The Carson City Historic Resources Commission (HRC) met on July 1, 2026, at 4:00 PM. The meeting included public comment, approval of minutes, and a major discussion on a request to relocate a historic carriage house. All votes were unanimous.
Approval of Minutes (May 6, 2026): The commission unanimously approved the minutes as presented.
HRC-2026-0096 – Carriage House Relocation (312 West Third Street): Applicant Darren Berger requested approval to relocate a historic carriage house (a contributing building) from 202 South Nevada to 312 West Third Street and use original setbacks per Carson City Municipal Code 18.06.064. Staff (Heather Ferris) reported that the structure would be placed within one foot of the northern property line, with eight inches of eaves overhang and a four-inch gutter. All other residential office setbacks would be met. The building official and development engineering had no objections, but the building permit may require a two-foot setback from the property line or additional fire-rated treatments. Staff recommended approval with eight conditions.
Key discussion points:
Public comment: Denny French supported the project and urged that a historical plaque be placed to educate the public about the structure's value.
Like to call this medium the Carson City Historic Resources Commission on July first, twenty twenty six to order. We have a role, please. Chair Drews. Here. Vice Chair Schmitter. Here. Uh, Commissioner Block. Here. Commissioner Darney. Commissioner Schmidt. Commissioner Spielda. Here. And Commissioner Wright. Right. Did you say Mr.? No, Commissioner. Okay. Mrs. Wright is here. We have a quorum. Thanks, Zach. Uh, next item is item number three, public comment. Public is invited at this time to provide a comment on any topic that relates to a matter over which public body has supervision. Uh, no action may be taken on the order on the matter raiser and public comment. Oh. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I haven't seen you all for a while, so it's nice to see you. I'm here to introduce Kyle Fisher. He is about three weeks, three weeks into the job as the Deputy Director of Community and Economic Development. Kyle has his master's of architecture degree from UNLV. He's worked in a private architecture firm in Las Vegas for four and a half years. And at after that, he opened his own firm also in Las Vegas that he ran for six years. He worked for the state for one year and then has joined us just about three weeks ago. Kyle clearly has great credentials, but I'm gonna read to you what he wrote in his application when the question was, why do you want to work for Carson City? He wrote, although I'm relatively new to Carson City, I've grown to love everything the community has to offer. It feels like home, and I'm deeply committed to seeing it thrive while preserving its small town charm. Working for the city gives me the opportunity to contribute to the community I care about and to help ensure it continues to grow in ways that maintain its character, livability, and sense of place. And um the more we talked with Kyle, the more it was obvious that he was the right fit. Thank you. Thank you. It's just like Las Vegas, and Kyle will become the traffic, the big buildings, the zeroscapes, the lack of water. I mean, it's it's really similar. It's Nevada. Welcome, Kyle. We look forward to working with you. Did you have uh Mr. French? It's nice to have public again. Denny French, thank you very much, Chair and Commission.