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Residents push zoning fixes and pilot permits for 'paper' lots in Pahrump
Summary
Multiple residents urged Nye County commissioners to allow pilot permits and targeted zoning fixes so owners of undeveloped 'paper' lots can use off-grid utilities. A citizen proposed a two-year pilot with temporary use permits and donated container sanitation units to test off-grid living while keeping zoning unchanged for others.
Dozens of residents used the public-comment period at the July 15 Nye County Board of Commissioners meeting to press the panel for concrete action on so-called "paper" or "zombie" lots — parcels that are legally owned but lack utilities and remain unbuildable under current zoning.
Lorraine Gilbert told commissioners, "Zoning is a legal barrier preventing land owners from using alternative systems in the absence of utilities," and argued that…
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