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Butte County Planning Commission
Public Hearing
Zoning Ordinance and Map Amendments
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Board of Supervisors' Chambers
25 County Center Drive
Oroville, CA 95965
Working Agenda
Estimated Times: Time frames provided for items below are estimates, discussion and public
comment may result in later start times.
1:00 pm: Introduction (5 Minutes)
1:05 pm: Zoning Ordinance and Map Amendments (Article 7. Commercial and Mixed
Use Zones —Jonesville Cabins; Article 7. Commercial and Mixed Use Zones —
Commercial Recreation, Outdoor, Article 10, Section 24-40 Recreation
Commercial Overlay Zone, Article 18. Clustered Development, Article 25.
Section 24-157. Alternative Energy Structures; Article 30. Site Development
Permits;Article 42. Glossary; and, Minor Text and Map Amendments)
1. Staff Presentation and Recommendations
Butte County Zoning Ordinance and Map Amendments
a. Article 7. Commercial and Mixed Use Zones. Changes to address
permit processes for preexisting vacation cabins and restrictions
on commercial uses in the Recreation Commercial zone in the
Jonesville area.
b. Article 7. Commercial and Mixed Use Zones. Amending the
Mixed Use Zone to allow the "Commercial Recreation, Outdoor"
use as defined under the Zoning Ordinance in the Mixed Use Zone
subject to a Minor Use Permit.
c. Article 10. Section 24-40 Recreation Commercial Overlay Zone.
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Amending the Recreation Commercial Overlay Zone restricting
this Overlay Zone from being combined with the Agriculture,
Agriculture Services, Timber Production, Public, and Airport Base
Zones.
d. Article 18. Clustered Developments. Reduction of open space
requirements from 50 to 40 percent for clustered development.
e. Article 25. Section 24-157. Alternative Energy Structures.
Various changes concerning maximum heights, parcel sizes, and
minimum setback based upon parcel size; allowance of building-
integrated photovoltaic systems on Tier 1 Solar Energy Systems,
and allowance of no more than 50 percent of power generated
being used off-site for Tier 2 Solar Energy Systems;.
f. Article 30. Site Development Permits. Deletion of Article 30.
g. Article 42. Glossary. Including a definition for Firewood Storage,
Processing and Sales on a site occupying no more than 20 percent
of a parcel's total size or 2-acres, whichever is less, where
firewood is stored, processed and sold. Adding this use to the Use
Tables under Part 2 of the Zoning Ordinance to be permitted with
a Minor Use Permit in the AG, AS, TM, TPZ, FR, RR, GI and HI
zones.
h. Minor Amendments necessary to conform the Zoning Ordinance
to Butte County Code Section 41A. Noise Control.
i. Minor Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance involving various
corrections and edits.
j. Minor Corrections to the Zoning Ordinance Map including:
a. A minor map correction to address existing conditions and
land use. Specifically, a change from AG-80 (Agriculture, 80-
acre minimum parcel size) to AG-20 (Agriculture, 20-acre
minimum parcel size) in the Palermo area of Butte County;
b. A minor map correction to address existing conditions and
land use. Specifically, a parcel near the community of
Dayton that is zoned General Commercial and is proposed to
be rezoned to Community Commercial; and,
c. Other corrections of a minor nature to address zoning
boundary errors.
2. Planning Commission Questions and Comments
3. Public Comment on Zoning Ordinance Amendment (-20 Minutes)
4. Planning Commission Action on Zoning Ordinance Amendments
2:15 pm: BREAK (15 Min.)
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2:30 pm: Zoning Ordinance and Map Amendments (Article 6. Residential Zones. Changes in
the Butte Valley area to include new Rural Country Residential and Foothill
Country Residential zones.)
1. Staff Presentation and Recommendations
Butte County Zoning Ordinance Amendments
a. Article 6. Residential Zones. Changes in the Butte Valley area
to include new Rural Country Residential and Foothill Country
Residential zones in place of the previous Rural Residential
and Foothill Residential zones on the Zoning Map and other
related changes in the Zoning Ordinance. The new RCR and
FCR zones would eliminate conditionally allowed uses and
heavy equipment storage.
2. Planning Commission Questions and Comments
3. Public Comment on Zoning Ordinance Amendments (-r15 Min.)
4. Planning Commission Action on Zoning Ordinance Amendments
2:45 pm: Zoning Ordinance Amendments (Article 25. Section 24-175. Winery, Olive Oil,
Fruit and Nut, Micro-Brewery, and Micro-Distillery Production Facilities.)
1. Staff Presentation and Recommendations
Butte County Zoning Ordinance Amendment
a. Article 25. Section 24-175. Winery, Olive Oil, Fruit and Nut,
Micro-Brewery, and Micro-Distillery Production Facilities.
Various changes concerning Table 24-175-1, Permits Required,
and related sections, regarding number of allowed events,
maximum attendance at events, minimum parcel sizes, permit
types and amplified music.
2. Planning Commission Questions and Comments
3. Public Comment on Zoning Ordinance Amendment (-30 Min.)
4. Planning Commission Action on Zoning Ordinance Amendment
4:00 pm: Adjournment (estimated)
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