Pier Allocations Under the 2018 Shoreline Plan

Last updated: November 2, 2021

 

Under the Shoreline Plan adopted by the TRPA Governing Board on October 24, 2018, TRPA may permit a maximum of 10 additional public piers and 128 additional private piers per TRPA Code of Ordinances, section 84.4.4.  Subsection 84.4.4.D outlines the geographic distribution of the 128 additional private piers by quadrant and the maximum number of additional private piers in Visually Sensitive Areas.

TRPA has allocated the following additional piers and the maximum remaining quantities are listed below. 

 

Additional Public Piers	Maximum                  Authorized	Number of Additional         Piers Allocated	Maximum Remaining       Public Piers
Additional Public Piers	10	0	10

 

Additional Private Piers by Quadrant	Maximum      Authorized	Number of Additional Private Piers Allocated	Maximum Remaining Additional Private Piers
Douglas County, Carson City County, Nevada	21	3	18
El Dorado County, City of South Lake Tahoe, California	28	3	25
Placer County, California	58	14	44
Washoe County, Nevada	21	4	17
Total Additional Private Piers Structures	128	24	104

 

Additional Private Piers by Quadrant	Max Authorized in Visually-Sensitive Areas (Multi-use only)	# Additional Visually Sensitive Piers Allocated	Maximum Remaining Visually Sensitive Piers
Douglas County, Carson City County, Nevada	3	0	3
El Dorado County, City of South Lake Tahoe, California	6	0	6
Placer County, California	7	0	7
Washoe County, Nevada	3	0	3

 

Pier Allocation Summary

Additional Private Piers by Quadrant	2019 - Additional Multi-Parcel Piers Allocated	2019 - Additional Single-Parcel Piers Allocated	2021 - Additional Multi-Parcel Piers Allocated	2021 - Additional Single-Parcel Piers Allocated
Douglas County, Carson City County, Nevada	1	0	1	1
El Dorado County, City of South Lake Tahoe, California	0	2	1	0
Placer County, California	3	3	5	3
Washoe County, Nevada	3	0	1	0
Regional Total	7	5	8	4

 

Additional Private Piers by Quadrant	Grand Total Multi-Parcel Piers Allocated	Grand Total Additional Single-Parcel Piers Allocated	Grand Total            All Allocations
Douglas County, Carson City County, Nevada	2	1	3
El Dorado County, City of South Lake Tahoe, California	1	2	3
Placer County, California	8	6	14
Washoe County, Nevada	4	0	4
Regional Total	15	9	24

 

Additional Private Piers by Quadrant	All Remaining Allocations	Remaining Single-Parcel Pier Allocations*
Douglas County, Carson City County, Nevada	18	n/a
El Dorado County, City of South Lake Tahoe, California	25	n/a
Placer County, California	44	n/a
Washoe County, Nevada	17	n/a
Regional Total	104	16

* Per TRPA Code Section 84.4.4.A, of the maximum number of additional private piers, no more than 25 additional piers throughout the Tahoe Region shall be single-parcel piers. This maximum applies to the combined total from all quadrants. The remaining maximum number of single-parcel piers takes into account the already permitted structures; if additional structures are approved in any quadrant, the remaining available allocations in each quadrant will be reduced accordingly.

 

Mooring Allocations Under the 2018 Shoreline Plan

Last updated: November 2, 2021

 

Per TRPA Code of Ordinances Subsection 84.3.2(E),  TRPA may permit up to a maximum of 2,116 additional moorings under the 2018 Shoreline Plan, adopted by the TRPA Governing Board on October 24, 2018.  Per Subsection 84.3.2(E)(2), 1,486 moorings shall be used for private moorings as either buoys or boat lifts, 330 moorings shall be allocated for use by marinas as either buoys or boat slips, and 300 moorings shall be allocated for use by public agencies. Per TRPA Code section 84.3.2.E.4, a maximum of fifteen (15) percent of the available moorings in each pool shall be permitted annually.

 

Additional Moorings	Maximum Additional Moorings1	Mooring Allocations Released        Post 2018	Remaining Mooring Allocations
Additional Private Moorings	1,486	169	1,317
Additional Marina Moorings	330	23	307
Additional Public Agency Moorings	300	11	289
Shoreline Plan - Additional Moorings	2,116	203	1,913

 

2020 Mooring Lottery Summary2	Remaining Allocations	2020 Maximum    Allocations (15% of each pool)3	Eligible 2020 Lottery   Submissions4	Remaining Additional Moorings5
Additional Private Moorings	1,486	222	169	1,317
Additional Marina Moorings	330	49	23	307
Additional Public Agency Moorings	300	45	11	289
Grand Total	2,116	316	203	1,913

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allocations Tracking by Year	Maximum Additional Moorings1	2020 Allocations 3/4	Returned 2020 Allocations5	Expected Maximum 2021 Allocations5
Additional Private Moorings	1,486	169	0	197
Additional Marina Moorings	330	23	0	46
Additional Public Agency Moorings	300	11	0	43

1) TRPA Code of Ordinances Subsection 84.3.2(E)

2) The Shoreline Plan, approved in 2018, places a cap on the total number of moorings allowed in the Tahoe Region and establishes an annual lottery system to allocate new moorings. From December 2020 through April 2021, TRPA accepted applications to enter the 2020 moorings lottery for an allocation. Applications were reviewed for parcel eligibility. 

3) Per TRPA Code of Ordinances Subsection 84.3.2 (E)(4), a maximum of 15 percent of the available moorings shall be permitted annually.

4) A total of 203 eligible mooring lottery applications were received in the 2020 Lottery.  

5) Per TRPA Code of Ordinances Subsection 84.3.2 (E)(4), the remaining 2020 moorings shall be placed back in the respective mooring pools for re-calculation in the 2021 Lottery.  Any returned or unused 2020 allocations will also be returned to the pools prior to the 2021 drawing.