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Community Development Agency, Development Services Division, recommending the Board authorize a request submitted by Gerald Wells of Wells Barnett Associates, LLC on behalf of Alpine Smith, Inc., for a commercial floor area (CFA) allocation of 800 square feet to allow the installation of five 8’ x 20’ metal storage containers for the storage of five company snow removal vehicles within the Meyers Community Plan Area at 2355 Kaska Street on APN 035-182-03.
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Background
The Meyers Community Plan, adopted by both El Dorado County and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA), contains a formula for the allocation of commercial floor area (CFA) 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 CFA acquired from other sources, including purchasing CFA from a pool allocated by the TRPA or purchasing from the open market.
In 1997, TRPA allocated 15,400 square feet of CFA to be monitored by El Dorado County. An additional 10,000 square feet was allocated in 1998 and another 10,000 square feet in 2007. There is 33,650 square feet of CFA remaining available in the Meyers area.
The applicant, Alpine Smith, Inc., is proposing a new commercial project involving the installation of five 8’ x 20’ metal storage containers totaling 800 square feet to store five snow removal vehicles. The project is located within the Industrial Tract District (MCP-4), a Priority 3 area for allocation of floor area under Appendix C of the Meyers Community Plan.
The Meyers Community Plan (MCP) requires the applicant to provide an even match of CFA from anywhere outside of Yanks Station or West Meyers. When no matching CFA can be provided, the MCP Priority 3 area permits the County to allocate up to 25 percent of the project’s floor area from the TRPA allotment for the match, with the remaining 75 percent coming as payment into an allocation fund used...
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