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Proposal to rezone 24.7 acres to SF6 and create 105 lots fails at planning commission amid flooding and buffer concerns

Fernley Planning Commission · September 12, 2025
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Summary

A motion to recommend approval of ZMA25001/TSM25001 (rezoning ~24.72 acres to SF6 and creating 105 single‑family lots) failed at the planning commission (vote reported 2–3) after sustained public concern about irrigation ditches, flood risk and whether 30‑ft 'no‑build' buffers would be genuinely protective for adjacent rural property owners.

The Planning Commission considered a developer’s request to rezone roughly 24.72 acres from rural residential (RR1/2 and RR5) to SF6 and to approve a 105‑lot tentative subdivision map (ZMA25001 / TSM25001). Staff found the application met tentative map criteria and recommended approval conditioned on mitigation measures including an eastbound left turn lane, flashing crosswalk at Farm District Road, and a sidewalk along Clover Lane; staff described the site as an…

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