County staff explained how residents can effectively participate in land use decisions by tying their public comments to specific Clark County Code criteria rather than expressing general grievances. The presentation outlined the differences between Type 2 administrative reviews and Type 3 public hearings for projects like subdivisions and high-density multi-family developments. Staff also detailed how zoning regulations, privacy buffers, environmental impacts, and transportation concurrency are evaluated during the project approval and appeals processes.
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Clark County Community Development Learning Lab · Mar 19, 2026 · 22:45–22:53 · Watch on CVTV ↗
Keywords: zoning plat subdivision concurrency density
What was said
21:45 And then when you're done asking your question, you'll press the button again to re-mute the mic. In general terms, what's the difference between the Type 2 and the Type 3? Type 3s go to hearings, and Type 2s don't. That's the main difference. They both get public notice, but staff make the decision on Type 2. And then a hearings examiner makes the decision on a Type 3. Staff just recommends a decision to the examiner, and the examiner can take it or leave it. They can add conditions, or they can remove them. OK. So what projects would be between a 2 and a 3? So a subdivision, which is 10 or more lots in the urban area, would be a Type 3, would automatically go to a hearing.
22:43 Nine or less lots in the urban area would be a short plat, which a staff would make a decision on. OK, so we're automatic. 10 or more. Most of your commercial site plans would be a Type 2, where staff would make the decision. In the case of uses that require a conditional use permit, those can often go to a hearing if staff decides that their impact's great enough to require a hearing, rather than do the Type 2A, where they only do a hearing if somebody requests one. I can give you more detail on that, if you want. I could read code for quite a while on the differences, but I'm trying to touch on the main parts for you. This is the research queen. She's been reading code, not me. That's the way you make impactful comments. And these are just sort of general things. We briefly described what we have going on in our community. But you mentioned two things that caught my attention.
23:42 One was reduced privacy, and one was environmental under light and glare. So what does reduced privacy mean in code?
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direct keyword 22:45–22:53 zoning, plat, subdivision, concurrency, density
s, or they can remove them. OK. So what projects would be between a 2 and a 3? So a subdivision, which is 10 or more lots in the urban area, would be a Type 3, would automatically go to a hearing. Nine or less lots in the urban area would be a short plat, which a staff would make a decision on. OK, so we're automatic. 10 or more. Most of your commercial site plans would be a Type 2, where staff would make the decision. In the case of uses that require a conditional use permit, those can often go