Recommended approval (Feb 2026) · Council outcome not on recordConditional Use

Lux Solar expansion CUP (PLZ-2025-085)

Description

Recommended the CUP for the 19-megawatt expansion, which depends on the variance passing; floodplain and Walker River Irrigation District approvals still required.

Impact summary

Construction brings up to 700 vehicle trips a day for about 13 months; operations need only about two trips daily.

Applicant

Name: Lux Solar Center, LLC
Address: 55 Butte Way, Wabuska, Mason Valley (280 acres of APN 014-091-20)

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 1
Total mentions: 1

Last vote · Planning Commission

Recommended approval (Feb 2026) · Council outcome not on record5–1

A recommendation. The council’s outcome is not on record here.

Last discussed Feb 10, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Feb 10, 2026Recommended approval 5–1

Planning Commission - Feb 10, 2026

Recommended the CUP for the 19-megawatt expansion, which depends on the variance passing; floodplain and Walker River Irrigation District approvals still required.

Related issues (1)

Lux Solar Project expansion in Wabuska

The solar farm expansion needs big reductions from new setback rules to stay hidden behind existing panels. One commissioner voted no both times, and a resident raised concerns about Chinese-made panels and land swaps.

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