INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. – The Washoe County Board of County Commissioners adopted an ordinance increasing the maximum density for multiple family dwellings in a zone between Incline Village and Crystal Bay at a meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 14.
In a 4-1 vote, with Commissioner Michael Clark dissenting, the board amended the ordinance, increasing the maximum density from four units per acre to six units per acre in the Crystal Bay Condominiums Regulatory Zone Special Area, which lies between Tahoe Blvd and Lakeshore Blvd, heading towards Crystal Bay from Incline Village.
This was the second hearing on the ordinance amendment, initially introduced on Sept. 9.
The applicant, GilanFarr Architecture, reasons the increase will incentivize more redevelopment in the area and make a more viable project at the zone’s westernmost parcel, 560 Lakeshore Boulevard…