Planning commission backs amendment to common open space findings, asks staff for implementation guidance

Jun 2, 2026

The commission recommended approval of WDCA26-00002, which would require three nondiscrete findings be met for common open space developments and apply two site-specific findings only when parcel conditions warrant them; commissioners pressed staff on how 'large-diameter trees' and slope thresholds would be defined and verified in practice.

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The Washoe County Planning Commission on June 2 voted to recommend that the Board of County Commissioners adopt WDCA26-00002, an amendment to article 408 of the development code that changes how findings for common open space developments are applied.

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