Somersett Community OHV Access
To native Nevadans, riding straight from your house to the trails is a birth right. And that's why many OHV enthusiasts have taken up residence in the Somersett community locate in northwest Reno between Verdi and "old northwest." This newer development situated in the southern foothills of Peavine Mountain has two access points to the public lands to the north: The Cliffs which connects to Hawk Meadow Trail on the northwestern side of the development, and Las Brisas on the northeastern side.
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This post is going to be divided into three sections:
1. The black-and-white laws and regulations related to OHV travel on roads, and particularly in the Somerset community.
2. The issues that local Somerset residents have raised which are becoming actionable.
3. RAD's proposed response to
1. The black-and-white laws and regulations related to OHV travel on roads, and particularly in the Somerset community.
2. The issues that local Somerset residents have raised which are becoming actionable.
3. RAD's proposed response to
Part 1
Applicable Laws and Regulations
Applicable Laws and Regulations
Below are applicable excerpts from the Somerset CC&R's, which are rules that people who chose to live in that community agreed to abide by as a condition of home ownership:
Supplemental and addition to the CC&R's are the Somerset Owner's Association rules and regulations, which has this applicable provision:
The CC&R's and the SOA rules seem to put is in a pickle don't they... In a nutshell, they technically prohibit staging at the two trail entrances AND they prohibit riding on the roads to the trailheads.