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HomeMy Public PortalAboutAppendix AA.1 The following Consistency Matrix is a comprehensive analysis of this Specific Plan’s consistency with the Guiding Principles, Land Use Designations, Goals & Policies of the Town of Truckee 2025 General Plan. It is comprehensive in that it references each applicable component of the 2025 General Plan to PC-3. General Plan Chapter (Guiding Principals, Goals & Policies) Joerger Ranch Specific Plan Consistency Summary Chapter 2 – Land Use Element (Guiding Principles) Manage projected growth within the planning period (2005 to 2025). Provide sufficient land identified for development to account for unbuildable residential lots and to insure competition and flexibility in Commercial and Industrial land uses. Commercial and Industrial land uses are proposed. Preserve the important qualities of Truckee’s community character through appropriate land use patterns and locations. Land use patterns and locations are consistent with 2025 General Plan. Locate significant new development around existing developed areas.Located adjacent to existing development. Locate the highest density and intensity of development on infill sites within existing developed areas. Site is infill site within existing developed area. Designate an adequate amount of land for commercial and industrial uses to accommodate projected demand and fulfill economic diversification goals. Continue to locate freeway-oriented commercial development only at the existing developed interchanges with Interstate 80 at Donner Pass Road/Cold Stream Road and at State Route 89 South. Ensure high quality design for freeway-oriented commercial development in those areas. Site designated for commercial and industrial development by 2025 General Plan. Freeway reference is not applicable. Prevent “commercial sprawl” in Truckee.Infill site designated for commercial, industrial, and high density residential development in the 2025 General Plan. Improve the character and visual quality of development in the Gateway area and along the Brockway Road corridor, and along the Truckee River in the Downtown Study Area. Character and visual quality will be regulated by Design Guidelines and Specific Plan within Chapter 4 and future Development Permit processes. Prevent the negative visual impact of mass parking lots and large single building forms. Design Standards & Guidelines have been provided in Chapter 4. Promote mixed-use development in Commercial areas. The mix can include office, residential, service and or/retail uses. Site plan layout provides parking in multiple areas screened by building and landscaping. Larger areas of parking are located towards interior of site, father from off-site view and screened by buildings. Ensure adequate provision of public services and infrastructure to support planned residential and non-residential development in suitable locations. Adequate public services and infrastructure will be constructed in accordance with Chapters 5 and 7. Appendix A – 2025 General Plan Consistency Matrix A.2 Chapter 2 – Land Use Element (Land Use Designation) Planned Community 3 [PC-3] Planned Community 3 consists of an area identified for future commercial and industrial land uses. Viability of this area for development has been substantially increased by the completion of the Highway 267 bypass in 2002. Land Uses Allowed: Land uses allowed in this designation are commercial, industrial, and high density residential uses. Density and Intensity: An average FAR of 0.20 shall apply to commercial and industrial development. Residential uses are allowed at a maximum density of twelve housing units per acre. Policies: The following policies will guide development of the Specific Plan for PC-3. Commercial and industrial uses are proposed, Highway 267 Bypass is complete. Proposed land uses are consistent with these allowed uses. Density and intensity of the proposed uses are consistent with these limits within the PC-3 area. PC-3-P1 Development allowed on the site will be a range of commercial, industrial and residential uses. Services for employees, such as day care facilities and food sales, shall be encouraged. Specific use charts are provided in Chapter 4 for each land use area. PC-3-P2 The Specific Plan shall include design standards to provide for architectural consistency of development on the site, in accordance with the Town of Truckee design guidelines. Design Standards are provided in Chapter 4. PC-3-P3 Site design shall consider appropriate access to Highway 267, via Brockway Road and Soaring Way, and shall minimize visual impacts from the Highway 267 corridor. Access to Highway 267 and improvements to Soaring Way and Brockway Road are provided in Chapters 5 & 7. Visual impacts from the Highway 267 corridor are minimized through the dedication of permanent open space, setbacks, and tree retention. PC-3-P4 The Specific Plan shall include standards for the design of retail shopping areas that avoid “strip commercial” site layout, and that are oriented and scaled to the pedestrian realm. Design Standards are provided in Chapter 4 to avoid “strip commercial”. PC3-P5 Specific Plan design standards shall include requirements for parking areas which promote attractive streetscapes, recognize the need for snow storage and removal, and reduce the visual impacts of large, unscreened parking lots through distributed landscaping, landscaped berms and other measures. Parking shall be provided in accordance with the Town of Truckee Design Guidelines. Design Standards are provided in Chapter 4 that include requirements for parking, snow storage, and landscaping. PC3-P6 The Specific Plan shall include provisions for supplying, on- site, the required housing for 50 percent of the very-low, low- and moderate-income workforce associated with development of the site. If land use or noise compatibility requirement of the Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan preclude or reduce the total amount of housing that can be developed on PC-3, required workforce housing may be permitted to be located off-site. The RMW-20 zone includes provisions to meet the workforce housing for the entire Joerger Ranch Specific Plan area. Inclusionary housing requirements have been met through the high density zoning (18 to 20 units per acre) within the RMW-20 zone. PC3-P7 All development on PC-3 shall support community character goals and policies for the Brockway Road Corridor Street sections are identified for all roadways within the Specific Plan and are consistent with Town goals & policies. PC3-P8 Ensure that the mix of land uses in the PC-3 Specific Plan will generate an amount of traffic that, in addition to buildout of the General Plan (considering all planned circulation improvement), would not result in the need for four lanes on Highway 267 between Interstate 80 and the Brockway Road/Soaring Way intersection. Consistency statement deferred to EIR analysis. A.3 Chapter 2 – Land Use Element (Overlay Designations) Policy BR-P1 Preserve and improve the character of the Brockway Road Corridor, including the following aspects: • Preservation of the corridor’s open qualities, which provide an important transition from the developed areas of the Town to the open space of the Martis Valley to the south. This could be accomplished through screening with vegetation, use of landscaped buffers or interspersing development nodes with green space and landscaped areas. • Recognition of the corridor’s status as a gateway to Truckee from the south, ensuring that new development and land uses, particularly those proposed for PC-3, support and enhance this role. • Supporting the corridor’s use as a bicycle and pedestrian route through the provision of appropriate facilities for these users, including a recreational trail and Class I bikeway. Action A6.7 under Goal LU-6 in the Land Use Element and Community Character Element Goal CC-14 and its related policies and actions apply to the Brockway Road Neighborhood Area. Development proposed by this Specific Plan, as indicated by the Conceptual Master Plan and guided by the Design Guidelines, is consistent with this policy. Chapter 2 – Land Use Element (Goals & Policies) Goal LU-1 Manage growth so as to maintain the unique qualities and character of the Town as a small mountain community. P1.1 All new development shall meet important community goals for design quality, open space preservation, and promotion of a livable, sustainable community. Development that does not fulfill these goals shall not be allowed. Chapter 4 includes design standards that meet community goals for design, open space preservation and sustainable development. P1.2 Projects that exceed minimum requirements and mandated levels for provision of affordable and workforce housing shall be given a higher priority for development approval. Such projects may be considered for application of less stringent development standards in order to facilitate their development. The RMW-20 zone allows for high density workforce housing. Goal LU-2 Provide an adequate amount of land designated for residential, commercial, and industrial uses to meet demand within the life of the Plan. P2.1 Ensure adequate supplies of residential, commercial and industrial land, located appropriately, to manage projected growth. In addition to the studied placement and allotment of commercial and industrial uses within the Plan Area, the Plan has been crafted to allow use and density / intensity flexibility to allow the accurate response to future community demand. P2.2 Ensure that the primary use of Industrial designated land is for industrial, rather than general commercial uses. Chapter 4 provides land use standards and design guidelines to meet this policy. P2.3 Ensure that new residential development meets minimum density standards, based on those described in Section C of the Land Use Element. Chapter 4 provides land use standards and design guidelines to meet this policy. Goal LU-3 Create efficient land use patterns which reduce environmental impacts and minimize the potential for residential and commercial sprawl. P3.3 To provide for projected population growth in an efficient manner, accommodate development at the highest densities in infill areas, consistent with goals for environmental protection and land use compatibility. Chapter 4 provides land use standards and design guidelines to meet this policy. A.4 Goal LU-4 Coordinate land development with provision of services and infrastructure. P4.2 Cooperate with special districts to plan for and identify suitable future site for needed facilities, including schools, fire stations, solid and liquid waste disposal sites, and utilities infrastructure, so that the local population can be safely and efficiently served, while minimizing potential environmental impacts. Chapter 5, Transportation, and Chapter 7, Implementation & Phasing, provides consistency with this policy. Goal LU-5 Encourage a mix of land uses in the Town to promote a vibrant community and to reduce traffic, while addressing the need to minimize land use conflicts. P5.4 Discourage new “strip” commercial development and encourage site design for new commercial projects that provides for pedestrian/ bicycle access and proper building scale and proportion relative to the pedestrian realm. Design Standards are provided in Chapter 4 to avoid “strip commercial”. Chapters 5 and 7 outline pedestrian/bicycle routes consistent with the Towns Trails & Bikeway Master Plan. P5.7 Require buffering, screening, setbacks, and other measures for new and expanded industrial uses adjacent to residential neighborhoods to minimize impacts and compatibility conflicts. Chapter 4, Land Use Standards & Design Guidelines provides consistency with this policy. Goal LU-6 Preserve and enhance the distinctive community character of Truckee and each of its neighborhoods. P6.1 The maximum size limit for a single retail commercial use building shall be 40,000 square feet. Chapter 4, Land Use Standards & Design Guidelines provides consistency with this policy. P6.2 Maintain and enhance Downtown as the heart of Truckee and as the Town’s premier tourist destination through the following methods, and through Action 6.2: • Aggressively facilitate pedestrian- oriented development in the Downtown through implementation of the Downtown Specific Plan. • Give some priority in the expenditure of capital improvement funds to projects that will enhance appropriate uses Downtown and facilitate new development, thereby implementing the Downtown Specific Plan. • Allocate staff resources to implement the Downtown Specific Plan. • Actively encourage the relocation of industrial uses from the Downtown area to other more appropriate locations in Town, such as the Pioneer Trail industrial area, or the Airport industrial zone. Joerger Ranch Specific Plan provides a receiver site and incentives to relocate industrial uses from the Downtown area. P6.4 Require buildings to be located closer to the street, where appropriate, and for off-street parking areas to be located to the rear of commercial buildings, where feasible. Ultimate building locations must accommodate snow removal and snow storage, and should maximize solar orientation. Chapter 4, Land Use Standards & Design Guidelines provides consistency with this policy. Goal LU-7 Encourage clustered residential development to create efficient development patterns, and to minimize environmental impacts and threats to public safety. P7.1 For all residential developments, require clustering where appropriate. Clustered development as defined in this General Plan includes the following considerations: • Clustering of residential development will allow flexibility of site design in responding to the natural features and resources of an individual site. • Clustering means that structures will be located on a site so that larger areas are left as undeveloped open space. • Undeveloped areas may either be preserved in private or public open space, or may be a portion of an individual lot, with deed restrictions prohibiting construction in that portion. The RMW-20 zone clusters the residential development portion of project within a 4 acre parcel. A.5 P7.2 Residential development shall be clustered to avoid areas of significant natural resources, including wildlife habitat and migration corridors and visual resources. The RMW-20 zone clusters the residential development portion of project within a 4 acre parcel. P7.3 Clustered development types shall be applied within the Town according to the location and character of the development site. Clustered development types and their corresponding recommended locations are summarized in Table LU-7. Chapter 4, Land Use Standards & Design Guidelines provides consistency with this policy. P7.4 Clustered development shall incorporate preservation of open space areas as an integral and primary consideration in the overall development plan for a site. Considerations in preserving open space through clustering shall include the following: • Maximizing preservation of open space types that reflect the Town’s priorities as stated in the Conservation and Open Space Element. • Maintaining an appropriate relationship of the site to the character and context of adjacent neighborhood areas and nearby and adjoining open space areas. • Respecting individual site features and characteristics, including topography, natural features, natural hazards and constraints, and the presence of sensitive biological resources. Chapter 4, Land Use Standards & Design Guidelines provides consistency with this policy. P7.5 Preserve the portions of parcels not developed with clustered residential used as undeveloped open space. Preservation and management options for open space include: • Dedication to a homeowners association. • Dedication to a public agency such as the Parks District, or to a land trust or other non-profit agency. • Use of building envelopes in conjunction with conservation easements or deed restrictions. Chapter 4, Land Use Standards & Design Guidelines provides consistency with this policy. More than 20 acres of permanent open space are provided within the plan area. Goal LU-9 Support development patterns in the Planning Area that do not negatively impact the Town of Truckee, and that enhance the quality of life for residents of Truckee and the wider region. P9.1 Support clustered development within the Planning Area.Chapter 4, Land Use Standards & Design Guidelines provides consistency with this policy. P9.3 Oppose any development in the Planning Area that would necessitate widening of Highway 267 north of Brockway Road to four lanes Joerger Ranch Specific Plan does not necessitate the widenting of Highway 267 north of Brockway Road. P9.5 Support provision of housing for all income segments dispersed evenly throughout all developed portions of the Planning Area. The RMW-20 zone provides workforce housing for the entire Joerger Ranch Specific Plan area. Chapter 3 – Community Character Element (Guiding Principles) Maintain Truckee’s unique qualities and sense of place to preserve the town’s established historic and scenic mountain town character. Chapter 4, Land Use Standards & Design Guidelines provides consistency with this policy. Conserve and protect the natural beauty, scenic landscapes and open space resources of the Town, including the Truckee River, Donner Lake, ridges and hillsides, scenic corridors and vistas, and views of the night sky. Chapter 4, Land Use Standards & Design Guidelines provides consistency with this policy. Emphasize and enhance the visual and physical connection between the town’s natural environment and the community’s quality of life. Chapter 4, Land Use Standards & Design Guidelines provides consistency with this policy. Promote the highest possible standards of town design, planning and architecture in Truckee. Chapter 4, Land Use Standards & Design Guidelines provides consistency with this policy. Create a diverse, complementary hierarchy of mixed-use and neighborhood centers to strengthen Truckee’s economic base and provide focal points for the town and its neighborhoods. Chapter 4, Land Use Standards & Design Guidelines provides consistency with this policy. A.6 Improve and strengthen connections between the town’s neighborhoods and centers. Chapter 5, Transportation, and Chapter 7, Implementation & Phasing, provides consistency with this policy. Reinforce the unique qualities of Truckee’s neighborhoods.Chapter 4, Land Use Standards & Design Guidelines provides consistency with this policy. Enhance Truckee’s important corridors and community gateways.Chapter 5, Transportion, and Chapter 7, Implementation & Phasing, provides consistency with this policy. Protect Truckee’s historic and cultural resources.Chapter 4, Land Use Standards & Design Guidelines provides consistency with this policy. Chapter 3 – Community Character Element (Overlay Designations) B. Town Design - Other Mixed Use Centers Mixed use centers are defined as areas that include a mixture of residential, retail and office development. In terms of town design, mixed use centers have come to be recognized as one of the key components of traditional development that makes it vibrant and successful. They not only provide a human presence and support for commercial areas and businesses, but also provide opportunities for people to live in proximity to where they work and shop, reducing dependence on the automobile. At present, the Downtown and Gateway Area are the only two mixed- use centers in Truckee, containing a broad range of commercial and residential uses within them. However, this General Plan recognizes the importance and value of developing new mixed-use centers in Truckee. As described in the Land Use Element, three new mixed use centers will be developed in Truckee, in Planned Community 1 (PC- 1), Planned Community 3 (PC-3), and as part of the Gray’s Crossing Planned Development. PC-1 will likely include a mixture of residential, commercial (retail and office) and lodging uses, and PC-3 will provide both a major new grocery store and new light industrial space for Truckee, as well as clustered apartments and employee housing. Gray’s Crossing is to include a mixed-use “Village Center” that will provide attached dwelling units as well as retail and office space. Joerger Ranch Specific Plan provides consistency with this policy. B. Town Design – Neighborhood Centers Neighborhood centers are small local-serving centers, typically providing between 4,000 to 6,000 square feet of commercial space, although are sometimes larger when they also serve a broader customer base from drive-by trade. Uses primarily consist of a mix of convenience-oriented retail, small-business offices and residential uses. Typically located at a key intersection or along a major roadway within a residential area, neighborhood centers provide close and convenient access to the goods and services needed on a daily basis by local residents. While densities in some neighborhoods may not provide a sufficient customer base to support a commercial center, all neighborhoods would benefit from the addition or strengthening of a center or focal point. Such a focal point could encompass a variety of amenities, from a small neighborhood park, to elements as simple as a newspaper stand or community bulletin board, combined with some strategically located benches and a water fountain. A small node like this would be appropriate for many neighborhoods in Truckee, providing a place to stop and rest on a neighborhood stroll or dog walk, and an opportunity for social interaction among neighbors. Joerger Ranch Specific Plan provides consistency with this policy. A.7 B. Town Design - Corridors and Gateways Corridors and linear features, located along major thoroughfares, which connect various parts of the community. Although Truckee has many corridors associated with its roadway network, this Element focuses on a more limited number of corridors where its is felt to be most critical to define visual character and quality, particularly in light of changes that may occur in conjunction with development allowed under this General Plan. The corridors and gateways discussed in this section are mapped in Figure CC-3. Gateways are a particular type of corridor feature, with special status due to their important role in conveying first impressions to visitors and a sense of arrival or transition from one place to another. Gateways can also be a point of orientation for the town, providing information to motorists by directing them to areas of interest and by providing insights into the historical, cultural and economic foundations of the area. It should be noted that some of Truckee’s gateways are located along the key corridors discussed in the following section, and in those cases, are addressed under the discussion of the corridor in question. Joerger Ranch Specific Plan provides consistency with this policy. Corridors This section describes a number of key corridors in Truckee, including the Brockway Road Corridor, West River Street Corridor, and Donner Pass Road Corridor in the Donner Lake area. Other important corridors in Truckee, including the Gateway corridor and designated scenic corridors along Interstate 80 and Highway 89 North, are addressed elsewhere this Element. Natural and linear open space corridors such as that associated with the Truckee River and other waterways , are also discussed briefly in this Element, and in greater detail in the Conservation and Open Space Element. • Brockway Road Corridor This corridor extends from the Truckee River to the new intersection with Highway 267 at the PC-3 development site. A variety of open space areas interspersed with residential and commercial development can be found along the length of the corridor, contributing to a varied, mixed-use character. Open space areas along Brockway Road include the Ponderosa Golf Course, Truckee River Regional Park, and some meadowland areas. Existing residential and commercial development varies in the degree to which it is visible, as well as in the quality of its architecture. • There are presently no sidewalks along Brockway Road, but a multi-use trail is planned along the northeast side of the corridor to connect the development along the road with the Truckee River Regional Park, surrounding neighborhoods and the Downtown, as well as PC-3 and the Airport area. Overhead power lines are visible along most of the corridor’s length. This General Plan allows for a significant amount of development along Brockway Road, in recognition of its status as a key town arterial, and its proximity to the Downtown and Highway 267. However, the most significant change along this corridor is likely to occur in conjunction with the development of PC-3, as described in the Land Use Element. The development site is situated at the key intersection of Highway 267 with Brockway Road, and will provide a significant presence at the intersection and the south end of Brockway Road, which serves as a key gateway to Truckee from the south. The identification of an appropriate visual character for development at PC3, in keeping with the desired character of the corridor as a whole, is thus a critical concern of the goals, policies and actions within this Element. Joerger Ranch Specific Plan provides consistency with this policy. A.8 Gateways While a gateway can be defined as any major entry or access point to the community, this Community Character Element deals with a more limited number of gateways that are of strategic importance to the town. Other more informally-defined gateways include the points of entry to Truckee along the Interstate and by means of its access ramps as well as the State highway corridors that provide entries to Truckee from the region. In many cases, these gateways are signified by the transition from the rural mountain surrounds of the previously traversed landscape to the more developed environs within the Town limits. On a more localized scale, the north and south entrances to the historic Downtown are defined by an abrupt shift in the topography, and character and scale of buildings, creating a strong sense of arrival into Truckee’s historic center. Important gateways in Truckee are: Highway 267 South Gateway. As described above, the Brockway Road/ Highway 267 intersection is the most significant gateway to Truckee from the south. The development of PC-3 will help to define the quality and character of this gateway to create a distinct and positive sense of arrival in Truckee along this important route. Joerger Ranch Specific Plan provides consistency with this policy. Chapter 3 – Community Character Element (Goals & Policies) Goal CC-1 Preserve open space in Truckee that contributes to the town’s scenic mountain community character. P1.2 Ensure that all new development, occurring at all scales and densities, maximizes the provision of all types of open space, including scenic open space that contributes to and enhances the town’s community character. More than 20 acres of permanent open space are provided within the Joerger Ranch Specific Plan. P1.3 Cluster new development so as to preserve the maximum amount of desire types of open space, as identified in the Conservation and Open Space Element. The Land Use Zoning Exhibit Map for Joerger Ranch provides consistency with this policy. New development is clustered within specific zones to allow for large areas of pemanent open space. P1.4 Create a connected network of open spaces in Truckee that is accessible to the community for outdoor recreation and other use and enjoyment, as a key aspect of local community character. The Land Use Zoning Exhibit Map for Joerger Ranch provides consistency with this policy. New development is clustered within specific zones to allow for large areas of pemanent open space. Goal CC-2 Preserve the natural beauty of Truckee, including the Town’s scenic resources, views and vistas, and the visual quality of the town’s steep slopes, ridge and bluff lines, and hillsides. P2.4 Ensure that new development in Truckee’s lowland areas, including its forested areas and meadowlands, and the Truckee River Valley, contributes to and enhances the scenic quality and visual harmony of the built environment that comprises the Truckee townscape. Chapter 4, Land Use Standards & Design Guidelines provides consistency with this policy. P2.7 Require electric, telecommunications and cable television facilities serving new development to be installed underground wherever possible. Where undergrounding is impractical, above ground antennae and telephone and high voltage transmission lines shall be located out of significant scenic vistas. All new electric, telecommunications and cable television within Joerger Ranch shall be installed underground. P2.9 Encourage the planting and maintenance of roadside landscaping and the use of landscaping elements where appropriate along major public thoroughfares. Chapter 4, Land Use Standards & Design Guidelines provides consistency with this policy. P2.10 Encourage the preservation of trees and native vegetation, including specimen trees, in development projects. Chapter 4, Land Use Standards & Design Guidelines provides consistency with this policy. A.9 Goal CC-4 Protect views of the night sky and minimize the effects of light pollution. P4.1 Recognize and preserve views of the night sky as an important natural and scenic resource in Truckee. Chapter 4, Land Use Standards & Design Guidelines provides consistency with this policy. P4.2 Require light fixtures to be designed and sited so as to minimize light pollution, glare, and light trespass into adjoining properties. Chapter 4, Land Use Standards & Design Guidelines provides consistency with this policy. Goal CC-5 Maintain the town’s unique community character, including a high standard of town design in all development in Truckee. P5.1 Ensure that planning and development decisions are oriented towards the maintenance of Truckee’s unique character, reflecting the following considerations. • Identification of specific types of centers, residential neighborhoods, employment districts, corridors and gateways. • Respect for the quality, character and context of existing development within these different areas of the town. • Ensuring that new development enhances the desired character of each of these areas. • Discouraging new architecture that directly mimics or is derivative of the buildings of the historic downtown. • Encouraging the retrofit or rehabilitation of existing buildings to more closely comply with Town policies, standards and guidelines for high quality architecture and design. • Consideration of the relationship of the built environment to the qualities and context of the landscape and natural environment in which it is situated. Joerger Ranch Specific Plan provides consistency with this policy. P5.2 Require all new development to incorporate high quality site design, architecture, and planning so as to enhance the overall quality of the built environment in Truckee and create a visually interesting and aesthetically pleasing town environment. Chapter 4, Land Use Standards & Design Guidelines provides consistency with this policy. P5.3 Prohibit franchise and corporate architecture in commercial buildings, except in special situations. Chapter 4, Land Use Standards & Design Guidelines provides consistency with this policy. P5.5 Enhance physical connections between adjacent uses and between different parts of Truckee. Chapter 4, Land Use Standards & Design Guidelines provides consistency with this policy. P5.6 Regulate the size, quantity, location and design of signs to maintain and enhance the visual appearance of the town. Chapter 4, Land Use Standards & Design Guidelines provides consistency with this policy. P5.9 For all new development in Truckee, consider how the integration of trees and native landscaping can contribute to the overall quality of development-specific design and the town’s unique character. Chapter 4, Land Use Standards & Design Guidelines provides consistency with this policy. Goal CC-9 Create mixed-use centers that can provide local shopping, services and employment in proximity to housing. P9.2 Encourage all existing and new mixed-use centers to create a “park once environment” that provides a variety of uses within walking distance. Joerger Ranch Specific Plan provides consistency with this policy. P9.3 Require new mixed-use centers to provide housing of a variety of types and affordability, including employee housing, unless determined to be incompatible. The RMW-20 zone provides workforce housing at a density which will allow affordability for employees. P9.4 Enhance pedestrian connections from nearby residential areas to local shopping centers so as to enhance the mixed-use quality of Truckee’s commercial centers and their surrounding residential areas; reduce the need to drive to access daily needed goods and services; and provide safe and convenient pedestrian connections. Chapter 5, Transportation, and Chapter 7, Implementation & Phasing, provides consistency with this policy. A.10 P9.5 Require new mixed use centers to incorporate site planning and design that reflects walkability and opportunities for indoor and outdoor social interaction, including clustered buildings, parking dispersed in smaller lots, as well as pedestrian-scale design features. Chapter 4, Land Use Standards & Design Guidelines provides consistency with this policy. Goal CC-11 Strengthen and improve the character of Truckee’s town residential neighborhoods. P11.1 Encourage new residential developments adjacent in appropriate locations (e.g. planned community areas) and with appropriate site conditions to include the use of neo-traditional site design and architectural elements. These encompass elements such as a grid, or modified grid street layout, narrower streets, street trees, detached sidewalks, and neo-traditional house designs in keeping with Truckee architecture and design. Chapter 4, Land Use Standards & Design Guidelines provides consistency with this policy. P11.2 Discourage architectural monotony between individual units within a suburban subdivision or residential development project. Chapter 4, Land Use Standards & Design Guidelines provides consistency with this policy. P11.6 Encourage preservation and creation of open space areas within town residential neighborhoods, particularly in the form of small neighborhood parks, pocket parks, trails, and greenways. Chapter 4, Land Use Standards & Design Guidelines, creation of permanent open space, and construction of trails provides consistency with this policy. Goal CC-13 Ensure that Truckee’s commercial and industrial districts are safe, well-designed and accessible areas that are positively integrated with other parts of the town. P13.1 Sustain high design standards for new commercial development in employment districts, particularly where development is visible from along major arterial and roadways. Chapter 4, Land Use Standards & Design Guidelines and creation of permanent open space along Highway 267 provides consistency with this policy. P13.2 Ensure that new development within Truckee’s light industrial areas and employment districts is designed in a way that is sensitive to adjacent residential development. Chapter 4, Land Use Standards & Design Guidelines provides consistency with this policy. P13.3 Create live-work opportunities, as appropriate, within employment districts. Although the Plan Area is not located within a designated employment district, live-work opportunities are allowed in all zones. P13.4 Coordinate with the Truckee-Tahoe Airport District and Placer County to ensure visually compatible development of light industrial and office uses located within the town around the airport. Joerger Ranch Specific Plan provides consistency with this policy. Goal CC-14 Enhance the character and qualities of the Brockway Road Corridor as a gateway to Truckee. P14.1 Preserve and enhance the open character and qualities of the Brockway Road Corridor by including appropriate buffering and screening from the road corridor, and interspersing development areas or nodes with green space. Chapter 4, Land Use Standards & Design Guidelines provides consistency with this policy. P14.3 Ensure that the design quality and character of the PC-3 development is compatible with the gateway qualities of the south end of Brockway. Chapter 4, Land Use Standards & Design Guidelines provides consistency with this policy. Goal CC-17 Preserve and enhance all entryways and gateways to the Town to create a distinct sense of arrival and positive image of Truckee. P17.1 Design gateway design treatments for key entryways into the Town that incorporate landscaping, signage, public art, and/or structural elements that communicate a sense of arrival in Truckee. Gateways for which such treatments should be applied include: • Donner Pass Road where it enters Downtown Truckee, near the Highway 89 North intersection. • At the Brockway Road/Highway 267, intersection, as described in Action A14.3, above. • Along West River Street. • Along Highway 267 South, near the Mousehole. • At the western Donner Pass Road freeway interchange. Chapter 5, Transportation, and Chapter 7, Implementation & Phasing, provides consistency with this policy. A.11 Goal CC-19 Identify and protect archaeological and paleontological resources that enrich our understanding of Truckee’s early history and the early cultures and environment of the region. P19.1 As part of the development review process, require proper archaeological or paleontological surveying, testing, research, documentation, monitoring and safe retrieval of archaeological and cultural resources. Joerger Ranch EIR and Mitigation Measures pro- vide consistency with this policy. P19.2 Require an archaeological survey by a qualified professional whenever there is evidence of an archaeological or paleontological site within a proposed project area, is determined to be a high likelihood for occurrence of such sites, or where a project involves substantial site disturbance. Joerger Ranch EIR and Mitigation Measures pro- vide consistency with this policy. P19.3 Consult with representatives of the Native American community whenever necessary to ensure the respectful treatment of Native American sacred places. Joerger Ranch EIR and Mitigation Measures pro- vide consistency with this policy. Goal CC-20 Strengthen the social fabric of the Truckee community. P20.2 Encourage opportunities for social interaction and community activity through the creation of well-designed, accessible public spaces located throughout the town, and by encouraging commercial uses that support community interaction, such as cafes and restaurants, performance and arts spaces, and child activity centers. Joerger Ranch Specific Plan provides consistency with this policy. P20.3 Support the work of community institutions, government agencies and non-profits that provide support services to Truckee residents. Joerger Ranch Specific Plan provides an opportunity for a non-profit center at Hope Court/ Brockway Road. Chapter 4 – Circulation Element (Guiding Principles) Coordinate land use and transportation planning in Truckee to provide for the long-range development of the Town’s roadway system consistent with the existing and future land use patterns described in the Land Use Element. Chapter 5, Transportation, and Chapter 6, Public Services & Infrastructure, provides consistency with this policy. Maintain acceptable traffic operations on the Town’s roads through application of Level of Service thresholds, and by conditioning new development on the ability of local roads and intersections to accommodate projected traffic impacts. Chapter 5, Transportation, and Chapter 6, Public Services & Infrastructure, provides consistency with this policy. Eliminate, to the extent feasible, all traffic signals in Truckee.Chapter 5, Transportation, and Chapter 6, Public Services & Infrastructure, provides consistency with this policy. Minimize the negative impacts of transportation infrastructure upon Truckee’s community character, local neighborhoods, and the environment. Chapter 5, Transportation, and Chapter 6, Public Services & Infrastructure, provides consistency with this policy. Ensure that new development minimizes impacts on the roadway network, is integrated into the existing transportation system and provides opportunities for use of alternate modes. Chapter 5, Transportation, and Chapter 6, Public Services & Infrastructure, provides consistency with this policy. Work cooperatively with adjacent jurisdictions to address regional traffic issues. Chapter 5, Transportation, and Chapter 6, Public Services & Infrastructure, provides consistency with this policy. Reduce automobile travel demand to reduce impacts on the Town’s roadway system, lessen the need for new or expanded road facilities to accommodate increased demand, and decrease pollutants emissions from automobiles. Chapter 5, Transportation, and Chapter 6, Public Services & Infrastructure, provides consistency with this policy.. A.12 Provide a safe, comprehensive, and integrated system of trails and bikeways as a key component of the circulation system. Chapter 5, Transportation, and Chapter 6, Public Services & Infrastructure, provides consistency with this policy. Promote a safe and efficient transit system, including both bus and rail, to reduce congestion, improve the environment, and provide viable alternatives to the automobile. Chapter 5, Transportation, and Chapter 6, Public Services & Infrastructure, provides consistency with this policy. Chapter 4 – Circulation Element (Goals & Policies) Goal CIR-1 Develop a roadway system that provides access and mobility for Truckee residents and businesses and adequately serves existing and planned land uses while maintaining local community character. P1.1 Maintain a hierarchy of arterial, collector and local roadways in Truckee by planning, designing, and regulating roadways in accordance with the functional classification system described in this Element. Chapter 5, Transportation, and Chapter 6, Public Services & Infrastructure, provides consistency with this policy. P1.2 Undertake improvements to the Town’s roadway network, as identified in the Circulation Plan in Figure CIR-3 and in Section D, to ensure that the access and mobility needs of existing and future land uses can be adequately served. Chapter 5, Transportation, and Chapter 6, Public Services & Infrastructure, provides consistency with this policy. P1.3 Ensure that right-of-way for cumulatively needed future roadway improvements is reserved or acquired as part of relevant project approvals. Chapter 5, Transportation, and Chapter 6, Public Services & Infrastructure, provides consistency with this policy. P1.4 Improve existing roadways in Truckee to meet current Town engineering standards. Chapter 5, Transportation, and Chapter 6, Public Services & Infrastructure, provides consistency with this policy. P1.5 Ensure that existing and future roadway, sidewalk, and bikeway standards, and the implementation of such standards, take Truckee’s climatic conditions into account. Chapter 5, Transportation, and Chapter 6, Public Services & Infrastructure, provides consistency with this policy. P1.6 Ensure that the design and functionality of the Town roadway network in keeping with the goals and policies of this General Plan concerning community character. Examples of such policies include those listed under Goal CC-3, as well as policies for the Gateway Area, Brockway Road, and West River Street in the Community Character Element. Chapter 5, Transportation, and Chapter 6, Public Services & Infrastructure, provides consistency with this policy. Goal CIR-2 Maintain adequate Level of Service on Truckee’s roadways and intersections to ensure the safe and efficient movement of people and goods throughout the Town. P2.1 Establish and maintain a Level of Service D or better on road segments and for total intersection movements in portions of the Town outside of the Downtown Specific Plan Area. Establish and maintain a Level of Service E or better on arterial and collector road segments and for total intersection movements within the Downtown Specific Plan Area. Throughout the Town, individual turning movements at unsignalized intersections shall not be allowed to reach LOS F and to exceed a cumulative vehicle delay of four vehicle hours. Both of these conditions shall be met for traffic operations to be considered unacceptable. Chapter 5, Transportation, Chapter 6, Public Services & Infrastructure, and Chapter 7 Implementation & Phasing provides consistency with this policy. P2.2 In addition to the standards described in Policy 2.1, the criteria and thresholds shown in Table CIR-6 shall be applied to future development projects to determine the need for a traffic impact analysis to be conducted and to determine if a project’s traffic impact is found to be significant. Chapter 5, Transportation, Chapter 6, Public Services & Infrastructure, and Chapter 7 Implementation & Phasing provides consistency with this policy. A.13 P2.4 Improve connectivity throughout the Town’s roadway network, through roadway improvements, while minimizing environmental, circulation, and residential neighborhood impacts. This should include: • New and improved links between roadways of the same classification. • New and/or improved links between higher and lower capacity roadways where such connections would not negatively impact the lower capacity roadway’s operations or local neighborhood character, would be consistent with community character and environmental goals described elsewhere in the General Plan, and would not result in redesignation of a lower classification roadway to a higher classification, unless shown as such on the Circulation Plan. • Discouraging the use of local and residential neighborhood roadways as through routes, particularly for commercial and industrial traffic. • Requiring that new development maximizes connectivity of local streets within the development itself, and makes connections to the adjacent street network and neighborhood areas. Chapter 5, Transportation, Chapter 6, Public Services & Infrastructure, and Chapter 7 Implementation & Phasing provides consistency with this policy. Goal CIR-3 Minimize the impacts of new development on the existing roadway network. P3.1 Require the preparation of traffic impact analyses to identify impacts and mitigation measures for projects that may result in significant traffic impact, as specified in Table CIR-6. In these analyses, Level of Service shall be computed according to the planning methodology documented in Special Report 209: Highway Capacity Manual, published by the Transportation Research Board in 2000, or as amended in subsequent updates. Cumulative impacts shall be modeled buildout of the General Plan. Joerger Ranch EIR and Mitigation Measures provide consistency with this policy. P3.2 Require the assessment of construction-related project impacts in traffic impact analyses that assess and adequately mitigates the effect of construction traffic on the roadway network, as well as any potential disruption to or re-routing of traffic that might be needed during project construction. Joerger Ranch EIR and Mitigation Measures provide consistency with this policy. P3.3 Require all new development projects to adequately mitigate identified impacts through construction of improvements and/or payment of traffic impact mitigation fees. Mitigation of significant project-related impacts may require improvements beyond those addressed by the current Capital Improvement Program and traffic impact mitigation fee program. Joerger Ranch EIR and Mitigation Measures pro- vide consistency with this policy. P3.4 Ensure that new streets and roads are dedicated and constructed according to roadway design and access standards adopted by the Town. Joerger Ranch EIR and Mitigation Measures provide consistency with this policy. Goal CIR-4 Create new developments that are integrated into the circulation network and promote connectivity within and between community areas. P4.1 Require transportation systems planned and constructed in conjunction with significant development projects, including roads, trails, bikeways, and other improvements, to provide links to the existing transportation network Chapter 5, Transportation, Chapter 6, Public Services & Infrastructure, and Chapter 7 Implementation & Phasing provides consistency with this policy. P4.2 Require planning for land use and transportation systems in new growth areas that provides opportunities for residents and employees to accomplish many of their trips by walking, bicycling or using transit. Chapter 5, Transportation, Chapter 6, Public Services & Infrastructure, and Chapter 7 Implementation & Phasing provides consistency with this policy. A.14 Goal CIR-5 Provide adequate funding for construction, improvement and maintenance of existing and new roadways P5.1 Charge a traffic impact fee that is set in direct proportion to the level of impact identified in a traffic impact analysis, so as to ensure that the actual cost of improvements demanded individually or cumulatively by a project can be met. Such fees shall be applied to improvements needed to increase the capacity of the roadway network including: • Improvements listed in Table CIR-5 • State Transportation Improvements Projects (STIP) projects identified in Caltrans’ Regional Transportation Plan. • Improvements such as widening of travel lanes to meet Town engineering standards, and to add Class II and II bike facilities. • Other improvements identified by the Town needed to increase the capacity of the roadway system, including those determined to be needed through development of the Downtown Traffic Study, and to reduce delays and improve safety at railroad crossings Joerger Ranch EIR and Mitigation Measures provide consistency with this policy. P5.3 Require projects to undertake needed roadway improvements on public streets fronting or adjoining the development site as part of the project, and to make available right-of-way needed for future public improvements. Chapter 5, Transportation, Chapter 6, Public Services & Infrastructure, and Chapter 7 Implementation & Phasing provides consistency with this policy. Goal CIR-6 Minimize potentially adverse impacts of transportation infrastructure and parking facilities on Truckee’s community character and important environmental and cultural resources. P6.1 Locate, construct, and maintain new roads and roadways improvements so as to prevent adverse impacts to water quality and significant biological, scenic, and historic resources. Chapter 5, Transportation, Chapter 6, Public Services & Infrastructure, and Chapter 7 Implementation & Phasing provides consistency with this policy. P6.2 Use road and intersection improvement projects as an opportunity to improve the aesthetic quality of the intersection or roadway in question. Such improvements could include sidewalk installation, landscaping, medians, and improved street lighting or pavement treatment. Chapter 5, Transportation, Chapter 6, Public Services & Infrastructure, and Chapter 7 Implementation & Phasing provides consistency with this policy. P6.4 Maintain Highway 267 between Interstate 80 and the Brockway Road /Soaring Way intersection at two lanes Chapter 5, Transportation, Chapter 6, Public Services & Infrastructure, and Chapter 7 Implementation & Phasing provides consistency with this policy. P6.5 Maintain roadways in Truckee at a maximum of two travel lanes. Exceptions to this policy include Interstate 80, Highway 89 South, Highway 267 from Truckee Airport Road/Shaffer Mill Road to Brockway Road/Soaring Way, and Coldstream Road. Chapter 5, Transportation, Chapter 6, Public Services & Infrastructure, and Chapter 7 Implementation & Phasing provides consistency with this policy. P6.6 Avoid intersection improvements that would include dual left turn lanes. Chapter 5, Transportation, Chapter 6, Public Services & Infrastructure, and Chapter 7 Implementation & Phasing provides consistency with this policy. P6.8 Ensure that adequate parking is provided for commercial, residential and other land uses in Truckee, while, at the same time, limiting excess off-street parking. Chapter 4, Land Use Standards & Design Guidelines provides consistency with this policy. Goal CIR-7 Utilize roundabouts instead of traffic signals throughout Truckee P7.1 Strive to replace existing traffic signals with roundabouts as a means of intersection control, including traffic signals on State Highways. Chapter 5, Transportation, Chapter 6, Public Services & Infrastructure, and Chapter 7 Implementation & Phasing provides consistency with this policy. A.15 P7.2 Install roundabouts instead of new traffic signals or capacity- enhancing improvements to existing signalized intersections, when roundabouts will achieve the same or better Level of Service as a traffic signal, where it is physically feasible to do so, and when installation of the roundabout will not be substantially costlier than a signal. Chapter 5, Transportation, Chapter 6, Public Services & Infrastructure, and Chapter 7 Implementation & Phasing provides consistency with this policy. P7.3 When traffic calming is desirable at unsignalized intersections, encourage roundabouts instead of multi-lane stop controlled intersections, or the addition of extra turn lanes when the roundabout will achieve the same or better level of service, where it is feasible to do so, and when installation of the roundabout will not be substantially costlier. Chapter 5, Transportation, Chapter 6, Public Services & Infrastructure, and Chapter 7 Implementation & Phasing provides consistency with this policy. Goal CIR-9 Reduce vehicle trips as a means to minimize demands on the existing roadway system, reduce the future need for new or expanded road facilities, and reduce energy consumption and air pollution. P9.2 Promote land use and transportation strategies that will reduce automobile trips, particularly implementation of compact, pedestrian- oriented development, mixed uses, live-work projects, neighborhood- serving commercial and mixed use centers, and clustered and infill development. Joerger Ranch Specific Plan provisions provides consistency with this policy. Goal CIR-10 Provide a safe, comprehensive, and integrated system of facilities for pedestrians and cyclists. P10.1 In planning the Town’s transportation system, strive for a more balanced system that provides alternatives to the automobile while still meeting the Level of Service standards expressed in this Element. Figure 5-11, Trails Exhibit provides consistency with this policy. P10.3 Identify and implement new pedestrian facilities beyond those identified in the Trails and Bikeways Master Plan and Downtown Streetscape Plan. These facilities may include, but not be limited to, pedestrian facilities along Donner Pass Road between Cold Stream Road and South Shore Drive, along Highway 89 South, and along West River Street. Figure 5-11, Trails Exhibit provides consistency with this policy. P10.4 Ensure that streetscape and urban design plans for the Gateway corridor and Brockway Road include pedestrian connections to the Downtown’s pedestrian network. Chapter 5, Transportation, Chapter 6, Public Services & Infrastructure, and Chapter 7 Implementation & Phasing provides consistency with this policy. P10.5 Link new trails and bikeways with other bikeways, parks and open space areas to provide safe and continuous routes. Figure 5-11, Trails Exhibit provides consistency with this policy. P10.6 Use road and intersection improvements as an opportunity to improve bicycle and pedestrian facilities. Chapter 5, Transportation, , and Chapter 7 Implementation & Phasing provides consistency with this policy. P10.10 Require major development projects to include pedestrian facilities and bikeways. Figure 5-11, Trails Exhibit provides consistency with this policy. P10.11 Enforce pedestrian and bicycle access standards for all new development and require developers to finance and install pedestrian walkways, equestrian trails and multi-use trails in new development, as appropriate and necessary to address circulation needs. Chapter 5, Transportation, , and Chapter 7 Implementation & Phasing provides consistency with this policy. P10.12 Provide facilities that separate bicycle traffic from vehicular traffic whenever it is feasible to do so. Chapter 5, Transportation, , and Chapter 7 Implementation & Phasing provides consistency with this policy. Goal CIR-11 Enhance the existing bus and rail transit system in Truckee. P11.1 Require new development to incorporate features that encourage transit use, including shelters and safe routes to transit stops, and ensure that right-of-way for future transit access is reserved in plans for new growth areas. Chapter 5, Transportation, Chapter 6, Public Services & Infrastructure, and Chapter 7 Implementation & Phasing provides consistency with this policy. A.16 Goal CIR-13 Allow for safe and efficient aviation operations at the Truckee-Tahoe Airport that are compatible with surrounding land uses. P13.3 Ensure consistency of the General Plan with the Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan, as adopted by the Foothill Airport Land Use Commission in December 2004, and implement the Land Use Compatibility Plan to ensure protection of airport operations from incompatible land uses. Joerger Ranch EIR and Mitigation Measures provide consistency with this policy. P13.4 Support mitigation efforts to reduce interior noise levels of residential dwellings significantly impacted by aircraft operations. Joerger Ranch EIR and Mitigation Measures provide consistency with this policy. Chapter 5 – Affordable Housing (Guiding Principles) Provide an adequate number of sites for the development of housing to meet Truckee’s fair share of the regional housing need. The RMW-20 zone provides 4 acres for construction of workforce housing at a density of 18 to 20 units per acre. Provide housing to meet the needs of very-low, low- and moderate income residents, particularly those who work in Truckee, while maintaining the Town’s character. The RMW-20 zone provides 4 acres for construction of workforce housing at a density of 18 to 20 units per acre. This density and a restriction on the maximum unit size (750 sf ) will ensure affordability to lower income residents. Enhance and promote quality housing design in both new and existing Development. Chapter 4, Land Use Standards & Design Guidelines provides consistency with this policy. Chapter 5 – Affordable Housing (Goals & Policies) Goal H-1 Ensure an adequate supply of housing to meet the housing needs of all segments of the community. Policy H-1.1 Provide adequate sites for the production of new residential units to meet the needs of existing and future residents. The RMW-20 zone provides 4 acres for construction of workforce housing at a density of 18 to 20 units per acre. Policy H-1.2 Provide for a sufficient amount of higher density residential land, distributed throughout the Town, to accommodate the Town’s share of the regional housing need for affordable housing. The RMW-20 zone provides 4 acres for construction of workforce housing at a density of 18 to 20 units per acre. Policy H-1.3 Encourage the private sector to build affordable housing The RMW-20 zone provides 4 acres for construction of workforce housing at a density of 18 to 20 units per acre. Goal H-4 Balance the need and provision of housing in the community with its impacts on the environment and needed public facilities and services. Policy H-4.1 Encourage residential design that promotes energy efficiency and sustainable building practices. Chapter 4, Land Use Standards & Design Guidelines provides consistency with this policy. Policy H-4.2 Encourage clustered residential development that reduces infrastructure and other development costs, preserves and enhance important environmental resources, and maintains important areas as open space. The RMW-20 zone provides 4 acres for construction of workforce housing at a density of 18 to 20 units per acre. Chapter 6 – Economic Development Element (Guiding Principles) Build upon the Town’s existing assets to diversify and strengthen the local economy in ways that are appropriate and responsive to Truckee’s context and natural environment. Joerger Ranch Specific Plan provisions provides consistency with this policy. Develop high-wage jobs in Truckee that enable the local workforce to both live and work in the Town. The Regional Commercial (CR), a Lifestyle Com- mercial (CL) and a Business Innovation Zone (BIZ) zoning districts provide consistency with this policy. A.17 Focus business attraction, retention, and expansion efforts on key economic sectors that have the greatest likelihood of success in Truckee. Joerger Ranch Specific Plan provisions provides consistency with this policy. Maintain and enhance community quality of life as a key competitive advantage. Joerger Ranch Specific Plan provisions provides consistency with this policy. Promote and enhance the Town’s role as a year-round tourist destination. Joerger Ranch Specific Plan provisions provides consistency with this policy. Chapter 6 – Economic Development Element (Goals & Policies) Goal ED-1 Foster high-quality economic development. P1.3 In reviewing development projects, consider a project’s ability to fulfill economic development guiding principles and goals for the Town, including fostering desired industries, providing living wage jobs, and upholding Truckee’s small-town, mountain character as a key competitive advantage. Joerger Ranch Specific Plan provisions provides consistency with this policy. Goal ED-2 Encourage high wage light industrial development in Truckee. P2.1 Provide sufficient business park and light industrial space to allow for the attraction and expansion of quality employers within Truckee. Joerger Ranch Specific Plan provisions provides consistency with this policy. P2.2 Encourage uses consistent with high wage and high density employment in business parks and light industrial areas, as opposed to services or low employment density uses such as warehouse space. The BIZ zoning district provides consistency with this policy. P2.3 Ensure that land designated Industrial is used primarily for industrial, rather than general commercial/retail uses. Chapter 4, Land Use Standards & Design Guidelines provides consistency with this policy. Goal ED-3 Encourage the development of knowledge based “new economy” businesses. P3.1 Support the creation of new office space that is well-designed and offers amenities and telecommunications infrastructure attractive to new economy business enterprises. Joerger Ranch Specific Plan provisions provides consistency with this policy. Goal ED-5 Promote and enhance Truckee’s role as a sustainable year- round tourist destination. P5.3 Support new visitor-oriented restaurants, lodging, and services to meet tourist needs and capture expenditures locally. The CR zoning and Chapter 4, Land Use Standards & Design Guidelines provide consistency with this policy. Goal ED-6 Foster a local environment that attracts and develops a skilled workforce through educational opportunities, cultural facilities and availability of affordable housing. P6.2 Support the inclusion of cultural facilities as a component of new mixed-use development proposed within the Town as an amenity that makes Truckee attractive to a vibrant, innovative business community. Joerger Ranch Specific Plan provisions provides consistency with this policy. Goal ED-7 Leverage Truckee’s “natural capital” in implementing economic development strategies. P7.1 Land use, urban design, open space and community facilities in Truckee shall reinforce the preservation and enhancement of the Town’s natural capital. Joerger Ranch Specific Plan provisions provides consistency with this policy. P7.3 Support the establishment of businesses and industries that draw upon Truckee’s natural assets and environment. Joerger Ranch Specific Plan provisions provides consistency with this policy. Goal ED-8 Maintain the vitality of Downtown Truckee. P8.4 Provide opportunities for industrial uses currently located along the Truckee River in the Downtown to relocate to other, more suitable locations. Chapter 4, Land Use Standards & Design Guidelines provides consistency with this policy. A.18 Chapter 7 – Conservation and Open Space Element, Guiding Principles Increase the amount of permanently protected, connected, and publicly accessible open space in and around Truckee for the use and enjoyment of all Truckee residents. The OS zoning, Chapter 4, Land Use Standards & Design Guidelines, and the proposed Trail network (Figure 5-11) provides consistency with this policy. Protect sensitive biological resources, specifically special status plants and wildlife, streams and wetlands, and significant wildlife movement corridors. Joerger Ranch Specific Plan has been designed to avoid identified biological resources such as wetlands. Maintain and improve air quality in the Truckee region to ensure a healthful environment for all. Joerger Ranch EIR and Mitigation Measures provide consistency with this policy. Goal COS-9 Link open space areas in Truckee through a well-connected network of open space corridors and trails. P9.2 Support the development and construction of a town-wide system of trails and bikeways, including, as priorities, the development of the Donner Lake/Truckee River parkway (see Goal COS-10), and the establishment of trails linking the Downtown with the Gateway Area and surrounding developed areas. The Trails Exhibit (Figure 5-11) identifies bike paths to be constructed as part of Joerger Ranch. Construction of these trails provide consistency with this policy. P9.3 Require new development to incorporate trail corridors identified in the Trails and Bikeways Master Plan into the overall project site plan. The Trails Exhibit (Figure 5-11) identifies bike paths to be constructed as part of Joerger Ranch. Construction of these trails provide consistency with this policy. P9.4 Preserve existing open space corridors, and connections to adjacent open space areas, and integrate publicly accessible trails and open space corridors into new development to the extent feasible. More than 20 acres of permanent Open Space is provided within the Joerger Ranch Specific Plan area. Contruction of the trails shown in Figure 5-11 will provide public access into new development. Goal COS-11 Protect water quality and quantity in creeks, lakes, natural drainages and groundwater basins. P11.1 Minimize excessive paving that negatively impacts surface water runoff and groundwater recharge rates. Joerger Ranch EIR and Mitigation Measures provide consistency with this policy. P11.2 Protect surface and groundwater resources from contamination from runoff containing pollutants and sediment, through implementation of the Regional Water Quality Control Board’s (RWQCB) Lahontan Region’s, Best Management Practices. Joerger Ranch EIR and Mitigation Measures provide consistency with this policy. P11.5 Require new development projects that have the potential to impact local water quality through increased storm water runoff or erosion to include analysis of water quality impacts as a component of project review, and to integrate mitigation measures that would reduce identified impacts to an acceptable level. Joerger Ranch EIR and Mitigation Measures provide consistency with this policy. P11.6 Utilize Low Impact Development and Best Management Practices established in the Regional Water Quality Control Board’s Truckee River Hydrologic Unit Project Guidelines for Erosion Control, and the State of California Stormwater Best Management Practices Handbooks, and other resources such as the Practice of Low Impact Development (US Department of Housing and Urban Development) and Water Quality Model Code and Guidebook (State of Oregon, Department of Land Conservation and Development) as guidelines for water quality and erosion control measures required by the Town. Joerger Ranch EIR and Mitigation Measures provide consistency with this policy. P11.7 Ensure that all proposed developments can be adequately served by available water supplies. TDPUD has indicated the proposed development can be adequately served with water. Chapter 6, Public Services & Infrastructure provides consistency with this policy. A.19 P11.9 Recognize the importance of stormwater management in protecting all water resources in Truckee, for example, flood control, surface and ground water quality, and river, stream and lake health. Joerger Ranch EIR and Mitigation Measures provide consistency with this policy. Goal COS-12 Protect the Town’s soil resources from erosion. P12.2 Require projects that require earthwork and grading, including cuts and fills for roads, to incorporate measures to minimize erosion and sedimentation. Typical measures include project design that conforms with natural contours and site topography, maximizing retention of natural vegetation, and implementing erosion control Best Management Practices. Joerger Ranch EIR and Mitigation Measures provide consistency with this policy. Goal COS-13 Reduce particulate matter pollution in Truckee to meet State and federal ambient air quality standards. P13.1 Require multi-family residential, commercial, industrial, subdivisions and other discretionary development to maintain consistency with the goals, policies and control strategies of the Town’s Particulate Matter Air Quality Management Plan. Joerger Ranch EIR and Mitigation Measures provide consistency with this policy. P13.3 Require all construction projects to implement dust control measures to reduce particulate matter emissions due to disturbance of exposed top-soils. Such measures would include watering of active areas where disturbance occurs, covering haul loads, maintaining clean access roads, and cleaning the wheels of construction vehicles accessing disturbed areas of the site. Joerger Ranch EIR and Mitigation Measures provide consistency with this policy. Goal COS-14 Reduce emissions of air contaminants and minimize public exposure to toxic, hazardous and odoriferous air pollutants. P14.1 Minimize potential impacts created by unpleasant odors, as well as other airborne pollutants from industrial and commercial developments. Joerger Ranch EIR and Mitigation Measures provide consistency with this policy. P14.2 Prohibit sensitive receptors such as residential uses, schools and hospitals, from locating in the vicinity of industrial and commercial uses known to emit toxic, hazardous or odoriferous air pollutants, and prohibit the establishment of such uses in the vicinity of sensitive receptors. Joerger Ranch EIR and Mitigation Measures provide consistency with this policy. P14.3 Reduce automobile dependence, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions, by encouraging mixed land use patterns that locate services such as banks, child care facilities, schools, neighborhood shopping centers and restaurants in close proximity to employment centers and residential neighborhoods. Chapter 4, Land Use Standards & Design Guidelines provides consistency with this policy. P14.4 Review all discretionary development applications to determine the need for pedestrian/bike paths connecting to adjacent development and services, in order to provide alternatives to automobile transportation. Joerger Ranch EIR and Mitigation Measures provide consistency with this policy. P14.9 Require new development with the potential to generate significant quantities of ozone precursor air pollutants to be analyzed in accordance with guidelines provided by the NSAQMD and appropriate mitigation be applied to the project to minimize these emissions. Joerger Ranch EIR and Mitigation Measures provide consistency with this policy. Goal COS-15 Encourage conservation of energy and fuel resources, strive to reduce generation of solid waste, and promote environmental sustainability. P15.5 Encourage new private and public development to maximize opportunities for use of passive or natural heating and cooling and encourage sites with solar opportunities to be designed with natural heating and cooling principles Chapter 4, Land Use Standards & Design Guidelines provides consistency with this policy. A.20 Chapter 8 – Noise Element (Guiding Principles) Preserve Truckee’s peaceful mountain environment by minimizing community exposure to noise. Joerger Ranch EIR and Mitigation Measures provide consistency with this policy. Maintain consistency with the noise criteria and policies of the Truckee Tahoe Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan as they apply in the airport environs. Joerger Ranch EIR and Mitigation Measures provide consistency with this policy. Chapter 8 – Noise Element (Goals & Policies) Goal N-1 Minimize community exposure to excessive noise by ensuring compatible land uses relative to noise sources. P1.1 Allow new development only if consistent with the ground transportation noise compatibility guidelines illustrated in Figure N-3 and the policies of this Element. Noise measurements used in establishing compatibility shall be measured in dBA CNEL and based on worst-case noise levels, either existing or future, with future noise levels to be predicted based on projected 2025 levels. Joerger Ranch EIR and Mitigation Measures provide consistency with this policy. P1.2 Require new development to mitigate exterior noise to “normally acceptable” levels in outdoor areas where quiet is a benefit, such as in the backyards of single-family homes. Joerger Ranch EIR and Mitigation Measures provide consistency with this policy. P1.3 Enforce the California Noise Insulation Standards for interior noise levels attributable to exterior sources for all proposed new single- and multi-family residences. Joerger Ranch EIR and Mitigation Measures provide consistency with this policy. P1.5 Allow land uses within Normally Unacceptable categories only where the allowed use can be shown to serve the greater public interests of the citizens of Truckee. Joerger Ranch EIR and Mitigation Measures provide consistency with this policy. P1.6 When considering development proposals in the environs of the Truckee Tahoe Airport, enforce the noise compatibility criteria and policies set for the in the adopted Truckee Tahoe Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan. Joerger Ranch EIR and Mitigation Measures provide consistency with this policy. Goal N-2 Address noise issues through the planning and permitting process. P2.1 Require mitigation of all significant noise impacts as a condition of project approval. Joerger Ranch EIR and Mitigation Measures provide consistency with this policy. P2.2 Require preparation of a noise analysis/acoustical study, which is to include recommendations for mitigation, for all proposed projects which may result in potentially significant noise impacts to nearby noise sensitive land uses such as residences. Joerger Ranch EIR and Mitigation Measures provide consistency with this policy. P2.3 Require preparation of a noise analysis/acoustical study, which is to include recommendations for mitigation, for all proposed development within noise-impacted areas that may be exposed to levels greater than “normally acceptable.” Joerger Ranch EIR and Mitigation Measures provide consistency with this policy. P2.4 Discourage the construction of sound walls and require development projects to evaluate site design techniques, building setbacks, earthen berms, alternative architectural layouts and other means to meet noise reduction requirements. Joerger Ranch EIR and Mitigation Measures provide consistency with this policy. Goal N-3 Reduce noise levels from sources such as domestic uses, construction and car stereos, and from mobile sources, including motor vehicle traffic and aircraft operations. P3.1 Enforce provisions of the Municipal Noise Ordinance, which limits maximum permitted noise levels that cross property lines and impact adjacent land uses. Joerger Ranch EIR and Mitigation Measures provide consistency with this policy. A.21 P3.13 Require the following standard construction noise control measures to be included as requirements at construction sites in order to minimize construction noise impacts. • Equip all internal combustion engine driven equipment with intake and exhaust mufflers that are in good condition and appropriate for the equipment. • Locate stationary noise generating equipment as far as possible from sensitive receptors when sensitive receptors adjoin or are near a construction project area. • Utilize “quiet” air compressors and other stationary noise- generating where appropriate technology exists. • The project sponsor shall designate a “disturbance coordinator” who would be responsible for responding to any local complaints about construction noise. The disturbance coordinator will determine the cause of the noise complaint (e.g., starting too early, bad muffler, etc.) and will require that reasonable measures warranted to correct the problem be implemented. The project sponsor shall also post a telephone number for excessive noise complaints in conspicuous locations in the vicinity of the project site. Additionally, the project sponsor shall send a notice to neighbors in the project vicinity with information on the construction schedule and the telephone number for noise complaints. Joerger Ranch EIR and Mitigation Measures provide consistency with this policy. Chapter 9 – Safety Element (Guiding Principles) Minimize the potential risk to life and property from natural and induced hazards in the Town of Truckee. Joerger Ranch EIR and Mitigation Measures provide consistency with this policy. Chapter 9 – Safety Element (Goals & Policies) Goal SAF-2 Reduce hazards associated with flooding P2.3 Incorporate stormwater drainage systems in development projects to effectively control the rate and amount of runoff, so as to prevent increases in downstream flooding potential. Joerger Ranch EIR and Mitigation Measures provide consistency with this policy. Goal SAF-4 Protect lives and property from risks associated with wildland and urban fire. P4.4 Require new development to incorporate adequate emergency water flow, emergency vehicle access and evacuation routes. Joerger Ranch EIR and Mitigation Measures provide consistency with this policy. P4.7 Ensure that the development review process addresses wildland fire risk, including assessment of both construction- and project- related fire risks particularly in areas of the Town most susceptible to fire hazards. Cooperate with the TFPD in reviewing fire safety plans and provisions in new development, including aspects such as emergency access, site design for maintenance of defensible space, and use of non- combustible materials. Joerger Ranch EIR and Mitigation Measures provide consistency with this policy.