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Commission Recommends Zone Change for Mountain Falls South Parcels; Water, Traffic Concerns Raised
Summary
RPC recommended that the BOCC approve ZCMP25‑7 to rezone 14.77 acres from general commercial to Specific Plan to incorporate the acreage into the Mountain Falls South development agreement. Staff and applicant said no net new units or water consumption would result; residents expressed concern about traffic, gateway placement and water supply.
The Pahrump Regional Planning Commission recommended approval of ZCMP25‑7, a request to change approximately 14.77 acres from general commercial to Specific Plan to bring the parcels into the Mountain Falls South development agreement and accommodate a 62‑lot single‑family model home area and a 2‑acre home‑finding center.
Staff explained this is a zoning step tied to an amended development agreement; the project team said the application adds acreage but does not add net units — the proposed 62 model lots represent units already allocated under the development agreement and are being redistributed across a slightly larger area. Applicant representative Mark Fiorentino said the welcome/home‑finding center is a modular sales facility intended while model homes are active and would be removed or repurposed later.
Multiple public commenters and commissioners pressed the applicant about traffic safety for Highway 160 access, the location of the welcome center and community gateway impacts; several speakers also raised water supply concerns. Applicant and staff said water rights for the units are already allocated under the development agreement and that the rezoning would not increase aggregate water demand. The commission voted to recommend approval to the BOCC with a condition tying the rezoning to the amended development agreement or a stand‑alone development agreement as public works recommended.
