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Placer County Conservation PROGRAM
About the Program
The Placer County Conservation Program (PCCP) is a County-proposed solution to coordinate and streamline the permitting process by allowing local entities to issue state and federal permits. The proposed PCCP is a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) under the Federal Endangered Species Act and a Natural Community Conservation Plan (NCCP) under the California Natural Community Conservation Planning Act. As proposed, the PCCP would include the County Aquatic Resources Program (CARP) to issue permits related to the Federal Clean Water Act and the California Fish and Game Code. The CARP component would distinguish the Plan as a nationally unique model of natural resource management. In proposing this streamlined process, both costs and uncertainties would be reduced substantially, thus ensuring a more efficient use of public dollars.
Furthermore, the proposed PCCP is a landscape-level plan so that each project would be issued permits based on how it contributes to the County’s natural, social, and economic health now and in the future.
Program Area & Land Use
The PCCP covers approximately 201,000 acres of Western Placer County. Within the proposed PCCP plan area, 50,000 to 60,000 acres within the available potential acquisition area would become part of a reserve system. This conservation reserve system would preserve many acres of vernal pool habitat (approximately 50% of the County’s remaining stock of these fragile, seasonal ecosystems). This acreage occurs in the unincorporated County and City of Lincoln areas.
The proposed PCCP is designed to ensure that land will be managed to continue to support the survival and well being of the covered species, as well as the survival of hundreds of other species that are dependent on the same habitat. By proactively addressing the long-term conservation and development needs of the County, the proposed PCCP will strengthen local control over land use and provides greater flexibility in meeting the County’s social and economic needs for the future.
For more information on the PCCP, see "A Proposal for Balancing Growth and Resource Protection" (PDF) or visit the PCCP website.
Staff Report - August 25, 2020 Board of Supervisors Meeting
Final EIS/EIR - Released May 22, 2020
- Notice of Availability (PDF)
- Final EIS-EIR Chapters 1 thru 7 (PDF)
- Appendix A - Volume I - Western Placer HCP and NCCP (PDF)
- Appendix A - Volume II - Western Placer HCP and NCCP (PDF)
- Appendix B - Western Placer Aquatic Resources Program (PDF)
- Appendix C - USACE CWA 404 Permit Strategy (PDF)
- Appendix D - Notices and Scoping (PDF)
- Appendix E - Screening of Alternatives (PDF)
- Appendix F - Placer County APCD Fugitive Dust Controls (PDF)
- Appendix G - Feather River Air Quality Management District (PDF)
- Appendix H - Biological Impacts and Conservation Acreages (PDF)
- Appendix I - Responses to Comments on the DEIS-EIR
Draft Environmental Impact Statement / Environmental Impact Report (Released 06/21/19)
- NOA_DEIS-R_Cover.pdf
- Errata to the PCCP DEIS-DEIR (PDF)
- 2nd Errata to the PCCP DEIS-DEIR (PDF)
- Draft EIS/EIR - All Chapters - 36MB (PDF)
- Draft EIS/EIR - All Appendices - 14.4MB (PDF)
- Table of Contents (PDF)
- Executive Summary (PDF)
- Chapter 1 Introduction (PDF)
- Chapter 2 Proposed Action and Alternatives (PDF)
- Chapter 3 Affected Environment (PDF)
- Chapter 3.1 Agricultural and Forestry Resources (PDF)
- Chapter 3.10 Recreation (PDF)
- Chapter 3.11 Transportation and Circulation (PDF)
- Chapter 3.2 Air Quality, Greenhouse Gases, and Climate Change (PDF)
- Chapter 3.3 Biological Resources (PDF)
- Chapter 3.4 Cultural and Paleontological Resources (PDF)
- Chapter 3.5 Hydrology and Water Quality (PDF)
- Chapter 3.6 Land Use and Planning (PDF)
- Chapter 3.7 Mineral Resources (PDF)
- Chapter 3.8 Noise and Vibration (PDF)
- Chapter 3.9 Population and Housing, Socioeconomics, and Environmental Justice (PDF)
- Chapter 4 Environmental Consequences (PDF)
- Chapter 4.1 Agricultural and Forestry Resources (PDF)
- Chapter 4.10 Recreation (PDF)
- Chapter 4.11 Transportation and Circulation (PDF)
- Chapter 4.2 Air Quality, Greenhouse Gases, and Climate Change (PDF)
- Chapter 4.3 Biological Resources (PDF)
- Chapter 4.4 Cultural and Paleontological Resources (PDF)
- Chapter 4.5 Hydrology and Water Quality (PDF)
- Chapter 4.6 Land Use and Planning (PDF)
- Chapter 4.7 Mineral Resources (PDF)
- Chapter 4.8 Noise and Vibration (PDF)
- Chapter 4.9 Population and Housing, Socioeconomics, and Environmental Justice (PDF)
- Chapter 5 Other Required CEQA and NEPA Analyses (PDF)
- Chapter 6 Consultation and Coordination (PDF)
- Chapter 7 Report Authors and Preparers (PDF)
- The PCCP Public Review HCP-NCCP (PDF)
- PCCP Appendix A - Implementing Ordinance Template (PDF)
- PCCP Appendix B - Implementing Agreement (PDF)
- PCCP Appendix C - Evaluation of Species for Coverage (PDF)
- PCCP Appendix D - Species Accounts (PDF)
- PCCP Appendix E - PCWA_NRMP (PDF)
- PCCP Appendix F - Fuel Management (PDF)
- PCCP Appendix G - PCCP Effects Model (PDF)
- PCCP Appendix H - Existing Open Space Lands (PDF)
- PCCP Appendix I - Project Take Mitigation Assessment Example (PDF)
- PCCP Appendix J - Reserve Unit Management Plan Template (PDF)
- PCCP Appendix K - Conservation and Agriculture Easement Templates (PDF)
- PCCP Appendix L - Cost Model (PDF)
- PCCP Appendix M - Growth Scenario Memo (PDF)
- PCCP Appendix N - Public Draft Clean (PDF)
- Appendix B - CARP Public Review (PDF)
- Appendix C USACE CWA 404 Permit Strategy (PDF)
- Appendix D Notices and Scoping (PDF)
- Appendix E Screening of Alternatives (PDF)
- Appendix F PCAPCD Fugitive Dust Controls and Construction Equipment Emission Controls (PDF)
- Appendix G FRAQMD Construction Equipment Emission Controls and Exhaust Emissions Offsets (PDF)
- Appendix H Biological Impacts and Conservation Agreages (PDF)
Placer County Conservation Program and Related Documents - May 22, 2020
Draft PCCP
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Gregg McKenzie
Placer County Conservation Program AdministratorPhone: 530-745-3074
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Planning Services Division
Physical Address
3091 County Center Drive
Auburn, CA 95603
Phone: 530-745-3000Fax: 530-745-3080
Public Counter Hours
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesday
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Excluding county holidays.
No application submittals after 4:30 p.m.
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