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Commission backs allowing multifamily in commercial zones, pares back some design rules
Summary
The commission recommended a code amendment to allow multifamily and mixed-use development in commercial zones to comply with a state mandate, but removed select design standards and asked staff to return with refined aesthetics and height provisions.
Washoe County planners presented and the Planning Commission on Feb. 3 recommended a development-code amendment to allow multifamily residential uses in commercial regulatory zones while adopting development standards aimed at preserving viable street-level commercial space.
Senior planner Eric Young said the draft (WDCA250005) responds to a state mandate to allow multifamily in commercial districts and proposes tying densities in commercial zones to comparable residential intensities — for example, proposing 14 dwelling units per acre for general and tourist commercial to align with low-density urban…
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