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Residents press Nye County for clarity on 'zombie lots,' water access and RV residency rules

Nye County Board of Commissioners · February 18, 2026
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Summary

Dozens of residents urged Nye County to clarify who can make vacant parcels usable, pushed for alternatives such as tiny-home communities and amendments to RV residency rules, and criticized enforcement inconsistency. Commenters repeatedly asked the board to identify the single agency with authority to resolve the 'zombie lots' governance gap.

Public comment at the Feb. 18 Nye County meeting was dominated by residents seeking clearer pathways to make so-called “zombie lots” buildable and to allow residents to occupy deeded lots with safe utility connections. Multiple callers — including Patricia Robb, Carol Milke and Molly Valdez — said long-time landowners cannot build because of zoning, water-tariff limits and infrastructure gaps, and they asked the county to identify which agency or process has authority to…

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