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Town Legal Responsibilities
with Regard to Water Supply
and Development
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Framework is created y State law and local
codes and regulations.
Important Framework Elements are:
- General Plan
Development Code
The constitution for and development
growth
contains polices regarding water supply.
• The current General Plan was adopted in 2006
and is now being implemented .
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Ensure that all proposed developments can be
adequately served by available water supplies.
Conservation and Open Space Policy 11 .8
Support all efforts to encourage water conservation by
Truckee residents and businesses and public
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Work with the Truckee Donner PUD to study ways in
which the development review process can be
strengthened to define more stringent requirements for
documentation of a project's projected water needs
and the availability of local water supplies to serve it.
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Coordinate with the TDPUD to develop a list of
feasible water conservation programs and incentives
that might be offered to the District's customers and
develop related strategies for how the Town might
support the District's efforts in implementing these
programs.
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allowed 'land uses, both existing and newly proposed.
• Properties are assigned development categories
(residential , commercial , industrial) and the land is zoned
to allow those uses, either as a right or with further
approvals.
• Each project must obtain a "will serve" letter from the PUD
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Projects must receive environmental review be ore
proceeding.
• The degree of review depends on the size, scope, and
nature of the project.
• Review can find the project exempt, require a simplified
review, or a full environmental impact report.
Local governments can only limit
new development (moratoriums) using
the standards set forth in State law.
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Town cannot adopta prohibition on the processing of
new development applications.
• Must be an urgency measure approved by a 4/5 vote
and ends in 45 days unless extended .
• Must be based upon substantial evidence that the
proposed use would conflict with the General Plan and
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• M 10 ratorlum can be extended only twice, for a total of two
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ears, and onlyafter public hearings and a report on
what is being done to remove the limitation .
• Each extension requires a 4/5 vote.
• Applies to voter enacted moratoriums.
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