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WHEREAS, on, September 18,I819the Butte County Board ofSupervisors directed staff toinitiate enamendment
to the Zoning Ordinance regarding the permitting, through a minor use permit process, of child care centers within the FR
(FnmthiU Residential) and RR (Rural Residential) zoning districts as further described in the staff report and ordinance
presented tothe Board ofSupervisors onMay 2G,2D2O;and,
WHEREAS, the General Plan BR(SCH#2O080 2062)wascertified omOctober 26,20IQbythe Butte County Board
of Supervisors (Resolution 10-150\ and the Supplemental BR (SCH #20138220591) was certified on November 6, 2012
(Resolution 12-123); and,
WHEREAS, the Butte County Planning Commission and the Board of Supervisors reviewed and considered the
information inthe FSEYRdescribed above, FSEIR administrative record, staff neparts, and all oral and written testimony
presented; and
WHEREAS, the County has determined that the Amendment to the Zoning Ordinance does not meet the criteria
for preparing asubsequent orsupplemental EURunder CE(lA Guidelines Section 15I62;and,
WHEREAS an Addendum to the General Plan EIR and Supplementali EIR has therefore been prepared pursuant to
CEQA Guidelines Section 15164 for the proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendment; and
WHEREAS the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on April 23,282Uand recommended
approval of the EIR Addendum; and,
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors held, a duly noticed public hearing on May 26, 20,20; and,
WHEREAS, the Addendum provides analysis and cites substantial evidence that support's the County's
determination that the Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance do not meet the criteria for preparing a subsequent or
supplemental E|Runder CEOAGuidelines Section 1S162including:
The proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendment would not cause a new significant impact mrsubstantially increase
the severity of previously identified significant impact from the (Seoena| Plan E|R or Supplemental EUR /CEQA
Guidelines Section 15162[a][11) that vxuu|d require major revisions to either EIR. All [rnpactsm/ou|d be nearly
equivalent tVthe impacts previously analyzed inthe General Plan BRand Supplemental BR. Re|atedUy,the Zoning
Ordinance Amendments ere not inconsistent with, any of the General Pian policies intended to mitigate
environmental impacts.
2. The, proposed Amendments to theZuning Ordinance vvmu|d not cause a new s,ignificamt impact or substantially
increase the severity of previously identified significant impact, and there have been no other changes in the
circumstances that meet this criterion.
As documented in Section 3/0 of the Addendum, there is no new information of substantial importance (which
was not known or could not have been known at the time of the General Plan adoption in October 2010, or General
Plan Amendment and Zoning Ordinance adoption in November 2812),that identifies: a new significant impact
(condition ~A"under CE0WAGuidelines Section 15162[a][3]); asubstantial increase inthe severity ofapreviously
identified significant impact (condition °B° CE[A Guidelines Section 15182[a][3]l; mitigation measures
or alternatives previously found infeasible that would now be feasible and would substantially reduce one or
more significant effects of the General P|am; or mitigation measures oralternatives which are considerably
different from those analyzed in the General Plan EVR which would substantially reduce one or more s|gmificant
effects nnthe environment (conditions "C"and ~D^CEQAGuidelines Section 15l62[a][3]).
NOW THEREFORE, BE[TRESOLVED, that the Board ofSupervisors hereby makes the following findings:
1. Notice of the Board of Supervisors hearing on the Zoning Ordinance Amendments,D5EhRand FSEIR was given es
required by law and the actions were conducted in accordance with CEQA, and the State CEQA Guidelines.
2. An Addendum was prepared that provides analysis and cites substantial evidence that support's the County's
determination that the proposed Amendments do not meet the criteria for preparing a subsequent or
supplemental BRunder CE[y4Guidelines Section 1SI62.
3. All individuals, groups and agencies desiring to comment were given adequate opportunity to submit oral and
written comments on the Zoning Ordinance Amendments and the environmental review documents. These
opportunities, for comment meet or exceed the requirements of the Planning and Zoning Law and CEQA.
4. The Board ofSupervisors was presented with all of the information described in the recitals and has considered
this information in adopting this resolution.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Butte County Board of Supervisors hereby recommends
the approval of the ElR Addendum as set forth in the Staff Report dated May 26, 2020
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors this 26 th day of May, 2020, by the following
AYES: Supervisors Connelly, Lucero, Ritter, Teeter, and Chair Lambert
NOES: Nome
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST:
Shari McCracken, Chief Administrative Officer
and Clerk ofthe Board 0fSupervisors
1&" -
Steve Lamb6t,"Chair
Butte County Board of Supervisors,