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Planning commission initiates master-plan map amendment process and adds Lapeer property for review
Summary
Commission adopted a resolution to initiate amendments to the adopted master-plan land-use map and agreed to add the privately owned property at 4015 Lapeer Drive to be reconsidered as high-density residential; the action starts the public-notice and hearing process but does not itself change the plan.
The Carson City Planning Commission voted Sept. 23 to initiate a process to consider amendments to the recently adopted master-plan land-use map, and it added one privately owned parcel — 4015 Lapeer Drive — to the initiation resolution for redesignation as high-density residential.
Planning staff said the Board of Supervisors, when it adopted the master plan on May 1, asked staff to hold public outreach on the land-use map and asked the commission to consider map revisions approximately 90 days after adoption. Staff summarized outreach sessions held Aug. 11, Aug. 12 and Aug. 16 and said about 30 residents attended; staff reported no requests to change the map during those sessions but said separate submissions had been received.
Staff noted three items for the commission’s attention: a request from St. Teresa of Avila Church to make a split-designation parcel fully public/quasi-public following a lot-line adjustment; an earlier letter regarding 1300 South Curry that focused on zoning rather than land use; and a privately owned parcel at 4015 Lapeer Drive that staff concluded had been erroneously designated public/quasi-public and that staff recommended be redesignated high-density residential.
Commissioners discussed procedure and scope. Chair Christopher reminded the commission that initiating an amendment is distinct from approving map changes; initiation triggers staff processing, noticing and the scheduling of a public hearing and results in a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors if the commission chooses to proceed after hearing testimony. Commissioner Preston moved to adopt the resolution initiating amendments and to add the 4015 Lapeer property for redesignation as high-density residential; the motion passed.
The initiation does not itself change the master-plan map. If the commission proceeds after public hearing, the commission’s recommendation will go to the Board of Supervisors, which has final authority to amend the master plan.
