Spring Valley advisers deny Madison Mohawk plan amendment and zone change after residents object to industrial conversion

SPRING VALLEY, April 29, 2025 — The Spring Valley Town Advisory Board voted to recommend denial of a master plan amendment, zone change to industrial park (IP), vacation of Post Road and related waivers for a 2.45‑acre site at Post and Mohawk after multiple residents objected to losing neighborhood protections and expressed concerns about noise, truck traffic and utility access.

The applicant, represented by Tony Celeste, asked to redesignate the property from Rancho Suburban neighborhood (RN) to Business Employment (BE) and rezone the parcel to IP. Celeste said the site sits within the airport AE65 overlay and that aviation constraints make residential future uses unlikely; he said the requested industrial designation was consistent with adjacent nonresidential uses and Department of Aviation property nearby.

Several neighbors said they were surprised by the proposal and raised operational and safety concerns. A resident who lives at a property on Post Road said, “This is a complete surprise to us,” and described existing utilities and a private well that serve four homes behind the site and questioned how access and drainage would be maintained if Post Road was vacated. Skip Boone of Ponderosa Way raised broader concerns about incremental loss of neighborhood protections and urged lower‑scale transitions (such as offices) instead of large warehouses.

Board members said they appreciated staff analysis but several members said the community to the north and existing homeowners were not adequately engaged and expressed concern that changing the residential designation would harm people who have already invested in nearby homes. After discussion a board member moved to deny items 8–11; the board approved the motion to deny each of the four items by voice vote.

The denial is the advisory board’s recommendation to the county planning process; the transcript notes the advisory body’s vote but the final decision will be made by the Clark County Planning Commission and Board of County Commissioners. Staff noted the site is inside AE65 airport noise/altitude overlay and that aviation policy generally discourages residential uses in that contour, but several board members and residents said private property owners had nonetheless developed nearby homes and that the change would adversely affect those owners.

No specific mitigation or alternative conditions were adopted by the advisory board. The applicant may pursue the matter at the planning commission level, or revise the proposal to address residents’ concerns and resubmit.