TRPA accepting applications for pier allocation lottery at Lake Tahoe

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – There are a limited number of pier allocations allowed every two years at Lake Tahoe, and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) will be accepting lottery entries for those allocations between June 1 and June 30, 2023.

The 2018 Shoreline Plan lifted a longstanding moratorium on new shorezone structures and placed a cap on the number of private piers and buoys allowed at Lake Tahoe. A maximum of 128 private piers and 1,486 private moorings will be allowed along the shore of Lake Tahoe, with allotments awarded through periodic lotteries until the cap is met.

TRPA can permit up to 12 new piers in the Tahoe Basin every two years, with a preference for multiple-parcel, shared-use piers. Through the lottery, TRPA will select applications on July 19 that can move forward to the permitting process. No additional pier allocations will be available until 2025. If selected in the pier lottery, applicants will be invited to submit a new application to the agency for a pier, subject to review and approval.

Information and instructions for the lottery application process and eligibility criteria are available here.