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Planning commission recommends Board of Supervisors approve street and alley abandonment for US Geomatics project
Summary
The commission recommended approval of an abandonment of portions of East Sixth Street, South Fall Street and a 10-foot alley as part of an approved SUP-linked development; staff said seven required findings could be made and four conditions apply.
The Carson City Planning Commission voted Sept. 23 to recommend that the Board of Supervisors approve an application from US Geomatics to abandon portions of East Sixth Street and South Fall Street, plus a 10-foot alley that bisects a parcel at 201 East Sixth Street.
Staff planner Heather Farris said the abandonment area — shown to the commission in orange on the staff map — is a requirement of an earlier approved special use permit for an office building, maintenance building and parking garage at the same location. If the abandonment is approved and recorded, the applicant will complete a lot-line deletion to merge the two parcels into one before a site-improvement permit may be issued.
Farris told commissioners staff was able to make the seven findings required for an abandonment and recommended approval subject to the four conditions listed in the staff report. Development engineering staff told the commission the city currently has water and sewer facilities in the right-of-way and that the applicant (the state entity backing the project) will fund required utility relocations.
Commission discussion confirmed the abandonment is a recommendation only; the planning commission’s action forwards a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors, which holds authority to approve or deny a street abandonment. The commission made the recommendation by motion and the vote carried.
The staff report and the conditions of approval include instructions about whether utility easements should be reserved, continued or vacated; the planning commission and staff noted those findings guide how the city will handle relocation or preservation of utilities and easements during the recordation process.
The commission’s recommendation does not itself vacate any public easement; final action requires Board of Supervisors approval and recordation of legal documents.
