Carson City planning commission backs 62‑unit Perry Street townhome project, recommends city council approval of related amendments

The Carson City Planning Commission on a unanimous 8‑0 vote recommended that the City Council approve a package of amendments and permits to allow a proposed 62‑unit townhome project at 21611 Perry Street.

Planning consultant Leila Carver told commissioners the applicant proposes to construct 62 three‑story townhomes on a 2.8‑acre vacant site bounded by Perry Street, Carson Street and the Dominguez Channel. Carver said the application package includes a general plan amendment, a Perry Street specific plan amendment, an amended and restated development agreement, a site plan and design review, a vesting tentative tract map and an addendum to the Carson general plan EIR.

The project would include 10 residential buildings with a unit mix Carver described as eight 2‑bedroom, 27 3‑bedroom and 27 4‑bedroom townhomes; private two‑car garages and 26 guest spaces; roughly 29,000 square feet of common open space; and private open space averaging about 76 square feet per unit. Carver said building heights would range from about 35 to 40 feet and the applicant is providing 150 parking spaces where the project’s minimum requirement is 137.

Nut graf: The site has a contamination history tied to removed underground storage tanks. Staff and the applicant said regulatory clearances from state and regional cleanup authorities will be required before any occupancy, and the project moves forward only if those agencies approve lifting or amending existing deed restrictions that currently limit the site to nonresidential uses.

Commissioners and staff spent substantial time on the site’s environmental history and regulatory process. Carver…