Property owners renew plea for zone changes on 'zombie lots' lacking promised utilities

Jun 3, 2025

Multiple residents urged Nye County commissioners to use local zoning authority to reclassify thousands of small lots sold as developed but lacking roads and utilities. Speakers asked the board to consider rezoning to reflect the reality on the ground and to relieve unfair taxation of valueless parcels.

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Several property owners urged the Nye County Board of Commissioners to act on long‑running problems with so-called “zombie lots” in Pahrump — small parcels sold decades ago as part of large developments but without the roads, water or sewer infrastructure buyers expected.

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