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Commission affirms planning commission and denies two Highway 160 billboard appeals
Summary
The board affirmed the Pahrump Regional Planning Commission’s denials of two off‑premise billboard conditional use permits along Highway 160, citing cumulative visual impact and the county master plan; board vote 4–1 to deny the appeals.
The Board of County Commissioners on Feb. 18 denied two appeals seeking conditional use permits for off‑premise billboards along Highway 160 and affirmed the Pahrump Regional Planning Commission’s earlier denials.
Steve Osborne, Pahrump planning director, told the board the RPC denied both permits based on the master plan policy objective to mitigate the cumulative visual effects of billboards and off‑premise signs. Several residents argued that existing, unpermitted signs already blight the corridor and urged the county to enforce removal of illegal boards instead of permitting more.
"You have 30 billboards from the beginning of town before Mountain Falls until 372," Susie Hertz told the board, arguing that illegal structures and worn signs should be removed rather than allowing new, professional billboards. John O’Brien, vice chair of the Pahrump Regional Planning Commission, said the RPC had reviewed public input and reached a decision consistent with the master plan.
Commissioner motioned to affirm the RPC decision and deny the appeals; the motion carried (vote recorded as 4–1). Commissioners said they supported planning’s application of the master plan policy and urged code enforcement to pursue removal of illegal signs where possible.
What’s next: The applicants may pursue legal avenues available under county and state law, but the board’s action leaves the master plan’s cumulative-visual standard in place as the basis for sign permitting decisions.
