The Design Standards Manual is intended as a supplement to the City of Sparks Zoning Ordinance which regulates the use of the land and provides specific regulations for the development of land throughout the City of Sparks, adopted by reference, Sparks Municipal Code Title 20.
The Manual contains design standards that are more "qualitative" than "quantitative." The design standards contained herein provide guidance on design matters that are more directly related to ensuring that proposed development projects are of high quality by promoting open space, recreational needs and protection of existing neighborhoods. Development regulations contained in the Zoning Ordinance relate more to the allowed uses of land and to the more quantitative aspects of development (i.e., density, height of structures, setbacks, amount of parking required, size and number of signs permitted, landscape area requirements, etc.).
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Table of Contents (88k) Chapter One - Introduction (45k) Chapter Two - Basic Slope Grading Design Standards (206k) Chapter Three - Non Residential Development Design Standards (2.3mb) Chapter Four - Single-Family Detached Residential Design Standards (1.7mb) Chapter Five - Chapter Five Multi-Family/Attached Single Family Residential Design Standards (791k) Design Standards Manual - Complete (4.5mb) Coming Soon |