Boulevard Stadium and Hotel Casino Conditional Use Permit

At a glance

Based on auto-generated captions; names and numbers may be misheard.

What: conditional use permit (case LDC26-000071, as captioned) for a 6,000-seat sports stadium (for Reno City FC), a 380-room hotel casino, an outdoor plaza, retail and restaurants, a five-level parking garage and a future 150-room tower and water park (phase 2) on 27.95 acres at Kitsky Lane (probably Kietzke) and Peckham Lane. Seven specific approvals are requested, including nighttime operation, height over 85 ft and 112 ft stadium lights.
Where it stands: approved 4-1 on 2026-10-14 by the Planning Commission, which is the deciding body, with updated conditions. It depends on Boulevard Gaming Overlay Expansion.
Next: noise, event traffic and parking conditions are to be satisfied before building permits and occupancy; regional planning conformance review follows for the amendment.

Noise: the noise study finds nighttime and daytime levels already above code, and the stadium adds roughly 0.8 to 3.7 dB. Staff called this barely perceptible; Commissioner McCoy said the code bars any increase when levels already exceed limits and voted no. A public commenter disputed the "imperceptible" claim.
Traffic: typical-day service stays at level D or better; sold-out events exceed the standard. Conditions require an event management plan; the applicant's traffic engineer proposed a new signal on Kitsky Lane.
Parking: about 28% short for a sold-out game. An agreement in principle with the visitors authority for 845 spaces in Lot C is unsigned; the Commission added a condition requiring it or equivalent spaces.
Neighborhood engagement: the neighborhood advisory board meeting was cancelled; Commissioner Bera and Commissioner McKenzie urged more outreach. An adjacent owner asked that driveway changes not cost it; the engineer said the design no longer affects it.
Other: casino smoking policy (outside planning review), airport and FAA review of lights and cranes, the grocery store lost on site.

Commissioner Delvar moved approval, seconded by Bera, with condition 15 (event-specific noise analysis if amplified events), 17 (event management plan), new 20 (executed parking agreement) and new 21 (updated noise study showing no increase at building permit).
Yes: Delvar, Bera, Williams, McKenzie. No: McCoy. Chair Jockman and Commissioner Belto recused.

2026-10-14 - Planning Commission (video of the October 14, 2026 Planning Commission meeting; the agenda text was not retrievable)

About 119 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).

Meeting	Minutes
2026-10-14 - Planning Commission	119

2026-10-14 - Planning Commission — Joint presentation with the overlay item, seven speakers (plus three supporters who did not speak), long questions on noise, parking and traffic; approved 4-1 with updated and new conditions.
2026-11-05 - Planning Commission — Staff announced the permit was appealed; Council hears the appeal at its second December meeting.