Creation of Public Trails

Canyon Springs will have over 3.3 miles of trails for neighborhood and public use. Interpretive signage will be installed providing educational information about area wildlife and promoting the "tread carefully" message. The trail system will be maintained by the property owners association or another organization set up for this stewardship role. See more on the trail system here.

Creation of Public Open Space

Over 65 percent of the project is proposed as permanently protected, publicly accessible open space which will preserve the most sensitive water tributaries and habitat corridors. Generous buffers are planned and an extensive trail system will be retained and expanded, providing for valuable public interaction with the open space. See more about open space preservation here.

Habitat Preservation

The project's design will retain as many trees on site as possible to allow for proper habitat preservation. Selective re-vegetation will be implemented to restore disturbed areas, repairing damage caused by overland vehicle use and resulting from the Martis Peak fire that burned part of the property in 2001.

Sustainable & Green Design

Components are in place to implement guidelines recommended by LEED for best green practices in regard to neighborhood development. Some of these smart-planning principles that Canyon Springs will embrace include encouraging a pedestrian environment, minimizing site disturbance, reducing sky glow via exterior lighting restrictions, protecting steep slopes and existing trees, promoting open space and habitat conservation, providing wide buffers and clustering home footprints, reducing water use via set landscaping design, requiring structures to blend architecturally with the natural mountain surroundings, recommending the use of recycled materials and preserving water quality by setting structures away from drainages and creeks. See more about design guidelines here. Draft design guidelines will be posted online in the future.

Local Schools

Canyon Springs has the potential of generating approximately $710,100 for school facility and classroom improvements via Tahoe Truckee Unified School District (TTUSD) development impact fees by the year 2020 and approximately $1,216,375 at final buildout.

Town Fees & Revenue

Canyon Springs will generate hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Town in building permit fees which encompass additional agency fees such as fire, sewer, water, school and recreation & parks district fees, providing a needed boost to the local economy.

Support for the Local Building Industry

The Canyon Springs owners are dedicated to supporting local building contractors and subcontractors. The project owners plan to implement a locals' preference incentive that provides a preferential bidding process for estimates received from local contractors for the installation of roadway and utility infrastructure. Additionally, a recommended list of local builders, subcontractors, and related building industry professionals such as architects, landscape architects and interior designers will be provided to lot buyers.

Organic Garden

Canyon Springs plans to work collaboratively with the local Glenshire Elementary School teachers and students to create a community, organic garden that serves as a hands-on, educational model utilizing sustainable farming concepts.

Quality of Life

Through a number of thoughtfully implemented project guidelines such as green building principles, trail systems built for public use, preference policies for work to be undertaken by local contractors, re-vegetation efforts, and open space and habitat preservation initiatives, the Canyon Springs owners are committed to helping their neighbors live and work here creating a neighborhood that enhances the area's exceptional quality oflife.

Traffic

In response to Edinburgh area residents' previously expressed concerns regarding traffic on the neighborhood roads, the Canyon Springs subdivision is proposed with a primary access point at Martis Peak Road, and an emergency-only, fire gate access at Edinburgh Drive, subject to Town review and approval.