, Gilman, Madigan and Chairman PScKi.llop
NOESE Supervisor Ladd
ABSENT o None
NQT VOT ING o None
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CK , ILLOPs C ~rman o~~
e Boar of Supervi.sors
.AT°Z'ES T o
CLARK A, IVELSON County Clerk and
ex-o£ficio C~er~. of ~he Board
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THE BI~TT~ COUN'TY GLI~E~AL PLAN
~ Plan for the Preservation af Open Spac~: I,and i.n Butte Counry
June, 1973
Butte Cvunty P}.annzng Depsr~men~
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I~os~ of man's activ'i~ies requi.re ~.n ar~a of ].and and the s~~aCe above i~. The
Ot~en Space ~lemen~ focuses on t~ose ac~ivities w~i~h use extensive land areas
~ with li~~le d~velo~ment o~ ~aermanent s~ructures, Open space uses s~ch as ~
agriculture, grazin~ ancl ~imoer produc~ion occu~y mos~ o~ Butte County and are
int~or~ant both ta th~ ecornmic system and to khe quality of our environment.
xhis ~lan considers each ty~e of apen space ~.and in th~ County, why ~~ is
imgortan~, anti polici.es and actions to preserve ~hese areas.
2. O~~N S;.'.;C~ ~1~~.'RaUS L1RB'~N ]7~VEI,Ql'PIi.N'T
Qpen space uses di.~fer f~orn urban ~and uses in the~.r in~ensity and degree of
deveLopmenr. Com;aared to rural areas, ci~i.es are areas of concentr.ated a~ti.-
vi~y and dense po;u].atian. Much of the land sur~ace in u~ban areas is cov-
ered wit~t pavement, bui].dings and othe~ man-made objects. Cdalls, fences,
property lines and the Czrcu~ation system ~end to sep~rate activi~ies and divi.de
up the space. Because urbanized iand is int~er~sely used &nd subs~antial~y oc-
cupzed, it is "c].osed" spaCe rather than '0o~en" space.
Human ~rowth and pro~ress tends to convert open space to urban iand tts~s. ~s
hurnan technology advances, a smaller proportion of people need devote ~hEir
~ime to the pri.mary e~.onomic a~tivity of producing frood and fi.ber i'rom the
land. The ci~i.es oroca as pc:onle ieave the Land and movc~ near cancen~ra~ions
of business~s and services, ~s the population increases urban areas mus~
expand in~.o th~ surrounding onen s~~ace, preern~t~.ng the less-intense rural
Iand uses. ~
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The major oilj~ctive o~ ~he Land iJse el.e~nent is to ~rovide suitable s~aces for ali
land t~ses, bu~ ~special].y urban uses clhiclx must rel~lte cloceLy to each orher ~nc~
to pub~.ic facz.3.ities, 1^he La~td [7se ele~ent d~signates the ar:3ount and Iacation o~
lanc~ allocated ~or urbanizaCian befor~ the year 20t)0. The desi.~nated urban areas
are e~stensions ai ~he exa.stin~ c~~ies suhich have a£u~l x'~n~e o~ publi:C u~i3.iCi~s
and servi.ces. The ot~er small co~munzti.cs o~ the County are nat c€~si~nated as
urban ~treas because they do not have the numbers o~ peopZ~ to suppart a~•ride ran~e
of urban facilities.
The developi:~ent of small isola~ed xesiden~i.aL areas creatc~s several public problems
other t'nan the reductian of open space. 5ome urban development .disru~ts rura~.
activitzes and spazls the land~s scenic qualz.tfes. ~nother prob~e~ i.s tihe prem~-
ture creation of lo~.s ~,rhich don~t sell ~nd can1~ be built unon. Plany iso~.ated ~
residenti2l develo~~men~s are di~fi.cult to pravide ~aith ~ubiic services. It is
true ~hat such subdivzsion can increasa ~roperty t~x revenues. Ho~•lever, ~hey c~n
be a fiscal. drai.n an ~he County tahen enough sca~tered development has ta(cen place
to require su~h serviCes as ro~d improvement, snow r~movaL, schoo3s, waste dispos.~J.,
po3.i.ce and fire ~rotec~ion. •
P.~COt•L~~~NDA~IQN S
A. T'he Caunty should set 1a~ge mini.~~m parcel siz~:s ~or open s~ace Iands
outside ~h~e urban ar.~as znti~.cated on the Land Use I'12n ~Ia~. "I7rban deve~.op-
~ men~" caould then be defined zs the crea~ion or use of sma].ler parcels.
B. Th~: Caunty' shou~d nqt ~t~low urban devel.op~en~ of o~en space lanc~ d~s-
cribed i.n this plan.
C. ~tudies shauld be conc]uc~ed to deter~ine trle urb~n cleveLa~~ment capa-
biLi~i.es of tY~e foot1Zi11 and mour~tain areas.
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D. ';'i,e Count;T silould ~~l low urbin clevelo;;r.~~~~t on~v ii~ ?re~s ~.hys~ ca13.y
sui.~ed to such us°.
~. The Coun~.y silo~Ld discour2ge urban develo}.~~nent isolzted trom exis~in;
cleve~o,~:r~~nt and urb~n ce.n~.ers unless suc:h a need can U~ d~~er~nined.
~ F, '~he Co~n~y shoulc`s ~:errait the crewtion o~ residenti.ul narcEls near }.ar;;e
nuEnbers o~ ~~cant sites of sim3lar c~3aract~risti~s on~y i~ such a n~ed ~an
be c~er~onstrated.
G. The County slzau~d desi~nr~e, at le~~st once every five ye~rs, ~he iand
avai.J.able ~or u~ban develag~men~.
3. AG~rCULT~3P~:`.L L~:vD
The Coun~y~s ag~'icultur~l 3.and is locat~ed o~t the ~acramen~o V~].ley fLoor and in
the Low foothills a~ the Si.err.a Nevada. .~.'E~ese ~re the areas of a~luvi.a~. deposits
and deep ;~ermeable soil,s that are ~,ndicated as Class~s 1~d 4 on the Soils ,~Iap.
r'?~carding to the <;~ricultural Cra~ Re~so~ti, 52~ of. ttte County ~a~s used ~or agri-
cultural crops ~n 1972. ~ut~.e Coun'ty is a I.e~der in acreaQe d~voted to rice,
nuts, frui.t ~.nd oii~Tes. rlnother a~r~.c[~l~ural. use requi.rz.n~ e:stensi.ve open s~~ce
is the ra~.sin~ o~ caCtle, sheep and goa~s. Ilost of ~he Caunty's ~razing Land is
loca~~d Qn ~ess-than-~x'i.me s~ils in the ~oo~hills.
i=.~ricul~ural. cro~~s ~n But~e County had ~t record value of $7~,296,DU~ i.n 19?3. Tl~e
income received by nraduce~s is distributed ta sup~liers of Voods and servi.ces and
~hereby multi~lies the economic imnar~~nce of a;riculture. !Igri.cultu~al land uses
also p~oduce far more in tax r~venues~thar~ they req~ire in local ~avernr~en~ e~c~an-
ditures.
The i~reversibl.e conversian o~ a~ricultur~l land ~o urban use ~hre~tens bo~h t~e
~roductian of food and i.ncome ~rorn agricui.~ure, i~e~ch a~ the brotatk~ of the citi.es
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in ~lze Lounty tzas bee~ at t11c e~:;~~nse a~ the prnduc~ive Ianci ~~~hich econa~n~c~1~y
sul,~c~r~s ~.hc~se sar~e Ca.tic:s. Tl~is un=nrtunate grocatlY c~n be e~;,l~ined by the
level sur~ace and per~n~able so~.i of these ar~zs; such land i.s suited to botl~
~~ricuL~ure an~ urb~~n d~velo~~raeF~t. Conversion ot ~;ricu~turaJ, l~nd occurs ~•1],len
the ur~i~n ~.~-?nd uscrs ~~r<~.nt t~~e I~~nd fax~ sub-urban r~sici~nces o~ otlZer "i~~.gh~~~~ .
uses ~~~d can o~~er suFfic~en~ pro~its to the property owner to indt~ce ha.~n to
subdivide, sel ~ or bui.lc~.
Coun~y government can prevent ur~ani.zation o~ Pxime a~ri.cultural ~and.rhrou~h
its le~a3. authori~.y Lo reguZ~te pri~a~e land use far ~he r~ubli.c weJ.f~re. CaI.-
iforni.a courts have upt~eld ~h~ Consta.tutionali.~y o~ zqnS.ng ~o preserve reso~rc~-
praduc~ion areas. ~oning regulations can res~ra.ct the use o~ ~.and, require use
permits and speci~y the mini~um ~arcel size. ~t is ap~ra~ria~e to se~ ~~rge
minimum lot sizes for agriCUltural areas since s~nall garcels can xareJ.y bE
used economically for ~~rzcu.~ture.
Article XKVIIX of ~he Cal.zfornza CorLS~itu~.i.an declares that i~ is i.n the in~~res~s.
of the s~aCe to pres~:r~e iands used for ~he pxoductian of tood and fzber and tha~
assessment ~ractices must be so t~esigned, The 4~I~.~liamson Act has attemi~ted to
impler~ent this objecti.ve. ~ccording ~o i.~s provisions, an agriCUltural izndotaner
c~n en~er inta 2 contraCt witti ~he Coun~y ~hat co~nmi~.s nis ~and ~o open snace uses
for ~en years, ?.bout 95,OOU acres of t~.ae County z.s ur~der contrac~ at thzs 'time
bu~ Iess than half of that i.s classed as "pri.r~e agr.i~u~tural. ~and" by Wi].].iamsan .
Act d~:fir~i~fon, ~n assessinQ ~h~ proper~y, ~~~ ~~n:~~sessor i.s directed ta con-
si.der the Con~rac~ restric~ians and the income from a;ricul~urE, rather than the
urban d~ve~opment po~ential.
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R~COi~1~t~ND:'.TIUNS
T~e ~tate ~hen reimbe~rs~s the County for any tax
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~. All ''~~rime ~~gricul.tural la.nd" (~s de~ined in the ;dil3.zamson F.c~~j .:shouLd
be c~esa.gnated as ~OA~ri.cu~~urai" an 'the Land Use :.~~an i~.ap.
B, rlgri.cultural zones should ~ilow only o~5en sgace uses described in thi:s
pl~n and necessary related s~ruc~uz~s.
C. A mini.cnum narcel si~e of 5 to 160 acres shauld be s~eci~a.ed ~or each
agricultural zone.
D. The County sk~oulc~ er~caur~ge a~l agricul.tural iand ot~ners to en~er onen
space a~;reemen~s.
.E. The: Caunty should su;~port all s~ate and fecleral le~islatian d~siqneci ta
preserve soi~ and a~;rzcuLtural land. ` ~
4. TIr~BER LAi~A
3~iorE than a~hird of the Coun~y is iores~ed. Some qf ttt~ valley hardwoods,
es~ecially o~ak and walr~u~, are commercially valuable, bu~ the mas~ aaluab~e
torests grow above 15fl0 ieet elevation. Here ganderosa pzne and Douglas ~ir
is harvester~~t~o be proc~ssed i.nto building materials and pul~ ~roducts. T~Iuciz
of t~is ltzghly product~.ve land is owned by Iarge ~rivate tirms; Diar~ond Int~r-
nationa~., Louisiaaa i'aci.fic, Souther~ ~~acific, Soper-t~lheeler. 12~C,OQf7 8cres
is included i.n the Lassen ~nd ~Lumas P~ationai I'orests.
The preserv~tion of th~ s tir,nbe~ ~and i.s im;~or~ant ~a the County~ ~or several
reasons: 1. t3 l~r~e ~~rcentage of ~he Co~nty's labor force i.s employed in
the woad praducts inclustry, and the po~ential e:szs~s for ~uture e~s~ansian,
~ e~~ecially i.n pulp and paper ~roduC~ion, 2. Like most resour~e-praduct~ion
acti~i~ies, ~tte Itim~er i.ndustry is a basi~c ecanor~ic activi~y which brings
income into tkte Caunty, One quarte~ of Natianal. Forest earnings are a~so
turn~d over tv local governm~.nts; Butte County received 5~96,271,52 in 1972
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~ro~ }_~u~~as National Forest. 3. P.esiuentiai construction in butte County tyill
continue to reqt~ir~ wood products. Ho~•rever ttze financial situatian of timber
cor~i~anies cl~.scaura~~s reforESta~a.on anc3 encou~aoes th~ s~1e artd convers~or~ of
~ ~roduc~.i.ve tir~ber lana.
~he Coun~yts fores~ed nountai.ns are val.uab~.e as many ty~~s of o~aen space; ~irnber
land, scenic areas, wa~e~'shed, tai~.dLife habit&t, recrea~ion s~tes, natural areas.
The T7.5. ~oLCSt Service reca~;nizes these many functions in tl~eir rnultinie-ttse
conce~~t of man~,~,eme~t. ~; variety o~ ac~ivities a~c: a11aw~:d ~o use Na~zanal
Forest land Eai.~hout destroyin~ it.
Thes~ are several ~~assib].e taays to ~resex've and protec~ ti.mbez ].and. Lur~ber can
be ab~ai.ned with r~~.nimu~ environmen~al a.m~act and re~arestation a~terwards. Tax
J.a.ws can ~•reaken ~.he econom~.~ ~ressures ta convert timber land. Urban deve~o~men~
can be reoul.ated, ].inited or .i rvha.biGed.
R~ CU ~~~I E~? D r1'~ I O N S
A. Studies should be conducted to deter€nine the multiple-use capabilities
o~ ~ores~ed areas.
$. '~he: County s~iould de~ermina ~he ~'orest are~ts ~ahich ar~ to remain in the
various apen space classi.fica~ions and desi~nate them on the Land i]se ~'lan
P1ap .
C. The County should no~. allow in tii.mbe~~mountai.n areas the ~onstru~ti.on
of any ~oads ar ~uildings ~~h~.ch are not necessary to apen space uses. '
D, Lo~;ni.ng ~~raCtices s~iould be studi~c? and regulated ta ~reserve ~he 1and~s
;~o~en~i~l for timber production. _
E. ~he Coun~y s~toul.c~ encourage the otaners o~ timber].and to enter open sp~ce
a~ree~n~.s ,
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,;utte Cc~u~ty h2s an a,bundance of taater resourcc:s. ;:reci.pitation ran~es ~rom 18
inches per y~~r ~1an; t~e S~cramento River to 90 i.n t~e mountains. 5u~face water
bodies cover 30 se,uare mi.l~s af ~he Caunty; thS.s doesn'~ include ~he many rivers,
strear~s an~' c~naJ:s. Several of tl~e County's waterways have be~n designa~ed as
si~nS.fican~ ~~rater resources by ~he State; S~cramen'ta River, 13ig Cha.co Creetc, $utte
Creelc, yutte Sinlc, La~ce Orov~.ll~, Fe~~her River and its P•lieldle ~`orlc.
Sda~er resources are essenti~l to our e~sis~ence in m~ny dif~eren~ ways. ide cons~m~
water directiy. ;~?ater is required for the growth of fooc~ crops, livestock, ~orests,
~ish and ~vi1,d~,i.fE. We use water ~or coolckng, sanita~zon, fire ~rot~c~ion nnd manu-
factur~.n~. Water resources crea~e recreatianaL and scenic oppor~unities,
'Fo re;aclz sur~ac~: t~a~er bodies p~ccipitata.on rriust ~all on ~he land and move down-
krard in rivers and streams. The quan~i~y, qual.ity and rate of flaw af ~~ater
from the Land i.s ~ar~e3.y determi.ned by veg~:tation, . soil ~haracterisCi.cs and sur-
ts~ce sLones. I~Ian aJ.so has a great influence thrvugh his contxo3. o~ land uses and
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ve~eta~a.on. The management o~ waGersherls is as i.mportant as the coq~.rol q~ s~rface
waters. to the preservatinn of water resources.
P~ian~s ac~ivi.ti~s o~ten upset ~.he ecalogical. balances o~ good wa~.ersheds. Rates of
~~ater e~a~orati.on and t~anspiratzan can change rahen trees are cut, Roofs, pavement
and o~~er i.r~,~ermeable surfac~s prevent natural absorp~ion and increas~ run-o~£.
~~t~y dEVelonment in mountain areas that ~~quires site clearance or raaci canst~uc-
tion can crea~e heavy sedimen~ loads ~ha~ ean ruin fish~n~ waters.and till up
channels an~ reservairs. The chemical. ,~ollutan~s w~ praduce can harr~ or destroy
anim~I spECies.
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P.~'CC)i~3:-Il~i! D;!~ ICII~•I:;
._. SLu~ies should be conct~cLed ~o deterrtine ~h~ c,rosa.on~l ~liar~.c~~r7_s-
~.ics of r.inunt~i.n ~•r~~~ersheds in tl~e Caunty. ;
' ~. i~o urb~n dev'el.oi~r~cnt s~lould be n~rma.~~ed on kti;hl.y erodable 1~nd. ~
C. Lo;aa.ng, niining, recre~~ional veliic~.es and otli~r op~n sgace uses
should be regu3.ated ta prevent erosion and protect ~~at~r resources.
D. The County shouLd cantro}. Zand use anr~ wu~er pnil,ution in accord~nce
wi~h sta~e wa~ex' quali.ty controJ. guidelines.
6. ~,IIL~L,IF~ HABITf":T
t1 suitabl~ habi.ta~ for wa.ld ani.mals must i.ncJ.ude suf~icienC food, w~ter, cover
and space, Butte Goun~y has ~n ~bundance of suitab~.e natu~al areas, but thei~
val~e as zaildla.~E ha~i~a~ is de~~rioratin~ as urban c€evc~3.o~ment continues.
The ~.ar~est habit2ts shotan on the ~7ildlife iia,~ are the seasvnal r~n~es for
mi~ratind deer herds. The su-~me~ r~n~es are ~he high a~titud~s of C~e Na~i.onaL
Farests. rn wznter the h~rc~s move down ta t~.~e oak, ~rass and chaparra~. ve~ata'
tion b~tween 500 and 2000 ~'ee~ elevati.on. Hocvever, these ~ai.nter r~n;es are
also are~s o~ sub~tan~zal. residen~ial. develo~ments near Cohasset; Concow,
Yanlcee Hill, Serry Creelt, Lalce ~rly~ndatte ar~d Bangar. ~
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, SeverG~. o~her areas aze i.mpartant habi~a~.s ~or sma~.ler an~.ma3.s. The se~sonal
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and rerm~nent marshes a~ Sutt~ Si.nfc and tYte Grey Lod;~: Idaterfawl ~t~n2~ement
!lrea su~~ar~ n~ny taa~erfo~r~.. The shores of ~I:~ 5acrar~en~.o River and the
I'ea~lzer P.iver below Orovi.i].e ~rovide Cover fo~' a w~.de varze~y of wiLdlife;
~heasan~, quai.l, dov~s, songbirds, fur-~earing mammals.
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Lalce Orovilie and a1~ a~ the Courity's Laroer s~rea~s ~re hi~liLy value~ as
ilabitat for such f~sh as trout, 5almon, stri~ed bass, shad and war~ncaater
~ species. ~'he main~enance o£ thEir ~rer~iu~~ classzficatian de~ends an the s~tr-
~'oundin; i;_,nd uses. Lrosion caused Uy u:rban develonment often creates c•rater-
bc~rne scdimen~s wlzich can destray snac~ning bzds anc~ agua~ic insec~ groduction.
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n, T~3e Coun~y sho~kd encouraQe the cre~e~.on and exp~nsion of conser-
vation and natural wilderness areas,
B. The County sl~ould reaulate resi.dEntial develo;~men~ in t~te foot-
hills to facil~.tzte the survival and mi;ration of deer herds,
C. 'Fhe Countq shouJ.d not allow any urban dev~lo~mer~~ i.n th~ But~e
Sinlc are~, tl~e marshes ne~~ the Sac~amento River and the borrow area
alon~ the ~`eath~r Rzver.
D. ~he County shouLd not a3.1ow ar~y urban c~evelop~nent ~~hi.Gh tnrQ~~d
inc~ease sediment ~oads in prime fishing ~~aters,
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7. ~3PE4V SL'~CF I'OR OUTDpOR P.ECREAT~ON
Qutc~aor rec~r-:ation areas are plen~i~ul in Butt~ Coun~y, Most af the N~~iona~.
Foresti land is availab].e ~or ou~doar recr~ation activitfes. Recr~ational
sites in rh~ ~luma~ Na~ional Forest include 39 campgrounds, 14 gicnic areas,
and several hunc~red rna.les o~ hilcin~ and jeep trails. Aiueh o~ Cl~e ~ttoun~ain
lands owned by tzE~tber com~anies c~n also be used for rECreati.onal ,7ur~oses.
The ~ta~e Derartment o~ ~.~a~'ics and P~ecreation ~nanages ~he extenszve recr~atiort
facilities around Lalce Qroville and the '~herma~ita Bays. Local rc:crea~ion
a~eas in Butte County are m~intained by tl~e four cities and the five recreation
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ctist~icts. Une pi' the Ioc~1 ~~ci.Li.~es, Fidcuel~ ~'ark in Chzco, is tt~e seca~c~.-
lPr~est ci.~y riar~c in the country.
, The exisCin~ Recreat~.on ~].emen~ of tl;e General ~'~an descril~es pubiic recreation
~acikities in ~l~e County ann discussed khe recreation~l needs of resic;~nts and
~ourists. Hat•~ev~r, no naca projects were ',~zo;.~osecl and no suitable sitas caere
reco~nmended fvr acqe~isition.
County ;overnmen~ h~s only rc~cen~iy be~un to assume a x'oIe in the ~ro~zsion o£
recreata.on2l ~acili~ies. The Lime Saddle boating area 4yas managed by the County
;rom July 1909, ~o P~larch ].9?3. x committe~ of l~cal r~cr~atiion aoe~cies has ~ust
been ~o~med, and tai.th county-1eve1 assist~nce, will evaluaC~ recrea~ional needs
and detexmine the priori.~ies ~'or eapenditure of the county's ~llocation of stat~
recrea~iana~ ~~nc~s.
Same recrentional acti.v~.ti.es znvolvin~ vehicl,es and/or travel require linear
~xeas or corriciors. Tra~l.s for hikang, bicycling artd horse-riding are the
narrocaest ty~e of rQcreationaL corric~~~. These ~hr~e ac~.ivi.taes do not use
the same corri.dox's beca~se bicycles need a s~ao~h sur~a~e w~th ;radual slolaes.
~he•oper~~ors af cycles, je~ps and dune bu~;gies prefer unpaved open areas with
moderate sl.opes. The wide5t type of recreational corridars are scenic highw~ys
i.n rural ~reas with a rol~inb or mountainous topography.
RE COi fi~! E AI D!IT ~ 0 P~ S
A. The Coun~y shauld financza~].y or politica~.~.y assis~ ~he deve].opmen~
or reCreatian ~aCilities commonly ~tsed by peogle ~u~.side the c~~y or
disCri.ck.
B. The Butte County Assa~i.a~i.on of Governmenks shouZd coordinate the
di.stri.bution of state and fedEral grants to loc~l recreation ages~cies.
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C. ~he Count}~ should ~ncoura~e ~he ~~ate Del~a~tment of ~a~lcs 1n~ ~ecreatian
to complete thcir develo,~ment o~ recreatianak facilities in the ~a~ce Oraville
S~~te Recre~tion :'.re~ .
A. Th~ Recreati.on ~I,esnent should be r~vised by u~dati.n~ the descri.nti.on of
exa.stin4 i~cilities, by esti~atin~ future needs, znc~ by designatinQ suztable
sites ~'or ~utiure deveio~ment.
E. Tlie COlIC]~~r~ 5 scenic corridors should b~ analyzed anc~ a; cenic Hi~ heaays
elemen~ nre~~ared,
I'. The County shoulcl encoura~~ rhe develagmen~ o~ sui~able pr9.vate 2nd
commercia~ outdoor recrea~i.on areas, especi.ally camngrounds and off-xoad
vel~icle ~reas.
8. l~REl~S WzTH DEVi:LOk'~I~NT HAZARDS
Some open s~ace lands should remai.n apen, not ~o ~~rotec~ envirnnmental. resources,
I~u.t because of the presence af acve].o~~me~tC haz~trr3s. ~uildin~s can Ue irr~~araUly
d~ma~cd by ";ets of God" in special. areas sucli as flood pl~ins, uns~abie sail
areas, earthqualce faul,~ zones and ~reas of high fire risl:.
The FJ.ood ControJ. ma~~ shaws th~ ~lood plains of tihe Sacram~nto 1Ziver and i~s tri.-
buta~ies. Yre.li.rn~narJ s~uc€y i.ndica~es ti~a~ there are no active ear~h faul~s in
the County. '~he exis~ence Q~ unsta~Ie soil areas is also a r~atter o~ conjec~ure
unti.l more de~.ailed ~eologic data ~s ob~ained. 'I'his gevlogic infor~ation cai11 be
pbtainer~ in the pre~ar2tion of the 5eismic and Sa~~ty ~3.ements of the GeneraZ
i~lan.
I~ is lcnoran that portions af the S~erra ~ootl~ills t~ave ~ h~h risk of ~ire dama~;e.
Howeve~, these areK s z~e not yet map#~ed mccuratcly. T11~~ prepaxati.o~ of ~~e
;,afety ~leme~~ wi3.3. also require ~he desi.gna~ion o~ fiz~ haz~rd areas. ;~ottter
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n~.wly-Ehanc?~t~d Gen~rai i'1~n elemen~ is the fdoisc: ~lement, '~his caiil rec~uzr~ ~he
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.~:. ih~ Couttty should no~ al~.as,r urb~n develQpmen~ in desz;nated f3.ood ~
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B, f~,~ezs o£ unst~bke so~l, earthqua~ce faults and hi~h fire rislcs should
be ~oc~4Qd, stud~ec~ ~nd r~a~ped as a guide to the use o~ suCh ~.ands.
C. Tlne Counry shou~.d plan for ~ro~ec~a.an from fires and ~eolo;ic~haz~rds
by preparing and z.s~on~i.n4 the ~eismic and Safe~y elea~ents.
D. ~`he Coun~y sl~ou~d prepare a No~.se ylement that inciiCai~es areas taith
high noi.se 3.evels.
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