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RESPONSE TO COMMENTS ON THE DEIS 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 REC-1B: Stateline Lookout Access Improvements. Boulder Bay will work with the USDA Forest Service to identify areas where additional access signage may be placed and if access point improvements are warranted. If necessary, such improvements will be funded by Boulder Bay. Recreation access signage or information shall be provided at the resort, informing guests of trailhead locations and access routes. Boulder Bay will work with the USDA Forest Service to improve existing parking areas and signage to reduce erosion potential. Coordination shall occur prior to construction and improvements, if approved by the USDA Forest Service, will be immediately funded by Boulder Bay and implemented within the first year of resort operation. Comment 322-cb: Comment Summary - Lookout Point forces cars to park on shoulders, causing erosion. Because the Stateline lookout is located 1.2 miles from the resort and can be accessed from the resort via Lakeview Ave to the lookout fire road, guests will be encouraged to hike to the lookout. New mitigation to address potential for increased use and needed improvements in this area is provided in the response to comment 322-ca. Comment 322-cc: Comment Summary - Discuss impact on Summers Loop lake access and provide mitigation. Somers Loop lake access is not a public recreational facility and therefore not available for Boulder Bay guest use. Comment 322-cd: Comment Summary - Review existing inventory entitlements. Mariner entitlements should be listed. A detailed listing of project area entitlements, including Mariner entitlements are provided in Appendix D of the DEIS. Please see response to comment 100-g. Comment 322-ce: Comment Summary - Existing and new CFA not broken down by location and use so it can't be properly analyzed. CFA verified for the Boulder Bay project area (see DEIS Appendix D) can be used within the project area. As stated in Chapter 2, neither Alternative proposes to use all of the existing CFA (including GFA) verified on the project area. Comment 322-cf: Comment Summary - What assurances are there that the wellness center won't be advertized publically in the future? Please see response to comment 286-y. As described in the Boulder Bay Project application and DEIS project description (Chapter 2) the proposed hotel will operate spa and wellness programming as well as group meeting business to support room night demand. The size, design and operation of the spa and meeting space will conform with TRPA Chapter 18 and Chapter 33 definition of Accessory Space as documented in DEIS Chapter 4.1, Land Use. Comment 322-cg: Comment Summary - Inappropriate traffic baseline used and the population of each Alternative is not revealed. Master Response 2 provides information related to an alternative existing baseline analysis. The population of each Alternative is provided in the analysis under DEIS PAGE 8- 98 HAUGE BRUECK ASSOCIATES SEPTEMBER 8 , 2010
RESPONSE TO COMMENTS ON THE DEIS 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 Section 4.11. Please refer to the analysis in Section 4.11 and see response to comment 93-y regarding population numbers identified for each Alternative. Comment 322-ch: Comment Summary - The original CEP requirement of linkage to Kings Beach is not adequately discussed, why was the pedestrian linkage to Kings Beach eliminated? According to the CEP Resolution 2008-11, TRPA requires Boulder Bay, LLC to coordinate with Caltrans, NDOT, Washoe and Placer County to create a multi-use trail connecting Crystal Bay to Kings Beach Commercial Area. Boulder Bay completed an investigation of the proposed multi-use path during the summer of 2008. At that time the coordinating agencies including Placer County confirmed that they were not interested in pursuing the construction of a multi-use path connecting Crystal Bay and Kings Beach. Subsequent to that discussion, bike lanes were installed along SR 28 during the summer of 2009 by Caltrans. In 2010, the Lake <strong>Tahoe</strong> Region Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan was completed and does not include a multi-use trail proposal in this location (Figure 11). Due to the need for both Placer County and Caltrans to be involved in the project, in addition to the requirement to secure easements on many multiple private property owners land, it has been determined that this project cannot be implemented by Boulder Bay. Comment 322-ci: Comment Summary - Traffic baseline should reflect decrease in gaming. Please refer to Master Response 2, which compares the Proposed Project and Alternatives to an alternative existing baseline. Comment 322-cj: Comment Summary - Will gaming amenities be reduced in the gaming area? Please see response to comment 286-bo. Comment 322-ck: Comment Summary - Parking requirements by use are not adequately analyzed. Pressure on parking in the neighborhood will result. Professional transportation engineers/planners prepared the transportation study and parking analysis in accordance with national standards and practices. A Shared Parking analysis (based on the methodology presented in the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) Shared Parking), which accounts for shared parking between uses and time of day factors, was performed to determine the minimum number of parking spaces that will be needed to adequately serve the uses included in each Alternative on-site. The maximum number of parking spaces allowed by the NSCP was also calculated based on the land uses included in each Alternative. The number of parking spaces proposed as part of each Alternative falls between the minimum and maximum required number of parking spaces. The parking will be accommodated on-site. Comment 322-cl: Comment Summary - Describe square footage by use and the parking requirements per this measurement. Depending on the land use type, parking requirements are implemented based on square footage, number of dwelling units, number of rooms, employees, etc. The basis for the parking calculations for each land use are provided in Tables 4.8-17 through 4.8-19 of the DEIS, as well as in DEIS Appendix W. For example, the maximum number of hotel parking spaces was calculated based on the number of rooms and employees. One parking space is required per room, and an additional one parking space is required per employee. The “Parking Calculations” section of Appendix W provides the calculations of minimum and maximum parking requirements for each Alternative. SEPTEMBER 8 , 2010 HAUGE BRUECK ASSOCIATES PAGE 8- 99
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