Planning Department

Michael J Johnson, Planning Director

Michael Johnson, Planning Director

Fee schedule effective July 1, 2008

Office Hours - Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Auburn Office:
3091 County Center Drive
Auburn, CA 95603
530-745-3000
Email: planning@placer.ca.gov
FAX: 530-745-3080

Front counter services are unavailable from 8-9am each Wednesday for staff training.

Tahoe Office:
565 West Lake Blvd.
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1909
Tahoe City, CA 96145
530-581-6280
FAX: 530-581-6282

The Planning Department performs the following tasks:

Provides information on land development, zoning, reviews and makes recommendations on land development applications.
Helps the Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission plan for growth by providing professional and technical expertise.
Leads the preparation of Community Plans as well as County-wide plans which set the guidelines for future growth.
Enforces Chapter 17 (Zoning Ordinance) of the Placer County Code.

Staff planners are assigned to geographical team areas (list includes e-mail addresses and phone numbers).

The Planning Commission is the principal advisory body to the Board of Supervisors on planning and land use matters, and regulations related to planning, land use and long range plans for development. There are seven Planning Commissioners appointed by the Board of Supervisors. Five Commissioners represent the five supervisorial districts and two at-large Commissioners, one representing the County east of the Sierra crest, and one representing the County west of the crest.

The Planning Commission meets on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month at 10:00 a.m. in the Planning Commission Chambers at 3091 County Center Drive, in the Auburn Area. Current commissioners are:

Ken Denio (District 2)

Richard Johnson (District 3)

Mike Stafford (District 4)

Larry Farinha (District 5)

Larry Sevison (At Large)

Gerry Brentnall (At Large)

The Environmental Coordination Services (ECS) Division is responsible for overseeing projects in the environmental review process. Environmental documents and the Current Project Listing can be found on their web page.