Regional Planning Commission finds Stonegate Hines Ranch project in conformance on employment despite transportation concerns

The Truckee Meadows Regional Planning Commission voted Nov. 17 to find the Stonegate Hines Ranch master-plan amendment a project of regional significance (PRS) for employment and to conclude it conforms with the regional plan, despite recorded dissent from several commissioners who cited transportation safety and uncertainty around projected job counts.

Commissioners debated whether the proposed change in primary land use — from primarily residential to primarily industrial on roughly 1,767 acres in Cold Springs — and the associated employment estimate (staff and city consultants placed the operating-employee estimate in a range of roughly 6,000–10,000, with a commonly cited figure of 8,881) conform to regional policy RC9. General counsel advised the commission that its statutory role is narrow: it must determine whether…