Following a public hearing during a second reading at its April 15 meeting, the Fernley City Council unanimously approved a rezoning ordinance and master plan amendment for the 109-acre parcel along Interstate 80 that is planned for a large gas-fired power plant to serve the Victory Logistics District.
The master plan amendment changed the land use designation from GR (General Rural) to (I) Industrial, and the zoning change rezoned the property from GR20 (General Rural, 20-acre minimum lot size) to (I) Industrial.
During earlier public comments, a man who said he was a longtime project manager for electrical generating projects cautioned the council that such a large electrical plant may have severe noise impacts on nearby residences.
Dave Snelgrove, a planning manager for Bowman Consultants representing Mark IV Capital, showed an aerial view of the site looking south and indicated that the closest residential properties are about two-and-a-half to three miles away, on the south side of U.S. Highway 50A.
The 109-acre triangular-shaped power plant parcel is located directly adjacent to I-80 on the west, Bureau of Land Reclamation land to the east, and City of Fernley land containing the Victory Logistics Planned Development to the south. The parcel was annexed into the city in mid-December by a unanimous vote of the city council.
Councilwoman Felicity Zoberski asked whether any workforce housing is planned within the industrial area. Mark IV Capital Vice President of Entitlements Scott Barnes said workforce housing is part of the North Fernley Plan the company will be working on this spring and would be separated from the industrial development by the freeway.
In earlier comments about the proposed power plant, Barnes said the power plant would serve large power users in the Victory Logistics District many years before NV Energy would be able to provide that service.
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