Regional planners decline to find Stonegate master‑plan amendment in conformance after hours of public comment

The Truckee Meadows Regional Planning Commission on Aug. 4, 2025 voted 5–4 not to find the City of Reno’s master‑plan amendment for the Stonegate/Hines Ranch project in conformance with the 2019 Truckee Meadows Regional Plan, after more than three hours of public comment and two hours of staff and applicant presentations.

The proposal, approved by Reno City Council May 21, 2025 at the municipal level, would change the previously approved Stonegate planned‑unit development from roughly 5,000 dwelling units to an amended plan with about 1,350 homes and substantially more industrially designated land — roughly half the project footprint under the applicant’s proposal. City and project representatives said the change reduces projected water use, sewage generation and student generation while increasing regional employment.

TMRPA staff framed the commission’s role as narrow: the body must determine whether the proposed master‑plan amendment conforms with regional policy, not approve specific future uses. Jeremy Smith, TMRPA staff, summarized staff’s analysis and noted the agency used the 2019 Truckee Meadows Regional Plan for this review because the project entered the City of Reno process before the 2024 plan adoption.

City planner Jeff Foster told commissioners the city’s review found the amendment met master‑plan goals and that future site‑specific impacts — including any data center…