Planning commission approves conditional use permit for Quillese Ranch clubhouse

The Reno City Planning Commission voted unanimously Dec. 17 to approve a conditional use permit (CUP) for the Quillese Ranch clubhouse (case LDC26-00023), approving staff findings and conditions designed to address grading, hillside development standards and compatibility with surrounding planned residential uses.

Jeff Foster, associate planner, presented the project on a 5.71-acre portion of an approximately 19.89-acre MF-14 parcel along Quillese Meadow Parkway. Because the proposed private country-club use is nonresidential within MF-14 zoning, the proposal was elevated to a CUP and includes a major site plan review under the Mortensen Garson Overlay District (MGOD) for hillside development.

Foster described two primary buildings: "The first building is an approximately 6,000 square foot clubhouse with a social lounge, multipurpose room, and homeowners association offices," and a second building described as a fitness facility of roughly "6,300, 6,400 square foot[s]" intended for gym, events and fitness uses. The site plan also includes lighted outdoor pickleball and tennis courts, a natural turf sports field, artificial turf event lawns and a dedicated parking lot accessed from the high point along Quilesey Meadow Parkway; lighting is specified with downlighting to limit spill onto adjacent planned residential areas.

Staff reported that parts of the site exceed 15% slope for slightly over 30% of the area and that the deepest cuts are about 16 feet with maximum fills near 32 feet; Foster said the applicant submitted required MGOD submittals and staff could make the recommended findings. Condition number 5 (restricting construction hours) and conditions 6–8 (grading and slope treatment, revegetation and noxious weed abatement) were noted as part of the approval.

Commissioners asked whether the 'open space' designation adjacent to the site constituted planned public parkland; Foster said the adjacent PGOS is primarily undeveloped hillside preserved for slope reasons and not necessarily formal, publicly programmed park infrastructure. Commissioner Delviar moved to approve the CUP subject to the conditions in the staff report; Commissioner Campiantini seconded. The motion carried unanimously.

The approved CUP allows the applicant to proceed under the conditions adopted by the commission; any substantial deviations from the approved tentative map or new code-required entitlements would require further review.