Planning commission backs recommendation to abandon future right‑of‑way in Lompa Ranch North

The Carson City Consolidated Municipal Planning Commission on Aug. 27 voted to recommend that the Board of Supervisors approve an application by CC Nevada LLC to abandon a 60‑foot public access easement that had been planned to extend North Lompa Lane.

The recommendation follows staff findings that the abandonment can be supported if replacement rights of way are offered for dedication. Heather Manzo, community development staff, told commissioners that the abandonment request would be recorded only after the applicant recorded offers to dedicate replacement right‑of‑way and a park parcel related to the Lompa Ranch North Special Planning Area (SPA).

"The abandonment cannot be recorded until the offer for dedication has been accepted," Manzo said during staff presentation.

Why it matters: The easement at issue would have extended North Lompa Lane from Highway 50 East toward Airport Road. The applicant proposed a realigned roadway that ties into Airport Road at Buddey, removing the proposed connection to a local neighborhood street (Desatoya Drive) and shifting traffic away from single‑family properties to the east. Staff said the reorientation simplifies the roadway network and coordinates with previously approved zone changes and an earlier abandonment nearby.

Key facts and conditions: Manzo said staff reviewed formalized materials submitted by the applicant and were able to make the findings required to recommend approval. Staff and the applicant told commissioners that: (1) offers to dedicate the replacement right‑of‑way must be recorded before the abandonment records; (2) a separate parcel map and additional offered dedication would provide continuity of right‑of‑way from Highway 50 to Airport Road; and (3) the SPA identifies a roughly 3‑acre park site on the east side of the freeway, which the applicant has offered for dedication. Manzo said the net park area after the right‑of‑way is reserved will equal about 3.1 acres.

Commission discussion: Commissioners asked whether the abandonment could be recorded if the replacement dedications were not ultimately accepted; staff replied that recording the abandonment is contingent on acceptance of the offers for dedication. Steven Pote, development engineering, said parcel maps are reviewed administratively by the parcel map committee and that offers for dedication would come to the Board for acceptance only after the roads are constructed and meet city standards.

Action: Commissioner Bazell moved to recommend approval to the Board of Supervisors "based on the findings and subject to the conditions of approval contained in the staff report." The motion was seconded by Commissioner Preston and carried without recorded opposition.

What happens next: The Planning Commission's recommendation goes to the Board of Supervisors, which must accept the offers for dedication and determine whether the constructed road meets city standards before the abandonment can be recorded.