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Budget Motors seeks conditional-use permit to expand sales lot at 3250 Kietzke Lane
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Summary
Budget Motors asked the Ward 3 Neighborhood Advisory Board for feedback on a conditional-use application (LDC26-00062) to use a 0.74-acre parcel at 3250 Kietzke Lane as an expansion sales lot for 12+ vehicles; the applicant said no repair work will occur on-site and estimated a 3–6 month timeline for required improvements.
Simon Abiden, who identified himself as an owner of Budget Motors, presented application LDC26-00062 and asked the board to support using a 0.74-acre parcel at 3250 Kietzke Lane as an expansion lot for vehicle sales. Abiden said the site previously housed a dealership and that his family has operated Budget Motors in Reno for about 30 years.
"We would only use it for vehicle sales," Abiden said, adding there will be no mechanical repairs at the site and that all servicing will remain at the business’s primary location at 3055 Kietzke Lane. He described operating hours as Monday–Saturday 9 a.m.–7 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m.–6 p.m., and estimated it could take three to six months to complete the city-requested changes and approvals.
The board asked several practical questions. Vice Chair Marie Rodriguez asked whether different vehicle types would be split between locations or sold at both sites; Abiden replied the lot would be used primarily for cars and SUVs and not for RVs or trailers. Board member Jorgen Hohen said he drives past the site and welcomed the proposal to clean up a dilapidated lot.
Abiden noted the parcel sits at the corner of Kietzke Lane and Gentry and said the lot previously operated as a car dealership. He also gave contact information for his developer and the city planner assisting with the application and said the planning commission date was listed on his materials as TBD.
The presentation drew positive comments about neighborhood appearance and local business retention. No formal vote on the application was taken; the item functioned as an applicant presentation with board questions. Next steps described by the applicant included continuing coordination with city planning staff and seeking the planning commission review indicated on the application materials.
Ending: The board thanked Abiden for the presentation and there were no public comments recorded on the item.
