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Douglas County approves rezoning and master-plan changes for final Clear Creek phase, reduces Unit 5 from 19 lots to 6
Summary
The Douglas County Board adopted an ordinance and resolution to rezone a 0.85-acre portion of an 8.64-acre parcel, amend the master plan, and approve a major modification to the Clear Creek tentative subdivision map to reduce Unit 5 from 19 to 6 lots; the county and applicant must record remaining transfer-of-development-rights (TDR) obligations.
The Douglas County Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved multiple land-use actions May 15 to complete the final phase of the Clear Creek Tahoe subdivision.
The board adopted Ordinance 2025-1654 to rezone a 0.85-acre portion of an 8.64-acre parcel from Private Recreation to Single-Family Residential (SFR 8,000) and adopted Resolution 2025-R-029 to amend the county master plan, reverting the same 0.85-acre portion from Recreation back to Receiving Area. Commissioners also approved a major modification to the tentative subdivision map for Clear Creek Phase 9, Subdivision Unit 5 — reducing the number of parcels shown on the map from 19 to 6 — and a minor modification to the Clear Creek Tahoe specific plan for consistency with those revisions.
Lucille Rao, senior planner, told the board that the map- and plan-level changes bring the parcel into conformance after an August 2024 boundary line adjustment combined a privately zoned golf-course parcel with an adjacent SFR-8000 parcel, producing the 8.64-acre parcel now under review. "The master plan amendment request is for a portion of the 8.64 acre parcel going from recreation to receiving area and a zoning map amendment request to go from private recreation to single family residential 8,000," Rao said. She said the planning commission unanimously recommended approval and staff supported the request.
Applicant representative Chris Wachter (Kimley Horn) said the project consolidates Unit 5 into six lots consistent with other phases, lowers the unit count shown on this parcel and preserves the overall development cap. The project team noted the development is approved for 384–385 total residential units under existing entitlements and that 13 units of density freed by the Unit 5 reduction will be recorded as transfer-of-development-rights (TDRs) onto other receiving-area parcels before final map recordation.
Rao told commissioners the applicant must provide proof of purchasing and recording 384 transfers of development rights prior to the recordation of the map. Wachter said the submittal would not change current development agreements, site access or the overall unit cap and that the applicant intends to proceed with construction of the revised phase soon.
Commissioner Tolbert moved approval; Commissioner Tarkanian seconded. The motion carried unanimously.
