HomeMy WebLinkAboutA21-0004_Inconsistency_Letter Department of Development Services Paula M. Daneluk, AICP, Director
Curtis Johnson, Assistant Director
7 County Center Drive T: 530.552.7601
Oroville, California 95965 F: 530.538.7785
December 15, 2021
Mr. Rob Haley
3415 Peerless Lane
Chico, CA 95973
Subject: BCALUC Consistency Review (A21-0004) of a proposed 4 lot tentative parcel map on
APN: 047-780-013
Dear Mr. Haley:
On December 15, 2021, the Butte County Airport Land Use Commission (BCALUC) held a consistency review hearing
for the proposed project, a 4 lot tentative parcel map, within both B2 and C Compatibility Zones of the Chico Municipal
Airport. The normal maximum density allowed in the B2 Compatibility Zone is 0.2 dwelling units per acre, while in the
C Compatibility Zone the density is either 0.2 dwelling units per acre or 4 or more per acre. The project’s proposed
density is 0.67 dwelling units per acre. Based on the project’s density, the BCALUC found the referenced project to be
inconsistent with the Butte County Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan based on the following:
1. The proposed project residential density (0.67 dwelling units per acre) of the project is not consistent with the
portion of the project site within Compatibility Zone B2 which requires a density of less than or equal to 0.2
dwelling units per acre.
The BCALUC did identify that the portion within Compatibility Zone C was compatible with the density requirements of
the Butte County Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan, but not with Compatibility Zone B2. They did review and discuss
the findings provided for a compatibility determination due to special circumstances, but determined the findings could
not be made.
Although you identified that you would not be moving forward with the project, if you decide to proceed with the
proposed land division, please submit in the application materials for a tentative parcel map and it will go through a
public hearing process to the Planning Commission. But in order for the project to be approved, an overrule will need
to be approved by the Board of Supervisors. The overrule will require findings to be consistent with the purposes of
Article 3.5 of Chapter 4 of the State Aeronautics Act as stated in Section 21670 of the Public Utilities Code ("PUC").
(PUC § 21676.5(a).) I have attached the 2011 California Airport Land Use Planning Handbook, Section 5.5, Overruling
ALUC Decisions.
Should you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact me at 552-3683, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00
p.m., Monday through Friday, or by email at mmichelena@buttecounty.net.
Sincerely,
Mark Michelena
Senior Planner
Cc. Tim Haley
buttecounty.net/dds