Notice of Preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Cultivating Community, Conserving the Basin: Tahoe Living Housing Policy Amendments
Summary
SCH Number
2026020146
Lead Agency
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
(TRPA)
Document Title
Notice of Preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Cultivating Community, Conserving the Basin: Tahoe Living Housing Policy Amendments
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
The Project area would encompass the jurisdiction of the TRPA Bi-state Compact
and Regional Plan – the Lake Tahoe Basin – including lands in both California and
Nevada. The policy changes evaluated in the EIS would apply to the TRPA Region
as a whole and would be implemented through Basin-wide amendments to the
Regional Plan and Code of Ordinances, followed by local implementation through
Area Plans and local ordinances, as appropriate.
Document Description
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) is seeking public scoping comments
on the scope of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that would evaluate the
potential environmental impacts of the Cultivating Community, Conserving the
Basin: Tahoe Living Housing and Community Revitalization Policy Amendments
(Project). The Project would consist of a package of amendments to the TRPA
Regional Plan, Code of Ordinances, and related implementation tools intended to
reduce key barriers and costs for workforce housing; align water quality
regulations with total maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation and best
available science; support town center redevelopment; and increase the range of
housing choices for local workers and households facing barriers to housing
access. The Project is intended to maintain TRPA’s overall growth limits, including
through potential refinements to development rights conversions and
implementation provisions consistent with the Regional Plan and environmental
thresholds.
The Project would not authorize any specific development projects. Instead, it
would make targeted revisions to the Basin-wide policy and regulatory framework
that local jurisdictions and applicants are subject to when planning and permitting
development projects within the Tahoe Basin.
Contact Information
Name
Jacob Stock
Agency Name
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Address
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
South Lake Tahoe
Counties
El Dorado, Placer
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
US 50 and CA 89
Zip
96150
Total Acres
328,000
State Highways
28, 50, 80,88, 89
Railways
Various
Airports
City of South Lake Tahoe
Schools
Various
Waterways
Various/numerous
Other Location Info
The project location encompasses the jurisdiction of the TRPA bi-state Compact and Regional Plan- the Lake Tahoe Basin.
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Education, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), California Department of Justice, Attorney General's Office, California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 3 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Energy Commission, California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan South Lake Tahoe Region 6 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), California Tahoe Conservancy, California Transportation Commission (CATC), Office of Historic Preservation, Sierra Nevada Conservancy, State Water Resources Control Board, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 9, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
Development Types
Other (Plan Document Update)
Local Actions
General Plan Amendment
Project Issues
Cumulative Effects, Land Use/Planning, Population/Housing
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
State Comment Letters [Comments from State Reviewing Agency(ies)]
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