**updated January 2010**

The 2002 Truckee Meadows Regional Plan defines Cooperative Planning Areas as areas within the Truckee Meadows where more than one jurisdiction has an interest in the way the land is developed. The East Truckee River Canyon has been identified as an area subject to cooperative planning and is designated for future annexation by the City of Sparks. The Regional Plan requires that the City of Sparks, with input from Washoe County, update the Master Plan for this area.

 

Phase I of the update process looked at existing conditions within the area including land use, wildlife habitat areas, slopes, and flood plain areas. The information was collected and presented through a series of meetings with property owners, interested parties, the Washoe County East Truckee Canyon Citizen Advisory Board (CAB), and the Storey County Planning Commission. This phase of the update resulted in the draft area plan.

 

Phase II, recently completed, involved studying the future infrastructure needs for the plan area. These studies have included determining the future demands, costs, and where appropriate, locations for key public facilities such as roads, water, wastewater, electricity, police and fire protection.

 

The next and final phase of this process will involve integrating the recently completed facilities studies with the draft area plan. This final draft will then be reviewed and modified prior to the final public hearing process. The East Truckee Canyon Area Plan is expected to be completed by late 2010.