HomeMy Public PortalAboutPublic Comment - Robin and Ron MillsTemplate Public Comment Letter - Town Council/ Planning Commission July 2022
Dear Truckee Town Council and Planning Commission,
Please revise the draft General Plan to reduce the overall development capacity being proposed.
Over the past two years of this process, the community has provided overwhelming concern
about the pace of Truckee’s growth and associated impacts (traffic, water supply, wildfire
evacuation, etc).
The proposed General Plan update includes the following increases (as outlined in the table on
page 4 of the staff report):
• Commercial – 6,000 sq ft
• Office – 7,000 sq ft
• Industrial – 8,000 sq ft
That is a total of 21,000 square feet of development above the current General Plan. The existing
General Plan already allows for ample increases in development. What is the justification for
these additional increases?
To retain our town character and preserve our viewsheds, increased densities should be applied
in isolated areas so that we don’t create a proliferation of 3-4 story buildings lining Donner Pass
Road. Before any additional density is approved, policies, programs, and mitigation measures
must be developed to deal with existing conditions (i.e. traffic, transit, parking, wildfire hazard
constraints). We also need to be able to accommodate for density increases down the road given
the new state housing mandates. Therefore, if we zone for lower density now, we will have more
flexibility for increases later.
We need to slow development down and take the time to make good decisions that benefit our
residents, preserve town character, and sustain quality of life for ourselves and for the
generations to come.
Thank you for your time and consideration.