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Commission maintains annual review for multi‑tenant complex as owners await state septic and well approvals
Summary
The commission kept SUP1091 under annual review after staff reported septic plans submitted to the state and pending approval, and noted the property's residential well needs state coordination; commissioners urged continued progress and left the review in place until conditions are met (5–0).
The Churchill County Planning Commission on March 11 voted to continue annual oversight of SUP1091, a special use permit for a multi‑tenant business complex at 5070 Reno Highway, and asked staff to track outstanding permits and interagency coordination.
Director Randy Hines told the commission that the applicant had submitted septic plans to the state but had not yet received approval. He also said the parcel’s well is a residential well that needs to be reviewed with the Division of Water Resources to serve as a community well and that highway‑edge improvements may require an NDOT encroachment permit.
A contractor who identified himself as Cruz from Silver Estate Construction said materials for the septic system are on order and that they expect additional state review steps. “We should have an answer… and soon as we get that we already place an order, we have all the material on board,” Cruz said.
Commissioners acknowledged that coordinating with state agencies can take longer than three months and said the annual review timeline remains appropriate. Commissioner Jeff Goings said the earlier three‑month push was intended to move the project out of a stagnant status but agreed that more time may be necessary for state approvals.
Commissioner Jeff Goings moved that the commission “maintain the annual review on this property until all conditions have been met.” The motion was seconded and passed unanimously, 5–0.
Staff confirmed the next review timing will follow the property’s original approval cycle (June, measured from the permit approval date) and that they will follow up with the applicants and state agencies on septic and well approvals.
