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Planning commission approves Stone Village amendment allowing more parking, reducing common open space
Summary
The Reno Planning Commission on June 16 approved a condition amendment for the Stone Village apartment project that increases on-site parking from 379 to 487 spaces and reduces a shared landscape/open space area from 5.2 to 3.2 acres; the motion passed 5–2 after neighbors raised concerns about noise, proximity and lighting.
The Reno Planning Commission on Monday approved a condition amendment for the Stone Village apartment project that increases on-site parking and reduces a common landscape area.
The commission voted 5–2 to approve the amendment to LDC25-00067, which replaces an earlier exhibit with a new site plan that adds 108 parking spaces (raising total on-site parking from 379 to 487) and reduces the currently proposed common landscape/open space from 5.2 acres to 3.2 acres. The commission added a condition requiring either written consent from neighboring owners for grading close to residential properties or conformance with a specified exhibit (Exhibit E) describing an alternate approach.
Why it matters: The applicant said changed market demand and limited transit access justify more parking on site, while opponents warned that added pavement could worsen local heat and reduce the quality of life for adjacent homeowners. The commission majority concluded the change meets applicable code findings; dissenting commissioners said the amendment conflicted with…
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