Sierra Colina Village
P. O. Box 129
Lake Tahoe, NV 89448

Planning for...
LEED* Green Certification
Energy Star Rating
Pedestrian & Bike Trails
All Fire Sprinklered Homes
Preserving Open Space
Moderate Income Homes

Sierra Colina proposes to create 50 homes, of which 9 will be moderate-income deed-restricted homes that will be co-mingled with 41 market rate homes. The homes will have a density of 2.8 homes per acre (50 homes on the 18-acre parcel).  Of the 50 homes, 42 homes would be located in 21 townhouse-style duplexes, plus eight would be single-family homes, for a total of 29 building footprints. The project also anticipates roadway improvements, utility infrastructure improvements, and four linear public facilities, or “LPFs” (public access facilities, recreation paths).

All homes would be two-stories. Livable floor area for each style of home would be approximately 1,133 square feet for two-bedroom homes, approximately 2,400 square feet for three-bedroom homes, and approximately 2,800 square feet for four-bedroom homes.  The average size of a Sierra Colina Village home would be approximately 2,168 square feet. Average land coverage for each home, including the building footprint, patios and entryways, would be approximately 1,346 square feet. The project also includes placement of portions of the existing 14.4-kilovolt (kV) overhead electrical utility line underground.

Architectural design of the residential buildings would be “Old Tahoe” style. Design elements would include steeply pitched roofs, exposed wood elements (i.e., redwood and cedar shingle siding), shingle and stone exteriors, and wood decks. The building materials would include natural materials, such as rock and wood, and TRPA-approved earth-tone colors would be used (see website home page “Designs”).

Each home would include an individual garage and driveway. All two-bedroom homes would have a one-car garage and driveway; all three-bedroom and four-bedroom homes would have two-car garages and driveways. The proposed project would provide a total of 178 parking spaces in driveways and garages.

Sierra Colina intends to satisfy the building allocation and development right requirements for each of its 41 market homes and 9 moderate-income, deed-restricted homes through the use of a development right on the parcel, a development right to be transferred, existing residential units of use to be transferred, and allocation of bonus units (with a PAS amendment). Details for proposed sources for allocations, development rights, and existing development are provided in Chapter 2 “Project Description” of the Sierra Colina Village Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) [see “Link” to “DEIS – Sierra Colina Village.”]

Vehicle access to the project site would be via a single main driveway from two locations on Lake Village Drive. The western access point would be located at the northern edge of the western half of the property. The access driveway would pass between the homes located on either side of the driveway and end at the eastern access point on Lake Village Drive.  A one-foot wide curb-and-gutter would be constructed along most of the length of both sides of the driveway/roadway to convey runoff first to underground sediment filtration vaults along the roadway and then to retention areas.

Currently, one existing LPF passes through the project site (Lake Village/Echo Drive-LPF 1). The proposed project includes the construction of four new LPFs consisting of three pedestrian/bike paths (LPFs 2, 4, and 5) and one public roadway (LPF 3) for the purpose of providing public access to and through the project site (see website homepage “Facts/Links” link to “EIS-Alternative 1”).

The project would include temporary and permanent best management practices (“BMPs”) to improve site drainage and water quality. Proposed BMPs have been designed to exceed existing regulatory requirements for storm-water runoff in the Lake Tahoe Basin and result in a high level of water quality performance.

The proposed Sierra Colina Village Project would seek to obtain Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (“LEED”) Platinum Certification, although achieving this highest level of LEED certification cannot be guaranteed. The project has been accepted as an Energy Star Partner committed to obtaining Energy Star certification for the proposed homes (see “Links” to “DEIS” Section 2.4.9, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, for additional information about LEED certification).

If approved, Sierra Colina proposes to convey 10.7 acres of the property to an appropriate public entity for permanent open space protection and conservation, including three of the four LPFs. The 10.7-acre land conveyance would include approximately 5.2 acres of high capability land (Classes 4, 5 and 6) and 5.5 acres of sensitive land (Classes 1a, 1b and 2), including the 2.4 acres of SEZ on the property (see website homepage “Facts/Links” link to “EIS-Alternative 1”).

Sierra Colina is cooperating with TRPA on restoration efforts under EIP #161 on the portion of Burke Creek located on the Sierra Colina parcel, and with Douglas County on water quality improvement efforts under EIP #679, Phase II for Lake Village Drive.  EIP #679 Phase II proposes to address the existing erosion and water quality problems affiliated with the public Douglas County right-of-way for Lake Village Drive and Echo Drive within, above and below Sierra Colina. 

Construction would commence as soon as practicable following receipt of all necessary permits and approvals from regulatory agencies, and is planned to occur, subject to economic conditions, in three phases over a three-year period.

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