Planning commission hears workshop on amending Tahoe Valley Area Plan to include South Y Industrial Tract

Assistant Planner Gretchen Schulman told the South Lake Tahoe Planning Commission on April 2 that the city is proposing to amend the Tahoe Valley Area Plan (TVAP) to incorporate the South Y Industrial Tract and streamline permitting by reducing separate TRPA review. "TRPA discouraged amending the community plan and instead suggested the City amend the adjacent TVAP and incorporate this industrial area into an area plan," Schulman said, explaining the rationale for the amendment.

The presentation outlined four topics for the workshop: expanding permissible industrial and commercial uses in the tract, allowing compact on-site manager or employee units, creating incentives to develop vacant or underutilized parcels, and adjusting the TVAP's minimum residential-density requirements. Schulman said the industrial tract includes public facilities such as Caltrans and the city maintenance yards and noted many parcels are vacant or underused. She warned that restoration credits awarded for a past…