Fernley planners back code changes to ease development on 'unserviced' peripheral sites

Jan 15, 2026

The Planning Commission recommended approval of amendments that would let certain nonresidential projects on remote Fernley sites use private wells/septic and reduced street and landscaping standards when they meet locational criteria; staff stressed discretion remains and state rules still apply to private utilities.

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The Fernley Planning Commission on Jan. 14 voted to recommend a development-code amendment (CA 25,013; bill 378) designed to increase feasibility for nonresidential development on the city’s periphery by allowing limited private utility alternatives and scaled site standards for qualifying properties.

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