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Neighbors, planners press Nevada City Council to protect scenic corridor as Caltrans-led SR‑49 work advances
Summary
Neighborhood groups and a landscape architect urged the council to use the city’s scenic-corridor combining district and to negotiate landscaping, medians and irrigation with Caltrans as roundabout and roadway changes along Highways 20/49 proceed; staff and council agreed to pursue interagency talks while noting limits on city authority in Caltrans right-of-way.
A presentation from neighborhood groups and a landscape architect on Dec. 11 urged the Nevada City Council to treat the city’s Scenic Corridor combining-district as a framework for preserving Highway 20/49 visual character as regional safety and roundabout projects proceed.
Brian (the landscape architect) said the ordinance’s intent is to "preserve the existing tree cover" and recommended using setback areas, multi-layered plantings and medians planted with shrubs and deciduous trees to soften paved…
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