The Washoe County Board of Adjustment approved a major-grading special use permit, WSUP25-0017, for Northern Nevada Holding Corporation to support a concrete business office, shop and tracked-equipment yard in the Spanish Springs planning area.

Washoe County planner Jolene Bortetto presented the application, noting the site is zoned industrial, totals about 5.13 acres and was combined from two parcels in a 2021 reversion to acreage. The project triggers a major-grading permit because it disturbs more than one acre on parcels under six acres and will import over 5,000 cubic yards of fill. Staff reported the total excavation volume is about 305 cubic yards and total imported fill is 14,701 cubic yards, with a total disturbance area of 5.02 acres. Staff recommended approval subject to conditions in Exhibit A.

Applicant representative Eric Wilkinson told the board the only permanent access would be off Design Place; Shawneeba Road access would be used only temporarily for hauling fill. When asked how much the site would be raised, Wilkinson said the highest fill is expected to be about 3.5 feet under the building envelope, with an average across the site of roughly 8 to 18 inches.

An adjacent-property architect, John LaFara, commented during public comment that his site brought in about 5,000 cubic yards previously and asked whether elevations along the property line would match previously provided elevations. The board and staff responded that county code requires a minimum two-foot setback at the property line for grading, which prevents grading immediately at the boundary.

Board member Leo Harishni moved to approve WSUP25-0017 for Northern Nevada Holding Corporation with the conditions in Exhibit A; the motion was seconded by Rommel and passed.

The permit record shows agency review was conducted (10 agencies reviewed plans) and public notice was sent to 33 property owners; one public comment was received requesting drainage plans, which staff provided. The application materials identify the fill source as Western Nevada Materials and include a routing plan for storm drainage to an adjacent regional channel. The board's approval carries the Exhibit A conditions and standard findings under the Washoe County code cited during the hearing.