Shasta County planning commission approves two‑lot parcel map in Bella Vista with environmental mitigations

The Shasta County Planning Commission on July 10 approved Parcel Map 23‑004, allowing a 10.09‑acre Bella Vista parcel to be split into a 6.74‑acre Parcel 1 and a 3.35‑acre Parcel 2, subject to recommended conditions and mitigation measures.

The approval came after staff presented the proposal and recommended adoption of a mitigated negative declaration. “Staff recommends the planning commission conduct and close a public hearing and adopt the recommendations in the staff report,” said Adam Fieseler, assistant director of resource management, during the presentation.

Why it matters: The project lies within the Clough Creek watershed and staff identified potentially significant impacts to bats, rare plants, the Crotch’s bumblebee, and nesting migratory birds and raptors. The commission’s approval attaches mitigation measures intended to reduce those impacts to less‑than‑significant levels under the…