Commission backs regional‑plan amendment to site Lazy 5 substation and new 120 kV corridor

Scott Carey, development services manager, presented a staff recommendation to amend the 2024 Truckee Meadows regional plan to designate the Lazy 5 substation as a regional utility site, add a new regional utility corridor for a proposed 120 kV transmission line and remove an existing corridor where appropriate. Carey said the changes will allow the construction of the Lazy 5 substation (at Highland Ranch Parkway and Pyramid Highway) and the associated transmission route to provide additional capacity to meet growth in the area.

Carey showed maps connecting the proposed Lazy 5 site with the Sullivan Substation and the Spanish Springs Substation and described the proposal as primarily a site and corridor designation in the regional plan to facilitate appropriate siting and interagency coordination. The commission asked procedural questions; staff reiterated that the city council will consider sponsoring the regional plan amendment at a subsequent meeting.

A commissioner moved that the city sponsor the amendment to the Truckee Meadows regional plan to establish the new regional utility site and corridor and to remove an existing corridor based on the staff analysis; the motion was seconded and passed. The planning commission’s recommendation will be forwarded to the city council for action.