Jurisdiction, Powers and Duties
(From Code Section A-II *.10)

The Nevada County Planning Commission shall have the jurisdiction over and shall review and consider and approve or disapprove all of the following:

1. Review and recommend actions to the Board of Supervisors for all General Plan amendments.
   
2. Review and recommend actions to the Board of Supervisors for amendments to the Nevada County Zoning Ordinance.
   
3. Review of all capital improvement plans.
   
4. All subdivisions requiring 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 ordinance.

Planning Commission Members:

• SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICT I:
  Ruth Poulter
  Represents Nevada City, Banner Mountain area.
  
• SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICT II:
  Laura Duncan
  Represents South of Grass Valley, Alta Sierra, Lake of the Pines area
  Appointed 5/2/00 - Reappointed 1/9/01
  Email
  
• SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICT III:
  Paul Aguilar
  Represents Grass Valley area
  
• SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICT IV:
  R. Douglas Donesky
  Represents Penn Valley area
  Appointed 3/14/03
  Email
  
• SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICT V:
  Bob Jensen
  Represents Truckee, North San Juan, Nevada City area
  
• Contact Person:
  For questions, please contact:
  Janet Hayes
  Clerk to the Planning Commission
  (530) 265-1759
  Email

Agendas and Minutes may be viewed and downloaded at these links:

• Planning Commission Calendar
  
• Planning Commission Agendas
  
• Planning Commission Minutes

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