Lyon County Commissioners approve new Dayton subdivision, reject mobile home workforce housing park
A new subdivision of 96 single family homes was approved by Lyon County Commissioners early this month, which will be built near the Sutro Heights subdivision in Dayton. A proposed Silver Springs mobile home park, which would provide workforce rental housing, was denied.
The proposed “Estates at Sutro” was first discussed in Nov. of 2005, and now the subdivision project has been approved to build 96 stick-built single family homes on lots ranging from 11,085 square feet to 37,567 square feet, across 47.99 acres.
The subdivision will be located at the terminus points of Sugarloaf Drive, Discovery Drive and Crown Point Drive, with access from Highway 50 at Fortune Drive. Additionally, the approved Heritage Ranch Tentative Subdivision Map includes two additional accesses at Zimmerman Road and Rose Peak Road, providing a connection to Sheep Camp Road and Retail Road.
According to the Lyon County Staff Report, the site currently has the spoils from the Sutro Tunnel excavation that runs through the northeastern one-third portion of the site, and the remainder of the site is vacant and undeveloped.
The conceptual sanitary sewer report submitted with the application materials indicate that the project is anticipated to generate a peak flow of approximately 63,840 galls of sewage per day, according to the staff report.
The Lyon County School District has reported to the county that all districts except Fernley are under capacity and can provide for additional students within elementary, middle and high schools.
During the same meeting, the proposed permit to build a manufactured home park across 20.30 acres in Silver Springs was rejected by commissioners.
The “Silver Springs Mobile Estates”, which included 119 proposed homes as well as picnic and play areas, was meant to serve as workforce rental housing for the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center. Three home designs were submitted, each including two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and covered parking.
Though the Lyon County Planning Commission recommended approval of the proposal back in December, the Lyon County commissioners unanimously voted the estates down, citing that they did not see how the project would benefit Silver Springs.
In addition, the commissioners would need to change the zoning of the property from recreational vehicle (RV) park to residential, which was also on the agenda along with the estates proposal.
You can learn more about the Silver Springs Mobile Estates project here.
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