THE CANYONS

PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT

SPECIAL USE PERMITS

TENTATIVE MAP

RENO CITY COUNCILMARCH 10, 2021

PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEWAPPROVED BY PLANNING COMMISSION ON JANUARY 6, 2021

• City staff recommend approval

• On January 6th, PC approved the Tentative Map and Special Use Permits and recommended approval of the rezoning to PUD and PUD Handbook (no appeals filed)

• On February 10th, City Council approved the project (this is the same project, but with additional conditions)

• Applicant’s team has met or spoken with Councilmember Duerr and Wild Horse Connection on over a dozen occasions (including a site visit) regarding additional conditions

PROJECT LOCATION

PROJECTSUMMARY

• PUD includes a comprehensive Development Standards Manual

• 71 total units.

• Allows for a mix of single-family options.

• PUD creates a unique project that will include a Desert Contemporary Theme.

• PUD mandates site adaptive architecture and grading.

• The onsite knoll is preserved and is not only a community amenity but also screens new development

• Tentative Map and PUD standards exceed the Hillside Ordinance and protect prominent site features.

• Numerous amenities are included in the PUD, including a comprehensive public trail system

THE CANYONS LAND PLAN4 DISTINCT VILLAGES

OPEN SPACE

PROJECT CONCEPTSOPEN SPACE AMENITIES

PRESERVATION AND RECREATION TRAIL PLAN

(OPEN SPACE/ COMMON AREA PUBLIC ACESSS EASEMENT )

PROJECT CONCEPTSTRAIL CONCEPTS

PROJECT CONCEPTSUSE OF NATIVE MATERIALS

TENTATIVE MAPLOWER VILLAGES – CANYON CREEK AND CANYON CREST

TENTATIVE MAPCENTRAL (NORTHEAST) VILLAGES –

CANYON CREST AND CANYON MEADOWS

TENTATIVE MAPUPPER VILLAGE– CANYON ESTATES

TENTATIVE MAPOVERALL SITE PLAN

URBAN /WILDLAND INTERFACEPUD INCLUDES FIRE SAFETY STANDARDS

• Project is within acceptable response time of the Damonte Ranch Station.

• All new development abutting open space and/or common area shall have a minimum of 30’ of defensible space with a 100’ buffer zone per RFD standards.

• HOA to maintain an additional 20’ buffer.

• Project design enhances access to wildland areas.

PROJECT CONCEPTSPROJECT ENTRY

PROJECT CONCEPTSARCHITECTURE

PROJECT CONCEPTSARCHITECTURE

REVISIONS FROM

PRIOR WEST VIEW PROJECT

• Councilmember’s Duerr and City staff requests based on prior plan:

• Rezoning to Planned Unit Development (PUD)

• The natural knoll is preserved

• 7.35 acres (20% less disturbance)

• Cut and fills greatly reduced with split building pads (walk-ups and walk-outs)

• Removed retaining walls at the entry area and on lower lots

• Used hillside adaptive techniques such as custom lots and split-level foundations

• No disturbance to the drainageway, except the crossing (allowed by Code)

• Dedicated a secondary access to lands to the north of the site

• Previous plan had ALL flat lots, this new plan has 17 split pads and custom lots are mandated to comply with hillside adaptive architecture

PUD BENEFITS

• Ensures strict grading standards and protects prominent site features.

• Includes stringent architectural design guidelines.

• Promotes the use of native materials and vegetation.

• Protects open space and creates public trail system.

• Protects wild horses by adopting identical standards to that included with Daybreak, plus additional conditions

• Allows for a mix of single-family unit types and price points.

• Requires a sensitive approach to site development above and beyond code.

CONDITIONS FROM

COUNCILMEMBER DUERR

Meetings with Councilmember Duerr and Wild Horse Connection:

Fence the entire property subject to any existing easements

Place gates at all utility roads and trail access points

Install horse guards at the two main entrance points to the subdivision and on the connection to the access road to the future TMWA tank

Install a viewing platform with an interpretive sign that identifies the laws regarding feeding and a short history of the horses

Install at least 2 street signs that provide information to drivers and pedestrians about horse safety

ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS

FROM COUNCILMEMBER DUERR

“Prior to the issuance of a grading permit, the applicant shall provide a final geotechnical report that analyzes the potential for rock falls and offers potential mitigation measures consistent with the PUD handbook.”

“Adequate protection against rock slide areas, as determined by the geotechnical report, shall be provided to ensure rock slides will not enter any private lots or fall onto any road. Said mitigation measures shall be architecturally compatible with the all proposed fences and walls (e.g. gabion basket barrier, mesh nets or wire panels with colors matching natural rock, stabilization methods such as soil nails or rock anchors that do not cause scarring and meet all grading standards).”

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ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS

FROM COUNCILMEMBER DUERR

The PUD shall be modified to remove Marshmallow, Frosty White, and Snowfall from the approved palate of colors on page 3-19.

Prior to the issuance of any permit, the applicant shall consult with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Nevada Department of Wildlife and, if necessary, develop an “Eagle Conservation Plan” to demonstrate that the project will be in compliance with the Federal Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (Eagle Act), if applicable. The developer shall submit documentation of the Eagle Conservation Plan to the City.

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Office of the City M anager

MEMORANDUM

DATE: October 14, 2019

TO: :Mayor & Council

THRU: Sabra Newby, City Manage1·

FROM: Dy1an Shaver, Director of Policy & strategy

SUBJE~ Estray and Feral Horses on the Virginia Range

In response to Council concerns about feral horses and de.,eJ.opment along the interface of the Virginia Range, this office has been in consultation 'i\ith the Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA) to determine the best venues for collaboration between our two entities as grow1h continues in Southeast Reno. Members of the public have passionate1y e.~I'e$ed many divergent opinions on how best to manage the interface between these animals, the pub1ic, and our built environment. Staff requested the Department's guidance on this matter, the response to which is included ,.,; th this memo. Also included is a Department publication on the Virginia Range feJa1 and estray population generally.

Staff has also requested that the City be inc1uded in the development and, where appropriate, implementation of any p1ans the Department may have to move forward with its responsibility to manage this population in the futme.

ND A's guidance reminds the City of the follo,ving provisions:

1) It is illegal for the City (or any party) to feed, corral, collect, or retain feral or estray livestock they do not own. On1y the Nevada Department of .~riculture can award ownership of these anima~ and the Department may onl_ do so afte1 publicly noticing the_ intend to do"5o.

2) While there is no sucli profilbl.tion against watering fera1 and estray animals incidentally, providing regular '"c.ter sources for livestock - stray or othenvise -- requires a water right and permits issued by the State EngineeJ. Nevada law prohibits the State Engineer from issuing any such permit unless the person seeking such a penuit a) is legally entitled to put the livestock on the land in question; and b) owns, 1eases or otherwiseJegally possesses said livestock.

The NOA has indicated an interest in 'Orlting cooperatively with the City as oUJ population continues to grow in the region, and has sought the City's assistance in communicating the regulations and laws around this complicated issue to inteJested parties.

Attachments (J): Nevada Dept. of AgricultUJe letteJ to City of Reno dated Oct. 4, 2-014

Nevada Dept. of Agricclture factsheet, "Virginia Range Feral Horses» Ne\.c.da Dept. of Agriculture Publicatio.n "Virginia Range FeJal/ E.stray Information»

STEVE SlSOW< Govemor

Laa Vogu OfrlOI 2300 Eall St Louis Ave Lal Vegas, NV 19104 Tellphooe (702) -..Cm Fu (702) -..C587

October4, 2019

Dylan Shaver

STATE OF NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

'405 Soulh 21 • St Sp.orks Novad• 99431-5557

Telephone (775) 353-3601 Fax (775) 353-31561 agtl.nv.gov

Director, Office of Policy nnd Strategy City of Reno

To whom it may concern:

J ENNIFER OTT

Director

ElkoO!fico •780 East Idaho St

Ei<o. NVIHlllOl~72 Telopllone ms) 73&-8078

Fax (775) 734·2893

As the city of Reno continues to expand into the land that the Virginia Range estray and feral horses (VRE) use for graz.ing, public interactions with horses will likely become more frequent. In the interest of working collaboratively, we would lilte lo inform the city of existing stale regulations in place that regulate the management of the VREs with the goal of keeping the public safe.

NRS 569 outlines several regulations regarding estray and feral livestock. Of note are two in particular that we would like to call your attention to now. First, please note that per NRS 569.040, in order to discourage horses from entering roadways and communities, it is unlawful to feed feral or cslray horses:

RS 569.040 Unlawful 10 lake up or feed eslray or feral llvesrock. I. Except u otherwise provided in •ubscdion 2, NRS S69 040 to~. inclusive, or pursuant to a coopcra1i""

11g1eemen1 eitablishcd pursu!nl to NRS 569.03 1 for the management, control, placement or disposition of estrays and feral livestock, it is unlawful for any person or Uie person's employees or age111s, other than an authorized agent of the Depart1ne111, to:

(a) Take up any estray or feral livestock and retain possession of it; or (b) Peed any es1ray or feral li' 'eslock. 2. l'or a first violation of paragraph (b) of subsection I, o person 1110$1 not be cited or charged criminally but mwt be

info1111cd that it Lt unlawful 10 filed an estray or feral livcslock. 3. For a second or subsequent violation of paragraph (b) of 1ubseceio11 I, a person i> guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

In addition to restrictions surrounding feeding the horses, water rights can also pose an issue. Because waler rights do not fal l under the purview of the NOA and arc regulated by the Nevada Division of Water Resources (NDWR), we recommend contacting NDWR for a full explanation of water rights regarding Livestock. For the puI)>Oses of th.is notice, please see NRS 533.503 below, explaining that an applicant for a water pennit to v.oater livestock must be the owner of said livestock (note that NRS 533 and 534 cover water rights more in depth, and th.is is one example):

'llS 533.503 Ru 1rictions on issua u e of pormit or cerliticate r•garding a ppropria tion to water livestock. I. The Staie Engineer shall not issue a pennil 10 appropriate waler for the pwpoise of watering livestock unless: (a) The applicant for die pennit is legiiJJy ailitled to place the livestock on the lands for which the pennit is sough1, and:

( I) Owns, leases or olhc:rwisc possesses a legal or proprietary mtcrcst in the Livestock on or lo be placed on the lands for which the pcnnil is sought; or

('2) Has recei"ed from a person described in subparagraph (I), authori1'1ltion 10 ha>"e physical custody of the livcs1odt on or to be placed on the JDDds for which the permit is soug)lt, and authorization to care for, conrrol and maintain such livestoclc;

(b) Tbe forage scrvtng the beneficial we of 1bc waler to be appropriated is not cocumbcrcd by an adjudicated grazlng pref~cc rccogniad pursuant to Jaw for 1hc benefit or a person oUicr than the applicant for the permit; nnd

(c) The Jilek of encumbrance required by paragraph (b) is demomtratcd by n:11SOnable means, including. wilhoul llmotatlon, evidence of a valid grazing pcnn ii, other thM a tempomy gruing permit, that is issued by the appropriate go•emmental cm ity to the applicant for the penniL

While the NOA is working diligently to explore humane and sustainable ways lo manage the horse population long tenn, there are things that we and our partners can do now to keep the puhlie and the horses safe. We ask thal the city of Reno join us in maintaining the safety of the public on 1he roadways and in public SJ)llces by adhering to existing NRS surrounding feral and estray lh•cstock, and by communicating these regulations with Reno constituents.

Regards,

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ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS

IN RESPONSE TO MAYOR’S AND

COUNCILMEMBER CONCERNS

Prior to the approval of a final map, the applicant shall include a note on the site improvement plans requiring a speed limit of 20 miles per hour. Speed limit signs shall demonstrate a speed limit of 20 miles per hour.

The applicant shall provide a trail within the 15 foot setback along the north side of the drainageway. The trail will be owned and maintained the HOA.

The horse fencing along the southeast corner of the property shall be moved further into the property subject to any existing easements and to the satisfaction of the Administrator.

The applicant shall construct a hammerhead cul-de-sac (instead of a circular cul-de-sac) to access the five lots located in the southeast corner of the project.

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SUMMARY APPROVED BY PLANNING COMMISSION ON JANUARY 6, 2021

• City staff recommended approval

• PC approved the Tentative Map and Special Use Permits on January 6, 2021 (no appeals)

• PC recommended approval of the rezoning to PUD and PUD Handbook (no appeals)

• We ask that you approve the Tentative Map, Special Use Permits, rezoning and PUD Handbook

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