Tami Ritter, Butte County Supervisor

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Go to 4:52 in this meeting and listen to the request that is being made by District 2 Supervisor.

There is no application submitted to our Development Services Department, but there is a developer that wants to put in a truck stop. Why wouldn’t this go through the normal process for rezoning? The only reason I can think of is because a developer doesn’t want to pay the fees for rezoning. Current zoning designation is Ag and Ag Services. It doesn’t matter what personal opinions my colleagues hold about the current business that has been operating there, they operate legally with a conditional use permit.

For those who don’t want to listen (it is approx 5 mins) I will summarize for you:
D2: There is an area of my district most people would agree is a blight, lots of criminal acts, and it is the “gateway” to Butte County. I want to direct staff look at possible zoning changes, including the cost associated to develop this parcel for a different use. And to look at this being a county driven process for redevelopment.
D3: is this private property? Or county owned?
D2: currently it is privately owned. It’s the strip club property. There are people looking to make some changes, but we have to see if that’s possible or not so I wanna have county staff bring us options.
D3: we’ve had people bring proposals to the county in the past regarding this property, but rezoning needs to be specific to what the private property owner is looking to develop.
D2: maybe, but I figured I’d let staff take a look at it and bring us back options
D3: when you asked for county staff report to include costs what do you mean?
D2: cost associated on the counties end
D3: so instead of private property owners paying the cost of rezoning or going through our process, you want the county to do it?
D2: not necessarily just if there are cost and what they are, before us actually agreed to anything
D3: it feels like that may be the private property owner’s responsibility
D2: it could be, I just wanna see what the options are etc…
D5: I’ll give a head now to that. It probably shouldn’t be discussing to that level.
D3: that’s what we’re being asked to give a head nod to…
D5: we’re looking at underlying zoning of the existing use, whether it’s a use permit, and what could go forward. Do they have a right to have a business such as it is to go forward or are they in violation of their use permit? That’s the thing I’m kind of curious about how it’s operating and going forward that’s why I’m giving a head nod.
D1: I’ll give a head not because I don’t think we need a strip club north of Chico as the entrance to Butte County and I would hate to see it reuse that way, and it is somewhat belated there any other comments
D4: I’m giving head not too
D1: (directed to D3) sorry about your strip club going away
D3: it’s not my district, but it just seems like private industry
(that we are asking the county to subsidize)

Development Services will give a report this Tuesday (not a timed item).
Do you think the County should use tax payer dollars to rezone a property FOR a developer?

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https://buttecoca.portal.civicclerk.com/event/1074/media

Go to 4:52 in this meeting and listen to the request that is being made by District 2 Supervisor.

There is no application submitted to our Development Services Department, but there is a developer that wants to put in a truck stop. Why wouldn’t this go through the normal process for rezoning? The only reason I can think of is because a developer doesn’t want to pay the fees for rezoning. Current zoning designation is Ag and Ag Services. It doesn’t matter what personal opinions my colleagues hold about the current business that has been operating there, they operate legally with a conditional use permit.

For those who don’t want to listen (it is approx 5 mins) I will summarize for you:
D2: There is an area of my district most people would agree is a blight, lots of criminal acts, and it is the “gateway” to Butte County. I want to direct staff look at possible zoning changes, including the cost associated to develop this parcel for a different use. And to look at this being a county driven process for redevelopment.
D3: is this private property? Or county owned?
D2: currently it is privately owned. It’s the strip club property. There are people looking to make some changes, but we have to see if that’s possible or not so I wanna have county staff bring us options.
D3: we’ve had people bring proposals to the county in the past regarding this property, but rezoning needs to be specific to what the private property owner is looking to develop.
D2: maybe, but I figured I’d let staff take a look at it and bring us back options
D3: when you asked for county staff report to include costs what do you mean?
D2: cost associated on the counties end
D3: so instead of private property owners paying the cost of rezoning or going through our process, you want the county to do it?
D2: not necessarily just if there are cost and what they are, before us actually agreed to anything
D3: it feels like that may be the private property owner’s responsibility
D2: it could be, I just wanna see what the options are etc…
D5: I’ll give a head nod to that. We probably shouldn’t be discussing to that level.
D3: that’s what we’re being asked to give a head nod to…
D5: we’re looking at underlying zoning of the existing use, whether it’s a use permit, and what could go forward. Do they have a right to have a business such as it is to go forward or are they in violation of their use permit? That’s the thing I’m kind of curious about how it’s operating and going forward that’s why I’m giving a head nod.
D1: I’ll give a head nod because I don’t think we need a strip club north of Chico as the entrance to Butte County and I would hate to see it reuse that way, and it is somewhat belated there any other comments
D4: I’m giving head nod too
D1: (directed to D3) sorry about your strip club going away
D3: it’s not my district, but it just seems like private industry
(that we are asking the county to subsidize)

Development Services will give a report this Tuesday (not a timed item).
Do you think the County should use tax payer dollars to rezone a property FOR a developer?

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Butte County is aware of questions and concerns regarding an upcoming agenda item before the Butte County Water Commission related to AI data centers.

To clarify, Butte County has not received an application or development proposal for an AI data center. With increasing national attention on AI data centers and their potential infrastructure needs, the Commission requested a general informational discussion to better understand the County's process of what would happen if a proposal were submitted in the future. Because the Water Commission's interest is centered on water resources, the discussion will also focus on how AI data centers impact water usage.

It is also important to note that Butte County's current zoning ordinances do not permit data centers in the unincorporated areas of the county.

This agenda item is educational in nature and is intended to help commissioners better understand a topic receiving increased national attention. It should not be interpreted as an indication that a data center project is being proposed or considered for approval in Butte County.

It took us a while but it is finally happening.

We are aware of the tragic incident that occurred today at the Chico Branch of the Butte County Library and extend our deepest condolences to everyone affected, including the victims, their loved ones, library staff, and all those impacted by this heartbreaking incident.

As law enforcement personnel continue their work, we ask the public to avoid the area. For accurate and up-to-date information, please follow the Chico Police Department

All Butte County Library Branches will be closed on Tuesday, June 23, 2026.

This is very good news for our community!

Here is the update as of 5:25 PM:

PG&E working to restore power to central, west Chico

The Chico power outage affecting 7,400 customers since 4:04 p.m. today was due to damaged equipment inside a PG&E substation. A technician discovered the damaged bushing on a transformer and PG&E shut off the power to the transformer for safety. Crews are now working to reroute power to another transformer and expect to begin safely restoring power to customers shortly. We are investigating what caused the damage. The outage is affecting customers in central and west Chico.

Officially a candidate for Butte County Supervisor, District 3. Swearing my oath with a beautiful view…