University
Regional Center Plan Boundary
The university's master
plan requires both the Regents' and the City of Reno's approval.
Based on meetings with the UNR, City staff and City officials,
the university master plan will be processed through the City
of Reno as a “regional center plan” (one of nine in the City of
Reno). The following define the plan boundary of the University
Regional Center Plan study area:
• North – North
McCarran Boulevard
• South – I-80
• West – Sierra
Street
• East - Sutro
Boulevard
The purpose of such plans
is to promote higher density development in support of regional
transit, reducing the overall dependency on single occupant vehicles.
Land use designations within the boundary area allow “grandfathered”
uses to remain in place for the duration of the ownership of the
property. Planned land use designations take affect upon transfer
of ownership. The university prepared the following statement
regarding intent:
The University of Nevada,
Reno initiates its campus master planning process this fall as
it addresses its physical campus needs over the next 25 years
and beyond. The master planning effort will focus on the region
bounded by Sierra Street on the west, I-80 on the south, Sutro
Boulevard. on the east, and North McCarran Boulevard. on the north,
defining the “University Regional Center Plan” boundary. The university
occupies a portion of this region and will be looking at various
options for enhancing and expanding its campus in the future,
but will limit that expansion to areas within the plan boundary.
At present, there are no specific priorities for property acquisition
by the university, although these may be determined through the
planning process.
The plan boundary outlines
a region for cooperative planning by the university in partnership
with the City of Reno. The university will not necessarily acquire
all the property within the study area, but will project long-term
uses complementary to the university's functions. Land uses within
the area compatible with the university's mission could continue
indefinitely. As the university's master planning effort proceeds,
it will work with the City to evaluate the potential benefits
of establishing a new redevelopment district that could extend
from the area south of I-80 into a portion of the University Regional
Center Plan boundary.
Mixed Use “Downtown”
South of I-80
Both the university and the City expressed interest in creating
a pedestrian oriented downtown south of I-80, adjacent to the freeway.
Examples exist elsewhere in the country, including UC Berkeley,
Indiana University, and the University of Cincinnati. While not
part of the university's master plan, the consultants will investigate
comparable target universities to provide guidance to organizational
models, size, massing, land use mixes, and connectivity to the university
and the City of Reno. The City will investigate the potential to
create a redevelopment district with the intent to leverage the
tax increments for improvements within the university regional center.
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