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Home My WebLink About3. UP24-002 Project NarrativeFATHERS HOUSE – CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT PROJECT NARRATIVE This project is a proposal to enhance the Fathers House Church property by requesting a use change permit. This document will represent the development of a Conditional Use- Permit application to modify and develop new and existing uses on 91.71 acres as a part of the Fathers House. Out of the 91.71 acres, only 13.65 acres are being developed and out for that 78.06 acres are open space. It has been prepared in accordance with the instructions contained in the Butte County, Conditional Use-Permit Application these sheets contain a description of the project and information supporting the necessary flndings for approval of the Use Permit. Proposed approach: To establish a clear direction of the Fathers House property and provide documents that will identify the future uses of the three parcels. This Conditional Use-Permit will be the guide for these future uses of the property. The Ownership Goals: The ownership wants to present a development plan that will allow Fathers House a chance to grow and provide a quality spiritual environment within the current zoning with use permit support. Process: We would like to request that Butte County accept this Conditional Use-Permit and allow Fathers House to move forward with this DEVELOPMENT PLAN, especially Avie’s Place – Inclusive Playground dedicated as a memorial to their late daughter and granddaughter Avie, who passed years ago. Other site elements such as the Church Building with Parking, Outdoor Church, Housing will allow the ministry to grow and have its leaders live on the premises. Zoning and Land Use: Existing Parcels, zoning and general plan designation is stated below. The plan identifles the parcels, square footage and location. PARCEL #1 – 079-170-002 1.VLDR – SFD – 7.36 AC - General Plan designation is VLDR PARCEL #2 – 079-220-002 2.MDR – SFD – 45.48 AC - General Plan designation is MDR PARCEL #3 – 079-220-001 3.MDR – SFD – 38.87 - General Plan designation is MDR Project Existing Site Structures and Uses: Current pre-existing element on the site include: PARCEL 1 – CURRENT USES 1.Outdoor Church Event Stage 2.Food Bank 3.ADA and STD Parking 4.Restroom (2) 5.Church Maintenance Building 6.Church Hobbie House 7.Disc Golf Course 8.Jesus Walk Garden 9.Mobile House 1 & 2 10. Temporary Mud Run trail 11. Overfiow Parking 12. Light show exhibits Current Events: 1.Outdoor Services Church and Stage – Outdoor seating and services to continue outdoors even when we establish a complete church. Relocate outdoor 2.Mud Run Trail and Obstacle Course – event 2,500 users 3.Winter Seasonal lightshow and winter skating 4.Other seasonal events that are currently: a.Celebrating Jesus Christ b.Personal and Social Support Services Existing Utilities: Pre-Authorization clearance – we currently have a will serve letter from South Feather Water and Power for domestic potable water service. 1.Sewer lines – LOPUD – (Existing on site provided sewer mains for 195-unit subdivision) 2.Water / Electrical (South Feather Water and Power) 3.Power with PG&E (on site and operable) 4.Storm Water (on site storage basins and ponds like the original subdivision design) 5.Paved Driveway and gravel interior roads 6.Paved and Gravel Parking (ADA parking) Proposed Services to be provided in the future: CURRENT SERVICES / USES The current uses on the site are church services, meetings and counseling, food bank distribution and storage, hobby room, events for the church and community, residential units, recreational walks and trails. FUTURE SERVICES – The following uses and services are proposed to be provided: Additional Future Primary Supporting Uses (Public/Quasi-Public): 1.Avie’s Place – Inclusive Play Area – 100 +/- destination play .08 Acres 2.Church and Parking (5000 sf) – 250 occupancy 1.12 Acres 3.Outdoor Church (3500sf open air) (600sf storage) 1,500 users .35 Acres 4.Private Horse Barn, Natural Horse Trail Area, and Horse Paddock .69 Acres a.Center offices – 600sf - 2 users b.Horse Barn / loft 2,400sf c.Horse Stable and storage – 2,000sf - 5 horses 5.Community Garden and Farmer’s Market - 50 rotating users .77 Acres 6.Miniature Golf and golf green practice area .2 Acres 7.Bike Pump Track- rotating users 10 max .45 Acres 8.Natural Trail System throughout site 3.15 Acres 9.Parking and Overfiow parking – 100 spaces .65 Acres 10. Residential Homes – 6 units average 4 per unit 6.0 Acres Hours and Days of Operation: Church Operations: Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. Normally open from 9:00am – 3:00pm for Church related work. Services 10:00am – 1:00pm Food Bank: only open from 8:00am – 5:00pm, roughly 20hrs/week with 1 Volunteer. Food Bank supplies other Food Banks in the area and is used for loading/unloading purposes. (Future) Avie’s Place: Open during normal working hours for Church Members. Only available to the public at meetings or appointments. (Future) Community Garden: Will only provide foo to the Food Bank, Church, Residents Additional existing and future amenities provided on site (Mini Golf, Bike Track, Trails, etc) will only be available to Church members during Standard Service Hours Number of Employees: 0 Employees, anyone helping onsite are Volunteers and normally part of the Congregation. Site Descriptions: The site itself sits in the foothills of Butte County in the Chaparral / Oak Woodland zone. It is accessible from Oroville- Bangor Highway and will have four access points. One primary access and one secondary access on OBH and two points of access to the west for emergency and pedestrian access. Natural Elements: Chaparral / Oak Woodland 1.Existing Ponds 2.Seasonal Drainage 3.Foothill Forest Vegetation (Oaks, Pines, and other natives) 4.Lower Honcut Creek (runs along southern border) Design Description: 1.Zoning: Prepare layout of site with existing and future design elements. The current 6 residential units are located with two per parcel. Single family residential 1-acre minimum parcel sizes •Private stables, barn, paddock, pasture, etc… •Public and quasi-public uses on site include: o Avie’s Inclusive Playground / park and rec o Trails o Outdoor Church o Fitness stations o Mini golf o Disk golf o Community Garden and farmer’s market o Bike Pump Track MDR allows: •Single family residential and ADU units – Maximum is 6 dwellings / 1 house and 1 ADU per parcel •Public and quasi-public uses and park and recreational facilities proposed on site include: o Avie’s Inclusive Playground / park and rec o Church and accessories o Stables, barn, paddock, pasture, etc.… o Trails connecting elements of site o Outdoor Church o Fitness stations and courses o Mini golf o Disk golf o Community Garden and farmer’s market 2.Environmental: The site changes will have minimum impact on the sensitive areas of the site such as ponds, drainages and existing trees and native vegetation. a.Storm water will be maintained on site with retention and detention basins b.Trees and vegetation: i.The vegetation is Foothill / Chaparral Region of California habitat. ii.All existing water drainage is to remain. Additional basins will be created per development plan. iii.Tree removal: 1.Out of the 13.65 acres we are estimated to remove 135 trees. 2.The tree species are Interior Live Oak, Valley Oak, Blue Oak and Foothill Pine. 3.To mitigate the removal of the trees we will replant 3:1 trees for the trees that are removed. These will be strategically located to serve the new development and create forested habitats. 4.Trees that will be removed will be repurposed for fencing and decking materials.