| 2/3/2021 |
Clark County Zoning Commission
| Approved
Agenda note: SUBJECT MATTER/RECOMMENDATION: In the matter of the recommendation of the Planning Commission that the Board approve the aforementioned described application of Durango Plaza Holdings, LLC & Durango Plaza Holdings II, LLC (Hamid Moradi) for holdover appeal amended use permits, waivers of development standards, and design reviews (as indicated on the ATTACHED agenda item) (held from January 19, 2021) (appealed by multiple neighbors):
REPRESENTATIVE(S): Present
SPEAKER(S): Present
DISCUSSION: Following introduction of the item, the Board was addressed by staff who advised that the application was approved by the Planning Commission, and appealed by neighbors.
The Board was addressed by Jay Brown, the applicant’s representative, who joined the project following the Enterprise Town Board meeting; advised of meeting with the applicant and the applicant’s architect; developed a new site plan; worked with Public Works; the applicant withdrew waivers of development standards Nos. 1, 2, and 3 and homeowners expressed concerns regarding issues including the lack of opportunities to review the site plans at the Planning Commission meeting; the application was approved with conditions by the Planning Commission; several neighborhood meetings were held between the Planning Commission meeting and the Board of County Commission meeting; the site was zoned C-1 in 2012 prior to the homeowners moving into the community; similar developments were located in close proximity; and advised of the following conditions requested by neighbors: increase the six foot wall separating the properties to eight feet; the four adjacent neighbors will choose appropriate trees, per code, to be planted by the applicant on the northern border; all lighting will be shielded per code, and lighting will be shown to the neighbors for input prior to being purchased; neighbors will provide input prior to the signage request being submitted by the applicant; and requested approval from the Board with the additional conditions listed above.
The Board was then addressed by Lebene Ohene, the applicant’s representative, who advised that the original site plan submitted to the Town Board included several waivers, and further advised of working with the developer to revise the site plan and address concerns; waivers of development standards Nos. 4 and 5 were requested due to the lot size; advised of working with Public Works; discussed lot coverage and zoning for adjacent sites.
Antonio Trillo, Pamela Rieger, Scott Hevle, Julia Hevle, Vicki Bosnjakovic, Kimberly Stein, Adriana Ybarra-Rojas, Amelie Major, Lisa Cooper, Terry Kang, Milan Kesic, and Amy de la Cruz spoke regarding areas of concern including consistency within the community, increased noise and light pollution, loitering, increased traffic, additional trucks delivering supplies, homelessness, lack of need for an additional convenience store and gas station, increased crime, lack of communication from the applicant, and reduced access to the residential developments.
The applicant’s representative spoke regarding neighbor’s concerns and advised that a traffic study will be conducted.
Commissioner Jones advised that the parcel was zoned commercial in 2012, which was a conforming zone change in compliance with the master plan; the parcel was never in the RNP (Rural Neighborhood Preservation); located adjacent to Durango Drive and Pebble Road which were both arterial streets, and was in conformance with Policy 7.5; the original zone change was approved for a 25,000 square foot commercial shopping center, the current proposal was for 8,600 square feet divided between two structures to the west was Durango Drive, a major arterial road, which was recently widened and improved, including the construction of a stoplight; to the southwest was an apartment complex, high-density residential, storage facility, and a bar; directly to the east was a 2.5 acre parcel owned by Clark County Aviation and residential developments zoned R-E and R-1, all constructed and sold from 2012 to 2017, after the zone change to commercial; the neighbors directly adjacent to the project advised the developer of support with the additional conditions; the applicant held a neighborhood meeting, the item was heard at the Planning Commission hearing, and the appeal was held from the previous Board meeting for neighbors to discuss concerns with the applicant’s representative; and further advised that the item before the Board was a conforming zone change, located on a major roadway, with minimal waiver requests, and the applicant addressed staff’s concerns and worked with the adjacent neighbors. | Pass |
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