Spring Valley Town Advisory Board

RESULTS

 

SPRING VALLEY TOWN ADVISORY BOARD

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2016– 6:30 PM

DESERT BREEZE COMMUNITY CENTER

8275 SPRING MOUNTAIN ROAD

LAS VEGAS, NV 89117

 

BOARD MEMBERS                                    POSTING LOCATIONS

John Catlett                                                      Desert Breeze Community Center-8275 W. Spring Mtn.

Dee Gatliff, Vice Chair                          Helen Meyer Community Center-4525 New Forest Dr.

John Getter, Chair                                            Spring Valley Library – 4280 S. Jones

Darby Johnson, Jr.                                            West Flamingo Senior Center -6255 W. Flamingo

Angie Heath Younce

Mike Shannon, Town Liaison (702) 455-8338

Diana Morton, Secretary (702) 254-8413

 

I.                    CALL TO ORDER

II.                 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

III.               PROCEDURES/CONDUCT

A.     Conformance with the Nevada Open Meeting Law

B.     Meeting Guidelines

C.     Approval of Agenda Posted, Including Any Deletions or Corrections

Item 2 heard first, Items 3&5 concurrently

D.     Approval of Minutes of January 26, 2016

IV.              COMMENTS BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC – None

V.        TOWN BOARD INPUT None

VI.       GENERAL BUSINESS

A.     Liaison/County Staff Business  Notice of upcoming County College

B.     ACTION ITEM: Discussion and recommendation regarding proposed Consolidated Land Use Categories

There was significant discussion. TAB members reflected the comments in earlier meetings from the public opposing the plan as incomplete and not understood. A motion was offered and approved unanimously ( 5-0 ) to recommend the proposed categories be rejected by the PC and BCC.

The motion:

The Spring Valley Town Advisory Board has been asked to provide comments on proposed Consolidated Land Use Policies. The effort to create these policies had three stated goals;

·        Create a unified set of land use policies

·        Improve planning guidance using updated planning theories

·        Reduced non-conforming zone changes

Whereas the role of the Spring Valley Town Advisory Board is to provide recommendations by board vote for the Planning Commission and Board of County Commissioners, and

Whereas the SVTAB has been presented information known as the Consolidated Land Use Policies, and

Whereas the proposed categories do not meet the stated goals, and

Whereas the citizen response to the limited public information available has been generally negative with requests for complete presentations and an opportunity to see a complete land use process as it would be modified by the proposed goals, policies, categories, code changes, and

Whereas the SVTAB expressed significant concerns that the proposal as presented is incomplete, apparently unwieldy and would create significant unknown and unforeseen changes in the current land use system , and

Whereas the proposal is described by Advanced Planners as incomplete and lacking in Title 30 and related regulations and procedures to clarify if and how the changes would work, and

Whereas the work of the Community Planning Work Group was arbitrarily suspended by the Advanced Planning staff despite objections from group members including town board representatives who believed the work was incomplete, and

Whereas efforts to confirm the involvement of Current Planning staff to assure the proposal is workable and would be functional have been unsuccessful, and

Whereas the proposal and categories are substantially similar to a system used in the 1990s commonly referred to as “Bubble Zoning with accompanying land use categories” that was rejected as unworkable and was replaced by the current system by 2004,

A Motion:

The Spring Valley Town Advisory recommends that the Planning Commission and the Board of County Commissioners reject the proposed Consolidated Land Use Categories. If they wish to continue the process, return the matter to the Community Planning Work Group to finish its work to create a complete product and schedule appropriate public events to allow for citizen education, input, understanding and support.

John Getter

Approved 5-0

 

VII.      PLANNING & ZONING

SEE ATTACHMENT “A”

VIII.    COMMENTS BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC – None

IX.       Set next meeting date   Tuesday, February 23, 20166:30 PM

X.        Adjournment

 

ATTACHMENT A

 

02/16/16 PC

 

1.                   TM-0219-15 - NEW RAINBOW, LLC:

TENTATIVE MAP for a commercial subdivision on 5.1 acres in a C-2 (General Commercial) (AE-60) Zone in the CMA Design and MUD-3 Overlay Districts.  Generally located on the north side of Raphael Rivera Way and the west side of Montessouri Street within Spring Valley.  ss/pb/ml  (For possible action) PC 2/16/16

            Approved 5-0 with staff conditions

 

03/01/16 PC

 

2.                   WS-0919-14 (ET-0001-16) – kulstad, mary d.:

WAIVER OF DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FIRST EXTENSION OF TIME to complete a reduction in setbacks for an existing patio cover addition to a single family residence on 0.3 acres in an R-1 (Single Family Residential) Zone.  Generally located on the northeast corner of Torrey Pines Drive and Foothill Boulevard within Spring Valley.  SS/co/ml  (For possible action) PC 3/1/16

Approved 5-0 with staff conditions

 

3.                   UC-0906-15 – ABC LAND & DEVELOPMENT INC:

USE PERMITS for the following: 1) modify the pedestrian realm; and 2) reduce parking in conjunction with proposed mixed use development. 

WAIVERS OF DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS for the following: 1) permit non-standard improvements within the right-of-way; and 2) permit an over-length cul-de-sac.

DESIGN REVIEW for modification to an approved mixed use development on 9.9 acres in a U-V (Urban Village - Mixed Use) Zone in the CMA Design and MUD-3 Overlay Districts.  Generally located on the east side of Buffalo Drive, 600 feet south of Sunset Road within Spring Valley.  SS/al/ml  (For possible action) PC 3/1/16

Approved 5-0 with staff conditions

 

4.                   UC-0005-16 – FISHER HOLDING COMPANY, LLC:

USE PERMIT for a proposed food cart/trailer not located within an enclosed building. 

DESIGN REVIEW for a food cart (Hawaiian shaved ice) in conjunction with an existing commercial center on 1.7 acres in a C-2 (General Commercial) Zone.  Generally located on the southeast corner of Durango Drive and Rochelle Avenue within Spring Valley.  SS/al/ml  (For possible action) PC 3/1/16

Approved 5-0 with staff conditions

 

5.                   VS-0907-15 – ABC LAND & DEVELOPMENT, INC:

VACATE AND ABANDON easements of interest to Clark County located between Buffalo Drive and Arroyo Springs Street and between Sunset Road and Rafael Rivera Way, and a portion of right-of-way being Tioga Way located between Sunset Road and Rafael Rivera Way within Spring Valley (description on file).  SS/al/ml  (For possible action) PC 3/1/16

            Approved 5-0 with staff conditions

 

03/02/16 BCC

 

6.                   UC-0010-16 – THE HOWARD HUGHES COMPANY, LLC:

USE PERMIT for modified wall and common element standards in conjunction with a master planned community on 449.0 acres in an R-2 (Medium Density Residential) Zone, an R-3 (Multiple Family Residential) Zone, and a P-F (Public Facility) Zone all in a P-C (Planned Community Overlay District) Zone for Summerlin Village 16A.  Generally located on the west side of Fort Apache Road and the north and south sides of Maule Avenue within Summerlin South and Spring Valley. SB/rk/ml  (For possible action) BCC 3/2/16

Approved 5-0 with staff conditions

 

7.                   UC-0014-16DURANGO ARBY PLAZA, LLC:

USE PERMIT for a proposed massage establishment in conjunction with an existing shopping center on 4.6 acres in a C-2 (General Commercial) Zone in the CMA Design and MUD-2 Overlay Districts.  Generally located on the north side of Arby Avenue, 290 feet east of Durango Drive within Spring Valley.  SS/jt/ml  (For possible action) BCC 3/2/16

Approved 5-0 with staff conditions

 

8.                   ZC-0477-15 (WC-0005-16) – wilke famly invest group, llc:

WAIVER OF CONDITIONS of a zone change requiring no bathrooms or sinks in the units in conjunction with an office/warehouse complex on 5.0 acres in an M-D (Designed Manufacturing) (AE-60) Zone in the CMA Design and MUD-3 Overlay Districts.  Generally located on the south side of Badura Avenue, 450 feet west of Tenaya Way within Spring Valley.  ss/co/ml  (For possible action)

            BCC 3/2/16

            Denied 5-0 per staff recommendations

The applicant strongly argued for the waiver saying it was unfair and arbitrary. TAB members shared the staff concern that this item had been approved with conditions less than 2 months ago and there was now an effort to change it. Concerns include, but are not limited to reducing the potential use of this facility as a party house, residence or other inappropriate use. There was also concern from the TAB that surrounding BDRP uses to create jobs would be negatively impacted if the potential for residing or occupying the units by large numbers of people were allowed.

 

9.                   WS-0013-16 – J & M REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS, LLC:

WAIVERS OF DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS for the following: 1) increased wall sign area; and 2) increased logo sign area in conjunction with an approved medical marijuana establishment (dispensary).

DESIGN REVIEW for a wall sign including logos on 0.4 acres in a C-1 (Local Business) (AE-60) Zone in the CMA Design Overlay District.  Generally located on the southeast corner of Rainbow Boulevard and Post Road within Spring Valley.   SS/mk/ml  (For possible action) BCC 3/2/16

            Denied 5-0 per staff recommendation.

The TAB concerns were not limited to just regulations related to this use. We also had concerns that a large sign is simply unattractive in this location. A temporary banner sign, apparently smaller than the 30SF sign allowed by code is currently in place and easily visible from the street. Since this is not a location catering to customers buying products on impulse the argument for increased signage beyond standards were not adequate to sway the TAB.

 

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John Getter