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Development Services Department, Planning Services Division, recommending the Board authorize the request of Ken Curtzwiler for an allocation of 563 square feet of Commercial Floor Area (CFA) Allocation (Meyers Community Plan) for new development on a vacant 0.19 acre parcel (APN 034-322-01) in the West Meyers Land Use District, noting development in this district is defined as being within Priority Area #1, which allows for a 75% allocation and a 25% match; using the allocation ratio of 3 to 1, the applicant has elected to transfer to the project site the 188 square feet of CFA for the match.
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Planning staff recommends the Board of Supervisors authorize the commercial floor area (CFA) allocation request, subject to the following conditions:
1. The applicant must receive County approval for a design review application, as required by Sections 17.58.190(B) and 17.74.045 of the Zoning Ordinance, within one year of the approval of the CFA allocation by the Board of Supervisors. The applicant must receive approval of the allocation by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA), within one year of the approval of the CFA allocation by the Board of Supervisors. If either of these deadlines is not met, the allocation expires and returns to the Priority Pool from which it was granted.
2. The Board of Supervisors may grant an allocation time extension. In granting such an extension, the Board will consider the availability of unallocated CFA and pending allocation requests. Once the allocation is approved by the TRPA, TRPA policy will apply regarding extension of the allocation.
Background: History of Meyers Community Plan CFA Allocations
Commercial projects in the Meyers Community Plan area may only increase CFA in accordance with the procedures identified in Appendix C of the Community Plan, which requires an allocation of CFA from the County. In addition to the County allocation of CFA, the project applicant must transfer or otherwise bring to the...
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