As Reno, Sparks and Washoe County prepare to make the five year update to the regional plan, Reno City staff will recommend to the Reno City Council a policy of managed growth, fiscal equity, and no forced annexation at their June 27 meeting.
Staff recommends drawing a line around dense developments and holding it for at least five years.
Reno staff has identified five key objectives to be addressed in the regional plan update. Using these distinct land use designations will allow policy makers to clearly articulate the growth pattern they would like to see in the Truckee Meadows. Under this plan, urban development areas would be clearly established around densely developed land, and these boundaries could only be changed every five years. New urban land uses would only be permitted within these areas. Existing urban land uses outside these areas would be recognized, but not allowed to expand.