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 />
Please see the response to comment 322-c. Although the number of residents and<br />
guests increases, the amount of energy consumption decreases due to greater use<br />
efficiency. The existing structures are old, poorly designed in comparison to modern<br />
energy efficiency models, and do not include energy efficient appliances and building<br />
materials (windows, insulation, roofing, heat transfer systems, etc.). Because the<br />
existing facilities are highly energy inefficient, replacement of the structures with<br />
more efficient units resulting in energy savings.<br />
Comment 322-aw: Comment Summary - Need to include energy consumption during construction and<br />
for the snowmelt system and analyze how the project reaches LEED certification.<br />
Please see responses to comments 93-u, 112-a, 286-as, and 313-f.<br />
Comment 322-ax: Comment Summary - What is the impact of road realignments and road<br />
abandonment under Alt. C?<br />
Please see response to comment 93-q.<br />
Comment 322-ay: Comment Summary - Analyze the proximity to services for work force and lowincome<br />
housing and the overall increased project density.<br />
The proximity of public services is shown in Chapter 4.12. Although there are not a<br />
large number of commercial services available in Crystal Bay, the NSCP indicates a<br />
need for affordable and employee housing and therefore, it is prudent to provide such<br />
housing under this Project. A transit stop is located at the Project site to improve<br />
access to other retail/commercial centers.<br />
Comment 322-az: Comment Summary - Analyze the availability of off-site work force and low-income<br />
housing and the environmental trade-offs of off-site vs. onsite options.<br />
Available off-site workforce and housing are described in the analysis of Chapter<br />
4.11 on pages 4.11-12 through 13. The impacts from onsite housing and additional<br />
employees are analyzed in SPH-2 and 3 as well as through the analysis in the other<br />
analysis Chapters (Chapters 4.1 through 4.12. Impacts from employees living offsite<br />
are also analyzed in these chapters. It is not required to analyze conditions not<br />
proposed by the Project.<br />
Comment 322-ba: Comment Summary - The DEIS considers 69 different impacts, but this isn't enough<br />
and additional impacts should be included.<br />
The DEIS considers each of the impacts listed in the TRPA Environmental Checklist.<br />
Impact topics not applicable to the Project are noted for each evaluation criteria table<br />
in Chapter 4 (see Table 4.2-4 for an example). In other comments, the commenter<br />
indicates that the analysis fails to include basin capacity for residential units, TAUs,<br />
CFA and recreational uses. These are analyzed within Chapters 4.1 and 4.6. With<br />
units existing and transferred to the site, new capacity is not created except for bonus<br />
units, which is permissible under TRPA regulations. Other comments indicate the<br />
analysis fails to include an assessment of energy consumption. Energy consumption<br />
is addressed in Chapter 4.12 (see impact PSU-1), and includes the ARUP energy<br />
consumption study (please see responses to comments 322-c, 322-e, and 322-f).<br />
LEED silver certification is feasible as indicated by the LEED pilot project checklist<br />
(please see response to comment 322-f). The commenter also indicates the DEIS<br />
fails to analyze road realignments and abandonment, proximity to services for<br />
employee housing, and the environmental trade-off of onsite vs. off-site employee<br />
housing. Road realignments and abandonments are discussed in Chapter 4.8.<br />
Changes to the roadways conform to Washoe County standards, including issues<br />
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