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County holds public hearing on Mill Creek recirculated draft EIR; staff outlines mitigation and PCCP coordination
Summary
Planning staff presented the Mill Creek recirculated draft EIR and outlined mitigation measures across biology, hydrology, air quality, paleontology, noise and farmland; the public provided comments on native plant landscaping, farmland loss and VMT concerns.
Placer County staff on April 3 held a public meeting to solicit comments on the recirculated draft environmental impact report (RDEIR) for the proposed Mill Creek residential project in the Dry Creek/West Placer community.
Kara Conklin, senior planner, said the project site (about 65.2 acres) is proposed for up to 322 single‑family homes and 33 accessory dwelling units, with three gated entries, three parks and a paseo. The plan would rezone portions of the site from low‑density residential and industrial to medium‑ and high‑density residential; staff said a portion of the western site lies inside the Placer County Conservation Program (PCCP) while the eastern portion is outside the PCCP boundary and therefore requires separate aquatic and species permitting paths.
Conklin summarized resource areas identified…
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