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Community Development says permit backlog shrinking; posts application tracker and plans more plan-review capacity

5739688 · September 9, 2025
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Lyon County Community Development Director Gavin Henderson told the planning commission staff updated the department webpage to list current development applications, is working on a development map, and is addressing a permit backlog by reallocating reviewers and aiming for a 3–6 week review target.

Gavin Henderson, Lyon County Community Development Director, told the Planning Commission on Sept. 9 that staff has updated the county planning web pages to include a development-application section with an Excel tracker of current applications and approval letters. Henderson said staff are continuing work on a development map but have encountered server and file-size issues that IT and the county engineer are addressing.

Henderson and other staff acknowledged a backlog in…

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