Property owners press Nye County to allow tiny, off-grid homes on "utility-challenged" lots

Sep 3, 2025

Multiple Pahrump-area residents urged the Nye County Board of Commissioners to change zoning and permitting so owners of small, utility-challenged lots can use modern off-grid systems, arguing current rules deny landowners use of their property while still taxing them.

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Several residents and property owners used the Sept. 3 public-comment period to press the Nye County Board of Commissioners for zoning and permitting changes that would allow small, "utility-challenged" lots — parcels the county says lack sewer or other utility access — to be built with low-footprint, off-grid systems.

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