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Churchill County has recently made several steps to ensure the future health, welfare and security of the community's resources and its citizens, county officials say.
Brad Goetsch, county manager, said the county has been instrumental in developing codes and regulations to protect the community while still allowing responsible growth.
"The hard work that has been done to preserve open space, agriculture and wildlife habitat areas is wonderful," he said.
In the last year the county has approved revisions to the Consolidated Development Code including planned unit developments and cluster developments, a transfer of development rights ordinance (TDRs), a revised dust control ordinance and several other revisions to enhance and preserve the community, said Eleanor Lockwood, county planning director.
"Thousands of acres have been placed in conservation easements or are in the process," said Goetsch. "This is already more than 10,000 acres preserved."
The county been successful in acquiring land along the Carson River for recreation and access, along with the Soda Lake recreation area.
"We want the community to know what county officials are doing to protect resources in the county and to improve the quality of life, like the drinking water, and modern technology in wastewater treatment and protecting recharging aquifers," he said.
Goetsch said the Consolidated Development Code requires developers to dedicate 20 percent of the land being developed to open space. In order to develop, the county requires developers to provide community benefits.
"Developers must pay for traffic studies, transportation enhancements, and the developers must provide water and bear the cost of development for their projects," he said.
Since the TDR program began, the county has approved dozens of transfer sites, he said. There have been four TDRs with easement purchase agreements completed.
"TDRs and cluster developments have successfully created thousands of acres of agricultural reservations," said Goetsch. "The county recently received $700,000 in Question 1 funding to keep Sand Mountain open for recreation."
Lockwood said a lot of the changes have not been visible.
"Although you can't see anything, we're making progress," she said.
She said the county worked hard to ensure infrastructure is a requirement of developers. The community cannot see the results because some developments have not been built.
One place where requirements are becoming reality is at the Onda Verde I development where streets, curbs, gutters and sidewalks have been built, she said.
"You haven't seen that before in the county," she said.
"People in the community won't see 500 homes springing up overnight. The market won't even support it," said Lockwood. "It's a perception that our community is going to explode."
Brad Goetsch, county manager, said the county has been instrumental in developing codes and regulations to protect the community while still allowing responsible growth.
"The hard work that has been done to preserve open space, agriculture and wildlife habitat areas is wonderful," he said.
In the last year the county has approved revisions to the Consolidated Development Code including planned unit developments and cluster developments, a transfer of development rights ordinance (TDRs), a revised dust control ordinance and several other revisions to enhance and preserve the community, said Eleanor Lockwood, county planning director.
"Thousands of acres have been placed in conservation easements or are in the process," said Goetsch. "This is already more than 10,000 acres preserved."
The county been successful in acquiring land along the Carson River for recreation and access, along with the Soda Lake recreation area.
"We want the community to know what county officials are doing to protect resources in the county and to improve the quality of life, like the drinking water, and modern technology in wastewater treatment and protecting recharging aquifers," he said.
Goetsch said the Consolidated Development Code requires developers to dedicate 20 percent of the land being developed to open space. In order to develop, the county requires developers to provide community benefits.
"Developers must pay for traffic studies, transportation enhancements, and the developers must provide water and bear the cost of development for their projects," he said.
Since the TDR program began, the county has approved dozens of transfer sites, he said. There have been four TDRs with easement purchase agreements completed.
"TDRs and cluster developments have successfully created thousands of acres of agricultural reservations," said Goetsch. "The county recently received $700,000 in Question 1 funding to keep Sand Mountain open for recreation."
Lockwood said a lot of the changes have not been visible.
"Although you can't see anything, we're making progress," she said.
She said the county worked hard to ensure infrastructure is a requirement of developers. The community cannot see the results because some developments have not been built.
One place where requirements are becoming reality is at the Onda Verde I development where streets, curbs, gutters and sidewalks have been built, she said.
"You haven't seen that before in the county," she said.
"People in the community won't see 500 homes springing up overnight. The market won't even support it," said Lockwood. "It's a perception that our community is going to explode."
