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2022-08-16
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Sarah Green Comment
Letter for Town Council/ Planning Commission meeting - August 16, 2022
Dear Truckee Town Council and Planning Commission,
6.1
I sincerely hope that the updated General Plan effectively
manages Truckee's population growth and prioritizes our natural resources,
scenic viewsheds, small-town character and historical features over growth and
development. The
community has provided overwhelming concern about the pace of Truckee's growth
and associated impacts (traffic, wildfire evacuation concerns, etc). Here are
my comments on each of the General Plan elements:
Community Character
• The General Plan needs to prioritize our character (small-town
feel, historical features, scenic viewsheds, and natural resources), instead of
prioritizing growth and development.
• Increased densities should be allowed only where it
provides for sufficient affordable, workforce housing.
• Building height should be limited to three stories as
overwhelming community input has recommended. Our community character is
negatively impacted by allowing building heights taller than three stories.
• Two and three-story buildings must be set back from the
road so as to not create shading and a tunnel -like feel.
• Scenic Corridor Standards should not be reduced to allow for
high density development in Gateway, Donner Lake, and Downtown.
• Amendments to the Development Code should be strengthened
to protect visual resources, tree preservation, etc.
• Additional policies, such as height of buildings and
architectural design should be incorporated for the preservation of the
historic district.
• Visual and physical scenic resources such as views of the
Truckee River, Donner Lake, Shallenberger Ridge, and views of the summit should
be protected. The density and height of
buildings proposed the Land Use Element for Gateway, Downtown, and Truckee
River Corridor do not support this goal.
Economic Development
• I agree with monitoring and limiting short-term rentals.
• I support the preserving the eclectic nature of the
Downtown. This would include less height
and density than is proposed in the Land Use Element.
• Sustainable tourism must include making decisions that
support a reasonable amount of tourism that does not negatively affect the
local population.
• More policies should be added to create incentives to move
industrial off the river.
Conservation and Open Space Element
• The General Plan needs to prioritize the preservation of
natural resources and open space. Truckee has been prioritizing growth and
development for too long now.
• I fully support all aspects of Groundwater -Related
Proposals for the Truckee's General Plan which has been submitted by seven
Truckee organizations - Mountain Area Preservation, SOS Glenshire, Trout
Unlimited, California Trout, Tahoe Truckee Fly Fishers, Truckee River Watershed
Council, and California Fly Fisher magazine.
• The General Plan should prioritize preservation of the
Truckee River and Donner Lake, prioritize low -impact recreational activities
rather than commercial businesses and housing.
Thank you.
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