Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

Thursday, May 21, 2026Official site

The Elko County Planning Commission approved a zoning change for Jimmy and Kelli Faulkner's property, allowing a portion to be re-zoned for agricultural/residential use with specific conditions regarding water and septic systems. The Commission also approved a final subdivision map for HQ5, LLC's Schmidt's Creek Subdivision, Phase 2, and a variance for Raymond Schroeder's side yard setback.

About this meeting

Government Body
Planning Commission
Meeting Type
Planning Commission
Location
Elko County, NV
Meeting Date
May 21, 2026

Published excerpts

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54 sections

0:14 – 1:52•Mark Wetmore

I'll turn my mic on that should help Comments by the general public. Pursuant to NRS 241, this time is devoted to comments by the general public, if any, and discussion of those comments. No action may be taken upon a matter raised under this item on the agenda until the matter itself has been specifically included on a successive agenda and identified to be an action item. Is there anyone that has anything they'd like to discuss that is not specifically on the agenda tonight? Okay, we're going to move on. Notice of the appeal process. Anyone agreed by an action of this Planning Commission may

1:52 – 2:11•Scott Gavorsky

Yeah, Mr. Chair, I just want to note that on page three, line 13, there's a Scrivener's error. I believe that's supposed to be withdrawn instead of with Ron. So 13. Yeah. Other than that, I have no comments.

2:12•Mark Wetmore

All right. Anybody else have any questions on the minutes? Can I get a motion?

2:19 – 2:31•Scott Gavorsky

Mr. Chair, I motion to accept the Planning Commission meetings for Thursday, April 16th, 2026. Including the corrections. Oh, including the corrections. Thank you, Colleen.

2:38 – 2:59•Mark Wetmore

Okay, we have a... A motion to approve April's meeting minutes. A motion by Commissioner Gaworski, and a second by Commissioner Rosch. All those in favor of the motion, please signify by saying aye.

3:01 – 3:29•Mark Wetmore

Opposed, same sign. Abstentions? I'm in favor, motion carries. We have no preliminary hearings, so we're going to jump into public hearings. Our first hearing is application COZ26-003, Jimmy and Kelly Faulkner. Corey?

3:31 – 3:42•Jake Jefferson

Jake, if you want to help. Really quick. Sorry, I'll need to abstain from this one, as I work for the City of Elko. The water department or the water fund pays for part of my salary.

7:50 – 8:20•Scott Gavorsky

conditions Okay any Commissioner questions of Cory Cory just a couple things to make sure I'm understanding You right, and I've I've got some more general questions But for the 400 feet to the well is that 400 feet to the wellhead or to the wellhead yes, okay? So it is the wellhead And I'm assuming there's no other municipal water supply in this area. I mean, it's outside the city.

9:19•Scott Gavorsky

And the one other question I'm sort of curious about is why this didn't come up in the applications, but it's because nobody was talking about domestic well, because there was no residential.

10:07•Scott Gavorsky

I'm just more worried about the, or more concerned about the background, because there was a series of rapid changes in a relatively short period.

10:35•Mark Wetmore

Okay. So access to this is going to be through the light industrial on the frontage.

10:49•Mark Wetmore

Okay. And then the subdivision, I'm sorry, go ahead.

11:11 – 11:34•Mark Wetmore

So right now this is all one parcel? That's correct, yes. Okay. Then the condition to restrict further subdividing would be specific to the AR piece? That's correct, yes. And that means max one septic on that.

11:38•Mark Wetmore

Okay. All right. Scott, you got anything else?

11:43•Scott Gavorsky

Yeah. I'm just thinking now, if we go to the northeast side of that property, are we running into any problem with septic systems on that end?

15:55•Mark Wetmore

So Lance Street is not, that's not developed at this point, is what you're saying?

16:12•Mark Wetmore

Is that developed? The encroachment's made it. The rows paved? Yeah, the encroachment's all paved.

16:26 – 16:46•Mark Wetmore

Okay. All right, anything else, Bob? I don't think so. Any questions of... Thank you. Okay, thank you. Is there anyone else that would like to speak on this? Please come forward and sign in and state your name for us.

19:03•Mark Wetmore

And I guess the issue with the well, the potential disadvantage of him drilling a well doesn't affect you as much as you're going to affect him.

19:38•Scott Gavorsky

Just a quick question. So there's a possibility of hooking up to the water, but there's not one for hooking up to the sanitary sewer, correct?

20:09•Naomi Roche

What kind of cost is incurred, you know, ballpark to hook up water to the city? I have an idea on wells. I don't know what it costs to.

21:20 – 21:52•Naomi Roche

Well, and then once they, so I'm assuming that that cost would fall on their shoulders to come out of the city main. What about once that is completed? Is there a place where? I know if you guys are working in front of my house in the city, then from my main out to the street is city, and from my box or meter out to my house is me. So at what point is he going to be responsible in the future for maintenance of that?

22:06•Naomi Roche

Okay. And that meter pit would be in front of his property, most likely?

22:34 – 22:46•Mark Wetmore

Is there anyone else that would like to speak on this application? All right. I'm going to close public comment. Any commissioner comments and or a motion?

22:46 – 23:18•Scott Gavorsky

Let's see if I get this right. Mr. Chair, I move to approve the change in zoning from LI to AR for C0Z26-003 with all the staff's revised findings, recommendations, and conclusions.

23:20•Naomi Roche

Are your recommendations Yeah, they're including that that must hook to city water.

23:28 – 23:43•Scott Gavorsky

Yeah, that's what I remember revised Okay, but yeah with the addendum. Okay, I guess to be clear Although saying that I'm wondering if we need to get a final ruling on the quorum issue first just to have it on the record Okay, okay We have a

23:55•Naomi Roche

I also feel like we need to make sure we're clarifying what what we're asking of them for seconding.

24:05•Scott Gavorsky

Yeah, yeah I'll withdraw the motion and just be clear mr. Tebow.

24:22•Naomi Roche

I did say that so I'm not exactly clear than what Corey can you sure Condition again, okay?

25:01•Scott Gavorsky

Okay, so you want me to try again? Let's go again.

25:07 – 25:30•Scott Gavorsky

Mr. Chair, I move to approve change of zoning application C0Z26-003 from light industrial to AR and light industrial with all the staff's findings, conditions, and recommendations, including the addendum added this evening.

25:32 – 25:56•Mark Wetmore

Okay, we have Mr. Gavorski with a motion to move forward with this, and a second from Commissioner Roche. We have one abstention, but we're gonna go ahead and vote. All those in favor of the motion at hand, please signify by saying aye.

26:14 – 26:34•Mark Wetmore

Thank you. All right. Let's move on to application SUBM26-001 HQ5 LLC query.

31:39 – 31:51•Mark Wetmore

I think there was some topography issues along there was one of the... Well, Jennings Way, when it's built out, is going to be a major collector.

32:07•Scott Gavorsky

I am sort of curious about the request for the North 5th Street to be done to the city of Elko Standards. Do you have any background on that?

32:43 – 32:55•Scott Gavorsky

OK. I mean, it makes sense on the Jennings way somewhat. They're proposed Jennings Way because that would be integrated into the city, but this one not, correct?

33:16•Mark Wetmore

All right, is there anyone here that would like to speak on this application?

33:23•Jake Jefferson

Mark, I have another question. Okay, go ahead. Are these considered county right-of-way roads for maintenance, or is this up to the subdivision to maintain the roads inside?

33:56 – 34:10•Mark Wetmore

All right if there is No one that would like to speak on this let's move forward to a motion Yes

34:16 – 34:36•Naomi Roche

All right, I will make a motion to approve application SUBM26-001 with staff's recommendations, findings, and conditions, along with the addendum.

34:40•Naomi Roche

Oh, sorry. Oh, sorry. And forwarded to the County Commission.

34:46 – 35:18•Mark Wetmore

All right. We have a motion to move this forward to county commissioners with all of staff's recommendations, conditions, and findings, including the addendum items. And a second from Commissioner Gaworski. Any discussion on the motion as presented? Okay, all those in favor of the motion at hand, please signify by saying aye.

35:21 – 35:44•Mark Wetmore

Opposed, same sign. I'm in favor, motion carries. Application VAR 26-003, Raymond Schroeder. Corey?

38:32 – 39:02•Mark Wetmore

Any questions or query? Anyone that would like to speak on this application? I'm just wondering why you went so small. You could have gone a little wider there and we could have given you a five foot setback. All right. We'll roll with 10, then, if that's the pleasure of the commissioners. We got a motion?

39:05 – 39:16•Scott Gavorsky

Mr. Chair, I move to accept the variance VAR 26-003 with staff's recommendations, findings, and conditions as presented.

39:23 – 40:05•Mark Wetmore

All right, we have a motion from Commissioner Gaborski to approve this side yard setback reduction to 10 feet and a second from Commissioner Jefferson. Any further discussion on the motion? All those in favor of the motion, please signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed, same sign. I'm in favor. Motion carries. Staff update and commissioner comments. Corey, you got anything for us?

41:29•Naomi Roche

Was one of them sound during construction? I don't remember. Oh, yeah.

41:46•Mark Wetmore

All right. Okay. Thank you. Anything from your commissioners?

41:56 – 42:38•Scott Gavorsky

Two things. I do have a question for Corey, but first I just want to say thank you to the commission for bearing with me on that disastrous Zoom call last meeting. I didn't realize the camera was on for the first 10 minutes or so. I apologize for you having to see me bump around trying to get stuff loaded up for me. The question I had from Corey is, you know, we had that couple meetings ago, that Thrane Church that was then withdrawn. But I'm hearing some more rumblings from that area. Have you heard anything that we might need to keep an eye on?

42:59•Mark Wetmore

That's out of our hands at this point. Okay.

43:09•Scott Gavorsky

My concern is I didn't know if there was something else that was going to come back to us that we just needed to watch. So, you know, other than that.

43:23•Scott Gavorsky

Yeah. From what I'm hearing, there might be even bigger issues, but not for the Planning Commission. So, thank you.

43:33 – 44:06•Mark Wetmore

You got anything, Naomi? Nope. Jake? You good? Okay. Comments by the general public pursuant to NRS 241. This time is devoted to comments by the general public. If any in discussion of those comments, no action may be. Upon a matter raised under this item on the agenda until the matter itself has been specifically included on a successive agenda and identified to be an action. We have nobody in the audience and I believe we've got nobody on Zoom.

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