Carson City, Nevada planning commissioners will consider new plans for the old K-Mart building on North Carson Street.
“Originally constructed for Kmart in 1995, the approximately 179,000 (square foot) building was vacated in 2006. The property has been mostly vacant, except for a fitness center in the northwest corner,” reads an application by project designer Frame Architecture. “The building is currently owned by Carson Silver LLC. With this special use permit submittal their plans include indoor RV and mini-storage, food and beverage located in the same area as the former Kmart food service, additional commercial and retail spaces and outdoor boat and RV storage.”
The application also states: “The property is on land lease and no decision has been made to the status of the lease.”
Planning commissioners will review the SUP request that would “(1) establish a personal storage/retail/office complex including indoor and outdoor storage of recreational vehicles and boats; and (2) allow for a personal storage facility exceeding 14 feet in height next to a residential area; on property zoned retail commercial planned unit development (RC-P), located at 3456 N. Carson St.”
“The building will include 119,119 square feet of indoor personal storage, 21,160 square feet of indoor RV and boat storage, and 37,899 square feet for retail or office use,” reads a staff report. “There will be an additional 53,309 square feet of outdoor, screened storage of boats and RVs on the west side of the building.
“Per CCMC (Carson City Municipal Code) 18.04.130 a personal storage/retail/office complex is allowed in the RC zoning district subject to first obtaining a special use permit and complying with the provisions of CCDS (Carson City Development Standards) Division 1.10. Per CCDS Division 1.10 storage facilities that are adjacent to residential areas may not exceed 14 feet in height. The existing building is 24 feet in height, exceeding the maximum height for personal storage facilities adjacent to residential uses; therefore, the applicant is also requesting a special use permit to exceed the height limitation.”
