IPES Score Summary

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Printed on 3/9/2026

Individual Parcel Evaluation System

Official Score: 724

Parcel

033-180-009 033-180-009

Address

1663 SAWMILL RD, SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA

County

El Dorado County, CA

Notes

Alternative building site evaluation and Determination of Allowable Coverage

Summary of each Scoring Element

	Maximum Points	IPES Points
Relative Erosion Hazard	450	345
Runoff Potential	200	44
Access to Building Site	170	106
Disturbance in Stream Environment Zone	110	110
Condition of Watershed	70	36
Ability to Revegetate	50	21
Water Quality Improvements	50	12
Proximity to Lake Tahoe	50	50
Total Raw IPES Points	1,150	724

Determination of IPES Score

Raw IPES Points		724
Factor for Parcel Area Outside of SEZ < 5000 sq. ft.		1
Factor for Parcel Area Outside of SEZ < 10,000 sq. ft.		1
Factor for Parcel with No Area Outside of SEZ or SEZ Setback		1
Limited Incentive Points		0
IPES Score		724

Determination of Base Allowable Coverage

Location	Area (ft²)	Allowable Base Percent (%)
IPES Building Site Area	60,573	16%
Not IPES (See Land Capability Verification)	35,220	-
Parcel Area in SEZ	0	-
Parcel Area in SEZ Setback	0	-

IPES Coverage Score: 389

Printed on 3/9/2026

Individual Parcel Evaluation System

Official Score: 724

Parcel

033-180-009 033-180-009

Address

1663 SAWMILL RD, SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA

County

El Dorado County, CA

Details of each Scoring Element

Relative Erosion Hazard Score

345

Soil Erodibility Factor

0.05

Rainfall Factor

LS Factor

3.99

Length Slope Segments

Length	Slope Angle
19 ft.	32%
10 ft.	20%
35 ft.	17%
56 ft.	21%

Runoff Potential Score

44

Hydrological Soil Group

Group C

Hydrological Condition

Good

Access Score

106

Disturbance for Access

No Disturbance

Parcel Access Type

New Access Up Slope

Excavation Difficulty

Moderate

In Streamzone

Unknown

Height of Cut Slope

> 2 - 3 feet

Gradient of Cut or Fill Slope

> 16 - 20%

Utility in SEZ Score

110

Utility Disturbance

No Disturbance

Condition of Watershed Score

36

Watershed

Upper Truckee River

Ability to Revegetate Score

21

Vegetative Group

Group B - Dryness

Elevation of Parcel

< 7000 feet

Average Building Site Slope

Compass Degrees of Parcel

170 S

Water Quality Improvements Score

12 Proximity to Lake Score

50

Proximity to Lake

Beyond 4 Miles From HWL