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Planning commission backs annexation, rezone and a planned‑development handbook to preserve Andolan Family Farms and allow agritourism
Summary
The commission recommended annexation of 164.9 acres, approved comprehensive plan and rezoning recommendations, and tentatively approved a planned‑development handbook that would create an agritourism land‑use allowing seasonal events, limited field parking and a requirement that at least 50 acres remain in agricultural use.
The Sparks Planning Commission unanimously recommended that City Council approve annexation of the 164.9‑acre Andolan Family Farms property in Spanish Springs, adopt a comprehensive plan amendment and rezone, and give tentative approval to a planned‑development handbook that creates an ‘agritourism’ land use to preserve and formalize the farm’s adventure‑farm activities.
Scott Carey, Development Services Manager, told commissioners the application, which the city has been working on with the Andolan family since 2021, would bring a county “island” into the City of Sparks. The site is contiguous to city limits on multiple sides; the annexation is voluntary and supported by 100 percent of the property owners, Carey said. He said Truckee Meadows Water Authority would provide future water and the City of Sparks would provide sewer service once the property is annexed.
Under the proposed land‑use changes, roughly 107 acres of the site would be designated…
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