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Property owners press Nye County to allow tiny, off-grid homes on "utility-challenged" lots
Summary
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.
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.
Speakers described the parcels as long-approved subdivisions where buyers were promised services that never arrived. Lorraine Gilbert told commissioners the parcels “were subdivided and sold by preferred equities and others who promised a future that was never delivered” and said the county has a credibility obligation. Patricia Robb said owners are being taxed on land they cannot use: “They've paid taxes for nothing in return. No access, no…
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