We understand many are interested in guidance on what to say to the Planning Commissioners and City Council about Duncan Golf’s “hotel and spa” conceptual plan and Zoning Map Amendment LDC25-00061 to re-zone ALL 155 ACRES of the Lakeridge Golf Course from Parks Greenways Open Space (PGOS) to Specific Planning District (SPD).

If it is helpful, below is text designed for you to review, customize to add your own voice and perspective, and send along to City leadership. Please do not copy and paste the entire email as it would minimize the recipients from hearing your voice and how strongly you feel that rezoning all 155 acres of the Lakeridge Golf Course would devastate the community and set a bad precedent for re-zoning all open space in Reno.

Email addresses for City Leadership are available under What You Can Do.

Email template to customize - Please do not copy verbatim!

Subject:  No to Duncan Golf Zoning Map Amendment LDC25-00061

Email Body:

City of Reno leadership and planning commission, 

I stand with the thousands of voters and concerned citizens who would be impacted if Duncan Golf’s Zoning Map Amendment LDC25-00061 were to be approved. Vote “No” to Duncan Golf’s application that would ruin the Lakeridge community and put all open space land currently zoned Parks Greenways Open Space (PGOS) across the entire City of Reno at risk of being eliminated. 

The facts support a “no vote” on Duncan’s re-zoning application:

  • Granting Specific Planning District (SPD) for 155 acres when there is only a conceptual plan for 12 acres opens the door to piecemeal development, which is inconsistent with the city’s master plan of logical and orderly growth. 

  • Land zoning must be consistent with the Reimagine Reno Master Plan. The City of Reno specifically re-zoned the 155 acres in 2005 as Parks Greenways Open Space (PGOS), and a 2022 staff report to the Planning Commission wrote: “The current neighborhoods within the Master Planned Community of Lakeridge that surround the golf course have grown and developed with the presumption that the golf course would remain an open space… Losing open space has impacts to elements such as public value, viewsheds, traffic and overall neighborhood character…”  

  • A re-zoning to SPD would create an endless possibility of outcomes: more density, compromised safety and quality of life with increased noise and traffic, and negative impacts to property values all while losing natural beauty, wildlife and natural firebreaks prominent with the open space.

  • Duncan’s 12-acre “hotel and spa” conceptual plan is a smoke screen. Re-zoning 155 acres sets the city and its constituents up for a repeat of the Lakeridge Tennis Club debacle. 

There is no compromise that includes all 155 acres being re-zoned to Special Planning District! 

Say NO and send Duncan Golf back to the drawing board. 

Thank you for your consideration and support! 

Sincerely, 

Your concerned constituent 

Ps. Don’t let Duncan Golf inadvertently set new precedent for City of Reno open space, get rid of important firebreaks between neighborhoods, increase noise and traffic, or eliminate the natural beauty and wildlife prominent with the open space.