SCH Number 2026040350

Project Info

Title

Sierra Family Meadows, LP (PLN22-00064)

Description

The Sierra Family Meadows Subdivision project, General Plan Amendment, Rezone, Tentative Subdivision Map, Conditional Use Permit – Planned Development project proposes a tentative subdivision map to subdivide the existing 32.02 acre parcel into eight (8) single-family residential lots (including the existing residence) ranging in size from 0.50 to 2.73 acres, two (2) homeowners association (HOA) owned lots; one for private access road (Lot D) and one stormwater drainage infrastructure lot (Lot E) totaling 1.77 acres, one (1) 18.41-acre open space lot (Lot A) encompassing Washeshu Creek, wet meadow habitat, and sensitive cultural areas; to be permanently protected with a conservation easement, and two (2) HOA lettered lots for right-of-way easements (Lots B and C) encompassing 2.38 acres of existing right-of-way areas along Olympic Valley Road and Resort Road. The proposed project is being processed through the Planned Residential Development (PD) mechanism and requires a concurrent rezoning of the High Density Residential (HDR)-zoned portion of the site to HDR-DF 20 bedrooms / acre - PD. A PD is being sought to allow parcel sizes to be less than three (3) acres in size. The proposed project site is developed with an existing single-family residence and two access driveways serving the existing single-family residence from Olympic Valley Road and Resort Road. The access driveway off of Olympic Valley Road would be eliminated, and access to the proposed parcels would be from Resort Road. The new parcels would be served by Olympic Valley Public Service District. The project proposes low-density development focused exclusively within the property’s HDR (DF-20) zoning designation, totaling 9.46 acres of disturbance, entirely outside the mapped FEMA 100-year floodplain and adjacent wetland areas surrounding Washeshu Creek. The proposed project is intentionally designed to preserve environmentally and culturally sensitive areas, including the Washeshu Creek corridor and a known cultural site on the property, and to establish permanent open space through dedication of the area in a conservation easement. The current condition of the plan area includes minimal project-generated stormwater runoff due to the limited extent of impervious surfaces on the parcel. However, inadequate treatment and drainage facilities from uphill neighboring properties has resulted in large quantities of untreated runoff spilling over Resort Road and onto the plan area. Over time, this has caused a worsening erosion problem on the parcel. The project proposes to capture and convey this non-project generated runoff to Washeshu Creek in a controlled manner through the use of conveyance and discharge infrastructure. No new outfalls to Washeshu Creek will be constructed. The project also proposes to capture, treat, and infiltrate all project-generated stormwater runoff. The project has been designed to ensure that none of the single-family residential lots will be located within the FEMA 100-year floodplain.

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