The Planning Commission on July 30 declined to initiate a general plan amendment that would change a Sky Valley parcel from a rural-desert foundation component to a rural-community (estate density) residential designation, after extensive public comment from residents and the Sky Valley Community Council opposing the proposal.

Applicant consultant Scott Tashner and representatives told the commission they revised their request after earlier review and now propose estate-density lots of roughly two acres (the applicant said they were aiming for about 2.5 acres gross, presenting two-acre estate-density as the nearest existing foundation category). Tashner described potential infrastructure upgrades and said overhead power and water mains are present near Mountain View, and that project-level technical studies would follow at formal submittal.

Sky Valley residents and community leaders urged the commission to preserve the area's 5-acre minimum rural residential standard. Speakers emphasized limited infrastructure (no sewers, constrained water, intermittent power, narrow and flood-prone roads), public-safety and emergency response constraints on Dillon Road, local dark-sky protections, and the arealong-established rural and equestrian lifestyle. Nerissa Aguilar, a Sky Valley resident, told the commission: "Please do not pass GPA 240071," and Sky Valley Community Council chair Julie Casorley said the community voted unanimously to oppose the change.

Planning Advisory bodies previously reviewed the proposal and recommended denial. Commissioners on July 30 expressed concern about infrastructure and community character; the commission recorded three votes opposing initiation and one in favor, so the initiative did not receive the majority needed to move forward.

The applicant and consultant said they would continue to study infrastructure and community outreach; staff noted that initiation is only the first discretionary step and any future submittals would require environmental review and additional public hearings.