Remote Non-Residential Development Standards (Bill 378)
Summary
Low-impact businesses on parcels far from city utilities no longer have to pay for costly water, sewer and full street improvements. Planning staff say this unlocks currently unbuildable peripheral land; one business owner warned the new standards are still too expensive.
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Last discussed Feb 18, 2026.
Impact analysis
Could save developers hundreds of thousands of dollars in utility extensions and paving — paving alone was quoted at roughly $200 per linear foot.
Landowners and low-impact businesses on the outskirts of Fernley.
Neighbors of new remote developments could see lighter road and screening standards than usual.
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