Clark County — Zoning commissioners July 16 approved waivers to allow on-site temporary construction activities and to waive full off-site improvements for two large, temporary construction laydown yards: one serving a data-center expansion in Enterprise and another supporting the Gridlines West transmission core upgrades in Indian Springs.

Mark Decoste, who represents contractors for the Enterprise data-center, asked that the temporary yard be permitted to connect to the electric grid rather than rely on diesel generators. He said the grid connection would cut the project27s carbon-equivalent emissions by about 90% and be cheaper and less disruptive for neighbors. Commissioner Naft and staff expressed support for grid-connected temporary power and noted the use was strictly temporary, with an applicant estimate of 18 to 24 months for the yard's presence.

Scott Whittemore, representing the Gridlines West transmission project, described a 15-acre portion of a previously disturbed 40-acre parcel planned for a laydown yard in Indian Springs to support a $1 billion regional transmission upgrade. The applicant said it had coordinated with the Indian Springs Town Advisory Board on traffic and would use a BLM route for certain construction accesses. Commissioners added conditions based on staff recommendations and deleted a blanket requirement for immediate full off-site improvements; the board said it will reevaluate that condition at a three-year review.

Nut graf: Both temporary laydown-yard requests were approved subject to conditions that emphasize minimizing neighborhood impacts: the Enterprise yard was cleared to install grid-tied temporary power (instead of generators) for the short-term use, and the Gridlines West yard was approved with traffic restrictions, a planned traffic study and a requirement to install pedestrian flashers if public works finds them necessary.

For the Enterprise yard, Commissioner Naft said she would not support permanent waivers and emphasized strict time limits. For the Gridlines West yard in Indian Springs, commissioners deleted a condition requiring full off-site improvements today and said they would revisit that requirement in three years; they added a condition to study pedestrian flashing beacons and install them if warranted.

Ending: Both temporary yards won approval to support major regional projects, but commissioners imposed time limits, traffic controls and environmental and pedestrian conditions to limit neighborhood disruption and require mitigation if studies show the need.