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 4 publicly accessible, shared pedestrian/bike paths on the parcel.  Lake Village Subdivision residents (the 325 homes situated across the street from Sierra Colina Village on the north side of Lake Village Drive) and others using the Round Hill to Kingsbury pedestrian/bike path will be able to pass through Sierra Colina Village on any of its bike/pedestrian paths to access other recreational and public facilities located south of Sierra Colina, and vice versa.  Allowing guided public access through Sierra Colina will provide a convenient means for pedestrians and bicyclists to travel, while also protecting the sensitive areas of Burke Creek from the current off-path, haphazard crossings that presently cut through the stream environment zone (SEZ) and the portion of Burke Creek inside the Sierra Colina parcel (see website home page “Links/Facts” – “EIS Alternative 1:  The Project”).

Sierra Colina proposes 50 homes in Alternative 1.  It is anticipated that the LPFs would be used by substantial numbers of surrounding residents, workers, and visitors for transportation and recreation.  Potential users include: (i) residents of the adjacent 325-home Lake Village subdivision, (ii) staff of and visitors to the adjacent Lake Village Professional Building, (iii) future users of the facilities formerly used by the Kingsbury Middle School, (iv) residents of the Round Hill, lower and mid-Kingsbury and lower Kahle residential areas; and (v) employees, visitors and residents traveling between Nevada Beach and the Round Hill residential and commercial centers on the one hand, and the Lake Village subdivision, Stateline urban core and Kahle Park areas on the other hand. 

From a public safety standpoint, a lacking transit element in the Round Hill/Stateline area is a manner to safely allow residents and visitors to travel directly between Round Hill and lower Stateline other than by motor vehicle.  The strategic location and currently undeveloped status of the Sierra Colina parcel provide opportunities for needed pedestrian access, enhancing alternative transportation and public safety.

Sierra Colina’s parcel is in an ideal crossroads location to service the needs of the public within the urban core.  As an urban infill residential parcel, it would connect to the existing residential, commercial and public recreation uses of adjacent parcels.  The recreational and transportation benefits of these proposed public facilities offer the opportunity to bridge a missing link in the public trail and off road transportation system in the vicinity of the project area. The Sierra Colina parcel would connect these areas and thoroughfares through construction of the proposed linear public facilities that have been designed to minimize land coverage.

The proposed linear public facilities are beneficial for public safety (access to the Stateline Medical Clinic, County Sheriff and Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District) and environmental protection (reduces ground disturbance in the SEZ).

Upon completion, the proposed LPFs (pedestrian walkways, access roadway and bike paths) would serve both the public and the homeowners living on the parcel.  Although the internal access shared driveway (LPF 3) will provide access to the residents of the proposed development, it will also function as the key component in the connectivity of the residential and commercial areas north of the parcel to the recreational, residential, commercial, governmental and other community resources south and west of Sierra Colina.

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