Penn Valley Community Center Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026050927
Lead Agency
Nevada County
Document Title
Penn Valley Community Center Project
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Present Land Use: Vacant/ Zoning: C2-SP/General Plan: CC
Document Description
A Conditional Use Permit application to allow a 10,000 square foot building with attached 1,134 square foot covered outdoor seating area as a community event facility to support a wide array of activities, events and services. A Visitor Center hosted by the Penn Valley Chamber of Commerce is proposed in the main entry of the building. A Business and Workforce Development Hub is proposed to help local entrepreneurs and start-ups to grow their businesses, as well as provide rural workforce development/job training. An E-Connectivity Hub and Collaborative Technology Center is proposed to provide high-speed, broadband and WIFI-access for community members with computer stations. A commercial kitchen, a banquet hall, a theater/stage, and smart meeting rooms are also proposed.
The project also proposes two, 1,728 square foot covered outdoor pavilions and a 225 square foot restroom building. A proposed 2.5-acre garden area and detention pond are proposed in the rear half portion of the subject 4.77-acre parcel. The project includes an Oak Resources Management Plan for potential impacts to a Landmark Oak Tree and a Landmark Grove on the subject property.
Contact Information
Name
Steve Geiger
Agency Name
Nevada County Planning Department
Job Title
Principal Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Chris Ring
Agency Name
Penn Valley Community Foundation
Job Title
Representative
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Address
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Penn Valley (unincorporated)
Counties
Nevada
Regions
Northern California, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Spenceville Road and Penn Valley Drive
Zip
95946
Total Acres
4.77
Parcel #
051-151-009
State Highways
State Highway 20
Railways
N/A
Airports
N/A
Schools
Ready Springs, Vantage Point Charter
Waterways
Clear Creek, Squirrel Creek, Indian Springs Creek
Township
16N
Range
6E
Section
7
Base
MDB&M
Other Location Info
15092 Spenceville Road
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 3 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Office of Historic Preservation, Sierra Nevada Conservancy, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 9, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance
Development Types
Other (10,000 SF community event facility bldg; 1,134 SF pavilion )
Local Actions
Use Permit, Management Plan
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Geology/Soils, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Noise, Sewer Capacity, Tribal Cultural Resources, Vegetation
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
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