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Staff described the request as a technical cleanup and a response to changes on the ground: the equestrian center has been demolished and many portions of the PUD had been developed at lower densities than earlier approvals. \"The equestrian center was always intended to allow residential development if discontinued,\" Associate Planner Leah Piccati told commissioners, noting a 2015 council condition that assigned underlying residential density to the combined equestrian/event center lands. Staff said the proposed master plan amendment (PGOS to Single‑Family for the 7.2‑acre parcel) brings the master plan into alignment with the PUD and reduces the overall Ranchera density from 5.1 units per acre to 3.3 units per acre.

Residents who spoke at the hearing urged the commission to preserve public open space, maintain historic ranch buildings such as the sales pavilion and protect tree buffers and the Evans Creek bank. Speakers also requested improved pedestrian connections and asked staff to re‑examine the project’s open‑space accounting.

The applicant and staff said the amendment preserves key open corridors, establishes a 50‑foot vegetation buffer and sets Village 8 to a 29‑unit cap that includes a standard 10% contingency built into PUD practice. Leah Piccati said the contingency and the reduction in total units were necessary to reflect actual build‑out: \"As of March 2025, 292 units have been sold; reducing the total number of allowed units will allow residents to obtain majority control of their HOA board sooner,\" she told the commission.

Commissioners voted to adopt the master plan amendment and handbook revisions and forwarded the recommendation to City Council. The measure passed by the required supermajority at the Planning Commission and will appear before the council for final action; the file will also proceed to regional review as required by code.

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The applicant sought to dissolve the existing planned unit development and reestablish standard zoning with a major emphasis on industrial uses (about 923 acres proposed for industrial zoning), along with single‑family and some general commercial parcels. Staff and the applicant said the rezoning would both reduce the previously approved 5,000 residential units to roughly 1,350 and dramatically increase employment capacity, with an applicant estimate of about 8,800 permanent jobs under the new plan. Staff also said the proposed changes would lower projected trip generation, water and sewer demands and school impacts relative to the prior PUD.

Commission discussion focused on scale, compatibility and community impacts. Several commissioners said they were unconvinced the change to a large industrial footprint was the right outcome for that particular parcel and worried about paving the way for data centers or low‑employment uses that yield tax abatements without local job benefits. Commissioner Philip Rohrmeyer and others noted the City’s need for industrial land but questioned whether this site and the requested industrial intensity were the right match.

The roll call vote failed to reach the five‑member supermajority required for a master plan amendment: several commissioners voted no, citing compatibility and quality‑of‑life concerns. The applicant may appeal and the matter will go to the City Council regardless; staff noted the Truckee Meadows Regional Planning Agency had not flagged conforming issues during initial review but that the project will require considerable interagency coordination if pursued further.

","The Planning Commission stopped a proposed master plan and zoning change for the Stonegate property that would substantially expand industrial land, concluding the plan as presented was not compatible with neighboring uses and raised unresolved quality‑of‑life concerns.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6091746,"Commission expedites amendment for 'Need to Speed' patio music; CUP amended",110,1513000,1623000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2859264-a5c43b076b0d0e05045ab157cf1f167f&start=1513&end=1623","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2859264-a5c43b076b0d0e05045ab157cf1f167f/thumbnail_1513000.jpg","/articles/6091746/Nevada/Commission-expedites-amendment-for-Need-to-Speed-patio-music-CUP-amended","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6091746-4a1c1b8a8578f82526e3aadec7882e7a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770450930&Signature=Uk8CFkoL--90JcPkCkP8TKOAoF1cFFr4gpD30BvEtdvKeh7oXUqZxRSbXJxzRORfgKvsKF5C00ZrZMSV4oFC4FEf8Yey-6YuHuJKFAxYbkUen9AttK~5DAvEtyCUz5qE92zCfKm~JKLh5GXySGdyh4c2zvvM4aT-SpzZz9cGE-NKUtFjZtmvIGKQQ27XRxB0F1eVRfrVNybjL67I9~2e9TG4J6TrQQ82hjPBi~ANcCnQpWuN3DOmTpdMs89ppRi4IFQSBnXP1btDeWjBLNN2ZI2mQy4TioD6drR8KNFHdCCLIfiak8TFS8fS4icigMJMKHxb9pMtnYf9Hroua84R7w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Reno Planning Commission unanimously approved an expedited amendment April 2 to the conditional use permit for Need to Speed, a restaurant with an outdoor patio. The commission treated the request as a clerical matter since prior findings had already been addressed.

Public comment included neighborhood concerns about outdoor music volume from a resident directly across the street. \"How loud their outdoor music is going to be — can they promise to keep the volume down?\" one commenter asked. Chris Hedgard, president of Need to Speed, responded on the record, saying music on the patio will be conversational and that nearby highway noise would likely dominate, making patio music difficult to hear at the far side of the freeway.

Commissioners voted to approve the amendment without a staff presentation, calling the change administrative; the motion carried with a unanimous vote. No additional conditions were added beyond the staff recommendations listed in the report.

","The Planning Commission approved a clerical amendment to a conditional use permit for Need to Speed, including language clarifying patio music volume and confirming earlier findings; applicant promised to keep music conversational and avoid neighborhood disturbance.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6091751,"Planning Commission approves Booth Street Starbucks drive‑through with conditions to limit queuing",2252,4081000,6333000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2859264-a5c43b076b0d0e05045ab157cf1f167f&start=4081&end=6333","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2859264-a5c43b076b0d0e05045ab157cf1f167f/thumbnail_4081000.jpg","/articles/6091751/Nevada/Planning-Commission-approves-Booth-Street-Starbucks-drivethrough-with-conditions-to-limit-queuing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6091751-ad28ffd32709f0f42642ec7a64965aee/orig.mp4?Expires=1770450930&Signature=QvIpGJBX~gXQ6Igb~qotnnwyps2-~mEhQGTn4qBCubeaQRhjDc9tK2oayMkeMbYvgzsrOa0j0jL7LaK5mdWWKlYgD15hyL2XcEum6gekT6cuuRps2jG3rBbwLmNFhF~dGRo1qC3FjHPYAhPnZTOBIFGDbKlc5YNdnzVQ82tYLV7u3ywSQTYMvzTnsNukHxJZMmEu6I391wiVqvKOYHMrdV1WTPYzwPs2O8cLEudSiGOZBdPg1KVVX-knEp6tP3jVNBOAj1NiaB2hpv~tCXr-U0-cGeDdAH2Bkw7DQ49hMBxbIruAcySQdvshn7rTDZ-z5kM9-UW4ggBjGw2vn5kegg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Reno Planning Commission unanimously approved a conditional use permit April 2 for a drive‑through Starbucks at Booth Street and Foster Drive, but tightened the permit language to require an operations plan to manage vehicle queuing and struck a redundant enforcement condition.

Staff presented the item, noting the property lies within a neighborhood commercial zoning district and that the proposed drive‑through meets code stacking requirements for the lane length behind the order kiosk. Staff recommended conditions requiring an operations plan to manage queuing and measures that allow the city to address recurring backups. \"The queuing analysis estimated a maximum queue length of six vehicles assuming a five‑minute transaction time,\" staff said; condition 8 (as modified) requires an operational plan and on‑site staff deployment if vehicles begin to block parking circulation.

Brook Oswald, the applicant's representative, said the store will include walk‑up options and plazas, additional bike parking, and a landscape buffer to improve pedestrian safety near Reno High School. She asked that condition 8 be reworded to require a standing operating procedure and objected to condition 9 as written on due‑process grounds; city staff and the applicant agreed to revised language for condition 8 and to remove the duplicative condition 9. \"The operator has industry standard operating procedures for queue management,\" Oswald said, adding that the drive‑through lane as designed can hold 11 vehicles without blocking circulation.

Commissioners discussed school‑hour pedestrian safety and whether a new crossing recommended by the school district should be imposed as a condition. City staff said pedestrian crossings require a separate safety study and that the city could initiate such a study independently; the planning commission declined to require an immediate crossing installation as part of the CUP. Legal counsel confirmed condition 9 was duplicative of existing code enforcement tools.

Commissioner Miguel Becerra moved to approve the CUP with modified language for condition 8 and striking condition 9; Commissioner Alex Jochamann seconded. The motion passed unanimously.

","The Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit for a drive‑through Starbucks at Booth Street and Foster Drive, imposing conditions requiring an operations plan to prevent queuing into parking areas and removing a redundant enforcement clause.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6091756,"Planning Commission approves Grand Sierra Resort arena CUP; conditions set for traffic, utilities",2429,1639000,4068000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2859264-a5c43b076b0d0e05045ab157cf1f167f&start=1639&end=4068","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2859264-a5c43b076b0d0e05045ab157cf1f167f/thumbnail_1639000.jpg","/articles/6091756/Nevada/Planning-Commission-approves-Grand-Sierra-Resort-arena-CUP-conditions-set-for-traffic-utilities","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6091756-3fe91ba27efd59c7cc42fc44cfcaf927/orig.mp4?Expires=1770450930&Signature=RLoGmXi5mDgf1Pni8qAw5HHKFKSsuSx6Fe8sN9ENkyaxfZ16KhAbtpPWlpZfbOuMDDjaktt9Ss03A3ndd~Ycqt-2mXFg3vx33Ac9NtpBhlcwf3tYph~-0rR68FcuO5tY1iselLS353XkB9FZtygi9wNiywTdGFv64p5QdsQT5S1RiyBxGDizwjcezTBoM4EMp1a3ZawNN-m-pKb3wDIjfvkyjbPXchRn9uqPNYFCvkybjCXf01CL6UDvzWhUwYzOibL0gj1nGidoRwdwANC6aNtTS-~CZCw-sLfBOQNZa2ZTS9E1zJAnxwOCkBnpTwRTlN27AHnSkSSeB5BYFOrPXA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Reno Planning Commission on April 2 approved a conditional use permit for a proposed Grand Sierra Resort arena, allowing a 10,000‑seat indoor arena, a 45,000‑square‑foot ice rink and an eight‑level parking garage on the northern portion of the resort property.

Commissioners voted after hearing a staff presentation and testimony from the applicant, the University of Nevada athletic director and the project's traffic engineer. Staff said the project meets Mixed Use Gaming zone standards subject to conditions requiring final traffic mitigation approval by NDOT, sewer‑interceptor relocation prior to garage permitting, and coordination with RTC and the Reno‑Sparks Indian Colony.

Nathan Gilbert, principal planner for Development Services, told commissioners the arena would sit on roughly 28 acres and include about 2,800 new parking stalls. He said project conditions (numbers 7–9 and 13 in staff materials) require a final traffic impact analysis, permanent directional lane alterations and NDOT approval of off‑ramp modifications, plus a sewer relocation and easement work before garage permits can be issued. \"Condition number 6 ensures that all 2,386 new parking spaces are fully operational prior to a certificate of occupancy for the arena,\" Gilbert said.

Andrew Dis, senior vice president for the project owner Morello Gaming, described the arena as phase 1 of a 10‑year redevelopment that also anticipates workforce housing and other amenities. \"We're really embracing our partnership with the university on this project,\" Dis said, adding the arena will allow University of Nevada basketball and larger concerts to come to Reno. Stephanie Ramp, UNR athletic director, said the university will work with the resort to bus students to games.

Lauren Chilson, the project's traffic engineer, said the traffic study models full arena capacity and the team has proposed physical modifications—including a lengthened pocket on the Mill Street off‑ramp and cue detection loops—to limit freeway queuing. \"Condition 7 requires that we complete this process with NDOT,\" Chilson said. Commissioners repeatedly asked that traffic mitigation be finalized before vertical permits; staff noted the conditions require further agency approvals before construction permits are issued.

The commission approved the CUP by motion from Commissioner Miguel Becerra, seconded by Commissioner William Romero, with a unanimous vote. The approval includes conditions on NDOT/RTC coordination, sewer relocation and demonstration of parking availability before a certificate of occupancy. The applicant and staff said additional, detailed traffic and utility plans must be completed before building permits are issued.

The project will return to permitting stages for the required technical approvals. The redevelopment's proponents said they expect the arena to open in 2027 if the permitting and mitigation plans are completed and approved.

Votes at a glance: The Planning Commission approved the conditional use permit for LDC25‑0008 with conditions addressing traffic mitigation (NDOT/RTC), a sewer interceptor relocation and parking guarantees. The motion passed unanimously.

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