Butte County Municipal Code Art. XVI.5 Oroville Enterprise Zone: Processing of Applications for Industrial and…

The purposes of this article are to implement the provisions of that certain memorandum of understanding regarding enterprise zone projects entered into by and between the County of Butte and the City of Oroville and dated October 1, 1991, as said memorandum of understanding may be amended from time to time, and specifically to coordinate and facilitate new industrial and commercial developments in the unincorporated area of the Oroville Enterprise Zone.

(Ord. No. 3016, § 1, 6-23-92)

(a) Planning commission functions. Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Code to the contrary, the City of Oroville Planning Commission is appointed to act in lieu of the County Planning Commission and to perform all of the duties thereof as to all industrial and commercial projects within the unincorporated area of the Oroville Enterprise Zone as it is not established by the State of California and as the boundaries thereof may hereafter be lawfully amended. For purposes of this section, "projects" shall include development permits, use permits, and variances. Appeals from actions of the Oroville Planning Commission pursuant to this section shall be made to the board of supervisors in the same manner and subject to the same county fees as appeals from actions of the Butte County Planning Commission.

(b) Project application procedures and standards. Such project applications shall be filed with the City of Oroville, subject to the fees and adopted procedures and standards of the city as they now exist or may exist at the time of such application. Such projects will be subject to city design review requirements and improvement standards. However, the zoning regulations applicable to all such projects will be those specified in the applicable county zoning ordinance, and county sewage disposal requirements shall apply, except as to those projects which connect to a publicly-owned, maintained and operated sewage system, in which case the requirements of the public entity which owns, maintains and operates the sewer system shall apply.

(c) Projects to which this section is not applicable. The Butte County Planning Commission shall retain its present authority as to all other projects within said area, including all residential projects and all general plan, zoning and specific plan amendments and enactments. Applications for such projects will continue to be processed in accordance with the procedures and standards of the County of Butte.

(Ord. No. 3016, § 1, 6-23-92)

(a) Land development division and advisory agency functions. Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Code to the contrary, applications for industrial and commercial parcel maps and subdivision maps pertaining to property within the unincorporated area of the Oroville Enterprise Zone as it is now established by the State of California or as the boundaries thereof may hereafter be lawfully amended, shall be submitted to and processed by the Oroville Planning Commission and Oroville Development Review Board, which shall act in lieu of the Butte County Department of Development Services. Land Development Division, and Advisory Agency. Appeals from actions of the Oroville Planning Commission with respect to such maps shall be made to the board of supervisors in the same manner and subject to the same county fees as appeals from actions of the Butte County Advisory Agency.

(b) Map application procedures and standards. Such map applications shall be filed with the City of Oroville, subject to the fees and adopted procedures and standards of the city as they now exist or may exist at the time of such application. Such projects will be subject to city design review requirements and improvement standards, including standards regarding the installation of street trees. However, the zoning regulations applicable to all such maps will be those specified in the applicable county zoning ordinance, and county sewage disposal requirements shall apply, except as to those projects which connect to a publicly owned, maintained and operated sewage system, in which case the requirements of the public entity which owns, maintains and operates the sewer system shall apply. Final subdivision maps and parcel maps shall be submitted to the county surveyor for examination and certification pursuant to Government Code sections 66442 and 66450, respectively. Final subdivision maps shall be submitted to the board of supervisors for approval.

(c) Section not applicable to residential maps. This section is not applicable to residential parcel maps and subdivision maps, which will continue to be processed in accordance with the procedures and standards of the County of Butte.

(Ord. No. 3850, § 1, 4-22-03: Ord. No. 3016, § 1, 6-23-92)

(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Code to the contrary, the City of Oroville Building Department is appointed to act in lieu of the county department of development services, building division, and to perform all of the duties thereof as to all building permits for industrial and commercial projects within the unincorporated area of the Oroville Enterprise Zone as it is now established by the State of California and as the boundaries thereof may hereafter be lawfully amended. For purposes of this section, "projects" shall include building, grading, mechanical, electrical and plumbing projects, and the functions of the Oroville Building Department will include the review of plans, issuance of permits and inspection of construction related thereto.

(b) Permit application procedures and standards. Such permit applications shall be filed with the City of Oroville, subject to the fees and adopted procedures and standards of the city as they now exist or may exist at the time of such application. Such permit applications will be subject to city design review requirements, improvement standards, and building standards. However, the zoning regulations applicable to all such projects will be those specified in the applicable county zoning ordinance, and county sewage disposal requirements shall apply, except as to those projects which connect to a publicly owned, maintained and operated sewage system, in which case the requirements of the public entity which owns, maintains and operates the sewer system shall apply.

(c) Section not applicable to residential projects. This section is not applicable to permits for residential projects, which will continue to be processed in accordance with the procedures and standards of the County of Butte.

(Ord. No. 3016, § 1, 6-23-92)

Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Code to the contrary, code enforcement relating to commercial and industrial projects within the unincorporated area of the Oroville Enterprise Zone will be the responsibility of the City of Oroville.

(Ord. No. 3016, § 1, 6-23-92)

Any and all developer fees which would be due and payable pursuant to applicable county ordinances or resolutions in connection with industrial or commercial projects in the unincorporated area of the Oroville Enterprise Zone if the applications therefor were being processed by the County of Butte shall be due and payable in the same amount and manner if the application therefor is being processed by the City of Oroville pursuant to this article XVI.5. Such fees shall be collected by city on behalf of county prior to city's issuance of building permits for such projects and transmitted to the County of Butte within thirty (30) days from the date collected.

(Ord. No. 3016, § 1, 6-23-92)