Final Mitigated Negative Declaration and Response to Comments
Final Mitigated Negative Declaration and Response to Comments Final Mitigated Negative Declaration and Response to Comments
XIV. POPULATION AND HOUSING ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING Emerald Bay State Park (SP) is located in the Lake Tahoe Basin. South Lake Tahoe is the largest city in the Lake Tahoe Basin and many small towns are also scattered throughout this rural area, including Tahoe City, Tahoma, and Kings Beach. Most summer visitors arrive from the San Francisco Bay Area followed by Southern California, other states, Central California, and Nevada. The table below shows the approximate driving distances from the park unit to the nearest larger populated communities of Tahoe City and South Lake Tahoe. Table XII-1: Driving Distances from Park Units to Larger Population Centers Park Unit Approximate Driving Distance from Park Unit to Tahoe City Approximate Driving Distance from Park Unit to South Lake Tahoe (Intersection HWY 50 &89) Emerald Bay SP 18.5 miles 10.5 miles Population In 2000, the population within the Lake Tahoe Basin (California and Nevada) was approximately 63,000 people (TRPA 2006). The majority of these residents live in the City of South Lake Tahoe. Much of the Lake Tahoe Basin is forested and/or rural, and contains small towns and cities primarily located along the highway system which encircles the lake. Housing There are no housing facilities in close proximity to the project area. The closest dwellings consist of several U.S. Forest Service lease cabins above the western and opposite end of Emerald Bay from proposed project activities. WOULD THE PROJECT: a) Induce substantial population growth in an area, either directly (for example, by proposing new homes and businesses) or indirectly (for example, through extension of roads or other infrastructure)? LESS THAN POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT WITH SIGNIFICANT NO IMPACT MITIGATION IMPACT IMPACT b) Displace substantial numbers of existing housing, necessitating the construction of replacement housing elsewhere? c) Displace substantial numbers of people, necessitating the construction of replacement housing elsewhere? Asian Clam Control Project IS/MND Emerald Bay State Park California Department of Parks and Recreation 62
DISCUSSION a-c) The project does not have a housing component and all work would take place within the confines of the park unit boundaries, with no additions or changes to existing local infrastructure. The project would neither modify nor displace any existing housing and would displace no people, either temporarily or permanently. All jobs created by the project would be tied to short-term project related activities and would be temporary in nature. Visitation to the area is not expected to change as a result of the project. No impact. Asian Clam Control Project IS/MND Emerald Bay State Park California Department of Parks and Recreation 63
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XIV.<br />
POPULATION AND HOUSING<br />
ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING<br />
Emerald Bay State Park (SP) is located in the Lake Tahoe Basin. South Lake Tahoe is the<br />
largest city in the Lake Tahoe Basin <strong>and</strong> many small <strong>to</strong>wns are also scattered throughout this<br />
rural area, including Tahoe City, Tahoma, <strong>and</strong> Kings Beach. Most summer visi<strong>to</strong>rs arrive from<br />
the San Francisco Bay Area followed by Southern California, other states, Central California,<br />
<strong>and</strong> Nevada. The table below shows the approximate driving distances from the park unit <strong>to</strong><br />
the nearest larger populated communities of Tahoe City <strong>and</strong> South Lake Tahoe.<br />
Table XII-1: Driving Distances from Park Units <strong>to</strong> Larger Population Centers<br />
Park Unit<br />
Approximate Driving<br />
Distance from Park Unit<br />
<strong>to</strong> Tahoe City<br />
Approximate Driving Distance<br />
from Park Unit <strong>to</strong> South Lake<br />
Tahoe (Intersection HWY 50 &89)<br />
Emerald Bay SP 18.5 miles 10.5 miles<br />
Population<br />
In 2000, the population within the Lake Tahoe Basin (California <strong>and</strong> Nevada) was<br />
approximately 63,000 people (TRPA 2006). The majority of these residents live in the City of<br />
South Lake Tahoe. Much of the Lake Tahoe Basin is forested <strong>and</strong>/or rural, <strong>and</strong> contains small<br />
<strong>to</strong>wns <strong>and</strong> cities primarily located along the highway system which encircles the lake.<br />
Housing<br />
There are no housing facilities in close proximity <strong>to</strong> the project area. The closest dwellings<br />
consist of several U.S. Forest Service lease cabins above the western <strong>and</strong> opposite end of<br />
Emerald Bay from proposed project activities.<br />
WOULD THE PROJECT:<br />
a) Induce substantial population growth in an<br />
area, either directly (for example, by<br />
proposing new homes <strong>and</strong> businesses) or<br />
indirectly (for example, through extension<br />
of roads or other infrastructure)?<br />
LESS THAN<br />
POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT LESS THAN<br />
SIGNIFICANT WITH SIGNIFICANT NO<br />
IMPACT MITIGATION IMPACT IMPACT<br />
b) Displace substantial numbers of existing<br />
housing, necessitating the construction of<br />
replacement housing elsewhere?<br />
c) Displace substantial numbers of people,<br />
necessitating the construction of replacement<br />
housing elsewhere?<br />
Asian Clam Control Project IS/MND<br />
Emerald Bay State Park<br />
California Department of Parks <strong>and</strong> Recreation<br />
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