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Clark County Planning Commission Briefing - May 5, 2026

Meeting PortalTuesday, May 5, 2026
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1:28

Until he gets here.

1:30

You better bring it here.

1:32

All right.

1:33

So next order business will be.

1:36

Okay, there's not.

1:37

Next order business would be the public comments.

1:41

And so we'll open it up for public comments.

1:44

And we see younger man coming down, but I don't think he wants to do public comments.

1:50

Okay, so uh so thank you very much.

1:52

We will uh close public comments and get the briefing started.

1:56

Thank you.

1:57

All right, good evening, Mr.

1:58

Chairman, commissioners.

1:59

Uh again, um, if you don't know my name, I'm uh Hunter White.

2:03

I'm one of the principal planners here with Clark County, and I'll be taking you on this journey tonight.

2:08

Uh we have twenty-eight total items.

2:10

Items four through ten are going to be our routine items, eleven through twenty-eight will be our non-routine items.

2:17

So we'll go ahead and get started with the non-routine items.

2:21

So we'll start with item number four, which is a first extension of time for uh previously approved uh multifamily development.

2:29

Uh staff is recommending approval, Paradise Town Board is recommending approval.

2:34

Uh we had one card in support and seven cards in protest.

2:38

Items uh five and six are uh companion items.

2:43

Uh the first is a uh vacation for patent easements, and um a portion of right and portion of right-away uh the use permit uh that's associated with that vacation is for uh uh like a fiber optic utility building.

2:59

Uh staff is recommending an approval on both, Paradise Town Board recommended approval on both.

3:04

Uh we had five cards in support of the VS and four cards in support of the use permit, one card in protest for the VS and five cards in protest for the uh for the uh use permit.

3:17

Moving on to item number seven, that is a vacation uh for a portion of tropical parkway for DTAT sidewalks, four four lot subdivisions, staff is recommending approval, uh Lone Mountain uh CAC recommended approval, uh no cards in support, but we have two cards in protest.

3:36

Item number eight is another vacation for patent easements, and uh portions of when Mill Lane uh staff is recommending approval, Red Rock uh CAC also recommended approval.

3:49

We have seven cards in support and none in protest.

3:54

Moving on to item number nine, that is a another vacation for pedestrian access and street light and traffic control easements.

4:03

Uh staff is recommending approval.

4:05

Spring Valley Town Board recommended approval.

4:07

We have one card in support, one card in protest.

4:12

Uh item number ten is uh a waiver development standards to increase the side and rear uh yard walls of a single family residence.

4:21

Uh staff is recommending approval, um, mainly because they're mostly screened.

4:26

And enterprise town board is also recommending approval.

4:29

Uh, we add two cards in support and two letters in support, and then two cards in protest.

4:35

Uh so with that, I will uh slow down so that way uh uh if you have any questions on the non-routine items.

4:42

Thank you very much.

4:43

Um commissioners, any questions on the routine action items?

4:46

Yes, I have a question on number six out of curiosity.

4:50

Why are we okay with eliminating the landscape?

4:57

Uh it's the buffering and screenings on the west side.

5:00

It's a the same property.

5:03

Uh they're they're co-owned with each other.

5:05

So it's a small utility building, so we didn't have much of a problem with that.

5:10

Um a place of worship.

5:14

Okay.

5:16

All right, sounds good.

5:17

I think everybody else, everybody else is good.

5:19

So we'll keep we'll continue.

5:21

All right, we'll go ahead and get started with our uh non-routine items, which will start with item number 11.

5:27

Item level number 11 is a use permit for a banquet facility within an existing inline shopping center.

5:34

Uh they're requesting the use permit because uh they are uh they're needing to reduce the separation to residential.

5:41

Staff is recommending denial due to compatibility issues within the shopping center and the surrounding area.

5:47

Uh Spring Valley Town Board recommend recommended denial with prejudice.

5:51

Uh they did not attend uh the applicant did not attend three times.

5:56

Uh we had uh three cards in support, two cards in protest, and one letter in protest.

6:04

How many questions on this particular item?

6:07

I I just want I don't know if you're aware, but with the prejudice, that means he cannot apply again for a year.

6:14

So just so you have that in the back of your head.

6:17

I don't care.

6:17

I will support either way you go, but I just want you to have that information.

6:21

If we did that without prejudice, then when he can reapply immediately.

6:25

Yeah.

6:26

And about how long would it take for him to reapply him or her to reapply and then get back in front of the town board again?

6:32

Um I think our appointments right now are about out about two months.

6:36

So assuming they make that appointment uh get done within the first two weeks.

6:42

I mean, say the appointment process takes another month, so that's three months, and then it takes uh probably about another two months to get to you again, so about five months.

6:51

And and but if we deny it with present prejudice, then it will take a year and five months.

6:57

That's correct.

6:58

And how many times did he miss the tone?

7:00

Three.

7:02

Okay.

7:02

And another thing too, is don't forget that even if we deny it, he has the the right to go ahead and appeal.

7:09

So we can always go ahead and appeal it to Commissioner NAFT.

7:12

Uh either way we go.

7:14

I think Maft would like to look at this actually.

7:17

But uh well, I just like I said, I just want you to have the information and and and particularly that prejudice.

7:24

Thank you, Commissioner.

7:25

I will ask a question.

7:26

Did have we had any or we did have you had any correspondence with the applicant?

7:30

Did he give any reasons why he missed town board?

7:33

Uh no, uh as far as I know the planner reached out, but so he's just been he's been silent.

7:38

Okay, fair enough.

7:40

All right.

7:41

Uh moving on to item number 12.

7:44

Uh, the applicant is requesting to hold that item, uh, no date specific so that they can work on uh kind of addressing some of the issues that were brought up at the town board.

7:54

So moving on to item number 13.

7:57

That's a waiver development standards uh to reduce setbacks for an attached patio cover and detached assessor accessory living quarters.

8:06

Uh staff is recommending denial basically because the it was built without the benefit of permits and it's a self-imposed hardship, the reduction, the request to reduction, sunrise manor town board recommended approval.

8:17

We have one card in support and two cards in protest.

8:22

Item number 14 is also a waiver development standards to reduce setbacks uh in conjunction with the single family residence.

8:29

Uh this is uh to legalize an attached home gym and storage building.

8:34

Uh staff is recommending denial because this was also built without the benefit of permits, and it's a self-imposed hardship.

8:41

Sunrise Manor is recommending approval.

8:44

We have three cards in support and three cards in protest.

8:48

That was item 14.

8:51

All right, item number 15 is a waiver of development standards to increase uh wall height.

8:58

Uh they are looking to increase uh the wall, the wall and fence height along all four sides of their property.

9:05

Staff is recommending denial as they haven't really provided any mitigating measures for those walls.

9:13

Spring Valley Town Board uh recommended approval.

9:16

There's six cards in support.

9:18

Uh and we did receive uh one letter that uh that was basically in support.

9:24

Uh we had nine cards in protest and two letters in protest.

9:30

Moving on to item number 16.

9:33

Item number 16 is uh companion with items 17, 18, 19, and 20.

9:39

Item 16 is a plan amendment to go from neighborhood commercial to compact neighborhood.

9:43

The zone changes from H2 H2 to RS 3.3.

9:48

Uh the vacation is for patent easements on the property.

9:51

Uh we have waivers and a design review.

9:54

The bravers are for increased wall height and uh various public works waivers as well, and then the uh usual tenant map that'll go along with a single family subdivision.

10:04

Um we did receive some uh revised plans on this.

10:08

Uh they made changes to the site plan, landscape plan, and tenative map.

10:13

Uh what they did on that was they um the curb return radius and driveway separation on lot uh 18 were revised to meet Title 30 and the USD sidewalks were incorporated along Blue Diamond Road within the applicant's property line and internal streets were upper updated to have an R curve.

10:33

Uh as a result, my understanding is the uh applicant will uh be requesting to withdraw waiver standards number two and number three A.

10:42

Um there's no change to uh the uh staff's recommendation, uh which is approval of the PAZC VS and waiver standards number one and denial of waiver number standards number two and three, the design review and the TM.

10:59

Uh basically uh staff felt that the proposed designations in the zones are are good because it has a it would result in lower intensity uses.

11:07

Um but uh the issues with Phil retaining wall and the public works waivers are uh too much to uh go approval on the DR.

11:17

Uh Enterprise Town Board recommended approval for the PAZC VS and waiver standards number one and denial for uh waiver standards 3B, 3C, the DR and the TM.

11:29

Uh on the WS, they also recommended adding the following condition, which was uh two architectural features on elevations facing the public roads.

11:38

Um in terms of cards, uh we received nine cards in support and four in protest for the plan amendment, eight cards in support and three cards in protest for the zone change in the waiver of standards and design review, eleven cards in support for the VS and five cards in protest for the VS, and all um the PAZC WSVS all also received one letter in up for in support.

12:05

Uh Commissioner, uh just like to point out too for uh since the applicant will be withdrawing waiver number two number two and uh uh three A public works will no longer be requiring uh condition number three and condition number four, condition number three is law eighteen to meet the minimum requirements for the back of curb radius and distance from the back of curb radius to the residential driveway, and condition number four is sidewalk to be constructed along Blue Diamond Road.

12:29

Those two conditions will no longer be needed.

12:32

Also, this will apply to the waiver development standards and the tentative map.

12:37

Um we also can now support the application.

12:54

Um questions on that before I move on.

12:56

No, I think I think we're good.

12:57

You can continue.

12:59

Okay.

12:59

Our next set of items.

13:02

Our next set of items is going to be item number 21, that's companion with 20 items 22, 23, and 24.

13:10

The applicant is requesting to hold that to the 519 planning commission meeting and the 617 Board of County Commissioners meeting.

13:18

We'll now move on.

13:19

As a result, we'll move on to item number 25, which is also companion with items 26, 27, and 28.

13:27

Item 25 is going to be the plan amendment to go from mid-intensity suburban neighborhood to compact neighborhood.

13:33

Uh 26 is the zone change from RS20 to RS2.

13:37

Uh, item 27 is going to be the waiver and design review for uh 24 lot single family attached residential development, and then the tenative map that goes along with that.

13:49

Uh staff is recommending approval of the plan amendment and the zone change and denial of the waiver design review and tenative map.

13:57

Uh very similar to the last set of items.

13:59

The PA and ZC are acceptable for the density.

14:02

Uh the density is acceptable for the location, uh, but due to the elimination of open spray space and the increased retaining walls, we can't support the design review, and as a result, the uh TM as well.

14:14

Sunrise Manor is recommending approval on the plan amendment and zone change and denial on the waiver standards design review and TM.

14:24

We received two cards in support for all the applications.

14:28

Uh received four cards in protest for the PA and the ZC, and three cards in protest for the waiver.

14:37

Is that all?

14:39

Does anybody have any questions?

14:41

Yeah, I just want I I didn't hear.

14:44

Okay.

14:45

Um waiver three is no longer needed.

14:50

Oh, yes, I'm sorry.

14:51

Is that because I see that here, but I don't remember if I heard you say that.

14:55

Uh yeah.

15:00

Yeah.

15:01

And uh waiver development centers number two and three A.

15:09

No, you can okay.

15:10

Well you've got Phil.

15:12

She's talking about the last one.

15:13

Oh, the the last one?

15:14

Yes.

15:15

Oh, my bad.

15:15

Yeah, she's not talking about number 27.

15:17

Oh my bad, sorry.

15:19

Okay.

15:19

Thought we were going back.

15:24

Oh no.

15:26

Now I got it.

15:27

I'm a little slow tonight.

15:29

Yeah.

15:29

Sorry, we're going denial based on the increased fill and the elimination of open space.

15:35

Okay, so but the the increased fill, it says no longer needed.

15:40

So that was number three.

15:42

Oh, I see what you're saying.

15:44

Well, it's still they're eliminating open space.

15:45

So that's the private.

15:48

But waiver number three is not required.

15:51

That's correct.

15:51

Okay.

15:55

Waiver waiver number three has been unpopular, so across there.

16:00

So thank you.

16:02

Any other questions, fellow commissioners?

16:07

Thank you.

16:08

Next order of business then will be um public comments.

16:18

Do we have any new and upcoming ordinances?

16:22

No, we do not.

16:23

We do not.

16:23

Thank you.

16:24

So any admin items?

16:27

Not that I'm aware of.

16:29

No.

16:31

Any public comments?

16:33

Keeping in mind that we can't act on anything right now, but if you have any public comments, feel free to come forward.

16:40

Seeing none, we will adjourn the briefing.

16:42

Thank you.

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Summary of Proceedings

Clark County Planning Commission Briefing - May 5, 2026

The Clark County Planning Commission held a briefing meeting on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 6:00 PM in the Commission Chambers at the Clark County Government Center. The meeting was called to order by Chair Edward Frasier III and lasted approximately 16 minutes. Commissioners reviewed 28 agenda items for the upcoming regular Planning Commission meeting, including routine and non-routine items. Staff presented recommendations, and commissioners discussed several items, focusing on waiver requests, use permits, and development standards. No action was taken; the briefing was informational.

Discussion Items

  • Routine Action Items (Items 4–10): Hunter White, Principal Planner, presented routine items including extension of time for a multifamily development (Item 4), vacation of easements and a use permit for a fiber optic utility building (Items 5–6), vacation for Tropical Parkway (Item 7), vacation for patent easements on Mill Lane (Item 8), vacation for pedestrian access easements (Item 9), and a waiver of development standards for a single-family residence (Item 10). Staff recommended approval for all, with various town board or CAC recommendations. Commissioner Leslie Mujica asked about eliminating landscaping on Item 6; White clarified it was a small utility building on the same property as a place of worship.
  • Non-Routine Action Items (Items 11–28): White continued with non-routine items. For Item 11 (use permit for banquet facility), staff recommended denial due to compatibility issues, and Spring Valley Town Board recommended denial with prejudice. Commissioner Vivian Kilarski noted that denial with prejudice would prevent the applicant from reapplying for one year; Commissioner Michael Roitman confirmed that without prejudice the applicant could reapply immediately. The applicant had missed three Town Board meetings and had not responded to staff outreach.
  • Item 12 was requested to be held by the applicant with no specific date. Items 13 and 14 (waivers for structures built without permits) staff recommended denial due to self-imposed hardship, while town boards recommended approval. Item 15 (increase wall height) staff recommended denial due to lack of mitigating measures, with significant public protest (nine cards in protest).
  • Items 16–20 (companion items: plan amendment, zone change, vacation, waivers, and design review) were discussed at length. The applicant revised plans and withdrew two waivers (numbers 2 and 3A), prompting staff to update their recommendation to support the application. Enterprise Town Board had recommended approval for most parts but denial for some waivers and the design review.
  • Items 21–24 were requested to be continued to the May 19, 2026 Planning Commission meeting and the June 17, 2026 Board of County Commissioners meeting.
  • Items 25–28 (companion items: plan amendment, zone change, waiver and design review, tentative map): staff recommended approval of the plan amendment and zone change but denial of the waiver, design review, and tentative map due to elimination of open space and increased retaining walls. Commissioner Kilarski noted that waiver number 3 (related to fill) was no longer needed, but staff maintained denial based on open space elimination.

Key Outcomes

  • No formal votes or decisions were made; the briefing was informational for commissioners to prepare for the regular meeting.
  • Staff recommendations were clarified for several items, and the commission acknowledged the applicant’s intent to withdraw certain waivers for Items 16–20.
  • For Item 11, the commission discussed the implications of denial with prejudice versus without prejudice, but no vote was taken.
  • Items 21–24 were officially requested to be continued.
  • The meeting adjourned at 6:16 PM without public comments.

Meeting Transcript

Until he gets here. You better bring it here. All right. So next order business will be. Okay, there's not. Next order business would be the public comments. And so we'll open it up for public comments. And we see younger man coming down, but I don't think he wants to do public comments. Okay, so uh so thank you very much. We will uh close public comments and get the briefing started. Thank you. All right, good evening, Mr. Chairman, commissioners. Uh again, um, if you don't know my name, I'm uh Hunter White. I'm one of the principal planners here with Clark County, and I'll be taking you on this journey tonight. Uh we have twenty-eight total items. Items four through ten are going to be our routine items, eleven through twenty-eight will be our non-routine items. So we'll go ahead and get started with the non-routine items. So we'll start with item number four, which is a first extension of time for uh previously approved uh multifamily development. Uh staff is recommending approval, Paradise Town Board is recommending approval. Uh we had one card in support and seven cards in protest. Items uh five and six are uh companion items. Uh the first is a uh vacation for patent easements, and um a portion of right and portion of right-away uh the use permit uh that's associated with that vacation is for uh uh like a fiber optic utility building. Uh staff is recommending an approval on both, Paradise Town Board recommended approval on both. Uh we had five cards in support of the VS and four cards in support of the use permit, one card in protest for the VS and five cards in protest for the uh for the uh use permit. Moving on to item number seven, that is a vacation uh for a portion of tropical parkway for DTAT sidewalks, four four lot subdivisions, staff is recommending approval, uh Lone Mountain uh CAC recommended approval, uh no cards in support, but we have two cards in protest. Item number eight is another vacation for patent easements, and uh portions of when Mill Lane uh staff is recommending approval, Red Rock uh CAC also recommended approval. We have seven cards in support and none in protest. Moving on to item number nine, that is a another vacation for pedestrian access and street light and traffic control easements. Uh staff is recommending approval. Spring Valley Town Board recommended approval. We have one card in support, one card in protest. Uh item number ten is uh a waiver development standards to increase the side and rear uh yard walls of a single family residence. Uh staff is recommending approval, um, mainly because they're mostly screened. And enterprise town board is also recommending approval. Uh, we add two cards in support and two letters in support, and then two cards in protest. Uh so with that, I will uh slow down so that way uh uh if you have any questions on the non-routine items. Thank you very much. Um commissioners, any questions on the routine action items? Yes, I have a question on number six out of curiosity. Why are we okay with eliminating the landscape? Uh it's the buffering and screenings on the west side. It's a the same property. Uh they're they're co-owned with each other. So it's a small utility building, so we didn't have much of a problem with that. Um a place of worship. Okay. All right, sounds good. I think everybody else, everybody else is good. So we'll keep we'll continue.

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