Butte County has a seriously deficient general plan.
It is intended to provide the residents of this County with a comprehensive analysis of the areas best suited for housing, industry, agriculture, recreation, etc. while adequately protecting the environment. State law requires that counties project their long-term goals and objectives as well as the policies, principles, and standards that will be used to attain them. The Butte County General Plan is internally inconsistent and inadequate for the challenges our County will face in the coming decades. The disparate elements have no consistency due to the lack of a comprehensive update. A General Plan must be internally consistent by law.