Butte County MHMP - State of California

More documents

Recommendations

Info

Butte CountyMulti-Jurisdictional All HazardPre-Disaster Mitigation PlanMarch 2007o Upper Ridge Wilderness, Inc.o Friends of Butte Creeko Concow Watershedo Sacramento River Preservation Trust• Butte County Resource Conservation District• Butte County Fire Safe Council• Water Districtso Biggs West Gridley Water Districto Butte Water Districto California Water Service Companyo Del Oro Water Companyo Durham Irrigation Districto Durham Mutual Water Companyo Paradise Irrigation Districto South Feather Water and Powero Thermalito Irrigation District• Pacific Gas & Electric• Butte County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office• Butte County Association of Governments (BCAG)• Bureau of Land Management• Department of Agriculture-United States Forest Service, Plumas National Forest,Feather River Ranger DistrictThe Butte County General Plan consists of a collection of 11 elements that were adoptedbetween 1971 and 2004. Since its adoption, the existing Butte County General Plan hasbeen supplemented and portions of it superseded by the adoption of area plans, updates toexisting elements, and additions of new elements. Some of the elements have beenamended, while most have not. The Land Use Element designates the generaldistribution of land uses, density and intensity standards for the unincorporated areas ofthe County. The Safety Element and the Seismic and Safety Element were both adoptedin 1977 with no subsequent updates. These two elements provide a general evaluation ofpotential public safety hazards.The County has begun a comprehensive update to the General Plan. This will includeupdating all of the elements, preparation of an environmental impact report and zoningordinance. The MHMP will serve as an important resource in the General Plan updateprocess. The County anticipates a three-year time frame for updating its general plan.The CDF/Butte County Fire Department annually updates the Fire Management Plan(Community Wildfire Protection Plan – CWPP, as defined by the Healthy ForestsRestoration Act – HFRA). The Plan identifies wildfire hazard areas based on GIS dataand provides an action plan for reducing the damaging effects of wildfire in Butte6
Butte CountyMulti-Jurisdictional All HazardPre-Disaster Mitigation PlanMarch 2007County. It does this by identifying the high value high-risk areas using GIS in theCounty that can be destroyed by fire. It determines a comprehensive course of actionincluding public information pertaining to fire safety, evacuation planning and fuelreduction to mitigate the threat and loss potential. The plan then identifies the necessaryresources to implement improvements.Butte County has also completed a Flood Mitigation Plan to provide guidance to agenciesand the public responsible for and interested in protecting life, property, and livestock;involved in land use planning; responsible for administering the FEMA National FloodInsurance Program and responsible for responding to flood emergencies within ButteCounty.The Butte County Department of Water and Resource Conservation has developed theButte County Drought Preparedness and Mitigation Plan (Drought Plan) to protect theCounty from the effects of a drought. The Drought Plan includes, an institutionalframework to approach drought; a monitoring plan; a response and mitigation plan; and adiscussion of water transfers during a drought.Butte County includes five incorporated Cities: Biggs, Chico, Gridley, Oroville and theTown of Paradise. Each city has a General Plan to guide development within the citylimits and within the city’s larger planning area. The plans for Butte County and theGeneral Plans of the participating cities form the foundation for this integrated multihazardmitigation plan.7
Page 2: Butte CountyMulti-Jurisdictional Al
Page 5 and 6: Butte CountyMulti-Jurisdictional Al
Page 13: Butte CountyMulti-Jurisdictional Al
Page 65 and 66:
Butte CountyMulti-Jurisdictional Al
Page 67 and 68:
Page 69 and 70:
Page 71 and 72:
Page 73 and 74:
Page 75 and 76:
Page 77 and 78:
Page 79 and 80:
Page 81 and 82:
Page 83 and 84:
Page 85 and 86:
Page 87 and 88:
Page 89 and 90:
Page 91 and 92:
Page 93 and 94:
Page 95 and 96:
Page 97 and 98:
Page 99 and 100:
Page 101 and 102:
Page 103 and 104:
Page 105 and 106:
Page 107 and 108:
Page 109 and 110:
Page 111 and 112:
Page 113 and 114:
Page 115 and 116:
Page 117 and 118:
Page 119 and 120:
Page 121 and 122:
Page 123 and 124:
Page 125 and 126:
Page 127 and 128:
Page 129 and 130:
Page 131 and 132:
Page 133 and 134:
Page 135 and 136:
Page 137 and 138:
Page 139 and 140:
Page 141 and 142:
Page 143 and 144:
Page 145 and 146:
Page 147 and 148:
Page 149 and 150:
Page 151 and 152:
Page 153 and 154:
Page 155 and 156:
Page 157 and 158:
Page 159 and 160:
Page 161 and 162:
Page 163 and 164:
Page 165 and 166:
Page 167 and 168:
Page 169 and 170:
Page 171 and 172:
Page 173 and 174:
Page 175 and 176:
Page 177 and 178:
Page 179 and 180:
Page 181 and 182:
Page 183 and 184:
Page 185 and 186:
Page 187 and 188:
Page 189 and 190:
Page 191 and 192:
Page 193 and 194:
Page 195 and 196:
Page 197 and 198:
Page 199 and 200:
Page 201 and 202:
Page 203 and 204:
Page 205 and 206:
Page 207 and 208:
Page 209 and 210:
Page 211 and 212:
Page 213 and 214:
Page 215 and 216:
Page 217 and 218:
Page 219 and 220:
Page 221 and 222:
Page 223 and 224:
Page 225 and 226:
Page 227 and 228:
Page 229 and 230:
Page 231 and 232:
Page 233 and 234:
Page 235:
show all

Butte County MHMP - State of California

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?