SAVE LAKERIDGE
DUNCAN GOLF REVISED THE APPLICATION FROM 155 ACRES TO 12.5 ACRES, BUT THE PROPOSED HOTEL/SPA AND VILLAS REPRESENT THE BEST OUTCOME FOR DEVELOPER AND THE WORST FOR RESIDENTS
If granted, Duncan Golf’s revised application to re-zone 12.5 acres to SPD from PGOS would expose the Lakeridge Community to great uncertainty given:
Rezoning PGOS to facilitate a large-scale commercial development is precedent setting; without a deed restriction on the golf course, the remaining 143 acres of the golf course could more easily be approved for development in the future.
The SPD Handbook states that if the resort isn’t developed in 10 years, the 12.5 acres would not revert back to PGOS zoning. Instead, it could revert to the associated zoning designation of Mixed Use Suburban, with no maximum building height.
The revised application removes the ingress/egress from McCarran for the time being but leaves it open in the future if NDOT approves. This means all access to and from the proposed resort will be via Plumas Street!
If approved, the SPD handbook provides no detail on the hotel and spa’s architecture, materials, building size, configuration and location so the residents have no input into any aspect of the proposed project and how it will affect them!
Map denotes how few will be notified regarding the project, but it WILL effect ALL of us!
IF THE RE-ZONING OF 12.5 ACRES IS APPROVED, ONCE THE CITY SAY YES, THE CITY CAN’T SAY NO!
DOES DUNCAN GOLF’S APPLICATION SET US UP FOR A REPEAT OF THE LAKERIDGE TENNIS CLUB DEBACLE?
WE MUST STILL TAKE ACTION ASAP TO PROTECT OUR LAKERIDGE COMMUNITY.
Site of Proposed Lakeridge Resort - Where are the renderings and cross sections? The absence is because the visuals would show how unsuitable this project is for this site and not serve Duncan’s objective.
Duncan’s proposal is not enhancing our community…
The revised application contains an image of a hotel to show “likeness and feel” but it is much lower than the 55 feet, four-story building proposed. Such a building will dramatically impede the views of surrounding residential neighborhoods of Lakeridge Shores, Hilltop, Rock Hill and Carriage House.
How is Duncan Golf “enriching the community lifestyle,” per their proposal, with amenities for paying hotel/spa guests? Current residents will hear all the noise from an outdoor entertainment venue, outdoor restaurants, a rooftop bar, and pickleball courts.
With no renderings or a cross section of the conceptual land plan for the 12.5 acres, the community and City of Reno are being asked to support a project that they have no idea what it will look like in terms of height impacts, or how it will impede views and privacy. How is our community part of the process? Remember, Duncan claimed the resort would enhance our community but in reality, Duncan’s development will erode it.
Given Duncan’s comment at their July 8th meeting that it would be “5-10 years down the road before this would even be constructed” this re-zoning application feels like a repeat of the Lakeridge Tennis Club debacle!
This isn't just a re-zoning, it's a shift from PGOS to a full development zone, with no concrete plans in place. With so little detail, how can this project be in conformance with the Reimagine Reno Master Plan?
Email Today! Click on “What You Can Do” for email template and email address of City Council and Planning Commissioners.
While we do not support any project that removes open space in established residential neighborhoods, Duncan’s proposal, as currently submitted, would severely harm our neighborhood’s property values, quality of life, views, privacy, and quiet neighborhoods.
Please contact members of the Reno City Council and the Planning Commission to insist that the applicant provide more clarity of the entire proposed project with visual simulations of the building architecture and location. The setbacks from adjacent uses must be increased to no fewer than 100 feet. No building in excess of 35 feet is appropriate on this property and an outdoor events venue and pickleball courts are unsuitable uses with residences adjacent.
If you are interested in reading the revised application, click on “Background” and there is a link to download application in the top paragraph.
PLAN TO BE THERE:
UPDATE: PLANNING COMMISSION Hearing NOW Tentatively Scheduled for Early September
