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PROGRAMS AND SERVICES

The Department oversees consolidated development services consisting of Building, Planning and Administrative Divisions. The Department provides recommendations to the Board of Supervisors, other County agencies, and citizens seeking building and planning permits.

The Administrative Division of Development Services provides department-wide support including personnel records, payroll, accounts receivable and payable, budget preparation, review and control, contract administration, inventory ordering and tracking, review of system processes, and fiscal management of the Abandoned Vehicle Abatement (AVA) Program.

The Building Inspection Division serves a customer base that includes owner-builders, contractors and citizens who live in or use structures built in unincorporated Butte County. The Building Division ensures that the end- user is provided with a safe structure through enforcement of the provisions of the new State Building Standards Codes and recently adopted updated County Building Code throughout the plan check/permitting/construction process. The Code Enforcement Section of the Building Division investigates complaints, issues citations for the violation of Butte County Codes and implements the Abandoned Vehicle Abatement (AVA) and Nuisance Abatement Programs (we recently completed our 100th Nuisance Abatement). The Building Division provides support to the Building Code Board of Appeals, the Disabled Access Board of Appeals, and the Code Enforcement Advisory Board.

The Planning Division provides staff support for the Board of Supervisors, Planning Commission, Land Conservation Act Committee, Airport Land Use Commission, Interdepartmental Development Review (IDR) Committee, Mining Committee, and other Butte County departments as directed. In addition, the Planning Division is responsible for developing land use plans, processing land use permits, General and Specific Plan amendments, and making land use related recommendations to the various committees and commissions. Currently, and for the next 2 years, the department is providing significant resources to a comprehensive update to the County’s General Plan and Zoning Ordinance, known as Butte County General Plan 2030 (www.buttegeneralplan.net).

The Department also provides coordination of the Users’ Group agenda and monthly meetings. This forum is available to those that use County services, primarily Development Services, Public Works and Environmental Health as it relates to building and development processes.