The purpose of the Truckee Railyard Master Plan is to capture and describe the Town’s vision for the Railyard Area and to guide its future redevelopment. This Master Plan describes the scale and character of development envisioned for the Railyard Area and includes development standards and design guidelines to help ensure that future development is consistent with the Town’s vision for the area.

The Railyard will be redeveloped with an eclectic mix of building types and uses within an attractive, pedestrian-oriented neighborhood. Development will extend easterly from the Downtown Core. The highest development intensity will occur immediately adjacent to the Downtown Core and then decrease as development extends to the north and east. Three distinct Districts will guide and shape redevelopment of the Master Plan Area:

The Downtown Extension (DE) District will be a physical extension of the commercial shops, restaurants and lodging now located along Commercial Row. The DE District will also provide new housing, recreation and civic uses in Downtown. The DE District will have the greatest intensity of development of the three Districts.

The Industrial Heritage (IH) District will contain a mix of uses supporting a community of local business people, artisans, and entrepreneurs. Multi-family residential, live-in work and work-live units and commercial development will occur in the IH district. Development in the IH District will reflect historic industrial character of uses that once existed on the site including the Lumber Mill and railyard operations.

The Trout Creek (TC) District will provide a mix of multi-family and single-family residential homes with connections to the Trout Creek Greenway. The TC District will have the lowest density of the three Districts.