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Planning Commission backs text amendment to ease child care permitting
Summary
The City of Reno Planning Commission voted unanimously Nov. 5 to recommend that the City Council approve a zoning text amendment intended to remove planning barriers for child care providers.
The City of Reno Planning Commission voted unanimously Nov. 5 to recommend that the City Council approve a text amendment aimed at easing local planning barriers for child care providers. The amendment (case TXT226-00001) would eliminate the minor conditional use permit (MUP) requirement for in‑home and workplace child care and reduce the conditional use permit (CUP) requirement to an MUP for child care centers in residential zones, while incorporating several mitigation standards into code.
Senior Management Analyst Grace MacKinnon told commissioners the measure responds to a statewide shortage — “72% of Nevadans live in a childcare desert” and the region saw a 55% decline in…
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