Parking Bans Pass Unanimously, but Board Pivots Toward Safe Parking Solutions
Board of Supervisors • Nevada CountySeptember 15, 2026
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The Nevada County Board of Supervisors tackled a packed Sept. 15 agenda that swung from celebration to confrontation — honoring the Food Bank's 40th anniversary and rallying IHSS caregivers one moment, then wrestling with the human cost of banning overnight parking on four county roads the next. The board approved every action item on the docket, but the parking debate revealed a clear policy tension: how to address public safety complaints without displacing the county's most vulnerable residents.
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The board adopted four ordinances banning overnight parking on Combie Road, East Bennett Road, Old State Highway 49 and Van Norden Lake Road — roads where complaints about litter, sanitation and public safety had accumulated since a January 2026 board workshop. All four passed 5-0.
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