Planning Commission
Meetings
- 1:30 p.m.
- 2nd and 4th Thursdays of every month (tentative, not all dates will have hearings scheduled)
- Board of Supervisors Chambers, 950 Maidu Avenue, Nevada City, CA 95959
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Agendas & Minutes
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Projects Scheduled for Public Hearing
2/26/2026
- 1:30 p.m.
- Communication Tower and Facilities Ordinance Update 2025 Staff Report (PLN25-0097, ORD25-2) (PDF)
- Check out the Notice of Public Hearing
12/2/2025
- 1:30 p.m.
- Penn Valley Holiday Market Staff Report (PLN24-0089, GPA24-0003, RZN24-0003, DVP24-2, MGT24-0011, EIS24-0007) (PDF)
- Penn Valley Holiday Market Staff Memo (PLN24-0089, GPA24-0003, RZN24-0003, DVP24-2, MGT24-0011, EIS24-0007) (PDF)
- Penn Valley Holiday Market Staff Memo 2, Supplemental (PLN24-0089, GPA24-0003, RZN24-0003, DVP24-2, MGT24-0011, EIS24-0007) (PDF)
- Check out the Notice of Public Hearing
11/13/2025
Planning Commissioners
Supervisorial District I:
Danny Milman
Represents Nevada City and Banner Mountain areas
Supervisorial District II:
Steve French
Represents South of Grass Valley, Alta Sierra, and Lake of the Pines areas
Supervisorial District III:
Terence McAteer
Represents Grass Valley area
Supervisorial District IV:
John Foley
Represents Penn Valley, French Corral, and the North San Juan area
Supervisorial District V:
Jo Garst
Represents Truckee, Washington, and areas east of Nevada City
Jurisdiction, Powers & Duties
(From Nevada County Code Section 2.14.042)
The Nevada County Planning Commission shall have the jurisdiction over and shall review and consider and approve or disapprove all of the following:
- Review and recommend actions to the Board of Supervisors for all General Plan Amendments.
- Review and recommend actions to the Board of Supervisors for amendments to the Nevada County Zoning Regulations.
- All subdivisions require the approval and filing of a final map and parcel maps creating more than four lots and all major use permits and site plans, as provided in the Zoning Regulations.