The Clark County Board of County Commissioners held a zoning meeting on March 18, 2026, at 9:00 AM in the Commission Chambers. The meeting addressed routine consent items, multiple public hearings for development proposals, an appeal, and ordinance introductions. Several items were held to future dates. The meeting included public comments from residents and community advocates.
Meeting. This public comment is only for items that are listed on today's agenda. Comments during this time must relate to a specific agenda item. If you wish to speak about a particular agenda item, you may comment at the beginning of the meeting, or you may wait to see if that item is discussed later and includes an opportunity for public comment when the item is being considered. Some routine items may be approved together as part of what is called the consent agenda. If you do not agree with a staff recommendation for one of these items, you must request that that item be removed before the board takes action. If it is not removed, it may be approved early in the meeting as part of a single vote. Items that are not routine are considered one at a time and may include an opportunity for public comment before the board votes. When it's time to speak, please come forward. There are three microphones available, including a handheld microphone if you have documents you would like to show. If you wish to show a document, an overhead camera may be used at the direction of the board chair. Please do not display documents that contain personal or sensitive information. When speaking, please talk directly into the microphone, clearly and at a steady value. This helps ensure your comments are heard and recorded as part of the public record. Speakers are required to state their name, spell their last name, and state their address. At the end of the meeting, there is a second public comment period. This final public comment is for items not listed on the agenda. No action may be taken on those comments at that time. All public comments are limited to three minutes unless otherwise announced by the chair at the beginning of the meeting. During all public comment periods, board members may listen but are not allowed to respond. Thank you for being here and for taking the time to participate in your local government. Good morning. Welcome to the March 18th zoning meeting of the Clark County Commission. Anyone wishing to speak on any items that are on today's agenda can come forward at this time. You can speak for up to three minutes. And when you do so, please state your full name for the record. Good morning. Morning. Um my name is Lauren Depreet, D I P R E T E. I don't want to interrupt you, but those items are off the routine agenda, so you can speak to them now, but they will also have a separate public hearing. If you speak now, you can't also speak then. So it's your choice. Absolutely. Thank you for that. I'm I have to take time off work right now, so I'd rather knock it out now and then let you all do what you're gonna do. Thank you. Um I'm here to respectfully yet strongly oppose the waiver requests to eliminate street landscaping, reduce setbacks, and increase fill heights for these projects. Clark County's rural preservation zoning district was created with a very clear purpose to maintain rural character, low density development, open space, and an equestrian lifestyle. The development standards, including setbacks and landscaping, are not arbitrary. These are the very tools the county uses to implement the master plan and protect the integrity of these neighborhoods. In our community, horses are not symbolic. They're part of daily life. Residents ride directly from their properties just along the street to the Western Trails Equestrian Park, which is less than a mile away from these projects. That space functions as a safety buffer for riders, horses, pedestrians, and drivers. Reducing setbacks narrow that buffer and introduces avoidable risk. Horses can spook, vehicles can pass too closely. The existing standards were designed to prevent exactly those conflicts. Granting a waiver undermines the intent of the rural preservation district. In one, if one property is allowed to deviate from the standards, it sets precedents that weakens the protections every homeowner relied on when choosing to live here. The landscaping requirement is also important.