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This Draft Environmental Impact Report (Draft EIR) provides an assessment
of potential environmental consequences of the construction of the proposed
Canyon Springs Subdivision project (the project). The Town of Truckee
(Town) is the lead agency for the project. This Draft EIR is intended to in-
form the Town of Truckee Planning Commission and Town Council, re-
sponsible agencies and the public-at-large of the nature of the project and its
potential impacts. Additionally, this Draft EIR identifies mitigation measures
that, if adopted, would reduce or avoid potentially significant impacts and
examines alternatives to the proposed project. This Draft EIR has been pre-
pared in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA),
the State CEQA Guidelines and the Town’s local procedures for implement-
ing CEQA.
This Draft EIR will be available for review by the public and interested par-
ties, agencies, and organizations for a minimum 60-day comment period.
Referenced technical studies and other cited materials are available for review
in the project file at the Town of Truckee Community Development De-
partment, 10183 Truckee Airport Road in Truckee.
During the comment period, the public is invited to submit written or e-mail
comments on the Draft EIR to the contact information provided below. The
Town of Truckee Community Development Department will also hold two
public hearings on the Draft EIR during the review period. The public is
invited to attend the hearings to offer oral comments on the Draft EIR.
Written comments should be submitted to:
Ms. Denyelle Nishimori
Town of Truckee Community Development Department
10183 Truckee Airport Road
Truckee, CA 96161
Fax: 530-582-7889
Email: dnishimori@townoftruckee.com
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A. Environmental Review Process
The Town of Truckee Community Development Department issued a No-
tice of Preparation (NOP) on Wednesday, April 20, 2011, initiating a scoping
period for this Draft EIR which extended from April 20 through May 20,
2011. Two separate scoping meetings were held on Wednesday, May 4, 2011:
1) for responsible agencies, and 2) for all other agencies, organizations, and
members of the public. During the scoping period oral and written com-
ments were received on the proposed project, project alternatives, and the
scope of the EIR. Comments were used for the preparation of this Draft EIR.
Following the close of the 60-day comment period on this Draft EIR, a Final
Environmental Impact Report (Final EIR) will be prepared that contains all
substantive comments received on the Draft EIR, written responses to those
comments, and necessary changes or additions to the text and analysis in the
Draft EIR. The Final EIR will be made available to Town of Truckee Plan-
ning Commission and Town Council for review and certification prior to
their consideration of project entitlements.
B. Report Organization
This Draft EIR is organized into the following chapters:
¤ Chapter 1: Introduction. Provides an introduction and overview of the
Draft EIR document.
¤ Chapter 2: Report Summary. Provides a synopsis of the environmental
impacts from the proposed project, describes recommended mitigation
measures, and indicates the level of significance of impacts before and af-
ter mitigation.
¤ Chapter 3: Project Description. Describes the proposed project in detail,
including the location, background information, primary objectives and
structural and technical characteristics.
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¤ Chapter 4: Environmental Evaluation. Provides a description of the exist-
ing environmental setting, an analysis of the potential direct, indirect,
and cumulative environmental impacts of the proposed project and pre-
sents recommended mitigation measures to reduce their significance.
¤ Chapter 5: Alternatives to the Proposed Project. Considers alternatives to
the proposed project, including the CEQA-required “No Project Alterna-
tive,” and explains why some alternatives were not carried forward for
detailed evaluation.
¤ Chapter 6: CEQA-Required Assessment Conclusions. Discusses growth in-
ducement, unavoidable significant effects, and significant irreversible
changes as a result of the project.
¤ Chapter 7: Report Preparation. Identifies the preparers of the Draft EIR.
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