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 />
Comment 322-bq: Comment Summary - Analyze the environmental and social impacts of transferring<br />
TAUs from South Shore to North Shore.<br />
The impacts at the north shore project area and the potential impacts from sending<br />
sites were analyzed in the DEIS. The basis of the <strong>Regional</strong> Plan is the transfer of<br />
development rights. The local jurisdiction approved the sending of TAUs out of their<br />
jurisdiction. The NSCP is a receiving area for Development Rights and TAUs.<br />
Since this was stated and analyzed in the DEIS, please refer to Chapters 2, 4.1, and 5<br />
of the DEIS.<br />
Comment 322-br: Comment Summary - Is the developer in contract to purchase adequate water rights.<br />
IVGID requires that new projects obtain and dedicate new or additional water rights<br />
to meet projected project demand and prior to construction demonstrate that<br />
sufficient water is available to serve the Project. As stated on page 4.12-13 of the<br />
DEIS, Boulder Bay has identified and is able to secure available water rights for<br />
purchase from a private land holder in addition to the existing water rights allotments<br />
owned by and supplied by IVGID for parcels 123-052-04, 123-053-04, 123-042-01<br />
and 123-042-01, which total 41.77 acre-feet (shown in table 4.12-1). Comment<br />
letter 126 documents the willingness of the private landowner to sell water rights to<br />
Boulder Bay.<br />
Comment 322-bs: Comment Summary - No comparison of land capability gains or losses due to<br />
reconfiguration of open space.<br />
Park and open space lands will be sited on the Sierra Park parcels that are comprised<br />
of 39,794 square feet of LCD 4, 63,111 square feet of LCD 2 and 163,120 square feet<br />
of LCD 1a (see DEIS Appendix D for project area calculations and Appendix AD for<br />
calculations by parcel). Verified existing land coverage on the parcels consists of<br />
70,229 square feet of LCD 1a banked with TRPA. Of this 70,229 square feet of<br />
banked land coverage, 15,561 square feet under Alternative C and 20,621 square feet<br />
under Alternative D will be used for land coverage associated with a proposed hiking<br />
trail (a portion of which will be ADA compliant) and a parking area. Remaining land<br />
coverage banked on the Sierra Park parcels will be relocated to higher LCDs 2 and 4,<br />
which is permissible according to TPRA Code Section 20.5.C, or permanently retired<br />
as detailed in mitigation measure GEO-1. Impact GEO-1 presents a detailed<br />
comparison of TRPA land coverage, which by definition is described by land<br />
capability. Impact HYDRO-1 identifies benefits associated with open space and<br />
public parks on surface water quality, while impact HYDRO-3 relates open space and<br />
land coverage reductions to decreases in stormwater runoff volumes. Impact REC-1<br />
details the existing and proposed (reconfiguration inferred) open space and park<br />
acreage by Alternative (see Table 4.6-3).<br />
Comment 322-bt: Comment Summary - Massing study on Mariner parcel is needed.<br />
Please see response to comment 93-g.<br />
Comment 322-bu: Comment Summary - Is there adequate fire storage to accommodate this project<br />
without construction of a new tank?<br />
IVGID has indicated there is sufficient capacity, even with additional water rights to<br />
be used onsite.<br />
Comment 322-bv: Comment Summary - Does IVGID meet fire flow requirements as delineated in<br />
Chapter 27.3B of the TRPA Code.<br />
PAGE 8- 96 HAUGE BRUECK ASSOCIATES SEPTEMBER 8 , 2010