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Public Hearing to consider A) PLN19-0176; EIR19-0001; RZN19-0002; VAR19-0003; MIS22-0019; CUP19-0004; MGT19-0039, MGT19-0040, MGT20-0009, MGT20-0010, MGT20-0011, MGT20-0012, MGT20-0013; LLA20-0006; AAM21-0002; a proposed project that would reinitiate underground mining and gold mineralization processing for the Idaho-Maryland Mine over an eighty (80)-year permit period with gold mineralization processing and underground exploration and mining proposed to operate twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week during full operations. Following completion of mining and processing activities, the project site would be reclaimed to open space and land suitable for future development of industrial uses; and B) to carry forward the results of the Special Meeting of Nevada County Planning Commission on May 10, 2023, and May 11, 2023 and the (5-0) vote and recommendation to deny the proposed Idaho-Maryland Mine - Rise Grass Valley Project. (Assessor’s parcel numbers: 006-441-003, -004, -005, -034; 009-630-037, -039; 009-550-032, -037, -038, -039, -040; and 009-560-036.)
Resolution to not certify the Final Environmental Impact Report and find the project statutorily exempt pursuant to Section 15270(a) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines because CEQA does not apply to projects which a public agency rejects or disapproves; to deny the Rezone (RZN19-0002) for the parcels located at the Brunswick Industrial Site from Light-Industrial with Site Performance Combining District (M1-SP) to Light Industrial with Mineral Extraction Combining District (M1-ME); to deny the Variance (VAR19-0003) for the construction of several structures up to a height of 165 feet, where forty-five (45) feet is required, pursuant to Nevada County Land Use and Development Code, Section L-II 2.5 - Industrial Uses, Table L-II 2.5.E, and; to take no action on the following project entitlements: Development Agreement (MIS22-0019), Use Permit with a Reclamation Plan (CUP1...
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