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Planning Commission approves update to Butte County Environmental Review Guidelines and forwards recommendation to supervisors
Summary
Butte County Planning Commission voted to find the Environmental Review Guidelines update exempt from CEQA and recommended the Board of Supervisors adopt the revisions designed to clarify submittal requirements, tribal consultation, consultant selection and the county's role as lead agency.
Roland Hickel, senior planner with Butte County Development Services, told the Planning Commission that the county is updating its Environmental Review Guidelines to align local CEQA procedures with current practice; the guidelines were last revised in 1996 and staff prepared an addendum rather than a new EIR.
Hickel said the package clarifies application submittal requirements and project descriptions, adds guidance on early consultations including consultations with Native American tribes,…
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