Reno County Planning Commission approves draft zoning text amendments for public hearing Aug. 21

The Reno County Planning Commission on June 19 voted to publish proposed text amendments to Articles 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 13 and 14 of the county zoning regulations, and to Article 3 of the subdivision regulations, and set a public hearing for Aug. 21, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. at Reno County Public Courts.

Mark Von Atchen, Reno County planner, presented a clean copy of the proposed amendments and described a set of clarifying edits the board requested at prior meetings. He said staff had incorporated language to make clear that commercial and industrial uses in residential districts require a conditional use permit, removed the undefined term "low density" from certain district descriptions, and standardized setbacks so that every zoning district would have a 10-foot side and rear setback and a 20-foot front setback. "With the changes in the setbacks, the R-3 and the village zoning district will have an increase of just two feet on the side yard setback," Von Atchen said, noting…