NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
PLACER COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
WHERE: Planning Commission Hearing Room - 3091 County Center Drive, Auburn, CA 95603
WHEN: September 25, 2025, 9:00 AM or as soon thereafter
SUBJECT: Eagle's Nest Mine Reclamation Plan Amendment – Conditional Use Permit (PLN24-00384), Mitigated Negative Declaration, Supervisorial District 5
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing at the above place and time to consider a request submitted by Ian Merkel of Eagle's Nest Mining, LLC for a Conditional Use Permit to amend the existing Eagle's Nest Mine Reclamation Plan to allow the establishment of a new overburden waste material dump site (Dump Site 6), approximately one acre in size, for the disposition of materials extracted during the mining process.
The Planning Commission will also consider adoption of a Mitigated Negative Declaration (SCH# 2025081053) and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan prepared for the project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act.
The subject property, identified by Assessor's Parcel Number 254-210-001-000, comprises approximately 294.4 acres, is zoned FOR-B-X 160 (Forest, combining Minimum Building Site of 160 Acres), and is located at 26600 Mosquito Ridge Road in the Foresthill area.
Accommodations for disabled or non-English speaking residents will be made available upon advance request; please contact the Clerk of the Board at (530) 889-4020, between the hours of 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM on Monday through Friday.
You may direct written comments to the Clerk of the Board at 175 Fulweiler Avenue, Auburn, CA 95603 or you may telephone the Clerk at (530) 889-4020. If you challenge the proposed action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the public entity conducting the hearing at, or prior to, the public hearing.
Interested persons are invited to attend the hearing through the means provided on the meeting agenda, found at https://www.placer.ca.gov/10070/_2025 . All letters, written materials, studies or reports, should be delivered to the Clerk of the Board at 175 Fulweiler Avenue, Auburn, CA 95603, or emailed to Planningcommission@placer.ca.gov.
The Planning staff contact for this project is David Oulrey-Urroz, Senior Planner, who can be reached at (530) 745-3023 or doulreyurroz@placer.ca.gov
Planning Commission
Clerk of the Board
Planning Division: David Oulrey-Urroz, Senior Planner
IPL0270881
Sep 12 2025