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County moves forward with cleanup to final subdivision map rules; first reading introduced
Summary
Washoe County planning staff proposed clarifying changes to final subdivision map rules — including a five‑lot minimum, water supplier certification and longer submission timing — and the board introduced the ordinance on first reading.
The Washoe County Board of County Commissioners introduced on first reading an ordinance to revise requirements for final subdivision maps in the county’s development code.
Planning Division Director Trevor Lloyd told the board the final‑map rules had not been substantively updated since 2010 and that much of the language dated to the 1990s. The proposed changes are primarily clarifying and administrative: requiring a final subdivision map to have at least five lots (consistent with tentative map rules), excluding non‑lot parcels such as common area or utility parcels from the lot count, requiring a water supplier certificate when a general improvement district (GID) is involved, and extending the submission window from 60 days to 120 days (to allow time for review and resubmittal).
The proposal also clarifies what “presentation” of a final map means — staff said it should be the date the final map is presented for the director’s signature — cleans up outdated agency names, and modernizes language on financial assurance and performance bonds.
A December 18 workshop drew 31 attendees and produced minor concerns that staff addressed in the draft presented to the planning commission; the planning commission unanimously recommended adoption and the Board introduced the ordinance on first reading and scheduled the public hearing for April 8.
Ending: Staff will publish the revised ordinance draft and return for a second‑reading public hearing on April 8, 2025.
