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Master Plan Text Update 2020

Master Plan update

Background

The Douglas County Master Plan provides guidance on the location of different types of development in order to protect public health, safety, and welfare. The current Douglas County Master Plan was first adopted in April 1996 and was last updated in 2011. The current update was started after a joint workshop in February 2016 and was approved by the Planning Commission but never adopted by the Board of Commissioners. At a joint workshop on May 23, 2019, direction was given to re-vise and finalize the plan for approval by December 2019. The minutes of the workshop are available here.

Frequently Asked Questions

Upcoming Public Hearings

The meeting dates and locations for public meetings of the Planning Commission and Board of County Commissioners to consider the Master Plan Map Amendments and the development agreement between Park Ranch Holdings LLC are set as follows:

* All agendas and supplemental material will be posted here at no later than three business days prior to the meeting.

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

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.

December 3, 2019, special meeting of the Board of County Commissioners (CVIC Hall, 1602 Esmeralda Avenue, Minden, Nevada): Possible 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.

Upcoming (October 2019) Community Workshops

Douglas County is inviting the public to attend a public workshop on October 21^st, 22^nd or 23^rd at the locations and times identified below. The workshops will include an introduction by the County Manager, and a brief staff presentation regarding the proposed Master Plan Amendments and Park Ranch Holdings LLC Development Agreement, followed by a question and answer breakout session where citizens can also give 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 will also host 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, would like to provide public comment and/or have additional questions.

2016 Community Workshops

The public participation process began in June 2016 with Master Plan Community Workshops. The presentation from the Community Workshops may be viewed here. A summary of comments from the four Community Workshops may be viewed here. Workshop attendees completed questionnaires concerning the existing goals for their community plans. The questionnaire responses may be viewed here.

2016 Master Plan Survey Results

The 2016 Master Plan Survey collected 898 responses and ran from June 2 to July 31, 2016. The survey report may be viewed here. A live business poll was conducted at the Critical Issues Conference on September 29, 2016. The executive summary may be viewed here.