Nevada County Land Use & Development Digest

In their April 22 meeting of the Truckee Town Council, Mayor Jan Zabriskie proclaimed May 2025 as Wildfire Awareness Month.

Nevada County planners are exploring new housing options such as recreation vehicles and are expected to release a draft ordinance in early summer.

A new online urban tree canopy mapping tool for California has been released by CalFire.

An introduction to the Fire Safe Nevada County Coalition, a new public benefit organization formed to support community wildfire preparedness and resilience.

California Senate Housing Committee Chair Aisha Wahab is a staunch progressive who is clashing with pro-development activists and other Democrats who want to build more, faster.

Six conservancies throughout the state will oversee work largely in Southern California and the Sierra Nevada.

After a three day hearing this week, State Farm is one step closer to approval for a rate hike on its California customers.

California’s Public Advocate has been pressing for new utility fire maps since 2023. Utilities are on board — but regulators turned them down.

The City of Nevada City is hosting workshops to better prepare residents for the upcoming fire season in a Ready - Set - Go framework.

In their April 8 meeting, the Nevada County Board of Supervisors accepted the study commissioned to determine the best future use for the Nevada County Courthouse and annex.

The Delta faces a funding crisis to repair and maintain an aging network of 1,100 miles of levees. These earthen berms, mostly on private land, could rupture and endanger half a million people and flood thousands of acres of farmland.

A free two-day forest business entrepreneurship workshop hosted by the Sierra Business Council and Sierra Commons is being held April 26 and 27 in Nevada City.

Rural counties are some of the most reliant on federal funding and federal workers. But some still welcome Trump’s upcoming cuts to forestry and other departments

In their March 26 meeting, the Nevada City Council voted to more forward on a recommendation from consultants at Nelson Strategic Economics for the future of the Nevada City Courthouse.

Nevada City will be using a bridge acquired from a town in the state of Washington as a pedestrian and bicycle bridge crossing Deer Creek.

A handful of legislators rallied near the state Capitol Thursday to promote what they’re calling an “extremely unsexy,” but important, bipartisan bill package intended to put California’s housing development into overdrive.

In the recurring legislative fight between YIMBY legislators and defenders of California’s signature environmental law, one bill could be a final legislative showdown.

In their March 25 meeting, the Grass Valley City Council discussed a commissioned report on options and policies to address the lack of parking and parking enforcement in the downtown area.

In their March 25 meeting, the Nevada County Board of Supervisors approved acceptance of grant funding to be directed towards fuel reduction on 1,000 acres of land in Penn Valley.

In their March 25 meeting, the Nevada County Board of Supervisors approved the transfer of Miners Foundry ownership to the City of Nevada City.

CalFire released its fourth and final round of color-coded hazard maps. Different colors come with different rules.

Read on for more information about the first in a series of community workshops being hosted by the Nevada County Transportation Commission and the City of Nevada City to discuss development of a Pedestrian and Bicycle Mobility Plan for the Zion Street/Sacramento Street Corridor.

The Penn Valley Family Resource Center is partnering with Ready Nevada County and the Nevada County Superintendent of Schools to help Penn Valley residents prepare for wildfire season. Read on to learn more.

Evacuating the Tahoe basin in summer could take 14 hours, and 99% of properties are at risk — yet new resorts are being built in high-danger fire areas.

Billions of state and federal dollars are spent on Lake Tahoe. But is all this attention actually protecting this unique treasure? Pollutants pour in, while development continues. Funding has shifted in focus to tourism and traffic projects, while money spent directly on fixing the lake has declined.

Read on to learn how you can participate in the March 27 community workshop and give your input about priorities and goals for the update to the 2022-2027 Nevada City Strategic Plan.

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara said today he will grant State Farm’s request to raise home insurance premiums by 22% on average if the company agrees to certain conditions — and wins approval at a public rate hearing next month.

Read on to learn the story behind the Army Corps of Engineers abrupt release of billions of gallons of water from two California dams despite pushback from water managers and state elected officials.

Evacuation routes, fuel reduction and wildfire prevention will be among the topics of a community forum scheduled for March 21. Read on for details and plan on attending to better prepare for the upcoming fire season.

Read on to learn more about the recent release of updated fire hazard maps for the Grass Valley area and how you can give input and get your questions answered.

From pushing for oversight of the FAIR Plan to providing tax breaks for premiums, California lawmakers try to fix insurance market problems.

Communication from the Fire Safe Council of Nevada County to local Firewise Communities has sparked confusion about a grant application. Read on for details.