File #: 20-0160    Version: 1
Type: Agenda Item Status: Approved
File created: 1/24/2020 In control: Board of Supervisors
On agenda: 2/25/2020 Final action: 2/25/2020
Title: Planning and Building Department, Planning Division, forwarding a request from Tallac Hospitality for an Initiation Hearing (Conceptual Review) for a proposed development in the Kirkwood area that would add a 65 room hotel with a restaurant, spa, event center, trailhead, 30 summer camping cabins and 10 year-round cabins, for a maximum total overnight population of 227 people in the summer and 173 people in the winter. Staff recommending the Board take the following actions: 1) Find that the proposed Pre-Application PA19-0007 complies with the criteria for initiation of General Plan Amendments as required by Board of Supervisors Policy J-6; and 2) Provide the Applicant with initial feedback on the proposed project. (Supervisorial District 5) (Est. Time: 1 Hr.) FUNDING: Applicant Funded Application Fees.
Attachments: 1. A - Staff Report w Attachments, 2. B - Kirkwood Specific Plan Mitigation 10 Year Review, 3. C - PP Presentation Kirkwood Station, 4. D - Notification Map, 5. E - Proof of Publication-Mountain Democrat, 6. F - Proof of Publication-Tahoe Daily Tribune, 7. Public Comment BOS Rcvd 2-21-20, 8. Public Comment BOS Rcvd 2-24-20, 9. Public Comment BOS RCVD 2-25-20
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Planning and Building Department, Planning Division, forwarding a request from Tallac Hospitality for an Initiation Hearing (Conceptual Review) for a proposed development in the Kirkwood area that would add a 65 room hotel with a restaurant, spa, event center, trailhead, 30 summer camping cabins and 10 year-round cabins, for a maximum total overnight population of 227 people in the summer and 173 people in the winter.

Staff recommending the Board take the following actions:
1) Find that the proposed Pre-Application PA19-0007 complies with the criteria for initiation of General Plan Amendments as required by Board of Supervisors Policy J-6; and
2) Provide the Applicant with initial feedback on the proposed project. (Supervisorial District 5) (Est. Time: 1 Hr.)

FUNDING: Applicant Funded Application Fees.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
This Pre-Application Conceptual Review is being presented as a required process associated with Board Policy J-6, "General Plan Amendment Initiation Process", which requires an initiation hearing before the Board. There are no entitlements or approvals authorized from this Pre-Application public hearing. This item is for discussion purposes only.

The proposed development requires a Specific Plan to be adopted that would amend a portion of the project area’s zoning designation of Recreation Facility, High-Intensity to Commercial, Rural. The General Plan designation for the area is Adopted Plan (AP), which is consistent with the adopted 1988 Kirkwood Master Plan. The property, identified by Assessor’s Parcel Number 039-070-018, consisting of 46.45 acres, is located on the north side of Highway 88, 1,700 feet east of the intersection with Kirkwood Meadows Drive, in the Kirkwood area, Supervisorial District 5.

A Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) meeting was held on January 6, 2020 with the Applicant and responsible County Departments to provide initial feedback on the project. The key issues that were identified at ...

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