Planning staff reports recommendation of denial for denser 115‑lot subdivision, citing multiple waiver requests and public protests

Clark County planning staff told the Planning Commission on May 6 that a developer is seeking approvals for a denser single-family subdivision that would create 115 lots on about 15 acres and requires multiple companion approvals and waivers.

The package includes a plan amendment, a zone change from RS-20/H2 to RS-3.3 (per staff summary), a vacation/abandonment, five waivers and a tentative map for 115 single-family lots. Staff reported the waivers would eliminate street landscaping, increase the height of proposed retaining walls, modify residential adjacency rules related to fill height and setbacks, allow attached sidewalks where detached are required and reduce street intersection offsets. Enterprise Town Board recommended denial and staff recorded 11 protest cards and one letter for the waivers; other town boards reported larger protest counts on related items (for example, 18 protest cards and two letters on a companion vacation).

Staff said the proposed design is denser than a previously approved plan. Commissioners asked staff about the project history; a staff member identified as Jason confirmed prior approvals, noting a prior nonconforming zone change and an earlier approval for roughly 94 lots at a lower density.

At the briefing staff summarized the planning commission’s prior recommendation to deny the current application package; the items will advance according to the county’s review schedule. No final action or new vote by the Planning Commission was recorded at the May 6 briefing. Public testimony was recorded through protest cards and letters in the administrative record; the transcript does not include oral public comment on this item during the briefing.