Spring Creek/Lamoille - Elko County

As the Spring Creek / Lamoille Master Plan incorporates The 100, 200, 300 and 400 Tracts of the Spring
Creek subdivision, Pleasant Valley and the Lamoille area, additional lands need to be Designated
Agricultural - Residential to accommodate the need for new development. These lands should follow the
example of 2.5 to 10 acre parcel sizes currently in use by the Spring Creek Subdivisions.
Historically the types of subdivision developments that have been proposed in this area are 2.5 to 10 acre
parcels. These developments have incorporated the use of individual septic systems and domestic water
wells. The developments that have implemented this method are Valley Vista Acres, Rolling Hills
Subdivision, Last Chance Ranches Unit No.1, Sage Lake Subdivision, Ruby Home Ranch, Dysart Ranch,
Area West, Ruby Mountain Estates, Pleasant Valley Estates, and Lipparelli Estates, as well as several Minor
Subdivisions by Parcel Map.
The Spring Creek Subdivisions have developed a municipal water system in conjunction with the use of the
individual septic system. This system also services the Brentwood Estates subdivision, as well as a public
school and fire station and in the future, the Redstone Development. This water system has become quite
expansive. The possibility of further expansion to incorporate new subdivision within the service area
should be reviewed on a "case by case" basis as to the feasibility of future development incorporating into
the system.
Some other concerns that must be addressed in future development of residential areas are; Fire Protection,
Septic System design, Domestic Water Well use, Subdivision C.C.& R.'s restricting further subdivision of
existing parcels, Access Roads and secondary collector streets, and Population densities.
Special - Lands (SL) Designation
The Special Lands Designation of approximately 14,800 acres as revised in 2012 is an area currently zoned
Open Space with minimum 40 acre parcels. There were 15,400 acres designated SL in the review of 2005.
The Special Lands Designation would allow for the subdivision of these parcels to 10 acre minimum.
However the minimum required property width of 500 feet may restrict the subdivision in many cases to 20
acre parcels. 20 acre parcels would in essence double the density of this area as compared with the
minimum 40 acre requirement of Open Space.
The following densities labeled (1) relate the maximum number of parcels allowed by acreage. The label
(2) relates the maximum number of densities using 20 acre parcels.
(1) 10.0 acre parcels 1,490 possible additional units
(2) 20.0 acre parcels 745 possible additional units
Using the density of 2.65 persons per dwelling unit the following increases in population for Special Lands:
(1) 10.0 acre parcels 1,490 x 2.65 = 3,948 increased Population
(2) 20.0 acre parcels 745 x 2.65 = 1,974 increased Population
The Special Lands Designation is used to allow for development of larger parcels. Due to the depth, length
and original design of existing Special Land parcels, additional Ag-Res type development would not be
feasible. The further development of these parcels would create problems with roads, namely the
establishment of dead end roads and / or Cul-de-Sacs. If too many of these are created without secondary
access the concept of rural type living could be endangered.
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