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3.10 Hazards and Hazardous Materials
height restrictions, and lighting. Height restrictions are based on Part 77, Subpart C, of the Federal
Aviation Regulations.
Most of Clay Pit SVRA is located within the Traffic Pattern Compatibility Zone (Zone C) of the
nearby Oroville Municipal Airport. Zone C is the area that is commonly overflown by aircraft at an
altitude of 1,000 feet or less above ground level. A portion of the SVRA, primarily along the
western and northern terrace, is located in the Extended Approach Compatibility Zone (Zone B2).
Zone B2 is the extended aircraft approach/departure zone where moderate degrees of noise and
risk are present. Compatibility criteria contained in the ALUCP require airspace review for objects
greater than 70 feet tall in the Zone B2 and for objects greater than 100 feet tall in Zone C. There
are also restrictions on density and intensity of land uses within these zones (Butte County
2000:3‐2). Clay Pit SVRA is in compliance with these restrictions.
There are no private airstrips within 2 miles of the SVRA site.
Wildfire
Wildland fire protection in California is the responsibility of the state, local, or federal government.
Local responsibility areas include incorporated cities, cultivated agricultural lands, and portions of
the desert. Local responsibility area fire protection is typically provided by city fire departments,
fire protection districts, counties, and by CAL FIRE under contract to local government. Clay Pit
SVRA is located in a local responsibility area in unincorporated Butte County. The SVRA is not
located in a fire hazard severity zone as mapped by CAL FIRE (CAL FIRE 2007). Butte County Fire
Department (BCFD) is the jurisdictional agency responsible for responding to fires within the
SVRA; however, because the SVRA is a state facility, fire management is provided through CAL
FIRE. Butte County contracts with CAL FIRE to provide staffing to the BCFD through an annual
cooperative agreement. Under the terms of this agreement, Butte County funds CAL FIRE
professional command, fire‐fighting, and administrative staff for operations. The closest Butte
County fire station, Station 72, is located approximately 5 miles southeast of Clay Pit SVRA (Butte
County 2009). Additional discussion of fire services is included in Section 3.9, “Public Services and
Utilities,” in this DEIR.
3.10.2 Regulatory Setting
This section describes planning and regulatory information related to hazards and hazardous
materials to supplement the information provided in Section 2.7, “Planning Influences,” of the Clay
Pit SVRA General Plan.
Clay Pit State Vehicular Recreation Area
February 2012 3.10-2 Draft EIR