The Elko County Planning Commission voted to approve a zone change requested by Legion Construction and Development LLC that would reclassify the applicant’s parcel in Spring Creek from Open Space to Special Lands, allowing a minimum parcel size of 10 acres instead of the existing 40‑acre standard.

The change was approved with staff findings and conditions but with the commission striking a staff‑recommended condition that would have required the developer to enter into a road‑maintenance agreement with the Spring Creek Association if the property were later parcel‑mapped. The commission carried the motion after public comment and internal discussion about who would ultimately bear road‑maintenance costs.

Staff said the proposal would resolve a longstanding lot‑configuration problem in the KRL subdivision where a disjointed parcel currently spans what should be two nonconforming pieces. Planner Corey Arand said the zone change "takes it to special lands, which allows for it to be a minimum of 10 acres" and emphasized that "special lands is not industrial zone" and that permitted uses under that designation are limited.

Residents at the meeting urged caution. Kurt Sides, a Spring Creek resident, asked whether the change would permit industrial activity, saying, "What's stopping the change to that happening now?" Multiple neighbors, including Mickey Wines and Cameron Billows, said they were concerned about large mounds of dirt, parked trucks and roll‑offs on or adjacent to the parcel and the potential impact on property values.

Corey Arand told the commission that the special lands designation restricts uses to essentially single‑family residential and limited home‑based or hobby agricultural activities; commercial storage yards and heavy industrial uses would not typically be permitted. Arand also noted avenues for neighbors to file zoning violation complaints if activity exceeded permitted uses.

Commission debate centered on a staff condition that would have required the developer to enter an agreement with the Spring Creek Association to contribute to maintenance of association roads used to access the parcels. Commissioner Rich argued the condition should remain because the proposed parcels would be accessed via Spring Creek roads; other commissioners said the county cannot unilaterally bind future private owners or the association and questioned whether the obligation should attach at parcel‑map stage rather than as a condition of the zone change.

The commission’s final motion approved staff report COZ25‑511 with staff recommendations, findings and conditions but struck the condition requiring the developer to enter a road‑maintenance agreement at this stage. The motion carried.

The change is a planning decision only; the staff report reminded the public that appeals of planning commission actions may be filed with the Elko County Board of County Commissioners within 10 calendar days. The applicant’s public hearing on parcel map and development details will follow at a later date, and the staff report included additional conditions that will apply at time of development, including compliance with Nevada Revised Statutes and Elko County building and development requirements.