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Planner Kobe Gallano told commissioners the amendment would apply only to the two commercial shopping centers within the 861‑acre DeAndrea plan development — DeAndrea Pointe and DeAndrea Marketplace — and would not expand the commercial acreage. The proposed handbook changes add definitions that limit animal services to indoor operations for domestic household pets and require that overnight boarding exceed 17 hours only with conditional use permit review. Staff said outdoor exercise or containment areas are not part of this request because both centers adjoin residential uses and code limits outdoor animal exercise areas where residences are nearby.

Gallano explained that a previous 2007 handbook amendment had allowed banks and similar financial institutions, and a 2008 handbook update inadvertently omitted that permitted use from the commercial section. The current request restores financial institutions and ATMs so the previously constructed bank is clearly contemplated by the handbook.

The amendment would align the D'Andrea commercial use list with allowed uses in the city's C‑1 neighborhood commercial zoning, Gallano said. Staff mailed 2,535 notices to property owners inside the DeAndrea plan boundary and to properties within 750 feet as required; the notice also ran in the Reno Gazette Journal. As of the noon cutoff staff had received nine requests for additional information and no letters formally opposing the amendment.

Chris Wagner, representing Kimco (the owner of the two shopping centers), said the primary impetus for the amendment was an interested pet‑grooming tenant and that Kimco supported the proposed language. A public question about the large noticing area was answered by staff: the large yellow area shown in meeting materials reflects the entire DeAndrea plan boundary plus the required 750‑foot notification buffer (which includes some Bureau of Land Management land), and that full notice area was required by statute for this kind of planned‑development amendment.

Commissioner Pritzl moved to forward a recommendation of approval to the City Council for the handbook amendment (PCN 18‑0040 / PD24‑0006) based on findings PDA through PDJ and the staff report; Commissioner Kramer seconded. The motion passed unanimously. Staff said it anticipates the first reading before City Council on June 23 and a second reading on July 14.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Sparks Planning Commission | May 15, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Sparks Planning Commission voted to forward to the City Council a recommendation to amend the DeAndrea Development Standards Handbook to permit indoor animal services and to clarify that financial institutions and ATMs are allowed in the DeAndrea commercial land‑use designation.","taxTitle","Sparks, Washoe County, Nevada","taxId",3873,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6555848,"Commission approves gym at 905 South Rock Boulevard after removing midday restriction",2456,1572000,4028000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3336870-dd09d690e49b0c237f4c617e7413695e&start=1572&end=4028","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3336870-dd09d690e49b0c237f4c617e7413695e/thumbnail_1572000.jpg","/articles/6555848/Sparks/Washoe-County/Nevada/Commission-approves-gym-at-905-South-Rock-Boulevard-after-removing-midday-restriction","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6555848-ad8f272bd3173941ceee1304cfd19a25/orig.mp4?Expires=1771154848&Signature=nfnRGQyDzeSqHfs7vgoNmusFTPG4snLVsvKwIc-C6R6vqREsVwaiYTExYKRDfiDwElcNIErIT6Xcdy03pBTaDsqDyU~hm44g0v-xTeWH4-RSfTa3ZWxmsSM-2kGuzuM-F4DySxSelTIKx39cKc-mlbXSznjNxlbfBJc80R-pPXEKzHZTnpnq5FA7yUx~C86R42o2AXa7ybCHPzAQ0jkFULIXNfA9d9w21c0AhgKZsaFOOplNmV0NWkxpQcehQkiHE3k4hvX1OA5XOYQpWwgpeCEYWv6zvz-Z1C0Us1a~PgwhHQakiYXHoY~P8g~MKJi4Q1kFmsL1fUBaEUctFpcdyw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Sparks Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve a conditional use permit for a private training health and fitness club at 905 South Rock Boulevard and amended staff’s recommended condition to remove a proposed 10 a.m.–2 p.m. midday restriction.

City staff described the application for a fitness facility in an existing industrial building on a 1.84‑acre parcel. The site contains three buildings, including the vacant northern building proposed for the fitness club. Staff apologized for a typographical error in the staff report that misstated the parcel size in one place; they confirmed the correct parcel area is 1.84 acres. The site currently has 67 shared parking spaces; the applicant proposed adding 19 spaces for a total of 87, which staff said meets zoning parking rates for the mixture of uses on the parcel.

Staff recommended restricting group class hours to 5 a.m.–10 a.m. and 2 p.m.–10 p.m. Monday–Saturday (no restriction Sundays) and requiring appointment‑only signage to reduce walk‑ins and parking pressure. Staff estimated trip generation from the gym as 10 a.m. peak hour trips, 26 p.m. peak‑hour trips, and about 80 average daily trips based on an ITE trip generation letter provided by the applicant.

Applicant representative Josh Dwener told commissioners the business model includes one‑on‑one training, small group sessions (1 coach to up to five clients) and larger group sessions limited to 20 clients per coach. Dwener said the applicant planned to schedule larger groups outside the daytime peak of the adjacent tenant and keep smaller sessions during midday. Property owner Cindy Thomas, who owns Sparks Tile and Stone and the parcel, spoke in public comment and said she was not notified in advance about the proposed midday restriction. Thomas said, “I didn't know that you guys could dictate that,” and urged the commission not to \"handcuff\" the new small business, noting she has operated on the block for 17 years and helped clean up the area.

Commissioners asked staff and the applicant whether the hours condition could be modified administratively later. Staff and the city attorney advised that any change to hours after approval would require an amendment to the conditional use permit and return to the commission. Scott Carey, development services manager, suggested the commission could amend the hours condition now if it wished, and also noted staff’s recurring concerns about parking for similar uses in the industrial zone.

After public comment from the property owner and neighbors supporting the gym, Commissioner Kramer moved to approve the CUP subject to the staff findings and conditions but amend condition 6 to remove the 10 a.m.–2 p.m. restriction; Commissioner Rodriguez Elkins seconded. The commission voted to approve the permit and the amended hours condition. The adopted condition as amended allows operation between 5 a.m. and 10 p.m. without the midday restriction and leaves Sundays unrestricted as in the staff report.

The permit includes standard conditions on parking, landscaping (the site is not required to add South Rock Boulevard landscaping since no building expansion is proposed), and requiring repair/screening of existing outdoor storage areas. The applicant indicated larger group sessions would be limited to 20 clients and one coach; staff required appointment‑only signage and a limit on group sizes in the conditions as written in the staff report.","The Sparks Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve a conditional use permit for a private training health and fitness club at 905 South Rock Boulevard and removed a proposed 10 a.m.–2 p.m. midday restriction, leaving an amended hours condition of 5 a.m.–10 p.m.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6555852,"Planning commission approves permit to enlarge nonconforming house at 1555 C Street",913,640000,1553000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3336870-dd09d690e49b0c237f4c617e7413695e&start=640&end=1553","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3336870-dd09d690e49b0c237f4c617e7413695e/thumbnail_640000.jpg","/articles/6555852/Sparks/Washoe-County/Nevada/Planning-commission-approves-permit-to-enlarge-nonconforming-house-at-1555-C-Street","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6555852-2aff731dfcaff4db80a54363980a92ea/orig.mp4?Expires=1771154849&Signature=gVuIkJ0dVi4HWCOM8zpmxCEuabnYsGXgPRJXPGAdUiXVHukzOVKS9ix0kO2GwWuByAqqMED8foqMEBDOtKO9q0pR4onGOiKNQCqyqmMjHFFXycGSsBv2ah7PzYCIrILzJ5D8WWv2pH854ju9FnAtBxCm-FMOnVl0LrA8a3ej6CGE3M408EO0bXD0ODEolnlpeF~NT1NiMg2VaDuXYYJ3zykJ-GXZBJSLiPKTdfGWk0BZ8HycqV8mQKdMe7O1RUKJNBz6PUVsXXBxZSsIXeVunICU-9HNHEROE-AChePMrQY6wYRR3F-OqEBlWJLoKbQqJYKM5jLFgWIDjE2NMjpglA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Sparks Planning Commission on a unanimous vote approved a conditional use permit allowing a 543-square-foot enlargement of an existing nonconforming single‑family residence at 1555 C Street in the Downtown Victorian Square mixed‑use district.

City planning staff told commissioners the 0.14‑acre site contains a 1,142‑square‑foot house originally built in 1905 and several accessory structures that were added without proper permits. The application would relocate and attach two small accessory structures and remove an unpermitted 240‑square‑foot storage building so the additions can be permitted as part of the primary residence.

The change reconciles the property’s historic single‑family use with current MUD (mixed use district, Downtown Victorian Square) zoning, which does not permit detached single‑family houses but allows limited dwellings on smaller lots. Staff said the proposal would not increase the number of residential units and would keep the existing street access from C Street rather than forcing alley access that would remove a landscaped yard.

James Darryl, a contracted consultant for the property owner Ismail Castro, addressed the commission on the owner’s behalf and said Castro \"is terminally ill\" and wants to resolve the permit issues so he can pursue building permits. Darryl said the owner has worked with staff \"to put all that package together.\" No members of the public spoke in opposition at the hearing, and staff said it had received letters of support from neighbors.

Planning staff presented five required findings for approval (conformity with the plan, neighborhood compatibility, natural resources, impacts such as parking and architecture, and proper public notice). Staff noted the additions would create a two‑bedroom, two‑bath expansion with an upstairs office and that siding and roofing would match the existing home. Staff recommended approval subject to seven conditions of approval listed in the staff report.

Commissioner Kramer moved to approve the conditional use permit and Commissioner Rodriguez Elkins seconded. The commission voted to approve the request and adopt the staff findings and conditions.

The permit allows the owner to seek building permits to legalize the additions; the demolition of the unpermitted 240‑square‑foot storage building is part of the approved plan. Staff told commissioners that the site has been subject to code enforcement since 2022 and that the permit aims to remedy those issues.","The Sparks Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit allowing a 543-square-foot addition to a legally nonconforming single-family residence at 1555 C Street, subject to seven conditions. The owner worked with staff to resolve prior unpermitted structures; no public opposition was recorded.","actionData","errors"]

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