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Butte CountyMulti-Jurisdictional All HazardPre-Disaster Mitigation PlanMarch 2007The City of Biggs was founded in 1903 with the development of the area’s agricultureand the construction of the California and Oregon Railway, now known as the UnionPacific Railroad. The growth of the city has hinged on agricultural development. Smallfruit and field-crop farms and large rice-growing ranches presently occupy a majorportion of the immediately surrounding area. The rice industry is a major influence on thecommunity’s economy. Local economic growth is tied to agricultural productivity andthe demand for local goods and services, as prospects for non-agricultural developmentappear limited. Biggs offers a small commercial core area that serves most daily needs ofits residents, but most shopping for major items occurs in other population centers.City of ChicoThe City of Chico is located in the northwest quadrant of Butte County, about 100 milesnorth of Sacramento and 70 miles south of Redding. The City of Chico is bisected byState Route 99, which runs in a north-south direction. State Route 32, which runs east-towest,intersects State Route 99 near the center of the city.Founded in 1860 by John Bidwell, the City of Chico has grown from an individualrancho to the center of economic activity of the Tri-county area, which includes Butte,Glenn, and Tehama counties. Chico is home to two regional malls and major discountretailers. Also, Chico is a major medical and education center servicing much of theentire northeastern part of California.City of GridleyThe City of Gridley is located in the southwest corner of Butte County, approximatelyfive miles south of the City of Biggs. State Route 99 runs in a north-south directionthrough the eastern portion of the city, and the Union Pacific Railroad extends throughthe center of the city.The City of Gridley was founded in 1905 as an agricultural service center built upon andsurrounded by prime agricultural soils. The City has a small commercial area that servesmost daily needs of its residents, but most shopping for major items occurs in the otherpopulation centers (e.g., Chico or the Marysville-Yuba City area).Development in Gridley since the mid-1970s has been primarily single-family residentialin character. Developments around the city’s periphery has begun to depart from thetraditional grid street system by incorporating curved street patterns and non-continuousstreets. Some of the internal street patterns do not include adequate provisions for canalcrossingsor other connections with the surrounding street systems. Consequently, somerecent developments have obstructed orderly expansion of the community.18
Butte CountyMulti-Jurisdictional All HazardPre-Disaster Mitigation PlanMarch 2007City of OrovilleThe City of Oroville is located in southeastern Butte County along the Feather River, onthe southwestern side of Lake Oroville. The city is bisected by State Route 70, whichruns in a north-south direction, and by State Route 162, which runs in an east-westdirection. State Route 99 extends north-south four miles west of the city limits.Oroville is the seat of County government in Butte County. Diverse economic activitieshave historically shaped the city and include: gold mining, agriculture, railroads, lumberprocessing, and dam construction and operation. Oroville Dam, completed in 1968, is thecenterpiece of the California Water Project.Oroville grew rapidly during the Gold Rush, but lost population as mining activitydeclined. A second population boom coincided with construction of the Oroville Dam,which was completed in 1968. More recent growth in the area has been largely due tourban-to-rural migration, rather than major economic activity in the area.Major sources of economic growth and employment in the Oroville area are woodproducts and agriculture. The seasonal nature of employment in these industries hascontributed to cyclical variations in the community’s economy. The tourist-relatedeconomy, also seasonal, has added to this problem, although the impact of Indian casinoshas somewhat stabilized the seasonal nature of the tourism industry. Other localindustries, such as banking and services, have lent some stability to the city’s businessclimate. Residents of the area generally also work and shop there, except when makingmajor purchases.The Oroville area is characterized by low-density, scattered development with manyvacant parcels. The highest density residential development in the Oroville area islocated within the Oroville city limits, although this development is primarily singlefamilyin character with a scattering of apartments, mobile homes, and mobile homeparks. The city also contains principal centers of commercial development, located in thedowntown area. Industrial development is mainly limited to a band extending fromdowntown Oroville to Ophir Road between State Route 70 and Lincoln Boulevard.Town of ParadiseThe Town of Paradise is located at the juncture of the western slopes of the Cascade andSierra Nevada systems in north central Butte County. Topography and drainage patternshave had a major influence on development patterns in the area. This area is defined bysteep canyons - to the east by the West Branch of the Feather River drainage, and to thenorthwest by the Butte Creek-Little Butte Creek drainage. The Town of Paradiseoccupies an area identified as the Lower Ridge, which ranges from 2,200 feet in the northto 1,500 feet at the town’s southern boundary.19
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