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Board approves long‑range work program and authorizes initiating Tahoe Basin Area Plan housing amendments
Summary
County planning staff presented a long‑range work program and the board directed submission of a notice of intent to TRPA to adopt TRPA's phase‑2 housing code amendments into the Tahoe Basin Area Plan (TBAP); the action clears the way for local adoption steps after TRPA finalizes its amendments.
Placer County’s planning division presented its long‑range work program for fiscal year 2025–26 and the board approved the program and directed the planning director to notify the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) of the county’s intent to amend the Tahoe Basin Area Plan (TBAP) to incorporate TRPA’s phase‑2 housing amendments.
Planning staff said the long‑range team will focus on the county general plan update (Placer 02/1950), sustainability, legacy/natural‑resource programs and general plan implementation; the general‑plan update will be the division’s primary multi‑year work item. Staff added that the TBAP phase‑2 housing amendments — which TRPA adopted after a multi‑jurisdiction review — loosen several development standards for 100% deed‑restricted multifamily projects, including (in select circumstances) increases in building height in town centers, removal of density maximums in favor of coverage/setback/height controls, allowance of higher coverage when regional stormwater treatment is available, and reduced parking minimums for deeply restricted affordable projects.
Staff said TRPA will move forward first with the regional code amendments and that local jurisdictions must amend their area plans to conform. Planning staff recommended the county "opt in" to TRPA’s phase‑2 changes and prepare any required environmental review; the board approved initiation of the TBAP amendment and adoption process and directed staff to file a notice of intent with TRPA. Public testimony included remarks both supporting the amendments (developers and affordable‑housing advocates said the changes unlock smaller multifamily projects) and urging caution (conservation advocates and some residents requested broader environmental analysis and raised scenic, parking and wildfire concerns). Supervisors asked staff to monitor state wildfire/WUI policy developments and to return with details as needed; staff said the amendments are narrow in scope and that TRPA requires subsequent local environmental review before local adoption.
