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Lot owners press Nye County to update zoning for ‘utility‑challenged’ parcels
Summary
Several lot owners and a county working‑group member urged the Nye County Board of County Commissioners to update VR zoning for parcels that lack utilities, citing state law, environmental risks from improvised systems, and potential for affordable off‑grid housing. Commissioners acknowledged a committee and agreed the issue needs study.
Lot owners and community advocates pressed the Nye County Board of County Commissioners on Nov. 18 to revise zoning rules for so‑called "utility‑challenge" lots that residents say have been effectively unusable for decades.
Lorraine Gilbert, a member of the Nye County Water District’s undevelopable parcel working group, told the board that County Code Title 17 and Nevada Revised Statutes 244.19 authorize the board to amend zoning rules and that variances and temporary‑use permits could allow smaller,…
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