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Residents press Nye County to allow off‑grid, small‑footprint housing on utility‑challenged lots
Summary
Multiple residents urged Nye County commissioners to create zoning or an overlay to allow tiny homes, off‑grid systems and other low‑infrastructure housing on so‑called "utility‑challenged" lots; county staff pointed to limits tied to water providers and the need to work with Great Basin Water Company.
Pahrump, Nev. — Several residents urged the Nye County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 3 to permit modern, low‑infrastructure housing on long‑unsold “utility‑challenged” parcels, arguing current zoning and utility requirements effectively bar owners from using their land.
The appeals came during general public comment from property owners and residents who said the county signed off on subdivisions decades ago and has a duty to help solve infrastructure failures. “When a government helps create a problem, it has a duty to help solve it,” resident Lorraine Gilbert told commissioners.
Why it matters: Thousands of small parcels remain undeveloped, speakers said, while housing costs and homelessness rise. Petitioners urged the county to adopt a zoning overlay or ordinance that would allow permitted off‑grid solutions — for example small footprint dwellings, composting toilets, water hauling and solar power — and to pursue grants or federal partners to extend sewer or other utilities where feasible.
Speakers described two separate but related problems. Some…
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