The Sparks Planning Commission convened on November 20, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. to consider agenda items including the approval of the agenda and minutes from previous meetings (October 14 and 16, 2025). The primary focus of the session was a public hearing regarding a zoning request for two adjacent commercial parcels to facilitate a transition to a less intense neighborhood commercial district. The meeting concluded with a unanimous recommendation to forward the project for City Council consideration.
meeting to order Thursday November 20th at 6 p.m. Madam Secretary can I get a roll call please? Here. Here. Here. Here. Here. All right. Please stand and let's do the Pledge of Allegiance, please. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. All right. All right. I'm opening it up for general public comment. Does anybody wish to speak on any item general? I see none. I'm closing general public comment. All right. May I get a motion to approval for the agenda. Mr. Chair, I move to approve the agenda as submitted. Second. All right, we got a move by Commissioner Priscilla Pritzels. We got a second by Commissioner Nieberline. Let's vote. Did it work? Went away. It went away. Easy can I just go ahead and do a voice. Let's do a voice uh vote please. I it passes unanimously all right we'll go down may I get an approval or motion for the approval of the minutes please. I move to approve the minutes move to approve the minutes of the planning commission study session held on Tuesday October 14th 2025 funding commission meeting held on Thursday October 16th I second that motion. All right we got a move by Commissioner Rodriguez Elkins a second by Commissioner Kramer please vote. All right it passes unanimously all right we're up to 7.1 public hearing consideration discussion of possible action on a request to rezone 0.75 acres site located at 2221 pyramid way ap 0272-14 from PO professional office to C1 neighborhood commercial and APN 027-332-14 and rezone a 0.46 acre site located at 860 Tyler Way APN 027 332 from mf5 multifamily residential to c one neighborhood commercial thank you Dani good evening chair ros and members of the planning commission umy ray senior planner here to present this item to you tonight so this request seeks planning commission consideration to rezone two adjacent parcels that are located northwest corner of pyramid way and Tyler Way that together total 1.21 acres the 0.75 acre parcel that's located here on the right at 2221 pyramid way is currently zoned PO professional office and is developed with a building that was constructed in 1964 and most recently contained a financial institution use the familiar wells Fargo also present at that address on that parcel are a drive-thru facility and an outdoor drive up ATM associated with that financial institution use and that uh was a special use permit that was approved back in 1979 the point four six acre parcel located at 860 Tyler way shown here on the left is currently zoned MF5 multifamily residential and is developed with a 5,991 square foot professional office building that was constructed in 1977 the buildings on both parcels are currently vacant so this request seeks to rezone both parcels from MF5 multifamily residential for the 860 Tyler Way and professional office for 221 pyramid way to C one for both parcels for neighborhood neighborhood commercial the Sparks comprehensive plan land use designation for both parcels is commercial and the The buildings on both parcels are currently vacant. So this request seeks to rezone both parcels from MF5, multifamily residential or the 860 Tyler Way, and professional office for 221 Pyramid Way to C1 for both parcels for neighborhood commercial. The Sparks Comprehensive Plan land use designation for both parcels is commercial. And the proposed C1 zone is a conforming zoning district for the commercial land use designation. So comprehensive plan amendment will not be required. The map on the left shows the existing zoning, and the map on the right shows the proposed zoning. A mix of attached single family residences, detached single family residences, and commercial uses surround the site. To the north of the project site is the Pyramid Professional Center, shown here in blue or professional office, and located in the PO zoning district. And located both to the west and east of the subject site are single family residential uses in the SF6 zoning district. Uses to the south, right here and here of the subject site across Tyler Way include a fueling station, a self-served car wash, and office building located in the C1 zoning district. So the applicant has submitted this rezoning request to support a wide range of commercial uses on the subject site. I know this is somewhat difficult to see. It was included in your packets as exhibit five. Lists the permitted and conditional uses allowed in the MF2 and PO zoning districts as compared to the requested C1 zoning district. The proposed C1 district allows an increased number of commercial and institutional uses compared to the current MF5 and PO zoning districts, including potential drive-through uses. There are seven uses allowed under the current MF5 zone that are not permitted in the proposed C1 zone, and five uses allowed under the PO zone that are also not allowed in the C1 zone.