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Planning commission approves special use permit for second-floor residential unit and storage containers at 2580 N. Carson St.
Summary
The commission approved a special use permit allowing a second-floor residential unit and permanent placement of three metal storage containers at 2580 North Carson Street, subject to seven conditions including screening and private open space requirements.
The Carson City Planning Commission on June 25 approved a special use permit for a second-floor residential unit and the permanent placement of three metal storage containers (Connex boxes) at 2580 North Carson Street (APN 13228), authorizing mixed-use activity in a retail commercial zone subject to seven staff conditions.
Heather Manzo, planner, told commissioners the site abuts residences to the west and that three metal containers are proposed along the southern property line. Staff recommended the applicant not move the containers before obtaining approval. “Condition number 6 is recommended to bring the site into compliance with the code as it relates to metal storage containers and what improvements need to be placed on the site to allow for those,” Manzo said. She also explained code requires 250 square feet of private open space per residential unit and that building, fire and accessibility standards will be enforced through subsequent building permits.
Applicant Bridal Badham told the commission she and her husband recently purchased the property and plan to use the upstairs space as an on-site apartment when they are in town rather than as a long-term rental. “It’s like a studio already, just not usable,” Badham said, describing the existing upstairs layout and confirming the presence of an existing bathroom.
Commissioners discussed container screening and fence condition. Staff and the applicant said the containers are gray and the applicant will extend and repair a six-foot, chain-link fence with slats to fully screen the containers from the public right-of-way; chain-link with slats at six feet meets the city’s screening standard and may allow the top of containers to be visible above the fence. Commissioners also asked about flood-zone mapping; staff noted the site sits partly in FEMA Zone X shaded and that neither Zone X nor X-shaded triggers additional requirements for this project.
Commissioner Fizel moved to approve LU2025-0188 based on staff findings and conditions; Commissioner Peterson seconded. The motion passed by voice vote.
Key conditions include: extend/repair screening fence to fully enclose and screen containers, limit use of containers to on-site storage (no signage/advertising), provide 250 square feet of private open space for the new residential unit, and bring the site into compliance with code for metal storage containers.
