Golden Valley Tahoe School

Please note: the school is no longer affiliated with Golden Valley Charter Schools, it is now known as the Friends of Tahoe Truckee Waldorf School.

An Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration has been prepared for the Friends of the Tahoe Truckee Waldorf School Project.

The Friends of Tahoe Truckee Waldorf School Project (FKA Golden Valley Tahoe School) (proposed project) would expand the Tahoe Truckee Waldorf School at the existing school site, to construct four new buildings on four permanent foundations that would support four new classroom buildings. The classroom buildings would be made up of modular buildings, five of which have already been purchased from the Truckee Elementary School District and are being temporarily stored on-site. Three of the proposed buildings would be created by combining two modulars, and one building would consist of one standard size modular. The school would operate out of the existing 4,560-sf building, as well as the proposed modular buildings. The proposed project would increase the approved student capacity from 44 to 240 students and would also include widening the existing 12-foot paved entrance road (Union Mills Road) to a 24-foot roadway with a two-foot-wide shoulder on both sides. A reconfiguration of the parking/drop off area is also proposed as part of the project. An additional 13 parking stalls would be developed on-site, for a total of 22 surface parking stalls, including two accessible stalls, to be located throughout the site.

The proposed project requires the following approvals from the Town of Truckee:

  • Development Permit
  • Use Permit

Staff has prepared an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration to evaluate the potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed project. Identified potential significant environmental impacts include air quality, biological resources, cultural resources, hazards and hazardous materials, hydrology and water quality, noise, transportation, tribal cultural resources, and wildfire. However, the IS/MND requires mitigation measures sufficient to reduce all such impacts to less-than-significant levels. The measures will be included as part of the project and adopted with the Mitigation Monitoring Plan.

The project is anticipated to be reviewed by the Planning Commission at the December 20, 2022 public hearing. The staff report will be made available prior to the public hearing. The public review period for the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration begins on November 14, 2022 and ends at the close of public comment at the Planning Commission meeting on December 20, 2022.

If you have any questions on the project, please email Chantal Birnberg, Associate Planner, or call 530-582-2927