ENTERPRISE TAB WATCH

Results

June 27, 2012

 

The ATTACHMENT A items will be heard on the following dates:

 

Planning Commission 7:00 P.M., Tuesday, July 17, 2012.

Board of County Commissioners 9:00 A.M., Wednesday, July 18, 2012.

 

HOLDOVER/RETURNED APPLICATIONS will be heard on the date in the applications header.

 

The PC decisions/recommendations may be appealed to the BCC within five business days of the date of the PC hearing.  Appeal form is found at:

 

 Clark County Appeal Form

 

An appeal may be made in person at the Current Planning desk or by fax (702-455-3271).  Call Current Planning (455-4314) to find out how to file an appeal.  Help in filling an appeal may be obtained from the Southwest Action Network (SWAN).  You can contact SWAN at:

 

702-837-0244 · 702-837-0255 (fax)
email:   swan@lvswan.org

 

Note: If you ctrl+click on the blue underlined text it will take you to the detailed documents to explain the agenda item.

 

REGULAR BUSINESS

 

1.  Approve the Minutes for the meeting held on June 13, 2012.  APPROVED

2.  Approve the Agenda with any corrections, deletions or changes.  APPROVED

 

PUBLIC COMMENTS:    NONE

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:                  NONE

 

ADDITIONAL BUSINESS           NONE

 

ZONING AGENDA:

      SEE HOLDOVER APPLICATIONS and ATTACHMENT A

 

PUBLIC COMMENTS NONE

 

NEXT MEETING DATE:  July 11, 2012

ADJOURNMENT: 

 

ATTACHMENT A

 

07/17/12 PC

 

1.   UC-0267-12 – SILVERADO RANCH CENTRE, LLC:

      APPROVED Per staff conditions

USE PERMIT for a communication tower and associated uses.

 

WAIVER OF DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS to reduce the separation between 2 communication towers.

 

DESIGN REVIEW for a communication tower and supporting ground equipment in conjunction with a shopping center on a portion of 9.3 acres in a C-2 (General Commercial) Zone.  Generally located on the southwest corner of Maryland Parkway and Silverado Ranch Boulevard within Enterprise.  SS/mk/ml  (For possible action)

 

2.   VS-0278-12 – RHODES RANCH, G.P.:

      HELD by the applicant until July 11, 2012 TAB meeting

VACATE AND ABANDON a right-of-way (unnamed street) located between Fort Apache Road and Seeliger Street and between Ford Avenue (alignment) and Hidden Mountain Way in an R-2 (Medium Density Residential) P-C (Planned Community Overlay District) Zone in the Rhodes Ranch Master Planned Community within Enterprise (description on file).  SB/rk/xx  (For possible action)

 

3.   WS-0222-12 – LAS VEGAS PARTIES, LLC:

      APPROVED Per staff if approved conditions

WAIVER OF DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS to increase the height of an existing off-premise sign (billboard) above the height of a sound wall.

 

DESIGN REVIEW for an off-premise sign (billboard) on a portion of 0.7 acres in an M-1 (Light Manufacturing) (AE-60) Zone.  Generally located on the north side of Interstate 215, 300 feet east of Arville Street (alignment) within Enterprise.  SS/bk/ml  (For possible action)

 

This is a request to allow a billboard to be 39 feet above the sound wall where 25 ft. is the standard.  The billboard is located approximately 20 feet north of the sound wall.  Two factors influenced the TAB to recommend approval.  First, billboard was in place before the sound wall was constructed.  Second, is the curve in 215 and the sound wall effectively blocks half the sign.   With the increased height, part of the sign will be obstructed by a traffic advisory board.

 

4.   WS-0271-12 – BROOKS, ELIAS:

      APPROVED Per staff conditions

WAIVER OF DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS to reduce the rear setback for a proposed patio cover in conjunction with an existing single family residence on 0.2 acres in an R-2 (Medium Density Residential) P-C (Planned Community Overlay District) Zone in the Mountain’s Edge Master Planned Community.  Generally located on west side of Tamaruga Court, 225 feet north of Horizon Rock Avenue within Enterprise.  SB/rk/ml  (For possible action)

 

The applicant has obtained approval letters from the neighbors affected by the proposed patio cover.

 

5.   WS-0284-12 – RYLAND HOMES NEVADA, LLC:

      APPROVED Per staff conditions

WAIVER OF DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS to reduce the rear yard setback for 1 lot in conjunction with a single family subdivision on a portion of 52.0 acres in an R-2 (Medium Density Residential) P-C (Planned Community Overlay District) Zone in the Mountain’s Edge Master Planned Community.  Generally located on the southwest corner of Horizon Hyatt Avenue and Lake Carlton Street within Enterprise.  SB/rk/ml  (For possible action)

 

07/18/12 BCC

 

6.   UC-0384-08 (ET-0068-12) – FRESH & EASY PROPERTY COMPANY LLC, ET AL:

The TAB recommendations as follows:

APPROVE

·         Use Permit #1

·         Design Review for convenience store

DENY

·         Use permit # 2

·         Design review for automobile maintenance facility

USE PERMITS SECOND EXTENSION OF TIME to commence and review the following:

 

1) Reduce the separation from a convenience store to a residential use; and

2) Reduce the separation from an automobile maintenance facility to a residential use.

 

DESIGN REVIEW for a shopping center including a convenience store with gasoline sales and an automobile maintenance facility on 4.3 acres in a C-2 (General Commercial) Zone in the MUD-4 Overlay District.  Generally located on the southeast corner of Durango Drive and Blue Diamond Road within Enterprise. SB/mc/xx  (For possible action)

 

The TAB opinion is significant changes have occurred to the project since the 2006 application.  The original project was presented as two plots to form one project on 4.3 acres.  The approvals were based upon this being a unified project.  Today, it has broken into four separate parts each operating independently. This is not the project the original approvals were based upon. The area and this project have significantly changed over the last six years.

 

The Circle K project as made progress toward completion and its use permits and design review should be extended.  The applicant did not cover the automobile maintenance facility during the presentation.  When questioned by the TAB, the applicant admitted this element is an afterthought.  The automobile maintenance facility has no plans and was not shown on the current plot plans presented.  After six years, there should be progress toward project completion.  The TAB recommended the use permit and design review for the automobile maintenance facility be rescinded. 

 

7.   ZC-1346-06 (ET-0075-12) – FRESH & EASY PROPERTY COMPANY LLC, ET AL:

DENIED

ZONE CHANGE FIRST EXTENSION OF TIME to review the deferral of construction of full off-site improvements in conjunction with an approved shopping center on 4.3 acres in a C-2 (General Commercial) Zone in the MUD-4 Overlay District.  Generally located on the southeast corner of Durango Drive and Blue Diamond Road within Enterprise.  SB/mc/xx  (For possible action)

 

The TAB opinion is significant changes have occurred to the project since the 2006 application.  The original project was presented as two plots to form one project on 4.3 acres.  The approvals were based upon this being a single project.  Today, it has broken into four separate projects, each operating independently. This is not the unified project the original approvals were based upon. The area and this project have significantly changed over the last six years.

 

The original reasons for offsite deferral were the pending construction along Blue Diamond Rd. and waiting for NDOT curb cut approval.  NDOT has completed their current construction project on Blue Diamond in this area and the approvals for the curb cuts have been granted.  The traffic signal and utility boxes have been relocated to accommodate Durango improvements.  This has removed the reasons for offsite deferral.

 

Over the last six years, the traffic on Durango has increased significantly.  Today, there is still one lane   north bound.  This intersection needs to be improved to allow traffic to safely move through the area.  It was anticipated that Fresh and Easy would be built prior to Circle K.  That build out would have installed the Durango offsites.  It now appears the Circle K will be built first.  Circle K desires to access Durango without the offsites being complete.

 

The TAB is concerned that access to Durango without a full offsite build out is a safety hazard.  The original project would have required the offsites to be built on Durango when the first building went up.  The intent was for all businesses on the 4.3 acre site to access Durango.  Spitting the project into four separate units is an attempt to access Durango without the requirement or expense to build the Durango offsites.  This was not the intent of the original approval.  The TAB’s opinion is the original intent should be upheld. 

 

The Durango offsites must be built with the first project on the property.  At a minimum,  no access to Durango should be permitted until the Durango offsites are completed.

 

8.   VS-0290-12 - TORREY PINES-ERIE, LLC:

      APPROVED Per staff conditions

VACATE AND ABANDON a portion of right-of-way being Torrey Pines Drive located between Levi Avenue and Erie Avenue and a portion of right-of-way being Erie Avenue located between Torrey Pines Drive and El Camino Road (alignment) in an R-2 (Medium Density Residential) Zone within Enterprise (description on file).  sb/pb/xx  (For possible action)

 

9.   WS-0289-12 – TORREY PINES-ERIE, LLC:

      APPROVED Per staff conditions

WAIVERS OF DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS to allow modifications to standard drawings for public street sections in conjunction with a proposed single family residential subdivision on 10.0 acres in an R-2 (Medium Density Residential) Zone.

 

WAIVER OF CONDITIONS of a zone change (ZC-0923-03) requiring a 10 foot wide landscape buffer along Levi Avenue with 36 inch box Mondel pines, double row staggered, with 20 foot on center spacing.  Generally located on the east side of Torrey Pines Drive and the north side of Erie Avenue within Enterprise.  sb/pb/xx  (For possible action)

 

10. VS-0262-12 – NEVADA STATE BANK; ETAL:

      APPROVED Per staff conditions

VACATE AND ABANDON easements of interest to Clark County located between Blue Diamond Road and Meranto Avenue and Rainbow Boulevard and Montessori Street, and a portion of right-of-way being Serene Avenue located between Rainbow Boulevard and Montessori Street, and a portion of right-of-way being Rosanna Street located between Meranto Avenue and Blue Diamond Road in a C-2 (General Commercial) P-C (Planned Community Overlay District) Zone in the Mountain’s Edge Master Planned Community within Enterprise (description on file).  SB/rk/xx (For possible action)

 

11. ZC-0261-12 – NEVADA STATE BANK:

      APPROVED Per staff conditions

      ADD Current planning conditions

·        Pole lighting within 200 ft. of residential not to exceed 15 ft.

·        Design Review as a public hearing for signage

·        Design Review as a public hearing for significant changes to plans

·        Provide for left turn into and out of the property along Rainbow Blvd.

·        Provide for cross access at the northwest corner and southeast corner of the property

      DELETE Current Public Works condition # 3

      RECOMMENDED the local delivery area be moved as far east and north as possible

ZONE CHANGE to reclassify 2.0 acres from R-E (Rural Estates Residential) Zone to C-2 (General Commercial) P-C (Planned Community Overlay District) Zone.

USE PERMIT to reduce the separation from a single family detached residential development to a large scale retail building.

 

WAIVER OF DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS to increase screen wall height.

 

DESIGN REVIEW for a large scale retail building (Walmart) on 16.8 acres in a C-2 (General Commercial) P-C (Planned Community Overlay District) Zone in the Mountain’s Edge Master Planned Community.  Generally located on the south side of Blue Diamond Road and the west side of Rainbow Boulevard within Enterprise (description on file).  SB/rk/xx  (For possible action)

 

The TAB did not have the Public Works comments on this application until after the meeting started.

 

A large box store in this location will significantly alter the adjacent RNP character and be a significant impact on the residents.  It will slow RNP build out and possibly result in the RNP disappearance.  This discussion was set in motion ten years ago.  When Focus was negotiating with the RNP residents to include the RNP in the Mountains Edge Master Development Plan, they were told the commercial would be office professional.  At the same time, in November 2002, this land was zoned, at Focus’ request, for the most intense commercial use, C-2. The Resolution of Intent (conditional zone change) on these properties was extended administratively by the County staff in 2011. These actions have led to this application.

 

From a land use perspective, the Walmart is an appropriate use.  The fit into the neighborhood is another question.  The fit into the neighborhood was discussed, at length, by the TAB.

 

There is significant noise generated adjacent to the existing residential:

·         Trucks idling adjacent to residential.

o                    Walmart trucks drop their trailer, pick up an empty and leave.

o                    Local delivery trucks are in place longer.

·         Placement of loading zones for daily delivery along the southern boundary.

o                    Truck back up alarms.

·         Delivery hours.

o                    TAB opinion is this is not enforceable by the County.

o                    It would be up to store management to enforce.

·         Sound mitigation and buffering.

o                    Approval to build a decorative 8 foot high wall.

o                    Three landscape layers adjacent to residential.

§         Residents requested landscaping to extend along the southern boundary.

§         Ensure the ability to provide cross access to commercial property to the south along Rainbow.

·         Discussed use of materials to disperse sound, not included as a condition.

 

Traffic patterns on and off the site.

·         On site traffic pattern places trucks along southern border.

·         The effects of right in and right out on Rainbow.

o        Exiting truck traffic is forced to go south on Rainbow.

o        Potential traffic flow through the RNP is created with right in and right out only.

o        Currently exiting, north bound traffic would be forced south to Meranto, west to Montessouri, north to Blue Diamond, east to Rainbow, then north.

o        North bound traffic on Rainbow required doing a U-turn at Blue Diamond to enter Walmart.

·         Protected left turn in and out of the property is needed along Rainbow for good traffic flow.

·         Cross access is needed in the northwest corner and southeast corner to connect with future development.

·         Applicant stated the intention to provide crosses access with Terrible Herbst on the north east corner.

o        This access is also needed for traffic flow among businesses on this corner.

 

Building design

·         The building conforms to the Mountains Edge Development standards.

·         Elevations for the south face were not shown, may require some additional fenestration facing the adjacent residential.

 

Lighting

·         The Current Planning condition for site lighting is appropriate.

·         Additional condition to help prevent light spill over into the residential areas.  The TAB added the requirement for a 15 foot pole height within 200 feet of residential uses.

 

Property is in SID No. 142

·         TAB position is the applicant has and will contribute to the offsites via the SID No. 142 assessments.

·         The requirement for full offsites is a double payment.

 

Screening for mechanical equipment.

·         Residential properties to the west are significantly higher.

·         How well is the mechanical equipment screened from these residences?

·         Their site lines, for mechanical equipment, did not take into account the higher residences to the west.

·         Walmart representatives agreed to look at this issue.

 

Trail Questions

·         Trail ownership, easement and maintenance were not addressed in the staff agenda sheets.

·         The trail maintenance is not the responsibility of the Mountains Edge Master HOA along the Walmart property.

·         What agency will request the trail easement?

·         Is a development agreement needed for public access and maintenance?

·         Who are the entities responsible for different trail sections?

·         Is there a comprehensive plan for the establishment, building, easements, constructions and maintenance for the RNP buffer trail?

 

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David D. Chestnut, Sr.