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Fernley council amends grading rules (adds agricultural exemption) and allows major recreational uses in industrial zones
Summary
Council adopted a grading-code amendment clarifying permit thresholds (including clearing/grubbing of 1 acre or more) and added explicit language excluding agricultural non-construction uses; it also approved an amendment to allow 'recreational facility major' uses in industrial zoning via conditional-use permits. Both measures passed 5-0.
The Fernley City Council on Jan. 21 approved two land-use code changes it said will improve clarity and enable appropriate development: an amendment clarifying grading and grubbing thresholds (bill 370) and an amendment allowing large recreational uses in industrial zoning subject to conditional-use review (bill 371).
Grading amendment (bill 370): Associate planner Tristan Rodriguez told council the amendment clarifies when grading permits are required and aligns the city with state and NDEP thresholds. Key changes included requiring permits for clearing or grubbing of one acre or more, clarifying that engineered grading plans are required on slopes of 20% or greater, requiring erosion…
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