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Commission recommends code amendment to conform with AB241, allowing multifamily/mixed‑use by right in commercial zones
Summary
The commission voted to recommend code amendment CA 26001 (bill 379) to align local land-use table with state Assembly Bill 241, moving multifamily and mixed-use residential components to by-right status in commercial zones; commissioners expressed concern about loss of discretionary review and potential traffic impacts.
The Fernley Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend that city council adopt code amendment CA 26001 (bill 379), which updates the city's land-use table (FMC 32.06.150 Table 2) to comply with state Assembly Bill 241 by allowing multifamily and mixed-use developments with residential components by right in commercial zones.
Senior Planner Alisa Johansen said the proposed change is narrowly targeted to the use table so multifamily and mixed-use projects are treated as by-right uses in commercial zoning districts, while administrative review and development…
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