The Butte County Planning Commission will hold a Special Study Session on Friday, September 28, 2007 from 9:00 – 3:00 pm at 25 County Center Drive, Oroville. The Study Session is open to the public. This meeting is the final meeting of Series #2/3 devoted to the Development of Alternatives for the Butte County General Plan 2030 update. Information from previous meetings, including a Public Workshop and three Citizen Advisory Committee Meetings, will be provided to the Planning Commission for review. At this meeting, the Planning Commission will review and finalize:

1. Three alternative land use scenarios that provide differing approaches for over 40 individual areas proposed for future change. Alternative 1 provides for minimal change in land use and intensity and would be consistent with the existing General Plan designations. Alternative 2 directs growth to the existing urban areas while retaining agricultural and open space areas. Alternative 3 provides for development that is distributed more widely throughout the county, with less emphasis on existing urban areas .

2. Three land use alternatives proposed for County Roadway Improvements and Bicycle Improvements.

3. A Policy Alternatives document that has been created from input received from a Public Workshop and the Citizens Advisory Committee. The final Policy Alternatives document will be used during the General Plan 2030 process to help focus debate around policy issues that have arisen during the General Plan update process.

The Planning Commission Study Session will be used to provide final direction from the Planning Commission on the development of the three land use alternatives, which will be provided to the Board of Supervisors during their Study Session to be held on October 16, 2007.

For additional information about the General Plan 2030 process, visit www.buttegeneralplan.net, or contact Butte County Principal Planner Dan Breedon at 538-7629.

 

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