Planning Commission, September 24, 2026
Recommends approval: General Plan Amendment GPA 24-5 and Zone Change 24-2 (Airport Compatibility Rezones), passed
What happened
On September 24, 2026, the Planning Commission recommended approval of General Plan Amendment GPA 24-5 and Zone Change 24-2 (Airport Compatibility Rezones).
The Butte County Planning Commission recommended the Board of Supervisors approve General Plan Amendment GPA 24-5 and Zone Change 24-2, down-zoning parcels around three county airports (Chico Municipal, Ranchero, and Oroville) to resolve inconsistencies between base zoning and ai…
- Jurisdiction
- Butte County, CA
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- September 24, 2026
- Decisions
- 1 zoning decision
- Outcome
- Recommends approval, passed
- Next step
- Final board vote (pending)
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General Plan Amendment GPA 24-5 and Zone Change 24-2 (Airport Compatibility Rezones)
Planning Commission adopted resolution recommending the Board of Supervisors find the project CEQA-exempt and approve GPA 24-5 and Zone Change 24-2 down-zoning parcels around Chico Municipal, Ranchero, and Oroville airports. Chico parcel (~112 acres) split into RR-10 and agriculture, with North...
Key Decisions (1)
General Plan Amendment GPA 24-5 and Zone Change 24-2 (Airport Compatibility Rezones)
Development Activity (1)
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Market Signals (3)
Infrastructure
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Commercial Demand
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Housing Demand
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Who spoke
9 distinct speakers; 3 identified names.
All speaker roles: 1 Applicant Rep, 2 Commissioner, 3 Staff, 2 Chair, 1 Clerk.
Identified name roles: 1 Applicant Rep, 2 Staff.
Speaker sample: Shelby, Applicant Rep.
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Zoning terms (9)
53 recorded timestamps
- rezone (2 timestamps)
- zoning (21 timestamps)
- density (13 timestamps)
- residential (10 timestamps)
- planned development (3 timestamps)
- subdivision (1 timestamps)
Decision moments (1)
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