Planning Commission Meeting
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
What Happened
The Reno Planning Commission approved minutes from two prior meetings and conditionally approved a patio expansion project for Bighorn Tavern, with commissioners debating noise and screening requirements.
Key Decisions
APPROVED — Bighorn Tavern patio expansion with acoustic noise mitigation (Major Site Plan Review, dc23-00054) — Unanimous — Requires installation of Kinetics KP perforated metal acoustic panels (noise reduction coefficient 0.90+), conifer hedge screening reaching two feet at maturity, and compliance with noise study findings. Adjacent residential neighbors had raised noise concerns about patio speaker volume.
Debated But Not Resolved
None. All commission debates reached resolution before the vote.
What to Watch
None over $50,000.
Bighorn Tavern patio compliance — Conditions require the applicant to install specified acoustic panels and achieve vegetation screening heights by maturity. The commission clarified that conditions reference Exhibit J (the noise study) to avoid ambiguity. Monitor whether the installed panels and vegetation meet the approved specifications once construction begins.
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