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Oroville planning commission schedules special meeting after contested EIR for large industrial buildout
Summary
Commissioners heard a multi-hour staff presentation on a draft program/project Environmental Impact Report analyzing up to 170 acres south of Ofer Road and a hypothetical 3.2 million-square-foot warehouse build-out. Staff flagged unavoidable greenhouse gas, VMT and air-quality impacts; public commenters urged revision and a special meeting was set to continue action.
Oroville — The Planning Commission heard a detailed staff presentation on a hybrid program/project Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for up to 170 acres of industrial development south of Ofer Road, but did not complete final certification and set a special meeting to continue the matter.
Planning staff told the commission the EIR analyzes a maximum hypothetical build‑out that could include four large warehouse buildings totaling as much as 3,200,000 square feet, extensions of water and sewer, and traffic improvements to Ofer Road. Staff said the city fronted about $3.3 million to prepare the EIR and provided mitigation measures in a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP).
The EIR identifies three impacts that would remain significant at the largest build‑out: greenhouse gas emissions; vehicle miles traveled (VMT) — the…
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