Developer, owners, county go to court

The developer of a proposed time-share resort at Genoa Lakes has sued Douglas County for rejecting his plan, while the Genoa Lakes homeowners association requested the court to intervene in the case.

Mario Antoci, owner of Genoa Lakes Golf Course and MDA Enterprises, is seeking reversal of the county commission's decision to deny a proposed 156-unit time-share resort within the gated Genoa Lakes community.

Antoci claims the commission's denial of the proposed development was not based on substantial evidence, according to documents filed at the Ninth Judicial District Court.

At the May commission meeting where the plan was denied, commissioners cited numerous concerns about the project.

The project called for 39 two-story quadraplexes, each with a 2,868-square-foot footprint. Included in the development was an 18,787-square-foot fitness center and 410 parking spaces. The 34-acre site reportedly stands in a flood plain of the Carson River.

Commissioner Jacques Etchegoyhen cited notes from the 1992 approval of the Genoa Lakes Golf Course project which limited the development to 220 residential units with promises to keep the remainder of the project as open space.

Commissioners Bernie Curtis and Steve Weissinger cited increases in traffic, density and incompatibility with the area, along with the opposition to flood plain development.

Commissioner Tim Smith abstained from the vote because he is a resident of the area, while commissioner Kelly Kite was the lone vote for approval.

Meanwhile, the Genoa Lakes homeowner's association filed a request with the court to intervene in the case.

While a ruling on the association's request is still pending, the association filed a memorandum in opposition to the time-share petition.

The association argues that the county commission's denial was based on substantial evidence and asks that the complaint be dismissed.

A hearing for the case has not been scheduled.