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Public Comment Form Truckee 2040
Please submit a separate public comment form for each Element/Document. Questions? Call 530-582-
7776
TRUCKEE2040
general plan + downtown specific plan
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Element/Document: (?) *
Climate Action Plan Element
First Name
Eric
E-mail
eric@bcdeinc.com
Last Name
Bacon
Instructions: Please use a separate public comment form for each Element/Document. Please select the item you are commenting on; if you have a general
comment, select general comment. Enter the reference number given in the document, if possible. Any comments are welcome. If you have specific text
changes you would like to propose, please provide the language. You may add as many additional item comments as you need.
Items for Comment (?)
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Type: (?) *
Action
Comment*
Reference Number: (Example: CC -1.A) (?)
CAP -8.A
The wording in this action item is incredibly vague. The energy use reduction targets are arbitrary. Why is it that the Town feels it is necessary to reduce
energy consumption above and beyond the State adopted requirements? Who at the Town has determined this is even feasible? I've been designing
buildings in the region for 25 years and I do Title 24 energy calculations for most of my projects. It is difficult to get buildings in this region to comply with
the minimum standards. I've never once seen a project come anywhere close to a 20% reduction, even using increased insulation and high efficiency
appliances. There is a reason that the floor area of new housing stock in the Town is becoming larger and larger. With the ever increasing list of
regulations and requirements, smaller houses simply don't "pencil out". Only larger homes make economic sense to build, and this trend will continue as
more and more regulations are added. With projects that qualify for the solar exemption, how will the Town specifically quantify how to replace the lost
capacity? That requirement should be eliminated altogether.
Do you have reference documents to upload?*
J Yes
Q No