Enterprise advisory board approves small warehouse plan near Windmill Lane despite neighborhood objections

The Enterprise Town Advisory Board on Feb. 12 approved a design review for a 2.49-acre warehouse and granted multiple waivers allowing reduced setbacks, sidewalk and landscaping modifications along Windmill Lane and Lindell Road, forwarding the matter to county hearing bodies for final action.

The applicant, represented by Simona Stephens, said the parcel abuts a railroad easement that prevents full off-site improvements. “The only reason we cannot have landscaping here or any sidewalks here is because of the railroad,” Stephens said, explaining that the easement limits where sidewalks, trees and off-site improvements can be installed.

Neighbors urged more concessions. Nicholas Jaska said the parcel’s small developable area resulted from the owner’s prior purchase and warned of a tall building and truck traffic behind houses in Bridlewood: “I don’t think that the residents of Bridlewood should have to suffer … noise pollution, light pollution,” he said. Joyce Jaska, a Bridlewood board member, told the board she received mailed notices but urged the board to reject multiple waivers that would eliminate street landscaping and sidewalks. “If you’re gonna do this project, do it right. Follow the guidelines that there are,” she said.

Staff and board discussion focused on which waivers were strictly needed because of the Union Pacific railroad easement and which were discretionary. The waivers requested included elimination of a portion of required street landscaping, reduction of a building setback from 20 feet to 16 feet along one frontage, elimination of a portion of the detached sidewalk, waivers of full off-site improvements, modified street standards and modified driveway standards. Staff noted some apparent discrepancies between the plan and the written waiver list that need correcting before subsequent hearings.

Board members said they could accept landscaping and detached sidewalk reductions where they fall within the railroad easement, but one member expressed clear opposition to allowing a building to be constructed to a zero lot line on the south side of the property. That member said they could “wrap [their] head around having the building on the east property line to 16 feet instead of 20 feet,” but not support a zero lot line on the south.

The board approved item DS240752 (vacate/abandon easements and related design review) per staff conditions; it also approved WS240751 (waivers and development standards) per staff conditions. The waivers vote on WS240751 passed 3–2, with board members Barry and Chris recorded as the two nays.

Because planning matters from the Enterprise TAB go to the county for final action, the approvals on Feb. 12 send the applicant’s package on to the Clark County Planning Commission and Board of County Commissioners for subsequent hearings. The record and plan materials must be updated to resolve the noted plan/waiver discrepancies before those hearings.

Votes at a glance: • DS240752 (vacate/abandon easements; design review for warehouse) — approved (motion per staff conditions). • WS240751 (waivers: reduce landscaping, reduce setback from 20 to 16 ft at one frontage, eliminate portion of detached sidewalk, waive full off-site improvements, allow modified street and driveway standards) — approved per staff conditions; vote recorded 3–2 (Barry, Chris — nays).

The board closed the public-comment period on the matters and moved remaining related items onto later county review.