Commissioners approve subdivision and rezoning for 160-acre Seagate Drive parcel

On Nov. 17, the Clark County Board of Commissioners approved Pecan Properties LLC’s plan to subdivide a 160-acre parcel on Seagate Drive in Newport into 19 tracts and rezone 18 of those tracts from RA (rural agricultural) to R15 (single-family residential). The board held a public hearing, received no public speakers, and voted to approve the request.

Planner Matt Renau summarized the applicants’ proposal: “their plan or their proposal is to divide it into 19 tracts then rezone 18 tracts,” leaving Tract 1 — about 140.87 acres — in its current RA zoning while rezoning Tracts 2 through 19 (approximately 19.15 acres) to R15 to align with neighboring lots. Renau told commissioners the planning commission voted 6–0 to recommend approval and that 64 property owners were notified; staff had received four written objections and 18 responses indicating no objection.

Vice Chairman Mansfield moved to approve the subdivision and the rezoning; Commissioner Moore seconded. Staff read the planning commission’s consistency statement for case number 2025-00049, concluding the request was consistent with the goals and policies of the local land-use plan and reasonable in the public interest because surrounding property owners support the application. The board approved the consistency statement and then the rezoning and subdivision (no roll-call vote totals were read into the record).

Under the approved plan, lot sizes for the new tracts were shown in staff materials as ranging from roughly three-quarters of an acre to just over three acres, with the large remainder tract to remain rural agricultural. Commissioners asked a clarifying question about waterfront lot alignment; staff pointed to map overlays showing lot lines roughly aligned with existing lots on the water.

The board closed the public hearing with no speakers and approved the application. No conditions or required follow-up reporting were announced at the meeting.