Notice of Preparation - Placer County Government - State of California

Summary:Project Location:Homewood Village Resorts, LLC seeks the study and approval of the HMRMaster Plan in order to develop and upgrade a mixed-use base area to the north, aresidential base area to the south, and a mid-mountain lodge and supportfacilities. The HMR Master Plan is a mixed-use project developed under theguidelines included in TRPA Community Enhancement Program, August 2007.During the past several years, Homewood Village Resorts, LLC held a number ofworkshops with residents of the West Shore communities, homeowner’sassociations, and civil organizations with over 1,000 persons participating andproviding input to the development of the HMR Master Plan concept.Additionally, Homewood Village Resorts, LLC met with TRPA and PlacerCounty staff to discuss the concept and incorporate place-based planning andvisioning input received during the preparation of TRPA’s Regional Plan Update.The 1,200-acre HMR Master Plan area lies in the Tahoe region of the SierraNevada Mountains west of Lake Tahoe and is located approximately six milessouth of Tahoe City within Placer County, California. The HMR Master Planarea is bound by State Route (SR) 89 and Lake Tahoe to the east, Ellis Peak tothe southwest, and Blackwood Ridge to the north. The project area is typicallyaccessed via Interstate 80 to West Lake Boulevard (SR 89). The TRPA assessorparcel numbers for the proposed project include: 097-060-024, 097-140-003,097-140-033 and 097-130-034. Figure 1 illustrates the extent of the projectlocation.Homewood Mountain Resort Master Plan ProjectSeptember 2008 3 Notice of Preparation