North Lake Tahoe Region Project Planning
Jennifer MerchantDeputy Placer County Executive Officer
October 6, 2015
Land Use Planning
1. Placer County General Plan and TRPA Regional Plan
2. Community Plans3. Area Plans
o Squaw Valleyo Alpine MeadowsoMartis Valleyo Tahoe Basin Area Plan
Long-Range Planning Efforts• Tahoe Basin Area Plan
Update of 9 community plans in Basin Focus on environmental enhancement strategy & environmental
redevelopment of Tahoe City & Kings Beach Town Centers Includes a policy document and implementing regulations (zoning) Draft EIR expected early 2016
• Tahoe Parking Study Focus on community-wide solutions to parking within Basin
communities Modernize parking standards & design Study complete; new standards integrated into Area Plan; County
exploring parking in-lieu fee
• Second Unit Zoning Text Amendment & Fee Waiver Program Intended to implement County’s Housing element Encourage construction of second units as a way to increase
affordable housing stock Zoning Text Amendment allows second units on smaller parcels than
otherwise allowed under today’s code (only relates to areas outside of Basin)
Fee Waiver program intended to waive permit impact fees (building, traffic, parks, planning) for second units that are deed restricted for affordability (fee waiver would apply to all areas of the County)
• Kings Beach Commercial Core Improvement Project Phase II Gateway Project Lakeside Boardwalk Griff Creek Corridor Restoration & Mobility
Improvements
• TRPA Regional Transportation Plan• PCTPA Regional Transportation Plan• North Lake Tahoe-Truckee Transit Vision • Placer County’s Multi-Year Capital Plan• Tourism Master Plan • Tahoe City Mobility Plan Focuses on key nodes within Tahoe City for
improved mobility Explores alignments for missing link of multi-use
trail – linking lakeside trail to the Truckee River trail Explores public parking & circulation alternatives
as they relate improved pedestrian & bicycle mobility
Other Planning Efforts
Regional Trail Network27 Miles on the Ground• Lakeside Trail (19)• Pinedrop, Nat’l (5)• Squaw Valley (2.5)• Martis Valley (<1)
35 Miles to Go• Truckee River (8)• Tahoe City Lakeside (0.3)• Martis Valley – USACE (2.5)• Martis Valley (8)• Martis/Basin Connector (2.5)• North Tahoe (6)• Dollar Creek (2.2)• Homewood (0.65)• 267 to Stateline (5)
Planning for the Future
Estimated Trail Costs, by Segment
Trail Sections Not Yet Funded Miles Construction Cost
Mid-Martis Valley to Northstar 7.3 $ 7.3 million
Northstar to Basin Boundary 1.78 3.6 million
Basin Boundary to NT Reg. Park 1.82 5.0 million
NT Reg. Park to Fulton Crescent 6.0 12.0 million
Commons Beach to Dam Outlet 0.3 1.0 million
Sunnyside to Lower Sequoia 0.65 1.0 million
Squaw to Town of Truckee 8.0 20.0 million
NT Reg. Park to N. Stateline 5.0 14.0 million
TOTAL: 30.85 $63.9 million
Trail Network
Planning for the Future
Martis Valley Trail Connection to Lake Tahoe Basin
Planning for the Future
Transit Vision
• Increase service frequency• Expand nighttime transit service• Coordinate transit brand and service delivery• Modernize passenger information technology• Enhance the visitor experience• Provide stable and reliable workforce transportation • Increase economic vitality• Reduce traffic congestion• Reduce parking problems• Reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions
County CEQA Active Project List
http://www.placer.ca.gov/departments/communitydevelopment/envcoordsvcs
Discussion
North Lake Tahoe Region
Proposed Projects• PlumpJack Squaw Valley Inn
Redevelopment of PlumpJack Squaw Valley Inn with new hotel buildng, underground parking garage, 3 & 4 story residential buildings in Squaw Valley (Draft EIR expected late 2015)
• Truckee River Corridor Access Plan Construction of multi-use trail connecting ~ 9 miles from
Squaw Valley to Town of Truckee along the Truckee River (Currently identifying various alignments & anticipate CEQA review to begin late 2015)
• Village at Squaw Valley Specific Plan Comprehensive plan development of recreation-based, all-
season, resort community consisting of 850 fractional ownership resort residential and guest accommodation units; project includes commercial, retail, and recreational uses; employee housing for up to 300 employees; and restoration of Squaw Creek (Draft EIR release over summer 2015; Final EIR expected early 2016)
Proposed Projects
• Alpine Sierra Subdivision 33 single-family homes & 14 attached half-plexes in
Alpine Meadows (Draft EIR expected late 2015)
• Stanford Chalets Redevelopment of the existing Standford Alpine Chalet
to include 18 half-plexes in Alpine Meadows (Currently undergoing CEQA review)
• Palisades at Squaw Valley 63 single-family and half-plex units on Squaw Valley
Road near Hwy 89 (Draft EIR expected in spring 2016)
• Squaw Creek Restoration Collaborative effort between Friends of Squaw Creek,
the County and potentially Squaw Valley Real Estate; restoration areas considered include areas around the Squaw Valley Real Estate Village and the lower meadow section of the creek (Currently undergoing CEQA review)
Proposed Projects• Martis Valley West Specific Plan
Transfer of density from 6,376 acre east parcel to 775 acre west parcel; west parcel proposes 760 residential units & 6.6 acres of commercial; 660 acres of east parcel designated Forest & remaining areas previously slated for density would be retired (Draft EIR expected late 2015)
• Temporary Tahoe Expedition Academy School Use permit to allow temporary private school for up to 50 students on the
previously approved Hopkins Village project site in Martis Valley (Project approved & implementation complete)
• Tahoe City Lodge Redevelopment of former “Henrickson” site & TC Golf Course in Tahoe
City, including 120 hotel units & conference rooms (DEIR expected spring 2016)
• Sun and Sand Redevelopment of existing Sun and Sand in King Beach, including a 3-
story, 26 unit, residential condo project (project approved & demolition initiated)
• Brockway Campground 500 camping units; in initial stages of review
• North Tahoe Housing Study Partnership with Nevada County, Town of Truckee, Placer, Workforce
Housing Association of Truckee-Tahoe, and the Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation -- study about to be underway late 2015