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Commissioners approve two agricultural sending-site applications, authorize transfer of development rights
Summary
The board approved two sending-site applications that preserve farmland and create a combined 340 transfer-of-development-rights (TDRs): 88 TDRs for a 72.53-acre CNA Rentals parcel and 252 TDRs for a 193.9-acre Arthur Peel parcel.
The Churchill County Board of Commissioners approved two separate sending-site applications that will place conservation easements on agricultural land and generate transfer-of-development-rights credits.
The first application, filed by CNA Rentals LLC (Colby Frey), enrolled a 72.53-acre parcel with surface water rights and produced 88 TDRs. Dean Patterson of Public Works and Planning told the board the property met the program’s minimum requirements and that both the sending-site review committee and the planning commission recommended approval.
The second application, filed by Arthur Peel, enrolled approximately 193.9 acres with about 155.32 acres of irrigated water rights and yielded 252 TDRs; the sending-site review committee and planning commission also recommended approval.
A commissioner moved to approve each sending-site application and the corresponding TDR counts. Both motions passed on voice votes; no roll-call tallies appear in the transcript.
Why it matters: The sending-site program is designed to preserve farmland and recharge areas while allowing development potential to be transferred to receiving sites in other locations. The board’s approvals preserve nearly 266 acres of farmland under conservation easement and add 340 TDRs into the county program.
Administrative note: Staff will record the conservation easements, issue the TDR credits consistent with county code, and update county land-use records.
