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275.67 acres – 120 Old Spanish Trail Highway Tecopa (Inyo County) Ca 92389
APN 046-300-30-00
APN 046-300-28-00
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Zoning | Inyo County Open Data
Inyo County General Plan
Inyo County General Plan | Inyo County California
Inyo County Housing Element
Community Plans for Charleston View and Tecopa
https://www.inyocounty.us/services/planning-department/long-range-projects-plans-and-studies/community-plans-charleston-view
Community Plans for Charleston View and Tecopa
The communities located in southeast part of Inyo County are often overlooked due to the low population and remote nature of the area. Recently there has been a new focus on this part of the county due to the REGPA, the proposed Hidden Hills Solar project, an increased interest in tourism and elevating concerns about diminishing water availability. The recent approval of the County’s REGPA brought forth many of these issues. Charleston View had a Solar Energy Development Area (SEDA) identified within it. There has also been a growing, recent, interest in federal designations for the public lands in and surrounding the communities in Southeast Inyo County. New National Landscape Conservation Lands were identified in the Desert Renewable Energy Plan for public lands in and near Charleston View. Due to the increasing interest in the area the County Board of Supervisors directed staff to begin preparing Plans for Charleston View and Tecopa.
Staff worked with the communities to craft visions statements for Charleston View and Tecopa
Charleston View's Vision Statement: Charleston View is a homegrown community focused on innovatively sustaining life, history and culture for one another.
Tecopa's Vision Statement: Tecopa is a forward thinking, technologically advanced, community and destination that preserves relaxation and encourages discovery.
LAND USE
A primary goal of the Plan is to maintain Tecopa’s character and keep it a tranquil community and destination. During each public workshop held in Tecopa participants expressed a desire for some additional development, mainly commercial development, but only if it did not change the flavor of the community. Particular community traits Inyo County 8 the people who live in Tecopa do not want to see changed are the peace and quiet, dark skies at night, remote and rural nature of the area and the live and let live attitude that prevails among the residents. Preserving the character of Tecopa is very important to the residents, who do not want to over regulate/design it to the point that is loses its identity and looks like a copy of somewhere else. Also understanding Tecopa’s role as a tourist destination, the community expressed concerns and ideas on how to keep and possibly expand “responsible” tourism. The County’s General Plan recognizes many of the same issues as the Tecopa Community Plan, specifically maintaining existing character of the County; maintaining rural communities; supporting new commercial development; and encouraging tourism. Topics included in the Tecopa Plan regarding Landuse include: · Zoning designations · Business development · Setbacks along main thoroughfares · Dark Skies
ZONING Most of the area (75%) is zoned open space, with multiple zoning (parcels with more than one zoning designation) having the next highest percentage. Many of the multiple zoned properties have open space as one of the designations. Currently, the zoning and actual landuse in Tecopa is well matched making zoning mostly relevant for any future planning or development in Tecopa and not with regard to consistency issues. Currently there are approximately 231-acres of privately owned vacant land in Tecopa. The zoning on privately owned vacant parcels in Tecopa is as follows: Open Space (OS) 124 acres 53.3% Rural Residential (RR) 86 acres 37.4% Commercial Recreation (C5) 18 acres 7.9% Single Residence or Mobile Home Combined (RMH) 3 acres 1.4% Total 231 acres 100% *(see following map)