Whisper Ridge Golf Resort UP12-0006, REZ12-0001, LLA12-0010 & - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Whisper Ridge Golf Resort UP12-0006, REZ12-0001, LLA12-0010 & 12-0011 Butte County Board of Supervisors April 23, 2013, Item #5.01 Pete Calarco, Assistant Director Development Services

Introduction  Planning Commission Recommendation  Project Overview  CEQA EIR Review Process  Project Presentation  Recommendation

Planning Commission Recommendation  March 28, 2013 Planning Commission Hearing  Recommendation to the Board of Supervisors  Certify the Final EIR  Review the Project Alternatives and  Approve the project with a Statement of Overriding Considerations

Project Overview Location – Hwy 162 and Forbestown Road, six miles east of the City  of Oroville 537 acres of land proposed for development on 10 Assessor’s  Parcels that cover 1132 acres (072-180-012, 072- 180-014, 072- 180-015, 072-180-016, 072-180-017, 072-180-029, 072-180-030, 072-180-053, 072-180-054, and 072-570-001) Rezone to Commercial Recreation Overlay (approx. 498 acres)  Use Permit for Golf Course and Hotel & Wellness Center – including  Architectural Theme Lot line adjustments  1-acre dedication of land for a fire station site  Infrastructure extensions  Water – South Feather Water and Power for irrigation and domestic water supply  Sewer – Lake Oroville Area Public Utility District (LOAPUD) 

Project Commitments & Related Plans Sustainable Transportation Plan  Sustainable Waste Management Plan  Lighting Management Plan  Natural Landscape Plan  Wildlife Management Plan  Integrated Pest Management Plan  Fire Management Plan  Water Quality and Water Conservation Management Plan  First Tee Program National School Program that provides outreach and  education for area youth teaching golf and promoting core values. Audubon Sanctuary Program for the Golf Course. This a certification  program through the Audubon International Society to protect the environmental and preserve the natural heritage of the game of golf.

Project Objectives Develop a high quality golf course and hotel resort that will serve  residents and visitors. Provide amenities for golf, lodging, dining, retail, spa and wellness  center, and education. Establish a platform for educational opportunities and mentoring of  children. Conserve natural resources and emphasize the natural heritage of  the area in the project design. Demonstrate sustainable design and green building practices.  Integrate the golf course facilities with the existing Springtown  Specific Plan development and surrounding natural community.

Project Vicinity

Site Plan

Rezone – Rec Commercial Overlay

General Plan 2030 Specific Plan Overlays This exhibit shows the boundaries of the existing Stringtown Specific Plan (approved 1994) and the Stringtown Specific Plan to be developed overlay.

Project Area and Off-Site

Site Photos (Sept 2012)

CEQA EIR Review Process  Notice of Preparation 30-day review process from October 15 with public scoping meeting on October 26, 2012  Draft EIR 45-Day Public Review Period through February 13, 2013  Planning Commission Hearing on DEIR January 24, 2013  Comments on Draft EIR, Responses and Revisions  Final EIR includes responses and changes to the Draft EIR

The Draft EIR Includes: Aesthetics and Visual Hydrology and Water Quality   Resources Land Use and Population  Air Quality  Noise  Biological Resources  Public Services and Recreation  Cultural Resources  Transportation and Circulation  Geology, Soils and Mineral  Utilities  Resources Other CEQA-Required Topics  Greenhouse Gases and  Climate Change Hazards and Hazardous  Materials

Impacts  44 impact categories were determined to have a less than significant impact without mitigation  23 impacts and 36 mitigation measures proposed to reduce those impacts to less than significant  10 direct and cumulative impacts remain significant and unavoidable after applying mitigation measures

Draft EIR - Significant Impacts  Significant unavoidable impacts:  Greenhouse Gas Emissions  Air Quality  Biological  Aesthetic  Utilities (construction)  Requires a statement of overriding considerations, if the project is approved

Draft EIR - Project Alternatives  Alternatives  No Project (No Build)  Alternative Location  Reduced Project  Site Reconfiguration  Hunting Lodge  Environmentally Superior Alternatives  No Project (No Build)  Hunting Lodge

Final EIR  Released on March 18, 2013  Comments on Draft EIR with Responses  Errata showing all changes to the Draft EIR  None of the changes require recirculation of the Draft EIR  Subject to a recommendation by the Planning Commission and certification by the Board of Supervisors

General Plan Consistency Review  Draft EIR Land Use and Population & other sections  Final EIR Response J-5 Butte Environmental Council Comment  Deer Herd Migration Overlay, Stringtown Mountain Specific Plan Overlay – Existing & To be Developed  Consistency Review – Substantially Consistent with General Plan 2030

Conditions of Approval  References all Mitigations from the EIR and the Mitigation Monitoring Plan  References the Project Commitments and related plans  Limits the uses within the Recreation Commercial Overlay zone to the project description  Use Permit Condition  Conditional Zoning Agreement  Public Works, Fire, Environmental Health, Ag Commissioner’s Office  Additional Condition regarding Tribal Monitor

Use Permit – Required Findings The proposed use is allowed in the applicable zone  The location, size, design, and operating characteristics of the  proposed use will be compatible with the existing and future land uses in the vicinity of the subject property. The proposed use will not be detrimental to the public health, safety,  and welfare of the County. The proposed use is properly located within the County and  adequately served by existing or planned services and infrastructure. The size, shape, and other physical characteristics of the subject  property are adequate to ensure compatibility of the proposed use with the existing and future land uses in the vicinity of the subject property.

Overlay Zone - Findings  Findings:  GP2030 & Specific Plan Consistency  Site is physically suitable and is not a hazard  AG rezone: surrounding uses; ag operations; urban area; no feasible alternative less determential to ag; full mitigation; not in the Williamson Act or Greenline areas  Conditional Zoning Agreement – limits uses of the Rec Commercial Overlay zone to the proposed project

Overriding Considerations Significant and Unavoidable Impacts remain after mitigation.  CEQA requires findings in a Statement of Overriding Considerations  if a project is to be approved  Social  Economic  Legal  Technological This project includes:   Property, Sales and Transient Occupancy Taxes  Jobs  First Tee Program  Audubon International Program

Recommendation  Adopt the Resolution certifying the Final EIR  Approve the Rezone Ordinance for a Recreation Commercial Overlay with a Conditional Zoning Agreement  Adopt the Resolution approving the Whisper Ridge Golf Resort at Lake Oroville (UP12-0006/REZ12- 0001/LLA12-0010 & 12-0011) with a Statement of Overriding Considerations  Include an additional condition of approval for the requirement for a tribal monitor