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Council approves major deviation and tentative map for 5 Bridges Village 1B, reducing minimum density for 46 townhomes
Summary
Sparks City Council approved a major deviation reducing the MF-2 minimum gross density to 6.17 units per acre for a 7.46-acre site and separately approved a tentative map for a 46-lot townhome subdivision in the 5 Bridges development.
Sparks City Council unanimously approved two linked land-use requests Monday that will allow construction of 46 townhomes in the 5 Bridges Village 1B subdivision.
The council granted a major deviation reducing the MF-2 minimum gross residential density from 12 dwelling units per acre to 6.17 units per acre on a 7.46-acre parcel at 6635 Bridal Parkway, and then approved the tentative map for 46 lots arranged as 23 duplex buildings.
City Planner Sienna Reed told council the deviation is within the code’s allowance for reductions between 10% and 50% and noted the city’s zoning currently lacks an intermediate category to accommodate “missing middle” attached housing. She said the deviation, if approved, would cover the density gap between…
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