FEIS - Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
FEIS - Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
FEIS - Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
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RESPONSE TO COMMENTS ON THE DEIS<br />
B o u l d e r B a y C o m m u n i t y E n h a n c e m e n t P r o g r a m P r o j e c t E I S<br />
8. Scale of structures is consistent with nearby uses within the NSCP that<br />
include the current 76-foot-tall Biltmore (to be demolished) and the 122-foottall<br />
Cal Neva (located 825 ft from the Biltmore). The seven-story Brockway<br />
Springs condominium tower (+90 ft tall) is located 2,700 ft from the<br />
Biltmore and on the shores of Lake <strong>Tahoe</strong>. The seven-story Crystal Bay<br />
Tower condominiums (+80 ft tall) is located 6,400 ft from the property and<br />
on the shores of Lake <strong>Tahoe</strong>.<br />
Comment 93-c: Comment Summary - LU-C1: Alt. C results in significant cumulative impacts 1)<br />
including Crystal Bay Motel site allows applications of increase in heights and<br />
density, 2) Gaming floor area can expand to Crystal Bay Motel site, and 3) New<br />
mariner settlement agreement calculates density using entire site not just acres<br />
within the NSCP.<br />
As stated in response to comment 93-b, the Crystal Bay Motel site will not allow<br />
additional height under the proposed Code Chapter 22 amendment. In order for<br />
gaming floor area to be expanded over the 10,000 square feet proposed in Alternative<br />
C, Boulder Bay or another future applicant would have to apply to TRPA and the<br />
Nevada TRPA (NTRPA) for a new permit, which would require additional<br />
environmental analysis. The current agreement with the NTRPA only allows gaming<br />
floor area to be moved a maximum distance of 500 feet from the location of the<br />
existing Structure Housing Gaming as measured by the shortest distance between any<br />
external wall of the existing Structure Housing Gaming and any external wall of the<br />
relocated Structure Housing Gaming. Density calculations included in Impact LU-1<br />
do not include acreage located outside of the North Stateline Community Plan for<br />
determining allowable density.<br />
Comment 93-d: Comment Summary - GEO-1: Alt. C Only 15,000 sf of onsite coverage removed<br />
(Stateline mini-park coverage). Crystal Bay Motel coverage removed in this plan, but<br />
site isn't deed restricted for further development and developer retains right to<br />
redevelop site.<br />
Table 4.2-5 identifies the onsite land coverage to be removed under each Alternative<br />
in the column titled "Land Coverage Reductions in Project Area". Alternative C<br />
removes 43,841 square feet while Alternative D removes 22,009 square feet. The<br />
total coverage removed within the NSCP is 68,317 square feet for Alternative C and<br />
41,974 square feet for Alternative D. The comment regarding 15,000 square feet of<br />
onsite land coverage to be removed (Stateline mini-park coverage) is unclear. The<br />
comment that the Crystal Bay Motel land coverage will not be deed restricted and<br />
that Boulder Bay retains the right to develop is correct. However, land coverage<br />
removed as part of the TRPA excess coverage mitigation program described in<br />
Mitigation Measure GEO-1 will be permanently retired under an irrevocable<br />
commitment that is a condition of Project permitting. Land coverage reductions on<br />
the Crystal Bay Motel parcel are accounted for in the total land coverage reductions<br />
for the project area. Given that the parcel has land coverage in excess of TRPA<br />
allowable base coverage, future projects on this parcel would be required to transfer<br />
land coverage in accordance with findings included in TRPA Code Section 20.3.C.<br />
Comment 93-e: Comment Summary - HYDRO-1: Alt. C - Since Stateline mini-park requires Placer<br />
County permit for the retention basin, CEQA should apply to the project.<br />
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