ZONING AND OVER-DEVELOPMENT
PRESERVE OUR ZONING AND RURAL WAY OF LIFE
WHEN NOTIFIED, IT IS CRITICAL THAT THE COMMUNITY SHOW UP AND SPEAK OUT AT UPCOMING PLANNING COMMISSION AND BOARD OF SUPERVISOR MEETINGS TO PREVENT A REZONING AMENDMENT FROM BEING APPROVED.
The Tierra Robles rural subdivision is a “leapfrog” development that introduces urban sprawl into Palo Cedro, changing the rural character of our community forever. Tierra Robles creates Palo Cedro/Bella Vista as de-facto “infill area” similar to the subdivision growth in East Redding.
Tierra Robles does not adjoin any other suburban or urban development making it inconsistent and incompatible with existing surrounding zoning, and parcel sizes, in violation of the County’s General Plan.
The beautiful 716 acres (formerly the Chatham Ranch) is now zoned as three Unclassified parcels, one parcel with 3-acre minimums and one with 5-acre minimums. The standard of 3 and 5-acre minimums must be maintained for the Unclassified parcels to keep the rural nature of this or any development. This Beverly Hills developer should not be given special rezoning treatment!
If the required rezoning amendment is approved by the Board of Supervisors, it will set a precedent for similar land sales and rezoning that would declare an open season for leapfrog, infill development that negatively impacts our rural way of life and Bella Vista Water District water supplies forever.
The developer’s lot maps and Composite Area Map show that the 166 parcel sizes range from 1.19 acres to 6.81 acres and are inconsistent in size and density with the surrounding community:
65% or 109 homes are less than 3 acres versus 23% in the surrounding area
35% or 57 homes are greater than 3 acres versus 77% in the surrounding area
Many of us moved out of the city to live here, where the pace of life is slower, safer, more picturesque and enjoyable. Stopping this rezoning amendment protects the future of our rural community!
OUR WATER
Water is a precious, finite resource in our rural North State communities. Using water responsibly is important for the quality of life for all us, particularly in single and multiple drought years. The proposed 166-home Tierra Robles suburban subdivision will be served by the Bella Vista Water District (BVWD).
Tierra Robles is estimated to use 352-acre feet of water per year, which the BVWD does not have in single and multiple drought years through the year 2040, as their data shows that demand exceeds supply.
We all know these shortages then get passed down to us in the form of water rationing, increased fees, penalties and in some cases little or no water for agricultural users. Adding demand to an already over committed system is not responsible planning or development!
If the District has enough water, then why is the BVWD and Shasta County planners requiring developers to enter into third party water purchases that are also subject to the same cutbacks as those water sources used by the District in single and multiple drought years? Protect our limited water. Say NO to unsustainable water demand and the Tierra Robles subdivision.
TRAFFIC ISSUES
Tierra Robles is expected to balloon our narrow and winding roads with 1,774 added daily trips from at least 332 more cars. During the school year, hundreds of extra vehicles pour into Palo Cedro from Redding and the surrounding areas, resulting in morning and afternoon traffic patterns and volumes that impact roadway speeds, intersection safety and congestion. The County’s traffic study alleges area roads meet minimum standards. However, if you drive, bicycle or walk these roads you know the dangers of little or no road shoulders, excessive roadway speeds, the difficulty of exiting and entering from side streets, and cars frequently crossing the mid line.
Adding traffic circles, a few warning signs and a four-way stop at a curving intersection, mostly at tax payer expense, won’t lessen the negative impact of this subdivision. Real problems are not addressed, such as on Boyle Road where no dedicated turn lanes are planned to regulate turning into and out of the subdivision’s main entrance, making for a dangerous intersection.
Given the recent traffic nightmares associated with the CARR and CAMP fires, Palo Cedro evacuation routes, plans and load capacities must be reviewed and revised now to ensure that another 166 homes and 332 more cars won’t overwhelm the limited two lane feeder roads that border the new subdivision. The Draft and Final Environmental Impact Reports don’t even address these new wildfire realities. There are at least 315 existing homes and 630 cars that feed onto Boyle Road now. How can Boyle safely accommodate another 332 more cars? Keep our roads, intersections and evacuation routes less congested and safer – Say NO to Tierra Robles!
WASTE WATER AND SEPTIC ISSUES
NEW COMMUNITY SERVICE DISTRICT CONCERNS
If not diverted, all grey and black waste water will flow to the modular community system, where after treatment and disinfection it will be pumped to a drip dispersal system within the development’s roadway medians. The soils may be able to absorb the effluent in the dry months, but when the ground is saturated in the rainy season it will likely overflow into our local creeks and streams.
This type of onsite community wastewater/septic and drip effluent dispersal system would be the first of its kind in Shasta County. The operations, maintenance and monitoring of this highly technical system would require the formation of a new, possibly overtasked and underfunded COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT (CSD) which could revert back to County and Board of Supervisor control and taxpayer responsibility should there be unforeseen financial or technical issues. The CSD is also tasked with road and storm water system maintenance, the Wildland Fuel/Vegetation Management Plan, the Oak Woodland Management Plan, Open Space and Resource Management Area management and oversight, the Development Design Guidelines and providing funding in perpetuity for offsite conservation easements. This “Super HOA” could become a nightmare for the County if it can’t meet all these required responsibilities.
Keep septic waste water out of neighboring backyards, wells and waterways – Say NO to Tierra Robles!
LOCATION OF PROPOSED TIERRA ROBLES SUBDIVISION
Action today for our community tomorrow
Current Status and Alerts
MARCH 2021 UPDATE
Dear Friends and Neighbors,
Thank you so much for your past support, interest, and generosity in the ongoing battle against the proposed 166-home Tierra Robles subdivision in rural Palo Cedro.
On February 2, 2021, the public and PATROL’s attorney, Remy Moose Manley submitted written comments to the Shasta County Planning Department in response to a Recirculated Draft Environmental Impact Report (RDEIR). These comments highlight the many deficiencies, insufficient evidence and erroneous data that still plague the proposed project and the RDEIR.
Read the Remy Moose Manley 34-page letter to learn more about 3.5-hour wildfire evacuation times that could lead to lethally unacceptable delays, an unlikely source of supplemental water to the Bella Vista Water District, an unreliable HOA/Community Services District and other concerns:
PLEASE EMPOWER THE LEGAL WORK OF REMY MOOSE MANLEY BY DIGGING DEEP TO CONTRIBUTE TO OUR LEGAL OFFENSE FUND. EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT WILL GO A LONG WAY TO PUSHING BACK ON THIS ILL-ADVISED PROJECT. PLEASE DONATE ON THIS SECURE WEBSITE OR MAIL A CHECK TO PATROL, P.O. BOX 682, PALO CEDRO, CA 96073
The County must respond to all comments, make necessary revisions, and produce a new Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) that will go to the Planning Commission for another Public Hearing in the future. At that hearing, the public will be able to voice their concerns regarding the FEIR and the entire project, like the hearing on July 23, 2019.
MANY THANKS FOR CONSIDERING OUR REQUEST – THE PATROL STEERING COMMITTEE
PATROL COMMUNITY ZOOM MEETING 1/19/21 @ 6:30 PM
ATTEND THIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION MEETING TO UNDERSTAND DEFICIENCIES IN THE COUNTY’S TIERRA ROBLES RECIRCULATED DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (RDEIR) SO YOU CAN SUBMIT EFFECTIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS BY THE DEADLINE OF FEBRUARY 2, 2021 (see RDEIR and submission details below).
- LEARN ABOUT THE DEFICIENCIES IN THE NEW WILDFIRE EVACUATION TRAFFIC STUDY – DOES NOT REMEDY THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF NEW CARS/RVs/TRAILERS ON ALREADY POOR EVACUATION TIMES FOR EXISTING RESIDENTS.
- LEARN ABOUT CONTINUING PROBLEMS OF AN UNRELIABLE SOURCE OF DEVELOPER-SUPPLIED SUPPLEMENTAL WATER TO THE BELLA VISTA WATER DISTRICT IN DROUGHT YEARS.
- HEAR ABOUT THE UNADDRESSED PAST CONCERNS RAISED BY THE PUBLIC IN JULY 2019 REGARDING UNSAFE ROADS AND INTERSECTIONS AND AN INACCURATELY DESIGNED COMMUNITY WASTE TREATMENT FACILITY.
- QUESTION AND ANSWER TIME
- LEARN WHAT YOU CAN DO TO PARTICIPATE AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO KEEP PALO CEDRO RURAL.
TO RECEIVE AN INVITATION AND LINK TO THE ONLINE ZOOM MEETING OR FOR PHONE ACCESS RSVP TO: NoTierraRobles@gmail.com
NOTE: Please send your final written Public
comments by 5:00 PM on Februry 2, 2021 to Paul Hellman, Shasta
County Department of Resource Management, 1855 Placer Street, Redding, CA
96001, via regular mail or by e-mail at phellman@co.shasta.ca.us
Note that Comments to the
County must be limited to the revised and new chapters contained in the RDEIR. Comments on chapters and
portions of the Draft EIR that are not a part of the RDEIR will not be
responded to and will not be included in the Final EIR. The Final EIR will
contain responses to comments previously received on the Draft EIR as well as
comments received on the RDEIR.
For general questions and
assistance, please contact Paul Hellman by telephone at (530) 225-5532 or
by e-mail phellman@co.shasta.ca.us
SPECIFIC
LINKS TO THE RDEIR DOCUMENTS CAN BE FOUND BELOW. (All current and past EIR
documents can be viewed and downloaded at:
https://www.co.shasta.ca.us/index/drm/planning/eir/tierra-robles )
1.0 Introduction
5.7 Greenhouse Gases and Climate Change
5.16 Traffic and Circulation (updated analysis
of the intersection of Deschutes Road & Cedro Lane)
5.17 Utilities and Service Systems – includes an updated analysis of potential water supply impacts to the Bella Vista Water District. Provides an updated analysis regarding an alternative water supply during water shortages associated with a multiple dry year event.
5.19 Wildfire NEW
Appendices
A-1 Air Quality/Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data
A-2 Technical Modeling Considerations for Criteria
Pollutants and Human Health Effects
B-1 Tierra Robles Traffic Impact Study (May 2015)
B-2 Supplemental Traffic Impact Analysis (August 2017)
B-3 Technical Memorandum — Traffic Impact Analysis
Update for Intersection No. 15:
Deschutes Road & Cedro Lane (November 20, 2018)
B-4 Updated Technical Memorandum — Updated Traffic
Impact Analysis Update for
Intersection No. 15: Deschutes Road & Cedro Lane
(February 25, 2019)
B-5 VMT Impact Analysis NEW
C-1 Water Demand Evaluation – Relates to Bella Vista Water District
C-2 Clear Creek CSD Letter to Bella Vista Water District NEW
C-3 Bella Vista Water District Meeting Minutes NEWD-1 Tierra Robles Area Evacuation Traffic Study NEW
GET INVOLVED NOW!
ACTIONS TO TAKE:
1.COMMUNICATE TO ALL THE SHASTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS URGING THEM TO VOTE NO ON THE TIERRA ROBLES SUBDIVISION. CLICK HERE TO SEND ALL THE SUPERVISORS AN EMAIL NOW OR DOWNLOAD THE LETTERS FOR MAILING.
2. COMMUNICATE TO ALL THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE SHASTA COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION URGING THEM TO NOT RECOMMEND THE TIERRA ROBLES SUBDIVISION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. CLICK HERE TO SEND ALL THE COMMISSIONERS AN EMAIL NOW OR DOWNLOAD THE LETTERS FOR MAILING.
3. MOBILIZE OTHERS – DISTRIBUTE THE PATROL PROMOTIONAL FLYER
4. JOIN THE PATROL ACTION NOTIFICATION EMAIL LIST TO GET THE LATEST UPDATES AND HEARING ALERTS. CLICK THIS LINK TO ADD YOUR NAME AND EMAIL ADDRESS OR call 530-549-4743.
5. WHEN NOTIFIED, SHOW UP AND SPEAK OUT AT PLANNING COMMISSION AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DECISION HEARINGS.
6.“PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR HEART IS” CAMPAIGN – HAVE YOUR MONEY MAKE A DIFFERENCE! DONATE $100 OR WHATEVER YOU CAN AFFORD TO FUND PATROL’S COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND REMY MOOSE MANLEY LLC LEGAL EFFORTS.
7. VOLUNTEER YOUR TIME TO DO WHAT’S WANTED AND NEEDED. ONLY A FEW HOURS A WEEK COULD MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE! Call 530-549-4743.
8. JOIN A BALLOT REFERENDUM TEAM TO OVERTURN AN ADVERSE BOARD OF SUPERVISOR VOTE –CALL 530-549-4743 OR EMAIL NoTierraRobles@gmail.com
Click a name below to download a personalized letter, or fill out the form to send them an email now.
Honorable Joe Chimenti Honorable Leonard Moty Honorable Mary Rickert Honorable Steve Morgan Honorable Les Baugh Shasta County Board of Supervisors 1450 Court Street, Suite 308B Redding, CA 96001-1673Click a name below to download a personalized letter, or fill out the form to send them an email now.
Honorable Patrick Walner Honorable Roy Ramsey Honorable Steven Kerns Honorable Tim MacLean Honorable Jim ChapinWHAT IS PATROL?
HOW WILL PATROL USE YOUR DONATION?
Protect Against Tierra Robles Overdeveloped Lands (PATROL) is an unincorporated association of Shasta County residents who oppose the Tierra Robles Planned Development Project. All our activities are designed to educate and inform, empower and activate community participation in opposing Tierra Robles. All PATROL actions are guided by a volunteer, eight to ten-person Steering Committee.
We oppose this suburban subdivision development not because we are opposed to growth or progress, but because unchecked, “leapfrog” development, with little or no County infrastructure improvements is detrimental to our rural community and way of life. This project as currently designed does environmental harm to our community.
To further its efforts to protect the community from overdevelopment, PATROL has retained Remy Moose Manley LLP, [“RMM”] a land use law firm with long-standing experience in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), to represent PATROL in its opposition to the proposed project. Additional information about Remy Moose Manley LLP can be found on their website: https://www.rmmenvirolaw.com/
Donations to PATROL will be used to carry out the following activities:
- Have RMM review the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for the Project and submit comments to the County on PATROL’s behalf regarding the adequacy of the FEIR and the County’s compliance with CEQA.
- Direct funds, if warranted, for a ballot referendum and for advertising, printing, mailings and postage, signage, and the cost of sponsoring functions directly related to opposing the Tierra Robles Planned Development.
- Utilize RMM or another specialized attorney, at PATROL’s request, to provide advice and services regarding requirements under the State Election Code to explore pursuing a ballot referendum should a final decision by the County Board of Supervisors approve the proposed project and rezoning amendment.
- Amend, if necessary, PATROL’s retainer agreement with Remy Moose Manley as it does not include the filing of a lawsuit challenging the project or representation during any subsequent litigation. However, both RMM and PATROL’s Steering Committee would have to agree to amend the retainer agreement.
- All donated funds are deposited with Tri-Counties Bank in Palo Cedro. NOTE: All donations are NOT tax deductible and are non-refundable. Any unused monies at the completion of our efforts will be donated to the Palo Cedro Community Park.
DONATIONS CAN BE MADE ON THIS SECURE WEBSITE
OR
CHECKS CAN MADE PAYABLE TO “PATROL” AND SENT TO:
PATROL, P.O.BOX 682, PALO CEDRO, CA 96073
THANK YOU FOR JOINING THE PATROL TEAM TODAY!
THERE IS STRENGTH IN NUMBERS!
