The Churchill County Planning Commission on Jan. 14 recommended approval of two parcel maps to the Board of County Commissioners, voted to end revocation proceedings for a home-based business after staff reported the owner had obtained required permits and paid county fees, and set a Jan. 27 workshop to consider proposed code cleanups.

Staff told the commission that the owner of SUP 1105, a home-based business at 425 Bench Road, had submitted the missing business-license paperwork and paid the outstanding $125 fee. Randy Hynes of Public Works, Planning and Building said the outstanding items on the compliance list were complete, and the commission moved to “cease the revocation procedures and also cease the…annual review for this particular SUP.” The motion, made by Jeff Goings and seconded by Scott, passed unanimously.

The commission recommended approval of parcel map application PC 25-15, filed by Joe and Laura Warlinger, to split a 40.45-acre A-5-zoned property at 3434 Crest Place into two lots, including a roughly 9.11-acre lot for a second residence. Dean Patterson, Public Works and Planning staff, told commissioners that both lots would continue to use existing wells and septic systems, that access is from county-maintained Crest Place and from Allen Place, and that applicants must dedicate two acre-feet of water per lot as required by county code. Joe Frey moved that the criteria in Churchill County Code be found met and that a recommendation of approval be forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners subject to the staff report conditions; the motion was seconded by Jeff Goings and passed unanimously.

For a second item, Friendly Business Park LLC (doing business as Fernley Business Park) requested a merger and re-subdivision of 163.78 acres at 17127 Inlandport Drive to merge two lots and redivide the property into four parcels. Dean Patterson said the revised map resolves prior access issues, includes easement language and protections for wetlands and stormwater paths on Parcel 4, and incorporates conditions from earlier approvals. A motion to find the applicable code criteria met, accept offers to grant easements, reject offers to dedicate land and improvements at this time, and approve a gated private access road passed 7 to 0.

Staff also announced a workshop scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. to consider targeted code cleanups to Title 16, including corrections to the E-1 zoning designation, accessory dwelling unit clarifications, revised lot dimensions, and replacing several standard-detail illustrations with a separate design development document that will include hydrology requirements for site design.

Several agenda items originally listed (9c, 9d and 9e) were pulled by the developer and not heard. The commission approved the December 10, 2025, minutes and closed the meeting after a request to place a bylaws review on the Feb. 11 agenda.

What’s next: The commission’s recommendations for the two parcel maps will be forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners for final action; the code-cleanup workshop is scheduled for Jan. 27, 2026.