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File #: TMP-10752    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Public Hearing Status: Miscellaneous
File created: 12/11/2025 In control: Community Services Department
On agenda: 1/13/2026 Final action:
Title: Public Hearing: Appeal of the Washoe County Planning Commission’s approval of Special Use Permit Case Number WSUP25-0018 (Iveson Ranch) for a high technology industrial use type for drone research and testing and for a private air strip use type; and appeal of the Washoe County Planning Commission’s recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners to approve a hazardous materials special use permit for a general industrial - heavy use type to include explosives testing and use and storage of certain hazardous materials in the High Desert planning area, as required by NRS 278.147 and Washoe County Code section 110.810.42. The project site is located at 2001 State Route 34, Gerlach, Nevada 89412 (APN 066-030-05), is 320 acres and is surrounded by public land. The hazardous materials that are proposed to be on site have the following CAS numbers: 121-82-4 (RDX), 118-96-7 (TNT), 78-11-5 (PETN), 2691-41-0 (HMX), and 7790-98-9 (AP). The proposed special use permit includes outdoor storage...
Attachments: 1. BCC 01-13-26 - Staff Report - Appeal WSUP25-0018 Iveson Ranch, 2. BCC 01-13-26 - Attachment A - Signed Action Order Dated 11-21-25, 3. BCC 01-13-26 - Attachment B - Appeal Application, 4. BCC 01-13-26 - Attachment C - WSUP25-0018 PC Staff Report, 5. BCC 01-13-26 - Attachment D - Staff PC Presentation, 6. BCC 01-13-26 - Attachment E - Applicant PC Presentation, 7. BCC 01-13-26 - Attachment F - PC Draft Minutes, 8. BCC 01-13-26 - Attachment G - Video Recording of PC Meeting, 9. BCC 01-13-26 - Attachment H - Modified Conditions of Approval, 10. BCC 01-13-26- Attachment I - Public Comment Before PC, 11. BCC 01-13-26- Attachment J - Public Comment After PC, 12. BCC 01-13-26 - Staff Presentation WSUP25-0018 Iveson Appeal, 13. BCC 01-13-26 - Applicant Presentation WSUP25-0018-Iveson Ranch SUP Appeal
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Public Hearing: Appeal of the Washoe County Planning Commission’s approval of Special Use Permit Case Number WSUP25-0018 (Iveson Ranch) for a high technology industrial use type for drone research and testing and for a private air strip use type; and appeal of the Washoe County Planning Commission’s recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners to approve a hazardous materials special use permit for a general industrial - heavy use type to include explosives testing and use and storage of certain hazardous materials in the High Desert planning area, as required by NRS 278.147 and Washoe County Code section 110.810.42. The project site is located at 2001 State Route 34, Gerlach, Nevada 89412 (APN 066-030-05), is 320 acres and is surrounded by public land. The hazardous materials that are proposed to be on site have the following CAS numbers: 121-82-4 (RDX), 118-96-7 (TNT), 78-11-5 (PETN), 2691-41-0 (HMX), and 7790-98-9 (AP). The proposed special use permit includes outdoor storage, and also includes modifications to standards relating to landscaping, parking, noise, and paving.

 

The appellant is the Burning Man Project and the applicant for the special use permit is BRDR Properties, LLC. The proposed project is in the High Desert Area Plan and has a master plan designation of Rural and is within the General Rural regulatory zone.

 

The Board of County Commissioners (Board) shall consider the appeal based on the record on appeal and testimony and materials submitted at the Board’s public hearing. The Board may affirm, modify or reverse the Planning Commission’s decision. Virtual Public Comment Eligible. Community Services. (Commission District 5.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION