Planning Commission recommends approval of Revised Planning Commission By-laws — recommendation to City Council, 6–0

Revised Planning Commission By-laws — recommendation to City Council

6 yes, 0 no

Adjournment

0 yes, 0 no

Motion to adjourn

0 yes, 0 no

Approval of the Agenda

0 yes, 0 no

Approval of the Minutes (October 5, 2026)

0 yes, 0 no

Adjournment

0 yes, 0 no

Approval of the Agenda (For Possible Action) – 02 November 2026

0 yes, 0 no

931 Gordon Avenue Fence Height Deviation

931 Gordon Avenue

A request to exceed the four-foot front yard fence limit by 50 percent for a six-foot fence on a corner lot; scheduled for hearing but not visible in the recording.

still pending

Keystone Canyon PUD Amendment

Northwest of North McCarran Boulevard and Victory Lane

A proposal to grow the Keystone Canyon development from 745 to 850 homes and allow housing in its Village Commercial area; scheduled for hearing but not visible in the recording.

still pending

Hillside Foursquare Church Master Plan and Zoning Map Amendments

Northern terminus of Sutro Street, south of US Highway 395

A second-reading ordinance would rezone about 6.8 acres from single-family (3 units/acre) to mixed-use suburban.

still pending

Martinez Landscaping Patent Easement Abandonment

Northern terminus of Koenig Road, between Koenig Road and Nola Way, Reno, NV

A public hearing on abandoning about 14,534 square feet of public roadway and utility easement along a parcel boundary.

still pending

Talus Valley Special Assessment District No. 1

North side of South Meadows Parkway and west of Veterans Parkway, south Reno

Three ordinances would create a special assessment district funding sewer, storm and water infrastructure for the 66.66-acre Talus Valley development.

still pending

Virginia Street Placemaking Study

The 2023 Placemaking Study found 70% of Virginia Street frontage is blank walls, garages, and empty lots, and half of people don't feel safe walking there. Proposed fixes include seating, shade, alley art, filling empty storefronts, and safer crossings — with funding decisions coming in the FY 28 budget cycle.

What it means: Potential items include a roughly $4 million street furniture package, with programming costs possibly funded through room tax.

Public Art Master Plan Progress

Board members will discuss the ongoing implementation and overview of the Public Art Master Plan to integrate more artistic elements into Reno's public spaces.

What it means: Local artists, cultural organizations, and residents enjoying public spaces.

West 4 Street Small Walls Mural Project

The updated Public Art Master Plan is one year into implementation, with the Small Walls mural program pairing local artists with private downtown property owners. Future ideas include art along the Truckee River and possibly reviving fire station murals.

What it means: Local artists seeking work and residents/visitors who enjoy murals, signal boxes, and public art downtown.

Legislative Extension of Redevelopment Area 2

A board member flagged the city's effort to extend Redevelopment Area 2 from 2035 to 2050 so downtown projects keep penciling out, and argued the board should push to condition TIF incentives on street-friendly features like shade trees and lighting.

What it means: Extending RDA 2 keeps tax increment funding available for downtown projects through 2050.

Farewell to Mayor Hillary Schieve

Longtime public participant Eddie Lorton and resident Greg Nuttall thanked Mayor Schieve for twelve years of service at what appears to be her final council meeting, and a tribute video celebrated her work on mental health, addiction, arts, and small business. It was a rare moment of warmth between a frequent council critic and the mayor.

What it means: The community got a moment to recognize a departing mayor's twelve years of service.

FY 2026/27 Redevelopment Agency Budget and Capital Improvement Plan

The Agency plans to spend up to $1.8 million over three years on four consulting firms for analysis, underwriting, advisory, and financial work tied to redevelopment projects. This shapes which downtown projects get vetted and how redevelopment dollars are spent.

What it means: Up to $1.8 million total from the Agency's two redevelopment funds through June 30, 2029.

Pawsitive Improvements Program

A pet relief area improvement program would be formally found compliant with NRS 279 and consistent with the Redevelopment Plan, with the Executive Director authorized to administer it.

What it means: Pet owners and visitors in redevelopment areas who would gain pet relief areas.

Talus Valley Special Assessment District No. 1

South Reno's Talus Valley development would get new sewer, storm and water infrastructure through a special assessment district, with property owners there footing the $9.5 million bill via assessments and bonds. No cost to the general fund, but it sets the financing framework for a large development.

What it means: Up to $9.5 million in bonds repaid by special assessments on the benefited property, not the general fund.

Vice Mayor election

The council's annual pick of who serves as Vice Mayor for the coming year — the person who steps in when the Mayor is absent.

What it means: The council member elected Vice Mayor.

Sutro Street rezone for Hillside Foursquare Church site

About 6.8 acres off Sutro Street currently zoned for single-family homes could be rezoned to mixed-use suburban, opening the door to denser development near US 395.

What it means: The church/property owner and future mixed-use development on the site.

Redevelopment Agency consultant spending

The Agency plans to spend up to $1.8 million over three years on four consulting firms for analysis, underwriting, advisory, and financial work tied to redevelopment projects. This shapes which downtown projects get vetted and how redevelopment dollars are spent.

What it means: Up to $1.8 million total from the Agency's two redevelopment funds through June 30, 2029.

Pennington Foundation Fire Apparatus Grant

Reno Police would receive a $1.2 million federal technology grant, ammunition funding, and DNA services; Reno Fire would get helmets via a state grant.

What it means: Over $1.7 million in grants and purchases, mostly grant-funded.

Martinez Landscaping Patent Easement Abandonment

A public hearing on abandoning about 14,500 square feet of roadway and utility easement at the north end of Koenig Road in Ward 4.

What it means: The adjacent property owner seeking the abandonment.

Corner Lot Fence Height Deviations and Neighborhood Visibility

A homeowner at 931 Gordon Avenue wants a six-foot fence in a front yard where only four feet is allowed. Small on its face, but major deviations like this set the tone for neighborhood character.

What it means: The property owner who wants added privacy at the corner of Gordon and La Rue.

Planning Commission Bylaws and Consent Agenda Rules

New rules will create a consent agenda for routine items, require commissioners to attend 75% of meetings, and limit virtual attendance to six meetings a year with cameras on during discussion. Removal triggers now hinge on attendance, not minor camera slips.

What it means: Residents get more predictable hearings since controversial items like variances and tentative maps stay as full public hearings.

Keystone Canyon PUD Amendment & Density Increase

The developer of Keystone Canyon wants to add up to 105 more homes in northwest Reno and put housing where shops were planned. It's one of the bigger housing decisions coming before the city, and it will eventually go to the City Council.

What it means: Homebuyers looking for new housing in northwest Reno, and the property owner who gains flexibility on the undeveloped parcels.

Seneca Drive Warehouse Opposition (written comment)

Horizon Hills residents submitted written comments opposing warehouses, including a data center, planned near Peavine Mountain, citing impacts on quiet, air quality, wildlife, and frog ponds that feed Swan Lake.

What it means: Residents near Peavine Mountain say the warehouses would erode 30 years of quiet, clean air, and wildlife habitat.