Tahoe Area Plan Update
Upcoming Engagement Opportunities
- January 14, 2025: Drop in between 3:00 pm and 5:00 pm at our "pop-up event" to talk with a Washoe County planner about the 2025 TAP update. Share your thoughts and learn more about the update process. UPDATED LOCATION: Incline Village Community Center, Activity Room; 855 Alder Ave, Incline Village, NV 89451.
Purpose
The 2025 Tahoe Area Plan Update is a limited and focused update to the Tahoe Area Plan, which was adopted after a comprehensive public outreach process in 2021. The overall purpose of the project is to:
- Implement housing-related Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) codes and policies, including conformance with recent amendments. This includes updates related to housing supply and attainability. It also includes changes that TRPA identified as necessary during the 2021 update process; and
- Make minor changes to Article 220 of the Washoe County Development Code in order to fix known code issues that have emerged since the 2021 update.
The scope of this project is limited to these topics in order to complete the update in the timely manner necessary to bring the Tahoe Area Plan into conformance with recent changes required by TRPA.
Public Engagement
Phase 1
December 2024-January 2025
Phase 1 is the kickoff phase. It will include a public kickoff meeting, pop-up events, and stakeholder outreach. The purpose of this phase is to share information about the project’s scope and process and to raise awareness of the project across different groups. Drafting will occur in early 2025.
Phase 2
February-March 2025
Phase 2 is the draft review phase. It will include release of the draft amendments, online opportunities to provide feedback, and workshops to discuss draft materials. This phase will inform revisions made to the draft before the public hearing process.
Phase 3
Begins April 2025
Phase 3 is the public hearing process. This starts with a pre-Planning Commission neighborhood meeting, in which staff will share the revised draft and report on public input received. The Planning Commission hearing will tentatively occur in May 2025. Meetings before the Board of County Commissioners, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) Regional Plan Implementation Committee (RPIC), the TRPA Advisory Planning Commission (APC), and the TRPA Governing Board will be scheduled thereafter as board schedules allow.
Past Events/Meetings
- January 6, 2025--Pop-up Event #1 at the Incline Village Community Center
- December 16, 2024--Incline Village/Crystal Bay Citizen Advisory Board Meeting
Questions or comments? Email planning@washoecounty.gov or call (775) 328-6100.