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Planning commission approves ‘Friendly Day Care’ conditional-use permit in Fernley, 5-1
Summary
The commission approved CUP 25003 to allow a licensed child-care (early Head Start) at 95 Main Street, subject to 12 conditions including specific fencing for a new outdoor play area; commissioners and staff discussed proximity to alcohol sales and licensing requirements.
The Fernley Planning Commission voted 5-1 to approve a conditional-use permit for Friendly Day Care (CUP 25003) to operate a licensed child-care facility at 95 Main Street. Associate planner Tristan Rodriguez presented the request and recommended approval subject to 12 conditions, including detailed fencing standards for the outdoor play area.
Rodriguez described the project as reuse of an existing ~6,887-square-foot tenant space with a proposed ~1,380-square-foot outdoor play area, pickup/drop-off staging for six adjacent spaces and operation Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Staff concluded the proposal met the six findings required for a CUP and noted condition 12, which prescribes a masonry/chain-link fence assembly of approximately six feet to protect children in the outdoor area.
City attorney Aaron Mortensen confirmed there is no city buffer in Fernley that requires a specific separation between a day-care facility and nearby alcohol retailers; some NAC provisions and state licensing standards address related concerns and will be reviewed as part of licensing. Several commissioners raised questions about the proximity of alcohol sales in the same commercial center. The applicant, who identified herself as Leslie (name in the record appears as both "Culbreast" and "Cobries"), CEO of Community Services Agency, told the commission the program will operate as an early Head Start and must meet federal and state licensing requirements; she asked for flexibility on the fence design because the applicant does not own the building and has funding constraints.
Commissioners asked about ages served (applicant: 0 to 3), ingress/egress and potential congestion in the center’s drive aisle; staff noted the roads are governed by the relevant traffic authority and that pickup/drop-off areas are shown on the tenant-improvement plan. After discussion, Commissioner Flores (speaker 5) moved to approve the CUP subject to conditions 1–12; the motion was seconded and passed 5-1. The decision is subject to state and licensing review as required for Head Start providers.
