HomeMy WebLinkAbout81-303A RESOLUTIOA? OF THE BOARn OF SiJPI?RlTISORS OP THF
COUNTY OF BiITTE ABOPTING ADI AMENDMENT TO Ti':T'
BUTTE C~tINTY GENF.FAL PLAP1
INI-I~RBAS, a private person (~an I-Iays) has petitioned 'Che
Planning Cammission and Board of Supervisors, through an appropriate
application, to amend the Butte County General P1an Land tJse Element
for a change from Grazing and OPen Land to Indnstrial for that property
identi£ied on ~xhibit ~l, attached hereto; and
lU1-I~REAS, the Pu~te County Planning Commission has held heara.ngs
an the Gen~ral P1an .4mendment requested ~iy Dan [-iays at ~aha.ch alJ interestec~
persons iaere heard and after careful study recommends the adoption of t13e
proposed Amendment; and
tVHEREAS, the Butte County Boaxd of Supexvisors has considered
the contents of the Initial Study (Environmental Che~k].ist-Appendix ~')
and Negative Declaration for the proposed amendment as descrfbec] above
attached hereto as F.xhibit B, pursuant to the California F,nvirnnmental
Quality Act; and
1"?I-IEREAS, the Butte County Board of Supervisors has held hearings
on the G~neral Plan Amendment proposed by nan Iiays at tit~hich all interestec3
persons were heard.
NO?ti', TNEREFORE, I3E TT RESOLVED, that the Butte County Poard of
Supervisors does hereby adopt and certify the Negative Declaration for the
General Plan Amendment requested by Dan Hays pursuant to the California
Environmental Quality Act.
BE IT FEJRTHER RBSOLVEP, that the land use designation change
from Grazing and O~en Land to Industrial for the area identified on
Exhibit A attached hereto and. incorporated hy reference, is hereby adopted
and approved by the Iioard of Supervisors of_ the County of. Butte as an
amendment to the Butte County General P~an Land Use Element; said amendment
to he 'the land use policy far the County of Butte in the affected area
for all finciings ~ursuant to Zaw.
BE IT FURTfTER RESOLVED, that pursuant to (~overnment Code §65359,
the General Plan of the County of l3utte is endorsed to show that the
above amendment has heen approved ~y the ~oar~ of Stxpervisors.
P~SSED A~TD hDOPTED This 15th ~ay of December, 1981~ hY
the follol,~ing vote:
AYES: Supervisors 5araceni, Wheeler and Chairman Moseley
NO F.S: gupervisor polan
ARSI:NT: None
NOT 1TOT IA~G : None
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1~utte rou~~y Roard of Supervi.so s
ATTFST: CLARK A. NEI.SOAT, County Clerk-Recorder and
Ex-officio C1erIc of the Rutte County ~ioard
of Supervisors
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I. BACKGROUND
E~D Lo~; ~ , 81--02-03-01 A~B
P1.ann~.ng ~xJ.e # 8~-8$A~B
1. Na~ne o~ Pra~onent Dan Hays
. 2. Address and Phone [lumbex o. Propo~ent:
P. 0. Box 3040 c/o Ringel ~ Assaciates
C a.co, CA 95927 331 Wal1 Stxee~.
Chico, CA 95926 - - - ~,~
~ 3. Date of Checklist Submiti~:d
~ 4. A~ency Requirin~ Checklist
5. Narne of Proposal, i~ applicah e enera an men ment ta
Industrial ~ R~zane fo M-1 AP 40-13-22, 23~ 24 ._ .._._
II. ~NVIRONMEI3TAL II~~AC'~S
(~xplanatioris of a~J. "yes" and "maybe" ax~.swers are required
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YES MAYF3E NO
1. Eax~h. j•~~.11 ~.he propasal result in signzfi.cant :
a. Unstable earth condi~iazis or in
changes in beo~.a~~c su~~structures? ~
b. Disruptions, cla.splacements, com-
pac~ion or overcoverin~ of the so~.l?
c. Change ~n tnpography c~r ~round sur-
~ace re~.ie~ features or. xernoval of
~opsoil?
d. Destructi.on, cover.ing; or inodifica-
t~on of any uni.que ~;eologic or
ph~sica~ tea~ur.c~s?
e. Inc~ea~~ in wind nr wa~er erosion
of soils, either on or off tize sit~?
f. Chang~s i.n de~osition ar. erosion
of beach sands, or channes in silta-
~ion., depos~.tion or erosian which
may mocl~fy tiie channe~ ~a~ a river or
stream or the beci c~f tizc ocean or
any. bav, anle~ or lalre~~
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~, Loss of prime ~~gricul.~urally pro- ~
ducti~r~ soa.~s outside clesignated ~
u~ban areas?
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h. Exposure ai~ people ox property to ~
geol.ogic hazards such as earthc~uakes ,
landslides, tnudsl.ides, ~round fai~ure, ~
or simila:~ hazards?
Air . ~~il.l ~he proposa~. ~~s~u.lt in : .
a. Substan~ial cieteriorata.on af ~ C
ambien.t or local air qua~i.ty?
b. The crea~ian of abjec~ionable ~ C
adors, smoke or fumes? .
c. Signi~icant altezation o:~ air
r~avenent, mais~u.re or tempera~u~e,
or an.y chang;e in climate , either ~~
1oca~l.y or r~gion~.lly?
tdater. T~zll the ~~-oposal result zn s~bs~antial:
a. Chan~es in currents., or ~h~ course ,~
o~ direction of water movements?
b. Changes in absozption rat~s, draina~e
pa~~erns , or. t~~e ra~.~ an.d amcunt of
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surface water xLlTlO~~~
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c. Id~ed for aff-site s~u~c~ace dra~.,na~e
improvem~n.ts, incluc~in~ ve~e~ation.
removal, channe~.tzata.on ar. culvert
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installata.o~.?
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.~. :'~i',crations ~a the course o~~~: :i=1ow ~
oz flood ~~aters?
e. Change in the amaun~. of su.-r.~~.ce ~
wa~er in ~.ny water body:'
£. Discharg~ into sur~acE waters, or
in any alteration o~ sur~ace
water qu.a~ity, includ~~ n.g bu~ not
limited ~o tern~era~ure, d.issolved ~ ~
oxyhen or tuz~ai~.it:;r?
~. Al~era~ion of the dir~ction. or ~
rate of flaw o£ ~;round w~.ters?
h. Chan~e it~ the rlj~anrit~y or quality
of ~roun~i ~,~aters , eit~iel° thra~.gh
direct aciciitions or withdi~at~rals,
o~ throu~;h interception of an ~~
aquifer 1}~T c~~~s or excava~tions?
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YES MAYBE
i. Reduc~ion ~n ~he aMOUnt of ~aa~er
otherwise available fo~ public
~ water supplies?
j. ~xpas~re of. people or property
to wa~er rela~ed hazards suci~ as
f7.oodin~;?
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4. P~-an~ Li~e. Will the pronosal ~esult
in substan~ial:
a. LosS o£ ve;;eta~ioz~ ox chan~;~ in the
diversi~y o~ species ar nur~be~
of any speci.es o~ ~1ax~s (inc3.uding
~rees, shxubs, ~rass, crops,
m.i.croflora and aquatic plants)?
b. Reduction a~ the numl~e~.-s of any
unique, rare or endan~ered sp~cies
a~ nlants?
c. ~ntroduction of new s~ecies of
plants into an area, ox in a barrier
to the normal replenis~~ment o~
exisring speca.es? .
d. i2eriuc~ion in acrea~;e o~' any a~;ri-
cultural cro~?
5. Anirna~. Li£~ . F-1~.11 ~he ProPosal res~.lt
in substan~ial:
a. Change irz the dive~sity o~' speciea,
ax nuz~be~s of any s}~ecies of
ani.rnals (bi.rds, lan~. anirnals
inc~~.ding reptiles, fish and shel~-
~ tish, benthic oz~;an3.s~s , insects or
m~.crofauna) ?
b. Reciuction of tti~ numbers o~' any
unique, rare or endan~;e~-eci s~ecies
O~ 8.T7.lYTl2.ZS? ~
c. InCroduction of new sneci..es of
ani~nals inro an area,+ or. result in
a barx~er to tlze mi~ration or
rnavemen~ o~ anin~~.1s?
d. Reductian of, encroachment uPOn, or
de~er~oratian to existing ~ish or
~rild~i~e habita~?
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6, Aloise , i~'il1 the propasal. resul.t in ~~
substa.ntial:
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b. F~posure o~ ~eonle to s~vere noise
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leve~.s?
7. Li~ht and G~are. UIi1~ ~he pro~osai C
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nro uce sign~.~cant 1i~;ht ar. g~are? "
8. Land Use. ~.~i~.1 th~ proposal ~'~s~~~
in a si~nificant:
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a. Alteration of tt~e planned ~and use
a~ ar~ area, or estab~i~h a~rend
wha.ci~ will ciemonstrably 1~ad ~0 5i1Ch
alteratian? ~
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b. Conflic~ cait~z uses on ~~.djoining
prop?rties, or con~lic~ wz~h
establ.~_•?,~~d recreational, ec~uca-
~Ciona~., reli;i..aus ox- sca~entifa.c ~
uses of an area? ~
9 . Na~ural T~~sources . ~~Iill .~he ~roposal
resui~ in subs~antial:
a. De~nanc~ for, ox incx~easE in the ~ate ~ C
of use o~ anv natural resources?
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b. De~letion af any nonrenewable ~ `~~
natural resource?
~Q, Risk af Upse~. Does the proposal
invo~.ve a~'isk o~' an expl.asion or
the-r~lease of hazardous sul~s~ances
(inclur~ing, but not lim~.t~d to, o~.~,
n~s~ticides, chema..ca~.s or radia~ion)
in the event o~ an acciden~ or uPs~t ~
conditions? ~
17.. Popula~ion. t~7il~ ~he ~ro~~~:;:t~.
signi~icantly al~er ~he 1oc~~at~ion,
d~stributian, den~ity, ar ~ro~~~h
ra~e of~ C~~e human ~opul.ation of an
area or ~i~.ys ical l~ divide an ~ C
estahlisl~ec~ cornr~uniLy?
12. ~iousin~ . _ '~7i11 ti~.e propasal
s~.~~icant~y affect e~is~ing, housing,
ar cr~a~e a demand f_ar aclditional
housing? ~
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rES MAYB~ NO
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Trans ortation/Circulatian. 7~ill the
proposa resu~t in:
a. ~enera~ion a~ substantia~ additional ~
vehicular movemen~?
b. 5ign~fican~ e~~ects on ex~stin~
parking fac~liti~s, o~ dem~nd ~or
new parking?
C. Subst~.ntial inpac~ u}~on e~:isting
~ra.nsnorta~ion systemG?
d. Si~n.ificant alterations ~o pres~nt
patterns of circulation or movernent
o~F neopl.e andJor goods?
e. Alterata.ons ~o ;aaterba~ne, rail or
air tzaf~ic?
f. Incxease in tra~fi.c hazarc~s to rnntor
v~hicles, bicyc~ists or pedestrians?
~'ublic Services . Tdi1Z the proposal have
an e ect upon, or r~sult ~n a substantia~
need £or new or ~lt~red ~o~rernmental
services in any ot the ~allo~ain~ areas:
a. Fi.re pro~ection?
b. PoLice pro~ection?
c. Schoo~s?
d. Par~.s or other recreationa~
~acilities?
e. Maintenance of nublic facilit~es,
inc~udir.~; roads?
f. Other ~overnmen~al serva.ces?
,~ner. . Ldill the proposal result in:
a. Use of su~sta~tial amounts of fuel
or ener~y?
b. Subs~antia~. incrEase. i.n ciemand upon
Existin~ souxc.es of ener~y, or
require the develapment o~ ne~a ~
sources of ener~;y? •
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Y~S MAYBE NO
16, i7tilities . ri7ill the r~roposa~ resuit
in a nee ~'or new sJstems, or suh-
stanti.al. al~eration.s to the ~ol~oraina
utilitias: ~ ~
a. Po«er a r na~ux'aZ ~;as ?
b, Communica~~ons systerns?
~c . TJater?
d. Se~aer (will tr_un~~ Iine be extended,
~roviding capaci~.y to se~ve ne~r
dev~lopme~t)Y ~
e . Storm w3ter drazna~;e?
17. Hurnan Health. ~•lill ~he ~raposa~
z'E'_5u~t in:
a. Crea~ion of any heal~h hazard or
~oten~ia~. heal~h hazard {e~.cluding
mental healt'n) ?
b. ~xposure o~' peop3.e ta ~o~ent~al
hea~.th haz~.rds?
1~ . So~.id Llaste . Cdi1.1 the proposal zesult
in any si;nificant a.mnacts associated
with solid was~e disnosa~ or litrer
con~Cro1? ~ ~
I9 . A~sthetica . ~~'i11 t~ze nro~osa~. x'esult
~n t e o struc~ion o:~ any public
desi.~nated or reco~nized scenic vista
open to the public, or wz.x~ th~
pronosal ~cesult in ~he creation of a~z
aesthet~.cally offensa.ve site o~en to ~
public view? .
20 , Recreation . Z~ill th~ propos a1 res~.lt
in an impa~~ u.pon th~ quali.~y or
quantity of existing nublic x-~crea-
tion f'ac~lities?
21. Archeolo ic31/His~orical. ~Iill ~he
proposa resu t in a~z al~era~ion of
a sig;nificant ~~rcheol.o~;ical or
hi.storical site, structure, objec~
or bui.ldiii~?
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YES :MAYBE NO
22. P~anda~ory Findings o~ Sign~ficance.
a. Does the pro.ject l~.ave the potential
to dep,rade the qual.i.~y o~ the
environrnent, subs~an~ially ~educe
the hab~tat of a fish or wi~.dli~e
sp~cies, cause a fish or wi7.dl.i.fe
popula~ion to drop b elow self
sus~a~x~in~ ~.eve3.s , threaten to
e1~~ni~ate a~1.an~ ar ai~ima~ co~r,- ~
. muni~y, reduce ~ti~.e numbe~ ox restric~
the ran~e of a rare or endan~;ered
plan~ or animal oz e7.iminate irnpor~a~t
examp7.es of the rnajo~ pEriods of -- ~
Cal~~arnia histary or prelia..story? ~
b. Does the }~raj ec~ have the ~oten~zal
~o achaeve short term b~ne~i~s ~o ~
the detriment of publicly adopted ~
lon;-~erm environrnental goals?
c. Does the praject have a.mpac~s which
are individually Iimited, but
cumulatively consi.derab~e? (a project
rnay impact on t~ao or r:,ore sep~rate ~
resources whexe the a.rnr~act on each
resou~ce ~.s relatz.ve~.y sr~a~.l., i~ut
where the effect of the total a~
those impac~s on the environmen~ is ~ ~
s~on~fi.cant. }
d. Does the project have e~.v~ranmentaJ.
ef£ects which wil~ cause subs~antial
adv'erse eftects on hu~nan bein~s , ~
e~ther ~.irec~ly or indirect~.y?
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,,
~Ii. DISCUSS~ON OF ENV~RONMENTAL EVALUAT~ON
Projec~ Description
1. Type o~ Projec~: General P1an Amendment ~ Rezone
2,. Bra.e£ Descrip~ion: General Plan Amendment from Gxazi.ng F~ ~pen
i~and to Industria~; Rezone from A-2 F~ A-40 to M-1 {Light
Industra.a~) £ax 82,b acxes.
3. Location: Eas~. and wes~. sides o~ State Highway 99, north and
sou~.h of Durham Oraville Highway and Pentz Road, ~u~~e
CoJ.lege/Durham in~erchange, 7 miles southeast o£ Chica.
Port~on of Section 26, T.21N., R.2E., M.D.B.M.; portion o~
"Rancho Esquon".
4. Proposed Density of Development: Unknown at present
5. Amount of Impervious Surfacing: Unknown at present
6. Access and Neaxes~ Publzc Roa~(s): Durham Pentz Road and
' Highway 99 for parcels 1~ 2; Orovil~le Chico Highway,
Durham Dayton Highway and HYghway 99 for parcel 3.
7. hlethod of Sewag~ bispasal: Individ~a~. septic systems
8. Source of Wa~er Supply: Ind~vidual wells
9.. Proximity of Power i,ines: Adjacent ta all parcels
10. Potential for further land da.v~sior~.s and development: Light
industxial and highway commercial uses are pl.anned by ~he
applicant.
Environmc~ntal Setting
Physical Environment:
1. Terrain .
a. General Topfl graphic Charac~er: Gently sloping valley land.
at the base of the 5ierra foothi.~ls.
b. Slopes: OWSo range, to the south and west.
c. Elevatifln: i70-I90 feet above sea 1eve1
d. Limiting Factars: Tapography a~.ong drainag~ swa~.e, particularly.
on parcel 2..
2. Soils
a.. Types and Chara.cteristics. Tuscan, ~entz ~, Peters soil series;
soi~. depth af 8--Z~4 inches +; sur£ace 5011 of cabbly 1aam, •
sandy laam, c1ay; subso~I o~ cobb7.y c1.ay, sandy 1oam;
andc~s~.ic tuff and basic alluvium o~igin; h~gh range use
suitab~li~y for Pen.tz and ~'efers soil series. '
b: Limiting Facto~s: S~.aw ~.o modera~e permeability; gravel, .
cobbies or stones make up 200 or more o~ soil's vo~.ume.
3. Natural Hazards af fhe ~and
a. Eaxthquake Zone: Moderate Earthquake In~ensity Zone VITT;
~ault of u~known activi.ty 2 miles.to east.
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D~SCUSSYON 0~ ENVIR~NMENTAL EVALUATS~N (continued)
b. Erosion Po~en~ial: Slight
c. Landsl~de Potential: Low ;
d. Fire Hazaxd: r~oderate
e. Expansive Soil Potential: High
4. Hydr~iogy ,
a. 5urface Wa~ex: 3 existing s~rface dxainage courses cross
the site. They only carry flows during per~.ods o~ runof~.
Runo~f is d~rected ~o wes~ and so~th toward Hamlin Slough.
b, Ground Water: Va11ey aquifers
c. Dxainage Characteristics: Each propased parcel is crossed
by a small establa.shed drainage course; h~gh runo~~ potent~.al;
soils are we~1 drained in general.
d. Annual Rainfall (noxmal,): 2b-28 ~nches/year
e. S~imzting Factors: None
5. Visua~/Scenic Qual.~.ty: Moc~erate
6. Acoustic Quali~y: Adjacent to Highway 99, a primary noise
source.
7. Ai.r Qual~ty: Goad
Biological Environment:
. $. Vegetatian: Grasslands; Pentz Vernal Pools ~o southeas~.
9. W~ldlife Habitat: Gxassland habitat. No significan~ groundcave~
far Iarger species.
C~.1~ural Environment:
IO. Archaeological and Historical Resou~ces in the area: Remains
af house, trash heaps, rock wa~.l ~rom a1d ranch; archaeolagica~/
~115'~O~'1G~.~. survey recommended prior ~o a rezoning of the
subject property.
~l. Butte Gounty General Plan designation: Grazing F~ Open Land (4U
, acre minimum parce~. sa.ze) .
~2. Existing Zoning: A-2 fo east of Highway 99; A-40 to wes~ of
Highway 99.
13. Existing Lar~d Use on-si~e: Ope~ land; parcel 3 used far sheep
grazing; parcels 1 and 2 likely used ~ox cat~le gxazi.ng ~.n
pas~.
14. Surrounding Area:
a. Land Uses: Open grassland devated to cat~le and sheep grazing;
archards to west--sou.thwest; industxaal use to the north of
prapased parcel #3 (Kelco Ec~uipment 5a1es, S~ee~ Mil~ Supp~.y
Ca,, auto dismantling yaxd). ~
b. Zoning: A-2, A-40, M-1, A-5
c. Gen. Plan desigr~ations: Grazing F~ Open Land; ~ndustrzal ~ta
nar~hwest af parcel 3; Agricultural Rasidential further to
wes~ of parcel 3.
d. Parcel Sizes: ~~..6-624 acxes
e. Papu~.ation: Sparse density
~ Appendix F„- page 8a of 9
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si-oz~o3-o~ A~B
DISCUSSION 0~ ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUAT~ON (con~inued)
"r
~5. Character o~ S~.te and Area: O~en..land sur~aunding Highway 99
interchange. Some industrial uses. (Scrap metal, etc.) ,
1.b. Nearest Urban Area: Chico, 7f m~.~.es ~o northwest.
17. Relevan~ Spheres of Influence: Bu~~e County Mosaua.to Abatemen~
Dis~rict.
18. Fire Pratecta.on Serv'ice:
a. N~a~est County (State) Fire Sta~ian: Durham Fa.xe S~atzon (#45).
b. Water Availability: We11s
19. Schools in Area: Du.xham (~ miles to Ya'est) ; Bu~te Gollege {4 mil.es
to east)
Summary: A brief hastory a~' ~.he study area reveals the ~ollowing:
When the State of Ca~.a.£ornia p~~'chasea land' in ~.he area for the
purpases of constructing Highway 99E they used wha~ they requixed and
they gave back ~he ~emnants that they did not use to the orzg~.na1
land ownexs. The new and ald highways [99E ~ Oro-Chi.co Hi.ghway)
sepa~a~.ed many of these pieces of land into na-~ural parcels wh~.ch
were given anda.v~.dual parcel numbers even though ~echnacal~y they
were the same parcel. Since the State said that they would. not
initiatc parcel map ~roceeda.ngs in ~.his area, the ~u~te County
Pl.anning Department ~ndicate~ that the only way to separate these
pieces o~ land ~ox some future use wou~d be to parcel ~ap, then
rezone and th~n a~ply for same use based on the proposed zoning.
This step by step process involv~s some important 1anc~ use deci~sions
alon.g ~he way.
A parcel map appl.~.ca~.ion was subrr-itted in May I979 for these parcels,
but it has nat been heard as yet by the Advisory Agency. '~he creation
of three parcels fram land which is separatec~ by the raadways and has
already been given three parcel numbers would he~p elzmanate canfusion.
One~new parcel would b~come availab3e to develop along the east side
af the freeway in ~he sensitive botanical area; howevEr, adopted gaa~.s
would seem to indicate that any development would need to be caxeful~y
control~~d in ~his area.
Appendix F- page 8b af 9
81-02-03-OI A~B
DISCUSSION OF ENV~RONMENTAL EVALUATION {Cantinued)
The environmental impacts fall into four main categories. The
aes~he~ic impacts, the increased traffic, drainage runoff
generate~ and ~he canv~xsian of 82.6 ~cres af apen 1an~ to Iight
~ndustr~a~/commercial uses are primaxy considerations.
lb, 3b: Development an 82.6 acres of land zoned M-I will potenti~~Iy
xesult ~n s~gni~~cant coverage and compaction o~ the thr~e paxcels~
with bu~~d~ngs, storage areas, parking lots and access roads. A~
build-ou~, it is pass~b~e that 40 tfl as much as 60 or mare acres
could be covered with impexvious surfaces. The amount of surf ace
wa~er runo~f can be increased by as much as 39 cubic feet per second
as a result of camplete deve~opmen~ on the subject proper~y. The
doub~e-bax culvert beneath Durham Pentz Roa~, between pa~cels 1 and
2, may b~ af insuf~~c~ent size once parce~ 2 were fully developed.
Since drainage from the eastexly portion of the projec~ site wauld
flow beneath Highway 99 acxoss land to the west of Highway 99,
Caltrans will need ~o review presen~ and su~seque~t stages o~ th~s
project.
lc: The amount o~ cut and ~iII may be considerable at specific
~oca~ions. U~dergrounding of part of~the drainage, part~cularly
an parcel Z, will involve tapograph~c changes.
1~: Though th~ erosion potentia~ is sl~ght, development practices
to minimize erosion are recommended.
lg, 4d: This prope~ty is considered ~arginal fa~ming 1and. However,
it has good poten~ial ~ox grazing Iand as evidenced by the use of th~
land to ~he nor~h and east £or grazing of cattle. The McKnigh~ Ranch,
cansisting of 6,834 acres to the north and east, is land under the
Williamson Ac~ which is d~vated to cattle grazing. Their land is
classified as non-prime. The Adam's Esquon Ra~ch, a race op~rat~on
of 6,764 acres, lies to the southwes~ of parcel 3. This land is
axso under th~ Williamso~ Act. Land to the south of parcel 3 is
~evot~d to she~p grazzng.
This site represen~s abou~ 0.03 percent of ~he grazing Ian~ {82.6
of 295,~000 acres) an the County at p~esen~. Bob ~~illoughby of the
~arm Advisor's af~~ce, indicates that the land could support ca~t~~
graz~ng for s~x months from November to May. The land would prov~de
6 months o~ ~~~d without much s~pplement, especially with early
rains, pne head of caftle wauld need S ta 10 acres of lan~ £or
grazing, witho~~ supplement, under the given condit~ons. The
cumuZa~ive reduc~io~ of avai~ab~e grazing land in the County is
a concern for Zand which is classified non-p~ime.
Appendix ~- page 8c o~ 9
81-02-03-01 A~B
DISCUSSI~N 0~ ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION (con~inued}
1h: In additian ~o th~ geologic hazards posed by potential
ear~h~uakes, the expansive natuxe o~ the soi~ should be ~aken
into account far structural and founda~ion design.
2a,b: The M-1 zone would a~~ow some industrial uses which co~1d
adversely affec~ aix quality: Odor and dust ~ould be a prablem
with some allowed uses a~though a use permif ~s needed for uses
whzch might be objectionable due to offensive odor, smoke, or
•dus~. A decrease in local air ~ua~ity will also occur fram ~he
increased txa~~ic generated by uses which could be established
fallowing the rezone.
3c, lbe: Major off-site drainage improvements may be necessary
to canvey sur~.ace water runoff to a natural water course. Hamlin
S~ough would even~ually receive any runoff. A fl~me, which
eventually connec~s ta Hamlin Slough, is located 1 mile ~ ta the
southwest. Undergrounding this sectian of ~he o~£-s~te ~xainage
may be required due ta the type of project involved.
3f: Some petroleum products, as we~l as vax~ous chemicals, wi11
be washed into ~he dra~nage pattern an~ dischaxged with the runoff.
3h: The Environmental Health Depaxtment commented ~hat "approva~
of this rezone is na~ a guarantee that parcels in the area can be
developed an septic syste~s due to minimal soil d~pfhs and hardpan
Iayers throughaut the area". A hagh g~aundwater condition is
evident on parcel 3; water was evident within 1 foot~of the ground
sur~ace on th~ day of the field trip.
Abau~ one dozen soil depth tests or we~Is have
parceZ I. Some of the dep~h test holes showed
groundwater condition. Water occuxx~d at 9 ta
ane of ~he wel~s on.parcel I. Ma~e ~ests are
An old Wel~ shaft, from the prior homesite, is
parcel 2.
been excavated on
evidence of a high
10 feet in dep~h in
~eeded on parcel 2.
cavered over on
3j: Building structures should be ~acated above the high water
maxk o~ the draanag~ through parcels 1 a~d 2 to avoid pot~ntxal
problems.
4a,b,c: An industxial land use clesignation was shown ~or the area
of parce3s 1 and 2 in the or~ginal Land Use P~an that was dra~~e~.
in 1971. The de~erminat~.on at that time was tha~ ~he land had ~.xttle
or no value as agricul~uxal land, was unat~ractive to residentiaX
developers and was 1oca~ed on a majox txansporta~tion corric~or wz~h
a freeway offramp. '~he ].ocat~.an of th~ Pentz Vernal Pools area was
Appendix F- page 8d o~ 9
81-02-03-01 A~B
DISCUSSION OF ENVIRONNIENTAL EVALUATION (con~inued)
apparently not taken i~ta considexa~ion at ~his t~m~, nar was the
aes~hetic beauty of the mountains to the east.
~n the rev~sed Land Use Element~(August ~978 Draft) the Pen~z Verna~~
Pao~ ar~a ~s described;
"This area includes a~arge vernal pool knawn 1oca11y as the Pentx
Pond. This pool is one of the few large enough, and with apprapriate
microtopagraphic requirements, to support the rare grass (Orcuttia
tenuis). Other dist~nctive vernal pool endemics include ~rxcolored'
Mankey F~ower (Mimulus tricolor}, various Quillwor~s {~soetes sp~.),
.. Down~ngzas (Downingia spp.) and the vernal paol fern {P~1ularia
americana). ~ver 200 vascular plants are found in the area of which
85% are native."
The Pentz Verna]. Poals are not loca~~d wi.thin thas proj~ct k~oundary..
A batanical survey was done ~n June 1979 as per ~he attached let~ex.
Ji.m ~akerst of the Native P~.ant Soc~.ety has ~.ooke~. a~ the projec~ site
xecently. He has detexm~.ned, ~.n consultat~.on w~th another botanist,
~ha~ there are no rare or enr~a~gered plan~s on the pxoject site anc~
that the Pentz Vernal Fools will not be affected by development on the
subject propexty. Re£ex to attached Ietter dated April 6, 19$~.
5d: Grassland habitat for wilr~~ife of the Lower Sonoran Li~e Zone
wi11 be reduced.
6a,b: An increase ~n noise levels is an~iczpated for uses in the
M-~. zone. Uses which may ~e objec~ionable due to noise are subject
to a use permit procedure. Other naise wi.ll be assaci.ated with
vehicular traf~ic, on the access xoads and on Highway 99. A noise
level of 70 decibel.s can be expected within 100 fee~ vf Hzghway 99.
Sound a~tenuation measures are recommended for building structuxes
near Highway 99 ar near another light industrzal/caminer~ia~ use
which generates considerable noise.
7: A~~ew area of l~ght and patential. g~.are would be created.
$a,b: '~he Bufte ~ounty Genera~ Plan classifies this area as Grazing
and Open Land [4a acre min~mum parcel size}. The pro~osa~ wouid
represent an extension of the Industria~ desig~ation for 1.and to
~he na~thwest of parcel 3. The subsequent zon~.ng pro~osal of M-I
would a11ow minimum sized lots although some J.igh~ industrial/comm~xciai
uses would likely require several ~CxES o~ land. The reasons ~or
revising this part o~ f.he Land Use Map from In.~.ustrial (~97~.} to
Grazing and Open Land (Octobex ~.979) wi11 need to be considered as
part o~ this proposal.
Other factors to considex as par~ of the proposed amendm~nt and rezone
include:
Appendix F- page $~; of 9
8I-02-03-0~ A~B
DISCUSS~ON 0~ ~NVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION (con~inued) r
(1) The need ~or 82.6 acres o~ industr~a~ ~and, at
the ~ocation, within the next 2p years.
(2) The projec~ may eventually induce other parcels •
nearby ~o apply for a similar land use designation
a~d zoning. The 10.4 ac~e parcel to the east of
pa~cel ~ and thE 17.4 acre paxce~ to the south o~
parcel 3 are nat~worthy in thx$ xegard. Rather
than 82.6 ac~es of indus~rial 1and, 110 acres or
more of 1an~ may ultimately be involved.
{3) In reviewang the othex sit~ d~signa~ion cxi~eria
~or industrial land uses (page 54 of the Land Use
E~ement), the following comments may be ma~e:
(a) Adequa~e water supply and sewage disposal
capabilities have yet to be proven. ~his
~actor w~~1 af~ect the ~ype of light
in~ustrial uses that cauld be established
on the project szte.
(b) Parcel 3 is near industrial development.
Parcels ~ and 2 would create a~ew area
o~ industr~a~ d~velopmen~. U~ilities are
available ~o aIl the parcals.
(c) ~he project site as adjacent ~o arterial
xoads. The nearest railroad cannection
is in Orovzlle, 13 miles + to the south-
east. The ~earest airpart facility is
the Chico M~nicipal Airport, about 10 mx1~s
ta the northwest.
(d) The praject si~e is generally on ~and of
Iess than 20% slopes.
(e) Fzre hydran~s wi11 be required at 300 ~oot
intervals with a fire flow o~ 5a0 to 2000
gallons per minute sustained ~or a 2-hflur
duration. The ~ev~~ of fire ~rotecti~n
wil~ be increased once an engine/fire
sta~ion is established in the Butte Caxlege
area. Police pratection is pravided by
the California Highway Patral. They
indicated that the amendment would have
no impact on departmental operations in
the foreseeab~e ~uruxe.
'(~) ~ne advantage of this area ~or the indus~rial
uses is the absence o~ adjacen~ residential
uses. -
Appenda~x F- page $f of 9
9a,b: The use o~ fossil ~uels such as oi1 and natural gas
could increase s~bstantially from the amendmen~ and rezaning.
The use of na~ural resouxces could be a ma~or factor depending
on the industrial uses established.
I0: A risk of an exp~os~an ar the r~lease of hazardous sub~
stances cou~d occur depend~ng on the~type of industries in ~he
M-l zone. -
11: Light industxial/commercia2 uses, a~ this loca~ion, cou~d ~
~nduce so~e residential growth, paxt~cularly ~n the South Chico ~
area, the Durham area and fhe Butte ~ollege area. The labor
force couXd be drawn ~rom anywhere in ~he County.
13a,c: The amoun~ of traffic genera~ed by ~his proposal would
be substantial in ~he ~ang-~erm. Caltrans estima~~~d that indus~rial
land use on the subject proper~y ca~ld genera~e 3,060 trips per day,
wifh tihe gr~atest percentage using northbaund Highway 99. This
estimate was based on 39.2 ~rips per acre ~ar 78 acres. ;Fox the
82.6 acres, 3,24Q trips pex day cauld be generated. The applicant
is considering some highway commercial uses which co~Id, in
conjunction wi~h the light industrial uses, more than double the
projected traffic volumes. Cal~rans also assumed that 600 of the
traffic would pxoceed north on Highway 99 and 40a would praceed
south on Highway 99.
The most current traffic counts for ~his axea (1979-80 for Caltrans
and ~utte County Public Works) show an average daily tra~fic (ADT)
count o£ ~2,400 an Highway 99 ~o the north of the ~ntexchange,
an ADT af 1Q,600 on Highway 99 to ~he sauth o~ ~he intexchange,
an AD~ o£ ~,350 an Durham-Dayton Highway and an ADT of 2,55Q an
Durham Pentz Road.
are as follaws:
The Galtrans traffic projections for Highway 99
Year Locafxon ADT
I990 Sauth of Pen~z Road ~3,400
2000 South of Pentz Road ~7,000
~990 North of Pentz Road 16,000
2000 North of Pentz Road 19,$00
The two way design volume (capacity or Ievel a~ servxCe E) is 2000
veh~c~es pe~ hour. Us~ng a figure of 10.So peak hour traffic, th~
two ~ane sec~ion of Highway 99 to the north o~ Pentz Road would re-
ce~ve 2079 vehicles per peak hour by the year 2000 which is 79
vehicles more than capacity. There are no plans to wzden Highway 99
to four lanes, north o£ Pentz Road, unti2 somet~~e aft~x 1998.
Caltrans ass~mes an increase in txaffic of abou~ 3% a year ~o~ this
section of highway. Thase projections may be revised upward based
on the pot~nfial txaffic from ~his project. High tra££ic generat~ng
light in~ustrial/commercial uses may ~mpact the level of service for
Highway 99, particularly the sectian fo the north of Pentz Raad.
'The 1eve1 of service on the two way sectaon o~ Highway 99 may be
- s~gnzfzcantly imp;~`ed by the potential ~raf:'. `;from this overal~
, projec~ ~1us othe~ increases in txaffac ~ha~ wc~uld affecf traffic
counts on Highway 99. Annc~nc~~x F- na~e $~ of 9
s~-o2-a3-a~ A~B
DISCUSSION OF ENVIRON~~EN~AL EVALUATTQN (continued)
13d,e,f: The tra~fic circu~a~~on pat~exns wou~d not change con-
sidexab~y, though congestion may occur a~ the Highway 99/Pentz Raad
interchange, Some o~ the light induStrial uses would depend on
rai~ or ai•r traffic as mentioned in the discussion of items 8a and b,
Ca~trans com~ented that the access paints ta Pentz Road should be
lacated as ~ar ~rom the interchange ramp connecfians as is practical.
A traffic signal on Pe~tz Road, in the vicinity of parcels 1 and 2,
may be n~eded i~ the future as ~raffic volumes warrant ~he need ~ar
such a ~raffic con~~o~ device.
14: An incr~as~d demand for public services wauld be created in an
autlying area. Some light xndustraal or commercial uses could be
high fire hazards and require special ~ire protection measures.
Refer to xtems 8a and b for comments on fire and police protection.
~u~~e College would be affected in tha~ stude~ts and employees af
the college would pass by the pxojec~ area and possibly patranize
some of the businesses. Road maintenance needs would increase £rom
increased use o~ existing roads and the construction o~ new in~erior
roads, wh~~h m~ay be dedic•ated to the County. Other governmen~al
serv~ces that would be re~uired include mosquito aba~ement and
bui~ding inspection.
lSa: Fue~ and energy usagE could inc~ease substantial~y £xom the
project. Th~ impact of energy use by industri~s is no~ unaque to
this area. Employees and patrons of the indus~rial/commercial uses
would commute a minimum of four mileS in mos~ cases. Longe~ commufes
o~ seven to fifteen miles or mare would be the norm. Energy conser-
vatian measures shauld be employed in the design and cons~ruction of
the fac~lxt~es. The wind ve~ocity ~n ~his area may make it ~~asible
ta use wind, as we11 as solar and other optians, as a supplemen~al
source of energy.
16a,b: Underground telephon~ and natural gas lines are adjacent to
parcel 1 on the sa~fh. Since a number of the pa~ential andustrial
uses would rely on the availabality of na~uxal gas, the capabil~fy
of P.G.~E. to provide natural gas in the long-term shou~d be
c~axi£ied.
17b: The w~11 ho~es an parce~ 1 represent a safety hazard. ~ne
measure that cauld be taken is to lock the gates leading ~~om Pentz
Road £ar both parcels 1 and 2. These holes shouid be boarded over
or atherwise covered to ensuxe ~ha~ no one accidentally fa~1s into
one.
~$; The proposed uses on the project site may genexate considerable
amounts af solid waste. Tha.s pxaperty is reasonably close to the
Coun~.y landfill site on Nea1 Road which is approaching its capacity.
Append.ix F- page 8h of 9
~
s1-oz-o~-o1 A~~
DISCUSS~ON 0~ ENVIRON~7ENTAL EVALUATION. {cantinued)
19: The pxoject site ~s gently sloping Iand at the base of the
foo~hil~s. The absence o~ trees and other groundcaver an-si~e results
in unobs~ructed vistas towaxd ~he mountains on the east. Th~ scenic
qualities of these vis~as is ra~ed as'h~gh. County adopted policy`
recognizes the openland scen~c character of much af the County. The
variety of terrain that can be viewed from ~hese ope~ areas is
pZCt-uresque; ~he protection af valuable scenic areas for enjoymen~
by residen~s and visitors is also a publicly adopted Goun~y ~alicy.
The establishment of an industrial area (or any ofhex use) along
the east side of the ~r~eway shou~d take ~nto accoun~ ~he sceni~
values and attempt to desig~ the project to prevent dete~iaration
of ~he natuxal scenic quality of ~his area ta the east. The
applicant may develop a spec~~xc plan for f~ture deve~opment
which would incluae architectura~ and design cantrol. Building
heigh~, architect~ral deszgn and Iandscaping are key conside~-
at~ons. A lands~ape and bu~fer zone is pxaposed along the
highway and Pen~z Road frontages.
21: Though this area has a low degxee of archaeolagica~ sensitivity,
there may bE some h~storical s~gnificance ~o the hom~site on parcel 2.
Prior to cansideration a~ the rezone, con~act the Bu~te County
Histoxic~l Society about the impo~~ance of the remnants on the
praperty. ~
22c: The pote~~ia~Iy sagnificanf ~mpac~s, on a cumu~ative basis, are
those wi.th a"maybe" or "yes" mark in -~he checkl.~.st.
Possxblc~ advan~ages a£ light zndustrial./co~-m~rci.a~. devel.opmen~ in
~his area ~nclude: .
1. Cen~.ralized location to servi.ce ~he incorporated cities
and populat~on centers of f.he County.
2. Con~l~.ct with resident~.a]. uses is not a pxob~em in this
axea.
3. Goad road access is available to the three portions of
the project site.
4. U~.il~ties (natural gas, electricity, telephone) are
avail.able in fhe vicinity. ,
5. Businesses established on the su~ject property would~
create employment oppor~unities for a good port~.on af
the County's unemployed persons. The commu~e £actor
is one possible disadvantage to same poten~ial workers.
App~n~ix F- page 8i of 9
s~-oz-o3-a~ A ~ B
DISCUSSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION (cantinued)
Canc~usion: The Environmental Review De~artment will cont~nue ~
~o work with the applicant about poss~ble means ta m~t~gate pa~ential
impacts. Condxtianal zoning for the M-1 zoning district is be~ng ,
explo~ed as a means to mitigate the zmp.acts oF traffic, drainage, :
and aesthetics. A Specific Plan, in ac~ox~ance w~th Sec~ian 65450
through 65553 0~ the Govexnmen~ Cade, is ano~her option. One
factor this specific project ~oints out is the need for site deve~-
~ apmen~ review of industrial proj~cts. ~ar projects in uxban areas,
the Build~ng Permit Oxd~na~c~ (Chapter 2b, Article IT) provides a
means ta require curbs, gutters, s~dewalks, drai~age facilati~s and
related i~provements. Revision of the existing PA-C zan~ ~a al~aw
for in~ustriai uses may be a~utur~ aption.
The prope~~y will require a land davision to segregate the three
portions of ~he property as three parcels. Thxough tha~ pxocess,
as we1~ as potentia~ subdivision of the individual parcels, it
wi~l be possi~le ta add some mi~igation measures though site
~evelopment r~view ~ar specific projec~s wauld not occur. Another
oppo~~unity for review may be afforded far any use or combination
of uses which woul~ requ~xe a sewage disposal permit under the
County procedure.
The applicant can certainly take s~eps to control ~he architectural
design and other visual £ea~ures thraugh covenants, condit~ons and
restrictions; hawever, the County cannot depend on de~d xest~icfions.
ta ensuxe the type and q~ality o~ a particu~a~ developme~t.
Ap~endix ~- page 8j o~ 9
A
`
IV. DETERM~NATTON .
(Ta be aomp~.eted by the L~ad Agency)
~
On the basis o~ this ~nitzal Pvaluatzan: '•
Board of ~ ~ find the proposed pro~ec~ CDULD NOT hav~ a si,gnifican~
Supervisors ~~~~ct on the env~.ronment, and a NEGAT~VE D~CLARATIpta ~
finding of ~~s rECBmmended. .
August ~, 1981 , ,
was that one 0 z~ind that although the proposed project could have a
~ of these options ~~qnificant effect on the Q~viranment, there will not
would a I be a significant ef~ect in this case because the
~p Y• •~~ t• d
mY ~ga ion measures escrxbed on an attached shee~
have been added ta the pro~ect. A NEGATIVE DECLI~RATION
xs ~ECOrn~~mE~ .
~ x£ind the proposed project MAY have a signi~icant ~
e~fect fln the ~nv~.ronment, and an ENVIRON~fEF~T,AL TMPACT
REPORT is required,
Date March 23, ].981
Revis~d: Apri~. 30, 1g$~-
,
(S~,gnature ~`
~'pr: ENVIR(}~TfriENTAL REVIFW DF:PAR'1,'N;F;NT
Reviewed by: ~
Far~, A. Nelson.
~nvzz~oz~ental Review Birectaz~
Ap~Pnd~.x F- paqP ~~ of 9
81-02-03-0~ A~B
' APPEND~CES ,
APPENDIX A Ba~anica~ Survey Letter°of June 1979
APPENDIX B Ba~anical Survey Lettex o~ Apr~l 1981
APPENDSX C ~~tter ~rom Russell A. Craninger of Apri~ 15, 198~ '
APPENDIX D Le~~er from R. D. Skadmare, Calt rans of February 24,
1981
APP~ND~X ~ Informafi:on £~om Dan Hays, Jr. a bau~ Traffic
Genera~ion; Received an August 4, 1981
BaTANICAL SURVEY OF TNE Q. HAY PRO~ER~IES
Introduction. ~ •
' On ~u~e 23, 1979, a botanica~ s~rvey of the Dan Hay Sr. properties ~
; (A.P. # 40-Z3-22,23, & 24} was conduc~e~. The ~urpose ~~ ~he survey was '
;
to determine th~ potentia~ far occurr°ence of rare anci endangered pTants ir~ ,
~ a~ticipation of appraval o~. a ter~tat~ve parcel map.
~.
Ge~eral ~esc~i tion. . .
. ~. ,
The ~roject sit~ ~s located, o~ three S1tI@5 of' the intersectian of
~1~ighway 99 ar~d Pentz Road. ~'h~s area` cot~ld best be classified as Centra~
;. ~
~Valiey Grassland plar~t cammunity. I~ is characterized by;?ow herbaceous
. ~ vegetation wh~ch is ger~~rally campos~d of in~roducec~ ar~d nat~ve grasses and
~ forbs. No attem~t was made to i~entffy a]1 of th~ s~~c~es present on the
• site d~e to ~he ~ate date nf the study. Most s~ecies o~ ~his plant co~munity
~ ~ are identifiabl~ ar~~y through ti~e Spr~ng mont~s. By June, most of the
spec~es were we17 beyoRd~an ider~~ifiab7e stage. ~
~ Min~r hab~tat types on the s~te inciude stream beds and small, shaliaw.
ver.nal poa~s. ~t~ogwallows). In ~F~ese areas speci~s cor~position could b~ expected
to di~'~Fer szgni~icant7y f~om the remainder af the project area. '
Re7ationshi to ra~e s ecies.
The occurr~nce ~f rare species on this s~te ~s direc~7y re~ated t~ tt~e
avai7abi7ity o~' su~~abie hab7tat. Thr~e rare species ar~e known to accur near
~ ~he site wi~h~n a large de~p verna~ poo1. These are Orcuttia c~reQr~ei, Eu harbia
hooveri, ~nd Cuscuta hQweiTiana. These spec~es ~end ~o be hab~tat specific in
~ ~hat they require dee~ verr~al poois fnr thei r exi stence.
~'he vernal paols found or~ the project site were, witho~t exception,
unsuita~ie ~or any o~ the above named species. ~ar this reasar~, it is high~y
~ u~13ke1y that any of these ~rou7d accur on the pro,~ect site.
~ ` . ~ .~ 'APPFNbTX A
~..• W~ile ot~er rare sp~cies accur in the reg~an, none are expected
to occur on this project s3te. Again the lack of s~ifab~e habitat is no~ed.
Impacts .
No direct impacts upon rare or endangered spec~es are anticipated '
fro~ the proposed ~roj~ct. Th~re is so~e concern however, tha~ continued
develap~ent a~ ~h~ P~ntz Road_area may ult3~ately lead ~a the eZimination
of k~own rare ~opu~at~ons. These cumulat~ve ~mgac~s mig~t 6est be reduced
~ ,by forming a small preserve around t~ese pa~ulations. . ~
..
Griggs,T. 1977. Rare Plant Status Report on ~rc~ttia reg e~ei.
~np~blished. Caii~~or~ia Native Plant Socie~y,-8erkeley.
Mu~z, P. A., a~d D. D. Keck. 1959. A Caiifornia Flora. ~nivers~ty .
of Ca~iforn3a P~~55i Berkeley. .
Rubtzoff, P. 196fi. A new Cuscuta from Ca~ifarnia. Leaflets of l~ester~
8otany 10:335-~. ~
Co~pilars.
James R. ~elson
7014 Archer Ave.
C~7COs CA 9592b
' (9i5) 343-4838
K~ngs~ey Stern Ph.D.
Department of Biolagieal Sciences
Ca~iforn7a State University
Chico, CA 95929
(916) 895-5381
~m~iror~~e.-Sa1 i~:.•;ic•n ~'e?i.
6 AP~~.i, ~9si ~ _:~:.: ;.~ ~~ j;3~1
' ~ ~ Q«~a c;:~:~~:r~
Mr. S~eve Streeter .
Env'ixonmen~al Review Depa~r~ment .
~8-F County Cenfi.er Drive
Oroville, CA 95965
R~: ~e praposed rezone of the Ban Hays property at the jun,~tion of
Pentz Road and Highway 99 (southeast co~ner}
Dear Stave
'i'Y~a purpose of this letter is to c~.ear up any canfusion abaut the subject rezon,e.
~ Whezz this rezona was firs~ brought to ~he attention of Dr. Stern and myself ~wa
main concerns became apparen,t, these were 1} would deveJ,opment of the rezone area
~pset the moisture regime o~ ~he ~entz Road vernal pools and su3~sequently impact
the rare and endangered species known ~o occur, and 2} Is tk~ere any extant pop--
ulation of Li~nnanthes f~occosa ssp. calxfornica within the baundar~.es of ~he
rezona area.
Th~s spring ~ vis~.ted the propexty in question and x~ becauEe obvious to me
~ ~hat rhe drainage system ~.hat fills ~.he Pentz Rd. Pao1s is complete~y ~solated
from tha~ which traverses r1r. Hays' praperty. Further consu~tation Ya~.th
Russe~ Croninger (ltingle & Associates) confirmed mp izzterpretation of the
areas topographyand neither of us can see any potential fo~' i~npact to the pools
if 1) t~e drainage sys~em which fi11s the Pentz Pools is npt used as a runoff
canal for the rezone area or, 2) xf ~he dumping of so~.id ar liqued waste, pro-
duced. by the future inhabitants of ~he rezone area, is not channeled into the
dra3nage system of the Pentz Poo1s. .
Although two rare and endangered species are known from the ~entz Pools neither
of these could occur on Mr. Hays' p~operty, however the property di~. appear to
have ~he type of vernally moist drainages associa~ed with the rare Limnanthes.
During my visit ~his sp~zng ~ searched for extan~ popu~.at~ons of .thi.s species and
~ound none. Therefore a rezone af this area, and any subsequent development,
wi1.1. not impact Limnanthes flocCOSa ssp. californica.
Altho~gh the proposed xezone has no direct impact on rare and endangered plants
there is one add3~zanal item to coreside~. The rezone could h,ave some prece~.ent
setting effect on the area. In tize futuxe adjacent landowners ma.y see some
advan~age ~o rezonin,g to light 3.ndustrial. ~f this occure~. the possxbi~.ity
~ of future davelopmen.t encroach~.ng upon tha Pentz Poo1s exists. Therefore it
is ~mportant for Environmen~al Revfew ta be aware of this possibil~y.
Tf there are any questions concerning ~his rezo~,e p3.ease con~act me at
345-~+$37, if I'm not there please leave a,messa.ge.
egards
f
~ tiy~,,,. ;:~~ .. _ ,<~„~,A.~~
"`~ Jarn s D. J'ok ~rst , .
' ~~onsu~ting Botian'~s~ -.._
'~ APPENDIJC B
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~i4NGEL & ASS~DCIA1'~S; INC.
CONSULTING CIVlL ENGIN~ERS
AP~~~ ~s, ig~si
iCOUlYlty 07C BLI~$E'.
E~avia~onmental Rev~ew F~epa~t~ent
7 ~o~~y Cente~ ~r~,ve .
Orov.ille, CA ~~95~
At~n: 5~.eve Str~~i~er
Stevea
Telephone 34338~i1
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A~ter review~n ~he environgnenta~ cfiec3c lis~t and also
~alking with ~im Ja~~'~'st ancl rep~cesen~atives fram tne uti~ity
compar~ieso I have came to ~he conciusion tha~ the anl.y rea~. prob-
lem which may exist at ~ha.s ~cime and .wi3.~. con~~.nue ta exis~ , ,
is ~he traf~ic North ~o Chico.
Th~s ~s a brie£ ~cundown on wha~ ~ have done ai~~r aur
a[~e~~ing a week ago ~as~ znonday,
~. Bo~.anic~l; Su-rvey done 3~y Jim Nelson June, 1.979,
~~i~~ ~oJ.ds ~t~ue. ~n cor~v~rsa~.~on ~rs.~k~. ~3im Jakers~, he
was co~ce~ned w3~h d~ainage ~C~o~ ~th~.s a~~a in~o ~he ~
Pent~ Vexnal. Pools ~o the sou~~. After ~ta~.king, he is
aware ~~a'~ no d~aanage :~~om ~ni.s area wil~ go in~a th~se
~1e~n~i ~oals ~nc~ ~n~ re~e~~r~~~~e s~a~e~ ~n ~his check ~.~s~
sha~ld b~ re;nav~a because ~~. ~oes not apply. Jim also
saa.d fi~ is no~ wax~:cied a;~oui~ ~irn~aan~hes r'3.accosa or~ ~i~~s
proper~.y fo~c :~.~ a.~ not cha~ac~~~~s~~.c in ~his loca~ion
o~ ~rea .
~Ta Utilities; ~3a~re ~~ncbo:cn x~'~m ~oT. &T. ~niEo~med m~
~.ha~ t~ere is a swi~ching inrer-face Iocated on Fallager
Caurt at 99E. and phone se~cva.ce ca1~.7c3 hP nrn~r~_r1P~1.
~a~l ~roc~e~se~r x~~orn P.~G. &:~o i~~aYmed ~te ~har 'r.here
was p~.ent~r a~ gas;na~~ral~ ~coi~ tY~is areao ~ie r~fercred
~c ~he exis~~n.g p~.p~ class:ifi~d ~s ~00 ibs~
~II o~Gandscap~ a~ Aes~Y~ei~ic Y Tne lanc~sca~p~ ~sea ad~ acen~
~o H~.ghway 99E. p and oi~he~' ~rea~s ~o b~ se~. a~side, ~an
be h~ndled r~ahen ~he s~xb~j~c~ p~ope~'~~.es are further sub-
divided ~.nt~ smal~.e~ paYCe~.s o
I~1 Fiisito~c~.cal; Af~er ~eYeph~ning a numb~~c o£ ~ocal
~ o~.d peop~e, ~hai~ ha~v~ ~een aro~snd th~ a~c~a fo~ some
~ime ~ Y can riot uncov~r~ any ~ea~~ hi.sl~o~ical da~~ fior
thxs areaa ~
APPENDIX C
~ -i-
! ~
.V, Traffic; Af~er ~eviewing traff~,c studzes,~which
have been done lateJ.y for M-1. ~ype use ~o~' average
daily trins, I~ind ~hexe is not much information avai~.--
able in ~.his area.
Afte~ ~ak~.ng some ~ime ~nc~.thought on the build-
ou~t of thi5 develox~men~ p Y fiave ~as~d ~he 15 ac ~~ parcel
tahich h~s ~e~tex~ ~~rcu~~tion, ~s a ~,ao~kir~g ~xampl~. 7[
h~ve had fu~~he~ ~artununica~a.ons w~.~h one party who zs
cur~ently maki~g ~ough ~ayout~ ~o~ a 2 ac.~ ~i.ze parcel.
IIsing 1 1/2 ~.c. to 2 ac. sn.ze parce~.s th~s ~voul.d create
approxima~~ly 7 to 3.0 uses on th~~ 15 ac.~, and using a
~~raff~,c index of 75 trip~ pe~ day pe~ ~cr~, ~.his wou~d
~ amoun~ ~o approxs.mat~~.y 3.125 tr~.ps or using 30 emp~.oy~es
pex use, tAmes ~.0 uses, ~~-mes ~ txi.ps per day, would b~
app~oximately 1540 ~r~.ps to~a1. pe~ day.
i have ~hought about the ~ui1d-aut oiE ~he 15 ac.~,
and my bes~. guess would be 3 years to 5 years build-out
_ and ~he 58 ac.t parce~ ~a~uld be 5 yea~s ~0 10 years
~u~~.d-ou~t ~im~ ~rameo
~n cox~clusa.on, ~he ~~a~fc~e ~a~ 99L. ~res~nt3y. F~.us
~5 ac. ~ build-o~t, wotnld no~ i~~ gr~~a~ in t~caf~~c amoun~s
and ~ do be~.i~ve ~hat wri~hin 3 y~ars to 5 years ~the 99Ea
Nortn to Chico wi11 be constructed to a h~tter road by
Ca1--Trans . ~
~ hope thAS memo he].ps you~ depa~~.men~ ~n ~~~e .nan-
r~~~~ so a~ ~o ~o~fica~~,~ae ~~cocess~~sg ~Y~e ~er~e~ag P~.Gr~~
r~7~ry ~ru7L yo ,
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STAf~ OF CAiIFC~RhlIA_7RA~i5NORTATlON AuEN~Y EDM!}IvD G. HkOWN JR., Gavarnor
. D~~'Ar~,TM~~1T 4F ~'RANSPORTA~"~ON
bISTRiCT 3 g;;~{~ Co. flanning ~amn. .>'`~~
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P.O. BQX 911. 1dARY5VlLLE 95901 ~ ' •' .
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~eZep~ion~ (9~.5) 6~~-4277 ~
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Feb ruary 21~ ,].9 8 Z
o~-B~~--99 23.9 -
Hays ~ndus~ria3 Y~zane
~u~te Cat.ttzty
P1ann~.ng Comm~.~sion
7 Coun~y Cen~~r Drive
Oraville, CaZifornia 95965
Gen'~ 7.emAn :
Thank you fo~.° the appor~unity ~a review 'the Hays rezone
,_ app~icat~.on, which ~rould result ~n 78 acres of indus~r~,al
~and near Hi;nway g9 and Pentz Ro~,d.
An a.ndus~r~.a1 1~.nd use cou~d generate ~,o6a ~rips p~r day,
wit~ the ~r~ater percer~tag~ us~.ng no~~hnound H~.ghwa;~ 9~.
I~~ia~oris~s on, '~he h:l~hway nor~h of Pen~z Rnad raou~.d exper~.-~
ence a lower3ng o~' ~.evel of servic~.
~~h~n access i~ constructed to Pen~z Raad, it should be
~oca~~d as far from ~he ~n~prchange ramp connec~ions as ~s
prac~ica~.. ~~~ r~quest th~ oppor'ct~ity `o revi~w specif~,c
devel.opm~n~ pl.ans far this property as ~hey b~come avai~.able
in ord~r '~a more comple~E~,y assess any ~ra~fic impacts.
Very ~ru~y yours, ,
LEO J. 1ROA'mATO°~
Dis ~rict D~.rec'tor af Transpor~a~~.on
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R. p. Skidrr~or~
Chie~', Enviror_m~n'ta? Braa~,ch
APPEND~X D
GENERAL PLAN CHANGE
Dan Hays - Highway 99 and Pentz Raad
Traffic Generation Char`acteristics
. Site Area:
Proposed Land Use:
Current Land Use:
1980- ].98 i
Previous Land Use:
Frior to 1980
$0 acres~ located at t~e freeway i~terchange at 5tate HigY~way
99 and Pentz Road.
M-i/Iight industrial. ~
Open grazing.
M-1Jligt~t i~dustrial.
Generai Development Chacteristics
. 1& Acres: Re~resents 2Q~ of available land w~tich will be requxred for proQer road
design, rights o# way, b~ildir~g set back, and landscaping.
10 Atres: Commerciai ~ Includes restaurant, mo#el, offices, service statxons anci
~ service retail.
~ 32 Acres: Low Em lo ee Der~sit Industrial - Warehausing, storage buildit~g, boat
' storage, etc.
22 A~res: Light Industrial - Light manufa~turing, contractor operations,
agricultt~ral reiated industry.
Trri Generation Rates: As per U.S.D.O.T, Federal Highway Administration
~anuary 1~980
Technology Sharing Report 80-20.i
~ A. 10 Acres - Comrnercial: lO,OOQ to .t2,Q00 sq. ft/acre
1l.0 x 10 trip ends/1000 sq. ft. = I1~0 trip ends
~ I100 TRiP ENDS DAILY
B. 32 Acres - L.E.D. I~dustriai:
32 A~res x~ trip ends~acre =~.28 trip ends
i28 TRIP ENDS DAILY
C. 22 Acres - Light Industriai:
22 Acres x l.b trip ends/acre ~ 352 trip ends
352 TRIP ENDS DAILY
A~r B~ C=.t S70 MAXIMUM TRIP E[~tDS DAILY
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„ - ` APPENDIX E
Traffic Flow Characteristics
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-. Assurne that: '
759r6 ta or from Chico ~ $
~ 25% to ar fram ather incorporated or non-incorporated areas ~
We belie~e that 759~ of the generated traffic fio~v inbound or outbound frorn Chico
wo~ld clearly represent a weighted warst case candFtia~.
.75 x 15~0 ~ ,~22$ ,
~ Assume that at leas# 5096 of these are secandary trips. Secondary trips are those
which would occur whether or not this ~roject existed, but would b~ ~ikely ~o utilize some
of the project services available. ~
This leaves 6I ~ total n~w tri~s generated on that portion o# Highway 99 between t~e
site and the Cluco e.arban area.
~Submitted ~y Dan Hays, Jr. a~ the A~g~st 4, i9$1 meetiing o~ the
~ Board o£ Sup~xvxsors.
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E~MUIdO CG. BROWN JR.
GOYERNOR
Bettye BJ.air, Planning Da.rector
Butte County
7 Coun~y Center Drzv~
Oxovz.l].e, CA 95965
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QCOVl~tB~ ~'d~!'~Spl'~d
Sep~ember 24, I98J.
SUBJ~CT: SCH~ 8~.082502 D4~~ HAYS GEIVE~ PLAN A~~VI~,~NI' ~ R~ZOIV~
Dear A~s . l3~air : ~
S~tate agencies have ca~nment~d on your araf~t ~nvirprunenta~ zu~pact re~ort (see
a~ctacned) . Yf you wauld like to :.iscuss ti~eir ^oncerns and recammenc~ations,
~1e3se cantac~ ~he sta*'~ from ~:;e ~~nroori.ate age::c~,es, ,
~ri:~en nY~pazzng t:~e ~ir.al EIR, yo~. mtist i:-c~.ude ~?1 ccztu_"ne~~s an~ ies~onsas
(~ ;QA uuideiines, Sec~~.on i~~.46) . The ce~tw~;:.~d ~,~ ~us~ ba consyderz~. ia ~:~w_
dacisier.-~na:~ci~.g nrccess *or tne ~zajAct. ~r~ ~~diLion, ~ve ~,~~'e yaa ~c ~~sgonc"t
dw: ect].y ta ~he age:~ci~s ` cornmerts ~ay wri~? rg to ~'~err~, inclucin.;. t~e S ~at~
~3.ea~inghouse nu~zb~r on ai3. cor?-es~andenGe.
L~i ~°C~17~ ~'L'P~-'1~d~c'' ~~13r~ 12C3.S10E1 lI3 i..icr3~V L'. CJLli'l~iT OL ~~.~.i:~$~~L1a~' C~.~~1~~~Cj..
r~aciY~~nents ~o~ respar_ding co ;evi.ew cor,u~ents. S~ec:z~ica:~lr, ~`~e cour~ i~~a~c~~zd ~._
~x7.d~ COtiCTie??~S ~USi. N~ 4G~'C~?SaBC~ i1 ~.e~3S~r C~3.V? ~iu ~2250;15 ;v; ~ ~.iE S_.^.4'Cy.:ZG
CO~'1.TRZi1: S ard =;:c;~ast~ens ~aeYe IlOt ~CC2~ted ~na ~acto~s O.L ~TJE:?^r1 C~iil~y 1:ItT3l7Y~a['i~P
'h3~~3I:*~3Cf ~.il O~la~~?u° ~~i. ~~:~ ~LQ.^~.ZS~7.~:1. .~°S~Ci;525 ~fl :r?P.ll?l'c'!lV~ »tUSy ia~L .':?
COri~! asor~ S~c.'.~'°Sil•~ri~S D11t. :illla~ A~ sup~or~e~ :3~ °IIlD~~7.C31 Ot ~.~~eri~en~a~ C'td'~.3~
sc~ ~rtcizwc au4~o~it~ or ex~~.anatorr zn~c~a~icn oz ar.~r kizd. ~~'~e caurt _`~:r~ch~r
sa.id ~~a~ tne xesno:~ses r~us~ b? a go~d ~a?~~:, reasone~ ana?ys;s.
5ec~ion ~5~02 (~'i of r.Pe CcQli Gu~r~eyin~s ~equitns ~Y:;a~ a goverr~entai ageney tax~
c~Y4aiz: aczion~ ir an EI~ ~'r:c~rs subsia:~~~d~ ad`rers~ envi~oremeni~~. ~.~pacts coui.~:
resuyt ~~'~~t a praject. '?'~ese ac~iona ?r.c].~~3e c:~angir.g ~:te ~r•~ject, ~.mpos~.~g
co~tda.~Cions o~z *_Y:e groj~ct, at3op~ing p?«ns or ordir.ances ~a a~oic. ~:ee pranl~,
selecti~tg an a~.t=~native ~o the projec~, a~ 3is~pprtiva ~g ~h~ ~~'o~~c~. In t~e
ejrent tha~ t:~e pro~ect i.s annroved ~aitY:c~:~ a~ecua~~ rnitig~tyon c~' sicni~i.canZ
~i-~~c~s, ~~ ~ead ayency mus~ make ~rri.t~.2n i:~::C].51~5 ~or eac'rs signi~i~~nt e~.cec~
{S~ctio:~ 1.aG88) and it mLSt suppcrt i~s ~c:~ci~ns wi~.h ~~rr-itte~z statament of
ouerzidz~g ccnsiderations ~cr ~ach un:-~iti~a-re~ Gi~niticant e~zec~ {MAction ?~v89).
yt 4he projec~ r~q~~?res aiscy~tiona,y anp;o~ra's ~~eu~ ary s~care ag~r,cy, *~,~ Yotice
or ~e~ce~i:~at~o~: ~tu.st be x~.led wi~.: t..xe ~ec~~tar-~ ~a, ~~sources, a~ wel'_ ~:s ~aitn
~~e County C~ey?c_
~ie~se conta~4 anna Po~vos
~incQrely.
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,Z'L]~'?E11 r ~=i 'I3S4~1
5tata C ear?ng:^ou5e
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GOV~F2NOR'8 OFFICE
O~~I~E OF P~ANEVING AND R~SEf1RC!-1
14d0 TENTH STREET
SACFtAM~N"CO 95874
a~ 4?1n~ ~a5-G6i3 iy ~cu ~ave ~r.y .~~s~ions..
cc . {en : e' ~ows , ^?~'F
Si~cY;e o~ Ca~ifornict
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ra : An~+ 6ar[c~ey, Chief
~i ui si nr~ of ~'rans~orta~`~ an P1 ann i r~g
A~ten~i on aarrel ~ i~~tsum
Fram : DEPARTM~[V~ OF rtRANSPUl~~A'~~~3N
Distr~ict 43
Subject:
sus~~sess anc~ rransporrrzricn N-genc~r
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~at~: Septemb~r 14, ~983
Fi~e : 03-But~99
~.M. 23,9 .
k~ays In~ustri a1 Rezone
~C~ 8~082502
Dzstr~c~ n3 ~as re~~ewed t~t~ environmen~al ~nformat~-on #'or ~he Hays
rezone and ge~eral pl an amendment , whi ch wo-~1 d a77 ow ~ ndus~ri a~ 1 and
use on 82.6,acres near ~ighway 99 and Pe~tz Raad. --
T~e traffic generatio~ f~s~ures ir~ Ca'~~rans' comments o~F Fe~r~~ry 24,
1981, w~re ~ased on ~re7~m-inary ~nforma~ian ava~ila~le at ~ha~~ ~~me,
wi~ich d-ict r~ot ~t~clude specific types of d~velapmen~. W~ do not cancur
w~t~ t~~ Baard. of Superv~sars' find~r~g o~ A~tgust 4? ~981 ,~hat no
si gni fi cant ~nvi ronm~n~al i mpacts woul d resu~ t-~rom the overai ~ pro ject.
Bas~c# an~ i~em 2 on ~age- 8f, 1 i~ acres shau~ d t~ave beer~ used as a
warst-case rather thar~ 52.6 a.cr~s at f~~1 bui7d-4u~. T~e trip ger~-~
erat~an factors used ~n ~he tra~~'ic ana~ys3s of Apper~dix E are .ve~y
1aw. Based on ~he kinds ofi ~ev~iopment shawr~ an ~i~e ~0~-foot s~a1e _,
map, ar~ avera: e~r~i p gerterat~ an factor of 2'i7+ ~r-~ ~s ~er acre woul d~
resuZ t, ~~'u7 1 b~i ld-out, t~~ s pra~ect cflu~l d g~ne~ate. ci ose to
24,Q~0 tr~ps ~er day, res~lting in a cans~deraple reduction ir~ i~ve~
of serv-ice an Highway 9g nar~h of Pentx Roac#.. .
I~ s~rauid al sa. be poi r~~ed out that t~e cor~cl us'i an of ~he Ri ngei and
Assaciates' le~ter of Apri~ 1~, 1981, regarding ~m~ra.v~m~nt af
~ii g~way 99 i s error~QOUS , Ti~e curr~n~ State Trartsportat~ on ~mprovemen~
P1 an ~,~e~ nat 7 l~C~ ~i~n any ~a~or road~i~ay -~ mpa^~vern~~ts by Ca~ tr~ns ~o
~i~gi~~ray 99 in ~i~e GFi'1CU area. .
„~e urgg the County to re-cvnsider ~~ei r- presen-~ envi ronmental asses~--
mer~t of tF~~s Qrnject and sugges-G that a thorough traff~c anaiysis be
conduc~ed wt~ich ide~tifies zmpact~ ta Highway 99 and appropriate
r~1-~i gati or~ measures . ~ue t~ ~i sca~ cons~rai nts ~ n Ca~ trans ` p~ ar~n ~ ng
{~rogram, '~he Co~~ty an~ ~~e developer should ¢ursue a rneans of fur~ding
aRy necessary imp~ovements. -
LEO ~J . TR~t~BA`fORE
D~ s~ri ct ~~ r~cto~ vfi Trans~ortat-~ on
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R. ~. Skidmore
Chief,. Envirvnme~-tal. SrancE~
~..~t"3~~D ~ ~ °~
81-88 A
Planning Depart~ent's Respanse ~o the L~t~er fram Ca~trans.
Th~ letter ~xom Caltrans was received as the r~su~~ o~ review
thraugh the Sfa~e Clearznghouse by variaus state agencies. The
env~~anmental document reviewed recomme~ded a Negafive Declaration
xegarding environmenta~ impact.
On A~gus~ 4, 1981, the Board o~ Supervisors, at an appeal h~ar~ng,
made a find~ng that an envixonmental impact re~ort (EIR) wou~d na~
be r~quired for ~hzs project as ~Jas recomm~nded. The main factor
of discuss~on at the appeal hearing regard~d the significance of
the traf~~c generation and related ~mpacts.
The txip genexat~on factor by Galtrans o£ 217 }~ri~s p~r acre was
bas~d o~ the projected uses £or ~he westerly 72 acres as subm~tted
by the app~ican~. ~t shouXd ~e pointed out that on~ roun~ tr~p
waula equal two trip ends so ~hat 217 ~rips pex ac~e would ~~present,
1Q8.5 actual ~rips. A breakdown of the trip generation factors
per typ~ af use is ava~~able in the project fi~e. The highest ~rip
generating uses are ~or farm supplies, fast £oads, restauran~,
service s~ation and re~ail stoxe depat. One discrepancy ~n the
Caltrans ~raffic pro~ec~ion may be ~he retail store depat. If
this ~s envisioned as a warehause for. gaads to be foxwarded ~o re- ,.
tail stores, th~ projection of 581 trips per acre per day would be ---
much tao high. ~
The txaffic projec~ions r~present a warst-case szt~at~on a~ full
bui~d-au~ of 82.b acres plus 27.4 acr~s of ad3acent ~and. The 10.4
acre parcel to the eas~ o~ Haghway 99 tivou~d nat be avaa~able far
indus~rial d~velopment ~n~~l such time that th~ pxoperty is with-
drawn fram the ~~illiamson Ac~. If the ~ypes of uses are such that
the traffic genera~ion is ~essened by a factox af SO%, there tivau~d
st~~x be~1Z,000 trips per day which tivauld r~p~esent a cans~d~xab~e
increase in ~raffic and a reductian in 1eve~ of service on Highway
99 north of Pentz Road. ~ breakdown af exis~ing ~raf~ic versus
'"new" traffic generated is an ~mpor~a~t d~s~~nction. The 614
~o~a1 new trips, es~imated by Dan Hays, J~. fvr Highway 99 north
of Pentz Road, is e~cess~vely ~ow i~ light of the Caltrans ~nput.
The P1ann~ng Department has recammended a reductian.a~ the land
~a be des~gnated Sndustrial ~y the Genera~ P1an along ~~~th other
measures ~o reduce ~he magni~ude o~ the tra~fic impact. A~ th~
rezoning stage, ~-I (~imited Industx~al) and H-C {H~ghway Commexcia~)
may be propased a~ong w~th the A4-1 (Ligh~ Industr~al) zane xequested
by the applican~. With ~hese zon~ng fioQ1s and ~he ava~labal~~y of
develap~ent agreements, it wa~ld be ~055~b~@ to. 13.mi~.~.he.magnifu~e
o~ the traf~ic impact through the rezoning pxocess. A~itigation
measures xelated to txaffic could ~e applied at that ti~e. The
prima~y ma~igation wo~ld be lzmiting the number af high ~raffic
generat~ng uses on ~he averall si~e unt~~ s~ch ti~e as Cal~rans
would be able to fund ~he widening o~ High~~ay 99, nax~h of Pentz
Road, to ~our 1an~s. ~