540 COURT STREET, SUITE 104, ELKO, NV 89801 PH. (775)738-6816, FAX (775) 738-4581 ELKO COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 2017 5:15 P.M. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting of the Elko County Planning Commission was called to order by Chairman Hough at 5:15 PM on Thursday,, in suite 102 of the Nannini Administration Building, Elko, Nevada. ROLL CALL: Members Present: Absent : Others Present: John Kingwell, Supervisor/Planner Peggy Pierce-Fitzgerald, Planning Tech/GIS Operator Curtis Moore, District Attorney s Office PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Chairman Hough led the pledge of allegiance. APPROVAL OF MINUTES February 16, 2017 regular meeting minutes.
Page 2 MOTION: Commissioner Judd moved to approve the minutes from the February 16, 2017 meeting with the amendment from Commissioner Galyen, Commissioner Genseal seconded. Motion carried. COMMENTS BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC No comments NOTICE OF THE APPEAL PROCESS Chairman Hough advised every one of the appeal process. PRELIMINARY HEARINGS A. 17-2000-0002, Spring Creek Association: A preliminary hearing for a change of zoning from Open Space to Commercial-1, C1 General Commercial-Retail Districts; Group 1 for the purpose of future uses as allowed within the district per ECC 4-4-3. Request is submitted by the Spring Creek Association. Location: Spring Creek, Track 106D, Parcel C and Parcel D, Spring Creek Corporation File 72495. Located within the N ½ of Section 18, Township 33 North, Range 57 East, M.D.B. &M. General location is Parkchester Way near its intersection with Country Club Parkway in Spring Creek, NV. Applicant/ Owner: Spring Creek Association John Kingwell stated that Application 17-2000-0002, Spring Creek Association is ready to move forward to a public hearing on the April 20, 2017 meeting. E:\2017\ECPC Minutes.docx
Page 3 Chairman Hough asked for comments from the public. None MOTION: Commissioner Galyen made a motion to forward Application 17-2000-0002, Spring Creek Association, for a public hearing to the April 20, 2017 meeting, seconded by Commissioner Judd. Motion passed. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. 17-1500-0001, Spring Creek Lamoille Master Plan Workshop, A public workshop hearing for a proposed change to the Spring Creek Lamoille Master Plan, Plan Area 3, specific to Parcel "C" and Parcel "D" of Tract 106 D in Spring Creek. Said action requested is a change of zoning designation from Open Space to Commercial 1. Request is submitted by the Spring Creek Association. Location: Spring Creek, Track 106D, Parcel C and Parcel D, Spring Creek Corporation File 72495. Located within the N ½ of Section 18, Township 33 North, Range 57 East, M.D.B. &M. General location is Parkchester Way near its intersection with Country Club Parkway in Spring Creek, NV. Applicant and Owner: Spring Creek Association. John Kingwell presented the staff report for the Application 17-1500-0001, Spring Creek Lamoille Master Plan, Plan Area 3. Mr. Kingwell stated that the Application 17-1500-0001, is ready to move forward to the Elko County Commissioners to change the zoning classification. Chairman Hough asked for comments from the applicant. Christine Austin-Preston, Spring Creek Association representative wanted to make comment regarding the acreage on the staff report needed to be corrected. E:\2017\ECPC Minutes.docx
Page 4 Commissioner Galyen asked Mr. Kingwell how he could tie this application in with the preliminary hearing. John Kingwell stated that these parcels are in the Spring Creek Lamoille Master Plan with a different designation, other than what is requested. He stated that there are two public hearings that are required for the change of zoning, also the Spring Creek Lamoille Master Plan has to be reopened and it has to be looked at. Then it has to be approved or disapproved by the County Commission before the public hearing, for the change of zoning to take place. Commissioner Galyen asked if they are opening the master plan up tonight to talk about it or to pave the way for the preliminary hearing next month. Mr. Kingwell stated that we are discussing moving a recommendation forward to the County Commission who actually makes the decision. Chairman Hough asked for comments from the public. None MOTION: Commissioner Judd made a motion that based upon the above stated analysis and findings, staff recommends that a recommendation to approve the change of zoning designation on Parcels C and D, of Tract 106D, of the Spring Creek Subdivision, from Open Space to Commercial 1, be forwarded to the Elko County Commission, seconded by Commissioner Galyen. Motion passed. B. 17-4000-0001, Sierra Pacific Power Company dba NV Energy: A conditional use application for the addition of a 60 foot telecommunications tower to the property that is the current site of the Coyote Substation and existing telecommunications facilities. The new telecommunications tower will be used to provide communications between Coyote substation and the existing Stoney Point Telecommunications site. Location: A 34.759 acre portion of land located within the SE1/4 of Section 10, Township 37 North, Range 49 East, M.D.B. &M., as shown on that Record of Survey of a Boundary Line Adjustment for NV Energy and Dean A. & Sharon L. Rhoads, as Parcel 2 with File No. 709404, as filed in the Office of the Elko County Recorder. Commonly known as the Coyote Creek Substation location. E:\2017\ECPC Minutes.docx
Page 5 Applicant & Owner: Sierra Pacific Power Company dba NV Energy John Kingwell presented the staff report for Application 17-4000-0001, Sierra Pacific Power Company dba NV Energy. Chairman Hough asked for comments from the applicant. Mark Sullivan with NV Energy stated that they have reviewed the staff report and they agree with all of the conditions. Commissioner Judd asked Mark Sullivan how tall the towers that are out there. Mark Sullivan stated that the original tower had an addition on it and it is 165 feet tall now. He said that the tailings from the mine have expanded and has risen up again, so they want to stay on their own property and putting up a repeater so it will go around the tailings. Commissioner Genseal asked Mark Sullivan if it was an addition to the 165 foot tower. Mark Sullivan told Commissioner Genseal that it wasn t an addition. Commissioner Genseal asked him how long he thinks that this tower will service the needs out there. Mark Sullivan stated that he thinks this should run forever. It will depend on the mining plan. Based on the plan that they had, this was the solution. Chairman Hough asked for comments from the public. None MOTION: Commissioner Judd moved to approve staff report 17-4000-0001, Conditional Use, Sierra Pacific Power Company dba NV Energy, with staff s recommendations, conditions and findings, seconded by Commissioner Hartley. Motion passed. E:\2017\ECPC Minutes.docx
Page 6 C. 17-4000-0002, Moore, Samuel L. & Kendra: Commissioner Hartley stated that she has a business relationship with Steve Billat. Curtis Moore stated that since Steve Billat is not the applicant, and only the builder, then Commissioner Hartley is ok to participate. A conditional use permit to allow for a physical therapy clinic and future associated uses within a Commercial-2, Highway Services and Tourist Commercial (C2) zoned district as per ECC 4-4-5 (B) 7. Location: Lot 4 of Block 2 as shown on the Map of Spring Creek Corporation Tract 106-D filed in the office of the Elko County Recorder, Elko, Nevada, as File No. 72495. Located in the North ½ Section 18, Township 33 North, Range 57 East M.D.B.&M. Physical Address is 250 Country Club Parkway in Spring Creek, NV. Applicant and Owner: Moore, Samuel L. & Kendra John Kingwell presented the staff report for Application 17-4000-0002, Samuel L. & Kendra Moore. Chairman Hough asked for comments from the applicant. Samuel Moore introduced himself as the owner of the lot along with his wife. He stated that he is a physical therapist. Commissioner Galyen stated that he had seen in his request that he was asking for a conditional use for: 1. to have a physical therapy office there; 2. you want to provide housing for clinical patients and students. Commissioner Galyen commented that the housing wasn t a provision covered under C2 zoning. He asked Samuel Moore what kind of housing he was talking about. Samuel Moore stated that the project listed here is a long term plan. The housing will not be something they do right off the bat. He stated that the clinic is his phase one of the project. He said that they have found that it is a challenge to have licensed medical professionals and attract them to the area. So he wanted to propose to have two small studio apartments so he could have students from surrounding universities, Salt Lake City, Utah and Las Vegas, Nevada, come and do clinical rotations here to expose them to the community. And then in turn provide them a place to stay during their 3 or 6 month rotation. Also to provide a scholarship to them and then to be able to offer them a job once they graduate. John Kingwell stated that under permitted uses, item 10, it states motel, motor hotel, with gaming. He stated that we are looking at a small apartment complex for temporary housing. Samuel Moore stated that most students when they are on rotation, it s usually about 3 to 6 months. Commissioner Judd asked if it was a residency type. Samuel Moore stated yes it was. E:\2017\ECPC Minutes.docx
Page 7 Commissioner Hartley asked if they would be charged. Samuel Moore commented that they may, but at a significantly reduced amount. He stated that this is a way to attract people out of the area to provide medical services to our community. Commissioner Judd asked Samuel Moore how long is it for residency. Samuel stated that for a physical therapist, it is a full year of residency and is divided into 3 or 4 rotations. Commissioner Larason asked Samuel Moore if this is similar to what Winnemucca Hospital does where they provide an apartment to the students so they don t have to drive far. Samuel Moore stated yes. Commissioner Judd asked Samuel Moore if University of Nevada and Utah are going to accept residency over here. Samuel Moore stated yes. Chairman Hough asked for comments from the public. None Commissioner Galyen asked John Kingwell if all the buildings that they are planning on putting onto this parcel will fit and questioned the septic tank rules. John stated that Utilities Inc. will service that parcel and there will not be a septic on site. John stated that they can develop with any uses that are suitable in the C2 district and those conditional uses if this board grants them. They do have to meet several criteria. If they get to the point that they put the clinic and the out building on the parcel and they don t have room for the hotel, then they won t build the hotel. MOTION: Commissioner Hartley moved to approve Conditional Use Application 17-4000-0002, Samuel L. & Kendra Moore, with staff s recommendations, conditions and findings, seconded by Commissioner Larason. Motion passed. OTHER BUSINESS None E:\2017\ECPC Minutes.docx
Page 8 STAFF UPDATE AND COMMISSIONERS COMMENTS John Kingwell stated that he would like to report to the board that changes to the Spring Creek Lamoille Master Plan for last meetings hearing was approved and is moving forward. Commissioner Galyen asked John Kingwell if there were any applicants for the vacant position. John Kingwell stated that we don t have any and it is going back out to advertise. Commissioner Judd commented that the County Commissioner s circumvented the Planning Commission regarding the Hoop Houses. John Kingwell stated that they did not. They just discussed the Hoop Houses for the building code. He stated that they are going to wave building applications and fees for the structures. He stated that they haven t addressed Elko County code changes yet. He commented that he doesn t have any information on it yet. Discussion on Hoop Houses continued. Commissioner Genseal commented that he thinks they need to revisit the issue about the sale of marijuana in the county. He stated that Douglas County Commission just put a ban on selling recreational marijuana in the county. He stated that Henderson also implemented a 6 month ban on it. John Kingwell commented that they have been following it and waiting for direction. COMMENTS BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC None ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 6:13 pm Minutes Clerk: Date Approved: Peggy Pierce-Fitzgerald May 18, 2017 (Staff Reports are available on the Elko County website at: http://www.elkocountynv.nt/meetings/board_of_commissioners/index.html) E:\2017\ECPC Minutes.docx