County approves RV park minus artificial lake

Nye County Commissioners on Tuesday finally approved a rezoning and master plan amendment for a recreational vehicle park, but without the planned three-acre artificial lake.

Commissioner Frank Carbones motion was to rezone 17 of the 55 acres owned by American Eagle RV and Resorts as neighborhood commercial for the RV park and the remainder general commercial. The company was given a master plan amendment changing the entire 55 acres from mixed use and low density residential to general commercial.

American Eagle has plans for an Alzheimers care facility, a senior center, medical professional space and retail space, in addition to the 213-slip RV park.

The Pahrump Regional Planning Commission originally voted to deny the applications by a 5-2 vote Aug. 13. County commissioners Sept. 16 remanded the application back to the planning commission for reconsideration, after the applicants were supposed to discuss it with the Nye County Water Board and the county didnt have information about the planned improvements to the rest of the property. One of the requirements was that developers acquire three acre feet of water rights to every acre foot used and relinquish the other two acre feet to the Nevada Division of Water Resources.

The Planning Commission recommended denying the project at a follow-up meeting Oct. 15. County commissioners Nov. 12 voted to table the item until Tuesdays meeting.

CivilWise Services, which is representing American Eagle, said Leslie Street is a designated truck route with other commercial businesses. Visitors from California would travel up Highway 372 to Leslie Street, those from Highway 160 would travel three miles down Wilson Road. The traffic impact report estimates daily traffic of 1,150 to 1,500 vehicles per day, a figure the planning department said was vastly underestimated when including a proposed restaurant, retail shops and other establishments. American Eagle proposes to pave Wilson Road through their property, completing a portion between Leslie Street and Happy Lane.

CivilWise Services President Dave Richards said they still have to submit an application for a conditional use permit for the RV park. But he expressed impatience with all the meetings, saying, we got a leap frog thing going on that we cant seem to recover from.

The water board suggested the acquisition of three acre feet of water rights for each acre foot used, a standard Commissioner Lorinda Wichman was told would apply to all projects from now on, to help balance the number of acre feet of water rights on record in the Pahrump Basin more in line with the actual water available.

American Eagle will be allowed to build up to 12 RV slips per acre. But Richards unsuccessfully asked for the right to submit a water development plan showing actual water used and water that goes back into the hydrographic basin, prior to the three-to-one water right relinquishment. Consultants said water usage doesnt count recycled water for landscaping.

Its still a substantial amount of water thats going to be dedicated to the state but its on calculated, determined water use projections, Richards said.

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