Butte County Department of Development Services & General Plan 2030

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1 Butte County Department of Development Services & General Plan 2030 Oroville Sunrise Rotary Meeting July 21, 2009 Butte County Department of Development Services Tim Snellings, Director

2 Department of Development Services 1. Who are we/what do we do? 2. Oroville and Butte County 3. Budget issues 4. General Plan 2030

3 Who is DDS?

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5 What does DDS do?

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10 Budget Issues Recession Impacts Staffing went from 49 to 24.8 FTEs Public Hours (M-F F 8-12/18 12/1-3 appts) Bare bones budget No funds for training Stress is high 6 weeks for Plan Check 480 active CE cases w/ 2.25 CE officers

11 Budget Issues Creative Solutions Everything is Different Now Survival Mode - Triage Appointments M-F M F 1-31 Online Training Pursue Grant funds All 4 Plan Check staff working OT Prioritizing Code Enforcement cases

12 Current LARGE Projects Butte Butte County General Plan 2030 Rio Rio d d Oro Granite Granite Mining Permit Application Current Planning Projects in process 75 Building Permit Plans under review Active Code Enforcement Cases

13 How we work with the City of Oroville

14 Garden Drive, Oroville: Research & Business Park Designation Bay View Regional Innovation & Technology Center

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19 GP 2030 Project Components: Comprehensive General Plan General Plan 2030 Land Use Map Revised Revised Zoning Ordinance Zoning Map Environmental Impact Report (EIR)

20 Background Butte County General Plan 2030 Series #4: Alternatives Evaluation & Selection (3/08 7/08) Series #5: Goals and Policy Development (5/08 4/14) Final General Plan 2030 Land Use Map (Meetings held on 4/14, 2/18, 2/19) Series #6: Housing Element (3/09 5/09, scheduled for final Board of Supervisors adoption on August 25, 2009)

21 Goals and Policy Development Final Goals and Policy Document: Transportation Alternatives Economic Development Agriculture Urban Urban Growth Boundaries County County Character, New Development & Housing Regional Regional & Local Coordination Community Health & Safety Noise Noise Cultural Cultural Resources & Tribal Coordination

22 Draft Land Use Map Applies Applies Designations to all 31 Study Areas per Board direction on Land Use Alternatives for each Additionally applies designations to all other unincorporated parts of the County Will Will be used to develop Countywide Zoning Map

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24 Key Board Adjustments to the Land Use Map Combine Combine GOL & OFC GP designations into a new Agriculture designation and approved acre range Elimination of Agriculture Residential General Plan designation Agriculture Re-use Parcels Designated Agriculture Services on Land Use Map Implement Deer Range Maps and Designated Development Zones

25 Countywide Land Use Map April 14, 2009

26 Agriculture Re-Use Sites Proposed pursuant to Draft Ag. Re-Use Ordinance that will be considered by the Planning Commission in May and Board in June Not in Williamson Act 29 sites that have been identified by staff has suitable for adaptive re-use Will be designated Agriculture Services by the Butte County General Plan Agriculture Services designation will reflect uses under new Ordinance uses that are intended to service agricultural areas and promote commerce serving agriculture County Use Permit required for all uses

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28 Deer Herd New New Deer Herd Study: Technical Study and GIS Model for Land Use within the Migratory Deer Herd Range Goal: Goal: Update maps using current standards and ensure consistency with zoning and General Plan Implement 20-acre and 40-acre (minimum parcel size) critical winter range as zoning overlay; ensure consistency with each zone

29 Deer Herd Map

30 Deer Herd Development Zones Developed under the 1984 Deer Herd Maps to show areas already developed Staff re-reviewed reviewed and applied the DDZs to existing developed communities Approach recognizes that impact has already taken place and that these communities need to receive appropriate Non-deer range General Plan designations. DDZs which were not part of a community were eliminated.

31 Extend Buffer for Neal Road Landfill (2,000 ft.) Solid Waste Management Facility Overlay (2,000 ft. buffer)

32 Draft General Plan 2030 Incorporates all Goals and Policies Organizes information into Elements in accordance with the Outline approved by the Board. Incorporates the Countywide General Plan Land Use Map and sets allowed uses and intensities for all designations Includes an Action Plan that sets forth key actions to be completed in first five years Meeting Series to begin with public workshop in September 2009.

33 Housing Element Meeting Series #6 Mandated by State to be updated every 5-5 years Draft Draft Housing Element currently under 60- day review at CA. Dept. of Housing and Community Development This This is an interim Housing Element; the Housing Element will be updated again to be consistent with GP 2030 in 2010.

34 Next Steps Staff review of Administrative Drafts of General Plan 2030 and New Zoning Ordinance Adoption of Housing Element on August 25, 2009 Public Drafts of General Plan and Zoning Ordinance will be available in August Meetings on Draft General Plan 2030 will start in September 09 (Series #7) Meetings on Draft Zoning Ordinance will start in November 09 (Series #8) Public Draft EIR to be released in late October 09 STAY CONNECTED: buttegeneralplan.net

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