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

Good evening. I'd like to call tonight's meeting to order. Could we all please rise for the presentations? Good evening everybody. I'd like to welcome you tonight to the Commission meeting. First thing we're going to cover is public comment. No action will be taken on matters raised under public comment till 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 comment must be limited to matters that are within the jurisdiction and control of the Regional Planning Commission. With that, anybody like to come up for other comment?

Good evening, Linda Clark. Yes, it's me. OK. The only thing I really want to say right now, I'm sure I have more to say later. Let me spell my name, Linda Clark, C-L-A-R-K. OK. OK, Brian, you spell yours too, OK? I just want to say there's a lot going on in this committee, and a lot of people are just so angry and with good rights. But I'm hoping between this committee and our other bossy committee that we can kind of come together and do something good for this community. It's not happening. Maybe it will after the election. Who knows? But we need to try harder. That includes you people, because you're the first stop. So think about that. Thank you.

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

No, Chair.

Good evening. Julia Musall, M-U-S-A-L-L. pertains to a lot of different agendas, so all I have to say is I've been reviewing a lot of issues that are being brought up, and I want you to know that They passed a law or an ordinance, Title 17, Ordinance 598 in 2023, and developers are supposed to be having meetings with neighborhoods. And I've been looking and searching, and that is not happening. And according to everything else, if that application is filed and there is no application Documentation you guys aren't this isn't even supposed to come In front of the commissioners, so I just want to bring that to your attention.

Thank you.

Thank you Good evening Lisa Hemby HEMBY This is my first time at one of these meetings, although I've been to the commissioners meetings I just want each one of you to to keep in mind what your decisions impact all of us. My husband and I moved here because we love the rural community and we wanted to have a well and to have some land and to have peace and quiet. And I would like for you all to keep that in mind and to preserve this beautiful town. and to save our water, protect us from the encroachment of monstrosities coming in, high density, whatever the project might be, and just keep that in mind. And I thank you.

Thank you. Any callers on the line?

No, Chair.

Go ahead.

Hi, my name is Tracy Fraz, F-R-A-S-Z. And we live on Blagg, and if this development comes... Well, this is not related to the items on the agenda.

Pardon me? This is a comment related to items not on the agenda. Okay. When we come to that agenda item, you can speak on that.

Okay. I just moved here for the one-acre land and the well and the rural atmosphere and would like to keep the area that way.

Thank you. Anybody on the phone?

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

Good evening. My name is Jane Arnold, and I am not quite sure exactly what the order of discussion or the topic should be. But I am here to comment on the changing of the zone.

Okay, ma'am. When we come to that agenda item, you can speak on that, but this is related to public comments to items not on the agenda.

Oh, okay. All right. I'll hold until you call on that on the agenda. Thank you.

Thank you, ma'am. Do we have anybody else in the chamber? Seeing none, we'll close public comment. Move on to item number three, possible action, approval of minutes, RPC meeting, August 12, 2026. On the minutes? Yeah, we don't have public comment, do we? I think so. Okay. All right.

Do I have any motions?

Yeah, I think you do have to do a public comment on the minutes. Yes. Okay.

All right. That's what I thought. Anybody have public comments on the minutes? Okay. Anybody on the phone?

No, Chair.

Okay. Closing public comments?

I'll make a motion that we approve the minutes as written for the August 12, 2026 meeting.

You took the words right out of my mouth. I second it.

Okay, I have a motion and a second. Call for the vote. Ms. Broswitch? Forsavage? Sorry, excuse me.

That's okay. Aye. Aye.

Aye. Aye.

Aye.

Motion carries. Moving to item number four, approval of the agenda for September 9th, 2026. This is a non-action item.

Chair, we have, there is one item that The applicant has requested to be removed from the agenda. Item number nine, which is appeal AP 26-9, they have requested to remove it from the agenda. So there would be no action taken on that, number nine. CHRIS RODGERS.

Do we have to have a motion to remove this?

CHRIS RODGERS. No, you don't. CHRIS RODGERS.

OK. Well, item number nine has been removed from the agenda.

Do we need to rearrange anything or are we, okay.

Any changes to the agenda? I don't think so, nope, okay. Moving on to item number five, correspondence and announcements. Staff.

We don't have any announcements.

We do have just one thing. The November 10th RPC, well, it's supposed to be November 11th RPC meeting, but that's obviously Veterans Day. So we have moved it to November 10th at 6 p.m.

So November 10th meeting will be at 6 p.m. Thank you.

And then I had something that I was, if I could, I know I read somewhere with the rules as far as ADUs go and if staff could look into it where it states that the accessory dwelling unit can be 75% of the primary structure or 1,500 square feet, whichever is larger as long as it meets the minimum setback requirements. I know it's in there somewhere in the AB 396, but now I can't find it. Thank you.

Do we have any more correspondence or announcements from the board? Nope? Nope. All right. Moving on. Item number six, commission, committee, and director reports. BLCC liaison report. I have nothing for you tonight. Thank you, sir. Number B, director's report.

Thank you, Chair. So planning applications for the month of August. Total applications received 201, and that's 49 less than the previous month. Total applications processed 161, and that's 89 less than the previous month. From January 1st to August 31st, we received 1,826 planning applications. and 518 code compliance complaints. For the month of August, code compliance, we received 43 new complaints, which is four less than the previous month. We closed 25 cases, which is 49 less than the previous month. So right now we have a total of 419 active code compliance cases. Building permits issued for August. Single family residential, we issued 11 building permits, and that's 27 less than last month. Multifamily residential, we issued zero permits, and that's five less than last month. Commercial permits, eight, which is three less than last month. Total permits issued, all categories, 148, and that's 27 less than the previous month. And total inspections, all categories, 468, and that's five less than the previous month. To update you on previous items heard by the RPC, there was a major master plan amendment and a zone change from VR20 to VR10 that was to Create a residential subdivision with 198 single-family lots. That was for the winery area subdivision that was proposed. That was heard by the BOCC on September 1st, and that item died for lack of a motion, so that item's as done. And then we had a bill, 2026-12, which was for the accessory dwelling units. That was heard by the BOCC on September 1st and was approved, adopted by the BOCC, and that has an effective date of September 21st. Thank you, Chair. That concludes the report.

Could I ask a question? Go ahead. I was wondering on the code compliance complaints. Can you break those down in the future, like how much is for grass and weeds and how much is for the massive amounts of vehicles that are piled with garbage and the other kinds? I don't know all the complaints, but it'd be kind of nice to know because... then we might be able to do something about it.

We could, it's definitely something we can do. You mean for like the new, like last month we had 43 new complaints, you mean break that down?

Yeah, that would be nice, yeah. And I don't know why, but I don't think I need to know how many more we had than last month. would make your report shorter if you didn't tell us all that.

We can do the report however you want. Whatever information you want.

Yeah, well, that's just my opinion, so I don't know what everybody else thinks, but I just think the quicker that we know what is out there, the faster we can move on and fix things.

We can definitely look at giving you the more detailed on the new complaints.

That'd be great. Thanks.

Any more reports? All right. Thank you, Mr. Osborne. Moving on to number seven.

Chair? Can you guys hear me? It's Danielle Cruz. I just want to let you guys know that I'm attending telephonically. So I just wanted to make you aware.

Thank you. Okay, this is continued from 8-12-26 for possible action. WV-26-18, public hearing discussion and deliberation on waiver application requesting a waiver from a commercial driveway standard of NCC-1704-730, parking in all of NCC-1704-740, landscaping for GC, general commercial, property located at 2450 East Commercial Drive, Pahrump, Nevada. Essentials parcel number, excuse me, parcel number 03543111, middle mile infrastructure LLC, property owner Rex Atkinson, agent applicant. This item is final action by the Pahrump Regional Planning Commission, unless appealed to the Board of County Commissioners. Staff.

Thank you. Yes, the project was approved, let's see, 6-0 by the RPC under CU 24-5 at the April 10th, 2024 meeting. The applicant has submitted a Cat 1 site development plan for the placement of pre-manufactured building for underground fiber internet route located on a .45 acre parcel zone general commercial. Last month, the applicant was unable to join the call, but I do believe that Rex is on the phone at this time, and staff does recommend approval of waiver WV2618.

Thank you. The applicant on the phone, go ahead.

You've been unmuted. Please speak and spell your name for the record.

Yes, this is Rex Atkinson with 5.9 Design. Thank you, Board, for sharing.

Can you spell your last name, please?

Yep, it is A-T-K-I-N-S-O-N. Thank you. You're welcome. And, yep, so I have the fiber optic utility building going here and just wanted to have the variants from the – There's a paved driveway and then the landscaping in this area just make it easier not to have it and kind of the adjacent ones don't either. So I'm just hoping to get that tonight. Willing to answer any questions the board might have.

Any questions from the board? Hearing none, I'd like to open up to public comment. Do we have anybody that would like to comment on this? Anybody on the phone?

No, Chair.

OK, closing public comment. Do I have a motion?

I'll make a motion that we approve WV-26-18 based on the findings as outlined within the staff report and subject to conditions that are stipulated in that report.

Oh, sir, do you understand the conditions and agree to them?

Yes, I do.

Thank you.

Second.

I have a motion and a second. Call for the vote. Commissioner Lally?

Aye.

Aye. Aye.

Aye. Aye.

Motion carries. Thank you.

I told you it's 7.30.

Before we move on. Danielle, did you vote?

I tried to, yeah. I apologize. I forgot she's on a phone.

It's okay.

What was your vote? Danielle?

It was aye. Aye.

Thank you.

Before we move on, Chair, can I ask staff a question?

Director, can I ask a question about these? I know that part of the reason in this report it was talked about how we've done multiple things surrounding particularly utility waivers or waivers because there are utilities in these lots and not traffic. At one point I thought there was talk of rewriting or drawing this out so that waivers weren't going to be required, like maybe they were going to be set aside differently.

There is. We have a bill that we're working on. It's in process, so you should be seeing that soon, maybe next month.

Okay. Perfect. Thank you.

Thank you. All right, moving on to item number eight, for possible action SN263, discussion and deliberation on request for two new street names proposed for Mance Crossing Subdivision, phase one and two, pursuant to NCC 1524100, new street names for division of land maps. Street names are reviewed and approved by the PRPC, Mance Road Properties LLC, property owner GCW engineering agent applicant this item is a final action by the prompt Regional Planning Commission unless appealed to the Board of County Commissioners or otherwise announced staff thank you as stated this is an application for two new street names for final subdivision map LD 2524 for Mance crossing phase 1 and phase 2

The applicant submitted 20 street names for review. Comment requests were sent to internal departments, external utility companies, and the US Postal Service. Five names were approved previously, but they needed seven. Staff has reviewed the application map, proposed names, and external comments, and we recommend approval of Locust Avenue and Desert Sky Avenue.

Thank you. Do we have the applicant?

You have been unmuted. Please speak and spell your name for the record.

Hi, it's Kristen Antil, A-N-T-I-L-L. I'm the applicant here for the owner.

Okay. Is there anything you'd like to say regarding this item?

No.

Okay. I like that. Okay. Thank you very much. Open up to public comment. Do we have any public comment? I'll see you in the chamber. Did anybody on the phone?

No, Chair.

All right. Closing public comment. Moving on for motion.

Motion to approve SN-26-3 with the following names, Locust Avenue and Desert Sky Avenue.

Do I have a second?

Second.

I have a second. Call for the vote. Ms. Borsavage?

Aye. Aye.

Aye.

Aye. Aye.

Commissioner Cruz?

Aye. Aye.

Motion carries. Thank you.

Thank you.

Moving on. Item number 12. No, excuse me. Wrong one.

I knew when I saw that it was wrong.

All right. Item number 10, for possible action, CU2625, public hearing discussion and deliberation on the application for a conditional use permit to allow an animal rescue on approximately 1.2 acre parcel zone commercial located at 520 Southeast Street, Unit 3, Pahrump, Nevada. Assessor's parcel number 03530101, Viper Land and Investments, LLC. Property owner, Teresa Wosk. Is that the right applicant? This item is a final action by the Parent Regional Planning Commission unless other appealed to the Board of County Commissioners or otherwise announced. Staff.

Thank you, Chair. The applicant is requesting a conditional use permit to operate pets are worth saving and animal rescue. The proposed rescue would accommodate approximately 10 dogs and 10 cats with separate intake, isolation, housing, and play areas. Dogs would be housed in outdoor kennels and the existing residential garage. Wildcats would be housed inside Unit 3. The volunteer-based organization would operate Tuesday through Saturday from 10 AM to 3 PM. The facility would also include a thrift store supported by donated items with animal intake, adoption services, and occasional parking lot sales. The applicant anticipates a maximum capacity of 20 animals. Based on the documented history of the previous commercial kennel and property use of the applicant, staff cannot make the required findings to support approval of the conditional use permit. Previous unapproved operations by the applicant have resulted in complaints regarding excessive materials stored within and around the property. flea market type activities in the parking lot, and dog kennels with inadequate shade coverage, as reported by the fire chief. The property was also subject to a cease and desist notice and code compliance action involving unapproved conics containers, rummage sales, kennels installed without site development approval, operation without the required conditional use permit, commercial kennel permit with animal services and animal adoption and thrift store activities conducted without a business license for this location. The prior compliance issues together with concerns regarding animal noise, odors, waste, outdoor storage, kennel conditions, and impacts on surrounding properties indicate that the proposed use may be disturbing to neighbor uses and conditions and impacts of surrounding properties. Indicate the prob, I'm sorry. The neighboring use is in detrimental to the general welfare if similar conditions reoccur. Staff therefore finds that findings two, three, seven, and eight cannot be made and recommends denial of CU 2625. I'm available for any questions that you may have.

Any questions, staff? No question to have the applicant. Please approach the podium and spell your last name.

Tressa Wosk, W-O-S-K. I'm sorry. I've been in this community for eight years. We've worked with a business license.

Could you put the microphone closer to you? Sorry.

We had a business license, unfortunately, because of an illness due to me. It didn't get renewed when we moved. I was not aware of that. As soon as I became aware of it, I took care of it. We also lost our kennels due to our owner selling her property. We made a quick adjustment, moved our dogs to where we had them, fostered them, and in the end we had three dogs that we had to house there until I could get a kennel put up for them. That was a lot of defense at that moment in time. As far as dumping goes, I can't control what the community does. I've cleaned it up. I've stored it. I took it to the dump. They still dump it. Unfortunately, that's part of being a thrift store. All we can do is when we come in is clean it up and haul it to the dump. Unfortunately, for a while it did get ahead of us because I was sick. I'm asking you to reconsider this. We've had a good business in this community for eight years. We've done Repairs for fences, helped animals stay in their homes, helped people with food, found animals and shelters that shouldn't be there and pulled them out and found them good homes. We've done a lot of good in this community, and I'm looking for you to do it again. Thank you.

Thank you. You stay at the podium in case we have any questions. Ma'am, do we have any questions from the board? I do.

Thank you. On the site plan you have an area where it says that you're gonna house some animals and then There's part B and C and it just shows not a part of So it looks like the building that you're gonna have is just not big enough for ten dogs Speak in the microphone, please

Our landlords let us use the garage for housing during the night, the cold weather and stuff, until we can get a place. Hopefully we will be able to go back to our kennels once the place is sold. We just don't know yet.

Also, what's changed so much that we're not going to hear any more code compliance complaints? Nothing. We got it all cleaned up. Well, yeah, you had it cleaned up.

And we've been keeping it clean.

Okay. There was 11 calls over the last three years, including welfare concerns for the animals not being housed properly. And I can't see that in our town. We have a lot of other rescues.

They've all been housed properly. We've never let them go. I even took them into my home when I didn't have no other place to take them. So now they're living with me.

Well, then they're not a rescue. They're your pets, right?

No, they have them just stay in kennels at night because they do get into my fights in my garage during the days where we got set up for them.

I think that I'm going to be perfectly blunt with you. I think that what would be good for you is to go and either volunteer at the animal shelter to see how to actually handle the animals properly and to clean them and all that stuff. We've been doing that for eight years, and we've never had a problem. But have you volunteered? I think that you should take a step back. Yes, I have, and I've volunteered at other rescues. Okay. All right. Thank you.

Any more questions from the board? Hearing none, I can open it to public comment.

I make a motion that... We have to have public comment first. Oh, sorry.

Public comment, anybody in the chamber that would like to speak on this item?

Linda Clark, CLARK. We have a lot of issues here in this town with animals, unfortunately. And I'd much rather see them in a shelter type area than out running around the street and get hit by a 160. If we're going to have this woman do this, as long as she's complying, and I'm sure that somebody will be checking, I don't see any reason why we can't do it. my concern and somebody mentioned that you know keeping them cleaned up and not having the neighbors complain about the smell and all that stuff oh my god i live over where you want to put the fairgrounds and a horse stuff and all that the cows what do you think the smell is from that that we have to deal with no one seems to care about that i would much rather deal with the dogs then have to deal with what we're going to be forced to put in over at the fairgrounds. So I would give this woman a chance. She's at least trying. And if you find something wrong, then you fine her or you do what you have to do. But if she's helping four or five dogs to stay off the street from getting killed and being homeless, that's a good thing. Thank you.

Thank you. Do you have anybody on the line?

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

Yes, this is Tim Bohannon, B-O-H-A-N-N-O-N. I am generally in favor of animal rescues. However, we do have quite a few issues here and really not a very conducive mix of business that's happening on site. My concern is about the animal safety. I haven't heard from the animal control officer. That would be nice to hear that. feedback to to make sure hey what's where does that fit as well but the based on the backup based on some of the concerns already raised tonight I have concerns as well do I think it would be nice to have another animal rescue absolutely 100% but it's got to be done safely thank you thank you go ahead approach

Tammy Pittman, P-I-T-M-A-N. I go by this atrocity at least three to four times a week. The pile of detritus outside is likened to a dump. And second of all, I can't count the number of animal rescues we have. We just approved another one last month. I don't think we need one for six dogs. It isn't going to make a big dent in what we have. I really and truly think that they don't have the They closed. They went out of business. They had a big to-do about stopping their business because they used to do spay and neuter, and now why all of a sudden again? Anyway, I just would prefer that you just close it. Thank you.

Thank you. Any callers on the line?

No, Chair.

Okay, go ahead, approach.

John O'Brien, O apostrophe capital B-R-I-E-N. Appeal for the animals. I think this board should table this motion for 90 days. Propose to animal control to go by this facility. Code compliance to go by this facility for the next 90 days. inspect what's happening, and then determine after 90 days if this can be a compliance type of an issue and move forward with it. We need the animal sanctuaries in this community, but we don't need what's happening currently. I think this person is in over their head. I, too, go by this property, and I'm appalled by the junk and the lack of concern in the violations that we're having. I think this board should propose a 90-day wait on this proposal, bring it back in 90 days, and if there is no compliance, you've got your answer. Thank you.

Thank you, sir. Any callers on the line?

No, Chair.

Any more people want to comment in the chamber? Closing public comment? Do I have a motion?

Before you do that, I don't agree with the 90-day. I'm not one for pushing off. I mean, from what I can hear from two people that drive by there, it's a dump. But I will make a motion that we accept the denial of CU 2625 based on staff's findings. And I forget the last sentence.

As outlined within the staff report?

As outlined in the staff report and a backup.

I have a motion. I have a second. I'll second. I have a second. Call for the vote. Ms. Porcevich?

Aye. Nay.

Aye. Aye.

Nay.

Commissioner Kruse?

Aye.

You say aye? Yeah. Motion carries, three to two, correct? Four to two? Four to two. Thank you. Moving agenda item number 11 for a possible action, ZC2610, public hearing discussion and deliberation on application for a zone change from neighborhood commercial to rural estates residential. NC to RE1 on an approximately 1.193 acre parcel located at 2050 North Leslie Street, Pahrump, Nevada. Accessor's parcel number 02957114. Mark Shirky and Friendra Gowing, Living Trust, property owner, Civil Rights Services Incorporated applicant, staff.

Thank you, Chair. The applicant is requesting a zone change from neighborhood commercial to rural estates residential. located on 2050 North Leslie Street. The purpose of this request is to allow the property to be marketed and ultimately developed for residential use, including a future single family residence. No construction or site development is proposed with this application. The subject property has a rule density residential master plan designation for which the proposed RE1 zoning is conforming. According to the applicant, the request would align with the zoning with the master plan and the residential character of the surrounding properties. The applicant also states that the parcel's narrow configuration and the locations of the existing well and septic system limits its practical development for commercial use. Any future residential development would be subject to all applicable setback, building, and utility requirements. Upon extensive review of the application, staff finds sufficient justification to recommend approval of both of applications DC-2610. I'm available for any questions you may have.

Any questions to staff and the board? Hearing none, call for the applicant.

My name is Bill Cookston, C-O-O-K-S-T-O-N. I'm with Civil Rights Services, so I'm helping the applicants. If there are questions for the applicants, they are here. Oh, they're here. Just to cover that, the owners have read and understand the standard conditions of approval. There are no special conditions to agree to. Thank you. Just to reiterate some of what the staff already said, this property is Very narrow. You'd have to push a septic all the way to the front for commercial. Obviously being denitrification and the well in the back, you're limiting driveways. It's very hard to bring it into conformance for commercial. All of the lots around it and like six lots up the road all have single family residences. And this one used to have a single family residence. So they're just trying to take it back to be able to Market it and get a house on it at some point.

Thank you. Do you have any questions from this board?

What are you doing about the flooding?

What do you mean?

It's sitting in a flood zone.

So if they go to build, they'll have to build it up according to, they have to follow all the Nye County rules to have it high enough so that the house doesn't flood.

So you are aware that it is in a flood zone, right? Oh, yeah. Okay. And when I was reading this, and I can usually get through all of this stuff, it said, I kept reading, thinking, are you going to put more than one home on this one-acre lot? And then it says for one home. So I just want to ensure that what my brain was telling me is right, that you're only putting one home and not four.

Oh, no, they're wanting to go directly to RE1, which is a one-acre, only allows a single-family residence.

Okay, thank you.

More questions from the board? Hearing none, I'll put the public comment. Do we have any public comment in the chambers?

Tracy Stevens, S-T-E-V-E-N-S. I live across the street from this property. there's a lot of dumping done in the front that's more grass like grass trees and they dump it in the very front Leslie I get lots of rats well I have a bill every year every month to have the rats taken care of they have all kinds of stuff on the property from broken down trucks, trailers, washing machines, all kinds of junk. And it's leaking into the ground. Again, water. I have a well. I have animals. And down the street has animals.

And so we just feel like it should be more of a community, not a junkyard there.

unless it can be blocked off and we don't all have to see it and deal with the rats and they take care of the problems with that. Basically, it's just kind of an eyesore and all the stuff that's into the ground and across the street. Thank you.

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

No, Chair.

Go ahead and approach.

Good evening.

My name is Phaedra Gowing, G-O-W-I-N-G. I am the owner of the property, and there is zero garbage on that property. It is a completely empty lot with some weeds, a well, a septic, a power pedestal, and that is it. There is no garbage. We were just there last week. That is not our primary residence, and... I take a lot of offense to that comment. And that is it. Thank you.

Thank you. You have any callers on the line?

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

Go ahead, caller.

Yes, hi. My name is Jane Arnold, A-R-N-O-L-D. And I am the owner directly to the south of the property that's a little bit over four acres. And it's zoned for neighborhood commercial. And I'm just wondering how that is going to affect the zoning of my property if this zoning is changed to RE1.

There would be no change.

Caller to be no change.

Okay. That's what I was curious about. Thank you very much.

Thank you, caller. Any more callers on the line?

No, Chair.

Any more public comment? Chambers, go ahead.

No.

You can approach.

Julia Musall, M-U-S-A-L-L. And apparently... there is a situation, we have someone saying there's nothing on the property, and now we have another person saying, yes, there is. So I think that should be addressed before you guys take a vote. They're talking right now, but, you know, I mean, that has to be resolved. If there's a bunch of junk on there and the applicant's saying no, and you have residents saying yes, then... That, to me, there's something isn't right, so it needs to be resolved first. Thank you.

Thank you. Any callers on the line?

No, Chair.

Okay, closing public comment? Staff, I mean, Board?

I would like to make a comment. I drove by that property just yesterday and there's nothing on it. It is just an empty vacant lot. There is no garbage, there's nothing. So I think maybe there was confusion as to the location of this property. But I saw with my own eyes just yesterday. It's there's nothing there. Except for the pedestal and things like that.

No, this is Well, hold on. Just, it's not appropriate. Any questions, staff?

So the property, the subject property is on the west side of Leslie.

Okay. Okay, we can't have you speak out like that. Thank you. Thank you. Any more comments from the board? I have a motion.

I move to recommend approval to the BOCC of ZC 2610 based upon the findings as outlined within the staff report and subject to the conditions stipulated in this report.

Second.

I have a motion and a second. Call for the vote. Commissioner Lowley?

Aye.

Aye. Aye.

Aye. Aye.

Commissioner Gross?

Aye.

Aye. Motion carries. Thank you. Moving on, agenda item number 12, possible action CU2622, public hearing discussion and deliberation on application for conditional youth permit to allow paint booth on approximately 1.12 acre parcel zone commercial manufacturing located at 750 South Lolo Lane, Pahrump, Nevada. Assessor's parcel number 03535528 William Sullivan property owner applicant. This item is a final action item by the regional planning commission unless appealed to the board of county commissioners or otherwise announced. And please, anybody in the chambers, if you have any discussions, please take it outside. We'd appreciate that. Thank you. Staff.

Thank you, Chair. The applicant is requesting approval of the conditional use permit to allow the operation of an automotive paint booth on approximately 1.12 acre parcel located at 750 South Lola Lane. The property is zoned commercial manufacturing and is currently developed with a dwelling, garages, an RV garage, storage areas, parking areas, and associated driveways. The paint booth would be operated as a part of PHD Motors, an automotive mechanical paint body repair and restoration business. Proposed services include engine diagnostics and repair, brake service, routine maintenance, automotive painting, and body repair. According to the applicant, the business would employ approximately two to five employees and operate Monday through Friday from 8 AM to 5 PM. Vehicles, equipment, automotive fluids, paint products, and other materials would be stored, handled, and disposed of in accordance with applicable county fire building and environmental requirements. Upon review of the application, staff finds sufficient justification to recommend approval of the application for the proposed use subject to the standard and special conditions in this report. Thank you.

Thank you. Are there any questions from the board? Any questions from the board? All right. Applicant, please approach. Spell your last name.

My name is William Sullivan, S-U-L-L-I-V-A-N.

I'd like to ask you, do you agree to the special conditions outlined in the staff report?

Yes, sir. I have nothing to say, I just was here to answer any questions.

He's kind of said it in here, right? All right, we have any questions from the board?

I just want to say I think this is an excellent idea that you add on to your business. Only picture I saw, though, that concerned me was you had one of those steel structures with a whole bunch of seats in them from vehicles, and that's going to be covered up, right?

So this will be a process. The plan is to add a building, metal structure, concrete foundation, move the cars inside into multi-layer, so they won't be visible at all. The exterior of the property, I would, again, if you have seen the pictures, I apologize, but the winds here are something I'm not used to. I put up those cloth coverings, and they're $150 for every 50 feet, and none of them have survived a week. What I'd like to do is put in Oleander. I'd like to understand if I need to put it on the inside of my property line or on the outside of my property line. If I know that, then I can move forward with that. That will take care of part of that image issue. And then I'll be back here again to ask for permission to put up a building, which I do have on the property, the structure itself. But I have not started that process. I just got the business license for repair and everything else. Again, this is arduous, and I'm doing it myself. And let's be honest, I was blonde before I was gray.

That's funny.

Any more questions or concerns? All right, I'd like to open it up for public comment. Do we have any people in the chamber that would like to comment on this agenda item? You can stand by. Anybody on the phone?

No, Chair.

All right. Closing public comment. Do we have a motion?

I make a motion to approve CU 26-22 based on staff's findings and documents submitted as backup to that. Second.

I have a motion and a second. A call for the vote. Commissioner Lowley?

Aye.

Aye. Aye.

Aye. Aye.

Commissioner Coase?

Aye. Aye.

Aye. Motion carries 6-0. Thank you.

You're all done. You're good.

You can propose to the microphone.

Earlier about rescue animals, George was the 10-inch dog. They abandoned him, threw him away on the street. We do need to find some way to help these animals, but we've adopted two already. So thank you.

Thank you, sir. Thank you for what you do. Appreciate it. Okay. Agenda item number 13A through D. for possible action MP-26-1, public hearing discussion and deliberation application for a major master plan amendment from RDR Rural Density Residential to HDR High Density Residential for a proposed residential subdivision containing 543 single-family lots, approximately 114.47 net acres located at 3750 South Black Road, Pahrump, Nevada. Accessory parcel number 03545112. Cho Trust, property owner, Civil Rights Services Incorporated, agent applicant. The Pahrump Regional Planning Commission makes a recommendation on this item. Final action by the Board of County Commissioners is scheduled for October 20th, 2026, or otherwise announced. B, for possible action, ZC267, public hearing discussion and deliberation on application for zone change application from RE1 Rural State Residential to VR8 Village Residential for proposed residential subdivision containing 543 single family lots and approximately 100 and 14.47 net acres located at 3750 South Black Road, Pahrump, Nevada. Accessors parcel number 03545112, Child Trust Property Owner Civil Rights Services Incorporated agent applicant. The Pahrump Regional Planning Commission makes a recommendation on this item. Final action by the Board of County Commissioners is scheduled for October 20th, 2026 or otherwise announced. C, for possible action WV2626, public hearing discussion and deliberation application on a waiver application requesting to allow 5,000 square foot size lots for interior lots while maintaining 8,000 square foot lots along the perimeter edge of the proposed 543 lot residential subdivision located at 3750 South Black Road, Pahrump, Nevada. Accessories parcel number 03545112, Cho Trust, property owner, Civil Rights Services Incorporated, agent applicant. This item is a final action by the Pahrump Regional Planning Commission unless appealed to the Board of County Commissioners. D, for possible action, resolution 2026-04, discussion and deliberation to adopt, amend, and adopt or reject per original planning commission's resolution 2026-4, a resolution to amend the master plan designation while within the Pahrump Regional Planning District located at 3750 South Black Road, Pahrump, Nevada, assessor's parcel number 03545112, Cho Trust property owner, civil rights services agent applicant. This item is a final action item by the Pahrump Regional Planning Commission unless appealed to the Board of County Commissioners. Staff.

Good job. Good job, definitely. Thank you. I wanted to add something that there was an additional public hearing notice that was returned in favor of this project. And also wanted to address, there was a reference made in the backup for, I believe it was the petition that's in the backup here. And it refers to the requirement for three public meetings to be held by the applicant. That is actually part of Nye County Code Title 1710 for special use permits. It is not for Nye County Code 1704, the Comprehensive Land Use and Planning, okay? The NRS reference that was made as well, NRS 278210, actually refers to the adoption of the master plan document as a whole. So that ordinance that was referred to, I believe it was 589, that is actually the one that adopted the 2023 master plan update, where we went through and every five, 10 years we update the document, right? So as far as noticing and things like that, Planning Department has noticed, pursuant to NRS, and the applicant was not required to do an additional three public meetings. There's no need to rehash what each of these applications is for. Mr. Ewing has explained it all. It's pretty simple. The staff report is full of all of this information. approval of the applications is in direct conflict with the adopted master plan chapter 4 objective a policy 1 it's to protect rural neighborhoods from intrusion by urban style developments by establishing large lot zoning and in that area that's exactly what's been done so essentially what an approval of this would be it's spot zoning so you're gonna plunk down 543 houses surrounding a 380 foot tall cell tower So that's kind of a, doesn't really mesh with the master plan or zoning districts. The, let's see, just reading through my notes, sorry I was writing kind of fast. The intent of the developer is to surround it, surround the tower with the 500 plus homes, then surround those homes with a block wall. So that would adversely affect the scenic quality of the area. and in a manner that is inconsistent with the master plan as well. After a substantial review of these applications, staff cannot find sufficient justification to recommend approval for the waiver for the 5,000 square foot lot sizes. That's actually not something that we have in the PRPD. Our minimum lot size is generally 8,000 square feet, hence VR8 zoning. So that doesn't really mesh with what we've got going on. And staff recommends denial of Master Plan Amendment MP 26-1, Zone Change ZC 26-7, Waiver WV 26-26, and Resolution 2026-4. There is also a question, and I The agent is here. There was some question about what type of dwellings were going to be built. And there was some rumblings that they were going to be boxables. I'm not sure. You guys can probably ask the applicant about that as well. But there are certain types of boxables that they're not rated for the wind loads that we have here. And that kind of a thing. So we need to dig a little bit deeper. OK. That concludes my staff report.

Do we have any questions? Thank you, staff. Appreciate it. Any questions for staff and the board? Oh, no questions from the board. Would the applicant please come to the podium by your last name?

Good evening, Chairman and members of the Planning Commission. My name is Jim Snyder, S-N-Y-D-E-R, and I represent the applicant as its construction manager. Thank you for the opportunity to present the Pahrump Heritage Point, the proposed 543, 110-acre, single-story, single-family residential community at the northwest corner of South Blag and West Game Bird Roads, just two and a half miles to the southwest of these chambers. At its core, this project is about home ownership for veterans and military families, orderly growth, and long-term private investment in Perum. We are proposing 543 individual for sale single family homes on 10,000, 8,000, and 5,000 square foot lots. The two and three bedroom floor plans are single story and range in size from 1,200 to 1,600 square feet. designed for the desert environment and private driveways, southwestern architecture, and drought-tolerant natural landscaping. The developer will be marketing this community to Nevada veterans and military families looking for an opportunity to own rather than rent a home at an estimated preferred sales price of $260,000 to $290,000. The completed community would add approximately $150 million in residential real estate to Pahrump substantially expanding the community's property tax base by approximately 1.8 million per year at current rates and at full build out. But the benefits of the project extend beyond these 110 acres. We have been conscious of the 28 bordering properties in existing homes surrounding the property. The site plan has been deliberately designed to provide a thoughtful transition to neighboring development and to adhere to the principles governing increases in density. Along the perimeter adjacent to existing homes, the plan incorporates 8,000 square foot lots as an appropriate transition. The property's interior comprises of 5,000 and 6,200 square foot lots. The project also incorporates more than seven acres of park and detention areas, including two neighborhood walking paths. This is in addition to the 10.5 acres of existing cellular tower area and associated open space that doubles as a transition to the neighboring homes to the west. Along the project's entire southern border, Game Bird Road separates the community from the 9,300-acre BLM property that have no homes. Taken together, the large perimeter lots, open areas, and single-story homes, we believe the project provides orderly growth and development. Another important benefit of the project is the permanent infrastructure it will bring to the home sites along Blag and Game Bird Roads. developer has already invested substantial resources in assessment engineering and due diligence as in coordinated with county departments and utility providers the developer will fund and construct nearly one and a half miles of new sanitary sewer force made along black road and one mile of water main on west game bird road significant permanent infrastructure in an area where these improvements do not presently exist Extending water and sewer infrastructure through this area may create opportunities for utility-challenged properties along their routes to connect to those systems and allow greater use of their properties. There is also an important purpose behind our vision for this community, who we hope will ultimately call it home. The developer has partnered with Voice of the Veteran, a Nevada-based 501c3 veterans organization dedicated to supporting veterans, military, and their families. Voice of the Veteran is the organization that was behind the June 2026 Day of Gratitude at Allegiant Stadium, an event that honored veterans, service members, and their families, and brought together approximately 20,000 attendees who generated more than $3 million in support and services. Through that partnership, we intend to actively market this community to Nevada veterans, military families looking for an opportunity to own a home, build equity, and establish long-term routes in Pahrump. For us, it's not simply marketing. It reflects an existing relationship with Voice of the Veteran and the development team's long-standing commitment to Nevada's veteran community. Ultimately, we believe the application should be evaluated by what the project brings to the broader Pahrump community. Thoughtfully designed, achievably priced single-family homes only a mile and a half from higher-density residential areas of town. Approximately $150 million in new residential real estate investment that is anticipated to add approximately $1.8 million to Pahrump's annual property tax base. Miles of funded water and sewer infrastructure that can create opportunities for surrounding property owners. More than seven acres of design park and detention areas. A site plan that incorporates larger lots and open space along the perimeter to provide an appropriate transition to existing homes. With our partnership with the Voice of the Veteran and others, an opportunity to welcome more Nevada veterans and military families as homeowners and long-term members of the Pahrump community. This is a private investment in Pahrump. investment in veterans and military families, infrastructure, and the tax base through responsible residential design with substantial lasting benefits to the surrounding area. For those reasons, we respectfully request the commission's support. We thank you for your time, and we welcome any questions.

Thank you, Mr. Snyder. Do we have any questions from the board or concerns?

I'll wait until after public comment.

Okay, we have no questions from the board at this moment in time. Okay, call for public comment. Anybody like to comment on this, please approach the podium. Speak and spell your last name.

Angelina Jackson, J-A-C-K-S-O-N. First and foremost, being that it's for military, there should be no doubt about it. No questions on that. As far as I'm concerned, our military and their family members should be handed everything. They should never want or need anything. The fact that the staff has the audacity to deny this is blows my mind because of it doesn't meet the criteria of what's in the area they didn't think about that with the data center they didn't think about the the home that my friend lives in over off of factory road where grid alliance is just building a brand new electrical grid over there literally right next to her house that she wasn't even notified about so now we're going to be concerned when it's When it's in regards to housing militaries, come on. If you guys can give me a good enough reason of why you guys would approve a data center on MediWaste and a grid alliance transformers, then maybe we have a reason to argue. But until then, there should be a proof without a doubt. Thank you.

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

No, Chair.

Go ahead and approach.

Tracy Fraz, last name F-R-A-S-Z. And I have a big doubt of why this should be approved. First of all, it doesn't belong with the master plan. I live on Black, which is already a raceway. If you add another 500 homes, that is going to be a freeway. We already have so much traffic on that road that it's hard to sleep at night. So the addition of 500 more homes is not only gonna destroy that road and the value of all the houses that are on it. I bought that home because it was rural and it was across from BLM and I knew that that was zoned. I checked into the zoning before I purchased and I absolutely am completely and totally opposed I think it's a great project, and there's lots of land in this city that they can find to do that project. I donate to T2T every single month and have for years. I completely support the veterans, but that's using the veterans to put high-density homes in the middle of all of the rural homes that are there. I just think that that's abhorrent.

Thank you. Any callers on the line?

No, Chair.

Go ahead.

Good evening. For the record, my name is Terri, T-E-R-R-I. Hendry, H-E-N-D-R-Y. I'm the communications director for the Nevada Department of Veterans Services, and I'm here tonight on behalf of NDVS Director Mary Devine. I'd like to read this letter of support for veteran home ownership in Nye County into the record. Dear members of the commission, the Nevada Department of Veterans Services, known as NDVS, supports efforts to expand access to quality, affordable housing and home ownership opportunities for veterans in Nye County and throughout Nevada. Home ownership provides a sense of stability and a foundation for financial security, intergenerational wealth, family stability and long-term success. For veterans, the opportunity to own a home can provide more than simply a place to live. It can provide the very foundation from which they and their families can build a future. Homeownership also provides veterans with the ability to establish roots in the communities where they live, where they work, and where they raise their families. While veterans have a stake in their communities, they are better positioned to invest in and contribute to the neighborhoods around them. The benefits of homeownership extend well beyond the individual veterans and their families, helping create stronger, more engaged, and more resilient communities throughout Knight County. Veterans have made significant contributions in sacrifices and service to our country and communities. Ensuring they have access to opportunities for housing stability is an important part of honoring that service. It also supports their successful transition and continued participation in civilian life. In conclusion, NDVS appreciates efforts that seek to expand housing opportunities for Nevada's veteran population and remains committed to supporting initiatives that improve the quality of life, economic stability, and community connection of Nevada veterans. Sincerely, Mary Devine. Thank you for your review and consideration.

Any callers on the line?

No, Chair.

Okay, go ahead.

John O'Brien, O apostrophe capital B-R-I-E-N. Bring this back at 114 homes instead of 543. Don't set a precedent. The master plan's there for a reason. Property owner knew this when they went ahead and purchased the property. The master plan has been in place for a long time. You set a precedent by allowing this particular community, then everybody's going to come in and want the exact same treatment. Think about the billboard issue, and then think about the property issue and setting a precedent. Don't start here. Thank you.

Thank you, sir. Any callers on the line?

No, chair.

Go ahead and approach.

My name is Jeff Crampton, and I am here this evening representing the Cho Trust and to support the Veteran Home Ownership Project in Nye County, asking that this groundbreaking and much-needed project be approved. After having owned this land for close to 50 years, our family was inspired by the petitioner's dream and intention to build a community for veterans. The decision to collaborate with them was easy, as we feel there is no more deserving group to support than our local heroes. As Pahrump is already a Purple Heart City and already has a significant number of veterans living here, it makes sense that this project would be approved and become an example of what could be done to support our nation's veteran population across the country. My father proudly served in Vietnam as a United States Marine, and at a time when supporting the men and women in our military services was not as widespread as it is today. However, supporting our veterans has seemingly lagged behind compared to active duty personnel. The need for veteran housing clearly has not gotten the attention and effort it should, but approving this project would be a meaningful step in the right direction. Professionally, I am a real estate agent that decided back in 2017 to choose a path less taken and only serve our local heroes, being nurses, teachers, firefighters, members of law enforcement, military, and veterans. And it has made all the difference for me. Respectfully, I would ask the Planning Commission to support this, one of the most significant efforts to create the opportunity for homeownership for our most deserving local heroes and make a difference for them. They've earned it.

Thank you. Go ahead and approach.

Tammy Pittman, P-I-T-M-A-N. Oh, by the way, Ms. Hedry, this town has 40% veterans, so I think you're talking to the wrong folks. I served 10 years myself and my husband served 20 and we know a lot of veterans. I don't know a single veteran who doesn't want as much property for their money as it will buy, especially if they have PTSD. They do not want to be on a cracker box lot next to somebody else. Rezoning high density seems to be just another way to make as much money for the owner and slash builder as they can and say it's for veterans is an outright virtue signaling, playing on emotions. The cell tower is another revenue stream to the owner slash builder. I read a study just today in PubMed, by the way, which is a reputable publication which correlates cell towers with increased cancer. Cell towers are the original microwave. Veterans discovered that radio frequency ability to cook when birds would fly into the field of the transmissions and fall dead. So they began cooking their hot dogs skewered on long sticks. And later this technology was captured in sealed and shielded boxes we all call microwaves. If the owner-builder is so keen to help veterans, why subject them to increased cancer risk? And then to have a block wall around it to retain that to even make us more cooked? Yeah, no. I'm a radio tech. That's what I did for the Marine Corps. The valley's water rights are already highly over-allocated, and they want to exacerbate it with high-density housing on property that's really currently zoned for a minimum of 1.25 acres minimum. There is a moratorium on commercial wells, so they're going to get this water from City Water. Every place I've lived, if a public utility has agreed to provide water to all the neighbors within X feet, the public utility in Maine are required to shutter their wells and septic and connect to the public utility. Would that be the case here? High-density homes have been proposed relegated to the south end of town to preserve Pahrump's rural lifestyle. I searched the internet and found many homes under $300,000 with significantly larger lots. I have actually got the addresses, the square footage, and the lot sizes right here. I stopped at 12, but that was enough to get my point. We don't need high-density housing for people to get... something just under 300,000, they can get it right here in Pahrump. It's all over the place. There's no reason to purchase a home on a postage stop lot. And this would put people at six times the density of water of what it originally is known for. We don't have the water. 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.

Hi, Tim Bohannon, B-O-H-A-N-N-O-N, 3rd Battalion, United States Marine Corps. And I was a radio man. I also was a commissioner. So for those who are paying attention from a, wanting it from a serviceman's perspective, completely understand that. However, there is something called the master plan. And this does not go in conjunction with the master plan. The high density, I think Kimmy Pittman said it most elegantly about what that does. And pay attention to it. Because do we want housing in the prompt? Sure. Do we want housing that could be harmful? No. Do we want housing that is going to be a mix of high density that could make issues with neighbors? Not really. even though we will have some of that by natural growth. But bottom line is, no, not in favor of this. I am with the department on this one, and for them to deny says something. They're saying, hey, we deny this. There's a reason why, and this is a good reason why. Finding an alternative finding with this is going to be challenging, and I think just because it's military-based, is not good enough. While I appreciate the comments made on the behalf of the military, it's just not conducive to our master plan. Thank you. Thank you, sir. Go ahead.

Mr. Lutton? No, I...

Good evening, commissioners. My name is Lisa Mayo DeRiso. I'll spell it for you. M-A-Y-O hyphen D-E capital R-I-S-O. I've lived in Nevada since 1987. I actually moved here in that time to actually build homes in Las Vegas and part of that. I am here as a mother of five, a business owner, and a very strong advocate for veterans housing, especially affordable housing. My sort of mantra to this is veterans are entitled to the dignity of equity. If you look at the rest of the state and the rest of Clark County and so forth, we are building some veterans housing, but it's apartments and it's rentals. Nevada has a significant affordable housing shortage for veterans. Upwards of 20,000 veterans are in need of affordable housing. But veterans have told us something very important when we've talked to veterans, and they say, we would like to own a home. I know that I've heard people say, well, you need to be on a big lot. You know, you need to be on a big lot. Well, big lots are a lot of work, and a lot of veterans who are retired and may just be disabled or be just by themselves or somebody don't want to have to manage and take care of a large lot. They want a nice home, 1,200 to 1,500 square feet in a community where they have like-minded individuals who are part of their neighborhood, part of their community. We know that building affordable housing for veterans is complicated. Land costs, infrastructure, financing, construction costs, and development requirements all make affordable homership difficult, especially in high-cost metropolitan areas. But Pahrump offers something different. You do offer an affordable piece of land. The family that owns this land belonged to Senator Anne O'Connell, who held onto it because she wanted it to be built into something that made something that she could be proud of. And her son Jeff was here to talk about that. But to talk about, oh, you know, the master plan. Master plans are changed all the time. You know, we update them and we put them every, you did last one was 2023. But when we're talking about housing, a community that needs housing, this is something that's very important. Pahrump has an opportunity with this project to set a precedence, to show an example of how veteran housing can be built It can be built into a community. It can be affordable. And this will resonate a lot across the state. I promise you. Other communities are looking at how do we do this. And this is the perfect example of how it can be done.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Any callers on the line?

No, Chair.

Go ahead and approach.

Chris Lally, L-A-L-L-Y. I absolutely echo John O'Brien, Tammy Pittman, Tim Bohannon. I'm a realtor in town. I would probably benefit from this type of development, and I am against it. I'm not opposed to growth, but I do think growth has to be supported by the infrastructure and resources we actually have. and item 13 asks us to substantially increase the allowable density on this property to 543 lots at a time that we don't have updated information about our base in 162 and what our aquifer consists of sustainably support. Once we change the zoning and grant that density, we can't easily undo it. I think the responsible approach is simple. Get the water data first, then make the development decision. And speaking of vets, I'll say this, too. There are a number, for people who don't know, there are a few at least large-scale housing developments that have been approved by at least two BOCC boards over the past 20 years that are only finally breaking ground now. Plus, we have a ton of resale homes available due to the rates being high and so forth. So vets do have options here in town. I have vet clients right now that I'm working with. There are a number of... opportunities right now for them to buy housing here in Pahrump and there will be over the next I'm sure in the next few years as those other developments I mentioned are completed so I just think we need to really stop this type of development right now truly because we're putting the cart before the horse thank you thank you go ahead and approach

Deborah Thomas, T-H-O-M-A-S. Chris was the first one that said anything at all about the water, and I was shocked that it took so long. The water's a really big deal right now in Nye County. We don't have a clear idea of how much water we have. That's why I'm coming here and speaking up, because that is a really big deal. Another thing, the solar tower. In California, when they first started putting up solar towers, they had to be a mile away from any housing or businesses. And that was a big deal. The people that live in that area are not going to be happy if they have little teeny tiny lots right next to them. And most of you know there are some really, really nice houses over in that area. So I don't think this is a good location for that. And I don't think we need 500 of those houses. Thank you.

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

No, Chair.

Okay, go ahead and approach.

Lisa Hemby, H-E-M-B-Y. My husband is a retired military. I come from a military family. My father, my father-in-law, my mother-in-law, my brother-in-law. My husband is retired. He is a retired veteran. He likes land. He likes to work it. We want to have that open space in our yard. And we enjoy our large parcel with our own well and our own septic. We don't want to tie in to infrastructure. And I believe that under the guise of allowing veterans home ownership here is like the camel with his nose under the tent. I am concerned about the impacts of over 500 homes versus maybe 100 plus or minus homes on that site. I am concerned about the water over allocation already in this valley, Basin 162. I am concerned about the traffic congestion. It's a major thoroughfare. and Game Bird. So I am concerned about the water and the traffic. I don't even live near that area, but I travel that area, and I don't want to see extra traffic there. Somebody had a question, will these be sold only to veterans? Anyway, that's a good question, but I hope that you, I encourage you to deny item 13A through D or at least appeal to the BOCC and not allow this high impact, negative impact on our community. Thank you.

Thank you. Any callers on the line?

No, Chair.

Go ahead.

Linda Clark, CLARK. Quick comment from somebody else in the audience that didn't want to speak. Don't blame her. It's very intimidating. You are. Military people, if they're going to own this, How many? Okay, we know how many. So if they have to sell this home, who do they have to sell it to? Another military person? Is that going to be picked out for them, or do they have the freedom to list it with a realtor and go from there? Do they have to be another military person that buys that home? I'm assuming yes, but I don't know. I would prefer to see a TT-type project instead of what you probably... Projecting here. The lady that spoke, she's from Las Vegas. She's not from here. So if we're going to do these, where do the people park? I didn't see any garages. Are there any amenities? Where do these people park? What do they do in their spare time? There's yard, but is there a community center? I didn't see anything. I don't have the backup on it, so I didn't see everything that would have been printed. But those are things that I would think somebody buying a home... It's not that these veterans can't enjoy life. I think they would want to. Are there swimming pools? Is there anything for them to do there? It is a crowded area once you put this many houses in there. Where are they going to go to shop? We're all fighting to shop for somewhere, and we don't have enough. And that's all over town now. So where are the amenities that these people are going to use? They're going to park on the street. There's a little bit of parking out in front. That's going to look really cute with the whole neighborhood full of cars out in the front yard. It'd be like another car lot. And how many people can put in one of these little houses? Are they allowed to have their children there? I'm assuming they are. Where are the kids going to play? What are they going to do? Be out in the street? And someone already spoke about the problem on that blag. It's pretty crowded most of the time. It's a thoroughfare from the other side of town. So there's a lot of questions here. I don't approve this. Not that I have the right to say yes or no, but come on, people. How many more 500-unit houses do we need in this neighborhood with no water? I support veterans 100%. They deserve everything they can get. They've worked hard for us, and we deserve to give them something back. But this is the wrong project, the wrong place, and quite frankly, those houses are ugly. Thank you.

Thank you. Go ahead and approach.

Julia Musall, M-U-S-A-L-L, and thank you very much for not recommending this. I am a veteran myself, and I'm actually appalled that they are trying to pull on our emotion strings. And I... I advocate a lot. And right now, this is in my backyard. And there is no way that that area will tolerate 543 homes. I don't care what size they are. They cannot withstand the water. Our water, and I know you guys hear it all the time, our water is getting drained because we are approving too many residential homes, subdivisions. What nobody has brought up, we are an area, in that area, Gamebird and Blagg, they are manufactured homes. And they are treated differently than stick-built homes. I don't even believe they even contacted manufactured housing. There are codes that they have to abide by. And let me tell you something. It will ruin our foundations. You put in 543 homes. It is going to drain the water. And when it does, it's going to start shifting our foundations. It is going to destroy our wells. Where we live, where they want to put it, most of the homes are an acre and a quarter at least, the minimum. Some people have 10, 5, 3, 2. So for you to do this, and not only that, again, there is a mandated, it's supported by Title 17, Ordinance 598, NRS 278-210. The developer's application is legally incomplete without the neighborhood meeting. Even if the county argues that the left side of Hallsway Street wasn't legally entitled to a postcard, the developer still completely skipped the mandatory neighborhood meeting. So just so you know, half our street got postcards. Some didn't even get them. The guy who's right butted up to the field where the subdivision, he never even got notice. So we don't even know, how are they getting their water? I didn't see anything. We know they can't get 543 wells. So if they're going to have Great Basin, How are they going to do that? And there's no way I'm giving up my well and sewer for 543 homes. Thank you. Thank you.

Any callers on the line?

Chair? Yes, Chair. Can we have a restroom break?

Yes, I'd like to go ahead and we'll take a five-minute break to 735. Is that good? All right. We'll take a break. Thank you. Oh, look at this.

Interesting. Oh, 7.30, 5 already.

I'd like to call a meeting back to order. Everyone please have a seat. We'll continue with public comment. Please go ahead and approach the podium. Turn the mic on? You need to turn the mic on. Oh. I can't, can you put the mic down a little bit? There you go. I don't think it's on. It's not on. Is the red light, is the green light on? There we go.

Anyway, I'm saying you're asking vets to buy these homes, and they're small, maybe two-bedroom homes, and if they're handicapped, are these homes going to be equipped for handicapped vets? Because you've got a lot of handicapped people And if something happens and they pass away, are they going to sell that home to another vet, or are you going to sell it to just an average person? There's a lot of things to consider, and I don't really think a vet is going to be wanting to be camped up with 50 or 60 houses right next to them on top of each other. I'm sure vets don't want that. So it's a lot to think about.

Thank you, ma'am. Do we have any callers on the line?

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

Rita Harriman. I live, uh, my last name.

Could you spell your last name please?

H A R R I M A N. I live less than a mile from the location where they're going to build these homes. And I've only lived here for a year, but I have learned something about the soil underneath my home. And when my well was drilled, I saw the well report, and it has layer after layer of caliche, clay, caliche, clay, all the way down to 180 feet. This particular soil is very loose alluvial soil in this valley. And a lot of it was put in by flash floods, wind, and it's never really carried a heavy load or high moisture at the same time. This is also a flood zone because I have to have flood insurance on my home. This soil has open honeycomb-like structures and it's held together by clay bonds. And this cementation, if you put water into it, the bonds dissolve and the structures will collapse. And this has been shown in Las Vegas area from the 40s to the 80s because they pumped their groundwater faster than nature replaced it. And so their valley floor actually sank measurably in response. This is also happening in California. On this side of 160, this basin side has gone down by 23 feet in the last 15 years. And eventually, if we have heavy rains coming from El Nino or whatever, this soil is probably going to get very loose and mushy. I know if I walk out there after it's rained, I get an inch of mud on my feet that are like cement. And that's the way the soil turns out. Now, if you put slab homes on here, they're going to sink. My next-door neighbor's already had a problem like that because he has a slab home. I have a manufactured home, and I have it re-leveled periodically to make up for the collapsing soil. And I just want to know if the builder has done a geological report on this substrata to make sure that it can handle all those homes in that little tiny area over there because they're going to collapse, and the people buying them aren't going to be very happy. But I think we need to consider that when we're planning on putting homes in a condensed area. Thank you.

Thank you, caller. Go ahead and approach the podium.

Melanie Tushnak, T-U-C-S-N-A-K. I'm sort of talking on behalf of myself, my husband, and some of our neighbors. We are in a strong opposition to this proposed rezoning request. My family purchased our property specifically for the rural lifestyle, quiet open space, and low density neighborhood structure of the zoning that we bought our home in. We did not choose to buy in high density urban areas like Las Vegas, and approving to transition to VR8 directly undermines reasonable expectations of existing residents who invested in this community for the rural character. The proposed transition to VR8 poses several severe challenges to our neighborhood. Strain on water resources, moving from one acre rural estate lots to up to eight units per acre, represents an exponential increase in density. In our desert region, water availability and aquifer stability are already paramount concerns. Introducing this level of high-density housing will drastically increase water consumption and place unnecessary strain on existing domestic wells and local water infrastructure. Traffic congestion and road safety. Our local streets are designed to support rural, low-volume traffic. Adding multi-family or small-lot single-family homes under VR8 will introduce hundreds of vehicles trips per day to roadways that lack the capacity, shoulders, and traffic management infrastructure to safety support that volume. Erosion of rural character. The shift toward high density housing brings increased noise, ambient light pollution, and overcrowded streets. This fundamental change is entirely incompatible with the surrounding RE1 properties and permanently degrades the rural environment we sought to preserve. Rezoning decisions must align with a comprehensive master plan and respect the character of existing neighborhoods. Inserting this development into an established rural estate area is a drastic incompatibility that harms current homeowners and local infrastructure. We urge the commission to protect our water resources, preserve our infrastructure, and vote to deny this rezoning request. And then I just asked a question of one of the gentlemen back here and said that anyone can buy these homes. Being a retired school teacher and having friends and daughter teaching right now, our schools are at capacity. If you're just adding 500 more homes, I mean, we have 36 in the classroom right now.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Any callers on the line?

No, Chair.

Go ahead and approach.

My name is Teresa, T-E-R-E-S-A, Naleway, N-A-L-E-W-A-Y. During the presentation, I made some notes, and one of them has sort of, other people have addressed, is were these only going to be sold to vets, and if so, when it came to resale, who was going to be able to buy them? The other issue in reference to the vets are, are they for just the retired vets or they are for current vets? Current vets who are younger are going to have children. Is your 8,000 or 5,000 square foot yard going to be really big enough for them? Of note, one-fourth of an acre is 13,390 square feet. The other issue I wrote down during his presentation was water. Right, we have discussed water over the past month quite a bit, and is 5,000 or 500 houses going to, how much water is it going to take? And also one issue that has not been addressed, and it's not been addressed with any of these new subdivisions that have been going on since 2020, in which Governor Sissel Act passed a law regarding the dark sky light. Think about how many lights are going to be blaring out from these 500 plus homes. also you know you you've granted 79 new homes on half and ranch and i'll bet you not one single builder is going to put down cast lights on their houses none of the artesia house new houses have down cast light my sister and i when we came in 21 and bought on grain mill in cottonwoods the first thing we did was to change our lights to downcast so that we could look up at the sky and look at those stars. Thank you.

Thank you. Go ahead and approach.

Didn't she already speak? Chair, she already spoke. Oh, did you already speak? You already spoke.

You can't speak on this again. One comment per person for three minutes. Thank you. Thank you.

I used solar instead of cell. We can't.

We can't. Thank you. Go ahead and approach.

Hi, my name's Bob Riggins, R-I-G-G-I-N-S. I love our veterans. I think it's a marketing tool in this case. I oppose the proposed blag game bird housing development in Pahrump for the following reasons. The increased demand on our limited groundwater resources. Our basin is already considered over allocated, making additional large-scale development unwise until water availability is better understood. Additional traffic and strain on local roads, loss of rural character and open space, increased pressure on public services and infrastructure, concerns about long-term sustainability and quality of life for existing residents, A comprehensive aquifer and groundwater study should be completed before approving any additional major development projects to ensure our water supply can support future growth. I respectfully ask decision makers to reject this proposal.

That's it. Thank you. Do you have any callers on the line?

No, Chair.

Okay, go ahead and approach.

Hi, my name, oh God, excuse my voice. I apologize for how I sound. My name is Tina Trenner, T-R-E-N-N-E-R. And Donna Cox and I are friends. Donna's a former commissioner. And we had a laugh the other day, and it's materialized here. We had on the phone, we were talking about, she's been here since 1988, and I've been here since 2001. And when Mountain Falls was being built, if any of you were here at the time, It was like, oh no, all those people are moving in and we can't take it. And now they've moved in and they're all happy here and they love it and now they don't want anybody in. I got it. I was that way back then too and I understand. But I don't think we can stop growth. I don't think we can look and look at the valley and think we can reasonably stop it. So I think we need to do the very best things we can. And I think we need to look at who's doing this. These are people that are not attached to, to my thinking, the government should be taking care of our veterans way better than they do. But like everything American, when the private sector stands up, they do a better job. And we have something that nobody else has. We have an opportunity nationwide to be like the star and show that we really care, A, about our veterans, because I don't think this commercial aspect of this is anywhere near as important to the principal people as the veterans are. They do work all the time for them. So I believe serenity, and I can apologize for the way I sound. I believe seriously that to embrace our veterans with not just a thank you for your service, but look what we've built and look what you can move into. And because we respect you and we give you our honor. Thank you.

Thank you. Appreciate it. Any callers on the line? No? Go ahead.

Marianne Hollis, H-O-L-L-I-S. I've become very cynical, and I don't like myself being this cynical. But every time I've heard a developer come here and sell their product on the back of an emotional issue sends that red flag up my pole saying anything can happen. many developers and their discussion with anything can happen. And now I see that anything can happen because now I understand that it won't be just for veterans. Is that true or not? We have a master plan here, and I've often likened it to a moth-eaten sweater. because the county has a toolbox that allows for zone changes, revisions, extensions, whatever you want to call it. But this change to the master, this master change to the master plan will blow a hole through that moth-eaten sweater. So there's two issues here, an emotional one and the process here of honoring the master plan. that you're responsible to review and uphold. Our services here have already been questioned in previous dense projects, like the one on Winery Road that was just dismissed. The services of our schools, no one's talking about more schools. Our medical services, especially for veterans, if the veterans are coming here. My husband was a veteran. We accessed the Veterans Center here, but for most of the time, we had to go to Vegas. So thank God there are some services available. the schools, the first responders, the sheriff's department, they're all stretched to the max now. And our roads are stretched to the max now. I am against this development for both the master plan issue and for putting it forth on an emotional message. Thank you.

Thank you. Go ahead and approach.

Good evening, Mr. Chairman and members of the board. My name is Peter Palivos, P-A-L-I-V-O-S. I'm chairman of Voice of the Veteran, the largest veteran organization in the state of Nevada. We have over 25,000 members, and we communicate with over 782,000 veterans in our state. I'm also the first person in the history of Nevada to receive from President Trump and the Secretary of the U.S. Army, Daniel Driscoll, the U.S. Army Distinguished Medal for 30 years of service to veterans and military families. I salute all the veterans who are here for your service because I, too, come from five generations of military service, starting from 1917, when my ancestors were drafted in the U.S. Army in Italy, Nevada. We are here for pure reasons. We love our country. We love our veterans. We love our military. Many speakers made some great points and asked some great questions. I assure them, as a person who works for $1 a year serving our country, our veterans, and our military, this is a great project for our military and veteran families. We can do this. This is a great project. It's something that hasn't happened in Nevada yet. It's a first project, but we're used to that. Five years ago, we approached the Las Vegas Raiders and Mark Davis to let us have the stadium for a veteran event just for veterans and military families. He said, it's never been done in the history of the Raiders. We said, why not? Let's make history now. Make a long story short, he gave us a stadium. We've done some incredible events there. And Nevada's the number one state in the country, in the country, for doing veteran events at big stadiums like Allegiant Stadium for Veterans. This project is real. It will provide quality housing, affordable home ownership. The problem we have today in America... is we betrayed our veterans, our middle class, our teachers, our plumbers, our police. They cannot afford homes. We found a developer who's willing to come in and do this project at cost. We reached out to 10 different developers all over the country. No one was interested because there's no money in these developments. You cannot make money when you're selling homes at $275,000, such as in this case. There's very nominal profit. You make money when you're selling homes for $400,000 or $500,000. So this developer has come in willing to do these projects. There's some great points made by the speakers. I think these issues can be addressed with planning. And the bottom line is we have an opportunity to do something magnificent here for our veteran and military families by giving them affordable home ownership where they can have part of the American dream. Because most of these families with whom we're talking today, and we're talking to the governor's office, and others, they're renters, and this gives us an opportunity to make them owners. Thank you very much for your service and for the time.

Thank you, sir. Are there any callers on the line? No, Chair. Anybody want to speak in chambers? Seeing none, I close the public comment. Move to discussion from the board. And the applicant, please come back up, please.

I just want to say up front that I really like the idea. The issue that I have is the 543 houses and the lot sizes, because I've lived in Pahrump for 37 years, and I've seen a lot of growth. And I think, for the most part, people move here for the larger lots. Is there any movement? Is the owner, developer, however, willing to even revamp it to change the lot sizes to make them bigger? Because I don't want to just say, no, you can't do this. I would like to have room for discussion to maybe change it and address it a different way.

Please speak.

Jim Snyder, S-N-Y-D-E-R. I'm the construction manager for the developer. Excellent question. We're always open to having conversations about how to improve the site plan. First and foremost that goes with I think any well thought-out development second is Leads to the financing part of projects as most most developments like this as you can imagine Anything less than 5,000 square foot lots they barely they barely pay for the vertical construction costs and much less what we call the horizontal construction costs. The roads, we mentioned roughly two and a half miles of sewer that are not just for this site, but all neighboring sites that wish to tap into it or if they would like to tap into it. The perimeter roads around the site, it is the developer's understanding we're going to be required to improve those roads on our own cost, on our own property. That is as part of the Zoning process in the building permitting process that it already exists. We will just simply be adhering to the current requirements As a veteran I am insulted 100%

to come in here and say, oh, this is for the veterans. If you want to do something for the veterans, give them a boxable home, free, and some land. Because we put our life on the line for all you guys to come in here and say, well, let's change the master plan where this town has decided what they want to be and come from Vegas or wherever you came from and say, let's change Pahrump to be Vegas. I am not in favor of this in the least, and I think that you should go back and talk to the developer and tell him how incensed all of the people that are veterans are. I just cannot believe it. And these houses originally were sold by Elon Musk for $5,000. He didn't sell them. That didn't go anywhere in North Las Vegas. And now you're going to sell them for $249,000? i have no idea what that increase is but talk about greed if you're going to put a boxable in put it on land that is away from everybody else and put some space in between if you're going to do veterans in between them Because I worked in the hospital unit. I've seen people with their arms blown off. I've seen all of that. And now you're saying that this guy that's got PTSD over here is gonna have to sit here and deal with these other kids behind him or beside him that are gonna be living in these homes. He didn't think it out. Whoever came up with this concept did not think this out. The other question I have is are you going to allow regular people or is this only veterans?

Great question. The Federal Fair Housing Act prevents us from selling homes to any one individual group of people. We are legally not able to.

So it will be both veterans and regular people. Okay, great. Now.

Can I? May I?

Oh, I'm sorry.

Yeah, I may add. The client, however, is having conversation with their legal team the voice of the veteran, and others to potentially incorporate deed restrictions and other legal means to protect the integrity and purpose of the project, which is to provide veterans housing. What that could potentially do is if a veteran buys the home, it'll potentially prevent them from buying a home and flipping it to somebody else in order to earn money for that. The developer is working and has been working, as they have for decades, in supporting veteran services on how best to get as many veterans into homes as possible that choose to do so.

the other thing is I wanted to reiterate we have a master plan the people of this community sat down and it took years for them to get the master plan set and for you to come in and say okay look at all this land right here let's plop these 536 homes in this area and say oh look what we did for you you're not helping us you're just kind of people we want to get out of here so I say no and thank you

Thank you. Thanks. Any more questions or concerns from the board?

Yeah, I would like to add, I went in toward the facility and I believe all commissioners were given the same invitation. Um, so I actually got to see these homes up front. Um, how they were manufactured, the story behind them, their quality ratings, their standards, things like that. And I do honestly believe as a realtor that these homes would probably do better out here in our harsh environment than manufactured homes. And then plus they would be, they'd be brought in similar to a manufactured home, but then they would be a single family residence. So, For loans and things like that, it would be structured differently. And I think that would be a benefit to a lot of people out here to have more attainable single family housing. But with that said, I really don't like the size of the lots. Given that area, you're surrounded by one plus acre lots and four acre lots, and there's even some third acre lots. So I'm wondering, to point out what Faith said, if we could restructure this and do VR 10, maybe up to a third acre lots. But that would be, I think, the smallest that would work in that area. So I support the homes and the idea, but not the zoning. That's it.

Thank you. Any more questions or concerns from the board?

Let me ask this. Now that we've raised that, would you guys be willing to sit back down and kind of get together with it and see if it could be something, because then we can always table this.

Please state your name. Your last name, please.

E-A-L-I-V-O-S. There's a lot of good ideas here. And you know, sometimes compromise is a good thing. I sense that everybody, most people want support our veterans and our military, but they don't like the lot size. So I'm asking you to sit down with the developer Great suggestion, Commissioner Christina, and see if that would work for them. And then we table this for 30 days just to kind of brainstorm and come back and let the community know if it's doable or not.

Is that fair?

Is that all possible?

Well, my problem is with the two realtors sitting here. What about the water? What about our water?

Go ahead.

The property has current water rights on it. Any balance that is needed for the property. We've had several meetings with Great Basin Water. The water is available to us through commercially viable means, and we will be pursuing that.

Commercially viable being?

Purchase water rights. but we have had a meeting with great basin and they have confirmed, uh, we are in the middle of a engineering study with them. It is not anticipated to be done for about another five weeks. Um, but it was started, um, I want to say seven or eight weeks ago, uh, as soon as we were able to, we are already going down the path of, uh, verifying in writing that that has done, but they have verbally already communicated to us that the water rights are available and the water is available for this site. It's part of, we had mentioned earlier in the presentation that we're installing a one mile long water main connection to a point that is one mile east of this site. We're not drilling on site at all. We have no septic system on site at all. All the septic systems are gonna be attached to facilities that have already been built for the community and for this project.

Can I make a motion?

I'm ready, go ahead.

I make a motion to approve the recommendation from staff to deny A, B, C, and D as written in the agenda and their information that you guys have discovered. And I think that's it. I don't know what else I need to say.

Does she have to read the motion that is written here?

No, it doesn't have to be exact.

I think I got it all in there, didn't I?

You're recommending denial of all the applications.

Exactly.

You're making a motion to deny all the... Everything.

All of them, yeah, that's what I said.

Okay, I have a motion to have a second.

Wow.

Wow. Can I make a motion to table this for 30 days until the next meeting?

I don't have a second, so I have another motion.

Can I add to that? I'll second that.

Hold on. Sorry.

Can we add to that? Danielle, are you seconding the first motion by Ms. Borasavage? The second motion, sorry. The second motion. Okay, thank you for the clarification.

So now we can discuss the second motion. Okay, go ahead.

Do you want to add to it? Well, I wanted to add if we could table it until they have the water. Do you want to do 60 days? Sure. Because how many more weeks do you have for the water? You said five weeks?

I believe it's five or six weeks. I don't know the exact date, but. I know it's about five or six weeks from now.

Well, then that way we have the water study, and then you guys can figure out if you're even willing to change the lot size at all to a minimum of 10,000. Preferably larger, but... Yeah, we can work on that now.

I'm confident in the water rights being available. I am too. Great Basin was confident in their ability to provide water for the site.

Okay.

I'll have a motion to table and a motion to table for 60 days. A motion to table for 60 days. Do I have a second?

I'll second that.

Okay. I have a second call for the boat. Uh, commissioner Lally.

Aye.

Aye. Aye.

Aye. Nay.

Cruz.

Aye.

Aye. Motion carries.

So, Mr. Chairman, just to clarify, that was to continue this matter? Continue this matter for 60 days? November 10th, RPC meeting, right? Yes. Right.

That'll be great. Thank you.

Sorry.

All right.

Moving on, item number 14, future meetings, workshops, discussion, and direction concerning items for future meetings and workshops. Set date, location, and time.

So the next RPC meeting will be October 14, 2026 at 6 PM. And just a reminder, November 10 at 6 PM, which is a Tuesday since Veterans Day is on Wednesday for the November RPC.

Thank you. Any other questions? Things to discuss, nope. Okay, moving on, item number 15, public comment. No action will be taken on matters raised under the public comment until this matter itself has been introduced on an agenda as an action item. Three minute limit per person and speakers are requested to limit concerned 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. Go ahead.

Linda Clark, CLARK. I'm just going to say this is disgraceful. I can't understand why you can't make a simple decision. I've been to three or four of these meetings, and I've seen the same thing often. You don't want to commit yourself to anything. What in the hell is your job, and why do we need you? We want you up there to make decisions for this community, not to sit there and go, what do you think?

No.

Do it for the community. You're not. You can't just sit there and say, well, let's delay it for 60 days and think about it. Well, come on. We know what the problems are. There's no water. The land is too small. It's crowded. The streets are bad. You've got tons of things that are leading to your decision that you just completely ignore. Why is that?

I don't understand.

Well, I just don't understand why we need this department because you don't do your job. Thank you.

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

No, Chair.

Okay, go ahead.

Angelina Jackson, JAC, KSON. I personally think that you guys made the right decision on that to give them at least the opportunity to scale down. Again, it's going to benefit the military, so without a doubt on that. Next, no, I'm not deaf. I have perfectly good hearing. And as for the water, the depletion, There isn't no water depletion like you guys think. Veins are going to collapse. Everybody is in the delusional area of the water depletion. If people think that we're going to run out of water like that, you need to go back and research and do your own homework. Next, I'd like an explanation of how Grid Alliance can build a new project over on East Charleston Park Avenue and Factory Road. I have video and pictures of my friend's home that while they're building, first of all, they never even notified her, okay? Second of all, when they're spraying to keep the dust down, her whole entire house gets soaking wet, her whole yard does and everything. The floodlights that are pointed right in her bedroom, and she's the only house affected by this. So the noise that's going to be happening there, her property value has just gone to crap because nobody's going to want to live next to it. You guys are worried about a cell tower? What this woman is going to have to do, what is she going to do now? Why is it so hard to get somebody from this commission to go out there to take a look at what's going on? I've notified the environmental department. I've informed you guys. Nothing's been done. Somebody needs to give her an explanation. The meta waste, that one you guys let go through real intelligently. No. That just skimmed right on by. No questions were asked, no nothing. They were basically given a blank check to build whatever they wanted on that. As if the term meta-waste didn't go ding, ding, ding. Some questions need to be answered. And now what do we do? And the same thing's happening, what is going to happen with the data center. It seems like things are getting slid by under people's noses. All right, on the down and dirty, to be honest. And with my friend, her home isn't the only issue with this. There's other projects where residents were never notified. Four of them that were brought up at the last board of commissioners meeting. Four different projects, people were never notified about the project even beginning. Who's going to answer for this? It starts with you guys.

Thank you. Thank you. Go ahead.

My name is Nancy Yanda, Y-A-N-D-A. And I'm going along with Beth for you guys to deny this whole thing. Chair, this is public comment.

We can't go back to... Ma'am, we've already addressed that agenda item. We can't speak to items that are not already discussed on there.

Okay, so the other item would be how could you guys even think about putting a meta waste and improving that? In Pahrump. You know darn good and well that a Metaway says nothing we need in Pahrump. So go home tonight and think about that. It's a bad, bad deal.

Thank you, ma'am. Any callers on the line?

No, Chair.

Okay, go ahead.

Mary Ann Hollis, H-O-L-L-I-S. About 10 minutes ago, I said... Anything can happen. I've heard it. I didn't expect anything to happen from this end. I expected anything could happen from the developer. I'm shocked. I'm really shocked.

We've already discussed that agenda item, please.

I'm sorry?

We've already discussed that item on the agenda. You speak to something that's not already on the agenda.

Well, I'm shocked at the decision-making because I was at that many ways hearing and you spent... 26 minutes before you approve that. How much time did we just spend on this? Way more than that. Way more than that. So I really don't understand it. Sorry, I can't talk about it. We were told... He said, clearly, we're not going to budge on the lot sizes because it's not financially feasible. He said that.

What didn't you hear? I don't understand.

So I had concerns about the makeup of this board with the new members and the number of realtors on it. But that's almost secondary to this entire board denying what the staff said. Who are you going to listen to, the staff or this developer? Who? You're supposed to rely on the staff and what they tell you. That's what we read in the backup. That's what you read in the backup. That's what Kiana mentioned in detail. I don't understand it. I just don't know how you came to this decision. I'll be back when they're back, and I'm going to bet it's going to be the rubber stamp that these commissions do. You're going to approve this on the back of a motion, period.

Thank you. Go ahead.

Tammy Pittman, PITMAN. I would like to understand from the planning folks if they run water and sewer out to this location, what does it do with the surrounding properties who are on a well and sewer? Because where I used to live, if that happened, you all had to relinquish your well and your sewer. And I think that's a very important point before you even go open that can of worms.

This is public comment. We can't answer any questions. Yeah. Go ahead, approach. I'll be nice. State your name.

Julia Musall. M-U-S-A-L-L. Okay, so I just want to understand. So the BOCC has a hearing for October 20th to address this issue. I can't talk? Oh, well I just want to know What happens to the BOCC meeting?

I don't know. Yeah, it's not gonna be on the meeting. We basically denied it and tabled it.

Okay, okay, so everything, okay, that's all I just wanna make sure. But sorry you guys did that, but okay.

So if anybody complains, it would go to the BOCC, right?

Chair, I do have a caller on the phone.

I have a caller on the phone.

And yes, just to clarify, the item was continued for 60 days, so it'll come back to the RPC in 60 days. Nothing will happen in that meantime. But 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. Just a side note, November 10th is United States Marine Corps birthday, Semper Fi. Have a good evening. Thanks for the meeting. Thank you, sir.

Go ahead.

Hello. Donna Cox, former county commissioner. And I've dealt with this thing forever until I turned out. I didn't get kicked out. I got turned out. So I'm not on a board anymore. But there's a reason we have these boards. Sitting from the county commissioner's viewpoint, these things cannot happen if we don't have boards. The boards weed out all the bad stuff. You're getting all the dirty work. By the time it gets to us, it's usually pretty much decided based on what you commissioners do and where it ends up in the podium here for the commissioners. So you're well worth it. Don't let somebody condemn you that doesn't know what you're here for. Anybody that's got any common sense should know how this process works. I'm going to tell you right now, there's people sitting back here that are condemning you that live down in Mountain Falls in Artesia, okay? I live by this project. I will work with you for this project. So, you know, all right, ladies. See how huge you are? Okay. So I'm just trying to have a little common sense here because these people need to know when they come here, they don't have a right to stand up here and condemn everybody for trying to do their job. You guys dedicate your time to this. I don't even know if you get any pay at this point. There was one time that nobody got paid for doing this. It's because you like your town. And you don't have a right to tell people they can't build. Somebody's got the idea that they can come in here and just tell everybody they can't build. No, they have a right to build whatever they want to. This is just a go-between. This is a liaison committee. if we don't work it out at this point, then they're going to end up getting what they want without anything that's going to be good at the end. So it's not like we have to do it tomorrow. They need to have some patience. They need to consider other things. I am not for high density zoning. I live on an acre and a quarter. I've been in this town for, God, 40 years. And I came out here because it was not high density zoning. But there's a place for high density zoning and there's a place for not. But there's also compromise. There's a go-between. And I don't see anything wrong with one-third acre lots. I don't see anything wrong with a quarter acre lots. I have a problem with five units on an acre.

Could you please be quiet on the audience and show respect for the person? Thank you.

Thank you. I appreciate that. So I don't know, but when people come here, they need to have a little respect for who they're talking to and a little self-respect. Standing up here saying, boom, boom, boom, we've got a big head because we sit on a board now and our head's about to explode. So that's not good. Okay.

Thank you. Thank you. Appreciate it. Any callers on the line?

No, Chair.

We have no callers on the line. I move to item number 16, adjournment. This meeting is adjourned.