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Winchester board approves Highland LLC EV charging parking lot and easement vacation
Summary
The Winchester Town Advisory Board on July 8 approved a vacation of easements and a design review to allow Highland LLC to build a 1.23-acre electric-vehicle charging parking lot north of Capella Avenue and west of Highland Drive. Staff recommended approval; a nearby property owner asked about the exact site location during public comment.
The Winchester Town Advisory Board approved two companion planning items July 8 allowing Highland LLC to vacate easements along Highland Drive and build a 1.23-acre electric-vehicle parking lot north of Capella Avenue and west of Highland Drive.
Jennifer Lazovich, representing the applicant, said the site is master-planned for business employment and located in an industrial light zone and described covered parking, an on-site operations building and gated access. "The site itself is surrounded by a wrought iron fence, and, the cars will access it similar to, like, an RFID, but it'll be, an automatic gate based upon, you know it's not open to the public. At this point, it's not anticipated for that. It's anticipated for a single user who has, like, a fleet of electric vehicle cars," Lazovich said.
The project application was presented as two linked items: a request to vacate easements of interest to Clark County to allow detached sidewalks and landscaping along Highland Drive and a design review (DR-25-0459-LCR3025) for an EV parking lot with covered charging stations. Lazovich said the lot would have a single entrance off Highland, covered parking under a canopy, an operations building at the rear of the site and a wrought-iron fence around the perimeter. She said renderings and a site plan were available on the table for the board.
During public comment, a nearby resident, who gave his address as "2990 Westwood Drive," asked for the exact project location and whether the vacant land behind his property was the site. The applicant clarified that the vacation request applies only to the property along Highland and that the detached sidewalk configuration would place landscaping between the pavement and a 5-foot sidewalk, with additional landscaping outside the sidewalk and then the fence. The applicant also confirmed the lot would include 57 parking spaces.
Staff recommended approval of both items. A board member moved to approve "with staff conditions, items 1 and 2"; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. The meeting record shows the board voted "Aye" and the motion passed; the transcript does not include a roll-call tally of individual votes.
The board had no additional general business and noted the next meeting date of July 29 before adjourning.
