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Council affirms Pacific Coast Producerscentury-long operations with resolution
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Summary
Oroville council unanimously acknowledged Pacific Coast Producers' continuous fruit-canning operation since 1914 as a legal nonconforming use and adopted a resolution to memorialize its vested rights; company representatives said the recognition supports future investment.
The Oroville City Council voted to adopt a resolution recognizing Pacific Coast Producers(PCP) longstanding canning operations at the downtown site and to memorialize its legal nonconforming, vested rights.
Council member Pat (speaker 20) told the council that a fruit-canning operation has been on the site since 1914 and that PCP purchased the facility in 1971. "So when you get the resolution to sign mayor, it will be correct to say 1914," Pat said when discussing the corrected start date.
David (speaker 21), representing PCP, thanked council and staff for the recognition and said the company has been the propertys steward under different owners over many decades. "PCP feels strongly that this type of action by the city council really gives their company ... reinforcement to continue to invest and reinvest," David said.
Vice mayor Smith and other council members endorsed the resolution, highlighting the company's role in local employment and history. Councilor Johnstone and others noted prior zoning changes in 2009 that made the clarification timely as downtown land use patterns evolved.
The motion to adopt resolution 9453 was moved and seconded and the clerk recorded the outcome as "Motion passed 4 yes, 3 absent." No amendments were proposed during the meeting.
The resolution directs staff to finalize the corrected date in the signed document; PCP representatives present said they appreciated the council's action and that the recognition supports continued operations and potential reinvestment.
