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Planning commission forwards Andalynn Ranch final handbook to council, adds drainage provision
Summary
The commission recommended city council approval of the Andalynn Ranch final development handbook, allowing agritourism and temporary event parking and preserving at least 50 acres for ranching; staff added a drainage section and reserved the right to require a pond in the future.
The Sparks Planning Commission voted unanimously to forward a recommendation to city council to approve the Andalynn Ranch final development handbook, a zoning-level document for the approximately 115-acre northern portion of the property at 8100 Pyramid Way.
Scott Carey, development services manager, told commissioners the final handbook is a conformance exercise following the city council’s earlier approval of annexation, a comprehensive plan amendment and rezoning. The handbook would allow agritourism to continue on roughly 100 acres, establish alternative temporary parking standards for special events and cap seasonal overflow parking in an existing 10-acre alfalfa field at 80 days per year. Carey said the handbook calls for a minimum of 50 acres to be maintained for ongoing ranching operations.
Susan Yang, the city’s senior civil engineer, explained a change to the drainage documentation: the applicant added section 6.11 (PDF pages 169–170) to reconcile different study methods between the site-specific and regional analyses. "By doing this, the city reserved the right to demand a pond in the future," Yang said, adding that any pond requirement would be evaluated case by case based on project size, type and timing.
Carey and staff recommended the handbook as being in "substantial conformance" with the tentatively approved handbook. Commissioner Pritzo moved to forward the recommendation to city council; Commissioner Reid seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
The commission’s action forwards the handbook to the city council for final adoption and recording, after which the handbook would serve as the zoning regulations for the property until amended.
