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File #: TMP-10131    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Miscellaneous
File created: 6/17/2025 In control: Community Services Department
On agenda: 7/15/2025 Final action:
Title: Recommendation to introduce and conduct a first reading of an ordinance amending the Washoe County Code at Chapter 110 (Development Code) to update Articles 220 Tahoe Area and 220.1 Tahoe Area Design Standards. These updates include adding a section to establish standards for affordable, moderate, and achievable housing in multifamily areas. These updates also include amending various sections to: amend references to the prior Washoe County master plan and update organizational names; clarify application requirements for amendments to Articles 220 and 220.1; update references to the TRPA’s code of ordinances related to land coverage; update maximum height and minimum residential density in town centers; add standards for height, parking, density and coverage for affordable, moderate, and achievable housing in town centers; update standards for bicycle storage; provide for reductions in parking minimums for affordable, moderate, and achievable housing, and add standards for the submitta...
Attachments: 1. BCC 7-15-25 - Staff Report - WDCA25-0003 Tahoe Area Plan1st Reading, 2. BCC 7-15-25 - Attachment A - Ordinance Working Copy, 3. BCC 7-15-25 - Attachment B - PC Resolution, 4. BCC 7-15-25 - Attachment C - PC Staff Report, 5. BCC 7-15-25 - Attachment D - PC Presentation, 6. BCC 7-15-25 - Attachment E - Video Recording of PC Meeting, 7. BCC 7-15-25 - Attachment F - Additional Public Comment, 8. BCC 7-15-25 - Staff Presentation - Tahoe Area Plan 1st Reading
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Recommendation to introduce and conduct a first reading of an ordinance amending the Washoe County Code at Chapter 110 (Development Code) to update Articles 220 Tahoe Area and 220.1 Tahoe Area Design Standards. These updates include adding a section to establish standards for affordable, moderate, and achievable housing in multifamily areas. These updates also include amending various sections to: amend references to the prior Washoe County master plan and update organizational names; clarify application requirements for amendments to Articles 220 and 220.1; update references to the TRPA’s code of ordinances related to land coverage; update maximum height and minimum residential density in town centers; add standards for height, parking, density and coverage for affordable, moderate, and achievable housing in town centers; update standards for bicycle storage; provide for reductions in parking minimums for affordable, moderate, and achievable housing, and add standards for the submittal and review of the required parking analysis; modify minimum lot width and setbacks for residential and mixed use developments in preferred affordable areas; modify requirements for encroachment into front yard setbacks on corner and sloped lots; modify standards for accessory dwelling units; modify standards for temporary uses; require development within avalanche hazard areas to record a hold harmless agreement; modify explanation of use tables to clarify the meaning of “A” and add administrative review permit; modify permitting requirements for multiple family dwellings in Crystal Bay Tourist, Incline Village Tourist, and Incline Village Commercial; add Schools-Kindergarten through Secondary Schools as a special use in Incline Village Tourist; add multiple family dwellings and employee housing as allowed uses and update special policies in the Ponderosa Ranch regulatory zone; allow single family dwellings by right in the Incline Village 5, Crystal Bay, and East Shore regulatory zones, and require a hold harmless agreement for development in the Incline Village 5 and Crystal Bay regulatory zones; and update special policies for Crystal Bay; and all matters necessarily connected therewith and pertaining thereto.  And if supported, set a public hearing for the second reading and possible adoption of the ordinance for August 26, 2025. Community Services. (Commission District 1.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION