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Planning commission approves two easement abandonments near Mount Rose Highway
Summary
Washoe County Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve two separate abandonments removing county access/drainage easements on two 2.5-acre parcels north of Mount Rose Highway, after staff said neighboring parcels retain independent access and public utility easements will be retained.
A unanimous Washoe County Planning Commission approved two separate abandonment requests Tuesday to remove county interests in recorded easements on parcels north of Mount Rose Highway.
Senior Planner Eric Young told the commission the first request, abandonment case WAB24-0011 (Blanca), would abandon Washoe County’s interest in 33-foot-wide government patent access easements along all property lines of a 2.5-acre parcel near Whites Creek Park. Young said the easements “are only on their property” and that neighboring parcels already have established, adequate access so the abandonments would not remove access for adjacent properties.
The second request, abandonment case WAB24-0012 (Wyatt), was presented by Senior Planner Courtney Weike. Weike said the parcel at 4189 Plateau Court contains an approximately 15-foot-wide drainage easement roughly 320 feet in length that bisects the lot and runs under an existing single-family dwelling. She told the commission the dwelling was permitted in February 2005 and that the easement was not shown on the building plans; staff confirmed the portion requested for abandonment has been regraded and is no longer necessary for drainage, while a remaining easement to the east will continue to provide drainage flow.
In both cases staff recommended approval with conditions that retain public utility easements and include engineering and utility department conditions. Truckee Meadows Water Authority reviewed the Blanca request and asked that public utility easements be retained; staff said those conditions are reflected in the recommended exhibits.
After brief public comment (no speakers in chambers or on Zoom for either item), commissioners moved, seconded and voted to approve both abandonment requests with the conditions in Exhibit A for each case. The commission recorded the approvals as making the findings required under Washoe County Code section 110.806.20.
Both approvals relieve property owners of the access-easement setback measurement that had required setbacks to be measured from an easement line rather than the parcel line, a factor staff said can create an effective 63-foot setback on parcels with easements larger than 20 feet. The public utility easements will remain in place under the conditions of approval.
