Agricultural Ordinance Amendments (PLN16-0050; ORD16-1; EIS16-0001)

Agricultural Ordinance Amendments (PLN16-0050; ORD16-1; EIS16-0001)

Proposed amendments to the Nevada County Zoning Ordinance related to agricultural uses including section L-II 3.3 Agricultural Uses (to update definitions and standards for agricultural direct marketing) and includes updates to the Allowable Use and Permit Requirements Tables for all zoning districts to reflect permitting requirements for Field Retail Stands, Farm Stands and Certified Farmer's Markets; Section L-II 3.10 Employee Housing and Section L-II 3.15 Recreational Vehicle Use and Temporary Occupancies (to allow use of an RV for agricultural employee housing, to update outdated standards and to increase the duration of time allowed for RV use as security housing at the site of a public land use; and section L-II 4.3.4 important ag lands (to add an updated definition of Farmlands of Local Importance to the County zoning ordinance).

Grass Valley, Nevada City, Truckee

Nevada

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 3 (DOT), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB)

California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB)

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Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Economics/Jobs, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire