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Public meetings / Planning Commission

April 9, 2014

37 turns, 37 with a named speaker, under 7 agenda items. The words and the names are the county clerk's.

Attendance

Commissioner Borasky

Acronyms Used: BOCC = Board of County Commissioners CUP = Conditional Use Permit NCC = Nye County Code NRS = Nevada Revised Statues PRPD = Pahrump Regional Planning District RPC = Regional Planning Commission ROW = Right-of-Way

8. Ex Parte Communications and Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statements

Commissioner Hafen

abstaining from Item 9.

9. For possible action – CU-14-0004: Conditional Use Permit application to allow a previous

Commissioner Koenig

asks staff if the billboard is grandfathered.

Mr. Lewis

states the sign is grandfathered, but we can place a condition to have the billboard removed.

Commissioner Koenig

stated at one point we granted some grandfathered uses to continue after they have sunset. We can add additional requirements correct? Mr Lewis stated that is correct, and the applicant is willing to do some sort of paving if given 12 months to do so, he also stated he can do some landscaping. Page 2 of 6

Commissioner King

is concerned that the parking for this business is going to extend into the County ROW. He agrees with Mr. Hafen that we need to spruce up the businesses that front highway 160. He would like to see paving that meets up with the highway and landscaping in the front, but not willing to grant them 6 to 12 months to get it done.

Commissioner Dolan

agrees with the parking in the front and the paving should be required around through the back, for parking of employees and customers. If the billboard is not conforming to code it should be removed or brought into compliance. If we issue a CUP with conditions that he comes into compliance in 12 months for GC can we put a sunset the CUP in a year if he has or hasn’t come into compliance with GC.

Mr. Sutton

stated put a time limit on the CUP to make the corrections and if he hasn’t come into compliance in that time they we could start the revocation process.

Commissioner Koenig

stated we should have a motion to remove the Billboard, 12 months to complete paving for employee and customer parking, 12 months for completing the landscaping.

Mr. Lewis

asks if the landscaping requirement would make it come into compliance with GC standards.

Commissioner Carbone

asked with type of paving is required.

Commissioner Koenig

state paving to making it into compliance with GC.

Commissioner Hafen

rejoins the meeting.

10. For possible action – Revocation of Conditional Use Permit CU-12-0023: Public Hearing,

Mr. Osborne

reviews the staff report and recommends revocation.

11. Master Plan Amendment, Zone Change:

Mr. Osborne

reviews the staff report and states staff recommends approval.

Commissioner Koenig

states he understands we are not give tentative or any other approval to build a 6 acre lake. Mr Osborne stated they will have to apply for a CUP for a lake or a development agreement.

Commissioner Koenig

asks if with this approval is giving them permission to build 100 homes etcetera, except for the lake.

Mr. Osborne

stated they would still have to obtain the proper building permits and have site plans approved.

Commissioner Koenig

asks if there is going to be a development agreement.

Mr. Osborne

stated the property owner as submitted a Development agreement and it is under review.

Commissioner Koenig

stated the BOCC won’t have proper time to approve the zone change.

Commissioner King

asks what the Special Project Overlay zone is. Is it unique to a specific development?

Mr. Osborne

stated it is unique to that development that is being applied for.

Commissioner Carbone

asks if this zone change gives him the authority to go build.

Mr. Osborne

stated this gives him permission to apply.

Commissioner Dolan

asks if we approve the special overlay, this eliminates the process of them coming and asking us to build 100 homes.

Mr. Lewis

stated the portion that has the residential zoning would have to come back with a tentative map, since they have already submitted the TM and it is approved they are entitled to have a certain number of homes. Page 4 of 6

Commissioner Goode

asks if submitting all these maps they would still have to submit building plan to Building and Safety.

Mr. Osborne

stated that is correct. Russ Meads, applicant states they have received a draft of their Development Agreement. They must have a CUP in place for a water and sewer system, they can’t move forward without that.

Commissioner Hafen

asks Mr. Meads if they are amenable to bring everything back all at once, if they can’t come to a conclusion tonight.

Mr. Meads

stated they are under some heavy deadlines from General Motors for their plans in the community, if the board would rather have it all at once they would do it, but they have already paid all the fees associate with the DA.

Mr. Sutton

stated the DA aren’t mandatory and it doesn’t have to come before the RPC, it goes straight to the BOCC.

Commissioner Koenig

reopened the item at 6:47 pm.

Commissioner Koenig

stated they received a letter from Mr. Dwight Lily opposing the item.

12. Director’s Report.

Mr. Lewis

stated he and Cheryl Beeman have meet with the Realtors, Chamber of Commerce and the Capital Improvements Committee and presented the Master Plan update to them.

13. Future Meetings/Workshops: Discussion and Direction Concerning Items for Future

Commissioner Koenig

stated there will be a special meeting on April 24th a 1:00 PM and the next regular meeting is May 14th at 6:00 pm. He would like staff to look at the follow parcels 044-851-20,-21,-22 so we can get them all zoned all the same and we aren’t spot zoned. He would also like staff to look at the 6 lots along PV Blvd South of Thousandaire for rezoning from GC that are residential lots. There is a gentleman that bought it and wants to build a home on it.

Commissioner Hafen

stated the first group of parcels you have listed there are a lot of developers that own large chunks of land if staff can please note where those are. Page 5 of 6