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Washoe County board approves lakeshore grading permit for driveway at 449 Lakeshore
Summary
The Washoe County Board of Adjustment approved a special‑use permit (WSUP25‑0020) allowing major grading for a driveway and house pad at 449 Lakeshore in the Tahoe Crystal Bay area, with conditions requiring NDOT encroachment/occupancy and updated TRPA approvals; five public comments opposed the project citing safety, erosion and visual concerns.
The Washoe County Board of Adjustment voted unanimously Jan. 5 to approve special‑use permit WSUP25‑0020, clearing grading for a driveway that will traverse slopes of 30% or greater and a permanent berm taller than 4.5 feet at 449 Lakeshore in the Tahoe Crystal Bay planning area.
Joanie Britto, a Washoe County planner, told the board the applicant’s plan is identical to two previously approved permits from 2021 and 2023 that expired because of funding delays. Britto said the grading would permit construction of a driveway and single‑family residence, that the parcel is about 1.32 acres, and that NDOT and TRPA approvals and an NDOT encroachment/occupancy permit are required before work in the right‑of‑way can…
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