Planning commissioners approve Ice Lakes Lodge condominium map and planned residential development with conditions
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Summary
Commission approved a tentative parcel map to create condominium units from the existing Ice Lakes Lodge building and create a new single‑family lot; commissioners required a 30‑foot buffer for adjacent timber/agricultural land and clarified conditions limiting uses on a constrained parcel bisected by the road.
The Planning Commission approved April 3 a tentative parcel map and conditional use permit to convert the existing Ice Lakes Lodge building into four condominium units (Parcel 1) and create one new single‑family residential lot formed from two existing assessor parcels bisected by Soda Springs Road (Parcel 2A/2B).
Stacy Weidra, principal planner, summarized the three‑parcel site in the Serene Lakes/Soda Springs area and said the application includes a Mitigated Negative Declaration. Parcel 1 contains the lodge building and will be condominiumized into four units; Parcel 2 will be split into two components (2A and 2B) separated by Soda Springs Road. Staff and the applicant agreed to a condition creating a constrained building envelope for Parcel 2B and limiting Parcel 2A to accessory uses to avoid unplanned uses in the small, easement‑constrained area.
Weidra said agricultural/timberland adjacency requires a buffer; staff’s environmental review recommended a 30‑foot buffer and a right‑to‑farm disclosure for future owners (the larger 100‑foot buffer in the county general plan applied to other parcels in the area but several existing homes already sit inside that 100‑foot distance). The commission accepted a correction to a condition of approval requiring the timing of development of 2A to reference Parcel 2A (typo fixed from 2B in the staff packet).
Public comment included a lengthy letter and oral presentation by Andrew Bridges, who lives adjacent to the site, raising concerns about constrained building envelopes, existing uses of Parcel 2A as overflow parking and snow‑storage staging, and long‑term responsibility for those uses. The applicant, represented by Andy Casano and owners including Rob Tucker, said the proposal reduces the former lodge intensity (a previous 26‑room lodge/restaurant) to four condominiums and that Parcel 2A’s current temporary uses are private and predate the owners; the owners said they have discussed options with the Tahoe Land Trust and noted their willingness to work with neighbors.
Staff recommended revisions to several conditions and recommended approval; the commission adopted the Mitigated Negative Declaration, approved the tentative parcel map and approved the conditional use permit for the planned residential development after a roll‑call vote. Staff will require recorded covenants and conditions (CC&Rs) tied to the submitted conditions prior to final map recordation, and will enforce the 30‑foot agricultural/timberland buffer and other environmental mitigation measures in the MND.
Ending: The approvals establish condominium ownership for the lodge building and create a constrained single‑family lot split by the road; any future development on Parcel 2B will require building‑permit review, fire access approvals and compliance with recorded CC&Rs.
