Sparks Planning Commission unanimously forwards 5 Bridges Village 1B major deviation and tentative map to City Council

The Sparks Planning Commission voted unanimously to forward to City Council staff recommendations to renew entitlements for the 5 Bridges Village 1B subdivision, including a major deviation that would lower the MF‑2 minimum residential density from 12 dwelling units per acre to 6.17 dwelling units per acre and a tentative map for 23 two‑unit buildings (46 total units).

City planner Sienna Reed, presenting the grouped items, said, "As proposed, the major deviation request seeks to reduce the required minimum, minimum residential density that applies in the MF 2 zoning district from 12 dwelling units per acre to 6.17 dwelling units per acre." Reed told commissioners that the proposal would allow 46 dwelling units on the subject parcel and that approval of the tentative map would be contingent on approval of the major deviation.

The tentative map, Reed said, proposes 23 two‑unit buildings on lots that total 2.14 acres with 4.85 acres of common area; the application shows 130 parking spaces across garages, driveways and surface lots. Reed noted a potential parking shortfall if every duplex were built as a three‑bedroom unit, estimating that…