Butte County General Plan 2040

                                                  Butte County General Plan 2040

                              Complete Document (Large file - 91.4mb); individual chapters below

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

The Butte County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing on March 28, 2023, regarding the Certification of the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), adoption of Butte County General Plan 2040 with recommended revisions, Findings of Facts and Statements of Overriding Consideration, approval of the General Plan 2040 Action Plan, and adoption of the Upper Ridge Community Plan. The Board of Supervisors certified the FEIR, adopted Butte County General Plan 2040, adopted the Upper Ridge Community Plan and approved the General Plan 2040 Action Plan.

• Resolution No. 23-033 - Action Plan
• Resolution No. 23-034 - General Plan EIR
• Resolution No. 23-035 - Findings of Fact/Statement of Overriding Considerations
• Resolution No. 23-036 - Upper Ridge Community Plan

BUTTE COUNTY GENERAL PLAN 2040

The Butte County General Plan 2040 Health and Safety Element is consistent with and supportive of other County-led emergency management and hazard mitigation activities, including the County’s Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP). In 2006, the state adopted Assembly Bill (AB) 2140, which added provisions specifying what is to be included in an LHMP and how to establish a linkage between a local jurisdiction’s LHMP and the Safety Element of their General Plan. AB 2140 requires a jurisdiction to adopt the LHMP into the Safety Element of the General Plan to be fully eligible for disaster relief funding under the California Disaster Assistance Act. The LHMP is discussed further in the Emergency Response and Disaster Preparedness section of the Health and Safety Element. 

Butte County General Plan 2040

- Complete Document (Large file - 90.8mb); individual chapters below

Chapters

DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (DEIR)

• Cover
• Acronyms and Abbreviations
• Table of Contents
• Executive Summary (Chapter 1)
• Introduction (Chapter 2)
• Project Description (Chapter 3)
• Environmental Setting (Chapter 4)
• Environmental Analysis (Chapter 5):
  
  • 5.1  Aesthetics
  • 5.2  Agriculture and Forestry Resources
  • 5.3  Air Quality
  • 5.4  Biological Resources
  • 5.5  Cultural Resources and Tribal Cultural Resources
  • 5.6  Energy
  • 5.7  Geology and Soils
  • 5.8  Greenhouse Gas Emissions
  • 5.9  Hazards and Hazardous Materials
  • 5.10  Hydrology and Water Quality
  • 5.11  Land Use and Planning
  • 5.12  Mineral Resources
  • 5.13  Noise
  • 5.14  Population and Housing
  • 5.15  Public Services, Parks and Recreation
  • 5.16  Transportation
  • 5.17  Utilities and Service Systems
  • 5.18  Wildfire
• Unavoidable Impacts, Irreversible Changes, and Growth-Inducing Impacts (Chapter 6)
• Alternatives to the Proposed Project (Chapter 7)
• Organizations Consulted and Qualifications of Preparers (Chapter 8)

What Is a General Plan?

The General Plan establishes the community's long-term vision for the future, including where people in Butte County will live, work, shop, learn, and recreate. It guides all zoning and land use decisions within the unincorporated County. It will shape future housing, support job growth, foster healthy and resilient neighborhoods, protect and manage natural resources and agricultural lands, ensure community safety, and promote social and economic equity.