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Planning Commission approves several local permits including storage conversions and Boys & Girls Club containers
Summary
Carson City Planning Commission approved multiple local land‑use items Nov. 18, including a special‑use permit to convert the old Kmart to a personal storage retail/office complex, approval for two storage containers at the Boys & Girls Club, a PUD amendment for Silver Oak setbacks, and an expanded outside storage permit for Guy Rents ("Rental Guys").
The Carson City Planning Commission on Nov. 18 approved a series of special‑use permits and a PUD amendment covering neighborhood and commercial projects across the city.
The commission approved a special‑use permit allowing Carson Silver LLC to convert the former Kmart building at 3456 North Carson Street into a personal storage retail/office complex that would include roughly 119,000 square feet of indoor storage, screened outdoor storage for RVs and boats, and retail/office space. Staff noted the project's prior 2024 SUP had expired; staff recommended approval with conditions and a modification to condition 7 to allow flexibility on multiuse path design. Jeff Frame of Frame Architecture said the applicant concurred with the conditions.
The commission also approved a request from the Boys & Girls Club of Western Nevada to retain two metal storage containers at its Russell Way site, subject to conditions requiring relocation of one container by 2.5 feet to preserve the required 20‑foot fire lane and additional screening. Holly Beeson, representing the club, said the containers are needed for supplies and seasonal items and that the lessee owns one container and will remove it if they vacate.
Guy Rents Inc. (operating as Rental Guys) received approval to expand outside storage from 3,600 square feet to 21,430 square feet and to establish 1,800 square feet of display area, subject to an eight‑point conditions list requiring surfacing, screening, landscaping upgrades and a 90‑day timeframe to begin compliance. Applicant Jason Stohlman and consultant Keith Schafer described operations and said large equipment deliveries would be staged on site; commissioners requested additional detail on display height and sightlines near adjacent signage.
Staff also recommended and the commission supported a PUD amendment from Silver Oak Development Company to permit a 10‑foot front setback for certain side‑loaded three‑car garage products in Phases 25 and 26; the amendment does not change unit counts or density. Developer Mark Turner said the request fixes ambiguous language and restores a product type used elsewhere in Silver Oak.
Votes and next steps: each item listed above was approved on the record at the Nov. 18 meeting and will proceed under the conditions described in staff reports. Several approvals included conditions requiring follow‑up by staff and timeframes for compliance.
