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Thursday, April 9, 2009 @ 10:55 AM
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Hello Everybody:

I wanted to let you know about the upcoming meeting that will be specifically focused on the Final Draft Countywide Land Use Map for Butte County General Plan 2030; specifically, those areas OUTSIDE of the 31 Study Areas that the Board has already provided direction to staff.

At the February 19, 2009 Special Study Session, the Board of Supervisors reviewed and approved Draft #1 of the Countywide Land Use Map.  The Board also approved several changes to this map, which will be included in the final Countywide Land Use Map.  Staff additionally apprised the Board that additional corrections and refinements to Draft #1 of the Countywide Map would be brought forward for consideration.  A Special Meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at 9:00 am to noon at the Board Chambers, 25 County Center Drive, Oroville. 

The Department of Development Services conducted a review of Draft #1 of the Butte County General Plan 2030 Countywide Land Use Map.  All of the new designations were re-reviewed by staff, particularly those new designations that were replacing the current Butte County General Plans extensive Agricultural Residential General Plan designation.  Defined communities such as Forest Ranch and Cohasset were also reviewed for appropriate designations and deer herd areas.

There are also a number of areas where the designation originally recommended needed further refinement, and where established land uses had inconsistent designations, which needed correction.  Corrections have also been made to ensure that discrepancies between the existing General Plan and zoning designations are made consistent in accordance with State Law.

Twenty nine individual sites have been added to a new General Plan 2030 designation called Agriculture Services. These properties have been identified under the draft Ag-Reuse Ordinance as suitable for adaptive re-use that will help serve the agricultural areas where they are located.

Additional requests were brought forward by several property owners who made specific requests or identified problems associated with split General Plan designations.  These have been reviewed by staff and individual recommendations will be made to the Board of Supervisors. 

A complete Board Staff Report has been provided to the Board of Supervisors concerning the April 14, 2009 Special Meeting on the Butte County General Plan 2030 Final Countywide Land Use Map.  This information is available on our website at http://www.buttegeneralplan.net .  Once the Board approves a final draft map, work will begin on the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for Butte County General Plan 2030.

Should you have any questions regarding this, please contact Principal Planner Dan Breedon at dbreedon@buttecounty.net or at 530-538-7629.

Thanks for your continued interest and involvement in helping us create a quality General Plan for the citizens of Butte County.  We look forward to your thoughts about these and future products, Tim

Tim Snellings, Director
Butte County Department of Development Services