City of Fernley Public Meeting

The City of Fernley Planning Commission met on November 12, 2026 (the meeting metadata lists November 13). No contracts, purchases, bids, or other procurement activity were identified. The Commission recommended approval of Silver Sage Development LLC’s tentative map for a 60-townhome subdivision on approximately five acres, with infrastructure work and utility adjustments to be completed at the developer’s expense. It also approved a minor conditional use permit for an in-home cattery and approved an unhosted short-term rental at 522 Garden Circle, with the owner’s guest rules added as a condition. The Commission recommended vacating two access easements for the Wilson Landing subdivision to allow development to proceed with access from improved public streets.

The Commission recommended approval of Bill 392 and the 51.1-acre Vaquero Outpost planned development framework, subject to revisions and added conditions. These include required highway intersection improvements, an NDOT-approved flashing crosswalk before any residential certificate of occupancy, a fire service plan based on a needs assessment, mandatory residential buffering, and conditional use permits for bars, lounges, and liquor stores; future data centers would also be subject to the city’s forthcoming overlay requirements. The Commission elected Commissioner White as vice chair and requested future review of municipal code procedures for conditional use permits, appeals, and recusal concerns. Updates included City Council approval of Bill 394 establishing the Fernley Power District and first-reading passage of Bill 393 extending the Wilson Landing subdivision map deadline.