ENTERPRISE TAB WATCH

Results

July 30, 2014

 

The Zoning Agenda items will be heard on the following dates:

 

Planning Commission 7:00 P.M., Tuesday, August 19, 2014.

Board of County Commissioners 9:00 A.M., Wednesday, August 20, 2014.

 

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 July 9, 2014.  APPROVED

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

1. Items on the agenda may be taken out of order.

2. The Town Advisory Board may combine two or more agenda items for consideration.

 

The following zoning applications are companion applications and will be heard together:

8.    TM-0103-14 - ROBINSON, JAMES & DONNA

13.  ZC-0597-14 – ROBINSON, JAMES & DONNA

 

3. The Town Advisory Board may remove an item from the agenda or delay discussion relating to an item at any time.

 

Zoning item #7, TM-0102-14 - DRB HOLDINGS, LLC, ET AL, has been held per request of the applicant until the August 13, 2014 TAB meeting.

 

PUBLIC COMMENTS:

 

Notice of Neighborhood Meeting – Pre application meeting:

Thursday, July 31, 2014, 6:00 pm,

4565 West Post Road, Las Vegas, NV 89118

(Old Floor Designs of Nevada Offices)

To receive input from neighboring businesses regarding a proposed Pic-A-Part Yard at the subject location.

 

Enterprise Land Use Plan Update Open House

August 4, 2014

Windmill Library

7060 W. Windmill Ln.,

3:30 to 7:30 PM

 

RNP Meeting Sponsored by Commissioner Brager

August 7, 2014

Desert Breeze Community Center

8275 Spring Mountain Road

6:00 to 8:00 PM

 

Enterprise Land Use Plan Update Public Hearings

All hearings at:

Clark County Government Center

Commission Chambers

500 S. Grand Central Pky.

Las Vegas NV 89155-1712

 

Enterprise Town Advisory Board

August 13, 2014, 6:00 pm – area west of Decatur

August 14, 2014, 6:00 pm – area east of Decatur

 

Planning Commission      September 16, 2014, 7:00 PM

 

Board of County Commissioners      October 22, 2014, 9:00 AM

 

Call for a volunteer representative and an alternate from Enterprise to serve on the Clark County Community Development Advisory committee (CDAC) for the County's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.  TAB will take applications during August and nominate representatives at the August 27, 2014 TAB meeting.

 

ADDITIONAL BUSINESS:

 

1.       Liaison update TAB on budget requests from prior fiscal year. (For possible action.)

 

Enterprise 2013/2014 Budget Request Update

 

·         Complete the intersection at Jones and Blue Diamond

o    Design will start mid-2015, need UPRR agreement, construction is anticipated in mid-2017

·         Build-out Cactus from Buffalo to Durango

o    Project is currently not on any design list

·         Complete the Durango Drive intersection south of Blue Diamond. Only 1 of 7 entrances to Mountains Edge from Blue Diamond Road is fully built-out.

o    NDOT is currently making some improvements at the intersection. Clark County Public Works will look to do some widening on the south leg when they are done. Currently CCPW are working on Durango, Blue Diamond to Windmill as an SID and plan to have that under construction in mid-2015. Further improvements to south leg may happen with this project.

·         Connect Agate from any point west of Melrose Park St. to previous Jones/Oleta intersection with 32 feet of paving

o    CCPW will look at options for this with Jones/Blue Diamond request above

·         Decatur built-out to 4 lanes between Warm Spring to Blue Diamond

o    Decatur, Cactus to Warm Springs - CCPW just started design. Construction should commence in late 2015.

·         Jones built-out to 4 lanes between Blue Diamond to Erie/Shinnecock Hills

o    Jones, Cactus to Blue Diamond —programmed for design in 2015, construction in 2016

·         Durango built-out to 4 lanes between Blue Diamond to Shelbourne

o    Currently CCPW are working on Durango, Blue Diamond to Windmill as an SID and plan to have that under construction in mid-2015.

·         Review and rework the drainage on Camero between Durango to Tomsik.

o    CCPW will look into further

·         Enterprise Community Center & Enterprise Senior Center

o    Clark County Real Property Management has no funding, so no update unless the projects are funded. (JS) Unfunded projects for Park District 2 include Silverado Ranch Park Phase II ($24,475,630) which consists of a 45,000 sf recreation/senior center and renovations of existing park.

·         Neighborhood park in the area bounded by Decatur, Silverado Ranch, Jones and Blue Diamond.

o    Park District 4 unfunded projects include parks at Cactus and Torrey Pines, Le Baron and Rainbow, Pyle and Jones, Pyle and Lindell.

 

2.       TAB discuss and take public input regarding suggestions for next funding year budget requests. (For possible action.)  Continued to the August 27 TAB meeting.

 

ZONING AGENDA:

 

08/06/14 BCC

 

1.         UC-0541-14 – DARUL-IMAN ETHIOPIAN MUSLIM COMMUNITY, INC:

DENIED 4-1 (Chestnut nay)

 

USE PERMIT for a place of worship.

 

WAIVERS OF DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS for the following:

 

1) Reduce parking;

2) Waive or provide alternative screening and landscape buffering;

3) Waive architectural design standards (wood shake roof);

4) Reduce drive aisle width;

5) Reduce setback from a trash enclosure to a residential use;

6) Reduce driveway design standards in accordance with Clark County’s Uniform Standard Drawings; and

7) Waive full off-site improvements (partial paving, curb, gutter, sidewalk, and streetlights) along Warm Springs Road and Hinson Street.

 

DESIGN REVIEW to convert an existing single family residence to a place of worship on 0.5 acres in an R-E (Rural Estates Residential) (RNP-I) Zone.  Generally located on the north side of Warm Springs Road and the east side of Hinson Street within Enterprise.  SS/dg/xx  (For possible action)

 

PREVIOUS ACTION

Enterprise TAB July 9, 2014: HELD (5-0) to the July 30, 2014 TAB meeting per request of the applicant: The applicant did not have plot plan (Previously heard)

 

The neighborhood comments on this application are:  (65 neighbors at the first meeting and 45 neighbors at this hearing.)

·     There is general support for the Use Permit.

·     There is general opposition to the Waivers of Development Standards and Design Review.

·     Property is too small for the intended use

·     Too many waivers.

·     Concerned about the future expansion and possible overflow parking.

·     Traffic safety compromised with driveway too close to corner.

·     Insufficient landscaping for buffering.

 

The applicant was not well prepared for the hearing.  The plot plan presented was not reviewed by the staff and did not have sufficient measurements to make meaningful conclusions.  In addition, this plan has not been reviewed by the staff.  The applicant initially stated only three waivers were needed.  Upon TAB review it was determined that at least five waivers would be required for this application.

 

Several individuals in favor of the application indicated the intended use is as a community center.  This is a separate use with different standards which added to the confusion in the hearing. 

 

The staff found the following “the establishment of a place of worship at this location, adjacent to an arterial street, is consistent with all Title 30 provisions, but has concerns regarding the site, excessive number of waivers of development standards, and other elements of the project. Those concerns will be addressed with the waiver of development standards and design review portion of this request.”  The TAB opinion is there is not sufficient room on this property to apply significant mitigation measures to make the waivers acceptable.  The other places of worship in the area have complied with Title 30 requirements and blend into the neighborhood. 

 

The TAB opinion is the property is too small for the intended use as evidenced by the number of waivers required. Two areas that could impact the design lacked sufficient information to approve the presented design.  Those areas are the commercial septic requirements (larger septic field maybe needed) and compliance with the fire and building codes.  Compliance with those codes may require a new design for the property.

 

There was some confusion over the road standards waiver.  A number of individuals’ present believed the waiver would relieve the applicant of any financial responsibility for the roads.  This not the case, the waiver would only delays paying for the roads until the roads are developed by the County.  The applicant would be required to sign a restrictive convent to pay for the road when required by the County.

 

One TAB member believed the Use Permit should have been granted with the Waivers of Development Standards and Design Review turned down.

 

08/19/14 PC

 

2.       UC-0586-14 – CHURCH BAPTIST CHINESE, INC., ET AL:

          APPROVED per staff conditions

 

USE PERMIT for a place of worship.

 

WAIVER OF DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS to reduce parking on 2.2 acres in an M-D (Design Manufacturing) Zone in the MUD-3 Overlay District.  Generally located on the south side of Ford Avenue and the west side of Lindell Road within Enterprise.  SB/jvm/ml  (For possible action)

 

3.       UC-0598-14 – 2010-1 CRE NV-INDUSTRIAL, LLC:

APPROVED per staff conditions and,

ADD Current Planning conditions:

   Outside storage items cannot be stacked higher than the surrounding wall.

   Design Review as a public hearing for lighting.

 

USE PERMIT to allow a portion of an outside storage yard in front of the building.

 

DESIGN REVIEW for an outside storage yard in conjunction with a partially constructed office/warehouse building on 5.0 acres in an M-D (Designed Manufacturing) Zone within the MUD-3 and CMA Design Overlay Districts.  Generally located on the southeast corner of Badura Avenue and Redwood Street within Enterprise.  SS/dg/ml  (For possible action)

 

There is a pending residential application on the west side of redwood.  With the residential potential, there should be a design reviews for lighting and signage as these items may affect the proposed residential.  The CMA design standards require a design review for signage.  The TAB added the condition for a design review for lighting.

 

4.       VC-0585-14 – LUZICH, MICHAEL:

DENIED per staff “If Approved” conditions

 

VARIANCES for the following:

 

1) Allow an accessory structure (perimeter wall) prior to the principal use (single family residence); and

2) Increased wall height

 

on 0.6 acres in an R-2 (Medium Density Residential) P-C (Planned Community Overlay District) Zone in the Southern Highlands Master Planned Community.  Generally located 400 feet south of Highlander Golf Lane and 450 feet west of Oakland Hills Drive on Quintessa Circle within Enterprise.  SB/rk/ml  (For possible action)

 

The increase wall height is not consistent with the neighborhood.  A neighbor testified that the other homes in the area have 4 foot wall required by the code.  The applicant’s diagram showed four feet of fill with four feet of retaining wall.  The staff report indicated the finished grade is the same on both sides of the wall.  This inconsistence was not resolved by the applicant’s representative. 

 

The applicant does have permission from the Southern highlands architectural committee for the increased wall height. 

 

The TAB agreed with the staff analysis which stated: “Since the property line adjacent to the street frontage is over 225 feet in length, and 2 to 4 feet higher than a standard block wall, staff finds the increased wall height would be inconsistent with the neighboring properties and could be visually detrimental to the area since there will be no open front yard to this lot. Additionally, staff has found no showing of legal hardship or practical difficulty to justify the variance as required by Code. It is incumbent upon the applicant to prove a legal hardship or practical difficulty at this time.”

 

The TAB agreed with the staff position and the neighbor against this application.

 

5.         VS-0575-14 – GREYSTONE NEVADA, LLC:

APPROVED per staff conditions

 

VACATE AND ABANDON drainage easements of interest to Clark County located between Southern Highlands Parkway and Interstate 15, and between Robert Trent Jones Boulevard (alignment) and the on-ramp for Southern Highlands Parkway within Enterprise (description on file).  SB/rk/ml (For possible action)

 

6.       WS-0593-14 – HARMONY MESA VERDE I, LLC:

DENIED per staff “If Approved” conditions

 

WAIVER OF DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS to reduce the rear yard setback on 5.0 acres in an R-2 (Medium Density Residential) Zone.  Generally located on the southwest corner of Robindale Road and Hauck Street within Enterprise.  SS/jvm/ml  (For possible action)

 

The TAB recommendation is this setback reduction should not be approved.

 

This is a case where the product is too big for the lot size being planned.  A second floor overhang of 4.4 feet set back from the rear property line leaves no real usable area in the backyard.  The interior lots with adjoining back yards would have less than 9 feet of total separation between the second floors.  This is distance too small and may not comply with the fire codes. 

 

08/20/14 BCC

 

7.         TM-0102-14 - DRB HOLDINGS, LLC, ET AL:

HELD by the applicant to the August 13, 2014 TAB meeting

 

TENTATIVE MAP consisting of 174 single family residential lots and common lots on 25.3 acres in an R-2 (Medium Density Residential) Zone in the CMA Design and MUD-3 Overlay Districts.  Generally located on the south side of Badura Avenue and the west side of Redwood Street within Enterprise.  SS/dg/ml  (For possible action)

 

8.       TM-0103-14 - ROBINSON, JAMES & DONNA:

APPROVED per staff conditions

 

TENTATIVE MAP consisting of 29 single family residential lots and common lots on 5.0 acres in an R-2 (Medium Density Residential) Zone.  Generally located on the west side of El Capitan Way and the north side of Le Baron Avenue within Enterprise.  SB/dg/ml  (For possible action)

 

 9.        WS-0572-14 – MILLER, THOMAS T. AND JUDITH E.:

APPROVED per staff “If Approved” conditions and,

STRIKE Public Works – Development Review condition:

ADD condition:

         Bond extension for 3 years.

 

WAIVER OF DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS to appeal the administrative denial of an off-site improvement bond extension of time in conjunction with a residential subdivision in an R-E (Rural Estates Residential) Zone.  Generally located on the north side of Dancing Winds Place, 625 feet west of Southern Highlands Parkway within Enterprise.  SB/rk/ml  (For possible action)

 

The original offsite bond was obtained in March 2005 and extended six times.  The applicant has recently repurchased the last parcel owned by another individual.  The indication is the applicant is not interested in developing the vacant lots at this time or in the near future.  They prefer not to have neighbors at this time.

 

The offsites have been constructed.  The county cut list for acceptance on a private road has not been completed.  The TAB opinion is the applicant should be given additional time for two reasons.  First, the applicant and his family are the only people using the private road at this time.  Second, is to give the applicant additional time to find a solution other than extending the bond.  One possibility is to remap the subdivision to a single lot.

 

10.     WS-0599-14 – KB HOME LV CACTUS BERMUDA, LLC:

APPROVE Waiver of Development Standards 1a for lots 30, 31, & 32;

APPROVE Waiver of Development Standards 1b not to exceed 36 lots;

ADD Current Planning condition:

   Lots 30 & 31 to be single story homes;

APPROVE  Design Review

Per staff "If Approved" conditions

Motions PASSED

 

WAIVER OF DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS to reduce setbacks in conjunction with a single family residential development on 21.9 acres in an R-D (Suburban Estates Residential) Zone.

 

DESIGN REVIEW for a single family residential development.  Generally located on the northwest corner of Cactus Avenue and Bermuda Road within Enterprise.  SS/al/ml  (For possible action)

 

The purpose of this request is to allow for an additional garage option to the proposed homes.  The standard product has a two or three car garage.  This waiver would allow a three or four car garage home.  The addition of another garage reduces side setback.  The TAB is reluctant to grant blanked waivers.  The applicant suggested the waivers restrictions and the TAB agreed with those limits. 

 

One item that was agreed to between the developer and the neighbors was the single story homes on lots 30 and 31.  However this was not included in earlier approvals.  The Design Review on this application allowed the TAB to add the condition for single story homes on lots 30 and 31.

 

11.       WS-0601-14 – SOUTHWEST REALTY HOLDINGS, LLC:

APPROVED per staff conditions

 

WAIVERS OF DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS for the following: 

 

1) Increase the height of a freestanding sign; and

2) Permit a roof sign.

 

DESIGN REVIEW for a comprehensive sign plan in conjunction with an automobile dealership  on 6.5 acres in a C-2 (General Commercial) Zone and a C-2 (General Commercial)  (AE-60) Zone in the CMA Design and MUD-3 Overlay Districts.  Generally located on the southwest corner of Roy Horn Way and Redwood Street within Enterprise.  SS/al/ml  (For possible action)

 

12.       ZC-0596-14 – HARRISON KEMP & JONES 401 PLAN:

APPROVE Zone Change;

DENY Design Review;

ADD Current Planning condition:

         Provide cross access to commercial properties to the west and north if compatible uses are established.

Motion PASSED

 

ZONE CHANGE to reclassify 2.5 acres from R-E (Rural Estates Residential) Zone to C-1 (Local Business) Zone for a retail center.

 

DESIGN REVIEW for a retail center.  Generally located on the north side of Cactus Avenue, 340 feet east of Valley View Boulevard within Enterprise (description on file).  SB/al/ml  (For possible action)

 

The zone change is appropriate for this property.  The property is surrounded by parcels planned for neighborhood commercial.  The parcel to the west is on the corner of Cactus and Valley View.  With the Cactus interchange completion the Cactus/Valley View intersection is very desirable a commercial site. The TAB opinion is cross access to the west and to the north is essential to the future development this corner.  Because the inline building blocks the entire west property line, the design review was denied.  The suggestion was made to move the building to the east property line will be examined by the applicant.

 

13.       ZC-0597-14 – ROBINSON, JAMES & DONNA:

APPROVED per staff conditions and,

ADD Current Planning condition:

         Comply with Mountains Edge Master Plan architectural color palette and lighting standards.

 

ZONE CHANGE to reclassify 5.0 acres from R-E (Rural Estates Residential) Zone to R-2 (Medium Density Residential) Zone.

 

DESIGN REVIEW for a single family residential development.  Generally located on the west side of El Capitan Way and the north side of Le Baron Avenue within Enterprise (description on file).  SB/dg/ml  (For possible action)

 

This is an out parcel and a good in fill project.  The applicant had agreed to use the Mountains Edge landscape standards along the public roads.  The TAB has constantly recommended the in fill projects use Mountains Edge Master Plan architectural color palette and lighting standards.  This will help keep a consistent look through the master plan area.

 

PUBLIC COMMENTS:                 NONE

 

NEXT MEETING DATEs:

August 13, 2014, 6:00 pm

Clark County Government Center

Commission Chambers

500 S. Grand Central Pky.

Las Vegas NV 89155-1712

 

August 14, 2014, 6:00 pm

Clark County Government Center

Commission Chambers

500 S. Grand Central Pky.

Las Vegas NV 89155-1712

 

ADJOURNMENT: 

 

The statements, opinions and observations expressed in this document are solely those of the author.  The opinions stated in this document are not the official position of any government board, organization or group.  The project descriptions, ordinances board/commission results are reproduced from publicly available Clark County Records. This document may be freely distributed and reproduced as long as the author’s content is not altered.  Additional comments maybe added.  Additional comments must be clearly attributed to the author of those comments and published or reproduced with the document.  The additional comments author’s affiliation with any government board, organization or group must be clearly identified.  This attribution statement must accompany any distribution of this document.

David D. Chestnut, Sr.