NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
PLACER COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
WHERE: Planning Commission Hearing Room -
3091 County Center Drive, Auburn, CA 95603
WHEN: October 29, 2026, 9:00 AM, or as soon thereafter
SUBJECT: 2026 Health & Safety Element Amendment,
General Plan Amendment (PLN26-00034), California Environmental
Quality Act Exemption, All Supervisorial Districts
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing at the above place and time, or as soon thereafter as can be heard, to consider proposed amendments to the Placer County General Plan's Health & Safety Element and make a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors thereon.
The proposed amendments would update the Health & Safety Element to reference the 2026 Placer County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (MJHMP), which is anticipated to be considered for adoption by the Board of Supervisors in early 2027; update the Health & Safety Element to reflect the most recently adopted State and Local Responsibility Area Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps; and make related administrative, formatting, and internal consistency updates throughout the Health & Safety Element.
The Planning Commission will also consider whether to recommend that the Board of Supervisors determine that the proposed amendments are exempt from environmental review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), specifically CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).
Interested persons are invited to attend the hearing through the means provided on the meeting agenda, found at https://www.placer.ca.gov/10617/_2026. 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 or by email Planningcommission@placer.ca.gov.
You may direct written comments to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, 175 Fulweiler Avenue, Auburn, CA 95603, or via email at Planningcommission@placer.ca.gov. 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 county at, or prior to, the public hearing.
The Planning staff contact for this project is Angel Green who can be reached at (530) 745-3084 and agreen@placer.ca.gov.
Planning Commission
Clerk of the Board, Megan Wood
Planning Division, Angel Green, Senior Planner
IPL0380904
Oct 16 2026