Placer County Land Use & Development Articles

California has used reclamation districts to turn millions of acres of unusable swamps into fertile agricultural land, starting in the earliest days of the Gold Rush. Here’s how it happened.

Jared Thomas and London Diaz were sworn into their roles in the Planning and Parks and Recreation commissions, respectively.

The Truckee Library has temporarily relocated its services to the library's WorkSpace, 10879 Donner Pass Rd., in front of the Nevada County Sheriff's Office.

A conversation with Stacy Caldwell, CEO of Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation

Loomis Town will spend $1.67 million next month to resurface local roads this year under the annual town pavement management program.

The Housing Element Implementation Program HE-1: Rezone to Meet the RHNA (Regional Housing Needs Allocation) involves planning staff accessing the viability of candidate sites that have the potential to be rezoned to accommodate a shortfall for Placer’s capacity in lower-income …

The summer 2023 scope of work includes the competition of abatement for the Tahoe Biltmore. The demolition of the property’s cottages is scheduled to begin within the next few weeks, with a goal to demolish the Tahoe Biltmore Casino and …

City Council unanimously approved the issuance of 2023 Lease Revenue Bonds and a construction agreement with Roebbelen Contracting, Inc. for the Multi-generational Recreation and Aquatic Center.

According to Caltrans, the project will add a fifth lane on westbound I-80 east of Douglas Boulevard and west of Riverside Avenue. The Douglas Boulevard off-ramp will also be converted from two lanes into one.

Travis Air Force Base in Solano County is now surrounded on three sides by a Delaware company with millions of dollars and no public record of who is behind it. And the federal government hasn’t been able to solve the …

The Colfax City Council unanimously approved the creation of two ad-hoc committees for the Revitalization of Historic Downtown Colfax and Shady Glen Sewer Integration projects.

The parking area at Chimney Beach Trailhead on Highway 28 will be closed for construction beginning Aug. 14 and is expected to remain closed through the end of October.

Ronten has been active for four decades in the Roseville, Rocklin and greater Placer County communities as a volunteer or board member for the Roseville Chamber of Commerce, Catta Vadera Country Club, Placer SPCA, the Active 20/30 Club of Roseville …

The Housing Element Implementation Program HE-1: Rezone to Meet the RHNA (regional housing needs allocation) involves planning staff accessing the viability of candidate sites that have the potential to be rezoned to accommodate a shortfall for Placer’s capacity in lower-income …

The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced the approval of establishing a Restoration Advisory Board for the former Lincoln Titan 1A Missile Silo Complex.

The proposed amendment would implement the use of hearing officers, instead of the Planning Commission, to streamline the enforcement process for compliance.

According to Roseville associate planner Sean Morales, the 3.1-acre Grocery Outlet is planned to be located at 1751 Pleasant Grove Blvd.

The project proposes to expand the regional park to nearly 4,000 acres, including doubling the trail network from 30 to 60 miles and adding vehicle, ADA and equestrian parking.