Meeting Time: May 26, 2026 at 10:00am PDT

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28. Public Hearing: Master Plan Amendment Case Number WMPA25-0003 and Regulatory Zone Amendment Case Number WRZA25-0004 (SOI Rollback and Regional Plan Conformance.) Consideration of Planning Commission's recommendation to: (1) Adopt a series of master plan text amendments to bring the Washoe County Master Plan into conformance with the Truckee Meadows Regional Plan, (2) Adopt master plan map amendments to the Cold Springs, North Valleys, Northwest, Southwest Truckee Meadows and Verdi Master Plan Land Use Maps in order to apply the Open Space (OS) master plan category to 40 parcels, which were released from the City of Reno Sphere of Influence, (3) Subject to final approval of the associated master plan amendment and a finding of conformance with the Truckee Meadows Regional Plan by regional planning authorities, adopt regulatory zone amendments to the Cold Springs, North Valleys, Southwest Truckee Meadows and Verdi Regulatory Zone maps in order to apply the Open Space regulatory zone to a subset of 20 of those above referenced parcels including parcels that are located outside of the adopted Washoe County regulatory zone map areas; and (4) if approved, authorize the chair to sign Master Plan and regulatory zone amendment resolutions to this effect. The 40 parcels proposed to receive the Open Space master plan category are assessor's parcels numbers: 003-020-10, 038-150-14, 038-150-21, 038-530-29, 038-530-42, 049-450-06, 049-450-07, 049-450-10, 049-450-59, 049-450-60, 081-010-16, 081-010-20, 081-010-21, 081-023-23, 081-023-25, 081-024-09, 081-024-10, 081-024-11, 081-024-12, 082-180-63, 082-180-64, 082-180-74, 082-180-75, 082-180-76, 082-361-04, 082-361-20, 082-361-23, 087-010-18, 087-010-19, 087-010-30, 087-021-08, 087-340-01, 087-340-05, 087-350-11, 087-350-26, 087-381-04, 087-381-05, 090-030-03, and 234-021-05. The subset of 20 of the above parcels proposed to receive the Open Space regulatory zone are assessor's parcel Numbers: 082-361-04, 003-020-10, 082-361-20, 082-361-23, 038-150-14, 038-150-21, 038-530-29, 038-530-42, 082-180-63, 082-180-64, 087-350-11, 087-350-26, 090-030-03, 082-180-76, 082-180-75, 082-180-74, 049-450-10, 049-450-06, 049-450-07, and 234-021-05. The applicant is Washoe County. The Board of County Commissioners may adopt the proposed amendments, may modify the proposed master plan amendment and refer the matter back to the Planning Commission for its report in accordance with NRS 278.220(4), or may deny the proposed amendments after the public hearing. In making its determination regarding the regulatory zone amendment, which may only be approved subject to adoption of the master plan amendment, the Board shall either affirm, modify, or reject the findings of fact included in the Planning Commission's recommendation. Community Services. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION