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