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Property owners press Nye County on 'zombie lots,' VR zoning and water-tariff roadblocks

Nye County Board of Commissioners · February 3, 2026
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Summary

Several Pahrump property owners and callers told the commissioners Village Residential rezoning imposed expectations for water infrastructure that never arrived; callers urged Nye County to work with Great Basin Water and the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada to revisit tariffs so long-dormant lots become usable.

Multiple property owners used public comment at the Feb. 3 meeting to describe long-standing problems with lots rezoned to Village Residential (VR) that lack municipal infrastructure and remain unusable.

Patricia Robb — who said thousands of Pahrump lots were rezoned in 2007 — told commissioners that rezoning carried a clear expectation that basic infrastructure, especially water, would follow, but that required infrastructure never arrived. "For years,…

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