Planning commission recommends approval of Buckeye Farm Specific Plan, 4-2; water, parking and TDRs flagged by commissioners

The Douglas County Planning Commission voted 4-2 on Dec. 8 to recommend approval to the Board of County Commissioners of the Buckeye Farm Specific Plan (PC Resolution 2020-04), a proposal from Park Ranch Holdings to allow up to 2,218 dwelling units and a mix of commercial, agricultural and open-space uses on about 1,044 acres east of Hayburn Road and north and south of Buckeye Road in the Minden/Gardnerville receiving area.

Sam Booth, Douglas County planning manager, presented staff’s analysis and recommended approval, telling the commission that the plan complies with the receiving-area provisions of the county master plan and county code and that staff believes the five required findings for a specific plan can be made. "Staff believes the findings may be made," Booth said. Booth and the staff report described the project as an “agrihood” concept that would preserve substantial pasture and open space and create three farm areas (gateway, village center and teaching farm) along with village and mixed-use commercial areas and a network of greenways and trails.

Keith Rubin of Andersen Engineering, representing Park Ranch Holdings, and…