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

• In addition to the proposed project (Alternative 1), the Sierra Colina Village DEIS addresses four other alternatives, as summarized below:

►              Alternative 2 - Grand Private Estate.  Alternative 2 considers construction of a private single-family estate home and other associated structures including a guesthouse, entertainment center, fitness center, caretaker home, maintenance equipment building, and sports courts. Alternative 2 would result in approximately 97,285 square feet of land coverage, which is approximately 11,978 square feet more than Alternative 1 (not including the linear public facilities). Alternative 2 would include temporary and permanent best management practices, including a retention basin, but would not include the Storm Water Management Plan, LEED or Energy Star certification, open space land conveyance, or linear public facilities proposed under Alternative 1.  The single-family estate proposed in Alternative 2 would also include a security fence around the entire property (see website homepage “Facts/Links” link to “EIS-Alternative 2”).

►              Alternative 3 - Reduced Density.  Alternative 3 considers construction of a multi-family residential development consisting of 37 market-rate homes (15 townhouse-style duplexes and seven single homes) for a total of 22 building footprints.  No moderate-income deed-restricted homes would be constructed. The development would include 130 parking spaces (65 covered and 65 uncovered) located in driveways and garages, and two retention basins, similar to those proposed under Alternative 1. Alternative 3 would include temporary and permanent BMPs, all of which would be comparable in design, scope, and effectiveness to the Storm Water Management plan designed for Alternative 1. This alternative would include 4 new linear public facilities for public access through the project site, and conveyance of approximately 12.6 acres for permanent open space.  Alternative 3 would result in approximately 97,933 square feet of coverage.  Under Alternative 3, Sierra Colina would continue to cooperate with TRPA and Douglas County in EIP #161 and EIP #679; a portion of the existing 14.4-kV overhead utility line would be placed underground; and the project would seek LEED green certification and Energy Star certification for all homes.  Construction activities and timeframes would be similar in Alternatives 1 and 3 (see website homepage “Facts/Links” link to “EIS-Alternative 3”).

►              Alternative 4 - Increased Density.  Alternative 4 considers construction of a multi-family residential development consisting of 54 homes on the project site. 42 of the homes would be market rate homes contained in 15 townhouse-style duplexes, 4 single homes, and 8 homes in a single Tahoe ‘lodge style’ building (containing a total of 20 homes). The other 12 homes in the Tahoe ‘lodge style’ building would be moderate-income deed-restricted homes.  100 covered and 64 uncovered parking spaces would be provided. Alternative 4 would include two stormwater retention basins with storage space similar to those proposed under Alternative 1. Alternative 4 would include temporary and permanent BMPs, as well as a storm water management and monitoring plan, all of which would be comparable in design, scope and effectiveness to the Storm Water Management plan designed for Alternative 1. This alternative would include 4 new linear public facilities for public access through the project site, and conveyance of approximately 10.7 acres for permanent open space.  Alternative 4 would result in approximately 105,480 square feet of coverage.  Under Alternative 4, the applicant would continue to cooperate with TRPA and Douglas County in EIP #161 and EIP #679; a portion of the existing 14.4-kV overhead utility line would be placed underground; and the project would seek LEED green certification and Energy Star certification for all homes. Construction activities and timeframes would be similar in Alternatives 1 and 4 (see website homepage “Facts/Links” link to “EIS-Alternative 4”)..

►              Alternative 5 - No Project.  Alternative 5 considers a ”No Project Alternative.”  The Sierra Colina parcel would remain in its existing condition.  The parcel would remain undeveloped and unauthorized trespassers will continue to transit through the SEZ in a haphazard manner.  Under Alternative 5, there would be no transfer of any portion of the parcel to a public entity, and no linear public facilities or voluntary land conveyance or open space easements would be created on the site to preserve open space or make the parcel legally accessible to the public. The approximately 6-foot high fencing along a portion of the property’s perimeter would remain in place, although Sierra Colina has advised TRPA that, for security reasons, if Alternative 5 is selected, it intends to apply to TRPA for a permit to install a security fence around the entire perimeter of the parcel, including the SEZ.

• With Alternative 5, existing water runoff from the unauthorized Douglas County piped outfall that discharges storm water and sediment onto the site will remain. Consequently, the cumulative effects of continuing storm water runoff and soil erosion down Lake Village Drive and through the Sierra Colina parcel will continue.
• With Alternative 5, the existing 14-kV overhead utility line above ground on the project site would remain in its existing condition viewable from the scenic corridor on U.S. Highway 50.  Alternative 5 has no temporary or permanent BMPs; no water quality management or monitoring program would be designed or implemented. Alternative 5 does not include any continued cooperation by the applicant with Douglas County or the potential grant of construction and maintenance easements possibly necessary to Douglas County for the Lake Village Drive EIP #679 Phase II project. Alternative 5 does not include any continued cooperation with TRPA in the design, construction or implementation of EIP #161 (Restoration of Burke Creek) with respect to any Burke Creek restoration work contemplated to be done on the portions of Burke Creek that are located inside Sierra Colina.
• Alternatives 2 through 5 are further described in the Sierra Colina Village DEIS Chapter 3 “Alternatives,” and analyzed along with Alternative 1 in Chapter 4, “Affected Environment and Environmental Consequences” (see “Links”).

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