Pahrump Regional Planning Commission– Pahrump Regional Planning Commission Meetings - Regular Meeting

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Good evening. I'd like to welcome everybody to tonight's regional planning commission meeting. I'd like to have us all stand for the Pledge of Allegiance, please. Right now we're gonna open up to public comment. No action will be taken on matters raised under public comment until the matter itself has been included on the agenda as an action item. Three minute time limit per person and speakers are requested to limit comments to items not on the agenda. Public comments must be limited to matters that are within the jurisdiction and control of the Pahrump Regional Planning Commission.

good evening hey john okay my name is linda clark some of you know me and some of you don't and some of you probably don't want to i say what i want to say and i don't give a damn if you like it or not but is that right brian what i want to say tonight is i don't come to very many of these because i go to all the other ones of the commissioners and that's enough to make anybody sick But what I want to say tonight is I did come to your last one, and I was quite disappointed. Not only does this committee and the other committee, which I can tell you, for any consolation for all of you, is worse than you. But none of you listen to your constituents. You just do what you want. And we can have everybody in here stand up and argue the point about something, and you still vote against us. And that's what happened at the last meeting. It happens all the time at the commissioner's meeting.

Correct? Correct.

So what I want to say is we pay salaries to the others. I don't know what you guys get, and I don't care. I know that you're appointed, and that's another problem. You probably need to be elected. But I don't know how that works. I haven't got into all that stuff yet, but there are other people looking into it, I can tell you that. So, the meeting last time was short and unpleasant. There are a lot of the projects that were brought up, especially the one with the tow company and the homes up at the binary. People didn't want it. The tow company thing was OK. People weren't against it. But you gave them such a hard time. And we need businesses here in town, especially something like that. There are a lot of other things we don't need, another pizza place, another taco place. We don't need another gas station. We don't need that. So what I would like to do is have you guys reconsider. And I always tell everybody, you OK all this stuff, like all the stuff that's going on on the South Side, but it's not in your backyard, is it? Maybe one of you or two of you, I don't know. We need to be fair to the people that live here first. They should have first priority over everything, water, everything. And they shouldn't have to sit in here and deal with people in here that sit up smugly and almost condescending and rude to your consumers. So. Anyway, that's what I have to say right now. I'm sure I'll have more later. But think about it. How would you like people to talk to you if you were just a regular consumer here or constituent? It's pretty rude. And like I said, I think some of it's very condescending and uncaring. Thank you, Richard.

Thank you. Okay, go ahead.

Hello, Lorraine, G-I-L-B-E-R-T. Some time ago, we came before you. You had an awesome idea of creating a utility off-grid um zoning um i know that's not on the agenda i just would encourage you we sent it back because it was very big and we needed it more specific before it goes to the board of county commissioners for those utility challenge lots these are people that pay taxes for years and years and years and have no value they can't do anything with their lot As public record, because I know Pamela said, we're not going to answer, we're not going to talk, we're not going to do anything, sit down. Last meeting, I would just encourage you to not let that go from the forefront of your thought, especially with the looming possibility of AI data centers, which will affect everybody's water, everybody's electricity. We're all going to be looking for alternatives. So please, just continue to work with the Board of County Commissioners for a resolution. 50 years is a long time for no resolution. And that's what I would encourage you to do. So don't let that go away from your forefront. I know you've got AI data centers. I know you've got meta-waste. I know you've got zone changes from this to that. But keep that in the forefront and keep working with our Board of County Commissioners because it does matter and it does affect people who want to live here, who want productive neighborhoods and not zombie lots. So just, I would encourage you to please continue working on that.

Thank you.

Yes, sure. The caller has been unmuted. Please speak and spell your name for the record.

Yes, Amy Nelson. any L, S, O, N. It was a while since I've been on these meetings and I have always missed them because the board that was in place when I was listening and going is completely changed outside of I've got one or two people. So the last meeting was a huge disappointment to me because when Beth brought up a motion, normally the rest of the board when that's done and the phrasing can't be found they help one another but they left her floundering and she had a perfectly good motion to present and nobody would help her and a different motion altogether was made and it wasn't in our favor so I was really disappointed in that And I know that you're appointed by the county commissioners and that you're there with the liaison, John, to do what they want you to do. But you also have an obligation to uphold our new master plan the way it was recently written and not to deviate from it, regardless of what they say. And if I'm not mistaken, on June the 2nd, there was a motion by Deborah Strickland that you might want to pay attention to regarding data centers. And you cannot approve anything for data centers now the way that she made that motion. You might want to check into that. And I'm going to be listening for the rest of the meeting, and hopefully it goes well. Thank you.

Thank you.

John O'Brien, apostrophe capital B-R-I-E-N. I'm going to remind you that you've got a fiscal responsibility to maintain what has already been done for this valley. Examples. Driveways, vegetation, things of this nature. Once you set a precedent, it remains. It's going to follow you the rest of the life, billboards especially. So you have a responsibility. You need to know that manual inside and out. You need to know the NRS statutes. You need to know the APA. That's your job. You represent the people. You represent what was here before, and your job is to make sure that that puzzle piece fits into the puzzle. If it doesn't, it doesn't belong here. Every single decision that's made by you, the board, will have to live with from now until the end of time. So please, if people have issues, listen to the issues.

Don't ignore them.

Remember what was before. The concessions we made before for others. You have a number of things coming up. I can't go into the details. I will when the time comes. The previous precedents have already been set and must continue in order for this board to be effective in the future. Thank you.

Thank you, sir. Do we have any callers on the line?

Yes, sir. The caller has been unmuted. Please speak and spell your name for the record.

David Patnaud, P-A-T-T-E-N-A-U-D-E. I'm calling in favor of agenda item 11A and B.

Sir, this is a public comment. We're not related to agenda items. You can speak on the agenda item when that comes up later.

Yes, that is what I'm calling in for then.

Would you like to call back later when we're on the agenda that you're incurring about? All right, go ahead.

Hi.

My name's Angelina Jackson, J-A-C-K-S-O-N. I'm new to all this board meetings and all that. I've never really been involved with anything like this. However, with the data center, it got my attention because I've been in the water well drilling business, and I know the effect it'll have on our groundwater. Besides that, everybody wants the data center because taxes, it'll pay revenue for schools and this and that, just like the grow house dispensaries have. What have we seen from that? Nothing. The state has, the county has not. On top of that, once they're done with those data centers and this county is no longer livable, What's the point of having the tax dollars for schools because there's not going to be anybody to go to these schools? I don't think we're thinking about the future of it. This is not just a groundwater issue. It is so much more than that. The effects of the noise, what it generates from the energy itself. I don't know any of you personally or anything like that, but from what I've seen from our BOCC, every single person that is in a sitting position that represents this county needs to be scrutinized. And, I mean, I'm sorry, but that's from what I see. Every single person here, every person that is in any position for this county needs to be scrutinized and investigated. Because what I've seen is mind-boggling. How it's been allowed to continue the way it has is just, it's like I'm in the Twilight Zone. There's no respect, and the word decorum is always getting thrown up in the BOCC. You know, it's up to the representatives to show decorum as well. If you want it, you have to give it. And from what I've noticed, again, this is not directed to this board whatsoever, but there is, we have members that think that they're sitting up a tie that they don't care about this county, and it shows. It absolutely shows. I mean, for the fact that our county manager gets $214,000 a year when our state senator gets $174,000. I'll tell you what, I will trade Senator Kennedy for our county manager in a heartbeat and pay him that much because that man cares about his constituents. Nobody cares here. We're just wasting our breath. But I think it's important that it's brought to your attention because maybe you guys aren't aware of it. Thank you.

Thank you. Go ahead.

Hello, board and everybody else, and all you fine people out in the audience. Bruce Johnson, J-O-H-N-S-O-N. What I'd first like to do is I'd like to introduce these three judicial notices into the record right here. Many of you already have this, but there are many new members here on the board that do not.

They are all point of clarity, please.

Respond if you have any issues in it. Second of all, I'd like to get to a new notice that I just finished today, but I will actually make a couple changes on it tonight, just shorten it up for you all so it's not four pages long. But I would like to read it because I'm sure the people out here would like to hear it too. And this is actually a notice in demand to cease and desist violating the people's Property rights. Anybody have any issues with that?

Huh? Okay.

Notice to agent, notice to principal, notice to principal, notice to agent, I, Bruce Johnson, as seen in the 50 constitutions, come to you as a sui juris, present you with this notice as to the right to petition a redress of grievance that you provide immediate due care by necessity to those with all political power of the people. Where in the 51 constitutions did the people grant our servants the authority to deprive us of our constitutional right to property? Where in the constitution does it say the people cannot use their own property as they see fit as long as their actions are not derogatory to the common law or to the common good? Where in the Constitution does it state that you can use people's money for programs that violate their property rights? Where does it say that you have an equity interest in anyone's property rights? Where in the Constitution does it say that you have the authority to take anyone's financial property, monies, effects for something you have no equity or financial interest in without due process of law? Does any of you know what due process of law is? Look it up in the Black's Law Fourth Dictionary. It'll blow your mind. Where does it say that people have to comply with any code enforcement code that does not comply with the Constitution? So you guys are going to have some serious questions to answer here real soon. And I will have a signed version of this to y'all tomorrow that will have all the refinements in it. And you guys are going to have to dig deep. Please take notice that people have studied the constitutions and they are aware that the sole purpose of the government is to protect individual rights and that our rights include acquiring, protecting, using, and joining our property, effects in all forms, Legislature gets its authority from the written constitutions Which is the people's supreme law of the land and statutes cannot diminish amend or supersede the original intent of the trust indenture Otherwise it is considered as null and void Trust me on that Statutory entities under state and federal constitutions lack subject matter jurisdiction over the people's private property. Thank you. Thank you, sir Do you have any cars on the line?

No chair Go ahead

Deborah Thomas, T-H-O-M-A-S. I have been just the last week just covered, just everyone that calls me wants to talk about the data centers. Well, this morning I found something online that talked about a class action lawsuit in Oregon, in rural Oregon. And the plaintiffs won. They complained that the water was damaged and they could not continue to live in their homes. They complained that the waves from the from the data centers were causing problems with especially older people, kind of giving them a lot of grief with their being ability to think. So I'd like you guys all to be aware of that. And it is in Oregon, and I don't want it to happen here.

Thank you.

Thank you. Do we have any callers on the line?

No, sir.

Go ahead.

Good evening, everybody. My name is Melissa Arnett, last name A-R-N-E-T-T. And I, too, feel like I'm in the Twilight Zone when it comes to what is going on in this community. I've lived here for 14 years. It saddens me how divided this is becoming and how upsetting it is to people. What I would like to, because there's so many layers to this, what I would like to bring up is the fact that we're looking at having this type of building come in and we're looking at tax dollars that they're going to supposedly help us. There are plenty of intelligent people in this room right now that we could sit down and brainstorm. And I'm going to give you one scenario. I lived in Wyoming for five years. There was no Alzheimer's unit. The whole state agreed to a one cent tax increase for one year. With federal funding and the money, because it was several million dollars that we got, the money that we got for that one cent tax, we were able to build that Alzheimer's unit because there was nothing there in the state. So I really would like people to think of creative ways that we can solve this deficit. Thank you. Thank you.

Hi, Patricia Robb, R-O-B-B. I just want to find out how the ordinance is going along for the overlay zoning for the utility challenge lot owners. They've been waiting five decades for some of them, and they realize their properties are going down and down in value because they are tied to that restricted VR zoning, demanding that they have water and sewer lines, or at least water lines, depending on the size of the property. They've been waiting all this time. A lot of them give up. It goes to property tax sales. Somebody else ends up with a lot, finds out that they can't do anything with it. This continues to happen over and over and over again. You know all of that. It's been going on too long. I'm glad to hear that an ordinance, an overlay ordinance, is being developed, and I hope you're making some progress on that. I don't want it to be... push down the priority list when data centers is a big huge problem that the town does not want and they have made it clear they have stood up in forces powerful to show this is not what we want it's not what we need what about these owners that have owned their land for so long that most of them a lot of them even though they're out of state they bought before most of us ever even moved here So we're just going to push them aside and ignore them? No. I don't think that's right. I don't think anybody thinks that right. They just got their tax bills. I've gotten calls from some of them. They're not happy. They don't want to pay another year's tax if they can't use their land. Some of them will. They keep holding on to that hope. I want to tell you that the problem isn't that there's a standard. The problem is refusing to recognize another way of meeting a standard. The county can reasonably say you need safe drinking water. Absolutely. You need sanitary waste disposal. Absolutely. Your home must be structurally and fire safe. Absolutely. You need to adequate access for emergencies. Absolutely. No one is denying all of this, but that's very different from saying you can only accomplish those things through conventional systems we recognize. In other words, don't say that the color of your shirt has to be blue and tell us, you know, what that accomplishes. It accomplishes nothing. In other words, Basically, just keep health and safety standards as NDEP wants, but allow people to prove that another method meets them. If alternative utilities work safely, then let the evidence decide rather than not allowing it simply because of the fact we've never done it that way before. I hope you're still working on that, and I hope that comes soon. Thank you.

Thank you. Do we have any callers on the line?

Yes, Chair. The caller has been unmuted. Please speak and spell your name for the record.

Tim Bohannon, B-O-H-A-N-N-O-N. Talking about the zombie law just for a second. One of the challenges with that is when people get upset like what we're hearing now, the choice is do I continue paying my tax or do I not? In many cases, they choose not to. When that happens after a 24 to 36-month period, Those are usually come back into the county. And then they're marketed and sold again. So utility challenge lots are marketed and sold. Maybe there's a disclosure. Maybe it's not very clear. But it seems like that's a little bit of a propriety that's going on that needs attention. Thank you. Thank you.

Good evening, Susie Hertz, HERTZ. I wasn't planning to stand up at this moment and have this conversation with myself against you. However, I feel compelled. This is the RPC. And the function of the RPC, as I understand it, is to deal with codes, ordinance, zoning, and those variations And right now, with the impending push for data centers, something really horrid is happening, and that is that Bill 2026-1, the change of the code and ordinances for Pahrump County and Nye County are in the midst of being changed. And this are the changes. I've read them. Many other people have as well. I hope you have been able to get access to them and read them. Because one thing that's fundamentally wrong is that this I would imagine to be work to be done with RPC along with the planning department. And you guys were left out. And we know that. So nobody's fooling us. And I feel really bad for you guys because this is your job. And we count on you to do this job with us. And we have a horrible, horrible chain of events that's about to try to take place. And I can guarantee you that the citizens of this community will do everything we can not to make it through, have it made it through. There's a very simple solution for this data center issue, in my opinion, and it was talked about at the commission meeting, and it's very plain to see. This is Knight County. Pahrump is not the totality of Knight County. There are other places within this county for this board and the board of commissioners to make a decision with the people about where to place data centers that will benefit our County and we'll get the tax benefits that everybody is chasing madly without destroying a city or excuse me a town of 50,000 people who's been here for over a 100 years. So I don't know what you all can do. I hope that you all are aware of it and you will be activated to do something, to speak with the commissioners, to speak with the planning department, to read this document with all of its redacted and disrupted material and content that is going to destroy this community, not just with data centers, but with solar and many other things. It is criminal, and I guarantee you there will be lawsuits. Thank you.

Thank you. Callers online?

Yes, the caller has been unmuted. Please speak and spell your name for the record.

Yes, this is Dr. Kapoor Johnson. I'll spell my first name for you since it's unusual. K-A-P-O-R-U-A. Last name is Johnson, J-O-H-N-S-O-N. Speaking of zoning issues, we are an organized group of perums, otherwise known as zombie lot owners. We are demanding that zoning be changed to accommodate our legal rights to live on our own land purchased many decades ago. Since we bought our land, Pahrump has dug a man-made lake, installed a municipal pool, brought in huge housing development, and five casinos. Now you are even considering approving a data center. Yet we zombie lot owners are always told that the county cannot spare the water or money to lay utilities. We are not going away. In fact, our numbers are swelling as we contact more and more vacant lot owners. We have been cheated three times. Once when we were promised utilities and roads by the corporation from whom we bought our land in good faith. And then by this county, which will not furnish basic necessities such as water. And a third time by zoning that guarantees we cannot use our land. Either address our legal rights or we will continue to publicize this issue and bring in legal experts who will bring about a class action suit that will encompass power owners of the more than 5,000 zombie lots. We are fed up with paying decades of taxes and getting nothing in return. What your predecessors in the planning department did was illegal and unjust. You have the obligation and opportunity to fix this problem. If not, we will march, we will publicize, and we will be seeing you in court. Thank you.

Thank you.

Anthony Greco, GRECO. So I'm part of Journalists for Justice, and we have plenty of investigators. And some of them were JAG officers, and some of them were in the CIA and stuff like that, and they helped me do investigating. And my best friend since I'm 14 works for the Department of Investigation for the city of New York, and he is a property owner right here in Pahrump. And he turns around and says that Pahrump, and he has locked up more cops and dirty politicians in the city of New York than anybody else. He's on a first-name basis with Rudy Giuliani, and he was friends with Bernie Kerik while he was still alive. And my friend Vincent says Nye County is a corrupt criminal enterprise.

Thank you. Do you have any cards on the line?

No, Chair.

Any more public comment? Okay, closing public comment. Moving on to action item number three, approval of the minutes. for July 15th, 2026.

I'll move for approval of the minutes for the Perham Regional Planning Commission meeting of July 15th, 2026.

I have a motion. Do I have a second?

As submitted.

I have a second. Call for the vote. Lally?

Aye.

I'm going to vote aye, but with the clarification, people understand that the meeting is available to review. I reviewed the meeting in full. I'm voting that the minutes accurately reflect that meeting, and that's what the vote is for. So even being absent, I'm able to clarify that. So I'm voting yes.

Aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Aye. Aye.

Motion carries. Moving on to item number four, approval of agenda for August 12, 2026. This is a non-action item. Do we have any changes to the agenda?

Yes, we do. We are pulling item number nine, as the application is not needed. And we have a request to move item number 12 to the top.

I don't have any objection from the board. OK. OK. We'll move item 12 to the front. We'll go on that first. Anything else? OK. Moving on to item number 12, for possible action.

No, we have to actually approve the agenda as amended. Sorry. I'll make a motion to approve the agenda as amended, moving item 12 to first. No? We always had to approve the agenda before.

So we just can do five and six and then go to 12.

I apologize. Go ahead. What's that?

You can go to five and six and then jump to 12.

OK. We'll do that. Moving to item number five, correspondence and announcements. Any announcements?

I would just like to make a suggestion to staff that if there's any kind of allocations that you want to, or any kind of plaques or certificates you want to hand out, that they'd be listed on the agenda. That way, if there's anybody that ever has an issue, you know, it's right there in the agenda. Thank you. Yeah?

CHRIS RODGERS, THANK YOU. ANY MORE CORRESPONDENTS? ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO NUMBER 6, COMMISSION COMMITTEE AND DIRECTOR REPORTS, BOCC LIAISON REPORT.

GOOD AFTERNOON, BOARD. I'M GOING TO KEEP IT SHORT. One quick one that'll make one or two people I know out there happy. The last couple weeks I had some correspondence and face-to-face discussions with Congressman Horsford about utility challenge lots and to see if we could get the Army Engineer Corps out here to help with putting some pipes or something in the ground. So he's working on that and we'll, you know, When he gets back to me, I'll let you know where we are with that. But other than that, I have nothing else. Let's get the meeting done.

Thank you. Director's report.

Good evening. Planning applications for the month of July, total applicants Total applications received was 250, which was 18 more than last month. I do have a correction for the total applications processed for June that was 219. Total applications processed for July was 251, which was 32 more than the previous month. From January 1st to July 31st, 2026, there has been 1,630 planning applications received, 477 co-compliance complaints received. Compared to January 1st to July 31st, 2025, there were 1,578 planning applications received and 403 co-compliance complaints. Co-compliance for the month of July, new complaints, we had 47, which was 41 less than the previous month. Closed was 74, which was 35 more than the previous month. Total active complaints through July 2026, we have 428. Building permits for July, we had 38 single family residents, which was eight more than last month. We had five multifamily, which was two less than the previous month. 11 commercial, which was one more than the previous month. Total permits issued all categories, 175, which was one less than the previous month. Total inspections all categories, 473, which was nine more than last month. An update on previous items heard by the RPC, you had ZCMP 26-4, a major master plan amendment to change five parcels, which was 79.99 acres from RDR to LDR to conform with the proposed conforming zone change, ZCMP 25-12, to change six parcels totaling 79.43 acres from VR-20 to VR-10 for the proposed residential subdivision to create 198 single-family lots and a resolution 2026-02, a resolution to amend the master plan designation with the Perumper Regional Planning District parcels, All of these items were for 1811 East Butler Street, 3310 East Winery Road, 3440 East Winery Road, 3020 East Havasu Street, and 3120 East Winery Road. These items were heard at the July 15th RPC meeting and were recommended for approval to the BOCC. The items will be heard August 18th at the BOCC meeting for approval, denial, or they can remand them back to us if they want. We had Text Amendment 41, which was Bill 2026-12, a bill proposing to amend Nye County Code Title 17, Comprehensive Land Use Planning and Zoning, by amending Chapter 1704, entitled Prompt Regional Planning District, by amending Section 1704-110, titled Definitions, by adding the definition of Accessory Dwelling Unit, ADU, amending the definition of dwelling or dwelling unit by removing or dwelling unit, amending 1704-245, titled VR-10, 1704-240, titled VR-20, and 1704-230, titled SE, and 1704-225, titled RE-1, 1704-220, titled RE-2, 1704-215, titled RH-1, 4.5, 1704210, which was RH 9.5, by adding in accessory dwelling unit and standards to permissive uses and removing mobile homes as temporary residences with a temporary use permit. The item was heard at the July 17th RPC meeting and recommended for approval to the BOCC 6-0. It was heard at the 8-4 BOCC meeting to set a public hearing for September 1st.

And that's all we have. Thank you. OK, we're going to go on to agenda item number 12 for possible action, TA-43, a bill proposing to amend Nye County Code Title 17, Comprehensive Land Use Planning and Zoning, by amending chapter 17.04, entitled Prompt Regional Planning District, adding section 17-04-825, Backyard Chickens. Applicant, Nye County Planning Department. The Perot Regional Planning Commission makes no recommendation on this item to the Board County Commissioners.

Thank you. So, several, several years ago, we tried to come to you guys, well, not you guys, but the RPC, to put some sort of standards in for the VR zoning districts to allow livestock, chickens in general. We were come out with pitchforks, and you guys decided, let's leave it alone until we have Well, that also stemmed from code enforcement issues and we are continuing to have multiple code enforcement issues because the VR zoning districts still don't allow chickens. This discussion began with direction from the RPC after an appeal was heard regarding a property owner having chickens in a prohibited zoning district. To try and allow chickens in the VR zoning districts, we have compiled this information from similar communities and drafted this bill. The proposed bill is to alleviate the current hardships of not allowing property owners to raise chickens in the VR 8, VR 10, and VR 20 zoning districts. Raising chickens can be done on smaller scale, and it allows for property owners to raise their own flock for subsistence farming. hoas and many of the vr zoning districts have regulations that are pertinent to specific development however not all vr zoning districts have hoas the bill is intended for those partials not within an hoa because they will govern over us what we can do. This bill will not prohibit or limit any other zoning districts that currently allow livestock or subsistence farming. So those are the RE and the RH zoning districts. They already are allowed to have livestock. There are no limits. But they still have to meet the building setbacks for the coops and the corrals, as with accessory structures, just to be mindful to the neighbors. The setbacks for the chicken coops, which are considered accessory structures, are consistent with the other residential zoning districts. The intent is to keep animal waste, odor, and noise to the property the coop resides on, rather than impeding on neighboring properties. Zoning reviews are required for all accessory structures in the PRPD, and permits are required for structures over the 200 square feet. We don't have a chicken ordinance. The nuisance ordinance under 17-04-850 and 17-04-860 only refer to trash, debris, junk vehicles, and abandoned and discarded objects. Nye County Code Title VI, which is enforced by animal control, also does not discuss noise caused by roosters.

We do have some findings listed in here for you, and we are here for any questions Thank you have any questions from the board No questions just a comment as I was here for that chicken meeting and as I recall we were trying to give them something that And they thought we were trying to take something away, even though we explained very explicitly we were trying to give them something they were not currently allowed. So hopefully we make a better run at it this time.

I hope so.

Any more questions?

My question is, cleaning out chicken coops is pretty nasty. Are people allowed to just throw that into the regular trash? Or is there going to be some sort of rule as to how often it has to be cleaned or where it gets thrown away? I don't know if they're going to process chickens on their property. What about the parts that they're not going to use when they process the chickens?

So it strictly does prohibit them from any type of commercial slaughtering or anything. I mean, they're allowed to slaughter their own chickens. I mean, most people, I don't know, they may do it in their yard. They may bring it in the house. I don't know. I didn't grow up with chickens. I'm not sure how people actually do that. But this will not allow for them to commercially slaughter and do anything in their yards. We don't have any restrictions that I have seen where it's required for them to throw them in specific bins or anything.

I don't know.

Kiana has chickens. So, yeah, we don't have any regulations. Well, do we need to look at some regulations, maybe?

I don't know. I don't raise chickens, so I don't know. Just tell me what the rules are.

I do raise chickens, and I really tend chickens. I mean, that's a really low number of chickens. I mean, the offset of 10 chickens eating the bugs and the mice is going to offset any... In fact, a lot of people even use it as compost in a garden. It would be fine.

Oh, okay.

So, I mean, what you would see out of the waste from 10 chickens, I think most people that would want to have them would be managing that okay. Okay.

So, I learned something. Thanks.

Any more questions or concerns?

Do we have a public comment on this? Okay.

I'd like to open this to public comment.

Hi, Angelina Jackson, J-A-C-K-S-O-N. For someone that's never attended these things, boy, I'm getting involved now. I don't have chickens, and God knows there's a couple I want to choke them at 3 o'clock in the morning when they start. But when I moved here, I knew that this county was like that. As for... This portion it's question about you know what to do with the. Bones and what are the same thing we do with the chicken bones we buy from the store. You know as for the waste same thing we would do it the dog. However this county. They cannot say that they did not know there's rooster fights going on because you'd have to be blind and mute to not know that when they got raided. They knew. There's several in this town that happened. And this is just from hearing people talk. Should it be legal? Absolutely not. As for the debris or people having stuff on their property, it should be limited. You know, some people have their vehicles there. They're trying to restore, you know, older vehicles. Or they're trying to work on their property so they have, you know, a little bit of excess stuff. But if you know that they're trying to maintain it and keep everything clean, we have to use our common sense, okay? It's that simple. It's not complicated. Just common sense is all it takes. And I don't know if this is your guys' department or not, but I would like to suggest that landlords that get fined for debris or whatever is on their rental property when the units are rented, that should go to the renter. Because otherwise, nobody will ever comply if it's not hurting their wallet. The landlords are not living there. The landlords cannot control that. And you guys know that as well as I do, especially how There's no respect or appreciation for landlords. So I firmly believe that landlords should not be held accountable if somebody has a junkyard happening on their property. That person that lives there should be the one that's fined and held accountable. I have a friend that was fined $1,200.

Chair, we need to stick to the back end.

As I mentioned, I wasn't sure if this was what you guys are not, or how that goes. I'm new at this, so thank you.

Thank you. Do we have any callers on the line?

Yes, Chair. The caller has been unmuted. Please speak and spell your name for the record.

Yes. Amy Nelson, N-E-L-S-O-N. I was at the meeting when Sharon Worley was sheriff. She and David Berkowitz showed up about the VR zoning because I guess David owned a VR zone and he didn't know The chickens weren't allowed. And it was that meeting where it was settled that a person could have chickens on the VR zone. As a matter of fact, for people that don't know, you don't need a rooster to have a hen lay eggs. They lay eggs without a rooster. They just replenish with fertile eggs if you do have a rooster. And as far as the... RE zoning, I called for a neighbor that had cattle right up against her yard, and they were butchering these cattle. And when I called, I was told by zoning that there's not a limit on cattle on these zones. And this is a half acre. This isn't very big. And it's got a big house on it. So there wasn't very much room. and they were butchering cattle and raising cattle. And there's a guy up here on woodchips. It's got pigs all over the place. stinking up everybody. We're talking about zone for that. And we're talking about the yeah, but the VE zone was brought up. And so those are VE zones. So the chickens on a VR zone. I don't see a problem with that. I thought that was cleared up years ago. So Six or 10 chickens, that's nothing. Maybe a commercial practice, that might be a problem. But, you know, 10 chickens, that's as many animals that you're allowed to have. So, you know, I just, that's my input. I would not have a problem with at least 10 chickens anyway, so people can have pets. Thank you.

Thank you. Go ahead.

Linda Clark, CLARK. Thinking about what this county was like many years ago when the cowboys roamed, the horses ran around, we had animals everywhere, and I bet there were chickens everywhere. So my idea is, if they want to have chickens and they follow the rules and the regulations, why can't they have chickens? I live in an HOA, so I know I can't have any. But that's fine. I do buy some eggs from a lady who has chickens. And much better and cheaper than what you get in the grocery store. But the biggest problem I see is coyotes. So we have more chickens, we have more coyotes, but I think the people should have a right to use their land, and if they want chickens, they should be able to have chickens. Thank you.

Thank you.

Good evening, Jennifer Fanning, F-A-N-N-I-N-G. I'm here tonight to respectfully ask that you recommend approval of TA 43 and move the proposed backyard chicken ordinance forward to the Board of County Commissioners. I would first like to thank this board and the planning staff for listening to the concerns that my family raised at the previous appeal and taking time to find a reasonable solution. When we came before you previously, we were not asking you to ignore the existing code. We were just asking that you consider whether the code itself needed to change to allow the residents in a village residential zoning districts to responsibly keep a small number of backyard hens. TA 43 does exactly that. It creates reasonable standards by limiting the number of hens, prohibiting roosters, requiring appropriate enclosures and setbacks, and requiring that coops are maintained to minimize odors and other nuisances. More importantly, TA 43 creates consistency. The staff report acknowledges that residents who currently have chickens in these zoning districts are subject to code compliance actions if complaints are received. I believe that this is a reasonable compromise that protects neighboring properties while preserving the rural character that makes Pahrump rural. I respectfully ask that the commission to approve this TA-43 and move forward to the Board of County Commissioners. I thank you very much. And Beth, to answer your question, we do live in a VR8 zoning. We keep the chicken waste in a small trash can in a trash bag, and we actually dispose of it that way to keep the smell and the waste away. I don't know how other people dispose of theirs, but that's how we get rid of ours.

Thank you.

Good evening. My name is Tegan Fanning, F-A-N-N-I-N-G. I spoke to you before about our chickens and how they aren't just livestock to me. They are our pets and taking care of them has taught me many responsibilities and a lot of knowledge and veterinary skills. I'm very happy that we're here again, but this time talking about actually changing the rules. I think TA 43 is a fair solution. It establishes rules about how many hens you can have, where they can be kept, and how they can be cared for. Most people follow rules for their dogs and other pets that they own, and I think people should be given the same opportunity to follow reasonable rules for their chickens. I hope you will recommend approval of TA 43 and send it to the Board of County Commission. Thank you for listening to me and listening to me and my mother.

Thank you. Do we have any callers on the line?

No, Chair.

You can go ahead.

Ashley Koning, K-O-N-I-N-G. I'm in support of Ms. Fanning and her family. I've been to her residence many times. Her chickens are very clean. They do not make noises. If you didn't know they were there, you wouldn't know they were there. I've had my birthday party there last year. We had a pool party, and the chickens are in the same yard, and we didn't hear a peep from the chickens. As far as waste goes, how do you clean up your dog poop? Throw it in the trash. It's very common sense. Should people be allowed to slaughter their own chickens? Absolutely. It is not your business whether people are getting chickens to eat them or to have eggs or to have pets. Obviously, slaughtering and selling is a different story, but that's not your business if they're eating them. During COVID, people got chickens to eat them, to have eggs. We live in a small town in the middle of nowhere. People should be allowed to have their chickens. And I absolutely agree that you guys should send it to BOCC and let them approve it.

Thank you. Go ahead, Mr. Bryan.

John O'Brien, O apostrophe capital V-R-I-E-N. I had 10,000 chickens on my farm when I started in this valley 37 years ago. Those eggs went to Las Vegas to feed the homeless, and those that were less fortunate fell through the cracks of government programs. This ordinance, after reviewing it, solves a situation that occurred roughly about three, four months ago in front of this board. where we were approached because of a violation. We tabled this item for one year to be revisited. If this goes through TA 43, we accomplished what we needed to. We made a solution which looks at the situation that was at hand and put rules and regulations that are common sense for these people to go ahead and continue what they're doing. I get eggs, fresh eggs, every single week from this valley. Don't get them from the store. And they are very nutritious. They eat bugs. They eat grass. They eat everything that's around them. And to answer the question, I have a compost pile. And we do horse manure, dog manure. Everything goes into their compost pile including green vegetables leafy things etc. They're ground up and they come back as soil Those of us that know how to farm and work with this land We know how to go ahead and do things and this is just a learning process as the fannings had said I Am in favor of the ordinance ta 43 as it was written And then I think that this board and animal control need to visit other issues that have been brought up in the last couple of years similar to this one.

Thank you. Thank you, sir. Do you have any callers on the line?

Yes, chair. The caller has been unmuted. Please speak and spell your name for the record.

Hi, Tim Bohannon, B-O-H-A-N-N-O-N. I'll keep it simple. Get it done.

Thank you. Go ahead and approach the podium.

Hello, my name is Angel Moreno, M-O-R-E-N-O. I'm going to preface this with letting you all know that I had a stroke and so I have a little bit of a... issues but i want to let you know i come to you with a humble heart and express to you guys because i'm new at all this and the first time i've been here i don't know all the magic code numbers and all this and that but i will tell you this my chickens are very therapeutic for me That's a part that people don't realize that chickens and livestock play an important part into people of recovery of all kinds of things. I spend a lot of time with my girls and my roosters. I spend a lot of time with my fur babies and they all and my vegetables and everything. This area was a farmland before and I I am in support of people having livestock, chickens, all that good stuff. But responsibly, we are grown adults. We know how to take care of dogs that have been domesticated from wild to domesticated creatures of this earth that God gave us. Why can we not do the same for chickens or other livestock for that matter? But be responsible. Yes, to reinforce... My girls' droppings, as we treat them with pine chips and all the stuff we responsibly treat them with, turn into ground mulch that I've used as manure lay down for our tough clay soil to grow grass on our property. And that grass in turn feeds the chickens again. If it's done responsibly, it can be a wonderful thing. It'll be very therapeutic. I do Facebook Lives, and everybody knows I sit in my chicken coop with my girls, and they enjoy it. They ask me when I do them outside of the chicken coop, hey, why aren't you in with your girls? It can be very therapeutic. It makes you feel good knowing that in the Bible it says that God gave us all the creatures and the earth for us to thrive from. And that's what we need to remember. He gave us the right for this. Let's just be responsible about it. You know how to take care of dogs and everything else. Learn how to take care of chickens and be responsible and respectful to your neighbors around. We even asked our neighbors before we got them.

Thank you, sir. Appreciate your comment.

Thank you so much.

Thank you. All right.

Gordon, everybody. Bruce Johnson, J-O-H-N-S-O-N. This man just said some awesome words. And I want to take that word, God, that he mentioned. And I want you all to read the Declaration of Independence. Yeah, sit over there with a little smirk on your face, Mr. Connick.

Read the Declaration of Independence.

See what it tells you about natural rights. And then ask yourself, where are your authorities at?

We're talking about the chickens right now.

Yeah, but I'm just saying. This comes into it natural rights to have chickens so As long as you guys vote for that you're gonna be doing the right thing if you don't vote for that You're not doing the right thing You're actually you're impeding on somebody's constitutional, right? It's a natural right to the Declaration of Independence Read it. Thank you.

Thank you, sir. We have any cars on the line.

No chair.

Okay closing public comment. I Understanding that we're going to make a recommendation to adopt with modifications or do not adopt or adopt. Is that correct?

A recommendation to the board, yes. If you're ready, Chair. I make a recommendation that we send TA-43 to the Board of County Commissioners, and hopefully they'll approve it. Second.

I have a motion and a second. Call for the vote for Mr. Borsovich.

Aye. Aye.

Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Motion carries.

Can I just add, because I didn't get an opportunity during our comment, how much I appreciate that you guys brought this back, and that it really, I think it was really well done. It held everything that we talked about, and I'm glad that you brought it back so quickly.

OK, moving on to item number seven for possible action, WV2618, public hearing discussion deliberation on waiver application requesting a waiver from the commercial driveway standard of NCC1704730, parking in all of NCC1704740 landscaping for GC General Commercial Property located at 2450 East Commercial Drive, Pahrump, Nevada. Essentials parcel number 03543111. Middle Mile Infrastructure LLC property owner Rex Atkinson, agent and applicant. This item is a final action by the Pahrump Regional Planning Commission unless appealed to the Board of County Commissioners. Staff.

Thank you. This project was approved 6-0 by the PRPC under CU 24-5 at the April 10th, 2024 meeting. The applicant has submitted a Category 1 site development, SD 2422, for the placement of a pre-manufactured building for an underground fiber internet route located on a .45 acre parcel zoned general commercial. The applicant is requesting a waiver from Nye County Development Standards NCC 1704-730 parking to construct a full commercial driveway and NCC 1704-740 landscaping for the reference pre-manufactured building. This project is an unmanned facility. It's located away from the public spaces and You will have the landscape text amendment before you next meeting. But this is the same type of project as we've done this a couple of times. Calvary Chapel has a radio tower, so currently it's just a radio tower. There's nobody there, there's no water to it at this point, so there's no reason for landscaping. The same applies for this building as well. Let's see. Concludes my staff report.

Thank you. Do I have any comments or questions from the board? Is the applicant here?

If the applicant is on the phone, can you please press five star and raise your hand? We did contact us earlier and say that he was going to call in, but unfortunately, no one has their hand raised.

Chair?

CHRIS JERRAM, Yes.

No, Chair. Can we table this, seeing that he's not here?

If we can't reach him, yeah.

I think that the applicant should be here before us.

Of course, yes. Okay, we'll go ahead and table this.

Rules are, if he's not here, you can continue it. You should, but you don't have to. There's no reason not to.

I would make a motion that we move this to the next meeting scheduled in September.

You do need to open public comment, though.

Okay, I can open this public comment.

Susie.

Susie Hertz, H-E-R-T-E. I ask that you please table this. I think that it's appropriate that whoever's making a request for changes to their property be here so that we can talk to them and you can talk to them. So please do table it. Thank you. Thank you.

Anybody online?

Yes, Chair. The caller has been unmuted. Please speak and spell your name for the record.

Yes, Amy Nelson, N-E-L-S-O-N. Either table it or call the applicant, see if he's on the phone, whatever. I think they did that. Rex Atkinson, is that the name on the item? But I don't think we should go forward with anything if they don't show up. I don't care what the rules are, John. They should at least be here and face the public and this board. Thank you very much.

Thank you. You may approach the podium.

Bruce Johnson, JLH NSY. I'm going to go out on a limb, and I'm going to assume that this is the building down on Homestead, blue in color, that some other people just recently moved out of.

No, actually, it's not.

No. I'll come back on that one then.

Thank you. Anybody online?

No, Chair.

Okay, closed public comment.

Since Commissioner Kerr had stated a motion, I will second her motion.

I have a motion to table. I have a motion to continue this to the next meeting. Can you continue?

We can't table it. We can continue it. So because the language was more correct, we're going with Commissioner Kerr's motion. It's just about the language.

I have a motion to continue and a second. Is that correct?

Yes.

Okay. I call for the vote from Commissioner Lally.

aye aye aye aye aye aye motion carries

Moving on to agenda item number eight, for possible action, WV 2624, public hearing discussion and deliberation on a waiver application requesting a waive a requirement to construct streets per NCC 1628280, street design standards for land division applicant LD 2431. on 80-acre parcel located at 4751 West Atkinson Street, Pahrump, Nevada, accessor's parcel number 02750101, LDO1 LLC property owner, civil rights services agent applicant. This item is a final action by the Pahrump Regional Planning Commission, unless appealed by the Board of County Commissioners. Staff.

Thank you. As you stated, this is an application to request two-way requirements from Nye County Code Title 1628.280.I.3, base and servicing requirements. For parcel maps, each and every new parcel created pursuant of a parcel map application shall be provided with full width or one-half width dedicated or private road right-of-way with two moving lanes of asphalt paving. The section does not apply to a minor parcel map application or to a parcel being created where there is a legally dedicated right-of-way and where there is an existing paved or hard-surfaced road, unless the parcels created would increase the average daily traffic to more than 100 vehicles per day. After review of the application, the parcel map does not appear to increase the average daily traffic. and staff recommends approval of WV 2624. Mr. Mulvey is available from Public Works if you've got questions.

Thank you. Is the applicant here?

My name is Bill Cookston, C-O-O-K-S-T-O-N with Civil Rights Services. I do have a representative of the owner here tonight if you do have questions, but the owner is unable to be here. So to get this out of the way, the owner has read and agrees to the standard and special conditions of approval. The reason they're asking for this is because they're separating five acres out from an 80-acre parcel that includes their home. That way, if something needs to be done with the big parcel, they can, and it doesn't affect the home. The road, if you looked in the background, has got chat for, I think, over a mile.

Does that sound right?

So it's improved up to a point that can handle residential. So in the future, if something bigger comes to the other parcel, then obviously they would want the roads improved at that point.

Thank you. Any questions or comments from the board? None? I'd like to open up for public comment. Do we have any callers on the line?

Yes, Chair. The caller has been unmuted. Please speak and spell your name for the record.

Yes, Amy Nelson, N-E-L-S-O-N. Number one, the last item, I didn't get a date when that was going to be continued. And this item, same thing. Why even approve these when the owners aren't even on the phone?

The applicant is here.

I don't care if they haven't. I'm sorry?

The applicant is here.

Oh, I thought he said a representative. I misunderstood. Anyway, go ahead. Thank you.

Thank you, caller. Go ahead.

Hi, Tim Bohannon, BOHA, NNON. When I was reading through this, what caught my attention was Public Works does not support the complete waiver of required improvements per NCC 1628. And then I looked at the additional conditions, and it's there. So I do wanna commend staff on that, thank you.

Thank you, sir. Any more public comment? I'd like to close public comment. Do we have a motion?

Yes, I'd like to approve WV26-24 based upon the findings as outlined within the staff report and with the conditions, with the if approved conditions. Second.

I have a motion and a second, a call for the vote. Ms. Savage?

Aye.

Aye. Aye. Aye.

Aye. Aye. Aye. Motion carries. Thank you. Moving to item number 10 for possible action, CU 2621, public hearing discussion and deliberation on the application for conditional use permit to allow a storage yard associated with a manufactured home installation and service business on 1.1 acre parcel zone general commercial located at 1021 East Thousand Air Boulevard, Pahrump, Nevada, 89048. Accessor's parcel number 04470107. Ricky Noriega, property owner, applicant. This is the final action by the Brunt Middle Planning Commission, and let's appeal to the Board of County Commissioners. Staff. Oh, number nine was pulled.

Thank you, Chair. The applicant is requesting a conditional use permit to develop a storage yard supporting a mobile-based manufactured home installation and service business on approximately 1.1 acre parcel located at 1021 East Thousandaire Boulevard. The property is zoned general commercial. The proposed development includes a privacy fenced storage area, a commercial office for staff use, and developed parking at the front of the property. Employees will meet at the site, retrieve service vehicles and materials, and leave for off-site installation service and work. The property is not proposed to operate as a retail storefront or be open to the public. Upon review of the application, staff finds the requested conditional use permit complies with the applicable requirements of Knight County Code. The subject property is Zone General Commercial, which allows for the proposed storage yard with approval of the conditional use permit. Staff finds sufficient justification, recommend approval of CU 2621. I'm available for any questions you may have. Thank you.

Thank you. Is the applicant here? Mm-hmm. Would you please come to the podium?

Rick Nogera, N-O-G-E-R-A.

Do you understand and agree to the special conditions? Yes, we do. Do you have any questions from the board?

Well, we got a cease and desist from code and compliance. I have a lot up the street that was residential. I've been there 20 years. I've been in business for 30 years. We set up manufactured homes, service, getting ready to retire soon, but this came up. So we bought a lot just down the street, about a quarter of a mile, and it's a commercial lot, so I have no choice but to develop it because I did try to rezone the lot that I'm on on Thousand Air, but you guys denied me. This was years ago. So we had to do something. So it's going to cost me like a quarter of a million dollars, but I got to do what I got to do.

I have a couple questions. Go ahead. You do realize that because somebody zoned that commercial, doesn't mean that's what it should be. If you look at it, it's right in the middle of a neighborhood. There are houses all the way around in that area. And I can't imagine somebody getting up in the morning because you guys are loading, I don't know if you're loading pieces of a mobile home onto the trucks. I don't know if you've got diesels out there. I don't know what you're gonna put in there, and that's something I'd like to know, but I'm totally concerned that you're gonna do this in the middle of a neighborhood where kids are getting ready to go to school. No.

Well, just up four lots up, my competitor has the same lot there, same business.

As you? Yes.

GDS, yes.

Okay.

Same business.

Still, I stand that it's in a neighborhood, and I don't believe that a commercial enterprise should be in the middle of a residential neighborhood where there's children and people that, you know, are going to be disturbed in the morning.

Go ahead. My son wants to talk. Well, we were the one that owned that commercial.

State your name, please. Ricky Noguera, N-O-G-E-R-A. We bought the property, already zoned commercial, so it's not like we're trying to change it or anything.

Right. What are you going to store in the storage area?

Materials, trucks.

What kind of material?

Siding, some axles. There's not like a whole lot, but yeah.

Piers, mobile home piers, H-pad.

Okay, so not any like huge roofing things or anything? Okay. All right, that's all I have. Thank you.

Any more questions from the board or concerns? Okay, if I could open up the public comment. Please approach the podium.

Bruce Johnson, JOHN, SON. I just want to say, dear ma'am over here on the end, Beth, some of the things you come up with are just mind-boggling. I'm sorry, but it's just common sense stuff, you know. Got to use a little common sense. You got to apply it once in a while.

You know, in my neighborhood, I got a concrete guy that lives in my neighborhood.

He has a crew of guys that shows up on his place every morning at 6 o'clock in the morning. Actually, at 5 o'clock in the morning. And they head out, a crew of guys, right? We got landscapers in this town that do the same thing. So I'm just saying, use a little common sense here. You know, these other people are doing it because obviously you're not getting the complaints in. And code enforcement, you know, people complaining about all this stuff going on. So, you know, use a little common sense. Thank you.

Thank you. Anybody online?

No, Chair.

Go ahead.

Linda Clark, CLARK. Beth, I appreciate your concern, but... I wish they would have had the concern when they didn't want to vote on the data centers in our neighborhood.

And now we've got the... We're not talking about data centers.

I know what you're talking about. I'm talking about comparing what you vote for and what you don't, which is real important to this community. Beth has a good argument, but it doesn't meet all the other arguments what's going on here. We live over in Mountain Falls on the south side. Nobody cares what they're putting over there, a five-story building right in the middle of all those homes. Same argument Beth has. So tell me what's right or what's wrong. Thank you.

Thank you. Go ahead and approach the podium.

Angelina Jackson j-a-c-k-s-o-n. Sorry. I'm trying not to laugh at this commissioners comment if it's not in a subdivision and You To restrict them from not having this when it's already zoned and I have the comment that just because it's so Commercial doesn't mean it could be used commercial make that make sense to me, please. I

What I said was just because it was zoned commercial doesn't mean that it should be commercial.

But it doesn't matter what it should be. It is what it is.

I understand.

And that's all, you know, it shouldn't be nothing more. And, you know, along with that, there are companies, you know, small businesses, they don't have a storefront or nothing like that, contractors. They have some material in their yard, and they're being forced to remove it. And I know this for a fact because, again, my friend that has property over on Barney, his renters, that's what they do. They do remodeling and everything. And they have tile that's stacked. It's not spread out or nothing like that. It's stacked, okay? That it's not an eyesore or nothing. Believe me, there's a lot more eyesores around here than, you know, I haven't seen that. And if you're concerned about the community, these people are trying to make a living, all right? And by taxing them more or fining them or not permitting to keep that there, how does that help the community? How does that help them? If we don't help each other, who the hell is? You know? I don't understand the concept that that's going on here. It's, again, the twilight zone because it doesn't sound like anybody gives two craps about what these people need and what they're thinking. Grow some cojones and stand up for the residents for once.

That's what I was doing, ma'am.

No, ma'am. You plainly just said no to the gentleman. Just straight out said no. Without knowing facts about anything, you just jumped and doing some more research or whatever. If you weren't sure, just like you do with the chicken issue. Sometimes we have to stop and think before we speak. That's very important. We have to choose our words wisely. And I'm not trying to be disrespectful in no manner. Please understand that. But the only thing I got involved in was for the data center. And now it's like my, I got ants in my pants or something whenever I hear something like I have to come up here and say something. And I'm not like that, believe me. But what's right is right and what's wrong is wrong. And I think this, not just you guys, but everybody, all the commissioners, everybody, for once need to stand up for us. you know, as a whole. People that moved here, they understand it's, you know, a community of ranching and farming and roosters and whatever. And they have to assimilate to us. We don't have to assimilate to them. That's why we've kept it with three traffic lights for this long. We did it like that for a reason. That's why we put in the water, right, so we don't get overwhelmed. But yet, thank you.

Thank you. Do we have any callers on the line?

Yes, sir. The caller has been unmuted. Please speak and spell your name for the record.

Stacey Edwards, EDW ARDS. I want to speak in support of this small business that's been part of our community for 30 years. I find it difficult to understand the concern about potential noise from a longtime local business when the same counties consider in massive industrial developments, including data centers near people's homes. If protecting residential neighborhoods from noise is truly the standard, then that standard should be applied consistently regardless of whether the application is a small local business or a billion-dollar corporation. Thirty years of operating in this community should mean something. Our small business is a part of the fabric of that county. We should be looking for reasonable ways to allow them to continue operating, not holding them to a standard we aren't equally willing to impose on massive

industrial project thank you thank you colin go ahead bobby ward w-a-r-d my family has lived in this community for 44 years we own manufactured homes and i'm in support of this project but i have to say it's a little bit mind-boggling to me that a commercial property that's zoned commercial commercial property has to get a conditional use permit in the first place to run a commercial business that is licensed and insured both with the state and with the town of Pahrump. I don't understand it's a commercial property, and if you take a look at it, that property was zoned commercial before the five neighboring lots chose to purchase their home right next to a commercial lot. That's a risk that they take. The fact that none of the surrounding neighbors in regards to Best Sets Business filed a complaint about the other property that's been being used for over 20 years speaks volumes that it doesn't cause any problems. This is just somebody who's trying to clean up Pahrump, driving around, making code compliance complaints. that don't affect anybody except for the people who need affordable housing. They need to be able to get their homes re-leveled. They need to be able to have their homes serviced. There's no mobile home supplier out here. There's no service person out here. If they cannot keep this going, homes are going to, they're going to go by the wayside. They're going to look like trash. Yards are going to get worse. And if you think that businesses, Beth, If you think that businesses don't belong in residential areas, then you need to tell the citizens and the constituents of Nye County that you believe that 75% of businesses that are located where they currently are located need to shut down. You will be shutting down this town by saying that businesses don't belong in residential areas. This town is so spread out that residential is clear across this valley. 44 years ago, way before everybody decided to plop their houses next to a business. So I am in favor of this. And the fact that this business is having to buy a new property and develop it on a commercial level when there was no problems at the previous location, all this is doing is requiring everybody in my county to have to pay a higher fee for the services that they've been getting for the last 30 years.

Thank you. Do you have any cars on the line?

Yes, sir. The caller has been unmuted. Please speak and spell your name for the record.

Yes, Amy Nelson, N-E-L-S-O-N. Two blocks from me is an ammunitions business, and they have dozens, or not dozens, but probably 10 containers full of ammunition that they sell. And the other block, two blocks the other way, is a family dollar store. And I'm in a very heavy residential area. There are so many businesses filtered in and out of residential areas. And kids are going to school catching the bus right in front of my house. I mean, there's nothing that's going to disturb them. These businesses operate the same. They live here like we do. And they operate with the same respect that they want from you. This just doesn't make sense that they've been here all this time. They're licensed. They've done everything by the rule book. And now they have to get a special use permit. That's just, you know, tax money that shouldn't be there in addition to what they're already being charged. And it's just, in my opinion, something the county's doing that they shouldn't be doing. And that's my opinion. Thank you.

Thank you, caller. You go ahead and approach.

Anthony Greco, GRECO.

So I'm here because I got this in the mail, and I just came to find out what it was. I know the business. I live on the opposite corner of the property they just bought, and I don't have a problem with it. Okay, when I bought my property, it was commercial. That property over there is commercial too. Why shouldn't they have it? Actually, they're probably here longer than code enforcement. They should have been able to stay on their own property so they didn't have to waste the money to buy this. So I think you should approve it.

Thank you, sir. Go ahead.

I'm for them being able to get the CUP. It's very simple, Beth. Just type in 1021,000 air. It's in a perfect location. No schools, no other houses. This is perfect. Commercial. Let them do what they've been doing. I've used them many times. Great service. Google.

Thank you. Go ahead.

Kenyon Salzer, S-A-L-Z-E-R. Beth, I think you spoke before you thought about what you were going to say. So, you know, I just want to say that. But I just asked the gentleman, is it going to help the community and the people? He said, yes, that's what it's going to do. This is going to help the people here with the community with what they're going to do. Data center is not. It's going to destroy it. So why not say yes to these people and say no to the other people? Thank you.

Thank you. Any callers on the line?

No, Chair.

Okay. I'm closing public comment. I have a motion from the board.

If there's no discussion, I'm ready to make a motion. So I would motion to approve CU2621 based on the findings outlined in the staff report and subject to the conditions stipulated in the report.

Second.

I have a motion and a second. Call for the vote. All in favor?

Based on what all you guys had to say, I will support you and I'll vote yay. Aye. Aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Motion carries. Thank you. Moving on to action agenda item number 11 AB for possible action ZC266 public hearing discussion and deliberation on application for zone change to change one parcel from RE rural estates residential to RH 4.5 rural homestead residential for a total of 4.6 acres located at 2091 West Quail Run Road, Pahrump, Nevada. 89060. Essentials parcel number 02955105. Jennifer Wiesel, if I said that right, property owner and applicant. The Pahrump Regional Planning Commission makes a recommendation on these items. Final action by the Board of County Commissioners is scheduled for September 15th, 2026 or as otherwise announced. B, for possible action CU2623, public hearing discussion and deliberation on application for conditional use permit for an animal rescue sanctuary, commercial kennel, and commercial stable on 4.6 acres, parcel zone RE1, pending a zone change, ZC26, to RH 4.5, located at 2091 West Quail Run Road, Pahrump, Nevada. Assessor's parcel number 02955105. Jennifer, regional property owner applicant. This is a final action by the Pahrump Regional Planning Commission unless appealed to the Board of County Commissioners. Staff.

Thank you, Chair. The applicant is requesting a zone change from RE1 to RH4.5 and a conditional use permit to operate a rider's rescue ranch on the 4.6 acre property. The proposed use includes a non-profit animal rescue and sanctuary, commercial kennel and commercial stable, and a private dog park rental. All boarding of dogs, cats, and daycare dogs would be housed and supervised inside the residence. along with some smaller animals such as rabbits, prairie dogs, rats, reptiles, and birds kept in dedicated indoor enclosures. Existing outdoor enclosures would be used for livestock and equine animals. Private dog park visits would be scheduled through the sniff spot platform and would open area and would use open areas of the property separate from the livestock enclosures. The facility would be owner operated with assistance from supervised volunteers and visits and animal related activities would be scheduled in advance. The proposed special conditions leave certain animals.

We can scratch that part. Just kidding.

We took out the limitations from the original staff report, and that was left in. So that sentence right there can be taken out of the staff report. Upon review of the applications, Staff finds the requested zone change and conditional use permit comply with the applicable requirements of Nye County Code and requested RH 4.5 zoning allows the proposed animal rescue sanctuary commercial kennel and commercial stable with approval of the conditional use permit. Staff finds sufficient justification to recommend approval of ZC 26.6 and CU 26.23. We also received two additional letters, one against this application and one for this application, but we received those after the posting deadline. We also need to include one additional condition, special condition of approval for the conditional use permit. And that needs to state, approval of this conditional use permit is contingent upon the Board of County Commissioners' approval of the associated zone change application. If the zone change is denied, the conditional use permit shall be null and void. Because the zone change is a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners, it will be pending until their final action is made.

Thank you. Thank you, staff. The applicant here?

Can you hear me all okay?

Please state your name.

My name is Jennifer Wessel, W-E-S-S-E-L. Good evening planning staff and commissioners. My name is Jennifer Wessel. I'm very excited to be here tonight to present the application proposal for the required zone change and conditional use permit to legally start and operate Riders Rescue Ranch at 2091 Quail Run Road. Right now, our community has an animal welfare gap, and I believe my partner Chelsea and I have the exact space, passion, and expertise to fill it. We'd like to create a community space where animals and humans come together to learn, thrive, while remaining an exemplary, respectful neighbor. This proposal is backed by a lifetime of personal and professional experience. For nearly 20 years, I worked as an ER and equine veterinary nurse, learning biosecurity protocols and gaining life-saving skills. I'm bringing knowledge from my supervisory experience, managing 24-7 operations and staff for three critical care hospitals. Writing SOPs and emergency intake, quarantine safety, and waste protocol is second nature. i understand the pressure for what it takes to run a multi-faceted pet facility maintain transparent and detailed medical and operational records and uphold compliance with legal regulatory services additionally i have years of experience working for licensed pet care businesses served as intake coordinator and behavioral trainer for at-risk dogs out of chicago shelters and provided a foster home for animals through a network of rescue connections beyond traditional excuse me, beyond traditional policy and land use experience, my background is rooted in decades of equine training and rescue. Starting in diapers, I'm pictured riding my mom's horse, Jeannie, graduating to my first job cleaning stalls for Olympic warm bloods and hot walking off the track thoroughbreds. I was riding at an expert level with my Arabian mare, Spice, active in 4H, rescued Sam, a 17-hand retired mounted police horse from a kill pen, and gentled my first Mustang, Abigail, all before graduating high school. I specialize in saving animals deemed too damaged or afraid and compassionately bringing out their best. What are we building? A total community network. First, a safe haven for at-risk animals in emergency situations. Second, an educational and healing space for veterans, youth, and families for hands-on learning and life-changing experiences. Third, a professional-level, low-volume boarding daycare and scheduled private dog park visits for local pet owners, rescues, and shelters as a solid option for animals with special needs. I have thoroughly reviewed and agree to all terms in the staff's report special conditions. We are not simply asking for a zone change just to run a business, but we are humbly asking to build an essential resource for the community that turns crisis into hope, to connect humans and animals through meaningful interactions. My hero Steve Irwin once said, if we can get people excited about animals, then crikey, it's a whole lot easier to save them. Thank you for your thoughtful consideration to my application, and I can answer any further questions from here.

Thank you.

I have a... Board this sounds like a great idea. I love what you're doing But have you spoke to your neighbors or the people in the adjacent properties?

Yes, I have many of them Several are behind me ready to support and I have spoke to the ones that sent in their proposal letters And if you have any questions about their proposal letters we did see them publicly as they submitted them and we went over and spoke with them and and gave them reassurance that the terminology that was in the card that was sent to all of our neighbors was kind of scary to everybody. To hear a commercial stable and a commercial kennel coming onto the property where they've lived for many years is understandable. However, we're not looking to build a large facility like that for commercial business. We're using it as sustainability for financial resources for the actual rescue. And so that was a big concern of theirs was that previously, about 20 years ago, there was a horse rescue on our property already before there was zoning and conditional use permits. And the owners of our neighboring properties had problems with that rescue. And so that is what they clarified with us and was their biggest concern was that we were gonna have large animals, specifically horses, and that there's gonna be dust and those concerns. And we have set our own limits on animals because we don't believe in quantity of animal saving. Through my years of rescue and foster care, it's about the quality of care for those animals and the individual needs of those. I believe that we can make a greater impact on a smaller scale than the commercial, larger kennel and stable.

Thank you. Do you have any other questions?

I do.

You're on an acre. I'm on four and a half, 4.6 acres. Right. And you have neighbors right beside you on both sides, and then you have one that's behind you diagonally. And you've spoken to every one of them, and they find no issue with that?

I have spoken with them. I don't know how they feel currently. They did say that we eased their concerns. after we spoke with them, and it was kind of one of those situations where we ended up hoping for their support.

Okay. If you're going to have rescue horses, and their poop stinks, you're going to have dogs out there, you're going to have cats out there. I don't know if you're going to have cows or whatever animals you're going to have out there. But you're going to put that in the middle of a luxury neighborhood, and ask all of the residents to accept it. In addition, I noticed that in here you wanted to have parties with 50 people. Where are the cars gonna park and what kind of parties are these that you're gonna have?

Sure, so I'm not sure what parties you're referring to but we spoke about having group events of no more than 50 people and that was for educational purposes no more than one of those fundraising events every four months, so not a big event at all, it's just up to 50 people, and basically what we were proposing was so that we could bring in education, educationers who, let's say, we want to have a hoof picking class and teaching the community about how to pick a horse's hoof, that type of thing, so we would have pre-registration for that as well, and we would set limits for that. As far as the parking question goes, we have a lot of open space on our property. We do have at least space for five to six cars on gravel, and then we also have an extension of that in the back open pasture where we're able to park as well.

Okay. What is the maximum scale of the operation

the cup contains no overall animal cap we we had a maximum cap in the operational plans for the number of animals and types of animals we have what we currently had and then also what our maximum cap for those animals would be and and we are also proposing right now not to grow any further we're trying to create the sanctuary with our current animals and And the only way that we would grow from there is if there was any type of municipal emergency, which is why we applied for the commercial stables, was so that we could help if there was ever any type of, again, emergency, if there's a neglect case or a hoarding case. Or as we know, there was one recently and needed some help for foster homes. So that's kind of what we're doing. we're looking at, very temporary.

I'm so into helping animals. If you ever talk to Christie, she'll know. But my concern is that, you know, you got all these houses, and this gets back to the residents. I don't know if there's any other residents around there. I know that the postcards went out. I'd asked one of the staff members if we could send out additional ones up and down the street, and they said they already sent all the cards out. So I'm just really concerned about the amount of noise, the smell, and just the traffic and everything that's going to be going on on a residential neighborhood street.

Another thing to help mitigate the traffic and noise is that we set time limits for drop-offs and for the park, the sniff spot dog park. We have timed intervals, so at least 10 minutes in between each client or volunteer, whatever we have privately scheduled. There's gonna be no impromptu visits, no surprises for any of the neighbors. After I speak, you'll see that a lot of the other neighbors actually did come to support us and do not have the same concerns.

How are you gonna keep the wild animals out?

So growing up on a five-acre farm in Illinois, we didn't have any fencing at all, and we have a lot of livestock. And the main thing is keeping the animals safe. And the number one thing, not only in, but also the predators out. So that's all strategically thought about when creating enclosures.

Okay. Thank you.

Any more questions or concerns?

I do. I just want to say I love what you guys are doing here. So if these questions seem off, it's in no negative way. If I am reading this correctly, you currently have 88 animals on the property. Is that right?

Yes, ma'am.

Okay. So I drove past this address because I just wanted to see it. Like, if you're housing 88 animals, I was expecting a very large facility. And it was not. It was just a smaller or, you know, a manufactured home. But all I saw were a few donkeys and a few horses. And I rolled down my windows and I listened. I didn't hear any other animals. So for you guys to already have 88 animals, Animals on that property and to hear no noise. There was no smell nothing. I was very impressed Thank you so much. So my next question is the maximum amount you are willing to take in though is a hundred and ninety-two animals Are you guys very confident in that number so that in the bigger picture?

It looks like all hundred and ninety-two animals all at one time. I realize that's your max cap Yeah, it really was just to show individual animals. Let's say if we get Again, a hoarding case, let's just go there. It was not to keep all of those animals on the property at all times for the sanctuary. It's so that I wasn't quite sure the legalities and how many you would ask me. And so I just wanted to be absolutely detailed in how many we did truly feel like we could take care of. Both Chelsea and I do have experience in working in zoos. And as we know, zoos have a lot of animals. And it's very strategic on how you take care of them. It's systematic and it's scheduled and you stay on top of it. And it really does take a dedicated person like Chelsea and I to do that. So to answer your question, yes, I do feel confident in that, but I do not believe that at any point in time we will have that many animals.

Thank you. Any more questions? Okay, would you like to open up for public comment? Thank you.

Thank you so much.

My name is Chelsea Nolan, N-O-L-E-N. I am the vice president and treasurer of Riders Rescue Ranch, a federally recognized nonprofit animal rescue organization. Thank you so much for the opportunity to speak this evening in support of our applications for a zone change and the accompanying conditional use permit. There is a good chance that I'm going to get emotional during this, so please bear with me. I will just work through it. Animals have been the center of my life for as long as I can remember. I truly believe I was put on this earth to connect people with animals. Sorry. Because I believe that these connections inspire people to care about protecting them. Throughout my life and career, I have had the privilege of working with an incredible variety of species and people, and those experiences have shaped the person that I am today. I have worked in 15 different zoological or aquatic facilities around the nation, as well as in the field around the world, gaining hands-on experience in biology, animal care, conservation education, public outreach, and husbandry. That, combined with many life experiences and my bachelor's degree, majoring in marine biology and minoring in natural resource energy management, I believe that I am uniquely prepared for this role and for supporting the mission of Riders Rescue Ranch. If we want to change the future of conservation, we must first change how people experience animals. Research and education shows that for humans to create a new synapse in the brain, And to be able to remember topics, it takes multiple repetitions, about 400, before that information is truly retained. While interactive, hands-on learning creates lasting understanding with only 10 repetitions to create that memory. That philosophy is at the heart of everything we hope to build. By allowing people to learn through play, exploration, and meaningful interactions with our ambassador animals, we will help create lifelong empathy for the natural world. For Jen and I, this is more than opening an animal sanctuary. This is our life's purpose. When people care about animals, They begin to care about protecting wildlife, preserving habitats, and leaving a better world for future generations. That is how we hope to make a difference, and we would be honored to bring that vision to Pahrump. I respectfully ask for your approval both of the requested zone change from RE1 to RH 4.5 and the accompanying conditional use permit for the property located at 2091 Quail Run Road. Please allow us to become a place where animals receive sanctuary, where children can discover a lifelong passion for conservation, where families learn together, where seniors can reconnect with nature, where educators have meaningful resources, and where our community comes together through a shared appreciation for the incredible animals with whom we share this world. Thank you for your time, your consideration, and your service to Nye County. We sincerely appreciate the opportunity to present our vision, and I'd be happy to answer any questions you may have.

Thank you. Are there any callers on the line?

Yes, sure. The caller has been unmuted. Please speak and spell your name for the record.

Yes, Amy Nelson, N-E-L-S-O-N. I'm going to be the devil's advocate for a minute. If you think chicken poop is going to be a problem, what's going to happen with horses and stables of horses and all those dogs? And I can tell you from experience, I have a friend who has kennels in her huge five acre parcel and she has five dogs and they make a heck of a noise. I'm sure that the neighbors are going to squawk over the noise from the dogs. Are they going to be enclosed? Are they going to be outdoors? What kind of shelter are we looking at? Feed, where is it going to be stored? That brings rats. There's lots of things to consider. other than the emotional side of how sweet animals are, and I'm an animal lover. I just don't like to see herds of them in a group where they really can't be properly taken care of until we get ourselves in another situation like we had out in Amargosa. But those are my thoughts. Maybe other people have more. Thank you.

Thank you, caller. Go ahead, sir.

My name's Jim, last name's Goss, G-O-O-S-S. And one thing about that last lady on the phone there, you ever heard a bunch of kids out there playing? Kids make all kinds of noise. Not near what dogs do. And this young lady over here seems to be really stuck on poop. For some reason. Kids do it, dogs do it, we all do it. And there's ways to take care of it. And we're adults. We know that. We know what goes on. And these two young ladies right here, I would do anything for. We're not related. They take care of my dog for me. And my dog loves going over there. She terrorizes the turtle and the tortoise. I mean, what do they call them? What do they call them? Porcupine. You know, there's no noise. They're cared for. They spend hours a day, every day, out there taking care of these animals. You won't go by there a day that you don't see them out there working them. You won't go by there. The kids come by. I've seen kids over there to see them, to learn. And my dog is my baby. You don't want to mess with my dog, whether she poops or she doesn't poop. You know, it's just, this has to be granted. If there's anybody in this county that can take care of animals and has the will, the love to do it, it's these two. So please, give them a chance to prove what they can prove and help this community.

Thank you, sir. Go ahead, sir.

Good evening. My name is Darryl Gunderson, G-U-N-D-E-R-S-O-N. My wife did up this big two-page letter, so I've got to read it. Thank you to the panel. Thank you to the planning committee for this opportunity to speak tonight in support of Jennifer Wessel and Chelsea Nolan, her partner. and the plans they have for the property. My wife and I are Prump residents, and we have a golden retriever named Cooper. Cooper's my dog. But I mean, he bonds with me. He's my dog. We met Jennifer several years ago when we were looking for someone to care for Cooper while we traveled. Cooper has significant anxiety, very specific routines, and is extremely bonded to us. When we first met Jennifer and Chelsea, he wasn't comfortable being away from us all. We were essentially his prisoners. Jennifer understood him immediately. Her property was clean, organized, and welcoming. She demonstrated knowledge, patience, and a genuine concern for his well-being. We followed her recommendation to start slowly with play dates, visits, and short stays before eventually leaving Cooper with her for two weeks while we traveled out of the country. We never worried about him. Today, Cooper gets out of our car at Jennifer's property and practically forgets we exist. He goes straight to the friends and his best pal Ryder. Those two are inseparable when he goes out there. That says everything in the trust she has built with him. Over the years, we have also watched Jennifer and Chelsea develop their property into a safe and caring environment for the animals. Their pens are clean and well maintained, and the animals in her care appear healthy and well cared for. She's got a lot of animals, and every one of them seem to be happy and well cared for. They care for the animals, including dogs, goats, horses, rescue desert tortoise, and I might even add a porcupine. I couldn't believe there was a porcupine in Pahrump. We believe Jennifer and Chelsea have created something that can benefit our community and not only provide a professional boarding and daycare service, but by providing a safe place for the animals that need care, rehabilitation, rescue, or a second chance. We have personally experienced Jennifer and Chelsea's professionalism, knowledge, and dedication, and we have complete confidence in their ability to operate this business responsibly. Jennifer and Chelsea are two people who genuinely care about animals in this community. For those reasons, my wife and I respectfully ask that you approve the requested zone change and conditional use permit. and I sincerely hope you do because they deserve it. If anybody does in this town, they do. Thank you for your time.

Thank you, sir. Do we have any callers on the line?

Yes, sir. The caller has been unmuted. Please speak and spell your name for the record.

Good evening. My name is David Wessel, Jr., D-A-V-I-D-W-E-S-S-E-L-J-R, and I am Jennifer's older brother. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak tonight in support of my sister and Riders Rescue Ranch. I understand that the decision before you involves a rezoning application, and I respect the responsibility that comes with making a decision like this for the community. I'm not here tonight as a zoning expert. I'm here as someone who has known Jennifer her entire life and can speak to her character, her intentions, and the kind of person she is. Jennifer has always had an enormous heart for animals, especially animals that have been neglected, abandoned, abused, or simply had nowhere else to go. Riders Rescue Ranch is not something she created on a whim. It comes from a genuine desire to help animals that desperately need someone willing to step forward for them. Running a non-for-profit animal rescue takes much more than loving animals. It takes responsibility, patience, sacrifice, organization, and a willingness to keep going even when the work becomes difficult. These and those are qualities I have seen in my sister. I have watched her put her own time and energy and resources into trying to build something that can make a positive difference. She isn't doing this to get rich, and she isn't doing it for recognition. She's trying to create a place where animals can be cared for, rehabilitated, protected, and hopefully given another chance. I also understand that neighbors and members of the community may have legitimate questions and concerns whenever a property is rezoned. I believe those concerns deserve to be heard and treated respectfully. At this time, I believe Jennifer will make every reasonable effort to be a responsible neighbor, follow the requirements placed upon the property and organization, and operate Riders Rescue Ranch in a way the community can be proud of. Sometimes the community has an opportunity to help someone build something that serves a purpose greater than themselves. I believe this is one of those opportunities. Approving this application would not simply be helping my sister. It would help give Riders Rescue Ranch the opportunity to continue developing into an organization that can serve animals, families, and the community for years to come. I am extremely proud of my little sister for taking on this responsibility, and I believe in what she is trying to accomplish. I respectfully ask that you give Jennifer and Riders Rescue Ranch the opportunity to move forward. Thank you for your time, for allowing me to speak, and for your consideration.

Thank you, caller. You may approach the podium.

Hi, my name is Pam Sigmiller, S-E-E-G-M-I-L-L-E-R. I lived right next door to them for the last They've been there two years. There is no smell. The animals are very quiet. I love watching what they do with the animals. I have watched them rescue a donkey. I'm going to cry. How Jennifer, literally, the donkey wouldn't let her get near her. She worked with it. She can be loving with it now. It's amazing to watch her with these animals. So You guys are worried about the smell and everything else? Two years, no smell. None. Two owners before they moved there, what they were talking about, the worst. Huge horse flies. They never cleaned the stalls, never did anything. It was gross. Okay? It was the worst. My other neighbors lived there, and these wonderful ladies lived there. No smell. Never even dealt with the smell. I mean, they're great. They watch my cats for me. I can call them if I have a cat question. We share a peacock together. yeah I have to pick up but he goes to your house too but I mean yeah they're wonderful and I hope and pray that you guys approve of this new zoning because they really will do a great service to our community thank you ma'am appreciate your comment go ahead good evening my name is Maria Diaz DIAZ we are here

We are proud to support Jen and Chelsea and their mission to help save, protect, and rehabilitate abused, neglected, and abandoned animals in our community here in Pahrump Valley. Jen and Chelsea bring a tremendous amount of knowledge, experience, compassion, and dedication to everything they do. Their professionalism and genuine love for animals are evident not only in their work with animals in need, but also in their exceptional care. They provide through pet sitting and other animal services. They have always been willing to answer our questions and offer guidance, especially when it comes to training and dealing with high energy dogs. No matter what the question or situation may be, they are always willing to help in any way they can. Their willingness to share their knowledge and experience with others is just another example of the compassion and dedication they have for animals and the people who care for them. We believe their vision For an ethical, professional and compassionate animal sanctuary is exactly what our community needs. There are so many animals in the Pahrump Valley that need a safe place, proper care, rehabilitation and a second chance at a better life. Jen and Chelsea have the experience, commitment and heart to make a meaningful difference. We fully support their mission and believe they will operate a sanctuary built on compassion, integrity, responsibility, and the highest standards of animal care. Their dedication to helping animals that have been abused, neglected, abandoned, or simply have nowhere else to go is something that deserves the support of the entire community. We are honored to stand behind Jen and Chelsea as they work toward creating a much needed sanctuary for the Pahrump Valley. We believe in what they are doing. We believe in their abilities. And most importantly, we believe in their commitment to give vulnerable animals the safety, care, and the second chance they deserve. We proudly support Jen and Chelsea and their mission, Riders Rescue Ranch, Inc., to make a difference one animal at a time. Thank you.

Thank you. Do we have any callers on the line?

Yes, sir. The caller has been unmuted. Please speak and spell your name for the record.

David Patnaud, again, P-A-T-T-E-N-A-U-D-E. I am a disabled veteran with mental health conditions. Jen and Chelsea have been a huge factor in my family's life and my mental health status. They've been able to take care of our animals when we have to go out of town. The time that we've known them, everything has been great. their services have been a wonderful welcome to my life and to help with my mental health services. Without it and the nature that they have, you know, I was going through a hard time last year and, you know, without, without meeting them, getting to know them, having them take care of our animals, it would have been a whole different world for me being in my County. So I am, EMPLORING THE COMMISSION TO APPROVE AND GRANT THE ZONE CHANGE AND THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. AGAIN, I WAS ON A FIVE ACRE PROPERTY AND THERE WAS A PROPERTY ALMOST SEVEN ACRES AWAY FROM US AND I COULD HEAR THEIR ANIMALS ALL NIGHT LONG. WE DRIVE BY JEN AND CHELSEA'S AT 2 IN THE MORNING, YOU DON'T HEAR A THING. As far as those concerns are, their property is always well maintained. As a matter of fact, there was a bunch of the spur bushes for a long time, and they've since been able to clean that up and get rid of that ugly-looking, dead desert look to make a wonderful sanctuary for all the animals that they care for. Thank you.

Thank you, caller. Go ahead.

My name is Melissa Stearns. I want to kind of talk. We know Chelsea and Jen are great, but I just want to give you some information from a volunteer. When they select their volunteers, we do go through a specific training, and we have to be checked off on different things to make sure that the animals are well taken care of just as if they would do it. So they're there right beside you, talking to you, teaching you, training you. And they don't leave you alone with those animals until they feel fully confident. In my mission with volunteering with them, I have had the opportunity to take my grandchildren over there. Chelsea and Jen are so amazing with the kids. They get right down on their level, they answer questions, they give detailed instruction on the animals in a way that the children can understand. And my children, my grandchildren, excuse me, love going back there. They certainly love Sid. He's the porcupine. They also take care of disabled animals. So some of the animals, like you had mentioned, how can you adequately take care? Some of them are small, so you've got more of them in an area than you would because you only see the outside animals. They do have disabled animals that they care for every single day, make sure they're fed. They do keep schedules on their feeding, their cleaning, the whole nine yards. So they make sure that all of their stuff is on the up and up. So if anybody ever came to them and said, what's going on? They have documented proof. And I think they would be a wonderful asset to this community. having grandchildren, and not a whole lot to do in this town for kids, especially with parents and grandparents that want to get involved. Thank you.

Thank you.

Go ahead.

Angelina Jackson, J-A-C-K-S-O-N. I've never met these ladies. I've never seen these ladies prior to today. I'm not even sure exactly where they're pointing out and putting this. But if it's not obvious to every single one of you in here that they have what very few have, and that's the care factor, then something's wrong. First, I'd like to address the board. Ms. Lally, thank you. Thank you for... doing what you did by driving by there prior to the date. Okay. Thank you for showing that you do sincerely care. And this is something that each and every one of you should have done as well. Okay. With any proposal that anybody comes forth with to you, instead of sitting down and just, you know, assuming drive by and take a look. And I like to reclaim my minutes that I didn't use earlier. And if one of the residents wouldn't mind yielding me their minutes, because I got a feeling it's going to go more than three minutes. These ladies, we have people that have dogs, a dog, and it smells like crap. There was a neighbor that had a dog, a German Shepherd, that all hours of the day would bark and everything else. And I know this doesn't fall directly on you, but just give you an example. We call it animal control, and they told us we had to record it for a couple of hours before they could do anything. When people have one or two dogs that are going crazy and loose on the streets, and yet it's... Like I said, never seen them, never met them. But when you have this many people that are her neighbors and everything saying something, it shouldn't even be a question at this point. No question whatsoever. And yes, it's bringing me to tears because you don't find this very often. These ladies probably don't sleep. They probably have no social life. They're probably like me and have no man in their life. Because they put everything that they have, all their love and everything, into those animals and not just that. I mean, here's a suggestion. If anybody's conflicted about it, give them a 90-day probation period. Instead of denying them, if anybody decides to. And another thing, to have members of this board get up and the staff, Mr. Koenig, Mr. Kunze, to get up and leave while people are speaking on their behalf, shame on you. That shows no respect and no care whatsoever. That's shame on you. And Mr. Coding, I hope that at the next board meeting, if this should come up in front of there, I hope you stand up for this lady firmly, but no other thought behind it. Because if this doesn't prove something to you, I don't know what does. Stand up for the residents. And as I mentioned, you guys opened Pandora's box with me. And I want to say for these residents that came here because of the data center, almost every single one has gotten up, probably don't even know them, to sit here and express their feelings about it just as I have. Thank you all.

Thank you. Do we have any cards on the line?

Yes, Chair. The caller has been unmuted. Please speak and spell your name for the record.

Yeah, hi. Good evening. My name is Jim Nolan. It's N-O-L-E-N. And along with my wife, Chrissy Nolan, we're on to express strong support for this agenda item 11B, specifically CU 2623 with the appropriate zone change. After, you know, glancing at the rezoning and conditional use proposal and listening to these previous testimonies, it's obvious that this proposal aligns seamlessly with the character of the surrounding area. I know that's very important to Jen and Chelsea. This proposal honors the existing fabric of the community, ensures compatibility with all neighboring land use. It represents a significant opportunity for positive growth that will greatly benefit Pahrump. By approving both of these items, you'll be making a commitment to continued development of Pahrump and as a vibrant and welcoming place to live and work. This thoughtfully considered request promotes orderly growth, and it will provide much needed support for both people and animals in need. I urge the Commission to approve this zone change and conditional use permit. Thank you very much for your time and consideration.

Thank you, caller.

Go ahead. Tim Bohinan, B-O-H-A-N-N-O-N. Well, crikey! This is fantastic. Let's see what we can learn from our backup. Well, we know that the Nye County Animal Services reviewed this. We know that they say, I wish more rescues and properties were as organized and clean as this one. Think of that. Not one complaint at all about the cleanliness. Nothing. Even Commissioner Lally went there. No concern. Additionally, I have no concerns with Riders Rescue Ranch. We do need this in our community. It's beneficial. It helps not only the animals, but people too, as you can hear. Adding to that, I would like to just focus in on making sure that there's sustainability. And we have a treasurer here, so this is good.

I'm a CPA, so I love that.

So we want that care, if you will, not only from a physical standpoint, but a financial standpoint as well. And they sound like they're proving that. They've already agreed to all the conditions, special conditions, and there are a boatload of them. But we also have a staff that's on top of it from the standpoint of how many animals they can have successfully. As you scale up, you'll have to keep that in mind. But I'm hearing good things here. Thank you. And I'm for this.

Thank you, sir. Go ahead.

Good evening, commissioners.

My name is Vanessa Fernandez, F-E-R-N-A-N-D-E-Z. Thank you tonight for the opportunity to speak before all of you. As I said, my name is Vanessa Fernandez and I'm vice president of Southwestern Wilds. And I'm joined tonight by board member Renee Lee Jones. Unfortunately, our president and founder, Vicki Ballant, had to run out to check on our own rescues with the torrential downpour that just happened. We are here in support of Riders Rescue and their applications for a zone change and conditional use permit. We have had the opportunity to work and collaborate with Riders Rescue, and we have seen firsthand the knowledge, professionalism, and quality of care they bring to animal welfare. Riders Rescue is exactly the kind of organization we want to see succeed in our community. They are experienced, they maintain their property and animals responsibly, and they understand that rescue is much more than simply taking an animal in. It is making a commitment to that animal's future. Our organization has extensive experience with difficult equine welfare cases, including being trusted by Nye County Animal Control and the Sheriff's Office to assist with one of the largest animal abuse and neglect cases our county has ever seen. So we do not give our support of another rescue lightly. We have also seen the consequences when rescue is not done correctly. Poorly vetted adoptions, inappropriate placements, injured animals, and animals ultimately needing intervention and rehabilitation. Good intentions alone are not enough. Experience matters. What Riders Rescue is building brings responsible rescue and sanctuary, carefully vetted adoptions, equine services, education, and community outreach together in one place. That is something worth supporting. It's time to elevate what our animals deserve, and we believe Riders Rescue is prepared to help do exactly that. Tonight, Southwestern Wilds is proud to stand in support of Riders Rescue and the important work they bring to our community. We respectfully ask you to approve their zone change and conditional use permit. Thank you.

Thank you.

I just wanted to add one more thing. Could you add your name, please? Renee Jones, Southwestern Wilds. I've been over there, I can't even count how many times, and they're the only ranch where I'm not scared to go on property. Their animals are so well-behaved. Most ranches that I go on, scared I stay outside until they come out and help me in. Not this place. The smell, not anything. The noise, my two chihuahuas make more noise than their whole crew does at their house. So maybe I need to be reported. I'm not sure. But these ladies are amazing. When we had to do the recent case for the county, they were the first ones that asked to volunteer on property, on site. And they were also the first ones that didn't get upset when I asked them to sign an NDA and a background check. They vet like we vet. We want to make sure everybody's on the up and up. And I think you should support all of their services and their CUP tonight. Thank you.

Thank you. Any callers on the line?

Yes, Chair. The caller has been unmuted. Please speak and spell your name for the record.

Hi, I'm Stacey Edwards, EDW ARDS. I am so excited for these ladies, for these animals and the community. I've never met these ladies, but just the support and hearing all of their qualifications and background and what they've been doing up until this point really excites me because I have three dogs and I haven't been on vacation with my husband in six years. So the prospect of having someone that I could possibly trust to take care of my animals and to take care of the animals in need is really awesome. So I'm in support of it. Thank you.

Thank you, Colin. Go ahead. Sir, did you already speak on this item? You already spoke on this, public comment?

How are you talking? Oh, that one?

No, have you already spoke on this agenda item? Yes. Public comment. We need to have someone else come up and speak, please.

All I wanted to say was I commend you for taking your time and going and checking out before doing this. I don't know how many others have showed up to look at riders. You took the time, and I commend you 1,000% for that.

Thank you, sir.

Hello.

Stephanie Gregerson, G-R-E-G-E-R-S-O-N. I came here tonight planning to just speak off the cuff, came from work. But this took so long, and beautifully so, so I wrote a few words. So if you'll just bear with me. This community and the animals are blessed to have another person who is thoughtful, knowledgeable, and dedicated to animals. I am pleased to be able to show support for Jennifer and her mission. Many people love animals deeply and brainstorm about how they can be of use and make a difference. Quite often, those people decide to open a rescue. They jump in feet first without checking the temperature of the water, without researching, without planning, without considering their mission and intent. how they can best meet the needs of the animals, what they're qualified to handle or take on, what the endeavor will cost, how they will sustain the organization from a monetary perspective, and sometimes, most importantly, when and why to say no when needed. The people that don't take these bullet points into consideration have huge hearts. They have the best of intentions and only want to make the world a better place. But not every person can handle the responsibility and burden of caring for animals and choosing the best solution year after year, medical emergency after medical emergency, and sleepless nights ad nauseum. Jennifer Wessel is a different type of individual. She is that gal who researches and plans. She is not only fully prepared and qualified to take this on, she is someone who takes everything into consideration with great caution and care. Jennifer will be a shining example for other rescuers and her sanctuary a reliable, safe haven for whatever rescues, whatever animals are lucky enough to make their way into her care. I've known Jennifer for over a decade. She's a veterinary technician with immense skills, having worked for years in the largest, busiest, and most reputable vet emergency hospital in Las Vegas. She has saved so many lives and been on the front line participating in more animal saves and unique medical situations than most of us can conceive. She has a vast experience with multiple species and is able to care with skill and efficiency with any animal in her care. Even more, she knows when a situation is beyond her own skills and knows when to seek advanced veterinary care. She will not be one of those people attempting procedures, and we've seen that in Pahrump, or care out of her own qualifications. She is ethical, compassionate, kind, friendly, and an overall amazing person. I'm so proud of all that she has accomplished and I'm honored to call her my friend. Helping animals isn't always pretty. It doesn't always have a happy ending. Or I should say the happy endings aren't always the endings that we would choose. A rescuer has to be able to face difficult decisions and choose what's right for the animals. I just want to give you one example of the kind of love and difficult decision making Jennifer is able to navigate. Can I borrow anybody's time?

Thank you.

Oh, all right. No, I got one more story. I'll tell it later.

Do you have any cards on the line?

No, chair.

Go ahead.

Kenyon Salzer, S-A-L-Z-E-R. A couple of reasons why I would pass for them. One is they're taking care of the animals. A lot of people just throw them out of the car. They're taking care of them. Another reason is, is because they're also helping the veterans. Do any of you all know what a veteran is? Truly what a veteran is? Do you? You know, a veteran is a person who wrote a blank check to the United States government up to including their death. I'm a 16-year veteran of the United States Army. I would love to support these people, and I want you all to support them too. And I'm going to give them $100 right now for their organization. Every single one of you should do the same thing. Help the animals that are here, because they've got nobody else to help them. Thank you.

Thank you, sir. You go ahead.

Linda Clark.

Sorry, I don't have a hundred with me. I'd love to do it.

I try to avoid the shelter because I would bring all those animals home with me. And with my two huskies, it just wouldn't work. I think these ladies are wonderful. And I think I said my name, Linda Clark, C-L-A-R-K. We need them. And with all the animals that run around loose here, as he said, just dropped out of cars, run away, get scared because of all the fireworks. We need a shelter that can help. Our other animal control place is overwhelmed. Christy does a great job over there. But these people... I don't think anybody can compare to them. We need them in this community. And if you don't approve them, you're either ignorant or have no common sense. Thank you.

Thank you. Go ahead, sir.

Hello, my name is Steve Fioli. I live one acre away from these two young ladies. And I'm the type of person to be the first one to get woken up in the middle of the night.

Can you spell your last name?

F-E-O-L-I. I'm the type of person that if I get woken up in the middle of the night, I'll make charges up against the person who has the animals, and I have done it. And it has cost that person $400 the first time I called, and $10,000 the next time. In the past two years, I have not had to have any problems with these two young ladies. They keep it clean. They keep everything quiet. You should do the right thing and approve them.

Thank you, sir. Do you have any calls on the line?

No, Chair.

Okay. Go ahead and approach.

My name is Roy Sledaha, and I know both of them.

Can you spell your last name, please?

S-L-E-T-T-E-H-A-U-G-H. And I know I met Jen and Chelsea at the BFW.

And they're great.

Now I'm going to get emotional. It's crazy. So I met them at the VFW swap meet. And they were there selling their wares to help pay for their rescue animals. I visited them once at the ranch. I spent maybe an hour there. And it was the most peaceful experience I've had in a long time. The animals are friendly. The donkey they were talking about wouldn't stay away from me. It was like super friendly. And it's peaceful over there. I consider it serene and peaceful. I didn't, there was no, I smelled no odor whatsoever. There was none. And as for the community, they are the, theirs is, I just recall that theirs is the nicest property in the area. That's all I recall by the situation. I hope that you can approve this zone change for them because it will definitely benefit the community just for a little place where people can bring their kids. I think they're setting it up for that. It can bring your kids over or you could... It sounds like a really good place for your animal if you want them to be boarded for a week or something like that. So that's all I have to say. They're really nice young ladies and they're really decent... The other thing I want to mention, they both work for zoos, and they have a lot of experience taking care of the animals. I'm really impressed by what they have to offer.

Thank you, sir. Go ahead and approach.

Christy Sigmund, S-A-E-G-M-U-N-D, Manager of Animal Services. So I'm just going to say ditto because they pretty much said it all. No, so Jen and Chelsea have a property that is one of the cleanest, most organized, most detail-oriented properties that I have seen in a rescue in I don't know how long. Um, thank you miss Lally for going by and acknowledging that there is no smell. There is no sound. It is very quiet. Those were points that I was going to make, um, their background. I have zero concern when it comes to medical. I have zero concern when it comes to the care. Um, somebody else had mentioned quality over quantity, and that is truly what these ladies do. So, um, from an animal services. perspective, we will be honored and this community will benefit from having their facility with us. Um, we have worked with these two ladies, they have stepped up, um, even when they didn't have to, or didn't have the time or energy to, um, to offer. I didn't even have to ask. And that as a quality that I hold very highly. So, um, please do consider we stamp approval on them. Thank you.

Thank you. Go ahead and approach.

You need my name, Angel Moreno, M-O-R-E-N-O. I'm going to tell you just something real quick. I live where places, one, two, three properties down from them. We both moved in about the same time. We just recently actually formally met. They're super nice and you know what? I'm going to change my path. I'm not going to tell you about these young ladies because how much more you need to hear. I just want to tell you again. God gave us, entrusted us with his creatures on his land to take care of his creatures on his land. If God can trust us, if you will do me a favor and turn around and read your wall, in God we trust. If he trusts us, shouldn't we trust them? They're doing what the work is that God has asked us to as his people. Stewards of God's word. Just think about that. We all could use that kind of love and care in our lives. Think about the rehabilitation possibilities these young ladies will provide to brain broken dudes like me. You know, there's a lot of super benefits. You've heard it all. You're not dumb men and women by any stretch. You would not be sitting there if you did not have the noodle to do it. Thank you guys very much, you ladies and gentlemen, very much for what you are doing. I hear the semi-attacks on you all and where you sit, but you know what? All I'm going to say is you are doing a job that ultimately is for us. And I appreciate it and humbly ask you to do God's word in entrusting these ladies. Thank you very much.

Thank you, sir. I appreciate it. Do you have any calls on the line?

Yes, Chair. The caller has been unmuted. Please speak and spell your name for the record.

My name is Helen Wessel, W-E-S-S-E-L. I am honored to represent and speak on behalf of my daughter, Jennifer Lynn Wessel, and her vision to establish and lead an animal rescue and sanctuary in your town, Perunk. Running an animal rescue and sanctuary is not just about a love for animals. It requires grit, unwavering resilience, financial strategy, and the ability to inspire a community. Jennifer embodies every single one of these traits. Her mission isn't a recent ambition. It is the culmination of a lifelong calling. From the time Jennifer was a little girl our home was a revolving door for creatures in need. She would bring home lost strays, wounded wildlife, baby birds that had fallen from their nests, and tiny squirrels falling from the trees, and some raccoons. With endless patience, she would nurse them back to health, protect them, and carefully release them back into nature where they belonged. She discovered her life's purpose in those early moments of quiet healing. As Jennifer grew, she transformed that childhood compassion into formidable professional expertise. With years of specialty veterinary experience as an emergency room nurse, she has managed critical medical cases and deeply understands the physical and emotional demands of rehabilitation. Furthermore, her transition into hospital management, where she successfully ran three emergency veterinary hospitals in Las Vegas, demonstrates her ability to oversee budgets, navigate complex logistics, and lead high-performing teams under immense pressure. But her capability goes far beyond the clinic walls. She is a gifted trainer with a profound, intuitive understanding of animal behavior. Whether she is working to rehabilitate a traumatized dog or gentling a horse that has lost its trust in people, she possesses the rare patience and skill required to transform broken animals into confident companions. She understands that rescue is only the first step. True recovery happens through the structure, trust, and connection that proper training provides. Karam's unique environment presents distinct challenges for animal rescue, and it takes a visionary leader to navigate them. My daughter, Jennifer, is that leader. She combines a practical, business-minded approach to ranch management with a lifelong, honed-on mastery of animal care and behavior. Thank you, Karam. By supporting her mission and granting her request to rezone her property and run her business, you are investing in...

Thank you. Go ahead.

My name is Tamara Moreno, M-O-R-E-N-O. I wasn't planning on speaking. I don't have anything fancy written. I have an accounting background. I know you have to plan... before you take on animals. You have to plan for their housing and their food and where are they going to stay. Our homes are separated far enough to where we're not on top of each other, as if we were in Vegas. That's why my husband and I moved out here, for this space. These ladies, we moved in about the same time, my husband said. The community in that neighborhood is insane. And they just contribute to it. in just leaps and bounds, and the fact that it gives us a place, or anybody, even any of you, to go and enjoy, maybe volunteer some time and help with the animals. I think it's just, we're here for the community. That's what this town was built on, and I think this would just contribute and build even more the building blocks of this town. So I encourage you to support their rezoning efforts. Thank you.

Thank you. Go ahead.

My name is Toni, T-O-N-I, and my last name is Hoferman, H-O-V-E-R-M-A-N. And yesterday afternoon, the SWAT team came to the house next door to me. Fire and Rescue came to my house. Truck with the canine unit came to the house next door and four other police units. And the reason why I'm crying is because I'm still screwed up by it, okay? The dog, animal control was there too. The dog, they keep the dog tied to a tree outside. with water, but you know, we all know how hot it gets at this time of the year. There's not a damn thing I can do about it. Because according to animal control, the pound, a dog can live chained up to a tree, which is really sad. So the point I'm making, why I told you this story, is these ladies want to do something really damn good for this town. And it's really sad because I have to live next to a property where the tenants that lived there before, they were meth dealers. One gentleman yesterday was the next family that has moved in there. Somebody was arrested yesterday for meth distribution. I bought my acre and my trailer yesterday. 2019, my property taxes have gone up to $1,949 a year, and I have to live next to crap. I tell everybody I live in a shit sandwich.

Are you speaking on this agenda item?

No, I'm just saying, these ladies are here to do something really good for Pahrump. And it's really sad that dog has to live tied to a tree. I feel so bad for him. I'm just saying, I don't know these ladies. Oh, by the way, Danny says hello. And I think you guys should welcome them and give them the permits and the things that they need. And I have to say something honestly to Beth, Pam, Faith, Richard, Danielle, Sally, and Christina. It's a big difference coming to a meeting like this versus a commissioner's meeting. I wish our commissioners could learn a few things from you people. I just want to say thank you for letting me Stand here at the microphone. I would love to have three of them next door to me versus what I'm stuck with until I can get out of here. Okay, so I'm just, that's the reason why I told you.

Thank you. Do we have any callers on the line?

Yes, sir. The caller has been unmuted. Please speak and spell your name for the record.

Hello, caller?

Yes, my name is David Wessel, W-E-S-S-E-L. Go ahead. Go ahead. Council members, I address you today to express my enthusiastic support for the proposed animal non-profit initiative spearheaded by my daughter, Jennifer Lynn Wessel, who is present before you. I'm the proud father to Jennifer, who was established resident two years ago in your town of Pahrump, Nevada. In my personal visits, I know firsthand how deeply your community values the safety and well-being of all its inhabitants, including your local animal population. I am present today to vouch for Jennifer's character, capability, and unwavering dedication to this cause. From a very young age, Jennifer had shown her trust to nature and its incredible love given back to her. Standing on the edge of Sandy Pond in Baxter State Park, Maine, Jennifer, who was only nine years of age, turned to me with this passion in her eyes and she said, and I quote, watch, Dad, I can talk to the animals. She then positioned herself along the shoreline and slowly adjusted her tone of voice and said, called out towards the middle of the lake, for there was a seven-foot female northern moose diligently grazing up and down. It was literally the length of two football fields away, and her simple gesture to communicate in a language between the two was very unusual, for in her calling she had brought that incredible animal within three feet of our standing. Her ability since has demonstrated a profound compassion for animals and a remarkable sense of responsibility. Whether caring for horses here at home or volunteering at local rescue groups, fostering injured or abused animals of all kinds, Jennifer reflects skills needed for this task. Her career over 20 years has allowed her to master one of experiences of all facets of the profession. and still studying animal science and behavior along the way. Beyond her compassion, Jennifer has spent years diligently preparing. She has a structured operational plan that focuses not just on housing and care for stray of all types within Pahrump, but specifically your native horse, the mountain Mustangs, which without continued help will become of the past. Community education, along with resources of many, and those proposed by Jennifer can only bring back robust care for such incredible animals and more. Jennifer understands the financial, legal, and zoning responsibilities required by the city. She is fully prepared to collaborate, transparency with local authorities. Your city, Pahrump, is facing a growing need for dedicated and talented animal care.

Thank you, sir. Do we have any more callers on the line?

No, Chair.

I'll close public comment.

Make a motion.

I have a motion.

To approve ZC 26-6 MCU 26-23 based upon the findings as outlined within the staff report and subject to the conditions stipulated in this report.

Chair, if I can. The ZC and the CUP need to be taken separately. And the zone change needs to be a recommendation.

Thank you. That was stated wrong on the staff report. Sorry.

OK. OK.

Which is this one.

OK. So move to approve DC 26-6 based upon the findings outlined within the staff report and subject to the conditions stipulated in the report. And then?

It's recommend approval to the Board of County Commissioners.

Recommend approval. OK.

Okay, I have a motion. I have a second.

Second.

Second. Call for the vote. Lally?

Aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Aye. Aye.

Motion carries. Thank you. We have one more item.

And Chair, just a reminder, we did have the recommendation to add condition 25, as I stated. Would you like a reminder of what that was? Yeah, yeah.

Well, that was kind of long. I tried to write it down.

It's kind of. Number 25 would be approval of this conditional use permit is contingent on the Board of County Commissioners' approval of the associated zone change application. If the zone change is denied, the conditional use permit is null and void.

Okay. Do I have a motion based upon that?

So in other words, we want to approve this. I put a motion to approve CU26-23 based upon the findings, also based on number 25 with the addition of 25 in the conditions, and obviously it would be null and void if they don't get the zone change.

Okay, that's a motion.

Second? I'll second.

Okay, all for the vote. Lally?

Aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Aye. Aye.

Motion carries. Thank you. Moving on to item number 13, future meetings, workshops, discussions, and direction concerning items for future meetings, workshops. Set date, location, and time. The next meeting will be September 9th, September 2026 at 6 p.m. here in the chambers. Okay, moving on to item number 14, public comment. No action will be taken on matters raised under public comment until the matter itself has been included on the agenda as an action item. Three-minute limit per person and speakers are requested to limit comments to items not on the agenda. Public comment must be limited to matters that are within the jurisdiction and control of the Regional Planning Commission. Sir?

John O'Brien, O apostrophe capital P-R-I-E-N. You receive an agenda the Thursday before you receive backup. Your responsibility when you read those words, not everything can be put into words. A lot of times we went out, we visited the sites, we talked to the people that were involved ahead of the meeting so that we were prepared, qualified to make a decision. A lot of you don't have the time to do that, but I encourage it because you're going to learn a lot more about each one of the issues. You'll have a better opinion when it comes time to vote. It's a lot of responsibility. This was a better meeting. Thank you.

Thank you, sir. Do you have any callers on the line?

Yes, sir. The caller has been unmuted. Please speak and spell your name for the record.

Yes, Amy Nelson, N-E-L-S-O-N. I have had my faith restored. This was an excellent meeting. Everybody did an excellent job and thank you very much for the opportunity to speak. Good night.

Thank you caller. Do you have any more public comment in chambers? Come on up.

I want to thank you guys.

Say your name, please, for the record.

Sorry, Angelina Jackson, J-A-C-K-S-O-N. I want to thank the board and staff for allowing us to support and applaud and not putting us in timeout for it. It's greatly appreciated. And as I said, this is my first meeting with you guys. I got involved because of the data center thing, and here I am. But we can always learn and grow. I don't know if you guys are involved in this or if it's okay to mention, but in regards to this stimulus encroachment approval, I would like to have that clarified on how that was approved.

We're just taking public comment.

Like I said, I'm not sure if it's, but maybe next time it could be addressed of how that was managed to be approved by the BOCC. Because I viewed that meeting and it's

I'm sorry, if you don't agree with...

Chair, if...

I'll let her finish by the comment. Thank you.

Oh, I'm sorry.

During that meeting, the CEO for stimulus basically tried to intimidate the board by mentioning the word discrimination, okay, if they were to be discriminated against. And at that time, with the board really not knowing much information, because they didn't do the research prior to the meeting for this agenda, and not having a whole lot of information, And it's right on the heels. I'm not saying that it's part of the damn data center or nothing, but it's right on the heels of it. And it's just funny that everything's just happening at once. And I'm not accusing anybody of anything or anything like that. I'm just saying the way that it was handled, I don't care if it was bad or if it was something else, the way that it was handled was to me. It wasn't, you know, appropriate because Mrs. Strickland approved it. Cause I spoke to her after, and she said that she's, she's, she approved it because he mentioned the word discrimination and she was afraid of a lawsuit. And I told her you can't have a suit for something because you didn't approve something because you didn't have enough information on it. Plain and simple again, common sense. So commissioners jump into conclusions without knowledge or information. is what's bringing this down. Everybody's jumping at the first sparkly thing that they see without doing the research. They jump before they think. And again, this is not directed to this board at all. It's just in general. And I think that some things need to change and be addressed. And it should be all across the same way. And once again, you guys and the governing water board, Round of applause, because if any of our BOCC would take just the inkling of what you guys present, we'd be all right.

Thank you. Thank you guys again. Appreciate your comments. Do we have any callers online?

Yes, sir. The caller has been unmuted. Please speak and spell your name for the record.

Hello, board and all you people in the audience.

Bruce Johnson, G-O-H-N-S-O-N.

And sorry I had to dash out of there, but somebody had an emergency that needed assistance. And so I missed part of the meeting, but I want to commend you on what I did catch. I commend you on, you know, listening to the people. It really is important for you guys, all of you, including all the people sitting on the side tables, to receive instruction from the people. And it is the people's authority to do that, to instruct you in what is good for the good of the whole, right? What is good for the community. And it's up to all of you to take the input from all these various people and make wise decisions. And those wise decisions are not put in 75-foot-tall data centers right in the midst of, residential housing, let alone on the freeway where, you know, we have people coming into town and that's what you want to be a visual for those that are coming into town, just like the solar. You know, I was driving down the highway the other day and realizing that all of this nonsense, what it has done is it has impeded our beautiful view driving down the highway anymore, you can't even, uh, come to a place anymore, hardly without being impeded with a power pole lines or something like that, uh, blocking your view from the mountains. And it really, it's a travesty. And, uh, I don't think that that's what father God has meant, uh, when it comes to being good stewards of the land. So, uh, with that, I just, uh, I want to wish you all blessings and, uh, I commend you on working with the people, and I pray that y'all continue to do that, and good night, everybody. Good night. Thank you, sir.

Go ahead.

Linda Clark, CLARK. Couple of closing comments. I thought the meeting was a little bit better than the last one. At least you listened to the people and voted what the public wanted. I have a question. Our board, your boss I guess, told us, and I guess it's on record, that you guys voted and would not vote on the data centers, that you just left it, which was very sad. If I'm wrong, please correct me, but that was the information I had. It would have been helpful for this community knowing what the pulse of the community is that none of us want this data center crap. And it's being forced on us like a lot of other things have been forced on us, going back to solar and a whole bunch of other stuff, med centers, all kinds of crap. So, we have a chance, since we voted two of these commissioners out, but they're gonna still be here to make a decision. Now they wanna force us to have a election to vote for this data center thing and have everybody do it. You know what would have been easier? The water board said no. If you'd have said no, and if they said no, we could save a whole lot of money. Now they want to have a special election in January that's going to cost us, what, a couple hundred thousand dollars in this broke community. where we just went through a budget thing to try to save money so people could have money to do the things that we need, police, fire, all that crap. But how easy would it have been for all of you just to say, no, we don't want it. Then it would have gone to our commissioners, and maybe they would have had the common sense to say yes, no, whatever, like the board and like you would have been. Saved a whole lot of hassle for this community Stress, you know nobody wants them, but we're getting forced on it like everything else. Just say no. If you have a way to correct that, do it. Call them, tell them, you know what, we made a mistake. We want to say no. You want to say no to the data centers and get him out of this community. Thank you.

Thank you. Go ahead.

Christy Sigmund, S-I-E-G-M-U-N-D. It has been a long day. No, I just want to say thank you all. Thank you all for being here. It's 9 o'clock. I know it's a long day for you guys as well. Some decisions that were made tonight really helped benefit the animals in our community, so I just wanted to come up and say thank you.

Thank you. Do we have any callers on the line?

No, sir.

Any more public comment?

Tony Hoverman, T-O-N-I-H-O-V-E-R-M-A-N. I moved here six years ago. I live on the south side of town. I live on McGraw Road. I paid, worked really hard. I'll be 64 in two weeks. I worked really hard, and I paid cash for my one acre, 1.10 acres, and I paid cash for my double-wide, A lot, Charlie Brown manufactured home that nobody liked. I didn't like it either, but they reduced it 10,000, and then I fell in love with it. My best friend, I moved out here for her. She died. So here I'm here. I went and saw a realtor today, Nevada Realty. I'm not going to tell you which realtor it is. But they enlightened me that three years ago, the commissioners, I don't know by who, I don't know which commissioners, which set of you, you people are John's people, were told that laws and things were supposed to have been written three years ago so that we wouldn't be in this situation that we're in now. Now, this person who gave me this information, they have been selling real estate in Pahrump for over 25 years. Well, as of today, there's 537 of the available residences frame and stucco, I refuse to use the word stick because houses are not made out of sticks. They're made out of frame and stucco. And manufactured homes. There's a lot of them out here. Every time you drive down Black, there's more and more and more that are going up. I used my retirement money. The first three years I lived here were fabulous. It rained. It snowed on McGraw. Twice in February. Not enough to stick, but enough to freeze the door handles on my two vehicles, my two old cars. So now, I am going to be 64 years old in two weeks. And I have a paid-off trailer. I'll call it a trailer. And land. My property taxes just went up to $1,950 a year on my piece of dirt. And now I have to worry... about a data center coming in here, I got news for all of you people. There's going to be at least 30,000 ticked-off residents in this town if that thing comes to fruition. Now, another thing, just I'm using my time. This real estate agent told me it's already in the works. So the people of Pahrump are basically screwed.

Thank you. Any callers on the line?

No, Chair.

Okay. Go ahead.

Good evening, Planning Commissioners. For the record, my name is Terry Jo Hook, H-O-O-K, and I am a 23-year resident and property owner in Pahrump, Nevada. I am here tonight to put a permanent legal objection into the minutes regarding the PRCP's fast-tracking master plan amendments and zoning changes to accommodate for a 900-acre Mance Technology Campus and a 600-acre Osprey Data Center. I'm not sure if everybody knows that as well. 1,500 acres combined just with the data centers along with 8,010 combined acres of solar panel and battery storage containers. Attempting to classify an 800,000 square foot facility with 75 foot buildings. that will be running 24-7, 365 days a year, drawing additional power from the 2.4 million solar panels and 500 lithium ion batteries, like a big bomb in the middle of our desert containers, equivalent to 12.3 million volatile lead-acid car batteries, 12.3 million of them stacked in containers. and classifying them or trying to rezone them as light industrial violates NCC Title 17. This is a heavy industrial threat. You're violating NRS 278.210 because you cannot make empirical findings of our infrastructures, of the infrastructures that they cannot support. Our basin is depleted. More dangerously, under NCC Title 15, our fire chief and director of emergency management, Scott Lewis, has explicitly stated his department is unequipped and cannot suppress a thermal runaway explosion at a battery facility or a hyperscale data center of this magnitude. This poses a life-or-death plumb hazard of thousands of residents, including vulnerable elders living in Mountain Falls and throughout Prompt Valley. Property ownership consists of constitutional bundle of rights, which explicitly includes the right of quiet enjoyment. This is what this county is attempting to fraudulently regulate in a bait and switch. You lure thousands of homeowners into luxury residential golf community, and now you're attempting to rezone... adjacent parcels for heavy industrial land use. This is causing a catastrophic degradation of neighboring private property interest. Under the Nevada Supreme Court President of Fritz v. Washoe County, this severe impairment of our property value constitutes an unconstitutional regulatory taking, exposing Nye County to massive inverse condemnation lawsuits.

Thank you. I'd like to close public comment. Move to adjourn. We're adjourned. Thank you. Have a good night.