Meeting Date: 05/10/2017 Agenda Item: # Mission Statement To provide our growing dynamic community excellent municipal services to make Fernley a great place to live, work, and play. Together, we enhance the desirability, safety, friendliness, aesthetics and quality of life in our city. CITY OF FERNLEY PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT REPORT TO: REPORT BY: REVIEWED BY: AGENDA ITEM: Planning Commission Melinda Bauer, Assistant Planner Tim Thompson, Planning Director TPM 2017-002 Consideration and possible action on a request from Judith H. Chisholm for a Tentative Parcel Map to subdivide a 6.03± acre parcel into two separate parcels, Parcel A1 totaling 2.16± acres and Parcel A2 totaling 3.87± acres, in the C-2 (General Commercial) zoning district located at 150 HWY 95A, Fernley, NV. APN# 021-272-31. ACTION REQUESTED: Consent Ordinance Resolution X Motion Receive/File RECOMMENDATION: I move to approve the Tentative Parcel Map associated with TPM 2017-002, to subdivide a 6.03± acre parcel into two separate parcels, Parcel A1 totaling 2.16± acres and Parcel A2 totaling 3.87± acres, adopting Findings 1 through 6 and the facts supporting these Findings as set forth in the staff report and subject to the Conditions of Approval 1 through 6 as listed in the staff report. Key Points: 1. Currently the project area has a land use designation of Commercial and is zoned C-2 (General Commercial). As such, any future development must meet the specified uses within the C-2 zoning designation. Any future project will be subject to compliance with the City s development code and should be fiscally sustainable. 2. The project site can be adequately served by existing public facilities. When a specific project is proposed, the applicant must conduct additional studies to demonstrate whether the existing capacity is adequate or must be increased for the particular project. Page 1 of 5
POLICY REFERENCE: Nevada Statutes: NRS 278.461 through 278.469 Fernley Municipal Code: FMC Title Policies & Procedure Manual: N/A Community Assessment: N/A Fernley Development Code: Chapter 32 Other: ANALYSIS: The property is currently zoned C-2 (General Commercial) with a land use designation of Commercial. The project site can be adequately served by existing public facilities. Both public and private utilities have been extended to serve the project site. When a specific project is proposed, the applicant must conduct additional studies to demonstrate whether the existing capacity is adequate or must be increased for the particular project. Any future development must meet the specified uses within the C-2 zoning designation. Any future project will be subject to compliance with the City s development code and should be fiscally sustainable. Public notice was given and a public hearing was scheduled per the requirements of the Fernley Development Code and Nevada Revised Statutes. PROJECT SUMMARY: Project Name Chisholm Trail Site Location 150 HWY 95A PAR A APNs 021-272-31 Applicant Judith H. Chisholm (Trustee) Owner Charles C. Chisholm Marital Trust (Judith H. Chisholm Trustee) Proposed Actions Tentative Parcel Map, TPM 2017-002 Planning Area Central Fernley Land Use Classification Commercial Current Zoning C-2 Flood Zone Designation Per FIRM map # 32019C0105E, dated January 16, 2009, it appears that this property is located in Zone X. Gross Site Area 6.03 Page 2 of 5
Surrounding Properties and Uses: West Undeveloped Commercial North Developed Commercial East Developed and Undeveloped Commercial South City of Fernley Fairgrounds Current Zoning District Comprehensive Plan Land Use Classification PF (Public Facility) Parks 1. Findings The property to be divided is zoned for the intended uses and the density and design of the subdivision conforms to the requirements of the zoning regulations contained in the Development Code and policies of the Master Plan. Staff Analysis The property is zoned C-2 (General Commercial) located in the Central Fernley Planned Land Use Area and has the Land Use Classification of Commercial. The design of the subdivision conforms to the requirements of the zoning regulations contained in the Development Code and policies of the Master Plan. 2. The Tentative Parcel Map conforms to roadway and access improvement standards contained in the Development Code and the Public Works Design Standards. The Tentative Parcel Map will be conditioned to conform to roadway and access improvement standards contained in the Development Code and the Public Works Design Standards. Per this parcel map a 25-foot wide access easement is provided off of Penny Lane for both parcels access. 3. The Tentative Parcel Map conforms to the water and wastewater service standards contained in the Development Code and the Public Works Design Standards. The project site can be adequately served by existing public facilities. Both public and private utilities have been extended to serve the project site. When a specific project is proposed, the applicant must conduct additional studies to demonstrate whether the existing capacity is adequate or must be increased for the particular project. 4. There are no delinquent taxes or assessments on the land to be subdivided, based on the records of the County Treasurer. All taxes have been paid for the current year. The applicant will be required to pay the new fiscal year taxes in full prior to recording the final map. Page 3 of 5
5. The project is not located within an identified archeological or cultural study area, as recognized by the City. If the project is located in a study area, an archeological resource reconnaissance has been performed on the site by a qualified archeologist and any identified resources have been avoided or mitigated to the extent possible per the findings in the report. Per the Deputy Historic Preservation Officer for the State of Nevada, there are no previous inventories or previously recorded sites in the project area. 6. If the proposed parcel map is adjacent to public lands, adequate public access is provided to those lands. There are no public lands adjacent to this property FINANCIAL INFORMATION: FISCAL IMPACT: 1. Is There A Fiscal Impact? NO 2. Is it Currently Budgeted? NA FISCAL SYNOPSIS: Processing of this application is covered by the $775.00 application fee at the time of submittal. 3. If Budgeted, Which Line Item/Account? BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The property is located at 150 HWY 95A PAR A, APN: 021-272-31. The parcel is 6.03 acres, the proposed parcel map is a request to split into 2 parcels in the C-2 (General Commercial) zoning district. The property is within the City of Fernley s Comprehensive Plan Designation of Commercial. The parcel was created with parcel map Doc # 495350 recorded with Lyon County Recorders on August 21, 2012. PRIOR COUNCIL ACTION/REVIEW: November 1, 2006: ZMA 06-09 approved zone change from M1 (General Industrial) to C-2 (General Commercial), (previous APN: 21-272-18) April 30, 2012: SUP 12-26, a Special Use Permit to allow for nursing, convalescent, or residential care facility use for a proposed senior assisted living community. On June 13, 2012, Planning Commission moved to Page 4 of 5
recommend approval to City Council. SUP 12-26 is scheduled to be heard at the July 18, 2012 City Council meeting. CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL: 1. Approval: The project is approved as conditioned. Any substantive change shall require review and approval by the Planning Commission as an amendment to this tentative parcel map. Required revisions per all review comments must be addressed and Tentative Parcel Map TPM 2017-002 must be deemed technically correct. 2. Expiration Date: The tentative parcel map shall expire within four (4) years of the date of the Planning Commission approval, unless the final map has been recorded in accordance with Nevada Revised Statutes (N.R.S.) 278.360. 3. Water Rights: The Developer shall comply with all City of Fernley Municipal Codes regarding the dedication of water rights, including associated fees, for the connection to the City s Municipal water system in the amount that is required prior to the issuance of a building permit for the project when applicable. 4. Access: The developer shall demonstrate that legal access is provided to each proposed parcel to the approval of the administrator, city engineer and public works director prior to the recordation of the final parcel map for the project. 5. Development Standards: The developer shall comply all requirements of the City s development code and public works design standards manual to the approval of the administrator, city engineer and public works director. In the event of a conflict between any local, state or federal regulations, the more stringent regulations will take precedence. No Certificate of Occupancy will be issued for any future dwelling units until the final map has been recorded. 6. North Lyon County Fire Protection District: The developer shall comply with the requirements of the North Lyon County Fire Protection District to the approval of the fire chief and administrator prior to the recordation of a final parcel map for the project. ATTACHED INFORMATION: 1. Vicinity Map 2. Reduced copy of proposed tentative parcel map Page 5 of 5