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Planning commission recommends Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum rail extension MND to council after mitigation assurances
Summary
After presentations and public comment, the commission recommended approval of the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for the narrow‑gauge rail extension along Railroad Avenue, subject to mitigation measures addressing biological resources, noise (limits on whistle sounding), traffic controls and notifications to emergency services.
The Planning Commission recommended that the City Council adopt an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (ISMND) for the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum’s proposed rail extension along Railroad Avenue, after staff outlined mitigation measures and the project team responded to questions about operations and neighborhood impacts.
Planning staff summarized the ISMND and supporting studies — biological, noise, traffic and geotechnical — and described proposed mitigation: a pre‑construction nesting bird survey for work between March 1 and Aug. 31; stream protection best practices;…
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