The Carson City Planning Commission on Dec. 17 granted an extension to Alta Consulting Ltd., to Jan. 25, 2026, for the Silver Oak Planned Unit Development, a multifamily residential project on 6.2 acres on the southeast corner of Silver Oak Drive and GS Richards Boulevard.
Commissioners approved the project’s special use permit in January 2023 to allow for four buildings on a property within the Silver Oak development and zoned retail commercial district.
Applicant Mark Neuffer, founder and principal of Alta Consulting based in Verdi, informed the commissioners the development has not changed since coming before the planning commission in 2023. Delays were due to current market conditions with significant rate increases impacting the construction industry, he said.
“Our site improvement plans and architectural plans are 98% ready for build,” he said.
Commissioners Charles Borders and Vern Krahn inquired about the project status and when crews would be ready to work. Neuffer said the first step is to complete the site improvement plans, with the project being ready to develop as early as the spring.
Alta Consulting’s development on land in the Silver Oak Planned Unit Development zoned as retail commercial called for four buildings and a clubhouse, all of which were approved in January 2023.
Carson City Associate Planner Heather Manzo said she received one e-mail in late material opposing the project. Mark Turner, developer and co-founder of Silver Oak Development, LP, wrote with concerns outlining details about previously applying for a special use permit on the nearby Roseview Townhomes project, a 3.45-acre parcel with 52 lots for single-family homes.
Turner asked the commission to deny Alta’s extension based on his position that the applicant “has not taken sufficient action to construct the project or even submit documents to Carson City for plan check during the allotted timeframe.”
The commission said it did not question whether the project was ready but wanted to keep it from wallowing and has worked to streamline the permitting process, Borders said. It was an issue of timing since other developments have managed to secure financing, he added.
“I think we’re looking for some assurance something is going to happen,” Borders said. “When you come back, you’re going to have lot more opposition to what you’re trying to do.”
“Something is going to happen,” Neuffer said. “There’s been a lot of funds spent to get to this point.”
The commission approved the extension on a 5-0 vote.