Return to Home page.

Return to Developments page

Trinitas Resort Proposal

3-28-08: NOP issued for The Ridge at Trinitas

Notice of Preparation (NOP) issued by Calaveras County Planning Dept. for a Revised Draft Environmental Impact Report (RDEIR). The Revised DEIR will now include environmental impacts review of the existing golf course. The County and the Consultant contracted to write the RDEIR stated a public scoping session would be held to give input on content & scope of the EIR, but no public scoping session has been held. The NOP is available on the County website.

11-6-07: Board of Supervisors votes to include the existing golf course in environmental review documents

Click here to read Stockton Record article "Trinitas development on hold" by Dana Nichols

7-2-07: Draft EIR available for review (see summary below). Hundreds of pages of public comments submitted to planning dept. by the Aug. 27th deadline, project withdrawn from P.C. hearing agenda September 20th

Read 9-13-07 newspaper article "Battle brewing..."

Click here to read Stockton Record article "Battle brewing over Lode golf course" by Dana Nichols

Existing 18-hole, 95-acre private golf course is located two+ miles north of Hwy 26 on Ospital Road.

Applicant proposes to open the golf course to the public and sell memberships; add a gated community of 13 new custom homes with 2-acre lots; add a 30-unit overnight lodge; and add a clubhouse for the golf course.

Recreational and commercial uses and facilities proposed include a driving range, event facilities, golf tournaments, lessons and camps, swimming pool and health spa, retail sales, and restaurant.

A Draft Environmental Impact Report for The Ridge at Trinitas is available for public review and comment. Written comments on the DEIR are due by August 27th, 2007. There will be a public hearing on the ADEQUACY of the Draft EIR [update--cancelled. Sept. 20th hearing pulled from agenda]

Note: The DEIR does NOT include the existing golf course in the Environmental Review for project impacts or mitigations, as it is an "existing condition." The golf course was constructed over a number of years; it began construction in 2001 for "personal use."

Existing 280 acre parcel is 2 lots; proposal is to change zoning from Agriculture to Recreation, subdivide into 14 lots, and acquire a Conditional Use Permit to allow the above commercial and recreational uses.

Developer: Nemee

More Information:

Trinitas Site Map (Use your browser's back button to return from the site map).

The complete Draft Environmental Impact Report may be read and downloaded from Calaveras County's website. [Warning: files are very large; high-speed internet recommended]

Click here to download Trinitas DIER chapters

02/02/06 Scoping Meeting Notice (contains background information) click here.

To comment on the project:

Written comments may be mailed to Robert Sellman, Planning Director, Calaveras County Planning Department, 891 Mt. Ranch Rd., San Andreas, CA 95249; or emailed to trinitas@co.calaveras.ca.us