As you have seen on this site, DSAA has been working with Nevada county and Soda Springs property owners to address the outdated zoning regulations along the Soda Springs corridor of Old 40 (freeway to Soda Springs Road). The “Commercial Highway” designation for the area is a holdover from the days before I-80 was built. [...]
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Representing the people of the historic Donner Summit community for the preservation of the area’s rugged mountain character and natural resources by providing active coordination for community development issues.
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At the Placer County Zoning Administrator’s meeting on March 16, a sign variance was approved to allow for a 65-foot tall lit sign at the Valero station at Cisco Grove. The current ordinance restricts the height to 35 feet. Friends of the North Fork is planning to appeal the decision at a variance hearing during the May [...]
NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT A NEGATIVE DECLARATION The project listed below was reviewed for environmental impact by the Placer County Environmental Review Committee and was determined to have no significant effect upon the environment. A proposed Negative Declaration has been prepared for this project and has been filed with the County Clerk’s office. PROJECT: [...]
UPDATE 3/19/12: Developers have shifted from the old Beacon Hill Lodge property and have instead made an offer to purchase the Beacon station at the entrance to I-80. DSAA is working closely with developers in the hopes of including some community-based elements in the final project. Currently, the project intends to include a General Store, [...]
The California Legislature recently enacted legislation disbanding all redevelopment agencies throughout the state. To facilitate the dissolution process, each jurisdiction that had a redevelopment agency must convene an oversight board to supervise the activities of the successor agencies as they disband the redevelopment agencies. For Placer County, there will be five oversight boards: one for [...]
As part of a recruitment process for a new County Executive Officer, the Placer County Board of Supervisors is seeking input from the community on the qualities it would like to see in the new executive. With the pending retirement of current CEO, Thomas M. Miller, the county has begun a widespread recruitment effort, which [...]
Donner Summit Area Association (DSAA) invites you to a meeting to discuss the various options for a zoning change for the properties along Old Highway 40 between the I-80 Interchange and the “Blinking Light” in Soda Springs. The current zoning for that stretch of road is “Commercial Highway” (CH), a vestige of the time when [...]
Thursday, December 8, 2011 Planning Commission Chambers 3091 County Center Drive, DeWitt Center (Bell Rd. & Richardson Dr.), Auburn, CA 95603 10:00 a.m. A condominium project is being proposed for the area across from the Sugar Bowl gondola. The Donner Summit MAC took its first action with a motion to tentatively support his project pending any [...]
DSAA’s monthly meeting will feature an update from Nevada County Supervisor, Ted Owens. We will also hear reports from groups working on projects like a community center, propane safety, sewer expansion, and more. The public is always welcome. Check out the agenda (Agenda 10 04 11), or submit your agenda items to info@DonnerSummitAreaAssociation.org. DSAA PUBLIC [...]
Placer County released the information below on May 07, 2011. In related news, DSAA was encouraged to have Victor Ferrerra from the Nevada County Office of Emergency Services and Nevada County Supervisor Ted Owens at last week’s DSAA meeting. They explained the formation of a bi-county task force focused on creating streamlined regulations for propane tanks across both counties. We [...]
