All,

On April 6th, 2023, we sent out an industry notice about Clark County's land use application reset. If you missed that notice, please click here to view.
 
Please see a follow up statement from Clark County Director Nancy Amundsen, with the department of comprehensive planning, below:

"Hello again,
 
Since the notification of our reset was sent, I have had several questions. Below are our more frequently asked questions. The first three are related to the Pre-Review Applications currently in our system and the rest relate to what to expect in the future.
 
  1. At this time, what is being paused? The creation of new Application Pre-Reviews (APR) has been stopped. As was noted in the original email, we have several hundred in our system and those will continue to be processed and reviewed by staff. When those applications are deemed complete, the applicant will be notified by staff and the applications will be processed towards payment and scheduling for a hearing date.  
  2. If submittals/responses are not sent back to the county by April 14th, what happens to those applications currently in the process? Let me stress that we will be flexible. However, applicants must make sure that everything that is requested is being worked on. Reach out to staff and explain the timeline requested, etc. It is our goal to work with applicants. However, if we hear nothing from an applicant and there has been no action, the applicant will have to start over with the appointment process.
  3. Can you clarify what “form will be rejected, and the record will be voided,” means? In the context of the initial email, any upload that was received that didn’t have the required submittal components or necessary information will be rejected and the application would be directed to the appointment process. The required submittal information has always been provided with the application forms on-line.
  4. What will the new process be from start to finish?  The new process will be what we have heard industry request – appointments through scheduling. Staff will, at the appointment, go over the checklists that we have on our website. When we were doing appointments pre-Covid, we were averaging about 2.5 appointments per project; some obviously more and some were able to get through with less appointments. Going forward, all scheduling of appointments will be managed solely by the applicant. When the appointment system is available, we anticipate making 16 appointments available to customers per day with time slots available based on the scope of the project. Using this method would allow applicants to take control over how quickly they get through the review process. If they need more time between appointments, then they can schedule their follow-ups based on what works for them.
  5. Will the appointments/in-person meetings replace the pre-review process? Yes as we will no longer have a pre-review process.
  6. What will be the response time for the planners to review the submittals? The point of the appointment is for staff to review the project proposal, and all the application documents, during the appointment. Comments and requests for revisions will be provided, in writing, to the applicant at the meeting. 
  7. When an application is deemed complete will a hearing date be provided?  If the application is deemed a complete application and we can accept it, it will be scheduled whether it is the first, second, or tenth appointment.  The applicant will know at the end of each appointment what they need or if they are complete. All applications once submitted will be processed accordingly just as they are today. Administrative applications are processed within 10 days from submittal or the last working day of the applicable filing cycle, in accordance with code. All public hearing items will be processed within 45 days (standalone tentative maps) or 65 days (all others) in accordance NRS 278. All of our processing times are outlined on our Application Processing Calendar found here.
  8. Will the pre-submittal process for larger projects still be available for applicants to meet with all the relevant departments as they could before Covid? We will still have our Pre-Submittal process available for customers for a fee; this is the same process we have had pre-covid, during covid, and is still available post-covid. This process is different from the appointment process in that we collect the pre-submittal materials and fees, distribute the materials to approximately 20 different departments and agencies, and hold a meeting 2 weeks later with the applicant and those representatives of the various departments and agencies who wish to attend. 
Thank you again for your patience through this process,
 
Nancy A. Amundsen
Director, Clark County Department of Comprehensive Planning"