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Douglas County delays AB241 zoning changes after town boards raise concerns
Summary
Planning staff asked for a continuance to refine Title 20 changes implementing Nevada’s AB241; the commission unanimously continued the zoning‑text and map amendments to 01/13/2026 after hearing town managers’ concerns about preserving Main Street commercial corridors and requiring a commercial component.
Planning staff asked the Douglas County Planning Commission to continue two ordinance items that would implement Assembly Bill 241, which requires jurisdictions to allow multifamily housing in commercial zones. Kate O’Neil, Planning Manager, told the commission she wanted more time to incorporate feedback from town boards in Gardnerville, Minden and Genoa and to resolve ordinance language and mapping edge cases; she requested the items be continued to the January planning meeting.
O’Neil outlined staff’s initial approach: eliminate the Mixed‑Use Commercial (MUC)…
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