Planning Commission Meeting
Regular MeetingReno, NV · August 3, 2022
Agenda
AGENDA
Regular Meeting
Reno City Planning Commission
Wednesday, August 03, 2022 ● 6:00 PM
Reno City Council Chamber, One East First Street, Reno, NV 89501
Commissioners
Alex Velto, Chair 3268858
J.D. Drakulich, Vice Chair 3268861 Arthur Munoz 3268862
Peter Gower 3268860 Kathleen Taylor 3268859
Mark Johnson 3268864 Silvia Villanueva 3268863
Public Notice: This agenda has been physically posted in compliance with NRS Chapter 241 at Reno City Hall – One East First
Street, Reno, Nevada 89501. In addition, this agenda has been electronically posted in compliance with NRS Chapter 241 at
http://www.reno.gov, and https://notice.nv.gov/.
Members of the public may hear and observe the meeting virtually by preregistering using the following link:
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Accommodation: Reasonable efforts will be made to assist and accommodate physically disabled persons desiring to attend the
meeting. Please contact the Development Services Department at (775) 3342576 in advance so that arrangements can be made.
Supporting Material: Staff reports and supporting material for the meeting are available at the Development Services
Department and on the City’s website at http://www.reno.gov/meetings. Pursuant to NRS Chapter 241, supporting material is
made available to the general public at the same time it is provided to the Planning Commission.
Order of Agenda: Items on the agenda may be taken out of order. The Planning Commission may combine two or more agenda
items for consideration, remove items from the agenda, and/or delay discussion on or continue scheduled agenda items at any time.
Items scheduled to be heard at a specific time will be heard no earlier than the stated time, but may be heard later.
Public Comment: Individuals wishing to address the Planning Commission at the meeting shall submit a “Request to Speak”
form to the Staff Liaison. Individuals not in attendance may provide public comment by: (1) submitting an online public
comment form at www.reno.gov/PCPublicComment; (2) sending an email to RenoPlanningCommission@reno.gov; (3) sending a
letter to the City of Reno Planning Commission, Attn. Jason GarciaLoBue, P.O. Box 1900, Reno, NV 89505; or (4) leaving a
voicemail at (775) 3931776. Voicemails received by 12:00 p.m. on the day of the hearing will be transcribed, provided to the
Planning Commission, and entered into the record. Voicemails received thereafter and public comment received during the meeting
will be provided to the Planning Commission for review prior to adjournment and entered into the public record. Please note, all
comments received are considered part of the public record and will be on file with the Development Services Department.
Public comment is limited to three (3) minutes per person. Unused time may not be reserved by the speaker, nor allocated to
another speaker. No action may be taken on a matter raised under general public comment until the matter is included on a
subsequent agenda as an action item.
Appeal Process: Any final action (not including recommendations) or failure to take action by the Planning Commission may be
appealed to the Reno City Council by the applicant, the Mayor or a City Council Member, or any person who is "aggrieved" by
the action or inaction. An appeal (together with fees) must be filed with the City Clerk within ten business days starting on the
day after written notice of the action is filed with the City Clerk. If the applicant has elected to use the former zoning code in
effect prior to January 13, 2021, as authorized per RMC 18.01.602, appeals must be filed within ten calendar days starting on the
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day after written notice of the action is filed with the City Clerk, and if the tenth calendar day falls on a weekend or holiday when
the Clerk's office is not open, the appeal may be filed the next business day.
Public comment is limited to three (3) minutes per person. Unused time may not be reserved by the speaker, nor allocated to
another speaker. No action may be taken on a matter raised under general public comment until the matter is included on a
subsequent agenda as an action item.
Appeal Process: Any final action (not including recommendations) or failure to take action by the Planning Commission may be
appealed to the Reno City Council by the applicant, the Mayor or a City Council Member, or any person who is "aggrieved" by
the action or inaction. An appeal (together with fees) must be filed with the City Clerk within ten business days starting on the
day after written notice of the action is filed with the City Clerk. If the applicant has elected to use the former zoning code in
effect prior to January 13, 2021, as authorized per RMC 18.01.602, appeals must be filed within ten calendar days starting on the
day after written notice of the action is filed with the City Clerk, and if the tenth calendar day falls on a weekend or holiday when
the Clerk's office is not open, the appeal may be filed the next business day.
Watch Meetings: Planning Commission meetings are streamed online when the Commission is in session in Council Chamber at
http://www.reno.gov/meetings and broadcast on Charter Channel 194.
1 Pledge of Allegiance
2 Roll Call
3 Public Comment (This item is for either public comment on any action item or for
any general public comment.)
4 Public Hearings – Any person who has chosen to provide his or her public comment
when a Public Hearing is heard will need to so indicate on the Request to Speak
form provided to the Secretary. Alternatively, you may provide your comment when
Item 3, Public Comment, is heard at the beginning of this meeting.
4.1 PULLED ITEM Staff Report (For Possible Action): Case No. LDC22
00079 (ChickFilA South McCarran) A request has been made for a
conditional use permit to allow for the expansion of a drivethrough facility
(food service). The ±1.44 acre site is located on the north side of South
McCarran Boulevard between the intersection with Kietzke Lane and
Interstate 580. The subject site is within the MixedUse Urban (MU)
zoning district and has a Master Plan land use designation of Suburban
MixedUse (SMU). [Ward 2]
4.2 Staff Report (For Possible Action Recommendation to City Council):
Case No. LDC2200085 (Mountain View Estates Unit 5 Zoning Map
Amendment) A request has been made for a zoning map amendment
from SingleFamily Residential – 11 units per acre (SF11) to MultiFamily
Residential – 14 units per acre (MF14). The ±33.33 acre project site is
located directly west of the roundabout between Ferrari McLeod
Boulevard and Remington Park Drive, 300 feet north of Pimlico Street. The
site has a Master Plan land use designation of Mixed Neighborhood (MX).
[Ward 4]
4.3 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Case No. LDC2200083 (Keystone
Commons Pad F Drive Through) – A request has been made for a
conditional use permit to allow for the establishment of a drivethrough
facility (food service). The subject site is located on a portion of a ±1.676
acre parcel in the MixedUse Downtown Northwest Quadrant District
(MDNWQ) zone on the northeast corner of the intersection at Keystone
Avenue and West 5th Street. The subject site has a Master Plan land use
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designation of Downtown
4.3 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Case No. LDC2200083 (Keystone
Commons Pad F Drive Through) – A request has been made for a
conditional use permit to allow for the establishment of a drivethrough
facility (food service). The subject site is located on a portion of a ±1.676
acre parcel in the MixedUse Downtown Northwest Quadrant District
(MDNWQ) zone on the northeast corner of the intersection at Keystone
Avenue and West 5th Street. The subject site has a Master Plan land use
designation of Downtown MixedUse (DTMU). [Ward 5]
4.4 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Case No. LDC2200084 (Viewpoint
Apartments) A request has been made for a: 1) conditional use permit to
develop: a) 432 unit multifamily residential apartment complex, and b)
grading with fills 10 feet or greater in height; and 2) a major deviation to
allow for a 50% reduction in the required 20 foot setback between a multi
family zoning district and a singlefamily zoning district. The subject ±41.16
acre site is located in the MultiFamily Residential – 14 units per acre (MF
14) zone approximately 1150 feet west of the terminus of Summit Ridge
Drive. The subject site has Master Plan land use designations of Mixed
Neighborhood (MX) and Parks, Greenways, and Open Space (PGOS).
[Ward 1]
4.5 Staff Report (For Possible Action – Recommendation to City Council):
Case No. LDC2200048 (DPII Master Plan and Zoning Map
Amendment) A request has been made for an amendment to the Master
Plan land use designation from Unincorporated Transition (UT) to Single
Family Neighborhood (SF) and a zoning map amendment from
Unincorporated Transition 40 Acres (UT40) to Single Family 8 dwelling
units per acre (SF8). The ±8.05 acre site is located ±1,000 feet south of
the intersection of Claim Jumper Way and Tellurium Mine Road. [Ward 2]
4.6 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Case No. LDC2200082 (DPII) A
request has been made for: 1) a tentative map to establish an 18 lot
townhome subdivision; 2) a conditional use permit to allow for: a) hillside
development, b) grading for cuts more than 20 feet and fills greater than 10
feet, c) and cluster development, and; 3) a minor deviation related to the
hillside density requirement. The ±8.05 acre site is located ±1,000 feet
south of the intersection of Claim Jumper Way and Tellurium Mine Road in
the Unincorporated Transition 40 Acres (UT40) zone with an
Unincorporated Transition land use designation. There is a concurrent
request to amend the Master Plan land use designation to Single Family
Neighborhood (SF) and amend the zoning to SingleFamily Residential 8
dwelling units per acre (SF8). [Ward 2]
5 PC Training Development of PC Staff Report and Agenda Items
6 Truckee Meadows Regional Planning Liaison Report
7 Staff Announcements
7.1 Report on status of Planning Division projects.
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7.2 Announcement of upcoming training opportunities.
6 Truckee Meadows Regional Planning Liaison Report
7 Staff Announcements
7.1 Report on status of Planning Division projects.
7.2 Announcement of upcoming training opportunities.
7.3 Report on status of responses to staff direction received at previous
meetings.
7.4 Report on actions taken by City Council on previous Planning Commission
items.
8 Commissioner's Suggestions for Future Agenda Items (For Possible Action)
9 Public Comment (This item is for either public comment on any action item or for
any general public comment.)
10 Adjournment (For Possible Action)
IF THE MEETING GOES BEYOND 11:00 PM, THE PLANNING COMMISSION MAY
POSTPONE REMAINING ITEMS.
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