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STUDY SESSION
CITY OF SPARKS PLANNING COMMISSION
NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA
TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 2018, 12:00 PM TO 1:00 PM
SPARKS CITY HALL DOWNSTAIRS TRAINING ROOM
431 PRATER WAY, SPARKS, NV
Meetings are open to the public and notice is given in accordance with NRS 241.020. The meeting site is accessible to
individuals with disabilities. Reasonable efforts to assist and accommodate persons with physical disabilities desiring to
attend shall be made per NRS 241.020(1). Please call (775) 353-2350 at least (3) business days before the meeting to make
arrangements.
Please Note: Items on the agenda may be taken out of order, the Planning Commission may combine two or more agenda
items for consideration, may remove an item from the agenda, or may delay discussion relating to an item on the agenda
at any time per NRS 241.020 (2)(d)(6).
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. REVIEW OF THE JUNE 7, 2018 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA
4. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
5. PUBLIC COMMENT - This item is for either public comment on any action item or for general public comment and is limited to no more than three (3) minutes for each commentator.
6. SYNOPSIS OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING
7. COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS
8. ADJOURNMENT
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Prater Way, Sparks, Nevada, 775-353-2300. Support materials will also be available at the scheduled meeting.
Planning Commissioners:
Dian VanderWell, Chair
Scott Carey, Vice Chair
Mary Brock
James Fewins
Frank Petersen
Shelley Read
Karim Shabazz
Sparks Planning Commission Meeting Agenda Page 1
CITY OF SPARKS PLANNING COMMISSION
NOTICE OF MEETING
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
745 4th STREET, SPARKS, NEVADA
THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 2018, 6:00 PM
Public Meeting Notice – Meetings are open to the public and notice is given in accordance with NRS 241.020.
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Sparks City Hall, 431 Prater Way Alf Sorensen Community Center, 1400 Baring Blvd.
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Planning Commission meeting. For further information you may contact Sparks Community Services at (775) 353-2300.
Order of Agenda – Items on the agenda may be taken out of order; the Planning Commission may combine two or more
agenda items for consideration, may remove an item from the agenda, or may delay discussion relating to an item on the
agenda at any time per NRS 241.020 (2)(d)(6).
Public Comment – Public comment may address any agenda action item or for general public comment. Each person
addressing the Planning Commission shall give his/her name, and shall limit the time of their presentation to three (3)
minutes per NRS 241.020(2)(d)(7). Procedures for a public comment are available upon request.
Restrictions on Public Comments – All public comment remarks shall be addressed to the Planning Commission as a whole
and not to any member thereof. No person, other than members of the Planning Commission and the person having the
floor shall be permitted to enter into any discussion. No questions shall be asked of the Planning Commission except
through the presiding officer.
Disruptive Conduct – Any person who disrupts a meeting to the extent that its orderly conduct is made impractical may be
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Accommodations – The meeting site is accessible to individuals with disabilities. Reasonable efforts to assist and
accommodate persons with physical disabilities desiring to attend shall be made per NRS 241.020(1). Please call (775) 353-
2350 at least (3) business days before the meeting to make arrangements.
If you have questions, you may find additional information at www.cityofsparks.us or call the Planning Commission
Secretary at (775) 353-2300.
Planning Commissioners:
Dian VanderWell, Chair
Scott Carey, Vice Chair
Mary Brock
James Fewins
Frank Petersen
Shelley Read
Karim Shabazz
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Sparks Planning Commission Meeting Thursday, June 7, 2018, 6:00 p.m. 1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. PUBLIC COMMENT - This item is for either public comment on any action item or for general public comment and is limited to no more than three (3) minutes for each commentator.
4. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA - Includes taking items out of sequence, deleting items and adding items which require action upon a finding that an emergency exists. (For Possible Action)
5. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
• Review and possible approval of the minutes of the May 1, 2018 Planning Commission Study
Session (For Possible Action)
• Review and possible approval of the minutes of the May 3, 2018 Capital Improvements Advisory
Committee meeting. (For Possible Action)
• Review and possible approval of the minutes of the May 3, 2018 Planning Commission meeting.
(For Possible Action)
6. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMMITTE REPORTS
7. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
8. PCN18-0020 – Consideration of and possible action on a request for voluntary annexation into the city of Sparks of a site 1.9 acres in size located at 2101 Sullivan Lane, Sparks, NV. Upon annexation the parcels shall convert from a Washoe County zoning designation of E-1 (Estate Residential) to a City of Sparks zoning designation of SF15 (Residential Single Family, 15,000 square foot lots). (For Possible Action)
9. PCN18-0019 - Consideration of and possible action on, for a site 7.72 acres in size in the PD (Planned Development – Vistas) zoning district located at 2255 S. Los Altos Parkway, Sparks, NV, requests for:
• DA18-0002 – A Development Agreement pursuant to NRS 278.0201 between the City of Sparks and Landstar Companies, LLC providing for planning and development of the site; (For Possible Action) and
• RZ18-0003 - Rezoning of the site from PD (Planned Development – Vistas) to MF2/PUD (Multi-family District/Planned Unit Development). (For Possible Action)
GENERAL BUSINESS
10. CA-1-18 - Consideration of and possible action on an ordinance amending Title 20 of the Sparks Municipal Code to permit Wineries in the MUD-DT/VS, MUD/MUC, and MUD/MR Mixed-Use Zoning Districts, the C2 (General Commercial) Zoning District, and the TC (Tourist Commercial) Zoning District, and providing for other matters properly relating thereto. (For Possible Action)
11. PUBLIC COMMENT - This is for general public comment limited to items that do not appear on the agenda and is limited to no more than three (3) minutes for each commentator. Pursuant to NRS 241.020, no action may be taken upon a matter raised under this item until the matter has been specifically included on an agenda.
12. COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS
13. ADJOURNMENT
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TRANSCRIPT MINUTES
STUDY SESSION
CITY OF SPARKS PLANNING COMMISSION
Tuesday, May 1, 2018
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Sparks City Hall Downstairs Training Room
431 Prater Way
Sparks, Nevada
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A P P E A R A N C E S
Commission Members Present:
Dian VanderWell, Chair
Scott Carey, Vice Chair
Frank Petersen
Mary Brock
James Fewins
Shelley Read
Karim Shabazz (phone)
Staff Present:
Alyson McCormick
Assistant City Attorney
Armando Ornelas
Assistant Community Services Director
John Martini
Community Services Director
Ian Crittenden
Senior Planner
Jim Rundle
Planning Manager
Marilie Smith
Administrative Secretary
Community Services Department
Other Participants:
(None)
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I N D E X
ITEM PAGE
1. CALL TO ORDER 4
2. ROLL CALL 4
3. REVIEW OF THE MAY 3, 2018 CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE AGENDA 5
4. REVIEW OF THE MAY 3, 2018 PLANNING
COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA 15
5. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS 49
6. PUBLIC COMMENT 49
7. SYNOPSIS OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING 49
8. COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS 50
9. ADJOURNMENT 50
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SPARKS, NEVADA, TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2018, 12:00 P.M.
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CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: I'm going to call to
order the Study Session of the City of Sparks Planning
Commission for May 1st.
And, also, to remind everybody, when you talk,
if you can please identify yourselves so the person
doing the minutes can know who we are.
So if we can start with roll call.
MS. SMITH: Commissioner VanderWell?
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Here.
MS. SMITH: Commissioner Carey?
COMMISSIONER CAREY: Present.
MS. SMITH: Commissioner Brock?
COMMISSIONER BROCK: Here.
MS. SMITH: Commissioner Fewins?
COMMISSIONER FEWINS: Here.
MS. SMITH: Commissioner Petersen?
COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: Here.
MS. SMITH: Commissioner Read?
COMMISSIONER READ: Here.
MS. SMITH: Commissioner Shabazz?
COMMISSIONER SHABAZZ: I'm here.
MS. SMITH: Assistant City Attorney Alyson
McCormick?
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MS. MCCORMICK: Here.
MS. SMITH: Assistant Community Services
Director Armando Ornelas?
MR. ORNELAS: Here.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay. With that, we'll
move along to review of the May 3rd Capital Improvements
Advisory Committee agenda.
So do I need to call that one to order, also,
Alyson?
MS. MCCORMICK: Since we're just doing Study
Session, you don't need to.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay. Perfect. All
right.
MR. MARTINI: All right. Thanks.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Mr. Martini.
MR. MARTINI: John Martini, Community Services
Director. We did this in February. It was so much fun,
I thought we'd just do it one more time.
So just to brief the CIC up on why we -- oh,
come on.
MR. CRITTENDEN: Eh, wrong button.
MR. MARTINI: So, as you guys will recall, on
October 17th, Lewis and Roca, acting as agents for the
property owner for the Highland Ranch property,
petitioned for the land that was annexed. It was
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actually annexed under Ordinance 2531 within Impact Fee
Service Area 1. Per NRS 278B.290, any review or
modification of the impact fee has to come to you guys
for review for the land use assumptions, capital
improvements program, and then we show you the fees that
the Council could choose to impose based on the
revisions.
As a reminder, this is the current boundary of
Impact Fee Service Area 1. The proposal would add the
Highlands in, so that we'd be extending the boundary.
So, on March 15th, you guys held a public
hearing to review the land use assumptions. Based on
the February 2018 report by House Moran -- oh, I've got
a typo here, I need to fix it -- House Moran
Consultants, Incorporated. You held a public hearing.
You voted to forward a recommendation of the approval of
the land use assumptions, capital improvements plan, and
proposed impact fees.
In fairness, Commissioner Fewins was
questioning the fees that night. I assured you we'd
gone through them. You said, boy, these sure seem kind
of low, because of the net changes. And you were right.
So right after you guys met, Ed Davis with
Stonebrook came in and said, John, you got to check
these flood fees. Something just doesn't seem right.
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We did. We got ahold of House Moran. And we
did, in fact, have an error in the flood, the
calculation for the flood impact fees. It was super
easy to find once you knew what you were looking for.
But let me tell you, about four or five sets of eyes had
been over it before, and no one picked it up. But,
intuitively, we probably should have known.
We knew that we had reduced some of the capital
improvements plan due to the completion of Reach 4. We
had added some units. So we had a reason why it seemed
okay. But, thank God, you know, we have a great
development community that has experience with this. Ed
came forward and said, just, please, one more, before
you go to Council, check this thing out.
And where it was, if you guys go through your
report, Table 4-4 shows the cost of existing
infrastructure that has already been constructed and/or
paid for or issued credits on. When we did the
calculations, for some reason, when we coded the program
to do it, it did not pick up that cell in Excel, and it
excluded about $2.4 million, I think is the value you'll
see. And that's why the impact fees came in so low.
Again, since it is your duty to check the land
use -- we haven't changed anything. We didn't reanalyze
the land use assumptions. They are the same. As you'll
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recall, at build-out, we're showing 26,541 service units
in comparison to the last update, which is what our fees
are currently based on, of 26,436. So we add about 105
units between the two analyses, just as a refresher.
Out there, inside the boundary, we have built
about 12,530 of the units in the master plan, leaving
14,012 units of different land use categories available
to participate in the program.
Alyson and I, since we had an opportunity to
repeat this, we spent a little bit of time, a little
more time actually, looking into NRS. And our
procedures, when we do this, remember, we do the
periodic updates. This is the first time we've had
someone petition to join since about 2003. So we were a
little rusty. Alyson pointed out that I probably should
have included the mast spreadsheet that shows the sum of
the analysis for the land use assumptions. It should
have probably been a part of your record for you to
review as the CIAC.
You know, it's a big, giant spreadsheet. This
is the summary table. If you can imagine in Excel, for
each of the land use areas, Upper Highlands all the way
down, you'll see highlighted in yellow is the Highland
Ranch, the assumptions that went in for Highland Ranch.
Those, you know, those could be available for your
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review if you guys feel you want to go into that much
detail. It's all the work that Ian and I do trying to
figure out, basically, by PD area, and if it's not in a
NUD or a PUD, then we just do the APN. There are still
some parcels out there that aren't in a PUD. We'd be
happy to walk, you know, we could do a workshop and walk
you through it. It's a lot like watching paint dry.
But we'd be happy to do it.
So this is included for your review. You can
see where most of the development potential still sits.
You can see some of the old projects. Like
The Foothills are pretty much wound up. Kiley South is
pretty close to topped out. It is interesting to
review. If you've got questions on where any of those
properties are, we'll be happy to help you out.
So here was the error, and here is the effects
of the error. So in the February 2018 report, for
instance, the flood, the portion of the flood control
impact fee was calculated for a single-family residence
at $281. When we add that 2.4 million back into the top
line, those jump up to 454.
So those of who you are really questioning,
boy, this is, these really seem to have come down, you
were right. And a whole bunch of people missed that
calculation. Again, it was in the coding of the
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spreadsheet.
On the right side, I show you the net
difference between the two analyses.
Just so the CIAC is sure, four sets of eyes
have gone through every calculation in the impact fee
three times each. And we all concur that they're right.
And I talked to Jeff House on the phone. He wanted me
to personally apologize to you, as a CIAC. It was an
honest mistake. And, again, that's one of the downfalls
of when you get so computerized, that, you know, had we
been doing this on paper, we probably wouldn't have
missed it.
So here are the proposed total impact fees.
Substantially higher, but only changed by the net
difference in flood. None of the others changed.
Here's a comparison. So, you know, this makes
a little more sense. We added a few more units. We did
shift some land uses around. We did add -- we did lose
a little bit out of the CIP due to completed projects
that have been paid for. But, on average, I mean we're
looking at reducing single-family home by about
5 percent. A multifamily's going up by 2.
Remember that in the CIP we did adjust for
inflation for two years. So things are kind of just in
balance. The biggest change is that Tourist Commercial.
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And, I think, if I remember right, Ian, we actually,
when we got the data back from GIS on actual land use, I
told you guys they've been sharpening up the data all
along. I think, that was one of the changes in
acreages. It's a small land use, so if it changes by a
couple of acres, then it's really going to show an
impact in the calculation of the impact fee.
And that is it. And I apologize for having to
do this again. But I am very thankful that one of our
developers came forward and said, please, please,
please, look. Because the minute we dove into it,
honest to God, I pulled that calculation cell up and
went, oh, man, it's missing a chunk. And it was
immediately obvious.
You will notice in the staff report the
suggested motion this time is a little bit different.
As Alyson researched our duties as a CIAC, the language
is a little more strongly worded that you are
recommending the updates in the land use assumptions,
the revisions to the capital improvements plan, and the
imposition -- thank you, counselor -- of a proposed
impact fee.
So, I think, we're, you know, I think, a step
back in a redo and up on many fronts. One is
procedural. One is getting you data we probably should
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have gotten you the first time. And the other is we are
very convinced or very confident in the proposed impact
fees.
Those are the only changes. The report's been
updated. Staff report is updated. We'll repeat it with
gusto this time.
Any questions?
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Does anybody have any
questions?
MR. MARTINI: Oh, I'm sorry, that's your job.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: I don't care.
COMMISSIONER CAREY: Scott. Not related to
this project, but I know, in that development agreement
we had at the last meeting --
MR. MARTINI: Yeah.
COMMISSIONER CAREY: -- we'll be doing this
again. I was just kind of curious if you had an idea.
MR. MARTINI: You know, Alyson and I had that
conversation. I said, you know, we really, we really
should probably get our arms all the way around this,
because in about two months we're going to do it again.
COMMISSIONER CAREY: Okay. Yeah.
MR. MARTINI: So, Commissioner Carey, with the
quarry, we have a little bit more, more time. I mean if
you remember, the applicant was really pounding on you
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guys, you know, they want to develop, they want to
develop.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: M-hm (affirmative).
MR. MARTINI: So we -- I told you at that
meeting, unless there's a hiccup -- well, we just had
one -- I thought I could be done in about six months.
We're on track with that.
We (indistinct) Council last week with this
for -- well, back then, it was going to be a first and
second reading. But now Alyson's pretty sure we can do
this by resolution in one meeting.
So this will, if you guys, as a CIAC, provide
that recommendation forward, our intent is to be at
Council with the resolution to adopt and approve on the
29th, because the 28th is Memorial Day.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay.
MR. MARTINI: Just so you know, you guys are a
little bit ahead of development services enterprise
fund, EFAC. We're meeting with them Friday.
MR. CRITTENDEN: Friday.
MR. MARTINI: So they will get a look at this
again, too, since it's updated.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay.
MR. MARTINI: But just for scheduling, we
decided to go -- when we try to pull EFAC together, it's
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an adventure.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay.
MR. MARTINI: Because everybody's pretty darn
busy right now.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Perfect.
MR. MARTINI: So, yeah. So what we'll probably
do, what I'd like to do, Commissioner Carey, is get to
the end of the year, a calendar year. Like you saw, I
cut off calculations for land use. December 15th, I
think, was our cutoff. Because our GIS guys got to run
a bunch of data. We got to check what maps have been
approved. So I'd really like to get to the end of the
year so there's not kind of like a half year's worth of
development in there. It's all the same math. But
we've historically got an end-of-the-year calculation,
and I'd like to do it again.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay.
COMMISSIONER CAREY: Thanks.
MR. MARTINI: Yeah. And so, hopefully, when we
come forward with that, you know, I'll try and repeat
kind of what we did here. We'll just show the add-ins,
since they're petitions to join, so that you guys can
take a look.
So, for instance, with the Highlands, you know,
they, per their public testimony and then the written
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document from Mr. Gordon that I included in the staff
report, he wanted 200 multifamily units and then a
certain acreage is acreage of commercial. So that
project adds 374 total service units, 200 of which would
be --
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Multifamily.
MR. MARTINI: -- an apartment, and then 74
service units were the general commercial.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay. Perfect.
MR. MARTINI: All right. Thank you.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay. With that, we'll
move on to review of the May 3rd Planning Commission
meeting agenda.
We'll do public hearing PCN18-0013 for a
conditional use permit.
MR. CRITTENDEN: If I could get the --
MR. MARTINI: PDF?
MR. CRITTENDEN: Yeah.
MR. MARTINI: Right here, Ian?
MR. CRITTENDEN: Yep.
MR. MARTINI: Okay. Ian, it might be better if
you stand where I was so Commissioner Shabazz can pick
you up.
MR. CRITTENDEN: Yeah. So Planning Commission
members, Ian Crittenden, City Council, or --
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COMMISSIONER CAREY: Promotion.
MR. CRITTENDEN: Sorry, my brain's a little
rattled today. Senior Planner.
So the item I'm going to present to you today
is a conditional use permit request for a major
recreational facility located at 7660 Patrina Way in the
county. It's actually not in the City of Sparks. It's
in our Sphere of Influence.
So the Regional Planning Governing Board
included this area into our Sphere of Influence in 2007.
Or, no, 2006. I'm sorry. And then we master-planned
the area in 2007, taking its master-planned land use
from GR, which was -- this is a complicated, weird
process. But it was zoned GR in the county. When it
goes into our Sphere of Influence, that zoning becomes
its land use. We master-planned it, changed the land
use from GR to Open Space and Rural Reserve.
And then, in 2008, it was included, this area
was included in the West Pyramid plan, which then
changed its zoning or its master plan designation to
LLR. I'm pretty sure that's right. No, it's LDR, OS,
and LLR are down here, which is Large Lot Residential,
Open Space, and Low Density Residential. Those were the
master plan land use designations as they were
determined.
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Okay. So the City of Sparks has exercised
extrajurisdictional authority over this area pursuant to
NRS 278.02788, which gives the City actually really wide
control per that section of NRS. However, we entered
into a protocol agreement with Washoe County, which
essentially limited our authority in these areas that
are in our Sphere of Influence but aren't in the City
to, basically, the planning jurisdiction.
So, as I mentioned earlier, this site
previously had a GR zoning designation. That zoning
designation continues to exist some places out there,
but mostly as a point for us to reference with that
area, which is annexed into the City, what would zoning
become. Because there's a whole chart of what, that
happens. That's actually included here.
Oh, that's really small. I'll adjust this.
COMMISSIONER CAREY: You need one to provide.
MR. CRITTENDEN: Eh. Yes. I will have a
better copy of this for the Planning Commission meeting.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: There we go. Very good.
MR. CRITTENDEN: If you scroll down, it's
actually going to be on the bottom half. There we go.
So the general rule here is what it was zoned
in the county. So its reference is A-40. That's only
important because A-40 is the zoning point at which we
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used for the -- the use standards, when we evaluated
this case, was A-40.
Okay. So, specifically, a use of roping and
cultural, or roping and dancing horses cultural event
isn't listed in our land use table. It's pretty
specific. However, our land use table does talk about
major recreational facilities, which specifically call
it being outdoor, large. Riding stables is listed there.
Event centers is listed there. Not event center, but
entertainment complex, stadiums and arenas. We felt
like these uses were all similar, substantially similar
and up to the use being requested, that we could apply
their major recreational facility use to this use, or
definition to this use.
So major recreational facilities are permitted
in the A-40 zoning district subject to a conditional use
permit, which kind of brings us to where we are today.
Temporary use permits for -- essentially, this
is the same event where the -- the property is operated
with two temporary use permits. Last year, they had,
they got two temporary use permits for a very similar
event last year. They came in this year and showed an
interest that they, hey, we want to do it once a month,
May through October. You know, we want to get our
temporary use permits.
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And, essentially, the temporary use permit,
that goes beyond the scope of what temporary use permits
are really designed to manage. And so we said, you're
talking about an intermittent seasonal permanent use.
And so we said a conditional use permit is really the
right process really to go through that, kind of moving
along to how we got to where we are now.
So City staff worked with county staff at a
series of meetings, or two meetings we went to. We had,
essentially a pre-app meeting, which we do here locally
with the development community, to kind of go through
the -- it's kind of when you, at the rough stage, hey,
this is what we want to do, here are the things you need
to look at. We did that with county staff. And then we
also, after submittal, we have a plan review meeting.
We did that with county staff as well to get their
input.
Because the City, our jurisdiction is just over
planning, most of the conditions that are going to be,
or are proposed will be enforced by the county. So we
thought it was very important for them to be involved
all the way through this process.
So let's see what happens when we try to change
now. I got to go back to that. Like I said, I'll
change that so it's a little easier to read at the
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Planning Commission meeting. So.
Okay. Actually, let me go back, so I can be
sure. Okay. So I just wanted to go back to the
vicinity map to kind of give an idea.
So just, and I didn't display this earlier,
but, so this dotted line, or the dashed line is
essentially the City boundaries. It is the City
boundary line that kind of flows around here. This is
the, what was kind of annexed as the access to Sonoma
Highlands, which is back up this way. This is all in
the county, and then so is all of this area, but is in
our Sphere of Influence. Interestingly, none of this is
in our Sphere of Influence, just as a point of
reference.
So City code requires that all access roads and
parking be paved for any, kind of anything that's off
there. However, the paving ends on Dolores about here.
And so from here to here is all dirt road to get in
there.
So we thought that paving was probably a little
overzealous actually. And so we thought, you know,
really improvement by graveling that parking lot and
then doing appropriate improvements to -- or appropriate
care of the private access easement or private access
drive here was a more reasonable approach to take.
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So that was what staff was recommending in
Condition 3 was that they have to at least gravel it
before approval for their parking area, their required
parking area.
So, as I mentioned, so you've got about 2,800
feet of unpaved road there. We don't know at this time
what exactly their access instrument looks like. We
assume it's an access easement. That's the most common.
We're trying to get that from the applicant now.
And we've actually crafted a condition
requesting that that agreement -- so if there's an
existing easement that says you have vehicular access to
the property and it kind of gives no limitations to
that, they can continue to operate probably with that
easement without a problem. But if that easement
specifically says residential traffic or has some sort
of a limitation to it, they would have to get that
easement amended in order to address the large amount
and nonresidential traffic that they're going to
generate to this site.
So that was one of the requests that we have as
one of the conditions.
Additional to that, just as the City would or
the county would assess people impacts if they were
having an undue or an impact on the roads network as
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accessing them, they'd have, you know, responsibilities
along that line, we feel it would be, it is fair and
just for them to have that same responsibility to that,
that road.
And so we have a condition in there that there
needs to be some sort of an agreement between them and
the other people that have access to that, that
easement, that are, essentially, co- not owners, but
co -- they pay into it. This road is privately
maintained by all of the adjacent property owners. They
need to contribute a portion that is commensurate with
the impact they're putting on the road. Or they can
provide a traffic analysis that shows that they won't
have any additional impact. Both are justifiable as far
as the way we looked at it.
And so we wrote a condition. We are proposing
a condition that would require them to either get an
agreement or show that you're not having any additional
impact. On a city or county road that's improved, 200
to 250 additional trips per month is not a lot. We
probably would not have additional impact we'd be
looking at. But an unapproved county road that's
probably -- we just don't know what that impact would
be.
Okay. Okay. So, in addition, because Dolores
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Drive and Patrina Way are not currently paved, another
condition is proposed that they would need to water that
road before and during events as necessary to keep the
dust down, to mitigate dust. And that's listed in
Condition 4.
So, additionally, Truckee Meadows Fire
Protection District has requested that an all-weather
20-foot fire access road be granted along this drive
aisle, however this works, so that it can be test clear
that they could access through. So it doesn't
necessarily mean they need a separate road. It just
means that if you've got this road already, it needs to
be improved to all-weather, and we need to have 20-foot
clear that we can get through if we need to come out for
fire or entry or whatever event they need to come out
to. So that's proposed as Condition 5.
They've also, the Fire Protection District
also, they require that all tents or pop-ups be reviewed
by them, because they have a size limit and for both
fire and health safety issues. The two small areas, or
I think there might even be a third small area there,
that they indicated on this, they said, look, they're
small enough we're not particularly concerned. But we
want them to review their location and size with us
before every event so that we know that we're not
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getting an issue that we're concerned about.
The Washoe County District Health wrote a
letter details their concerns. Briefly, those concerns
were about non-sewered toilets. There's Condition
Number 6, says that they need to provide 10 for guests
and two for staff.
Additionally, Condition 10 requires that all
food and beverage sales must meet county health
standards and be permitted by them. They have showed an
interest in applying for a liquor license to be able to
sell canned beer.
Additionally, they were talking about food
trucks providing food. Condition 12 says, hey, you got
to have those duly licensed.
And then they have a letter that has some
additional requirements mostly dealing with their well
water and where it can or can't be used. And we just
included a condition, number 14, that says all of the
requirements of their -- of the county health letter
must be approved.
And another concern that was addressed in our
meetings with their staff was about amplified sound. It
also came up when you guys read all of the complaints or
comments from the neighbors.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Yeah.
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MR. CRITTENDEN: There was a big comment that
came up where you said all of your speakers for
amplified sound need to be oriented towards the inside,
the interior of the property. And there's a 65-decibel
limit at your property boundaries. 65 decibels,
according to a nifty chart I have in my office, says 65
decibels is about the size of how loud a conversation
is, is about 65 decibels. Whereas, it says like an air
conditioner is about 60, just to kind of give you some
reference. And that's to the property line. That
should help, due to the 10-acre properties, it should
help with mitigating that sound to a certain degree.
The applicant has indicated they want to run
events from noon till sunset. And because that's what
they indicated, we said, that's great, we're going to
put that as a condition that your hours will be from
noon to sunset.
And because they're running from noon to
sunset, they shouldn't have any need for exterior
lightings or any during the day. And so there's also a
condition that says, you know, no exterior lighting. If
they decide at some point they want to add exterior
lighting, it's going to require a -- or an amendment to
their conditional use permit.
Okay. So they asked for one event May through
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October. But the way they wrote it in their
application, I and staff had got a little confused and
thought that they wanted to do one a month, plus one
potentially on holidays. Subsequent discussions with
the applicant is, no, that wasn't really what they were
intending. They want to do one a month. And if there's
a holiday in that month, they may not hold the event on
that holiday, but that will be like the theme of the
event for that holiday. So in June, Father's Day will
be the theme. May, Cinco de Mayo would be the theme.
Okay. And so that was kind of the same.
So in the staff report, it still says 10.
After discussions with the applicant, the conditions
were amended to be six, because that's actually what
they were asking for. So that amendment was changed.
And it's Condition 15. No. That's Condition 9. It's
Condition 9 that talks about the number of events and
that we've limited it to six.
Through public comment, another concern was
raised that we hadn't thought of, which was there was a
comment that there's been a real increase in flies in
the area since the events started to happen. That's a
really hard thing for us to put conditions on, to
specifically address flies. But we know that the two
things that are going to draw flies in going to be,
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manure and trash are going to be your two big culprits.
So this condition, Condition Number 15, that
says you need to provide a commercial dumpster,
commercial trash receptacle, and trash and manure
produced by the events need to be gone within 48 hours.
So that was our way to try to address that concern.
Additionally, there are five, five findings
associated with conditional use permits. Finding C1
requires compliance or, yeah, compliance with the
Comprehensive Plan.
Go back to the planning map.
We do have three categories on this property.
All three of those list recreational uses as appropriate
nonprimary uses.
And the request supports Goal MG2 by adding
diversity to land use mix, specifically recreational
uses, and then also supports Policy RC24 supporting
cultural resources in the City of Sparks jurisdiction.
So staff believes that finding C1 can be made.
Finding C2 is that, as submitted and
conditioned, the request is compatible with the
surrounding land uses.
So, as you can see, these are all fairly large
properties that are all roughly 10 acres, plus or minus.
And the keeping of horses and livestock is very common.
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It's permitted and very common in this area. We feel
that a roping event and horses event is not out of
character with the area.
However, there are many concerns, and those are
mostly from an operation standpoint. The operation of
the event is going to cause compatibility. Staff
believes that, as conditioned, as mentioned in the 18
conditions that are proposed, staff feels those
conditions can make this a compatible use.
And then Finding C3 is about impairment of
natural resources. Staff didn't feel that the addition
of this event compromised or had an impact on the
provision of natural resources. And so we felt that
Finding C3 could be made.
Finding C4 is, again, that the application,
submitted and conditioned, as submitted and conditioned,
will identify, will address identified impacts. As
mentioned, we've gone through pretty much those 18
findings. Staff feels that if those findings -- or not
findings -- those conditions, those conditions are
messages to be a compatible use there. So, in our
opinion, finding C4 can be made.
And then the last finding is noticing. For
conditional use permits, the noticing requirement's 500
feet or 30 property owners. In this case, we had to go
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out to 1,500 feet to get all 30, 30 property owners.
That notice was mailed on April 19th. And it was also
published in the Reno Gazette-Journal on April 18th.
And then the Planning Commission functions as the
hearing for this item.
Staff has received multiple comments from the
public, both in writing and phone calls. There's 26 in
the staff report. We handed out 11 more at this
meeting. That's a total of 37. And then we've had
seven phone, I had seven phone calls at the time of the
writing. I've only had two more phone calls since then.
So we've only had nine.
So. And except for I did break down the pros
and cons a little bit of how many were -- I didn't have
a chance to do it for this meeting, but I can have that
updated.
I am anticipating a lot of public comment at
the Planning Commission public hearing. So be ready for
that. Very, very passionate people there that want to
talk about it.
So that end my presentation. I can make
whatever --
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Commissioners, does
anybody have any questions?
You guys good? Commissioner Carey.
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COMMISSIONER CAREY: Thank you, Madam Chair.
Ian, I had a couple questions, kind of in two
areas. The first area is kind of the proposed use, and
the second area is kind of more the Sphere of Influence
stuff.
I was curious with, in the staff report and in
your presentation, you mentioned that there's, that
temporary use permits have been issued to host this
event. Is that done by City of Sparks, or is that done
through the county?
MR. CRITTENDEN: So the temporary use
permits -- Ian Crittenden.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Thanks.
MR. CRITTENDEN: The temporary use permits for
this property that were granted were granted by the
City.
COMMISSIONER CAREY: And how many of those have
been issued?
MR. CRITTENDEN: Two. I didn't look back any
further than what (indistinct), which is 2000. So,
anyway, two in the last year were the only two temporary
use permits that I found.
COMMISSIONER CAREY: Through the City. And
this is more of an information request. I was just, I
would like to see if maybe we could have some
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information about these temporary use permits, if there
were any, you know, sheriff issues. Because my
understanding is this is Washoe County's jurisdiction in
that particular use. If there are any kind of
complaints about traffic or business licensing issues.
As a follow-up to that, I'd heard from a member
of the public who's big in the rodeo scene, and they had
explained to me that they believe that the applicant was
associated with an event that was held up at the
Gandolfo Rodeo Arena, which is a City facility. I don't
know if you'd heard from Parks and Rec department about
if there's any issues, you know, if that's the case, if
there are any issues with this particular applicant at
that facility. Because from what the member of the
public explained to me is that there were some
significant law enforcement and just facilities issues,
and they ended up getting kicked out of that, that
facility.
MR. CRITTENDEN: So I couldn't -- Ian
Crittenden again. I couldn't speak to all of the depth
of that. I don't know the nature of, you know, who was
called on, when they were. The applicant is, was
associated with the group that was running the rodeo at
Gandolfo.
I don't know what the depth of, you know, those
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calls. I know that, talking with Tracy Dominguez, the
Parks director, she did say that they've had issues with
the way that the building, the events center, the rodeo
grounds were kept, that there was issues with that. And
I don't know. Potentially, there's a piece of this that
I haven't heard. But she did not mention them being
kicked out. She said that they came and applied again,
and I don't know if it was this year or last year, for
an event, but the scope of the event was far beyond what
that arena --
COMMISSIONER CAREY: Is permitted.
MR. CRITTENDEN: -- is designed to hold.
They're asking 2,000 people, live bands, like a bunch of
stuff that they were not equipped to be able to do that.
I'll talk to Tracy and see if I can get some
more information along the lines of, you know, that
involvement.
But, yes, I mean the short answer to that is
Mr. Medina was involved with the group that was holding
that rodeo at the Gandolfo.
COMMISSIONER CAREY: Yeah, if you can maybe get
some more information before Thursday on that, I'd
appreciate it.
MR. CRITTENDEN: Specific to?
COMMISSIONER CAREY: The Parks and Rec concern,
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or.
MR. CRITTENDEN: What happened at the Parks and
Rec location? Okay.
COMMISSIONER CAREY: And any other issues
associated with, you know, the temporary use.
To maybe transition into the Sphere of
Influence questions, I don't know. It's been a few
years. I think, this is my first time on the Commission
since we've had an entitlement in the Sphere of
Influence. But does that protocol agreement require
annexation if a use on a property is intensified or if
it transitions from a -- I guess, what I'm getting at,
this is a single-family residence where --
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: And it's zoned that way.
COMMISSIONER CAREY: Zoned that way,
master-planned that way. And we have a conditional use
permit for us to consider for a major recreational
facility. Is that considered intensification? Does
that have any kind of bearing with the protocol
agreement?
MR. CRITTENDEN: So, typically, and I may
default to the Planning Manager, Jim Rundle, on some of
this. He knows that protocol agreement better than I
do. But, typically, when we look at intensification, if
you're operating within the approved uses for your
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property, then you get conditional use permits. While
an entitlement are a permit that is based on conditions.
Right. They're not a new use. They're not a rezoning
of a property. They are literally just, hey, this is,
this use is permitted if you go through the process to
talk about how you're going to do it and how you meet
criteria that the City feels you need to meet to make
that an appropriate use.
So in this case, it would be my opinion that,
no, it doesn't, it doesn't reach that level of
intensification.
Do you have any comments beyond that, Jim?
MR. RUNDLE: Madam Chair, Jim Rundle, Planning
Manager. In the former master plan, the intensification
was defined, and it was the subdivision of a parcel.
Because this parcel is not being subdivided, a permitted
use would not be deemed as an intensification.
COMMISSIONER CAREY: Intensification.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay.
COMMISSIONER CAREY: And my last question with
the Sphere of Influence. So we're going to be issuing,
the City will be issuing the conditional use permit, but
a lot of the conditions of approval will be monitored by
the county?
MR. RUNDLE: Correct.
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COMMISSIONER CAREY: And the majority of the
services will be provided by the county?
MR. CRITTENDEN: Correct.
COMMISSIONER CAREY: Or continue to be?
MR. CRITTENDEN: Correct.
COMMISSIONER CAREY: I was wondering if we
could maybe get a breakdown of -- or are we just doing
purely planning, we just issue the conditional use
permit?
MR. CRITTENDEN: Planning is our jurisdiction
based on the protocol agreement.
And so, in the conditions, if not specifically
spelled out, like the condition that says, you know, the
Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District, yotty yotty
yotta, we didn't include, then, that'll be kept by
Washoe County, that'll be enforced by Washoe County,
because it's kind of inherent in the description of that
condition.
But conditions that don't specifically call
someone out, if it's the City of Sparks or Washoe
County, we tried to include that at the end of those
conditions to say, hey, this is the entity that will be
enforcing that. Some of them or both of us that would
want to look at -- there's a condition that talks about
the limited times a year, also talks about you need to
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provide to us their schedule by like March 1st, I
believe is the date that's included there. And so
that's to both us and the county, you know.
So there's some that are dual, some that are
us, and some that are going to be the county. But
they're called out on there, but I can tally that up and
give you that breakdown at the Planning Commission
meeting.
COMMISSIONER CAREY: Yeah, or at least
highlight it in your presentation. Because, I think,
we're going to have -- I think, it's confusing for the
members of the public that may be coming to the meeting.
And if -- I don't know. If there's -- if this
conditional use permit's approved, I'd like to have them
maybe have some information on who to complain to.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Are you done? Perfect.
Commissioner Fewins.
COMMISSIONER FEWINS: Commissioner Fewins here.
Ian, there's a couple things that concern me
right away. You did say the garbage receptacle.
Usually, in summer, in the afternoons, the wind may pick
up in northern Nevada, with some winds coming in the
afternoon. What kind of fencing's going to be around
this property? I'd like to know what, that to keep
garbage from blowing in.
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And then other items that I noticed, somebody
had put in here from the public about off-road vehicles
within a thousand feet of residentials, residential, if
whether or not, for the maintenance of when the event's
going on, whether or not there'll be ATVs or off-road
vehicles that are servicing the event.
And I'd like to know, from that major -- from
the county there on the east side, I don't know if you
could, how many feet is that from Karen's favorite
color, the --
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Yeah, m-hm (affirmative).
COMMISSIONER FEWINS: -- blue-green there to
the edge of the houses there to the east, the majority
looks like 6,000-square-foot lots or maybe 10,000
square-foot lots, to all the way to the east, if --
MR. CRITTENDEN: How far are they from there,
you want to know?
COMMISSIONER FEWINS: Yep.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: M-hm (affirmative),
because when the wind blows.
COMMISSIONER FEWINS: And what's that big --
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: That's a problem right
there.
COMMISSIONER FEWINS: That's a big, big house.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: It's a big home, uh-huh
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(affirmative).
COMMISSIONER FEWINS: Okay.
MR. CRITTENDEN: Where at?
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: In the circle up on the
right.
MR. CRITTENDEN: That's a school.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Oh. Sorry.
COMMISSIONER CAREY: Oh, this is Jessie Beck.
COMMISSIONER FEWINS: Jessie Beck. Okay. It
looked like a school, so.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Are you good?
Okay. Commissioner Petersen's next.
COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: Commissioner Petersen.
I have seen an awful lot of conditions of conditional
permits before. But 18 is an arvuna. Has the applicant
indicated to you he feels confident making those
conditions?
MR. CRITTENDEN: Ian Crittenden. I have spoken
with the applicant. His contact is, the contact for
this has actually been through his daughter. And she
says they have looked over the conditions, they feel
comfortable with those, the conditions, as they have
been presented.
COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: Do you know how many
other property owners have an input on that private
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road?
MR. CRITTENDEN: I do not know that, because we
have not seen the instrument by which those roads are
maintained or exist. So we don't know. But right now,
we're assuming an easement, because it's the most
common. But we just don't know yet.
COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: So part of that
condition is that he has to have their all-approval to
meet that?
MR. CRITTENDEN: Potentially. The condition
really says you need to produce us your access document,
whether it's an easement or so forth.
Potentially, the existing access easement
document gives access in such a way as to provide them
access for this event to the site. If it does not, they
will need to get approval from -- depending on how it's
written, from everybody at least along the route that
they are getting there, to update the description of
that access.
And then the other one will be required, the
maintenance will require some sort of an agreement
between these parties, those parties as well.
COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: That part of that road
is all dirt.
MR. CRITTENDEN: M-hm (affirmative).
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COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: Okay. The other, the
question that I have on that, then, is I understand that
the governmental body cannot put any conditions on that
private road. Is that not right? Other than the fact
that they all have to get an agreement?
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Right.
COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: Thank you.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: I have a couple
questions, and it's a follow-up to Commissioner
Petersen's. Did we request a copy of the private road
maintenance agreement from the applicant? Because they
should have a copy of it.
MR. CRITTENDEN: They should. I did request it
of them. It was -- I hadn't thought about this issue.
We don't run into a lot of private access issues in the
City.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Yeah.
MR. CRITTENDEN: I hadn't thought about this
issue until about Thursday of last week, just before the
sending out of the staff report the next day. I have
requested it from them. I'm not --
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Right. Most of the time,
it is recorded, also.
MR. CRITTENDEN: Yeah.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: So we may want to check
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to see if there's a private road maintenance agreement
recorded.
MR. CRITTENDEN: Uh-huh (affirmative).
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: To find out about that.
And then, also, was the applicant made aware that they
could have been here today to help with some of these
questions, so that it's not vetted out on Thursday?
MR. CRITTENDEN: I did not specifically talk to
them. But we do send them notice of this meeting, do we
not?
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay.
MS. SMITH: Well, part of that is it's online.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay. Okay. I'm just
curious. Is the applicant or a representative going to
be there Thursday night to answer this?
MR. CRITTENDEN: And we talked to them
extensively about being there on Thursday night.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay.
MR. CRITTENDEN: To be able to talk about it,
answer any questions that the Commission may have. You
know, that was talked about thoroughly with the
applicant, and they did assure me someone would be here.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay.
MR. CRITTENDEN: Potentially, multiple someones
would be here on Thursday night.
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CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay. And, I think,
that's all I had.
Commissioner Brock.
COMMISSIONER BROCK: Yes, Chairman VanderWell.
I'm just curious. I mean if this is denied on
Thursday, will they be able to continue to apply for
special events permits and receive those?
MR. CRITTENDEN: My answer to that would be
yes, as long as they're not asking for the -- as often
as they were.
COMMISSIONER BROCK: I was just curious.
MR. RUNDLE: Madam Chair?
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Yes.
MR. RUNDLE: Jim Rundle, Planning Manager.
And, Commissioner Brock, semantics-wise, a
special events permit is something different than a
temporary use permit or a conditional use permit.
Special events in Sparks are what we utilize for
Victorian Square and those kinds of things.
If they were to request a temporary use permit,
it would probably be denied, because of the impacts.
They did come in and ask for a temporary use permit,
which I denied, as Ian talked about earlier in his
presentation, because of the impacts, and the nature of
the number of people going to the event exceeded what we
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utilize the temporary use permit for.
So, in my opinion, my administrative decision
would be that it's not appropriate for a temporary use
permit.
COMMISSIONER BROCK: Okay. Thank you.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Good. Any other
questions?
Commissioner Carey.
COMMISSIONER CAREY: Thank you, again, Madam
Chair. This is Scott Carey.
Ian, as I understand it, as it's proposed, if
this conditional use permit is approved, this would
allow for this conditional use to happen on the property
permanently?
MR. CRITTENDEN: Correct.
COMMISSIONER CAREY: So there's no review
period? Or, you know, they don't have to come back for
a --
MR. CRITTENDEN: Every year?
COMMISSIONER CAREY: Yeah, something like that.
MR. CRITTENDEN: This would, this would allow
them to do this every year, based on the conditions.
You know, they'd get May through October. They'd send
us their dates in March, first part of March. And then
they'd have to apply with us. But, yeah, it would be a
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right of run to the land.
COMMISSIONER CAREY: And they --
MR. CRITTENDEN: No, they did not -- it does
expire if they don't -- if they don't do the use, they
don't do the event for two years, it would expire. And
then they'd have to come back if they wanted to do it
again.
COMMISSIONER CAREY: So the County and City
would jointly kind of review those conditions of
approval and keep monitoring it?
MR. CRITTENDEN: Yeah.
COMMISSIONER CAREY: Does the Commission have
the ability to require a review?
MS. MCCORMICK: Madam Chair?
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Yes.
MS. MCCORMICK: Alyson McCormick, for the
record. I believe, if the Commission wanted to add a
periodic review as a condition on the conditional use
permit, that that would be an appropriate condition to
have.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay. I feel comfortable
with that.
COMMISSIONER CAREY: Thanks for the
clarification.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Thank you for the
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question.
MS. MCCORMICK: And thank you.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay. Any other
questions?
Mr. Ornelas.
MR. ORNELAS: So, you know, I think, in
summation -- this is Armando Ornelas, Assistant
Community Services Director.
In summation, I think, you know, the primary
use on this property is as a single-family residence.
That will continue. So this is an additional use,
again, subject to a conditional use permit.
COMMISSIONER CAREY: Additional use.
MR. ORNELAS: You know, obviously, we work with
County staff. Their concerns and issues that they raise
have been reflected in the conditions, proposed
conditions of approval. And the determination and the
recommendation that we have from staff is that, you
know, the issuance and approval of the CUP, subject to
these conditions of approval, I think, are compatible
with the other uses out there.
You know, if -- and, as it was noted, there's,
you know, there's a lot of conditions of approval. So
those are all, as Mr. Crittenden has said, intended to
mitigate potential impacts. At the end of the day, if
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your conclusion is that, you know, your approval is that
of compatible use, then, you know, you can make a
decision to deny.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Terrific. Thank you.
Commissioner Shabazz, do you have any
questions?
COMMISSIONER SHABAZZ: I had a couple of
questions. And please forgive me. And I don't have the
document right in the front of me at the moment, because
I'm still driving back.
But my first one is that it sounds like you
stated that there was a school somewhere in the
vicinity. And you were talking about the school being
there, and you spoke to it being a house or whatever it
was at the time. It sounded like somebody said there
was a school. Is there a requirement or any condition
there that alcohol not be at a certain -- within, you
know, a certain radius of a school? And, I believe,
that there is in the City, and I don't know if the
Sphere of Influence.
And so this will be, basically, a monthly deal.
Is there any (indistinct) school (indistinct)?
MR. CRITTENDEN: Commissioner Shabazz, this is
Ian Crittenden. I will look into what, if we have a
separation distance, what that is. I can tell you that
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I don't know the distance separating this property from
the school. I know that it is over a thousand feet.
And in my experience, that's longer than most of those
separation requirements. But I will look into it and
have that information for you at the Planning Commission
meeting.
COMMISSIONER SHABAZZ: And then the second
question that I had was just getting back to that
private road. It's privately maintained. Any damage
that happens to that road, would they share in that
responsibility? What would be the mechanism, or is
there a mechanism for those property owners that are
already maintaining that road, as a recourse should
they -- you know, should damage be linked directly to
one of these events?
MR. CRITTENDEN: So, Commissioner Shabazz, it's
Ian Crittenden again. That is one of the conditions is
they provide some kind of a document, some sort of an
agreement between them and the other property owners
that maintain that road that shows what their
responsibilities and obligations are for the maintenance
and repair of that road.
COMMISSIONER SHABAZZ: So, I mean, and I
understand that. I know we're looking for that.
However, should they provide that they are maintaining
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the road, and then, you know, and in the way they need
to do it, my question is, is, basically, regarding, you
know, what next in the event that there's, basically,
going to be damage to this road, if there's --
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Private maintenance road.
COMMISSIONER SHABAZZ: We just pulled their
permit, you know, that doesn't necessarily make the --
that doesn't necessarily make the property, the property
owner's whole, if that makes any sense.
MR. CRITTENDEN: I believe, I understand. The
issue at that point is between private property owners
at that point.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: It's private property.
MR. CRITTENDEN: It's like damages to fences
between properties. That's private property. Those two
entities have to work out how that's going to be
repaired. We are looking for, as I mentioned, that an
agreement that at least sets out some guidelines for
that. But as far as how they actually actuate that,
it's going to be between the property owners.
COMMISSIONER SHABAZZ: Understood.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Is that all, Commissioner
Shabazz?
COMMISSIONER SHABAZZ: That's all, Madam Chair.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Thank you.
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Next, we'll move along to informational items.
MR. ORNELAS: In terms of informational items,
the next meeting of the Planning Commission will be on
June 7th. We're anticipating that you will have four
cases, two of which will have two parts. One of them
will be the Los Altos Vistas rezoning request, to be
accompanied by a proposed development agreement. So I
would expect that that item will take some time and that
there will be a fair amount of public comment on it,
based on when it was previously before the Planning
Commission and based on the continuing interest of the
neighbors of that property.
And then, just as an informational item, the
quarry will be heard as (indistinct) significance and in
terms of its conformance review on May 9th by the
Regional Planning Commission.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay. Public comment?
It doesn't look like we have any.
Synopsis of the City Council meeting.
MR. ORNELAS: So at the April 23rd City Council
meeting, the Council approved an extension of the
tentative map for Pioneer Meadows Number 6.
And then, looking ahead, on the 14th of May,
there are two planning cases on the City Council agenda.
One is that 459-lot tentative map for Stonebrook
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Phase 2. And then the second is that one-page amendment
for the Kiley Ranch North Phase 7 final handbook.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Terrific. Thank you.
Any comments from the Commissioners?
Okay. Seeing none, I'll take a motion to
adjourn.
COMMISSIONER FEWINS: So moved.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay. We're adjourned.
Thank you.
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CITY OF SPARKS
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MEETING
Thursday, May 3, 2018
6:00 p.m.
City Council Chambers
745 4th Street
Sparks, Nevada
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A P P E A R A N C E S
Commission Members Present:
Dian VanderWell, Chair
Scott Carey, Vice Chair
Frank Petersen
Mary Brock
James Fewins
Shelley Read
Karim Shabazz
Staff Present:
Alyson McCormick
Assistant City Attorney
Armando Ornelas
Assistant Community Services Director
John Martini
Community Services Director
Marilie Smith
Administrative Secretary
Community Services Department
Other Participants:
(None)
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I N D E X
ITEM PAGE
1. CALL TO ORDER 4
2. ROLL CALL 4
3. PUBLIC COMMENT 5
PUBLIC HEARING:
4. REVIEW, CONSIDERATION, AND POSSIBLE
RECOMMENDATION TO THE SPARKS CITY COUNCIL TO
APPROVE THE ADOPTION OF THE REVISED LAND USE
ASSUMPTIONS, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN, AND
IMPOSITION OF IMPACT FEES FOR THE CITY OF
SPARKS IMPACT FEE SERVICE AREA #1 (For
Possible Action) 5
5. PUBLIC COMMENT 14
6. COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE 14
7. ADJOURNMENT 14
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CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Good evening. I'm going
to call to order the City of Sparks Capital Improvements
Advisory Committee. This committee's going to convene
prior to the Planning Commission meeting. So if
everybody will just bear with us so we can get through
it.
So if I can please have roll call.
MS. SMITH: Commissioner VanderWell?
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Here.
MS. SMITH: Commissioner Carey?
COMMISSIONER CAREY: Present.
MS. SMITH: Commissioner Brock?
COMMISSIONER BROCK: Here.
MS. SMITH: Commissioner Fewins?
COMMISSIONER FEWINS: Here.
MS. SMITH: Commissioner Petersen?
COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: Present.
MS. SMITH: Commissioner Read?
COMMISSIONER READ: Here.
MS. SMITH: Commissioner Shabazz?
COMMISSIONER SHABAZZ: Present.
MS. SMITH: Assistant City Attorney Alyson
McCormick?
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MS. MCCORMICK: Here.
MS. SMITH: Assistant Community Services
Director Armando Ornelas?
MR. ORNELAS: Here.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Thank you.
Next, we'll have public comment. This item is
for either public comment on any action item or for
general public comment and is limited to three minutes.
Do we have any requests to speak on this?
Okay. Thank you. With that, I'll close the
public comment and move along to public hearing, which
is review, consideration, and possible recommendation to
the Sparks City Council to approve the adoption of the
revised land use assumptions.
And, Mr. Martini.
MR. MARTINI: Thank you.
Members of the Capital Improvements Advisory
Committee, I'm before you again. And as I go through my
presentation, as I covered at the Study Session, just as
a quick trailer as to what's to come, we met earlier
this year and brought forth this same data that included
a series of calculations for our impact fee area.
After you had approved it and recommended
approval to forward it to the City Council, we were
contacted by one of our developers in the area, who
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asked us to take a hard look particularly at the flood
portion of the impact fees. An error was found, and
we're back here tonight with the corrected calculations
and corrected report, again seeking another
recommendation of approval.
So to bring the Capital Improvements Advisory
Committee up to speed with where we are, as you will
recall, this look that we've done was due to a petition
for inclusion into the impact fee area the lands that
were annexed on Highland Ranch Parkway about a year and
a half ago now.
On October 17th, Lewis and Roca, acting as
agent for the property owner, did, in fact, formally
petition to join our impact fee area. This update does
provide the review that is prescribed in NRS 278B to
consider this petition.
In general, we must recalculate all of the
status of the existing land uses inside the impact fee
area, include the proposed land uses for the area to be
included, rereview the Capital Improvements Plan to see
two things, one, the status of where it is for financing
and cost, and, two, to evaluate if the addition of the
land would require additional capital improvements for
consideration within the impact fee area.
As a reminder, this is the current boundary of
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our impact fee area. To the lower left corner of the
map is the Sparks Galleria area, where Costco is, as a
point of reference. Pyramid Highway runs along the
western border. The northern border is La Posada. And
then the impact fee area encompasses the developments of
The Foothills at Wingfield Springs, Cimarron, Upper
Highlands, and then down through the southern boundary
of Wingfield Springs and the hills course area, and then
back around to the Galleria.
The proposed boundary for your consideration
is -- the only difference is the inclusion of the 67
acres that was petitioned, which is, you know, generally
the southwest corner of Highland Ranch Parkway, about
67.4 acres.
Again, for the record, you did meet on
March 15th. You did review the land use assumptions,
Capital Improvements Plan, and the impact fees
associated with the analysis based on the report in
February by House Moran Consultants, Incorporated.
As a clarification, in your staff report, I did
a typo all through it and wrote HCMI. Please, in your
minds, think HMCI.
After the public hearing, like I said, we did
have an inquiry from one of the developers, who asked us
to check that fee. Once we looked at it, it became
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incredibly obvious that there was a problem, although it
had been reviewed three or four times previous and no
one saw it.
After considering their inquiry, we did check
all of the fees, not just flood. We exhaustively went
through the computer program to calculate these fees.
We did find an error only in flood. The other three
fees, being sanitary sewer, Parks and Recreation, and,
of course, Fire Station 6, are correct, as they were in
the February report, and are still reflected correctly
in this May report.
Like I said, we did have an error in flood
fees. They have been corrected.
In our 2018 update of analysis land use, which
is a big component of what you are tasked to review and
forward your recommendation, we show a total service
areas within the new boundary, which would include the
land uses proposed for the Highland Ranch property, of
26,541 service units.
We have developed to date or as of -- or not to
date. Excuse me. That is incorrect. As of December
15th of 2017 was a cutoff for looking at this. We had
developed 12,529 service units, leaving nearly 14,012
units still to come.
If we compare the master plan land use analysis
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within IFSA-1 back to the last analysis, which was done
in 2016 by this CIAC, the net difference between the two
is about a plus 105 service units. That's due to
absorption, small changes in land use that most have
come before you. Plus the addition of Highland Ranch,
as you probably saw from the table I gave you, adds
about 374 service units.
Mr. Crittenden and I did a fairly tight
analysis, and some of the areas where we showed some
service units in 2016, due to some acreage changes, as
we processed new GIS data, we did see a little bit of
shrinking.
So, again, this is it the breakdown of full
build-out service units, where we are in the development
cycle. Inside those, these are separated by the land
uses that are included in Impact Fee Service Area 1.
Interesting that we still have about 7,439 development
units on the residential side. And then a mixture of
Business Park and General Commercial make up most of the
nonresidential. And that is 6,573 service units left.
This probably doesn't show up real well, for
the record, and it is included. This is the master
table that is used to go by each of the development
areas within that border and break it out by those
different land use types. I omitted from our March 15th
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analysis. I did include it for your record.
The revised impact fee for flood control. So
the flood control fees calculated in the February
analysis were wrong. They are listed on the first
column. The corrected -- I'm calling them the April
2000 HMCI analysis in the report -- brought those up.
And I will admit that as I sat here that night, there
were questions. I think, the CIAC felt that there was
even -- something seemed to be wrong, that the impact
fees had come down too much for such small land use
changes. Your guts were right. Our computer program
was wrong. It is fixed.
You can see that the impact fees come up fairly
substantially. To be more specific, the cost, the
existing cost of existing infrastructure, which was
about $2.4 million that's still left to be paid, was
left out of the analysis. And that's why it's
substantial. It's nearly 45 percent to the whole cost.
The total impact fees, including sanitary
sewer, flood control, Parks and Rec, and fire stations
by land use type, are shown before you here. So for a
single-family home, all said, in total it's going to be
$1,907 per home. For the nonresidential land uses,
remember, these fees are assessed per thousand square
feet of structure.
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And then, finally, an overall comparison of
where these proposed fees line up with the existing
fees, which are the 2016 fees, you can see the change to
the fee is relatively nominal. You know, some are up,
and some are down. The net changes are -- that's mainly
it's a reduction. Areas that went up, it's probably
changes we found in GIS associated with acreage that
just grew a little bit.
But these are much more in line with the 2016
fees. If you'll recall, in March, there was a
substantial decrease of nearly 25 to 30 percent in some
of the land use categories, which drew the questions
from you.
So, for the record, I would like to add two
more items into tonight's discussion. The land use
assumptions for the Highland Ranch Parkway, in case you
weren't able to see them on that massive table, came to
374 service units. As the developer requested, it
includes 200 multifamily-unit considerations. So that's
200 service units of its own. And then about the
remainder being General Commercial, which, as you will
recall, they don't have a project yet, but they wanted
that allowance in there.
And, secondarily, as the City Engineer and I
reviewed this, as of right now, there is no need to
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increase the Capital Improvements Program, meaning
adding any more hardware to support the proposed land
uses with the additional land.
With that, that concludes my presentation. I'm
available for any questions.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay. Thank you,
Mr. Martini.
Commissioner Fewins.
COMMISSIONER FEWINS: Yeah, Commissioner
Fewins. John, does this go back to January of 2018,
retrodated, or what's the calendar year on this?
MR. MARTINI: So the cutoff for looking at how
many building permits have been pulled was we cut it off
a little early, December 15th of '17. And then we ran
the land use analysis. So that's that developed column
you see, that's of December of last year.
COMMISSIONER FEWINS: Will they go back and
collect any more fees or refund, give credits to people
that have already been pulled?
MR. MARTINI: No. Because I never took these
fees forward to Council -- thank God, Ed Davis from
Stonebrook came in and said, will you please look --
they were never charged at that rate. We are still, as
we sit tonight, we're still on the 2016 rate.
So no harm, no foul. They were caught, they
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were fixed, now for your consideration.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Thank you.
Commissioner Petersen.
COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: Commissioner Petersen.
John, on these last figures you gave us, the end of the
project, has the open space been determined up there yet
on that project?
MR. MARTINI: Open space on the Highland Ranch
annexation? No, it has not.
COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: Thank you.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Commissioner Carey.
COMMISSIONER CAREY: Thank you, Madam Chair.
This is Commissioner Carey.
John, has this gone to -- there's also, there's
a technical advisory group. It's the enterprise --
MR. MARTINI: Development Services Users Group.
COMMISSIONER CAREY: Have we received any
feedback from them?
MR. MARTINI: Well, we actually have the cart a
little ahead of the horse. Since most of the folks that
serve on our Development Services Users Group are in the
industry, they're pretty busy like the rest of us. The
earliest we could get them together is tomorrow morning.
So we will present them with this. So as of
right now, I don't have a recommendation from them to
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you. So you will be considering it without that
knowledge.
COMMISSIONER CAREY: Thank you.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Anyone else?
Okay. This is a public hearing. So I'm going
to open the public hearing on this. Is there any
request to speak on this item?
Okay. Seeing none, I will close the public
hearing and bring it back to the Committee for any
comments, questions, motion.
I'm going to call on somebody. Commissioner
Petersen.
COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: I won't make the
motion, but I do like to make a comment.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Sure.
COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: And I'm sure John's in
agreement, and I'm sure every one of us are. I am
certainly glad we found this error.
MR. MARTINI: I am, too.
COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: And it got corrected
before any damage could be done.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Yes.
MR. MARTINI: And that, Commissioner Petersen,
if you don't mind, I think that speaks to the
involvement of our development community. They have
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embraced this program. They've been supportive of it,
to the point where they said, boy, that just doesn't
look quite right, will you please look again.
COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: Right.
MR. MARTINI: We're very lucky.
COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: I would give them our
thanks for finding that, too.
MR. MARTINI: Well, I'll tell them next time I
see them.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Do you have a motion,
Commissioner Petersen?
COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: Oh, please.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: If you volunteered.
COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: All righty. I'd like
to make a motion that we forward a recommendation to the
Sparks City Council to approve the adoption of the
revised land use assumption, capital improvement plan,
and imposition of impact fees for Impact Fee Service
Area Number 1.
COMMISSIONER READ: Second.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay. I have a first and
a second. Any further discussion?
Okay. All in favor?
(Committee members said "aye.")
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Anyone opposed?
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Okay. Thank you. The motion carries.
MR. MARTINI: Thank you very much.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Next, I need a motion for
adjournment of the Committee.
COMMISSIONER CAREY: Madam Chair, this is
Commissioner Carey. I'll move to adjourn.
MS. MCCORMICK: Madam Chair, for the record,
this is Alyson McCormick. And public comment.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Oh, I apologize.
MS. MCCORMICK: Thank you.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: It's on the agenda. All
right. I apologize. Okay. So is there -- okay. I'll
put in again for public comment. Do we have any
requests to speak?
Okay. Seeing none, I'll close it, and I'll
entertain the motion for adjournment.
COMMISSIONER CAREY: This is Commissioner
Carey. I'll make the motion again to adjourn.
COMMISSIONER BROCK: Second.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay. I have a first and
a second. All in favor?
(Committee members said "aye.")
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Thank you.
The Committee adjourns. Thank you.
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CITY OF SPARKS PLANNING COMMISSION
MEETING
Thursday, May 3, 2018
6:00 p.m.
(Following the Capital Improvements
Committee Meeting)
City Council Chambers
745 4th Street
Sparks, Nevada
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A P P E A R A N C E S
Commission Members Present:
Dian VanderWell, Chair
Scott Carey, Vice Chair
Frank Petersen
Mary Brock
James Fewins
Shelley Read
Karim Shabazz
Staff Present:
Alyson McCormick
Assistant City Attorney
Armando Ornelas
Assistant Community Services Director
John Martinez
Community Services Director
Ian Crittenden
Senior Planner
Marilie Smith
Administrative Secretary
Community Services Department
Other Participants:
Linda Davis
Midge Bevilacqua
Yajaira Medina
Rubiceli Nunez
Veronica Cortes
Yisey Medina
Nancy Danner
Cherie Danner
Wayne Paterson
Jerry Pringle
(continued...)
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Cheryll Glotfelty
Jeff Ghiglia
Violet Richards
Dan Price
Dan Flanagan
Jarl Grunseth
Bill Richards
Deborah Walker
Rob Hooper
Duane Coder
Roc Cole
Diane Pargeon
Carmelita Holton
Dana DePella
Mindy Stillwell
Linda Collins-Pringle
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I N D E X
ITEM PAGE
1. CALL TO ORDER 6
2. ROLL CALL 6
3. PUBLIC COMMENT 7
4. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA (For Possible Action) 7
5. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES:
Review and possible approval of the minutes
of the April 3, 2018 Planning Commission
Study Session (For Possible Action) 7
Review and possible approval of the minutes
of the April 5, 2018 Planning Commission
Meeting (For Possible Action) 8
6. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS 9
7. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS 9
PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
8. PCN18-0013 - Consideration of and possible
action on a Conditional Use Permit request to
allow a major recreational facility (roping and
dancing horse cultural arena) located at
7660 Patrina Way, Washoe County, NV. (The City
of Sparks has planning authority because the
City has exercised extra-territorial
jurisdiction through a NRS 278.02788 protocol
agreement between the City of Sparks and Washoe
County.) (For Possible Action) 9
(continued...)
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GENERAL BUSINESS
9. SELECTION OF A COMMISSIONER TO SERVE ON THE
TRUCKEE MEADOWS REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION
TO FILL A TERM BEGINNING ON JULY 1, 2018 FROM
THE FOLLOWING POOL OF APPLICANTS, MARY BROCK,
SCOTT CAREY, SHELLEY READ, KARIM SHABAZZ AND
DIAN VANDERWELL (COMMISSIONER VANDERWELL'S
TERM EXPIRES ON JUNE 30, 2018) (For Possible
Action) 114
10. PUBLIC COMMENT 115
11. COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS 115
12. ADJOURNMENT 117
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SPARKS, NEVADA, THURSDAY, MAY 3, 2018, 6:00 P.M.
(Following the Capital Improvements
Committee Meeting)
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CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Next, we'll call to order
the Sparks Planning Commission meeting for Thursday, May
3rd.
If I could please have roll call.
MS. SMITH: Commissioner VanderWell?
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Here.
MS. SMITH: Commissioner Carey?
COMMISSIONER CAREY: Present.
MS. SMITH: Commissioner Brock?
COMMISSIONER BROCK: Here.
MS. SMITH: Commissioner Fewins?
COMMISSIONER FEWINS: Here.
MS. SMITH: Commissioner Petersen?
COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: Present.
MS. SMITH: Commissioner Read?
COMMISSIONER READ: Here.
MS. SMITH: Commissioner Shabazz?
COMMISSIONER SHABAZZ: Present.
MS. SMITH: Assistant City Attorney Alyson
McCormick?
MS. MCCORMICK: Here.
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MS. SMITH: Assistant Community Director
Armando Ornelas?
MR. ORNELAS: Here.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay. Thank you.
Next, we'll move on to public comment. This,
again, is on items, either an action item or general
public comment. It's limited to three minutes.
Do I have any requests to speak on this?
Okay. Thank you.
Next, we'll move along to approval of the
agenda.
COMMISSIONER CAREY: Madam Chair, this is
Commissioner Carey. The agenda looks fine to me. I'd
like to make a motion to approve the agenda as
submitted.
COMMISSIONER FEWINS: Second.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay. I have a first and
a second. All in favor?
(Commission members said "aye.")
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay. Thank you. Motion
carries.
Next, we'll move along to approval of minutes.
Review and possible approval of the minutes of the April
3rd Planning Commission Study Session.
COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: I have found nothing
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wrong with them. So I'll make a motion that we approve
those minutes for the Study Session.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Thank you, Commissioner
Petersen.
Second?
COMMISSIONER FEWINS: Second.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay. Commissioner
Fewins. Any discussion?
Okay. All in favor?
(Commission members said "aye.")
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Thank you. Motion
carries.
Next, we'll move to review and possible
approval of the minutes of the April 5th Planning
Commission meeting, for possible action.
COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: Again, I'd like to make
a motion that we approve the minutes as read.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Thank you, Commissioner
Petersen.
COMMISSIONER READ: Second.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay. I have a first and
a second. Any discussion?
All in favor?
(Commission members said "aye.")
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Thank you. Motion
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carries.
Next, we'll move along to announcements and
committee reports.
MR. ORNELAS: The only announcement, Madam
Chair, is that the next meeting of the Planning
Commission will be on June 7th.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Thank you.
Next, we'll move along to informational items.
MR. ORNELAS: We don't have any informational
items for you today.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Great. Thank you.
Next, we'll move to public hearing items. And
it's PCN18-0013, consideration and possible action of a
conditional use permit.
MR. CRITTENDEN: Chairman VanderWell, members
of the Planning Commission, I'm Ian Crittenden, Senior
Planner.
As stated, this is a request for a conditional
use permit for a major recreational facility. This is
at the property address of 7660 Patrina Way. This is a
10.66-acre parcel. This parcel is not in the City of
Sparks, it's in our Sphere of Influence. But the City
of Sparks has had planning jurisdiction on this item, on
this property.
Looking at the vicinity map that's before you,
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I have actually had it brought to my attention by a
member of the public and by Commissioner Fewins that I
have the wrong parcel highlighted. The notice was
correct. The only thing that changes here is I've
highlighted the wrong parcel. And then, as we look at
the Comp Plan map, it actually changes the designations,
although it doesn't change them in a meaningful way.
As you can see, this parcel is -- here's
Pyramid Way here. It's kind of to the southeast on the
map. And Dolores Drive and the long drive that comes up
here and terminates in a private road here, where the
parcel is, this, this parcel here, if you can see my
selector there.
So the highlighted in yellow now is the correct
parcel.
To give you a little background on how this
parcel, this area became the City of Sparks's
jurisdiction, this area was included in our Sphere of
Influence by the Regional Governing Board in 2006. The
City of Sparks subsequently master-planned this area.
To give you a little, again, a little more
depth on this, so this parcel was zoned GR in the
county. When this area was incorporated into, or I
should say included into the City of Sparks Sphere of
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becomes their land use designation.
When the City of Sparks in 2007 master-planned
this area, we changed that designation from GR, which
was its zoning that became its land use designation, to
OS, which is Open Space, and Rural Reserve.
Then, in 2008, this area was included in the
West Pyramid Plan, which changed its designation
further -- again, we're on the wrong parcel
highlighted -- down here to Open Space and LLR, which is
Large Lot Residential.
So the City of Sparks exercises
extrajurisdictional jurisdiction, or extraterritorial
jurisdiction -- sorry, it's a long stream there -- over
this area pursuant to NRS 278.02788, which actually
gives the City very wide control over areas in our
Sphere of Influence. But through a protocol agreement
with Washoe County, we actually have limited our Sphere
of Influence to planning issues. We regulate that, the
City, or the county, Washoe County still regulates
business licenses, building permits, and so on and so
forth. But building permits, the City does do a
planning review of those building permits.
To add a little extra layer of confusion to
this, when those parcels come to us, if a parcel in this
area wanted to just do a building permit, we would
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review that parcel. But we have to have a zoning
designation with which to apply our zoning code to it.
That designation comes from this chart. This is,
essentially, our annexation conversion chart, and it
uses General Rural, which is still a designation that
sits on our property, but only for purposes of giving us
a point with which to correlate City zoning to, if that
makes sense. So this is, this property has -- A-40 is
the governing zoning for the City of Sparks that
regulates the uses and development on this parcel.
So the use of the parcel as a roping and
dancing horses cultural event is not called out in our
zoning code. However, major recreational facility does
include -- staff felt that it met that definition
because it's large, it's outdoor, and it's substantially
similar to a riding stable, an entertainment complex, a
stadium and arenas, which are all listed as uses that
fall under the category of major recreational facility.
So a major recreational facility is a permitted
use in the A-40 district, subject to a conditional use
permit, which gets us to where we are tonight reviewing
this conditional use permit.
So this use or a very similar use was granted
temporary use permits twice last year to hold a rodeo,
roping, dancing horse type of event. The applicants
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came to us this year. And due to the size of the event
and the frequency that was being requested, it was
determined by the Planning Manager, who oversees the
temporary use permits, that it was over the scope of
what a temporary use permit is designed to accommodate,
and so that a conditional use permit was the more
appropriate route with which to seek approval for this
use.
City staff worked with county staff as we went
through this process, both through our pre-application
process and through plan review for this request, worked
with them to determine the conditions that with which
they thought this use would be appropriate.
And so all of the conditions that are mentioned
here, in a moment I'm going to go through those
conditions and what kind of concerns they are designed
to address. All of those were done with county input,
so that we -- we know that they are going to have a lot
of the responsibility for enforcement. We wanted to
make sure that they were included in any discussions
about what kind of conditions they were looking for in
this, for this request.
We'll go forward to the site plan for the site
that was submitted.
So the Sparks City Code requires that all
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access roads and parking be paved for uses in the City.
After reviewing this, staff felt that because this is on
a private dirt road and is going to a residence, it's
not in the City, that gravel improvements would be
sufficient to accommodate for the parking area. And in
Condition 3, or proposed Condition 3 addresses that
issue.
If we go back to the map, the pavement ends
roughly here on Dolores Drive. And from that point on,
this is a private roadway that is maintained or exists
by easement on these parcels. And so, since the
pavement ends there, we know that -- and this was
brought up by the Washoe County staff as well -- that
dust will be an issue. And there is a requirement or a
proposed condition, condition -- oh, I'm sorry, I've
gone ahead of myself. Give me one moment.
Oh, okay. So step back a little bit. Like I
mentioned, this is a private easement that these roads
are maintained by. Staff does not have a copy of that
easement yet. But we would like a copy of that
easement. There's a condition, number 16 requires that
that easement or some other instrument be produced that
references that this level and type of traffic is
permitted per the easement that grants access to this
parcel. And Condition 16 would require that that, that
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be produced in order to hold these events.
Additionally, if this were a city or county
street and there was additional impacts being put upon
it, those impacts would need to be accommodated for by
the applicant. And so we feel that this is a similar
situation, that the applicant will need to produce some
sort of an agreement that shows what kind of maintenance
repair they will -- what would be their burden and
responsibility for that kind of a -- that kind of
development. Or they need to produce a traffic study
that can prove that there is, there's no associated
impact with the level of traffic that they would
generate.
That takes me to the last part that I kind of
got ahead of myself on, is that there will be additional
dust on this dirt road associated with their events.
There is a requirement in Condition 4 that will require
that the roads be watered before and during events as
necessary to reduce dust.
Additionally, there is a new condition that
wasn't supplied to you in the staff report, and they
didn't have an opportunity to talk about at Study
Session, because I hadn't heard back from air quality
from Washoe County Health's Air Quality Management
Division. They submitted a letter with rules that they
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have for air quality. And there's an additional
condition -- I believe, it's Condition Number 18, that
will require that they abide by all of the regulations
that are set forth in that letter.
Going back to the site plan, Truckee Meadows
Fire Protection District requires that a 20-foot
all-weather access, fire access road be maintained
around the exterior of the site. The opinion of the
Fire Protection District is that this road that's kind
of designed for the horse trailers and the horse trailer
parking will suffice as long as those, those
qualifications exist, that it's all-weather, and it's
20-foot that will remain clear at all times, so that if
they need to come through, they have the route to be
able to do that.
They also require, the Truckee Meadows Fire
Protection District also has regulations on the location
size and setup of all tents and pop-up kind of shelters.
And so any tents, pop-up shelters would need to be
reviewed prior to any event, by the Fire Protection
District to verify that they don't have any issues.
Looking at the site plan that was provided,
they didn't believe that they had any issues with what
was currently, where they were currently located, but
they wanted to make sure that if there was a change,
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they were aware of it and that they could make comments
as needed.
The Washoe County District Heath also wrote a
letter detailing their concerns and requirements for
this request. Their concerns briefly were the number of
non-sewered toilets. They said 10 needed to be provided
for guests and two for staff. There's Condition 6
requires that, or is to that effect.
Also, that all food and beverage sales must
meet the county health standards and be permitted by
them. Condition 10 would require that.
And that food trucks may be, must be
appropriately licensed. Condition 12 addresses that.
And then they also submitted a letter with
additional requirements specifically talking about the
well water, where it can or can't be used on the site.
And all of those requirements and all others
that are listed in that letter dated April 20th from
James English would need to be required. That's
Condition 14.
Additionally, one of the conditions that we
looked at initially with county staff is amplified
sound. In order to mitigate amplified sound,
Condition -- oh, I didn't write down which condition
addresses it here.
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CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Seven.
MR. CRITTENDEN: Oh, seven. Condition 7
requires that all speakers be oriented towards the
center of the property and that the decibel level at the
property boundary should not exceed 65 decibels. For
reference, that's about the sound, how loud a normal
conversation is, about 65 decibels. So that would be a
requirement.
The applicant indicated in their application
that the events are intended to run from noon till
sunset. So it is proposed that those hours of
limitation be adopted by condition. And Condition 8
addresses that. Because of these limited hours, there
should be no need for outdoor lighting. And so
Condition Number 13 requires that no lighting be
allowed. And if lighting is requested, it would have to
be through amendment to this conditional use permit.
The applicant has also requested that they be
able to hold these events once a month May through
October. There's a typo in the -- staff misinterpreted
what was asked for in the application and thought they
wanted some additional dates around holidays. That not
the case. The staff report still says that we're
allowing 10. But the Conditions of Approval have been
amended for six. There would be six events, once a
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month May through October. Yeah, so, but that's in
Condition 9, which has been corrected.
Comments from the neighbors and from the public
also brought to the attention that there has been an
increased issue with flies. That's very hard for us to
specifically target. But a condition has been proposed
that would require that a commercial trash enclosure be
on the premises and that all trash and manure be, manure
generated by the events be removed from the events, from
the location within 48 hours. That's in Condition 15.
And then there are five findings associated
with conditional use permits.
Finding C1 is that their compliance is in --
that the request is in compliance with the Comprehensive
Plan. If we go back and look at the Comprehensive Plan,
you'll remember, there were one parcel lower. The land
use designations on this parcel are OS and LLR. Both of
those designations list recreational uses as acceptable
prime -- or nonprimary uses. Based on how often these
occur and what's being requested, the primary use of
this property will still be residential. And so we felt
that that was in compliance with the Comprehensive Plan.
Also, this request supports Goal MG2 of the
Comprehensive Plan by adding diversity to land uses,
specifically recreational land uses.
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It also supports Policy RC24, which is that we
support cultural resources in the City's jurisdiction.
And so, with that, staff feels that Finding C1
can be made.
Finding C2, if we look at the vicinity map
here, is that the request is compatible with the
surrounding land uses. So the site is, as mentioned,
about 10.66 acres. And it is surrounded by, plus or
minus, 10-acre parcels on all sides. The keeping of
horses and livestock are common and permitted uses in
the area. And the use of the subject property as a
roping and dancing horse event is not out of character
for the area. Concerns about compatibility are based on
the operations of that event and not the nature of the
event itself. As conditioned, staff believes that
Finding C2 can be made.
Finding C3 is about the impairment of natural
resources. Staff does not believe that the use of this
site for the requested use will have any impact on the
provision of natural resources to the City has a whole.
And so we believe, staff believes that Finding C3 can be
made.
Finding C4 is that the application, as
submitted and conditioned, will address identified
impacts. There are 18, I believe, conditions of --
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proposed conditions of approval, as I kind of went
through and discussed all those. And staff believes
that if these conditions are met, that this item is --
that will address the identified impacts of this use.
So it's staff's opinion Finding C4 can also be made.
Finally, Finding C5 is the requirement for the
notice. Conditional use permits are required to notice
all properties within 500 feet of the site. In
addition, they're also required to notice a minimum of
30 property owners. In order to meet the 30 property
owners requirement, the notice actually went out to
1,500 feet. And that notice was mailed on April 19th.
There was also notice published in the Reno
Gazette-Journal on April 18th. And the Planning
Commission functions as the public hearing for this
request.
In addition, either in this packet or handed
out to you at this meeting or the Study Session meeting,
there have been 40 emailed responses about this, this
request, primarily those are in opposition. And then
staff did also receive 10 phone calls, or phone calls
from 10 individuals -- they received multiples from a
few -- that were also in opposition to this item.
I believe, that covers my presentation. I am
available for any questions that the Planning Commission
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may have.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Great.
Is the applicant here, and do they wish to
speak?
Come on up.
If you'll please state your name for the
record. And you have 15 minutes.
MR. LUPE MEDINA: Thank you. My name is Lupe
Medina.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Go ahead.
MR. LUPE MEDINA: Okay. So what I have to say
is we're trying to do this. And we've been doing this
in different areas. We started at Gandolfo Arena five
years ago. And we're doing like these special events,
Cinco de Mayo, and then Christmas Parade in Sparks.
We've been doing it for quite a bit. And this is just
about keeping and show our culture about team roping and
dancing horses show. And this is more like friends and
family events, that we will now keep doing on our
community. In our town, we do days for fund-raising for
people that really need, they're hurt, they need help.
And that's what this is about.
All the requirements from the City of Sparks, I
am willing to do everything that is in there, sort of
dust control, road maintenance, you know, and
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everything. I have no problem to agree with that.
We're just looking for this to be able to keep our
culture and show the kids and the family what we can do
with the horses.
That's all I have to say. This is not about
business or changing our zone to commercial, like a lot
of people are thinking. This is not that, this is not
that big of events. We're just trying to keep our
family together and show and share our culture and have
fun. Six events a year. We're okay with that, no
problem.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Thank you.
COMMISSIONER FEWINS: Thank you.
COMMISSIONER READ: I have some questions.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay. Mr. Medina, can
you please sit for a moment? Because, I think, the
Commissioners may have some questions.
MR. MEDINA: Okay. Yeah. Sorry about that.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay. As far as the
Commissioners, do we want to ask questions now, or do we
want to wait until after public comment? Would you like
to ask now?
COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: We can have him return
after public comment?
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Yes, of course.
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COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: All right. That's
fine. Thank you. I'll wait.
COMMISSIONER READ: I'll wait till after the
public comment.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Is that acceptable?
Okay.
COMMISSIONER READ: It's fine.
MR. LUPE MEDINA: Thank you.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Just be prepared, you'll
be called back up. Thank you.
MR. LUPE MEDINA: M-hm (affirmative).
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: With that, it is a public
hearing item, and I'm going to open the public hearing.
Madam secretary, requests to speak?
MS. SMITH: Madam Chair, I have a number of
requests here. And then I also have a number of
requests who I want, that and for the Commission I'd
like to put on the record, that are either in opposition
or in favor, just by reading their names.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: That's fine.
MS. SMITH: I have a single submittal in favor
of, and that is from Maria Medina.
The names that I will read now are all in
opposition of this project.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay.
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MS. SMITH: Cecilia Garay. Bill Richards. Bob
Davis. Steve Glotfelty. Leonard Danner. Howard
Danner. Linda Collins-Pringle.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: Here.
MS. SMITH: Joe Granata. Lola Granata.
Dana Rae Phenix. Rob Hoerd. Mindy Stillwell. Barbara
Eastman. Diana Pargeon. Mike Pargeon. Mike Flannagan.
Mindy Flannagan. Myrna Wadsworth. Lorie Price.
Deborah Walker. Nick Panissidi. Kim Grunseth.
And then we have these names that wish to
speak.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay. Thank you.
Okay. So I'm going to call you up. And we
have about 17 requests to speak. So I'll call the first
one to come up. And then I'll call the second one. And
then, if you'll just pick a seat in the front row, so we
can kind of move it along quickly. So first up is Linda
Davis.
MS. LINDA DAVIS: Over here.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay. Great. If you'll
just please state your name and address into the record,
that would be wonderful.
MS. LINDA DAVIS: Linda Davis, 7595 Marie Way,
Sparks, this neighborhood. We have a very peaceful and
quiet and wonderful neighborhood.
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I live four parcels west. So that's on up
Dolores, outside of what normally would have been
notified. But I can tell you, when he held his first
event, I heard music and loud speakers from noon into
the evening. When I went down Dolores, which is our
only way of getting out of our house, I saw many, many,
many cars parked at his property, and I thought they
were having a special birthday, wedding, something,
event, and I thought, wow, wonderful, and had no reason
to complain. The music did go on. It stopped. I was
not in town for his second event.
So I do object to becoming a repetitive noisy
and, arguably, a commercial event, because there will be
food sales, there will be alcohol sales, there will be
stuff going on.
I don't want to see this neighborhood
commercially developed. It might start with these
special events, and then we're going to have some
special businesses. I don't want to see that happen in
this area.
Our infrastructure will not support this kind
of traffic. It is a dirt road. We all have to use it.
The people whose property that dirt road's on are
responsible to take care of it. The county, the city,
nobody helps us maintain this dirt road.
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And there are many venues available for his
type of event in a lot of places.
So I read all of the letters in the package.
And I have to say I was particularly offended by one of
the supportive letters. Dana DePello insinuated that
our opposition to this was driven by some questionable
agenda. I assure you, our agendas are not questionable,
and they are not culturally motivated. We want to
maintain a quiet residential quality of life that we
enjoy. Period.
So keep in mind, tonight, this Planning
Commission is making a purely bureaucratic choice for
our neighborhood, because we have no representation
here. We're only under your influence.
Your decision's not urgent, but it's really,
really important to us. I don't think special use
should be a repetitive infringement on the neighbors'
quality of life.
Thank you.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Thank you.
Midge, and I apologize. It looks like
Bevilacqua. If --
MS. MIDGE BEVILACQUA: Bevilacqua.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay. Yeah. I apologize
if I slaughtered it.
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And then if -- it looks like Yajaira Medina.
MS. YAJAIRA MEDINA: Yeah, here.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay. If you'll come up
and just sit in the front, you can speak after.
MS. MIDGE BEVILACQUA: I brought notes, so.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Perfect. And, again, if
you'll just state your name for the record and your
address.
MS. MIDGE BEVILACQUA: My name is Midge
Bevilacqua.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Thank you.
MS. MIDGE BEVILACQUA: 3755 Amy Road, Reno,
Nevada.
I've been friends with the Medina family, and
neighbors, for going on 11 years. They have moved from
a local area. But when they -- from where I live. I've
found them to be very family-oriented, community-minded.
And they wish to be able to educate all facets of the
community in their horse-related activities.
There were a number of activities very similar
to this in my neighborhood. They invited everybody in
the neighborhood to come and enjoy these activities.
And I understand the music is loud. But I enjoy it.
And once a month, and if they meet all of the
requirements set out, I hope that you would look in
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favor of this request. He is planning on meeting every
requirement. And we lived on dirt roads. I still am on
dirt roads. I understand, living in the neighborhood.
But I am in favor and hope that you look on this
favorably.
Thank you.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Thank you.
And then, if Lupe Medina can come down and sit
in the front. Oh, you -- I'm sorry. You didn't have to
fill out to speak, because you're the applicant. So
we're good.
MS. YAJAIRE MEDINA: Good evening. My name is
Yajaire Medina. I am the assistant for the applicant.
So, pretty much, as Lupe has already covered
the basic things, that these events are not to be
business. I understand that we are going to be selling
beverages, and we also are going to be selling food with
the proper food trucks. But the only expenses, or the
only sales that will be going to us would be from the
drinks. But they will not be staying with us. Those
will be to cover the expenses that we have already
previously spent with trying to get this application
done and, also, with any other expenses that will be for
the future, as in getting the further events. Because
to be able to have these events, they are expensive.
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It's not just everything that we have already there is
provided.
He didn't really clarify much of, for some of
these events, we will base it off of monthly theme. For
an example, Cinco de Mayo is this weekend. So if we
were to be doing it in May, it would be to celebrate
Cinco de Mayo. If we do one in June, it could be also
for a specific event or theme.
Or if someone that we know, a family member,
friends, they need help for anything, as in medical,
just money-wise, financially that they need help, we
will do a fund-raiser. The event will be a fund-raiser
to help out families. It's what we've done in the past
with other areas, not in our home, but in different
areas in Reno, Sparks. We've gone out to Fallon,
Winnemucca, all areas. We will fund-raise to help
families and the theme of having our dancing horses and
the team roping.
With the whole traffic and having a lot of cars
coming, yes, we understand there will be many cars.
But, like we mentioned before, it is, will be a
family-orientated event. We have a large family
ourselves. And our friends also have families. So we
will have more than the normal gathering, which is why
we decided to file for the special use permit and now
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considered a conditional use.
I think, that's all I have to say. Thank you.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Thank you.
It looks like -- and I apologize if I
slaughter. So please correct me. It's "Rubikel" Nunez.
MS. RUBICELI NUNEZ: Rubiceli.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay. If you'll please
come up.
And then Veronica Cortes, if you can sit up
front, please, for the next.
MS. RUBICELI NUNEZ: Hello. My name's
Rubiceli, and -- Rubiceli Nunez. I live in 1450 Rosy
Finch Drive in the Spanish Springs area. I'm nearby.
And I am in favor of this. The reason why,
I've known this family since I was a baby. And all I
know is we're all about a family. I have three kids. I
have a three-year-old baby girl that all she's about is
about horses. She can't wait for the weekend to come
over and just be in the horses.
It's an event that's family. It's friends.
And I see it safe, where other than, you know, youths or
young people just going out partying and being in
danger, I see a friend environment where my kids can
come over and I know they're going to be safe, where
they're going to be, you know, other than just cell
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phones or, you know, just having fun with horses,
learning our culture, learning more about Mother Nature
where you get to enjoy the horses and get to know other
stuff than just being home or being out partying now.
So I'm in favor of that. I do understand that
there is noise. I do understand that it could be a
little maybe messy. But I mean, as family, that I know
this family, they do control that very well. They keep
in mind of -- they control it where we can pick up the
garbage, pick up anything, and there's no mess. I've
known them for so long, that I know that. If they
comment, they'll do whatever it takes for them to keep
it up, they will do it.
So my -- the reason why I'm also, you know,
looking forward to this is because my kids are also into
it. And I enjoy it. We enjoy everything, that it's
just, you know, getting from just being at home and
where you don't other than communicate with your kids, I
see that as an activity where you can go and be with the
family and enjoy, you know, other than just being on
your phone in that little world. And, I think, it's
fine where you can enjoy other than, you know, outside
and Mother Nature and enjoy horses and learn more about
horses and animals, you know.
And that's all I got to say.
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CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Thank you.
Veronica.
And then Yisey Medina, if you can come sit up
front, please.
MS. VERONICA CORTES: Can I get the overhead,
please? Thank you.
Good afternoon. Good evening. My name is
Veronica Cortes. I'm actually out of Sun Valley,
280 Mineral. Graduated Reed High School. So I love
Sparks.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: Great.
MS. VERONICA CORTES: Thank you. Thank you.
I'm here actually -- thank you -- representing,
helping out Mr. Medina. The reason I'm here is because
I've worked with Lupe Medina for many years.
And I have a letter here from the Mayor of
Sparks dated in 2012, when we actually started the
rodeos up -- sorry -- in Gandolfo Arena. So that's from
him. He is in total support of us. Mr. Gandolfo was
also in support of these type of events. Because they
are so community-oriented. Like he said, we're in the
Hometown Christmas Parade. we're in the Reno Rodeo
Parade. We do the Nevada Day down in Carson City.
We need a place where we can work our
traditions, work our horses. In regards to other arenas
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in the area, we've already been denied this year at the
Gandolfo Arena to do these type of events. We've also
been denied in the Hidden Valley Arena. We're looking
at the Ironwood Arena right now, not with Lupe Medina,
but with another organization.
So here's another letter from a racetrack
that's actually out in Spanish Springs. And we actually
helped them, I personally helped them go through the
whole process of getting their special events permit
through the county.
So I can verify, through the events that I've
done with Lupe, that he is very compliant on anything
that's required from the county or the state or the
city.
And I can guarantee that the purpose of these
events are to keep our traditions going. And like I
said, I was born and raised here. My dad's Hispanic.
So I love the dancing horses. I own one myself. I sing
on horseback. And if it wasn't for the opportunities
that Lupe gave me to practice and actually work these
traditions, it would be a dying art.
So when you see us in the parades or, you know,
out doing it, you know, we need these type of places
that we can, because there really is no other places.
That's all I can say is he's always been
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compliant with the county. And I've pushed some papers
for him. So that's what I do. I've known his family.
I've seen his girls grow up, you know. I've never had
any incidences or problems with them.
Like I said, they just try to be compliant so
that we can finish our, you know, continue our
traditions and cultures. I have a two-year-old, rides
bareback right now. So it's a nice place that we can
just go and take our families to.
So, thank you.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Thank you.
And then, if Nancy Danner can come sit down
front, please.
MS. YISEY MEDINA: Hi. My name is Yisey
Medina. I am the daughter of Lupe Medina.
I'm just going to talk a little about my
personal experience with these events. To me, it is,
it's my father's dream, seeing him grow up with horses.
And I grew up with horses. I remember when I was seven
is when I started to ask him for one, and he made this
one.
Throughout growing up, I would ride horses as a
cowgirl. And I enjoyed it and whatnot. But what I
really wanted to do was be a charra. And that's what
most of these, most of the people that come to our
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events are charros and charra.
So seeing my dad do these, what we call in our
Hispanic culture "accorralado" is mostly for our
charros. Which I appreciate so much, because since I
was little, I always wanted to wear my big dress with my
big sombrero.
These events, I'm everywhere. I am walking
around. I'm hanging out with my family, hanging out
with my friends. Probably 10, 20 faces that I've never
seen before. But other than that, all the people that
come to my house and are at these events, whether it's
at my house, in Fernley, in Winnemucca, we have seen
growing up. It's not no one who we don't know. And if
it is someone we don't know, it's a friend of a friend,
but we know the person who brought them there.
So these events, to me, aren't just something
that is you're going to see random faces. It's always
family. Always family. It's always friends. I see the
same people. I see the people who have seen me grow up,
see the people who appreciate what I do for them. And I
see the people who tell me, wow, you've gotten so far
into your horse riding, people who compliment me and my
sisters for what we do in this culture.
Being a charra, to me, is so much. So I want
to continue it. I want to continue, and I want to
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show -- I have a little sister who's 12. I want to show
her that she can earn her dress, too. I can show, I
want to show all the kids that we grow up with that they
can earn their sombrero, they can own their boots, they
can wear them without just fashion, but actually in the
culture.
It's, to us, these events and the stuff we do
here is a prize. If we are, if we all have the
opportunity to be involved in it, it's a prize to us.
It's not just to show, oh, look, I'm so cool. No, it's,
I am part of this, I am, this is growing in my heart.
So I am totally for my father, not just because
he's my father. There's a lot of things I turn my back
on him for. But because I've seen. I grew up in this.
I grew up in this. And this has opened so many doors
for me. This has opened so many doors for me. And I
love what I do. I love what I do. And I love how it's
made my heart grow so I'm not just -- it's made me, in
my personal like growing up, it made me a better person,
and I want to help all these kids have their opportunity
and their spot in our culture, also.
Thank you.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Thank you.
Okay. Nancy Danner.
And then Cherie Danner, if you want to come up.
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MS. NANCY DANNER: I have a petition here. I
don't know if you want that, or.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: You can give it to the
recording secretary. Thank you.
MS. NANCY DANNER: My name is Nancy Danner. I
live at 7790 Dolores Drive.
And I've picked a couple of things out of the
staff report that I'd like to address. On the
Conditions of Approval, 4, 7 and 8, I'm wondering who is
going to enforce all of these things that you've listed
that he has to be in compliance with, and making sure
that everything is watered during the event, that the
sound is where it's supposed to be, and the noise be on
cooperation. Who within the county is going monitor
that on any given weekend?
I'm also wondering about the Finding Number C3
where he states that the majority of the improvements
have already been made. And I'm wondering why
Mr. Medina would make those improvements without this
being approved even, and if he was in compliance with
(indistinct), obtaining permits for moving all of the
dirt that he moved, the grading permit, whether or not
that was something he did.
And the analysis, on page 4, he says that,
well, this is not a riding stable, which is in the
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sphere of things that the Sparks can do. We have horses
out there and riding horses. So, you know, I like
horses, but I don't have one. And, I think, there are
probably more people that don't own horses out there
than do.
And so my question to you is that there's
probably a lot of people out in our area that have guns,
and so should we maybe have a shooting range out there,
which falls into that category, because we have guns? I
mean we can. You could approve that. You could change
that and say that, hey, it's okay, because a lot of
people have guns.
A lot of people have motorhomes. Should we
have a recreational vehicle park or a campground?
We're a residential area. I mean where do you
draw the line? Where do you, where do you not make it
okay to make this a huge event?
They are charging a fee, I understand. I could
be wrong. They are selling alcohol. So you are giving
them free rein to have people sit out in the hot sun,
drink alcohol, drive cars and trucks, pickups, trailers
with horses, down Dolores, which we maintain. We walk
our dogs. We jog. We ride bikes. Kids out there on
the skateboards. It doesn't just affect the dirt
portion. All the way up, there are kids playing out
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there. There are no sidewalks. So if they drink all
afternoon, his -- according to him, because if they sell
the alcohol, then they won't drink so much.
I just think it's a recipe for disaster, that
you are giving them a license to sell alcohol at a,
quote, family event, and then turning them loose on the
highway, Pyramid Highway and Dolores Drive.
I would urge you to deny this for the
neighborhood. And I wonder how a voice of one or two or
three outweighs the voice of 25 or 30 or 40.
I appreciate your time. I know you've put a
lot of effort in this. And, and we appreciate it. All
of us do. Thank you so much.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Thank you.
Cherie Danner.
And then Wayne Patterson, if you can go ahead
and come up and sit.
MS. CHERIE DANNER: Hello. I'm Cherie Danner,
and I live at 7500 Marie Way.
And pretty much Nancy covered what I wanted to
say. I'll just go over it briefly.
My main objection is the traffic that's going
to be generated and that will go through the Desert
Springs subdivision, which is an old subdivision, has
narrow roads, no sidewalks. Children play on it. They
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ride their bikes, they skateboard, they play ball. And
there's no way to get to this event without going
through the Desert Springs subdivision.
And their proposal said they could have up to
250 people coming and going at all hours of the day on
weekends, and they mentioned holidays, although they
changed that. But that's exactly when children are out
of school and playing on the streets.
So, I think, you need to consider that. And I
would hate for a tragedy to happen. We should maybe
prevent this from being approved in the first place,
before we have that tragedy.
Thank you.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Thank you.
Okay. Wayne Paterson.
And then Jerry Pringle's up next, if you'll sit
up front for me, please.
MR. WAYNE PATERSON: Hi. My name's Wayne
Paterson, and I live at 7325 Patrina Way.
I'm really glad to hear the Medinas are so
interested and have such strong family values. Because,
I think, you're seeing how strong family is out there in
this neighborhood.
We all strict together on these sorts of
things. And we've had a couple other issues come up. I
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hope you'll read all of those emails, and I hope you'll
read my email. Somebody wanted to build a dog kennel
one time.
So we've been down this path before. And I
kind of feel like, after listening to Mr. Crittenden,
it's like a bunch of bastard children, because we keep
getting passed back and forth to all these different
governing bodies. And everything falls through the
cracks. And one of the big cracks that I see in this
whole thing, besides all the problems with the road, the
noise, I'm a half mile away, and I could hear the music
on my patio last year.
Who's going to, who's going to police all this
stuff? And what it's going to come down to is it's
going to be us, the neighbors. They're going to have to
complain. Because, as far as I know, there's not going
to be anyone monitoring this. And it's going to be left
up to us to go ahead and make a phone call to the Washoe
County Sheriff's Department.
And so here we're going to already -- I was a
little bit disappointed in a couple of emails I read.
Because we're already creating hate and discontent for
no good reason. This, to me, looks like a commercial
enterprise that has no business in a residential
neighborhood.
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I lived just a few blocks down the way here on
Maureen Drive in Sparks. And I moved out there to get
to exactly what all of us did, that quiet serenity, that
I don't have to deal with all the things like I
understood were in the neighborhood where I lived on
Maureen Drive. You had Sparks Boulevard, Reed High
School, the ball diamonds. You have all those things
right there. And I understood that when I bought down
there.
And when I moved out there and built that house
in 1997, I understood that everyone else was going to be
plodding along about the same way I am, just doing a
nice, having a nice quiet life, live and let live, and
not be making a big production about all of this,
whatever's going on.
But he's bringing 250 people in that
neighborhood and tearing up that road. Which I'm one of
the guys that winds up on a backhoe down there, fighting
fixing the damn thing, like we did last winter on the
culvert.
So there are just too many things that are
going on that are going to create too much turmoil in
the neighborhood for this whole thing. So I hope you'll
disapprove this.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Thank you.
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Okay. Mr. Pringle.
And then Cheryll Glotfelty. And I probably
butchered it. I apologize. If you'll just come up
front for me. Thank you.
Go right ahead.
MR. JERRY PRINGLE: All right. My name is
Jerry Pringle. I live at 5380 Peralta Way. And thank
all of you for hearing me tonight.
I've got some real concerns. I'm a 100 percent
disabled veteran. And I have to go down Dolores. And I
like to take my wheelchair down and pick up my mail, at
least pick up my mail.
And last year, last summer, when they had these
parties -- they're campouts, as far as I'm concerned --
they come up and down that street. And there's no
sidewalks on that street. Has anybody thought to look
in to see if the Americans With Disabilities Act is
going to require sidewalks down that street?
Kids go up and down. They ride their bikes.
People just walking are in danger, a little danger now.
But most people that pass there live in the
neighborhood. They know. They go by. They give you a
little honk that they're passing you. You wave.
Everything's good.
But last summer -- and I don't care what they
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get up here and say -- they were zooming up and down
that road like -- I was, I was afraid. I didn't go down
that Saturday and get my mail. And I have to get my
mail almost every day, because I have medications coming
from the Department of Veterans Affairs. And I couldn't
go down that day. And I can see it happening every day.
When they had those parties before, I could
hear mariachi music at 3:00 o'clock in the morning.
Now, I like mariachi music. I also like country and
western music. But I don't like either one of them at
3:00 o'clock in the morning. And they come on then.
This happened before. What's going to keep them from
doing that again?
This is -- just got to be so concerned about
this that I -- I don't know what else to say. Please,
please, do not pass this.
Thank you for hearing me.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Thank you.
Okay. And if -- is Jeff Ghiglia. And I
apologize. You guys all have difficult names tonight.
So if you'll go ahead and come on up and sit up front.
And you can correct me when you come to sit down,
please.
MS. CHERYLL GLOTFELTY: Hi. Thank you for
being here. My name is Cheryll Glotfelty. I live at
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7535 Starhill. So we are immediately to the east of the
property.
And I wrote a letter of opposition with many
points that I don't have time to reiterate, so I just
assume that you read that. Thank you very much. I also
want to thank Mr. Crittenden, who really was a very good
listener and, I think, did incorporate a lot of
neighbors' concerns in the conditional uses. However, I
continue to just feel it should be declined.
I also really like our neighbors. Thank you.
I'd really like to know the Medinas better. And I
really respect what they're doing, and I agree that
these are family things. I just don't think that this
event belongs in this place. The applicant has a
40-acre parcel in Palomino Valley that seems entirely
more suitable for this type of event.
And I just now want to raise two concerns. I
went to the business address listed in the application.
It is Vaqueros Night Club. So I have to think, I wonder
who's selling alcohol. I have to think, is this -- they
say it's not for profit. Is there any way that this is
ever going to be checked? I'm also really uncomfortable
with the fact that alcohol is going to be sold to 250
people right next to my house.
I have to say, though, that my primary concern
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is noise. And I want to use a minute of my time to just
play you...
(The speaker played some audio for a minute.)
Okay. I'll stop it before a minute. So you
kind of wanted it to be turned off. Well, imagine that
sort of 12 hours a day. And this has gone on two days
in a row, not just one day, because they play it during
the setup, in addition to the event itself. I don't see
how it can be kept to 65 decibels. 65 decibels is
great. This is not a 65-decibel event. There's two
drums, two saxophones. This is what we're hearing. It
is deafening.
We received no notification of the first time
they had one of these events. It was a day that we
invited over a new friend to our house. We could hardly
have a conversation with her.
It is just really threatening actually, just
that noise is so threatening to me. And if they keep it
to 65, you know, great. But, I think, it just conflicts
with the very point of the event, which is very
celebratory.
So I would just urge you to encourage the
applicant to hold this event at another place. Thank
you.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Thank you.
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Violet Richards, go ahead and sit up front,
please.
MR. JEFF GHIGLIA: Jeff Ghiglia ("Gil-yah").
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Thank you.
MR. JEFF GHIGLIA: 7390 Patrina Way.
I'm actually three parcels down, if you look at
that, from where they're at. And we were home last year
when, I think it was Father's Day, they had their first
event. And like she just played, that was my backyard.
And I'm three parcels down. So the noise, and it went
on and on. Went in the house, still heard it. Very,
very loud.
The dust, that is uncontrollable up there.
Whether they run a water truck or not, they're not
grading it, it gets washboard, they speed up and down
the road. I've seen it, witnessed it. I'm highly
against it, as my other neighbors have spoke. Which I
thought they all did a wonderful job. Everything that
they've said I want to give out even more to it, that
we're very much against this.
Thank you.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Thank you.
And then Dan Price, if you can sit up front for
me, please. Oh, you're already up front. Perfect.
MS. VIOLET RICHARDS: Violet Richards,
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5245 Dolores Drive.
Everybody has kind of recapped what I wanted to
say. And I want the council to know that we have no
issue with the cultural part of it. It's just that we
Don want don't want it in our neighborhood.
Dolores Drive is very narrow. On the weekends,
if this goes on, the music goes very late. We can all
hear it. But the biggest safety concern I have is that
these people are drinking already. They want to sell
booze there. I cannot ride my horse up that road for
fear of not being taken out. Or hike my dog. Or let,
you know, anything off of my gated property.
Gandolfo Arena, I understand that they can't
use that. That happens to be my uncle Joe Gandolfo.
And I think that this should happen for them.
It just shouldn't happen in our neighborhood. It
shouldn't happen a quarter of a mile away from my house.
The bugs, the dust, the noise, it is miserable when it
happens.
They're saying two to two hundred fifty people.
But according to what I think, and you can correct me if
I'm wrong, they can have as many people as they want
there with this use permit. They could double that.
They could have 500. They could have 750. The amount
of dust and the way that it tears up our road is
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horrible.
And I just hope that you deny this permit use.
We all live out there for peace and quiet, and that's
the way we want to keep it. We don't -- this seems
commercial to us.
Thank you.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Thank you.
Dan Price.
And then Dan Flanagan, if you can go ahead and
move up front for me. Oh, you're up front. Perfect.
Thank you.
MR. DAN PRICE: Hi. My name's Dan Price. I
live at 15 Mac Road.
And we're probably about the furthest away
from, you know, where this event is being done. And
it's like it's right next-door, it's so loud. I mean,
and 12 hours a day, and nonstop, I mean over and over
and over. It just drives you nuts.
And I really have an issue with serving alcohol
all day long and, like everybody's been saying, driving
through the residential area to get to this event and to
leave at the end of the day. It just doesn't make sense
to me.
We've got horses. Love rodeos. We go to them
all the time. But I mean this isn't the area for it,
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you know. This is residential. You know, it's quiet.
You know, you don't need this type of event there.
You know, they said that, you know, they're
going to follow all the rules and stuff. But,
obviously, they haven't, because 65 decibels, you heard
everybody snicker when, you know, that was one of the
conditions. And, obviously, that didn't happen. I mean
you couldn't even talk, you know, being outside, like a
few people have said.
So, and for that reason, I'm against it. I
just, I don't think it's safe, you know, as far as
driving in and out in the morning. You know, they're
leaving it late at night. You know, there's no, no
enforcement. You know, you haven't seen a cop, you
know, down the street when they're leaving and
everything. So nobody's monitoring it, like everybody's
been saying.
So I'm against it. So, thanks.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Thank you.
Dan Flanagan.
And then, I think -- "Jank" Grunseth.
MR. JARL GRUNSETH: Jarl.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Thank you. Way off. I
apologize.
MR. JARL GRUNSETH: I'll work with you. Tough
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names.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Yeah. I was tested.
Thank you.
MR. DAN FLANAGAN: Commissions members, Madam
Chairman, council, thank you for being here tonight.
I'll try not to reiterate, obviously, some of the items
that have been hammered into the ground already. And
I'll just agree with their interpretations of the noise.
My name's Dan Flanagan. I live at 7779. I am
directly adjacent to the applicant's property.
I've lived within a mile of this particular
subject property for 39 years. I've seen a lot happen
out there from day one, involved. I was on the original
subcommittees with the development for Washoe County.
And I'm quite versed on the impact of many items that
have come along in the years. When we started out
there, we had more gravel pits than we did schools and
markets.
So that is a very interesting issue of NRS
278.02788, is the succession of the Sphere of Influence
of City of Sparks. The title officials and the other
officials of the divisions that I have talked to
regarding this, the best word I could come up with on
this is called conundrum, when the City of Sparks
applies these approvals. And it's required in Washoe
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County. And there's, obviously, a conflict between the
master plans, the rules and conditions. The codes that
enforced in the county are similar to the -- of course,
with the City of Sparks. And I'm sure you folks are
aware of all that, that that's occurring.
And I urge everybody in here and, obviously,
the Commission members that, when we got planning
revisions are coming up in spring of next year. So
please get involved with that. That will eliminate some
of these issues that are happening.
We've addressed the staff report, the staff
reports and the errors in the staff report. The one
thing the staff report didn't address was the excessive
use of the ATVs and motorcycles that's been on the
property. They seem to be dominating the roads off and
on the property. And I have talked with the applicant
about that with really not a satisfactory response.
Mr. Crittenden mentioned the county ordinance
under a -- it's a zoning requirement of A-40. That's a
40-acre minimal, minimum requirement. Which means this
application, if they have a minimum to apply for a major
recreational facility, it has to be on a 40-acre parcel.
It is an A-40 zoning, and the applicant's property is
only 10.65.
So I am curious of why the applicant was
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allowed to submit the application to begin with.
And along with that, if that is the case, under
the section -- it's under section 20 02 0030, and it's
all the way through 20 02 013. And there's numerous
conditions saying regulations in those provisions that
required height size, distance and setbacks. Already
the subject property's in violation of setback
requirements.
So I'm in opposition to this project. And I
respectfully request you deny it. And thank you for
your time.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Thank you.
MR. DAN FLANAGAN: Thank you.
MR. JARL GRUNSETH: Good evening.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Good evening.
MR. JARL GRUNSETH: I guess, I'm the last one
tonight, huh? I'll make it short.
You've heard a lot from the neighbors about all
the concerns. A lot of these neighbors -- I'm only two
years to the area. There's a few of us that have only
lived here a couple years. But I'd say over 90 percent
of the people that live there have lived there 20 years.
They know the area. They've seen the development that
hasn't gotten there. So they have to take care of it
themselves.
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And I totally respect what Lupe's doing. I
don't think anybody in here is disrespecting what he
wants to do. I think, the main issue is just the
location is not in the proper place. That's it. It's
not -- it doesn't belong in a residential area. Even
they we have 10-acre parcels, it's residential. It's
quiet. Okay.
We all take care of our property. We take care
of the roads. And you heard at all the concerns about
the traffic. Across the street from where I live -- I
forgot to give my address.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Yes.
MR. JARL GRUNSETH: 7600 Marie Way.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Thank you. And if you
could also put your name, that would be good.
MR. JARL GRUNSETH: Jarl Grunseth.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Thank you.
MR. JARL GRUNSETH: I live across the street
from the BLM land. And Dolores is the only road to that
land. Motorcycles, four-wheelers, horses, you name it.
And that is 24 hours a day. They're up there in the
middle of the night. And they speed past my house to
and fro. and that concerns all the neighbors, because
Dolores is the only road into that whole development.
All these people live off one road.
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Okay. So we got to look at the big picture.
And we got to look at how long these people have lived
there. And they've seen a lot of bad things happen
because of the speed, the kids, the road, the
four-wheelers, motorcycles, all that stuff. But that's
another world.
But all I'm saying is we respect everything
that's going on here in this room, everybody's say, what
the Medinas are trying to do. But this just is not the
right location for that type of thing.
Thank you.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Thank you.
All right. That's my last request to speak.
Is there anybody that did not sign up that would like to
come up and speak?
You can, sir. And then if you'll just fill out
a comment card when you're done.
MR. BILL RICHARDS: Thank you. Excuse me for
being so slow.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Oh, no worries. And if
you'll just please state your name and address for the
record.
MR. BILL RICHARDS: My name is Bill Richards,
5245 Dolores Drive. I've been there since 1982.
And in rebuttal to what was mentioned about
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(indistinct) Geno Martini approving that Mexican rodeo
at Gandolfo Arena, Cowboy Joe Gandolfo and I got
together, and we made a recommendation to the Mayor at
that time that they do not rope horses in the arena,
they have a medical unit on the scene.
Every rodeo I've been to. And I've been up
there since the start of the Gandolfo, with junior high
school and Gymkhana rodeo. And I just think that's not,
not the right place for that. And then, I think, if
they do have it, it should be required to have a medical
and peace officer on the scene.
Thank you.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Thank you. If we can get
you to fill out a comment card, that would be great.
Yes, ma'am.
MS. DEBORAH WALKER: Speak?
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Yes, please. If you'll
just state your name and your address. And then, when
you're done, please fill out a comment card.
MS. DEBORAH WALKER: My name's Deborah Walker,
7765 Marie Way.
So I own the parcel at the end of Dolores,
which is a 20-acre parcel, as opposed to all the other
parcels in that area are 10-acre parcels.
So four months ago, I came and met with the
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City of Sparks to ask if I could have that parcel
subdivided into a 10-acre -- two 10-acre parcels,
because everything out there is 10 or 11 acres. And I
was told that for me to be able to do that, I would have
to improve the road. So I would have to pave the road
to be able to subdivide my property into the same parcel
size as everybody else out there.
So, of course, it's not feasible for me to pay
a million dollars to subdivide a parcel in half. So
that was shut down immediately. I was told to go, when
they do the regional plan, and speak to -- about that,
about subdividing that parcel. But, immediately, I
would have had to improve the road.
So is this change of use going to require that
road to be paved? Because mine would be.
And as far as the road, we pay. I mean people
say it's our road, we maintain it. We pay to maintain
it. We have some owners up there that own heavy
equipment that, luckily, for our benefit, bring that in,
for the benefit of the neighbors. But the neighbors pay
for base, the neighbors pay for the water truck, and the
people have been providing the labor to do that on their
own. But we're not going to do that when 250 vehicles
are going up that road. It's horrible as it is with
just the neighborhood usage.
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So that's a real huge concern, is the
infrastructure aspect.
Thank you.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Thank you. If you'll
fill out a card.
MS. DEBORAH WALKER: Okay. I did fill one out.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Oh, you did?
MS. DEBORAH WALKER: It said not speak.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Oh, okay. That's fine.
Perfect.
Anybody else?
Yes, sir. Yes, can you come up and speak. If
you'll state your name and your address and then fill
out a card.
If you'll go ahead and come down, you can go
next.
MR. ROB HOOPER: I didn't want to speak, and
then I changed my mind.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay. That's fine.
MR. ROB HOOPER: My name's rob Hooper, and I
live at 5050 Dolores Drive. Which the front of our
property, or my family's property is from Starhill to
Patrina. So all this passes in front.
It's a wreck. There was a black Chevy pickup
that went completely sideways all the way down that
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road.
I didn't want to get up here with these,
because I was just afraid I'd lose my mind.
This is not -- there's no safety here. We
called the law last year. The law didn't show up,
because they were on other calls. I've spoken to law
enforcement. There's one or two officers out there to
patrol that whole area.
There's a serious issue here. Do I think these
people should be able to have one of these, maybe a
year, take place? I honestly do. But one every month,
no way. The rest of us aren't asking for things like
that. I own a trucking company. I wanted to put a
couple trucks there. I couldn't. When I was told no by
Washoe County, I left. The trucks went to another
location.
I follow the laws. I don't try to change
things so my neighbors are mad at me. I don't have 40
people against me. I'm trying to follow what people
have put out there where they want to live, and respect
the neighbors.
Thank you. And I oppose it.
MR. DUANE CODER: My name is Duane Coder. I
live at 7575 Patrina Way, pretty much right across the
road from where the parcel is currently located. I can
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look right down into it from my porch.
I was there for the last, or the last two
events of the year. And, yes, there was music playing.
Maybe because I've grown up and enjoyed and appreciated
the culture involved that created the music, it didn't
bother me at all. It wasn't as loud as portrayed by the
lady who played the music on her cell phone. And, quite
honestly, I'm not sure how that can give you perspective
as to how loud the event was. I can play loud music on
my phone at full volume. I can play loud music on my
phone at low volume. I don't really feel that
accurately portrays the volume level of what was going
on out there.
Additionally, maybe because I'm pretty tolerant
about noise or whatnot, it does not bother me that they
want to play loud music during the day. If they played
loud music at night, I'm going to have a problem with
that. But seeings how these events are pretty much set
up to be finished by sundown, that doesn't bother me.
Dust and flies don't bother me. If dust and
flies bothered me, I wouldn't have moved out to the
country on a dirt road.
I do understand the concerns about traffic.
The road does get pretty beat up already. But if, if
they're willing to fulfill their requirements and to
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contribute to the maintenance of that road, I don't have
a problem with it.
I understand there's children out playing down
on the properties that are further down towards, say,
the paved part road and everything. I don't see why
that should be a deterrent, just as much as any other
traffic that would be getting out there for the
residents. Yes, there's going to be an increase in
traffic. Yes, the people driving need to be vigilant of
what's out there, just as much as the parents of those
children need to be vigilant that there's going to be
increased traffic on those six days out of the year.
I think, that's basically everything. I'm very
happy that they want to have this, this cultural
gathering six times a year. Six times a year. I would
be no more bothered than if people on six different
properties around me had a large birthday party or event
for their family members or anything like that.
Things, things are changing. And it's still a
nice and quiet place to live. But I'm more than happy
to give up six days a year for a wonderful event,
something that's going to provide alternatives to people
who may get into less than savory habits or
environments. So I support it.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Make sure that you fill
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out a -- perfect. Thank you.
Okay. Are we done?
If you'll please state your name and your
address, and then fill out a card after you're done,
please.
MR. ROC COLE: Hi. My name's Roc Cole. I live
at 7410 Marie Way.
I wasn't going to talk, because I've been at
these meetings, and, quite frankly, I think, usually the
wheel's been greased and it's just a formality to let us
even speak. Lately, I was at one, and you allowed 1,800
homes to be built up on the ridge right above our house,
that we were promised was a protected ridge when we
bought General Rural in Washoe County. And with the
swipe of a pen now, it's City of Sparks.
I guess, my question to you would be, if all of
a sudden you guys found out you had an arena moved in
right next to your home, and you were going to be
hearing and smelling and seeing the dust, would you guys
be for that? Put yourself in our situation. We've been
getting some stuff crammed down our throat lately.
Except for you, Scott, you're the only one that
opposed that project. I thank you for that.
It's not the place to have this. Last year --
I sleep with my windows open. Last year, at 3:00 a.m.,
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I had to close my windows because of the music. And I
am probably a half a mile away.
So I don't care what this last guy said. It's
loud. And it's ridiculous. And if you lived right next
to it, like some of these poor people do... These guys
can't even watch TV without turning it way up. It's
ridiculous. Put yourself in their situation. It's
just, it's not fair, I guess. It's not fair. That's
the bottom line.
Thank you.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Thank you. And if you'll
fill out a comment card, please.
Okay. Yes, please.
MS. DIANE PARGEON: I'd like to come up because
of a comment that was made earlier.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: If you'll just --
MS. DIANE PARGEON: My name is Diane Pargeon,
and I'm at 5675 Dolores Drive.
I am in the first block of Dolores. And
everybody wants to say it doesn't impact the paved area.
It impacts the paved area. It is a main artery. Not
only do people have to come up Dolores to -- because
there is a median. So they have to come up Dolores, do
a U-turn, go back down Dolores to go into town from the
residential areas that are on this other side, by the
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library.
So we get impacted by a lot of traffic in that
intersection of Pyramid and Dolores. So for them to say
that we do not get impacted in the paved area, we do get
impacted by it. We get a lot of traffic.
It's very fast up and down that street. And
then there's no sidewalks. I'm fearful of taking my
granddaughter for a walk, because the cars are speeding
up and down that thing. And in the evening, the sun's
right in your eyes.
So I just wanted to say, it does impact the
paved area, also.
Thank you.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Thank you. If you'll
fill out a comment card.
Okay. With that...
Okay. If you'll state your name and your
address, and then, also, fill out a card. And if you
can come down to the front. Thank you.
MS. CARMELITA HOLTON: My name is Carmelita
Holton. I live at 5645 Dolores, three doors down from
Diane.
My husband and I stood outside all afternoon
during the last event and going like this to people
speeding up the street with their trailers. And most of
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the time we got flipped off.
It's not the place. It's not the place. We
have enough traffic. We have enough. I guess, we're
going to have to wait till somebody else gets killed
going up that street. And we know that a couple people
have gotten killed at the -- where it is unpaved, from
going too fast.
And we're against it. It does impact the whole
area. You wouldn't want it in your backyard.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: If you'll please fill out
a card, comment card for us. Thank you.
MS. DANA DEPELLO: Dana DePello, 7895 Patrina
Way.
My husband and I, we live about a thousand feet
away. The music did not go till 3:00 in the morning.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: Speak up.
MS. DANA DEPELLO: The music did not go till
3:00 in the morning. The music probably went till about
11:30, basically done at that point.
And there's a lot of horses around that area.
I have several horses. My neighbors to the east of me
have horses. There's a lot. There's two stables that I
know of that are right off Dolores. One is called
Jackass Ranch actually. And there's a lot of horse
trailers that go in and out all the time, a lot of
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horses that ride up and down the road.
It didn't bother us at all. I'm able to eat
outside on my deck. I don't have a problem with flies.
We enjoyed it when they invited us over. We've
been there.
What I would say is I think that you should
visit the property. That's what I think you guys should
do. I think, you should visit the property, drive up
it, drive up Dolores, and look at it yourself, instead
of going by what -- we can do this all day. I think,
you guys should take a drive up there and look at it for
yourself. Then you know. Then you could make a good
decision, the right decision at that point.
I am for it. Thank you.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Thank you. If you'll
fill out a comment card.
MS. MINDY STILWELL: My name's Mindy Stillwell,
6950 Dolores Drive.
I do have a stable. It's private. Only I have
horses there. I have a donkey there.
I am impacted by everything everybody has said
tonight. The traffic is bad. I'm scared to ride on the
road. I'm scared to walk my dogs down there.
Everything in our neighborhood is quiet, rural,
peaceful, gorgeous. Not on an event night. I can sit
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on my porch and hear that music 24-seven. We all can.
Bill and Bob live right across the street from me. It's
very private. It's very rural. It's very residential.
We love our homes.
We don't need any more increased activity
there. Bad enough that we've got ATVs and all these
extra cars going up that street.
I've lived there 31 years, and this does change
our life out there.
Respectfully, please consider opposing.
Please. Thank you.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Thank you. If you'll
fill out a comment card for us.
MS. MINDY STILLWELL: I had one, but I just
didn't --
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Oh, you just didn't --
okay. All right.
MS. LINDA COLLINS-PRINGLE: It's been a long
evening for you guys. I apologize. My name is Linda
Collins-Pringle. I live at 5380 Peralta, which is 20
acres, or 10 acres off Dolores.
My fear of me driving off Pyramid onto Dolores,
with all the houses that are there back-to-back, is
frightening. You have to go extra slow. I go about 10
miles, because I never know which person is going to
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either start backing up. They have to drive, park in
their driveway in order to live in their house. There's
no parking on the street for them.
And little kids are growing up there. And it
just takes run to run out and get killed. And I have
many grandchildren and great grandchildren. And that
would devastate me.
So I would have -- agree that each of you
should drive down Dolores, all the way up to the end at
Marie, before you make a decision. And that's what I
wanted to say. Because that is dangerous. That first
section coming off Pyramid is a nightmare.
Thank you.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Thank you. Okay. Thank
you.
All right. Anyone else?
Okay. With that, I'm going to close the public
hearing, and I'm going to bring it back to the
Commission for questions. So.
COMMISSIONER READ: He had some.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay. He had some. And
what I'm going to do is I'm going to start with
Commissioner Shabazz. Do you have any? And I'm going
to work down through.
COMMISSIONER SHABAZZ: Yes, Madam Chair. I did
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have a couple questions. It actually was for the
applicant.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay.
COMMISSIONER SHABAZZ: Would the applicant be
able to approach?
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Yes. Applicant, if
you'll please come up.
MR. LUPE MEDINA: Thank you.
COMMISSIONER SHABAZZ: Sir, thank you for being
here today. And I know it sounds like you've got a
tight-knit community. And it can be, this kind of forum
can be a difficult thing. And I know you'll all work
well to keep that neighborhood as tight and make
everyone feel welcome.
I had a couple questions for you, sir. The
first one was when are you planning to do your first
event?
MR. LUPE MEDINA: Well, the original plan was
to start in on May.
COMMISSIONER SHABAZZ: Right.
MR. LUPE MEDINA: And go once a month. So it's
going to be six months down the road so, afterward, so
the last one.
COMMISSIONER SHABAZZ: So at this moment, right
now, you're planning on Cinco de Mayo to be your first
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event?
MR. LUPE MEDINA: It wouldn't matter, on time
for that. We're late. It could be the first one would
be next month.
COMMISSIONER SHABAZZ: Next month. Okay. So.
And you had mentioned that your -- that you had made
many of the improvements already. I see quite a few
things that you have to, that you would have to abide by
as a part of this conditional permit.
MR. LUPE MEDINA: Okay.
COMMISSIONER SHABAZZ: Which is fairly
expensive to comply with. Can you, have you worked out
that, that dollar value as to how you're going to do
those things?
MR. LUPE MEDINA: Well, first of all, I was
waiting for this hearing, and then kind of double-check
all the requirements and see what I have to do to move
it on, get this permit, and then go from there.
COMMISSIONER SHABAZZ: Because I do see here
where you're saying that you will comply 100 percent.
MR. LUPE MEDINA: Yes.
COMMISSIONER SHABAZZ: But you're telling me
that you will comply 100 percent before you know what
all of the things are that you have to do. Is that
correct?
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MR. LUPE MEDINA: Yeah, whatever it takes, I'll
work hard to make it happen, you know. I mean I'm here
to follow what are you guys requirements and do my best
to make it, you know, make it through. So I mean if
there's something that I cannot afford it, then I'll
be -- you know, we'll pretend that wasn't different.
But as of right now, I don't see any problems by, you
know, when you know what your, you know, requirements,
so far.
COMMISSIONER SHABAZZ: And your concessions, is
that simply to defer those costs, or is there any piece
of that, have you worked out that, is there any piece of
those concessions that you're going to be selling that
will go outside the cost of the event?
MR. LUPE MEDINA: I don't know if I get that
one.
COMMISSIONER SHABAZZ: So the money that you
will be charging for alcohol or food.
MR. LUPE MEDINA: Okay.
COMMISSIONER SHABAZZ: Is any of that going to
go to anything else other than the cost of maintaining
or running the event?
MR. LUPE MEDINA: All the sales, all the
incomings will be used for that, yes. Whatever expenses
we can cover with our incomes, that's what we can,
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that's what we use the money for, every single penny,
yeah.
COMMISSIONER SHABAZZ: Madam Chair, that's all
the questions I have.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Thank you.
Commissioner Petersen.
COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: Commissioner Petersen.
Can you tell me how many horses you own?
MR. LUPE MEDINA: How many horses I own, four.
COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: Four?
MR. LUPE MEDINA: Four horses, yes.
COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: And do all four of your
horses compete in these events?
MR. LUPE MEDINA: No. This -- okay. This is
not a competition. This is just a show. So, yeah, I
own four horses, but I --
COMMISSIONER VANDERWELL: But there is roping
involved, is there not?
MR. LUPE MEDINA: Yes. Two of them do.
COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: Your horses do roping
and show?
MR. LUPE MEDINA: Two of them.
COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: Two, two of them?
MR. LUPE MEDINA: Yes.
COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: I understand that you
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put this on in years before.
MR. LUPE MEDINA: Right.
COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: And I've also, from
reading some of these comments, that I find out that
there have been several of your neighbors have attended
these. Do they have horses?
MR. LUPE MEDINA: Yes.
COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: And do they compete in
this?
MR. LUPE MEDINA: They participate, yes.
COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: Oh, yeah. I'm sorry.
You said it's not a competition. That's fine. The
other thing that I have to ask, then, how many other
participants do you expect?
MR. LUPE MEDINA: Participants, we're talking
about, approximately 20 per event.
COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: 20?
MR. LUPE MEDINA: 20 participants, 20, 25,
somewhere in there.
COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: 20. And all of these
participants must carry their horses in; is that not
true?
MR. LUPE MEDINA: That's correct.
COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: The other thing was you
happened to mention, that I saw somewhere in your notes,
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that you will hire the steers.
MR. LUPE MEDINA: We rent the steers, yes.
COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: And they have to be
trucked in; is that not right?
MR. LUPE MEDINA: That's correct.
COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: Thank you, sir. That's
all I have.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Commissioner Petersen,
you're done?
COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: Yes.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay. All right.
Commissioner Read.
COMMISSIONER READ: Yes, thank you. I'd like
to ask a couple of questions about the prior events.
From what the neighbors were saying, there's been two
prior events at this location?
MR. LUPE MEDINA: Last year, yes.
COMMISSIONER READ: None before that at this
location, just the two that were last year?
MR. LUPE MEDINA: That's correct.
COMMISSIONER READ: Okay. And then, prior to
that, were you affiliated with other organizations and
did the event at other locations?
MR. LUPE MEDINA: Yes, we did put out a couple
of events about five years ago at Gandolfo Arena.
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COMMISSIONER READ: All right.
MR. LUPE MEDINA: And we couldn't afford it
anymore, because it was so expensive to conduct for once
and then believe that the Gandolfo Arena has being
listening to Reno Rodeo organization. So we're not
allowed to put out these events out there anymore.
COMMISSIONER READ: So you're saying that the
reason that you are no longer doing the events with
Gandolfo and other associations is because it became too
expensive?
MR. LUPE MEDINA: Well, part of that, yes.
COMMISSIONER READ: What was the other part?
MR. LUPE MEDINA: Yeah. That we understand
that the Gandolfo arena has been listening to Reno Rodeo
organization, and they're already booked up. They
don't, they don't rent the arena anymore to just out,
but any other organizations. That's what I am.
COMMISSIONER READ: Okay. Is your event open
to the public, or is it just people that are invited?
MR. LUPE MEDINA: Okay. So I can say, yes,
this is open to the public; 90 percent, if it's not
more, of the people that come to the events, they go to
the Medina's family events. So that means we know them
all. They know the Medina family for years. And they
know that this is what we do.
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And so it's open to public, but 90 percent of
the spectators and participants, they're family and
close friends that we know, yeah.
COMMISSIONER READ: How many people attended
the prior events?
MR. LUPE MEDINA: The first event, we have
about 75, 85. The last event, it was like a hundred.
COMMISSIONER READ: And where did the people
that attended those events park?
MR. LUPE MEDINA: Inside our property. We have
designated on the south half a parking lot for them.
Every single car is inside the property's fence all the
way around.
COMMISSIONER READ: So nobody parked outside
around the property? What about the horse trailers; are
they --
MR. LUPE MEDINA: They have their own livestock
parking lot inside the property for it. The last event,
it was one horse trailer parking by the street. The
property fence is about 20 or 15 feet from the edge of
the road. So we have that space. And there was one
horse trailer parked in there for 15 minutes. There was
one participant that showed, he was coming from another
event, and then he had no time to get in and out. So
that was for 50 minutes. He got out there, spent 50
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minutes, got back on the trailer, on the truck, and take
off. That was the only one that was parking outside the
property. But he was not parking on the road. Between
the road and the parking, or the property fence, which
is 15-foot.
COMMISSIONER READ: So everybody that attended
the event, except for those two exceptions, parked
inside the property?
MR. LUPE MEDINA: Yes, ma'am.
COMMISSIONER READ: Is this free, or do you
charge admission? I know that you've got costs that
you've got to cover for the event.
MR. LUPE MEDINA: We accept donations at the
entrance.
COMMISSIONER READ: Donations. Okay.
MR. LUPE MEDINA: And they all know what is
that for. And they know it, they understand what our
attendance for these events. And they all know that we
have expenses that we have to cover. And they all know
that they -- yeah, so we accept donations at the end of
it, yes.
COMMISSIONER READ: And how many people will
typically help out? Or do you employ people to help out
at the event, or is it all volunteers and --
MR. LUPE MEDINA: No, we group up, and then
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they're all volunteers. We have security guards that
are licensed, security guards that are working somewhere
else and they're volunteers on our crew. All the
participants are volunteer. Everyone that help us,
taking care of the event, were all volunteers. So.
COMMISSIONER READ: Are you aware of some of
the complaints, such as the loud music and the ATVs
going up and down the road?
MR. LUPE MEDINA: Yes.
COMMISSIONER READ: I mean have you witnessed
the ATVs driving up and down during the event, and the
quads, and I don't remember if somebody said motorcycles
and -- coming up the road really fast? Have you
witnessed that?
MR. LUPE MEDINA: The only traffic that we're
getting on the events is the people that are hauling
their livestock, which is a pickup with two- or
three-horse trailers. They can't, there's no way they
can drive that fast on the dirt road, because they love
their horses, and they want to be safe.
There was only one quad that one of my security
guys was using. And that's my own quad that --
COMMISSIONER READ: Okay.
MR. LUPE MEDINA: -- that we keep on the
property. We don't allow any motorcycles or anything on
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the events whatsoever. So people going up and down on
the events, yes, they are, because we start at noon, and
we end at sunset. So the participants, some of them
start at noon, end at 2:00 o'clock, and then they take
off. And then we got more people come in to participate
from 2:30 to 4:30, and then take off. So they're up and
down from 11:00 a.m. to sunset, you know, at that day
only.
About the music, we -- the event ends at
sunset. Period. There's no loud music. It could be,
last, the last event, we have one of the -- I think, it
was one that they -- or a couple of guys that were
helping us cleaning up, and they turned their own car
radio music. Once the live music was done, and the
amplifier was done, that the system was off, turned off,
and they could listen to that radio when they were
cleaning up. That was the only music that went beyond
sunset on the last event.
COMMISSIONER READ: And then I have one more
question. Thanks for answering the questions.
MR. LUPE MEDINA: Uh-huh (affirmative).
COMMISSIONER READ: When do you typically start
setting up for this event, and how long does it take to
tear down for the events?
MR. LUPE MEDINA: Okay. Setting up, we don't
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have that much of setting up. We only have two tent
houses, like six by six, where we keep our beverage, you
know, cold. That's about the only setup that we have on
the event. Nothing else. We have the food. There is a
food truck that usually drive in and take off. They
take everything with them. So there's no setup.
COMMISSIONER READ: And so when the event ends
at sunset, everybody is gone by then? Are you -- how
long does it take to tear down?
MR. LUPE MEDINA: When the event's over, 90
percent of the participants and the spectators are --
after, after the sunset, 30 minutes after sunset, 90
percent of them are gone. The other 10 percent are the
people who are helping me with, you know, cleaning up
and, you know, making sure all the animals are out of
the property. But then that's just like 45 minutes
after sunset, and then everybody's out of there.
COMMISSIONER READ: Okay. I have to ask one
more question --
MR. LUPE MEDINA: Sure.
COMMISSIONER READ: -- based on what you were
asked, saying. So is there -- if there's people there
after sunset, is there outdoor lighting --
MR. LUPE MEDINA: No.
COMMISSIONER READ: -- set up? None? Okay.
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MR. LUPE MEDINA: No. I'm totally against that
lighting.
COMMISSIONER READ: Okay.
MR. LUPE MEDINA: Because of my horses. And,
yes, I want, I want the property to keep as it is right
now. We don't, no. I'm totally against lighting.
COMMISSIONER READ: Okay.
MR. LUPE MEDINA: A hundred percent.
COMMISSIONER READ: Okay. Thank you for
answering all those questions.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Commissioner Fewins, do
you have any questions?
COMMISSIONER FEWINS: I have just one question.
Thank you for coming, Mr. Medina. What is the fence
that you have on the east side of your property, on the
10 acres, what kind of fence is it, barbed wire?
MR. LUPE MEDINA: What is it?
COMMISSIONER FEWINS: What kind of fence?
MR. LUPE MEDINA: The fence. Oh.
COMMISSIONER FEWINS: The fence on the east
side of your property.
MR. LUPE MEDINA: It's just a two-post with
those wires with no -- with wires.
COMMISSIONER FEWINS: Okay. Thank you.
MR. LUPE MEDINA: Four wires.
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COMMISSIONER FEWINS: Thank you. That's all.
Thank you.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Commissioner Brock, do
you have any questions?
COMMISSIONER BROCK: No, I do not.
Commissioner Read pretty much hit the ones I was going
to, frankly.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay. Commissioner
Carey?
COMMISSIONER CAREY: I don't have any questions
for the applicant. I have a couple questions for staff.
COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: So do I.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay. Perfect. Okay.
If you'll --
COMMISSIONER CAREY: Thank you.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: -- continue to make
yourself available, we appreciate it.
COMMISSIONER CAREY: Thank you, Madam Chair.
This is Commissioner Carey, for the record.
Ian, I had a couple questions, kind in two
primary areas, public safety, and I had some questions
about land use.
As a follow-up to my question at our Study
Session, were you able to find any information about any
citations or response calls from the Sheriff's Office or
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noise complaints from Washoe County?
MR. CRITTENDEN: I was able to get ahold of
Washoe County code enforcement and ask them about any
responses or any complaints associated with events last
year, and they did not have any recorded responses to
that. I was not able to get information from the
sheriff.
COMMISSIONER CAREY: Thank you. I had a
question about our automatic, a new automatic aid
agreement between the City and Truckee Meadows Fire
Protection District. I was curious if the automatic aid
agreement has -- changes any of the conditions of
approval or -- because it's my understanding, the
agreement, it's the closest unit that responds. I
didn't know if that, with Truckee Meadows -- I'll
rephrase my question. Does Truckee Meadows Fire
Protection District still have primary response and
would be in charge of those conditions? Would the City
have any?
MR. CRITTENDEN: The Washoe County, or Truckee
Meadows Fire Protection District would be the primary
responder, primary responsibility. Because they are the
agency that we talked with as we reviewed this proposal.
They do still have -- that is still their primary
response area now, Sparks.
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COMMISSIONER CAREY: And then my last public
safety question was about emergency response and REMSA.
It's my understanding, with other special events that
are issued in other jurisdictions, there's typically a
condition of approval requiring an EMS service to be
on-site. Did you receive any comments from REMSA? I
believe, they have a special events division that
handles large events. I didn't know if that made the
qualifications.
MR. CRITTENDEN: No, we did not receive a
response from REMSA. Although the requirement for them
to have one is a potential possibility that the Planning
Commission could look into.
COMMISSIONER CAREY: Okay.
MR. CRITTENDEN: But, yeah, we did not hear a
response from them.
COMMISSIONER CAREY: And then I'll just get
through my land use questions as fast as I can.
Appreciate the indulgence, Madam Chair.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: No problem.
COMMISSIONER CAREY: So with the exhibit that
was in our staff report for the site, for the property
map, I was curious. And you said that it didn't really
have any meaningful impact on the analysis.
So if we're looking at the property that's to
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the south of what was highlighted, it looks like the
land uses on the site are LLR and Open Space. One of
the findings and discussion that you have in the staff
report is that to the north, previously, the planned
land use was -- gosh, what was it? It was rural
single-family residential.
My question is, is with the property to the
north, if it has an Intermediate Density Residential
land use, is that still considered a rural single-family
land use?
MR. CRITTENDEN: So. Yeah. Oh, I'm sorry
about that. So the map that I had wrong, the wrong
property highlighted, is that I had the property just to
the north of the subject property highlighted. And it
had three districts on it. That's the LDR, the LLR and
the OS. Those are all larger-lotted, low-density
residential zoning districts.
When in the analysis we talk about the land use
in that, that comparison, a lot of times what we're
talking about is the actual use of the land, not
necessarily the master-planned land use. You know, we
kind of addressed that in Finding 1 that the land use is
compliant with the expected use, or the proposed use,
and we're talking and saying that we're really talking
about what's happening on those properties. And those
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properties, it doesn't change the fact that they are
still all single-family on rural, large-lot rural
properties.
There is no IDR directly adjacent to this site.
If there is IDR, it would be up north in Sonoma
Highlands. And this doesn't border that. So.
Does that answer your question?
COMMISSIONER CAREY: It does. Thank you. And
this will be my last land use question. In your
analysis, in the staff's analysis, how does this
proposed conditional use permit advance the land use
plan for this area that the City has, and how does it
meet the Comprehensive Plan policies?
MR. CRITTENDEN: So the two Comprehensive Plan
policies that we felt it helped support were -- let me
look it up here in my notes.
Goal MG2, which talks about adding diversity to
our land use mix and specifically calls out recreational
uses as one of those uses that we're looking to add to
the land use mix, add this as a recreational use, we
felt that it helped support that goal.
And then Policy RC24 talks about supporting
cultural resources. We felt that this was a cultural
resource that would be supported through approval.
COMMISSIONER CAREY: Just a quick follow-up.
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So it's staff's interpretation that cultural resources
are special events?
MR. CRITTENDEN: Not special events, but the
nature of this special event which was specifically
requested was a roping and dancing horse cultural event,
which qualified under the major recreational facility
definition in the code. That's where we made that
association.
COMMISSIONER CAREY: Thank you, staff. Thank
you, Madam Chair.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Commissioner Petersen.
COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: Yeah. Ian, it's been a
long time since I, a few years back, had to travel
Dolores quite often. But it's been a few years back
since I have. Do you happen to know the width of
Dolores?
MR. CRITTENDEN: I don't know the width of
Dolores off the top of my head. Shoot, I was looking at
the parcel map for out there, and there is an easement
described. And I don't know what it is off the top of
my head. I'm sorry.
COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: I somewhat remember it
was a very narrow road.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: That --
MR. MARTINI: Commissioner Petersen, for the
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record, John Martini --
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: The road --
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Excuse me. Can
Mr. Martini speak? Thank you.
MR. MARTINI: Community Services Director.
There's a couple of widths that staff found on Dolores
Drive. So the paved portion in what is the
subdivision's of typical size, I believe, is about 50
feet. And then, as you transition -- and that's the
width of the right-of-way. What's actually paved, in my
opinion, is probably more like about 36 feet. It is a
narrow residential street of a design that was used back
in that time. And I understand the concerns. At that
time, the county didn't require sidewalks. If you go
out there, it is a narrow paved road, with drainage on
either side. It is fairly narrow.
When we researched the land maps that are the
western portion of Dolores -- so this, this area was
created a long time ago by division of land into large
parcels, is what it appears to me, and there have been
many subsequent parcel maps that get us to the parcels
you see today.
What I found of note was the portion,
basically, from where the pavement ends up the dirt
portion appears on the maps as a 60-foot easement that
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was required by court decree. Now, the documents of
that court decree are very old, and they're not online.
Staff was not able to get them. We would have to
request those court documents from the County Recorder.
They'd probably have to be pulled out of archive at this
point. We didn't have time to look into the nature of
whether this is truly a private road, if the court
decree public access, selective access. We don't know
at this point.
COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: I only just
particularly remember it that when I had to take it at
that time, it seemed to me that it would be very
difficult for two horse trailers to pass each other.
But, like I say, it's been two years since I've been up
in there.
And that's all I was requiring, is that if
anybody really knew the width. I do feel for the
handicapped person and not having sidewalks and the
route that he has to take. And I hope in the future
that will be looked into.
But you answered my question very well, John.
I have one more, more of a comment than it is a
question. But I wanted to clear, since at a very early
age -- I was born and raised one-half a block across
from the rodeo grounds, which was then -- where the
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county administration offices are now is all
wall-to-wall, row after row of single horse stalls. I
first learned to ride over there at an early age. And
when I'm driving that -- and I also attended a lot of
events over there at an early age. I even had my horses
over there at an early age.
But there's a whale of a lot of difference
between riding stables and events put on. Because most
of the events that are put on, the stock has to be
trucked in. On riding stables, they are residents of
that area. And, therefore, the riding stables, they
ride their horses out on the trails on around, and so on
and so forth, so on and so forth.
So I just want to make that point clear that I
find that there's a whale of a lot of difference between
riding stables and events, especially steer roper
events, type of events.
So thank you. And I appreciate your putting on
that.
COMMISSIONER SHABAZZ: Madam Chair, I just had
one.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Commissioner Shabazz.
COMMISSIONER SHABAZZ: Thank you very much,
Madam Chair.
I would like you to clarify for us. It was
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brought up in one of the comments. I can't remember the
gentleman that presented it, but he did posit that there
is a 40-acre requirement for these large, this type of a
permit. Can you clarify for us whether that can be done
on a 10-acre lot or if that is indeed a requirement that
there be a 40-acre lot?
MR. CRITTENDEN: So a parcel zoned A-40 is
typically required to be 40 acres. I mean that is part
of the definition of an A-40 lot.
However, when we're talking about older lots,
and, essentially, that's a -- not a new designation, but
its current incarnation is new. We've updated zoning
codes over time, and those designations have changed.
And so we have a lot of lots throughout the City that
have a zoning designation that they don't necessarily
fit.
A good example is SF6 parcels are supposed to
be 6,000-square-foot, and a lot of old neighborhoods you
might have a lot of 5,000-square-foot lots. But that's
a consequence of a lot of different things changing over
the years.
In a case like this, what we would say is that
this parcel is substandard. Any time you have a parcel
that, for whatever reason, was developed legally but
does not meet the current zoning standards, they're
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substandard or a substandard development.
Substandard developments are planned to the
same as any property meeting those standards is, except
that any development or things that have happened there
had to meet the current requirements.
So an example would be, if your house didn't
meet current setbacks, but we can show that you received
a permit to build your house where it is, that house is
fine at that location. You can't increase that
substandard development. You couldn't build closer to
the property line you're already too close to.
If the example of a conditional use permit on a
parcel, conditional uses are permitted uses subject to
conditional use permits. So that use is already allowed
on the parcel subject to review that it can be
conditioned in such a way that it's compatible with
adjacent uses.
So while I understand the concept of, hey, it
doesn't the current zoning, so you can't do anything,
that's not the way we operate. If you don't meet it,
but that lack of meaning makes you just substandard,
doesn't necessarily make you, you know, unable to do
anything on that property.
COMMISSIONER SHABAZZ: So, in essence, we can
say it was grandfathered as --
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MR. CRITTENDEN: Grandfathered is a very loose
and generic term, but, yes, it is grandfathered and able
to operate.
COMMISSIONER SHABAZZ: I'm a simple guy.
MR. CRITTENDEN: But. Yeah.
COMMISSIONER SHABAZZ: Okay.
MS. MCCORMICK: Madam Chair?
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Yes.
MS. MCCORMICK: Alyson McCormick, for the
record.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Yes, thank you.
MS. MCCORMICK: If I could add to that.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Please.
MS. MCCORMICK: This use would also be allowed
in an A-5 zoning district, which would be a 5-acre
minimum lot size by a conditional use permit, so the
exact same process that the Commission is going through
right now.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Thank you.
MS. MCCORMICK: Or, excuse me, I should say a
major recreational facility would be allowed in an A-5
zoning district.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Thank you.
MS. MCCORMICK: By a conditional use permit.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Thank you.
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Do the Commissioners have any other questions?
I have my list now. So, Mr. Medina, if you
could please step back up. Thank you.
Thank you, and I appreciate it.
MR. LUPE MEDINA: Yes.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: The last two events that
you had, when Commissioner Read had asked you, one of
the events you had about 75 people, and the other event
you had about a hundred. Okay. How many horse trailers
did you bring in average for those two events?
MR. LUPE MEDINA: Average. So got like, that
was just like three horses per trailer. And you're
asking about the people. But the average riding in a
car is four people.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay.
MR. LUPE MEDINA: You know, per car, that
appears to those, these events.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay. So did you have 75
cars in addition to the horse trailers, or what's the
estimate of how many cars and horse trailers did you
have at the event that you had 75 people?
MR. LUPE MEDINA: When we had 75 people, I'm
talking about 25 to 30 cars.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay.
MR. LUPE MEDINA: And probably average of 10
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horse trailers.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay. All right. Thank
you. And it's my understanding that Dolores Way, down
where your property is, is on a private road maintenance
agreement. So that means that all of the people that
live in that area, they all put in to make sure that the
road is up to standards where everybody can drive back
and forth on it. Correct?
MR. LUPE MEDINA: That's correct.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay. At the time --
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: Not true.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Please don't interrupt.
Thank you.
So when you did these events, did you check
around with your neighbors, or did you make any -- did
you, because of the fact that the event used it and
probably wrecked up the road, did you make any
concessions to your neighbors to correct any things that
maybe would have damaged the road during those events?
MR. LUPE MEDINA: The last couple events, I
didn't notice any outstanding damage to the road. And
why I'm saying this is because every event, after the
event's over, I personally walk all the way to the paved
road and pick up every piece of trash that is left
there. Even if it is old trash or whatever, I pick
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everything up myself. I have my team that are helping
me do other stuff. But cleaning up the road, I do it
myself so I can double-check that it's done right, done
the right way.
So I noticed no outstanding damage to the road.
However, we've been putting our money to maintain the
road, when we're being asked for it. And I'm willing to
put, from now on, that the impact -- I know, I
understand the impact is going to be more this year than
the last year. Because we're expecting more people.
Because the type of permit that I kind of am forced to
apply for, which is different from the last year, so
we're expecting more, more traffic. And I understand
it's going to be, it is going to be damage to the road.
So from now on, if I have to double up my money
on the maintenance, or triple up my money that I've
already been putting down on the last three years, I'm
willing to do that.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay. And then someone
had spoken that you had applied to do this event at two
other pavilions, and you've been denied?
MR. LUPE MEDINA: No, that's not -- that's --
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay. Where have you
applied to do this, you applied to do this event before
you decided to do the special use permit?
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MR. LUPE MEDINA: I applied to do this event at
Gandolfo Arena about five years ago, and we put down two
events in Gandolfo Arena. And then I applied to do just
a dancing horse show at Vaquero's Night Club parking
lot, and I did get a permit, the special use permit four
times. And we've done the event. So I haven't been
denied, none of my applications for this special use
permit.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay. And I apologize.
It's a conditional use permit. Okay. Have you made any
attempts to try to do this event at other pavilions,
like Ironwood or something like that?
MR. LUPE MEDINA: No.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay. All right. With
that, I have no further questions. Thank you.
MR. LUPE MEDINA: Thank you.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Commissioners, anybody
else have any other questions?
COMMISSIONER FEWINS: Commissioner Fewins, I
do.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Yes.
COMMISSIONER FEWINS: I have some for staff.
If Ian could hop back up here just to get that legwork
out for the night.
Commissioner Fewins. Ian, one of the
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conditions you stated is about the road improvements.
MR. CRITTENDEN: Sure.
COMMISSIONER FEWINS: And other things. Does
the City have any kind of jurisdiction on private
easement road, roads on -- because there is a condition,
and it says on 17 road maintenance and repair, City and
county. But once you get past the -- and I did drive up
and did look at Dolores Lane, did drive around the
property. I think, it was trash day today, because the
trash truck was out in the middle of the road, and I
couldn't get around it.
And so, when it goes to the private road, and
there's a sign that says private road, what
jurisdictions does the City have on a private road?
MR. CRITTENDEN: So we don't have any
jurisdiction on that road per se. But what we do have
is the ability to condition this, this request to
require the applicant to enter into an agreement that
the County and City can then get a copy of, that shows
that they have entered into an agreement of their --
that shows what their share or their burden for road
maintenance and repair is.
So it's not necessarily that we have
jurisdiction over the road, but it is this is our, the
City's permit to grant. We can condition it that they
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show some level of maintenance of that road and there's
an agreement that they agreed upon of what that should
be.
COMMISSIONER FEWINS: Okay. And I did ask the
question of the applicant earlier about the fence on the
west side. Or the east side of the property. Excuse
me. Particularly the wind in the afternoon and blows
from the west to the east. And I know you did put a
stipulation about garbage and different garbage
containers and different things.
Could there be a way to condition the east side
of the property to have more of like a chain link fence
that would keep the refuse inside of the property
instead of blowing down to the neighbors on the east?
MR. CRITTENDEN: Absolutely.
MR. ORNELAS: So, having -- this is Armando
Ornelas, Assistant Community Services Director.
Having had that concern raised at the Study
Session, we have taken the liberty of preparing a
potential condition. I will go ahead and provide that
to you, and then I will read it into the record for your
consideration. It could be modified however you see
fit.
COMMISSIONER FEWINS: Thank you, Armando.
And, Ian, one last question.
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COMMISSIONER FEWINS: On a temporary use permit
that has been granted in the past for this event, the
last two times that it's happened, is there -- when a
temporary use permit is granted, are there noise
decibels requirements on those?
MR. CRITTENDEN: I don't believe that that was
a condition of either of the previous temporary use
permits.
COMMISSIONER FEWINS: Thank you.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Commissioner Petersen.
COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: Commissioner Petersen.
Ian, it's not my fault. You got to blame him for
calling you back.
I have one further follow-up question. It just
dawned on me that we have put a lot of conditions on
this applicant, and some of them would need some kind of
oversight to see that they're fulfilled. We have not
that means, do we?
MR. CRITTENDEN: Can you give me an example of
which one you're talking about?
COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: Well, for instance, we
say the road should be watered so often and graveled in
certain places, and these parking lots. So the event
takes place. Say, it's approved and the event takes
place. How do we police these things and make sure that
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they're done? We don't have that means, do we?
MR. CRITTENDEN: So parts that are things that
we can inspect. As in the requirement for graveling the
parking lot, you know, that's something that we can go
out and inspect and verify that it's done. And then we
could go out intermittently throughout the year to check
that it's being maintained at the level that's required.
As far as dust on the roads, like you said,
that is harder to track. But that is a requirement of
the Washoe County Health District's Air Quality
Management Department to -- they do require that that's
done, and they do have a monitoring protocol to go out
and verify those things are being done.
Unfortunately, most of, you know, these kind of
conditions are a complaint-based thing for monitoring.
Like you said, City staff, any mechanic staff, and both
of us together don't have enough time or manpower to
watch everything. And so we do, we do operate on a
complaint basis. And so if complaint are made that
that's happened, then extra eyes come out to look at it
and verify that things are happening as they ought.
COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: And then there was one
other follow-up I had on the fact that the conditions
that have been placed on there. We are missing one.
Should this application be granted, should we approve
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it, I think that we should have a condition on there
that it is subject to annual review by this Commission.
MR. ORNELAS: So, Commissioner Petersen, this
is Armando Ornelas, Assistant Community Services
Director. Again, that was an issue that was raised at
the Study Session. We have given that some
consideration.
It is outside, I will say that it is outside
the way or the manner or, frankly, the intention of how
a conditional use permit is intended to work in the
sense that it's intended to allow for a use, once
established, to continue, so long as it, the conditions
of approval, are being satisfied.
Which suggests that, you know, in the event
that the conditions of approval were not being
satisfied, then, you know, we would have to go through
the process of revoking the conditional use permit.
We haven't, since we've gone to, you know, made
the transition from special use permit process to
conditional use permit process, added a condition along
those lines. That's not to say it can't be done. But
it would be out of the ordinary certainly and --
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Mr. Ornelas, could you
speak into the mic.
MR. ORNELAS: Sure.
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CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Because the audience
can't hear you. Thank you.
MR. ORNELAS: It would be -- it's, frankly,
inconsistent with the way a conditional use permit is
approved and, you know, is intended to run with the
property as long as the conditions of approval are
satisfied. That's not to say it couldn't be done.
COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: All right. Well, we'll
cross that bridge when it happens. That's all. Thank
you.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Thank you.
Okay. Commissioner Carey.
COMMISSIONER CAREY: Sure. If there's no other
questions from the Commission, I'll throw it out there
for discussion.
I certainly appreciate the work of our staff
and our friends at Washoe County Planning for all their
work in trying to make this project work with conditions
of approval.
This is a very tough project. It's very
confusing, I think, with the whole Sphere of Influence
issue, I think. One issue I personally have -- I'm not
sure how my colleagues on this Commission feel -- but
it's a little weird, and it's uncomfortable to be voting
for, as a Sparks Planning Commissioner, voting for a
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City-issued conditional use permit in the county, and
that would be maintained and monitored by the county.
With that being said, there was a lot of
discussion tonight, a lot of comments. Appreciate the
comments, appreciate the emails and calls. But I view
this as strictly a land use issue.
My understanding of the protocol agreement is
that, you know, that the City, this is an area that the
City has identified that we would grow into. And we
want to have input on the land uses and planned land
uses in that area.
I'm going to have to respectfully disagree with
the staff recommendation and analysis. To me, it's kind
of tough to meet Finding C1. Certainly appreciate --
and that's compatibility with our Comprehensive Plan and
the land uses.
The one that I have issue with is Policy RC24,
and that's to promote the protection of and minimize
potential impacts on cultural resources within the
City's jurisdiction. Cultural resources, as defined by
federal, state, and the Sparks Municipal Code, are
building sites and other tangible areas that are deemed
historic and that meet four specific criteria outlined
by the Secretary of Interior. Cultural resources are
not special events, and they're not cultural
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programming.
So I think that that's an incorrect and not
consistent application of that policy. And I'm not able
to meet Finding C1.
To me, RC24, the intent of that policy is to
protect and enhance our cultural resources within the
City. I fail to see how the proposed project will
advance cultural resources. Because under federal,
state and local law, these are not cultural resources.
I'm also -- you know, items just wrap it up.
But I have some trouble with, also, C1. I don't see how
the conditional use permit is compatible with the
planned land uses and helps meet our goals of the
Comprehensive Plan and the policies we have for this
area.
It's my understanding that this was an area
that we chose to grow into. I feel that this proposed
conditional use permit is incompatible with our land use
plans and our Comprehensive Plan goals. I think, major
recreation goals, especially in residential areas and
within the City and in our Sphere of Influence, need to
be compatible, and they need to advance our
Comprehensive Plan. I don't believe that the proposed
project advances our Comprehensive Plan or our land use
goals.
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CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Thank you, Commissioner
Carey.
Any other Commissioners have any comments?
COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: I have a comment.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Commissioner Petersen.
COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: Since Commissioner
Carey had stole all my thunder. I originally was
discussing this with somebody who cared about this
matter very much. I told her, I said, I don't think
I'll have much to say, because the Commissioners on this
committee with me are very, very sharp people and they
cover all angles.
And it's proved right. But I can't support
this, I must say, because, for exactly what Mr. Carey
said, it is not compatible, in my mind. Any time you
get opposing audience of four to one, it is not a
compatible situation, as far as I'm concerned.
And so I, for that reason, I will not be able
to support this.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Commissioner Read.
COMMISSIONER READ: Yes. Thank you.
I concur with my fellow Commissioners.
Commissioner Carey, Commissioner Petersen, I appreciate
your comments. I also cannot support this conditional
permit based on some of the comments that have already
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been made.
So, with that said.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Commissioner Shabazz.
COMMISSIONER SHABAZZ: Thank you, Madam Chair.
I do wholeheartedly agree with the assessment,
well, not a hundred percent of the assessment, but the
part where it meets the goals of what we're setting out.
My major concern here is how the applicant will
meet the requirements. The requirements that we set
forth here are gargantuan. And I don't, for that
reason -- I will have, I have difficulty supporting
this. Because I just don't see how the applicant or
any, you know, any, anyone that is not a large
organization can meet all of these requirements a
hundred percent and keep the peace in this neighborhood.
So, for that reason and that reason alone, I
won't be able to support it.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Thank you, Commissioner
Shabazz.
Any other comments?
MS. MCCORMICK: Madam Chair.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Yes.
MS. MCCORMICK: If I may. Sorry. Alyson
McCormick, for the record. If Commissioner Shabazz
could elaborate on which of the five findings he
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believes that his comments go to.
COMMISSIONER SHABAZZ: Absolutely. So what I'm
talking about is mainly the conditions. For instance,
the air quality condition, making sure the road is
watered, how many times it needs to be watered.
The applicant was not able to demonstrate that
he had a plan forward as to when he was going to, you
know, how he was going to do these things. He just said
he was going to meet them.
He also mentioned that he was going to meet
them before he knew what they were. And that, to me,
told me that he did not have a true plan on how he was
going to fund it, how he was going to do it, did he have
contractors already available to available to do it.
And that's my major concern.
It's the air quality piece. It's the proposal
to put new fencing around the property. There's just
quite a few things that the applicant has to meet that I
just can't see any small organization able to do.
MS. MCCORMICK: So --
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: So, Commissioner Shabazz,
I apologize. So you can't make Finding C4, then?
COMMISSIONER SHABAZZ: That is correct.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Thank you.
Any other comments?
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Mr. Ornelas.
MR. ORNELAS: Madam Chair, I think, you know,
the approach generally here was that the use was allowed
on the site through a conditional use permit process.
So the premise, to some extent, is that it's a permitted
use.
We worked through the process with county
staff. They did not object to the issuance of the
permit but, rather, suggested a series of conditions.
So the staff report that came to you and the
recommendation that came to the Planning Commission was
for approval.
Hearing the comments and the positions that are
being articulated by the Commission this evening, I
would like to ask for a short recess so that staff can
consider what an alternative to the recommendation of
approval would look like and, you know, a possible
motion.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay. Is 10 minutes
good?
MR. ORNELAS: Yes, that would suffice.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay. We'll be recessing
for 10 minutes, and then we'll be right back.
MR. ORNELAS: Okay. Thank you.
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CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Mr. Ornelas.
MR. ORNELAS: Chairwoman VanderWell, Armando
Ornelas, Assistant Community Services Director. So --
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Can you move the mic a
little closer, please? Thank you.
MR. ORNELAS: Recurring issue with me. Sorry.
Having heard the Commission's concerns and the
views that are being articulated in terms of the
inability to support this conditional use permit
request, staff has looked and have provide to you an
alternative to Finding C2. And Finding C2 is the one
that we heard maybe most consistently across the board.
And if there's to be a motion made for denial, I would,
I would recommend that it be based on a finding or an
inability to make a particular finding that is shared
across the board by a majority of the Planning
Commission.
So, I think, certainly there's some concerns
that were expressed with regard to the ability to make
Finding C1. There were some condition or concerns
expressed about the inability to make Finding C4. Most
consistently, again, was C2.
So I will review with you what finding, this
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alternative Finding C2 says, and that is that,
essentially, the application, as submitted and
conditioned, is not compatible with the existing uses of
the adjacent properties. The reasoning being that most
properties within the vicinity of the subject site are
developed as single-family residences on large lots, the
keeping of horses and other livestock is common and
permitted on these properties, but a roping and dancing
cultural horse event is out of character for the area.
So, this is, again, how you might look at it if
you do not feel it's compatible.
The proposed conditions of approval address
operational standards and requirements that may mitigate
those impacts. However, we find, the Planning
Commission would find this use not compatible with the
existing uses on adjacent properties due to the
following: Residential nature of the neighborhood in
which this use is being proposed; and the limited routes
of access to and from the subject property and adjacent
properties; and, thirdly, the inherent intensity, size
and regularity of the proposed event.
So, again, to summarize, this would be an
alternative to the Finding C2 that's in the staff
report. This would support a motion for denial. We
have provided you with an alternative suggested motion
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based on an inability to make Finding C2.
And with that, I'll address any questions that
you may have.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Do you have any?
Commissioner Shabazz.
COMMISSIONER SHABAZZ: Yeah, Madam Chair. I
just would like to restate, basically, my concerns over
C2. Basically, I'm not satisfied that the condition, as
set forth for the applicant to meet, are proportionate
and will mitigate the concerns of all of the surrounding
community. And that's my major concern.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Commissioner Shabazz,
thank you.
Any other Commissioners have any questions?
Comments?
Thank you, Mr. Ornelas.
Okay. I'll take questions, comments, a motion.
Commissioner Carey.
COMMISSIONER CAREY: I'll give it a shot.
I move to deny conditional use permit CU18-006
associated with PCN18-0013 because of the proposed use,
as submitted and conditioned, is incompatible with the
existing or permitted uses of adjacent properties,
contrary to finding C2, for the following reasons: A
roping and dancing horse cultural event use is out of
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character for the area; the residential nature of the
neighborhood in which this use is being proposed; the
limited routes and access to and from both the subject
property and adjacent properties; and the inherent
intensity, size and regularity of the proposed event.
COMMISSIONER BROCK: I'll second.
COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: I'll second.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: I got -- I have a motion
and a second. Is there any discussion?
Okay. With that, I'll call for the vote. All
in favor?
(Commission members said "aye.")
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Any opposed?
Okay. The motion carries. Thank you.
Okay. Next, we'll move along to general
business, selection of a Commissioner to serve on the
Truckee Meadows Regional Planning Commission to fill the
term beginning on July 1st, 2018, from the following
pool of applicants: Commissioner Mary Brock,
Commissioner Scott Carey, Commissioner Shelley Read,
Commissioner Karim Shabazz, and Commissioner Dian
VanderWell. Commissioner VanderWell's term expires on
June 30th.
COMMISSIONER READ: Madam Chair, I'd like to
like to make a motion.
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CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Commissioner Read.
COMMISSIONER READ: Thank you.
I'd like to make a motion to reappoint
Commissioner VanderWell to serve on the Truckee Meadows
Regional Planning Commission to fill a term beginning on
July 1st, 2018.
COMMISSIONER CAREY: Second.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay. I have a first and
a second.
COMMISSIONER FEWINS: Commissioner Fewins.
Second.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay. I have a first and
a second. Any discussion?
Okay. All in favor?
(Commission members said "aye.")
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay. Thank you.
Next, we'll move along to public comment. Do
we have any requests to speak?
Okay. With that, I'll close the public
comment.
Do we have any comments from the Commissioners?
COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: I would like to make
one comment.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Commissioner Petersen.
COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: Commissioner Carey
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already had mentioned how much we do appreciate staff.
I do think they worked extremely hard on this. And it
is awful hard to put conditions together to try to
please every item, that objection to it and for it, and
get the event there.
I think, you did an excellent job. And as I
have stated before, this city has a very fine staff.
And I'm proud to work with you folks.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Thank you, Commissioner
Petersen.
COMMISSIONER READ: Commissioner Read.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Commissioner Read.
COMMISSIONER READ: I agree with the point you
just stated. I think, the staff is wonderful to work
with. Thank you.
COMMISSIONER SHABAZZ: I would like to just
pile on here a little bit. You know, as we discuss, you
know, items like this, one of the things that makes
Sparks just a great place to live are events like what
the applicant was putting on. Okay. Because, you know,
it shows the deep level of cultural ties that we have to
this land.
So, you know, I truly appreciate, though we did
not vote for this, I do appreciate you bringing this
before this council. And thank you very much.
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CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Any other comments from
Commissioners?
COMMISSIONER FEWINS: Commissioner VanderWell,
I have one more comment.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Yes, Commissioner Fewins.
COMMISSIONER FEWINS: You know, I think, the
main, main reason of this is the compatibility in the
neighborhood. And I would like for -- I think, it's
important to see these kind of cultural, essentially
this kind of nice event, family-oriented event to be in
the City of Sparks.
So I would really like to see that Gandolfo
Arena and the Parks and Rec Commission really look at
Mr. Medina's event that he holds, and especially next
year. I'm kind of am discerning this year that it's all
sold out maybe or filled up for this year. And maybe
they can relook at it in the parks commission to maybe
be able to slot him in somewhere at that location.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Great. Thank you.
With that, I'll take a motion for adjournment.
COMMISSIONER READ: So moved.
COMMISSIONER PETERSEN: So be it.
CHAIRMAN VANDERWELL: Okay. Thank you. And
we're done.
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