Meeting Time: February 27, 2024 at 10:00am PST
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Agenda Item

11. Introduction and first reading of an ordinance amending Washoe County Code Chapter 110 (Development Code) by modifying various sections in Division Three- Regulation of Uses and Division Four- Development Standards, in order to update regulations related to accessory dwelling units, detached accessory structures, manufactured housing, and battery-charged fences. These updates include deleting a section specifying the procedure and findings for placing a manufactured home that is less than 1,200 square feet in size; and modifying various sections to: allow detached accessory dwelling units as an allowed use by right in certain residential regulatory zones; require detached accessory dwelling units on parcels ½ acre in size or smaller to be subject to the administrative review permit process in Article 809; update the maximum square footage for both attached and detached accessory dwelling units; define "minor accessory dwelling unit"; modify permitting requirements for detached accessory structures; update the minimum square footage for manufactured homes; and add provisions related to battery-charged fences as required by NV SB 208 (2023); 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 March 19, 2024. Community Services. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION

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    Richard Bissett 7 months ago

    I support item 11 and ask the Board to accept/adopt it. I thank the Board for coming up with regulations for ADUs. A benefit of these ADUs is that they provide affordable housing. Additionally, because the ADUs are built in established neighborhoods, this increases the density of the neighborhoods and city. A denser city, in turn, means miles saved by not needing to drive out to homes in outlying suburbs. Fewer miles driven means fewer emissions of climate harmful fossil fuels. Good job, Board!

    Dr. Richard Bissett, Sierra Club, Climateers, Third Act