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2019 Master Plan Land Use Map Update (Approved)

Master Plan update

Background

In 2016, Douglas County began the process to update the Master Plan. A draft of the 2016 update can be found here. This draft was never approved by the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC). In 2019 the process to update the plan began again with an update first to the Master Plan Map. At a joint workshop of the Board of County Commissioners and the Planning Commission on May 23, 2019 the BOCC and the Planning Commission provided direction to staff to revise the land use map for Douglas County . The minutes of the 2019 workshop are available here .

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Community Outreach

Public Hearings

November 7, 2019, regular meeting of the Board of County Commissioners (Douglas County Historic Courthouse, 1616 Eighth Street, Minden, Nevada): Introduction (First Reading) of Development Agreement between Park Ranch Holdings LLC and Douglas County. Click here to view the minutes from this meeting.

November 12, 2019, regular meeting of the Planning Commission (CVIC Hall, 1602 Esmeralda Avenue, Minden, Nevada): Master Plan Amendments, including but not limited to, changes in land use for approximately 1,044 acres of Receiving Area in the Topaz Ranch Estates Community Plan and the Minden/Gardnerville Community Plan owned by Park Ranch Holdings. Click here to view the minutes from the Planning Commission Meeting.

December 3, 2019, special meeting of the Board of County Commissioners (CVIC Hall, 1602 Esmeralda Avenue, Minden, Nevada): Adoption (Second Reading) of Development Agreement between Park Ranch Holdings LLC and Douglas County and Master Plan Amendments, including but not limited to, changes in land use for approximately 1,044 acres of Receiving Area in the Topaz Ranch Estates Community Plan and the Minden/Gardnerville Community Plan owned by Park Ranch Holdings. Click here to view the minutes from the Board of County Commissioners meeting.

October 2019 Community Workshops

Douglas County invited the public to attend a series of public workshops at the locations and times identified below. The workshops included an introduction by the County Manager, and a brief staff presentation regarding the proposed Master Plan Amendments, followed by a question and answer breakout session where citizens gave feedback regarding the proposed amendments and the Development Agreement.

October 21, 2019
Topaz Ranch Estates Community Center – 4:30pm to 6:30pm
3911 Carter Dr, Wellington
Click here for a copy of the PowerPoint presentation from this meeting.

October 22, 2019 – Douglas County Community Center - 4:30pm to 6:30pm
1329 Waterloo Ln, Gardnerville
Click here for a copy of the PowerPoint presentation from this meeting.

October 23, 2019 – Indian Hills GID Board Room – 4:30pm to 6:30pm
3394 James Lee, Carson City
Click here for a copy of the PowerPoint Presentation from this meeting.

Douglas County Community Development also hosted open office hours on October 24^th, 2019 from 2:00pm until 5:00pm at the Minden Inn located at 1594 Esmeralda Avenue, Minden NV for those members of the public unable to attend the public workshops.