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Staff planner Yumi Don explained that the Artist Lofts building — a four‑story, 77‑unit affordable housing project completed in 2021 — includes about 3,500 square feet of unimproved ground‑floor retail space that has remained vacant since construction. Don said the proposed amendment adds a new, narrowly defined use to the master plan glossary, “nonprofit office and gathering place,” limited to ground‑floor spaces within 100% affordable housing projects in the Downtown Extension District and subject to conditions intended to protect the pedestrian environment and nearby residences.

“The crux of today's project proposal is to allow the applicants…to allow Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation to occupy the Ground Floor of the artist's lofts,” Yumi Don said during the staff presentation. Don outlined the draft definition: a nonprofit‑operated indoor, noncommercial combination of office space and small community events, limited to projects where at least two‑thirds of the total floor area is dedicated to a 100% affordable housing development. Small community events in the draft definition were limited to 120 people and outdoor seating was proposed to be allowed only as an accessory use; the draft also prohibits amplified outdoor noise and requires compliance with town noise rules.

Staff presented a traffic/trip generation review that concluded TTCF’s proposed use would produce minimal traffic impacts compared with uses already allowed in the Railyard Master Plan; the town’s on‑call traffic consultant provided trip estimates and staff recommended the use be exempt from further CEQA review under section 15183. The Artist Lofts has 22 on‑site parking spaces, had been required to provide 18 for the project, and had 96 spaces allocated from the shared parking pool; staff noted 12 of the pooled spaces were allocated for the retail space in the underlying project documents.

Applicant and property owner representatives told commissioners the ground‑floor vacancy has been difficult to fill and that TTCF’s proposed presence would bring programming, meetings and community events to the site. John Cicerone, representing the owner, said the vacant space had been marketed without success: “When Stacy came to me a while ago and said they had an interest in the space, I was ecstatic. I was ecstatic because this thing's been vacant for too long,” he said, arguing TTCF would help energize the railyard.

TTCF’s board chair Kelly Carroll and CEO Stacy (last name in the application materials) described TTCF’s programming and community engagement: the foundation said it runs regular community gatherings, collaboratives and leadership programs and that it had hosted 32 gatherings with roughly 1,200 attendees in a recent six‑month period while piloting a downtown annex space. TTCF representatives said they expect a mix of daytime office functions and several evening or weekend public events per month and that they do not intend the location to be a permanent home if market conditions later create a retail or other commercial tenant.

Public comment was mixed. Supporters — including several nonprofit and community leaders and business owners — said TTCF’s presence would activate an otherwise empty retail space and provide a permanent local hub for convening community organizations. Opposition letters came from Mountain Area Preservation and the Truckee Downtown Merchants Association; those commenters argued the amendment constitutes spot zoning, risks substituting office use for retail that the master plan intended for ground floors, and urged added conditions to ensure public activation and alignment with the Railyard Master Plan’s goal of pedestrian‑oriented ground‑floor activity.

After extended deliberation the commission adopted a motion to recommend the Town Council find the project exempt from CEQA and approve the Railyard Master Plan amendment and TTCF zoning clearance based on staff findings and conditions, with one commissioner voting no. Roll call showed Chair Kavanaugh, Vice Chair Taylor, Commissioner Claren and Commissioner Toups voting yes; Commissioner Kauffman voted no. The commission’s recommendation included staff’s proposed conditions on parking (relying on the Railyard parking management plan and the shared parking pool), noise and restrictions on amplified outdoor sound, and required adherence to the proposed new use definition. The Planning Commission also discussed but did not add a requirement that TTCF reserve a defined number of days for other nonprofits or small businesses or guarantee a permanent retail incubator; commissioners and staff noted those options remain available to the applicant through later zoning clearances or separate approvals.

Staff will forward the Planning Commission’s recommendation and related deliberation notes to the Town Council for final action. The change to the Railyard Master Plan is legislative and Council has the sole authority to adopt it.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Truckee Planning Commission, March 18, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Planning Commission voted March 18 to recommend the Town Council approve a narrowly tailored Railyard Master Plan amendment and a zoning clearance allowing the Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation to occupy roughly 3,500 square feet of ground‑floor retail space at the Truckee Artist Lofts.","taxTitle","Truckee Town, Nevada County, California","taxId",71650,"location","California","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6631330,"Planning Commission approves Lampardee mixed-use development near I‑80",690,1435000,2125000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2680195-8e0cf4a9d61aea5c33dbd3c8e9c819c7&start=1435&end=2125","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2680195-8e0cf4a9d61aea5c33dbd3c8e9c819c7/thumbnail_1435000.jpg","/articles/6631330/California/Planning-Commission-approves-Lampardee-mixed-use-development-near-I80","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6631330-3d9457cc414c7905c9a242abefcc5782/orig.mp4?Expires=1770799036&Signature=XrEtzK6JHOpoCWaEZvmeHGCu8PycP0q3YinXbAwP~hb9-6zAm0pfZ7nmwnDy7K2kTWNB1BLA4TlyEZNAbtF5AZhCSvMmB7QhW2QQAy5uBYqcj9MV6TwW6L-plWavAQHpcq0Sjgi4HYl7aqbZv2S5PTVHv0MLwH~nTfLDUGHvbentS3Ra80t3quROrp3sXk8tlR4tnJwyE800w58VMMyXf39N9anmcCKRig9OZ-bkSqABvls-cgaea60WHRRl8EJui~ceeDrGnIYlroigkTjgJL2pNS-eLhvKbUEAhjpKbMPXCYOaO3dRIlzVUvo~mOaSe0o7umOCqfilGGaEGnfkSA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Planning commissioners voted March 18 to approve the Lampardee mixed‑use development, a two‑building project on a 0.89‑acre parcel northwest of Interstate 80 that proposes 8,123 square feet of nonresidential space plus two one‑bedroom apartments.

The project, presented by Chelsea Kreger of the town planning division, includes a development permit, a minor use permit for landscaping and snow storage within existing easements, and a sign plan that would permit one monument sign and tenant wall signage. Staff recommended the commission find the project exempt from further environmental review under CEQA Guidelines section 15183 and adopt Planning Commission Resolution 2025‑03 with additional conditions requiring authorization from easement holders before building or grading permits are issued.

Staff said the Lampardee property is located in the Manufacturing zoning district with a general plan designation of industrial and historically was included in a 2005 plan development and scenic corridor standards. “This project is a mixed use development with 8,123 square feet of nonresidential development, including industrial spaces and ancillary office,” Chelsea Kreger said during the staff presentation. The site plan shows two buildings, surface parking, bicycle parking and a trash enclosure. Building A would be two stories with industrial and office on the first floor and two one‑bedroom apartments on the second; Building B would be a single floor industrial building.

Kreger told commissioners the project proposes a landscape alternative allowed under the code, intends to meet the town’s water‑efficient landscape ordinance, and that utility and engineering agencies routed the proposal with no objections but recommended conditions. Staff identified a missing condition in the draft resolution and recommended adding a requirement that the applicant provide proof of authorization from easement holders for snow storage and landscaping within easements prior to issuance of building or grading permits.

Commissioners asked clarifying questions about specific conditions of approval: whether future tenants would return to the Planning Commission, how temporary construction signage would be handled, trail alignment and width where a multiuse trail intersects the site, and whether Caltrans or other highway agencies had concerns about scenic corridor setbacks along I‑80. Kreger and engineering staff replied that the 2005 plan development requires the Planning Commission to be the review authority for future tenant uses on these lots and that Caltrans had been routed and offered no comment.

An architect who has worked with the project owners, Bridal Riley, spoke in support of the project during public comment, saying it “is a good fit” and that Truckee “needs to make progress towards our industrial square footages, our industrial areas.” The property owner, Joe Lampardee, and applicant representative Gavin Ball were present for the hearing.

After deliberation, a commissioner moved and the Planning Commission voted to adopt Resolution 2025‑03 as amended, approving the development permit, minor use permit and sign plan and finding the project exempt from CEQA under section 15183. Roll call recorded Chair Kavanaugh, Vice Chair Taylor, Commissioner Claren, Commissioner Toups and Commissioner Kauffman voting aye; the motion carried unanimously. The 10‑day appeal period was set to end Friday, March 28, 2025.

The commission’s approval includes the staff‑recommended condition requiring written authorization from easement holders for the proposed landscaping and snow storage within easements prior to issuance of any building or grading permits. Other standard conditions cover construction signage, submission of final landscape as‑builts, and tenant review requirements derived from the 2005 plan development.

The commission also noted that future tenant improvements would return to the Planning Commission for zoning clearance or minor use permits as required by the 2005 plan development. The applicant may proceed to address the conditions and apply for building and grading permits once the required easement authorizations and other conditions are satisfied.","The Town of Truckee Planning Commission voted unanimously March 18 to approve the Lampardee (Lampardia) Mixed Use Project, a two‑building development with light industrial, office and two apartments, subject to conditions including easement authorization before permits issue.","actionData","errors"]

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