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Community Development Services, Planning and Building Department, recommending the Board authorize a request submitted by Susan Simon of Simon Environmental Planning, on behalf of the Carl White Fair Trust, for a commercial floor area allocation of 975 square feet within the Meyers Community Plan Area at 3161 U.S. Highway 50 on Assessor’s Parcel Number 034-331-31, subject to the Conditions presented in the Staff Memorandum dated July 5, 2017. (Supervisorial District 5)
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Community Development Services, Planning and Building Department, recommending the Board authorize a request submitted by Susan Simon of Simon Environmental Planning, on behalf of the Carl White Fair Trust, for a commercial floor area allocation of 975 square feet within the Meyers Community Plan Area at 3161 U.S. Highway 50 on Assessor’s Parcel Number 034-331-31, subject to the Conditions presented in the Staff Memorandum dated July 5, 2017 (Attachment A).
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The Meyers Community Plan (MCP), adopted by both El Dorado County and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA), contains a Floor Area Ratio formula, the FAR formula, for the allocation of commercial floor area for new and expanded commercial projects. This permits the County to allocate up to 2,000 square feet for any individual project, with a requirement that the applicant provide matching commercial floor area acquired from other sources, including purchasing commercial floor area from a pool allocated by the TRPA or purchasing from the open market.
In 1997, TRPA allocated 15,400 square feet of commercial floor area to be monitored by the County. An additional 10,000 square feet was allocated in 1998. Less than 10,000 square feet of commercial floor area has been utilized in the Meyers area since the beginning of the program, leaving at least 15,000 square feet available.
The applicant, Carl Fair, is proposing new commercial development (975 square feet)...
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