Lyon County approves ordinance addressing self storage and RV storage facilities
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 07/17/2022 - 6:30am
On July 7, 2022 the Board of County Commissioners passed an ordinance addressing self-storage and recreational vehicle storage facilities. The ordinance amended Lyon County Code 15.335.03 by requiring:
— All self-storage buildings shall be permanent structures built or assembled on-site.
— The perimeter of the facility shall be screened by a solid masonry wall in the Community Commercial, Neighborhood Commercial, Regional Commercial, Commercial Mixed Use, Highway Corridor Mixed-Use, Employment Mixed Use, and Service Industrial zoning districts.
— Light and heavy industrial zoning districts require a minimum six-foot (6') high perimeter fence. Portions of the fence, which are adjacent to residential zoning districts or which face arterial streets, residential streets, and state highways, must be a solid masonry wall.
— A minimum of ten-foot-wide landscape buffer shall be provided along the entire side of the facility between any street or highway and the required wall. The landscaping shall include screening trees as required by chapter 402.
All storage shall be within an enclosed building except for the storage of recreational vehicles.
— The surface of the area to be used for outdoor storage shall be paved with a non-permeable material such as asphalt or concrete or, in the case of the storage of heavy equipment, covered with material acceptable to the administrator, which will control fugitive dust.
— No outside storage other than the storage of RVs, boats, and other items specifically approved via a Conditional Use Permit, is permitted in The Neighborhood Commercial, Community Commercial, Regional Commercial, Commercial Mixed-Use, Highway Mixed-Use, Service Industrial, or Employment Mixed-Use Districts.
The hearing on July 7, 2022, was the second hearing on the issue. The Board had requested amendments to the proposed ordinance at the first hearing in June.
A copy of the ordinance and board-requested changes can be found here.
The Board of County Commissioners also took action on the following at the July 7 meeting.
— Recognized employees having served 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and 35 years of service.
— Nevada National Guard presented the Board with a briefing on how the National Guard supports the state and local government. Presentation here.
— Approved an ordinance amending Lyon County Code 15.607, authorizing the Community Development Director to approve final maps for development. Ordinance here.
— Approved the enlargement of the Silver Springs GID Sewer Service Area.
— Approved Erik Litak's request for zoning map amendments to change the zoning on three parcels, approximately 392.47 acres in total, from RR-5 (Fifth Rural Residential – 20 acre
minimum) to RL (Resource Land) located in Silver Springs (unaddressed) and accessed by Micro Avenue (APNs: 015-521-17, 015-521-25, 015-521-26); PLZ-2022-150, PLZ-2022-151, PLZ-2022-152. Staff Report.
— Directed that Citizen Advisory Boards deemed in violation of training and/or reporting requirements to be notified by the Board that they will have 30 days to rectify the violations or potentially be removed from the Citizen Advisory Board.
— Directed staff to prepare a Bill Draft Resolution for the 2023 Legislative Session that would authorize the Board of County Commissioners to appoint a person to a vacated seat on the County Commission. Cities, School Districts, and Special Districts are authorized to do so, but Counties are required to request the Governor to make the appointment.
— Proposed an ordinance amending Lyon County Code Title 15, land use and development code; to adopt Chapter 15.240 – Mass Grading Permit to identify when a mass grading permit is required; what work is exempt from a mass grading permit; mass grading permit procedures; and the expiration of mass grading permit approvals. Proposed Ordinance here.
— Proposed an ordinance amending Lyon County Code Title 15, land use and development code; to adopt Chapter 15.280 – Street Name Change Requests in order to identify required submission materials, the application review process, and designate the Planning Commission as the decision-making body for proposed street name changes. The Board proposed the ordinance with the amendment that the Board, not the Planning Commission to be the decision-making authority.
— Proposed an ordinance amending Lyon County Code Title 15, land use and development code; Table 15.320-1, in order to permit additional uses with an approved Conditional Use Permit (CUP) within the Resource Land zoning district. The proposed amendments would add IndoorShooting Ranges, Archery Ranges, and Skeet/Trap Shooting Range/Course to the uses permitted with a CUP. Proposed Ordinance here.
— Received a presentation of the Business Impact Statement that was prepared for the proposed updated Building Department fee schedule in accordance with NRS 237.030 to 237.150, inclusive. Business Impact Statement here.
— Determined that Ames Construction was the lowest responsive and responsible bidder for the Aspen Creek Rapid Infiltration Basins and 12-inch Effluent Main Project in Dayton, and issued a Notice or Award and contract for an amount to not exceed $6,167,673.19 and authorized the Utilities Director to sign project related documents. Project funding will be from the Dayton Sewer Fund and ARPA funding that was allocated to this project
