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Planning commission certifies EIR for potential large industrial development south of Ofer Road
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The Oroville Planning Commission on Monday certified a final environmental impact report (EIR) analyzing a hypothetical maximum build‑out of industrial development south of Ofer Road, including scenarios with about 3.2 million square feet of warehouse space.
The Oroville Planning Commission on Monday certified a final environmental impact report (EIR) that analyzes a hypothetical maximum build‑out of industrial development on roughly 170 acres south of Ofer Road, including scenarios with about 3,200,000 square feet of warehouse space.
Planning staff told the commission the document is a hybrid program/project EIR designed to analyze the maximum reasonably foreseeable development so that any smaller project would have fewer impacts. The report examines traffic, air quality, biological resources, utilities and other effects and carries a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) listing required measures.
Staff and the EIR consultant told commissioners that, after applying feasible mitigation, three impacts remain significant and unavoidable: greenhouse‑gas emissions, vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and diesel particulate exposure to nearby residences. The report states that…
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