By Jenny Kane, Reno Gazette-Journal

Black Rock City LLC, the nonprofit that hosts the annual Burning Man gathering, has scored a major zone change that will help the organization develop a rural ranch property outside of the Black Rock Desert.

The zone change, approved unanimously Tuesday by Washoe County commissioners, means that up to 500 workers and volunteers will be able to temporarily stay at Black Rock Station, a parcel of land owned by Black Rock City. Crews working for the nonprofit spend several months preparing for the main Burning Man event at Black Rock Station. Burning Man is a 70,000-person, weeklong celebration of the arts that lasts through Labor Day weekend in the Black Rock Desert.

While maybe not immediately, the piece of property will undergo major changes in the future, according to Washoe County Senior Planner Eric Young.

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