Placer County Land Use & Development Articles

The Loomis Town Council approved a $253,901 contract with Raney Planning & Management to prepare the Hidden Grove EIR. The Town retained ECORP for the EIR task in October 2021, but town officials terminated the contract earlier this year due …

The Western Placer Unified Board of Trustees received a facilities update that specifically addressed upcoming improvements to its Phoenix Continuation High School and additional upgrades to Twelve Bridges High School.

According to the staff report, “Roseville Parkway is a multi-lane arterial roadway providing a connection from Northwest Roseville to East Roseville and Granite Bay. The roadway is continuous except for a 0.75-mile segment between Foothills Boulevard and Washington Boulevard.”

The project will expand the existing 21-space parking area to 130 spaces while partner agencies remove an equivalent amount of roadside and shoulder parking in the area.

As part of its strategic planning process, Douglas County has launched an online survey to garner feedback and input from the public.

Conceptual designs for the revitalization of the historic Cal-Neva Resort were revealed at Bowl Incline. The property was purchased by real estate investment, development and management firm, McWhinney, in April 2023.

The new resort will be one block away from the chairlift at Heavenly Ski Resort, one block away from the new Tahoe Blue Event Center and just two blocks away from the shores of Lake Tahoe.

The Ophir plant is adjacent to the city’s wastewater treatment plant, and PCWA officials have plans to build out the 49-acre facility in the next few years with plans to begin operations by 2029.

Palisades Development, LLC will have to pay $1.65 million in fines to the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board for violations regarding stormwater prevention, submitting annual reports and installing and maintaining best management practices at its development in Olympic Valley.

Placer County will contribute $910,000 toward the preservation of 1,169 acres in rural Lincoln, helping the county meet goals and objectives outlined in the Placer Legacy Open Space and Agricultural Conservation Program and Placer County Conservation Program.

California Forever, the company backed by billionaire Silicon Valley investors that wants to build a new city in Solano County, has posted a new website in an attempt to start a "conversation" about the massive project.

According to a Placer County news release, work on 14 miles of road surfacing and overlay projects, totaling $6.14 million, is slated to begin in the coming weeks.

The Eastern Sierra Towns to Trails Plan, which will identify a multi-use trail network that will connect Eastern Sierra communities to each other and to public lands throughout the region, seeks stakeholder input

Silicon Valley billionaires want to create a new city in Solano County. How have planned cities fared in California? From Lakewood to Irvine to Disney’s new Cotino, there have been many.

“Changes that we’re making to the zoning code really are intended to help streamline the development review process for residential development so we can achieve these RHNA (Regional Housing Needs Allocation) numbers,” said Colfax Planning Director Emmanuel Ursu.

As four aging hydroelectric dams are demolished, tribes and communities along the Klamath River wait anxiously to see what the future holds. “Once a river is dammed, is it damned forever?” experts ask.

Residents are invited to give feedback on the draft accessory dwelling unit guidebook being created specifically for Nevada County.

Work is being done to improve the Miners Ravine, Antelope Creek and False Ravine trails from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays.

Mayor Bruce Houdesheldt highlighted the achievements and future projects at the State of the City speech at the Westfield Galleria Mall on Aug. 25.

Patterson presented a $500,000 check to the Rocklin City Council to build a connector bridge between the Sunset Whitney Recreation Area and Johnson-Springview Park.