Sparks Municipal Code 20.02.004 limits maximum lot coverage in single-family districts to 20 percent in SF-40, 30 percent in SF-20, and 35 percent in SF-15 and SF-12. Smaller SF-9, SF-7, and SF-6 lots regulate coverage inside versus outside the required setbacks.
Section 20.02.004 caps conventional single-family lot coverage at 20 percent in SF-40, 30 percent in SF-20, and 35 percent in both SF-15 and SF-12. The smaller SF-9, SF-7, and SF-6 districts instead allow full coverage inside the required setbacks and roughly 10 to 13 percent outside them. Agricultural districts are far tighter, at 2 percent in A-40 and 10 percent in A-5. New subdivisions using the design development option follow density limits rather than the minimum lot-size and coverage standards. Exceeding coverage requires a variance or deviation.
Exceeding lot coverage blocks permit approval and requires reducing the building or paved footprint. Overbuilding is a zoning violation and misdemeanor under SMC 1.12.010, correctable by removal or an approved variance.
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