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First Name
Alison
E-mail
Date of Meeting*
2022-08-16
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6.1
Public Comment (?) *
Please note that the public comment form for the general plan is extremely difficult to use. Thus my comments are addressed in letter
format below.
General Comments
for Town Council/ Planning Commission meeting - August 16, 2022
Please
prioritize Truckee's natural resources, scenic viewsheds, small-town character
and historical features over growth and development in the General Plan update
process. 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 and adequate parking.
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 and is also conducive to the current infrastructure (two lane roads that are backed
up significantly during periods of construction and snowstorms, for example).
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.
Alison Bermant, Truckee resident for over 20 years
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