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Commission backs rezoning of former Henderson landfill site with hillside preservation condition
Summary
City‑initiated rezoning of roughly 46 acres formerly used as the Henderson landfill was approved by the planning commission; staff said NDEP terminated earlier deed restrictions in 2024 and the city intends to condition the sale to preserve about 22 acres of hillside as open space. Nearby residents urged retention of a public‑use recreation promise and raised traffic and drainage concerns.
The Henderson Planning Commission approved a city‑initiated request to change land use and zoning on about 46 acres northeast of Galleria Drive and Calico Ridge Drive, moving the property from semi‑public use to RS‑6 low‑density residential with overlays and a condition to preserve roughly half the site as hillside open space.
Brian Podmenick, representing Public Works and property management, told the commission the property was part of a larger 140‑acre landfill operation on BLM land that was remediated, patented to the city in 1997 and capped; remediation work took place in 2007. He said the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection signed and recorded a termination of the deed restrictions in 2024, which lifted prior development limits and allowed the city to consider a sale.
"We are intending to place a condition on the sale for preserving about 22 acres of the hillside from development," Podmenick said, adding the city wants to protect steep, rocky slopes and to avoid new homes overlooking established neighborhoods to the south.
Several residents opposed the rezoning and urged the city to retain public‑use or recreational designation. "We were told when we bought into this area that it would be used for recreational and trail use," said Margaret Stanish, who asked the commission to consider restrictions such as limits on building two‑story homes and future variances.
Staff and the applicant noted there are no sales or development plans in place yet; rezoning is intended to prepare the property for sale and to allow the city to place conditions on future development. Commissioners discussed infrastructure, traffic and buffers and concluded that RS‑6 is consistent with adjacent zoning. A motion to approve CPA 2025016991 and ZZA 2025016993 passed on the floor.
The commission’s recommendation will go to City Council for final action. Staff said future development plans will be subject to traffic studies, drainage review and public hearings where neighbors can raise concerns and where conditions can be applied.
