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[1:45] Good evening everybody. I'll call the
February 18th, 2026 Planning Commission
[1:50] meeting to order. May I have
confirmation of posting and roll call,
[1:54] please?
>> Thank you. The meeting was posted in
[1:58] accordance to Nevada open meeting law.
All members are present with the
[2:01] exception of member Rudd who's
participating via teleconference.
[2:04] » Thank you. Please stand and join me for
the pledge
[2:10] algiance to the flag of the United
States of America and to the republic
[2:16] for which it stands. One nation
indivisible with liberty and justice for
[2:23] all.
[2:32] I will now open the first public comment
period. This public comment period must
[2:37] pertain to matters on the agenda. You
have three minutes to speak. Please come
[2:42] forward and state your name.
>> Anything?
[2:47] » Is there any particular agenda items
we're working with here or just what I
[2:50] want to say?
It can either be regarding the minutes
[2:54] or it can be regarding the proposed
zoning amendment item number two.
[3:01] » Um, uh, Chairrum, also just additionally
for clarification, there is a specific
[3:06] public comment period for the item after
this.
[3:09] » Yes.
>> Yeah. So, you can do it now or you could
[3:12] wait. It's there's a public hearing on
item number two, but this public comment
[3:16] period at the beginning is strictly for
items on the agenda.
[3:23] Members viewing at home can also call in
to 702-589-9629.
[3:47] There's still a 30 second delay at home,
right? Okay. Once again, this is public
[3:52] comment. Anybody wishing to speak?
Seeing and hearing none, I'll close the
[3:58] public comment period and move to item
number one for possible action. Approval
[4:03] of the minutes of the January 21st, 2026
regular meeting. Do I have a motion?
[4:09] » Motion to approve.
>> Second.
[4:12] » I have a motion and a second. All those
in favor say I.
[4:17] » Any opposed?
Motion carries. Item number two is
[4:22] matters pertaining to a proposed zoning
zoning ordinance text amendment.
[4:27] City planner Nikishha.
Uh good evening chair, members of the
[4:32] commission, Nikisha Lion, uh planning
manager with the community development
[4:36] department. So item number two is for a
public hearing and consideration on a
[4:41] proposed text amendment to recommend to
the city council to authorize uh private
[4:47] helports as a conditional use within the
R180 zoning district uh subject to
[4:52] certain conditions. Uh Casey Craig, the
applicant and property owner of an R180
[4:57] zoned lot. Uh he's submitted this
application for consideration by the
[5:01] city with the attent intention of if the
zoning um tax amendment is approved by
[5:09] the city council that he would submit a
conditional use permit for consideration
[5:13] by the planning commission to develop a
private helicopter landing pad and
[5:17] accessory hanger on his property that's
located at 10001 Villa Grande Way.
[5:23] Currently, the R1 single family
residential zone does not permit or
[5:28] conditionally permit the use of private
helports or any other similar aviation
[5:33] type uses. The H hospital zone is the
only zoning district that conditionally
[5:38] permits helports. Uh these are used in
conjunction with a medical facility.
[5:44] The Boulder City Hospital that's located
at 901 Adams Boulevard is under the Hz
[5:49] zoning designation and has an approved
conditional use permit for a helicopter
[5:54] landing uh area. Otherwise, the Boulder
City Municipal Airport is the only area
[5:59] that allows for the operation of
helicopters and helports as a public
[6:03] airport. as shown on the screen. Uh,
currently the R180 zoning district
[6:09] applies to 36 lots within Boulder City.
34 of which are located um within
[6:14] Boulder City, subdivision number 11.
This is east of Georgia Avenue and north
[6:20] of Vakerero Drive. Sorry. Uh, the
remaining two lots uh includes the
[6:25] applicant's property that's at 101 Villa
Grande Way. Uh that's the northeastern
[6:30] most parcel that you can see um at the
top of the map on the screen as well as
[6:35] in the agenda packet. And then 1400 Utah
Street uh to the east of the Boulder
[6:42] City Cemetery is also zoned R180. Uh to
understand how the use is approached
[6:47] from a planning and zoning perspective,
staff reviewed how other jurisdictions
[6:52] within Southern Nevada regulate this use
in residential areas. Uh this is
[6:56] detailed beginning on page 12 of the
agenda packet. To summarize, currently
[7:01] unincorporated Clark County allows for
helports as a special use in their R80
[7:07] zoning district and there's certain
conditions that apply to uh the special
[7:11] use permit and that's uh noted on page
13 of the agenda packet. Otherwise,
[7:16] there are no other jurisdictions in
southern Nevada that permit by right or
[7:19] through a special or conditional uh
permit. This type of use in a
[7:23] residential zone. This type of use is
usually um a conditional conditional or
[7:29] special use uh that's allowed in
commercial industrial or public
[7:33] institutional zoning districts and then
subject to certain conditions.
[7:39] Uh given the proximity to uh residential
areas with respect to specifically noise
[7:44] impacts, city staff retained uh Kaufman
Associates to prepare a noise modeling
[7:49] technical brief. And this begins on page
32 of the agenda packet. This brief
[7:55] outlines uh Federal Aviation
Administration, so FAA accepted
[8:00] methodologies for evaluating aviation
noise and assessing land use
[8:04] compatibility. It also summarizes the
FAA noise modeling requirements for
[8:09] public use airports and analyzes
proposed noise levels based on different
[8:14] operational frequencies and times of
day. Uh under the uh airport noise and
[8:19] capacity act of 1990, local
jurisdictions are preempted from
[8:22] regulating aircraft noise uh in regards
to public use airports. However, this
[8:27] federal um preeemption does not apply to
private use facilities. So because of
[8:32] this uh specific proposal is for a
private use helport. Uh it remains
[8:36] subject to local zoning regulations and
so the city's noise ordinance would
[8:40] apply per city code. The maximal uh
maximum permissible sound level for
[8:47] receiving residential or other noise
sensitive use is 70 uh dBA LEQ. So
[8:54] dbaleq this refers to the average sound
level that's me measured in a weighted
[8:59] decibb over a minimum 15minute period in
accordance with national sound level uh
[9:05] meter standards. So sound levels at 70
dBA LQ represents a moderate constant
[9:12] noise level roughly equivalent to a
washing machine, hair dryer, vacuum
[9:16] cleaner, lawn mower, similar um sort of
noises. Uh the noise study evaluated
[9:23] three representative helicopter types,
small, medium, and large to compare
[9:28] potential uh noise impacts based on
aircraft size, including uh the specific
[9:33] helicopter that is proposed to be used
on the property.
[9:38] So, as shown on the screen, these
representative helicopters um sound
[9:43] levels would exceed the 70 dBA LEQ
requirement up to a roughly 100 to a
[9:50] little over 200 foot radius from the uh
perimeter of the helellipad uh dependent
[9:56] on the helicopter.
And then specific to the applicant's
[10:01] property and the proposed helicopter
that uh will be flown, the modeling
[10:06] software shows that the sound level will
be expected to exceed that 70 dBA LEQ
[10:11] requirement up to a roughly 400 to 450
foot radius.
[10:16] So based on the modeling results, um
maintaining a setback of up to 500 ft
[10:21] from the nearest noise uh sensitive
receptor would allow a private
[10:25] helellipad to remain within that 70 dBA
LEQ uh maximum threshold.
[10:31] Based on staff's uh analysis, the noise
modeling brief, and the applicant
[10:36] submitt, the proposed amendment uh to
title 11 chapter 3 would add a
[10:42] helicopter as a conditional use in the
R180 zone subject to several conditions
[10:48] that's outlined in the agenda packet. Uh
the first is that a letter of
[10:51] determination by the FAA must be
provided which states that the proposed
[10:56] helicop um helport will not adversely
affect the safe and efficient use of
[11:01] airspace. Uh that letter must state that
there are no objections by the FAA and
[11:07] may list conditions or may not have
conditions and any of the conditions
[11:11] that apply must be met and maintained
throughout the duration of this use on
[11:15] the property. Um, all flight operations
must be conducted in the daytime. So
[11:21] that's between the hours of 7:00 a.m.
and 9:00 p.m. So nighttime flights would
[11:25] not be allowed based on the proposed
language.
[11:29] The uh perimeter of the developed
helipad must maintain a minimum distance
[11:34] of 500 ft from any adjoining real
property boundary of a residential or
[11:40] noise sensitive use. And then the
private helport can only be operated by
[11:45] the property owner um or an occupant
tenant. Uh commercial, public transport,
[11:50] charter or rental helicopter operations
would not be permitted.
[11:55] Uh as proposed, the 500t minimum
separation from the perimeter of the
[11:59] helellipad to any residential or other
noise sensitive um property boundary
[12:05] would significantly limit where this use
uh could occur within an R180 zoning
[12:10] district. Um, this standard would
effectively limit eligibility to a
[12:15] single property that's currently zoned
R180, which is the applicant's uh
[12:20] property at this time. Uh, if approved,
the proposed tax amendment will solely
[12:25] establish regulatory standards under
which a future conditional use
[12:29] application may be considered by the
planning commission. Uh the proposed
[12:33] ordinance language is subject to change
pending additional legal review by our
[12:37] city attorney and then any additional
recommendations that's uh made by the
[12:40] planning commission uh here tonight if
any. Uh chapter 33 of title 11. This
[12:46] provides the applicable standards and
findings that must be made for a text
[12:49] amendment to evaluate the potential
impacts of a private helport within the
[12:53] R180 zoning district. City staff utilize
these standards to further analyze the
[12:58] proposed use. uh per city code, the
factors for consideration in making
[13:03] findings for a proposed text amendment
includes if the proposed amendment is in
[13:07] general conformance with the adopted uh
city master plan and if the proposed
[13:11] amendment promotes the health, safety,
morals, or general welfare of the city
[13:15] through the consideration of impacts to
existing land uses, adjacent areas,
[13:20] utilities, noise, drainage, and the
character of the existing neighborhoods.
[13:25] uh staff finds that the proposed zoning
amendment does not require amendment to
[13:28] the adopted master plan and does not
conflict with the goals and objectives
[13:32] of this document as this specific type
of use is not addressed within the
[13:36] city's approved master plan. Uh
regarding promotion of health, safety,
[13:41] moral and the general welfare of the
city. Uh usually the evaluation of these
[13:45] factors for consideration are not
applicable to a general uh zoning text
[13:50] amendment as the proposed amendment does
not authorize or approve a specific use
[13:55] on a specific property when we're
looking at text amendments. However, due
[13:59] to the limited potential applicability
of the proposed amendment in the R180
[14:03] zone and mitigation of factors through
proposed conditions, staff provided this
[14:07] analysis uh forformational contextual
purposes to the commission as well as
[14:11] the public. So, this is detailed
starting on page 17 of the agenda
[14:15] packet. Just to summarize, as previously
stated, the R180 zoning district applies
[14:21] to only 36 lots within Boulder City, 34
of which are located in one subdivision,
[14:27] and the majority of this subdivision is
developed with the exception of four
[14:32] lots that are vacant. Uh, two lots that
are located outside of this subdivision
[14:36] include the applicant's property and
then um 1400 Utah Street. And as
[14:42] proposed uh with the proposed
conditions, the 500 foot minimum
[14:46] distance requirement from the perimeter
of the helellipad to any real property
[14:50] boundary of a residential or noise
sensitive use would effectively limit
[14:54] the applicability to only the um
applicant's property at this time. Uh
[15:00] currently zoning adjacent to the areas
zoned R180 are residential or
[15:04] governmental. Uh at this time staff does
not anticipate in anticipate any impacts
[15:10] to vehicular traffic. Um impacts to
airspace would be regulated by the FAA
[15:15] regulations.
The proposed zoning tax amendment
[15:19] includes the requirement that the
applicant must obtain a letter of
[15:23] determination by the FAA as previously
stated uh to determine that the proposed
[15:28] private HELA port will not adversely
affect the safe and efficient use of
[15:32] airspace. As stated, that letter needs
to state that there are no objections by
[15:36] the FAA um with or without conditions
and then any conditions uh would that
[15:42] are required within that determination
letter must be met and maintained
[15:46] throughout the duration of the use. Uh
there are no anticipated impacts at this
[15:49] time to util utilities. And then
regarding noise, as we've um previously
[15:54] discussed, uh Coffin Associates did
evaluate potential noise impacts
[15:58] associated with the proposed private
helport on the surrounding residential
[16:02] areas um and assess compliance
specifically with the city's noise
[16:06] ordinance. And so based on those
findings, again, that's where we came up
[16:09] with that 500 foot setback from the
nearest noise sensitive receptor to um
[16:14] the uh landing pad or helipad. and that
would allow the helicopter to remain in
[16:20] compliance with that 70 dBA LEQ
threshold. Uh there are no anticipated
[16:25] impacts on drainage indicated at this
time. The existing neighborhood that's
[16:29] near Villa Grande Way uh includes
predominantly single family one-story
[16:33] residential homes that's located to the
west of the property. Um and the uh
[16:38] adjacent properties to the north, south,
and east are all vacant. The property to
[16:42] the east and the south are zoned uh GP
uh government park and the property to
[16:48] the north is federally regulated. Uh
further evaluation of uh sight specific
[16:53] impacts for each of these factors would
occur through the applicable permitting
[16:57] process. So that conditional use permit,
building permit, fire permit, uh
[17:02] drainage study if that was required,
should a proposal be submitted for a
[17:06] specific property if this text amendment
were to be approved. Uh during the
[17:11] applicable permitting process, uh
compliance with building code, fire
[17:15] code, and other applicable provisions
within title 11 and city code would be
[17:19] evaluated.
Uh this item was noticed in conformance
[17:23] with city code and state law. We have
received uh seven written public
[17:27] comments which have been provided to all
the members of the commission uh roughly
[17:32] reflecting half in support of the
proposed tax amendment and half opposed.
[17:37] Uh so the request before the commission
tonight is to hold the public hearing,
[17:41] deliberate and make a motion to either
recommend approval or denial of the
[17:45] request using the draft motion language
that is on page 19 of the agenda packet.
[17:50] city staff um including the city's
airport manager, Marissa Dub, we're
[17:55] present. We can answer any questions
that the commission may have. The
[17:59] applicant and property owner, Casey
Craig, um and legal counsel, Rod
[18:03] Woodbury, they're both present and they
can answer any questions that the
[18:06] commission may have. Also, they do have
a short presentation for the commission.
[18:10] Thank you.
>> Thank you, Nikesha. Um does the
[18:16] applicant want to come forward and
present? I do.
[18:20] » Come on up.
>> I would love to. Thank you so much.
[18:26] » And uh
I was telling some of my friends here, I
[18:31] feel like I'm at a job interview. I put
on a tie
[18:35] and got all fancy. Um
but uh
[18:42] uh it's great to be here and thanks for
having me tonight. Thanks for the
[18:45] opportunity. Um, I'm uh
privileged to be here with you as the
[18:53] planning commission.
Thank you.
[18:59] » Just just in case.
>> Yeah. Privilege to be here at the
[19:02] planning commission. Staff, friends,
neighbors, and all who have come to the
[19:08] meeting tonight. Thank you for being
here. Um, I am Casey Craig. I'm here to
[19:12] explain my application for the text
amendment to allow a pathway
[19:18] for the application to receive
conditional use permit for a private
[19:21] helicopter pad.
Um
[19:25] slideshow we've got upgrade. Thank you
for doing that.
[19:29] » And uh this is where I switch.
>> Yes.
[19:33] » So I first moved to Southern Nevada 25
years ago. Uh since we moved here, we've
[19:38] always wanted to live in Boulder City.
We did that just uh two and a half years
[19:42] ago. We moved to Boulder City and we've
just absolutely loved it. And we bought
[19:46] this property uh in
uh the spring of 2022, in February of
[19:51] 2022. Um
speaking to this slide, uh the
[19:58] resolution, I think it's really really
uh simple. Um and as we go through my
[20:03] presentation, I'm going to speak
directly to these items. Uh must have an
[20:07] FAA approval. Just makes sense. uh only
operate between 7 am to 900 pm. Perfect.
[20:13] 500 foot required setback. No problem.
And no commercial traffic. It's for
[20:19] limited use of the owner and occupant
only.
[20:22] So I'll let that be our guide. Uh let's
go to slide number two.
[20:27] On slide number two, uh we own the
property through my family trust and
[20:31] like I said, we bought it uh in February
of 2022. It's 11.65 acres. It's zoned
[20:37] R1-80.
Currently, we're building one single
[20:41] family residential home and it's our
hope that someday our children would
[20:45] come live by us and could occupy some of
the land that's there. So, until that
[20:51] would happen, we are holding on to the
entire piece of property to uh chase
[20:55] that dream. Uh I'm really happy to be
here and the reason is because I think
[21:00] this amendment really works.
The amendment achieves sensible
[21:05] protection of everyone's property
rights. The amendment ensures compliance
[21:09] with all current ordinances and rules.
And because
[21:14] uh isn't that really the question? Can
this be done and at the same time
[21:18] preserve the property rights of
everybody around us? And the answer is a
[21:21] solid yes, it can be done. So this topic
tonight, which is the text amendment, it
[21:28] would define the rules upon which a
parcel of property like mine could apply
[21:32] for the private use helicopter landing
pad. So while the text amendment isn't
[21:36] specific to just my property alone, my
location which was shared by by Nikisha
[21:43] by staff is the only one in the entire
city that can comply with the proposed
[21:49] text amend amendment as it's written and
that was done strategically and and
[21:53] intentionally.
Um this is important.
[21:58] So it means we're not going to have
private helicopter pad proliferation all
[22:02] over. Right? We'll talk about that a
little bit more. So, ever since I was a
[22:06] young boy, I've always wanted to fly
like many, many others. And when I was
[22:10] able to, I went and got my pilot's
license and I um quickly transitioned
[22:15] into flying helicopters.
And earlier in 2025, I was standing at
[22:20] the property at the the far the far uh
north.
[22:25] Yes, that would No, that would be my
southeast corner and I was looking out
[22:29] across the the vastness of the desert
and I thought, you know, this property
[22:35] is so unique.
You could probably put a helicopter pad
[22:39] here
and it could probably comply with all
[22:44] FAA requirements and you could probably
it's far enough away you could probably
[22:50] contain the noise on the property.
So I looked at the Boulder City Code
[22:57] and uh the very first requirement was to
go to the FAA
[23:02] which makes sense. The FAA is all things
aviation, so we need to get their
[23:06] approval on it. And uh we made an
application. Uh Sean Fleming, who's here
[23:12] tonight, is my civil engineer, and he
helped me lay out the plans and uh we
[23:16] put a package together and uh we
followed all the guidelines and we gave
[23:21] it a try and happily the FAA, it took
about 5 months, but they sent us back an
[23:26] approval,
which was a a little victory for us. So
[23:31] what does that mean? And it means that
it passed all their requirements of
[23:33] proximity, airspace analysis, noise
requirements, which for the FAA is
[23:39] actually 5 dB more stringent than
Boulder City
[23:44] and uh environmentals. So that brings us
here to tonight to be in this very room
[23:49] and the next step is how do we navigate
through the requirements of Boulder
[23:53] City. So let me throw up slide number
three.
[23:58] Um,
so my intent tonight in sharing this
[24:02] presentation with you is to really clear
up some rumors and misunderstandings
[24:07] because we don't know what we don't know
until we learn otherwise. We're just
[24:10] guessing. Um,
[24:14] I intend to share the correct facts and
uh we'll use the text amendment for the
[24:19] road map like I discussed. So FAA
approval number one, that's done and the
[24:24] approval is on file with the city and I
hope that you have had a chance to look
[24:28] at that and we'll come back to that
because it's very very important. It has
[24:32] to do with flying over neighborhoods.
Hours of operation 7 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
[24:38] which is number two. Uh absolutely not a
problem. Um that's as easy as we just
[24:44] follow that rule. Uh I'm going to go to
slide number four to talk about number
[24:49] three which is the 500 foot setback
required to comply with the noise
[24:52] ordinance.
[24:56] So talking about the 500 foot based on
the noise study done by the city for
[25:02] which uh I'm grateful the staff did
that. Thank you. It's important because
[25:06] it establishes the correct sound
distance. Minimum distance set back of
[25:10] 500 ft from the nearest property inside
of a sensitive noise use area. We comply
[25:15] with that. We don't have a problem with
that at all. Um so let's talk about that
[25:21] noise because that's probably the
biggest concern that's been voiced is
[25:24] this going to be really loud. So what
are the facts? Well, requirement three
[25:28] of the proposed tax amendment surrounds
being able to comply with the noise
[25:32] ordinance in residential zones. The
noise ordinance test and rules are to
[25:36] maintain an average sound level of 70 dB
or less in a minimum of a 15-minute
[25:42] period which I believe uh you all are
familiar with to give you an idea that
[25:48] is city traffic or it's conversation at
3 feet. Um it also means that in that
[25:55] 15inut minute period you are under 70 dB
more than you are over 70 dB. That's
[26:02] important to consider. So, what does it
take for a helicopter landing or
[26:08] departing to comply with 70 dB average?
Well, based on the noise study,
[26:14] and that's the correct science, you need
a 500t setback.
[26:20] It means with a 500 foot setback, the 70
decel limit average stays 100% on the
[26:26] property. That's really important. We
keep that that red perimeter line which
[26:32] is the
the uh the 70 decibel limit inside of a
[26:38] 15-minute period taking off and landing
stays inside of that red line and that's
[26:44] at 450 ft. The the extra 50 ft to make
500 was given as a buffer.
[26:51] What also is very important is to note
that on the noise study we got kind of a
[26:56] strange ice cream cone shaped looking
thing there. Um that was because there
[27:02] was a misunderstanding. Uh the
consultant thought that we would be
[27:05] approaching from the south along that
red line and landing and then departing
[27:10] to the north along the blue line. That's
not what the FAA approved us for. Um we
[27:16] are we are what we asked for and what we
intend to do is depart according to the
[27:21] blue arrows on the slide there and that
keeps us um away from the neighborhoods.
[27:27] So
uh let's see slide number five.
[27:33] So I've got some additional asurances
when we actually get to where we're
[27:38] applying for the conditional use permit.
They are to minimize impact. I've gone
[27:43] to great lengths to establish visual and
sound barriers between the pad, the
[27:48] landing pad, and the nearest homes. This
additional noise reduction from a
[27:52] barrier was not factored into the noise
study. The noise study doesn't take into
[27:57] account that my house is being built. We
have a very large concrete wall being
[28:01] built and a a helicopter hanger being
built. Um the US Department of
[28:08] Transportation sound wall barrier
standards and it's like the all the big
[28:12] sound walls built along the freeway in
Henderson
[28:15] indicate that we will reduce the noise
by another 20 to 25 dB.
[28:21] Also, additionally, we're not just
providing 500 ft, we're adding another
[28:27] 142 feet, which is 642 feet.
That is
[28:34] » over two football fields away
>> with as much as a 30- foot tall
[28:39] structure between anybody else and the
helicopter pad. So this is like hold out
[28:45] your thumb
two football fields away and the whole
[28:49] thing's gone.
But you won't be able to make go away
[28:54] because there's a building in between
you and the pad. Right? So yard crews
[28:59] running their blowers next door are
louder than this.
[29:04] We're talking about two football fields.
So,
[29:09] » this is a view from
a couple of the closest homes
[29:16] and we've got my picture on top of it,
so I can't quite
[29:21] but uh yeah, 111 Stone Canyon, 113 Stone
Canyon.
[29:25] And uh
this was my architect's best
[29:31] uh take at trying to stand at the
property line and look back at the
[29:36] proposed at at what would be the hanger
and what the the house will be. And uh
[29:42] it's all blocked from view.
So here's another positive about 500t
[29:48] setback. And this is the facts. While
yes, the text amendment would allow
[29:52] anyone with a property zoned R1-80 to
apply for a conditional use permit,
[29:57] there's only one parcel, and we've
talked about this in the entire city
[30:00] that will qualify, and that is my
property.
[30:05] So really, we're making a pathway for
one private use helellipad in the entire
[30:10] township. That's just it. further with
the slow growth ordinances we follow or
[30:16] no growth ordinance.
I don't see another situation like this
[30:20] in my lifetime.
What more if you were at the very edge
[30:24] of town?
If you're not at the very edge of town,
[30:29] you would have to fly over something to
get to your pad, which means you also
[30:35] would not be qualified.
So the 500 feet is very important.
[30:40] » Slide number seven.
Um,
[30:45] » so
coming back to the FAA and what I'm
[30:51] trying to demonstrate with this picture
is any worries that the helicopter is
[30:57] going to fly over residential areas. If
anybody says that,
[31:02] it's fear-mongering because it's just
not going to happen. We got approval to
[31:07] fly out into the great wide open just
like you see on this slide. Um you never
[31:13] have to go over the neighborhood for any
reason. Uh so that's why this works. The
[31:18] property is very unique. You can come
and go without ever having to fly over
[31:23] anything but desert.
Uh I like what the noise report says at
[31:27] the end of the recommendation. It also
says that uh a lot of the noise is
[31:31] subject to pilot technique. I don't know
if you read that little nuance at the
[31:36] end of the recommendation. And uh that's
a big deal. Um because of the way this
[31:41] sits, you don't have to come in really
steep to come over a mountain or a big
[31:45] hill and drop in. You come up very nice
and slow up to the pad and you set down
[31:50] and it mitigates noise as much as
possible because you maintain a barrier
[31:53] between you and the neighborhood the
whole time. So,
[31:57] um,
uh, visual and a sound barriers, um, an
[32:04] additional 142 feet. And I've heard it
also mentioned that there's going to be
[32:08] massive dust problems in the
neighborhood from it. Well, 642 feet is
[32:13] a pretty good dust distance barrier.
And uh I'll tell you the dust has been
[32:18] mitigated because the helicopter pad we
had to follow FAA standards when we made
[32:23] that that application. It's a concrete
40 by 40 pad
[32:28] and then it has another compacted earth
and gravel perimeter that is 20 ft on
[32:33] all sides. So it gives you 80 feet
across. And uh I believe you me the dust
[32:40] has been mitigated cuz that's in my
backyard and I don't want it dusty
[32:45] either. So, we're going to make sure
that's not a problem.
[32:48] So, that takes us to number four, which
is operation limitations on on the
[32:53] proposed text amendment. Um,
[32:58] oper operation limitations only to be
operated by the owner occupant. Cannot
[33:03] be a commercial helport. So, this is
part of the FAA approval and staff
[33:08] alluded to this. Um,
what we requested and what was granted
[33:13] is what the FAA calls a prior permission
required to land.
[33:19] That's a fancy word for saying it's
private and restricted to only the owner
[33:24] of the property. Right? So, what does
this really mean? It means that the
[33:28] frequency and cadence of helicopter
coming and going is very limited.
[33:33] And I'll be completely honest with you
all.
[33:36] We may fly two or three times in a week
when we're really excited and I have
[33:41] grandkids here from out of town and
friends and family around and say,
[33:45] "Let's go for a ride. Let's go. Let's go
um go explore."
[33:51] Then there's going to be other times
when it doesn't fly for five, six, seven
[33:55] weeks at a time. It just won't. I mean,
who in here has a boat? Do you use your
[33:59] boat every week? You just don't, right?
So, also worth mentioning, and this
[34:07] could be important at some point, the
landing pad does become an emergency
[34:12] landing and medical evacuation location
on the FAA charts if ever needed.
[34:20] So, if there's a a uh an emergency and
they need to get someone out, it shows
[34:26] up and it is open to uh medical
evacuation if that was or emergency
[34:31] evacuation, which which will that ever
be needed? I don't know. But it's uh it
[34:36] didn't cost the city anything and it's
available.
[34:40] So, that covers the text amendment,
right? 1 through four. And um I do want
[34:46] to address what's going on in the
neighborhood because I know that's
[34:49] important to everybody.
I personally have taken the time
[34:55] to visit every neighbor's home on the
adjacent street to thoughtfully share
[35:00] what we are doing and speak to concerns
except for one household whom I was not
[35:06] able to contact because they're going
through medical challenges and I was
[35:10] told they could not meet. We've very
thoughtfully done our best to address
[35:14] concerns the best way we can while
working to still accomplish our goal.
[35:19] Even to the extent of redesigning the
entire site plan, changing our driveway,
[35:25] moving the hanger around almost 100 ft
to further hide any visual and block
[35:30] sound. So, we've really really tried to
be uh courteous in trying to uh arrive
[35:36] at this this uh destination.
So this is slide number eight. In
[35:42] visiting the property owners, I was able
to prepare a map
[35:46] and I obtained initials of those who
have no objections to the proposed
[35:51] amendment or helicopter pad. There's 21
property owners. You'll see there's I
[35:56] think 24 actual numbered homes,
but there's 21 property owners.
[36:03] Um 17 of the 21 neighbors for a total of
81%
[36:08] expressed no objection.
62% were willing to initial the map.
[36:15] There are three households I did not ask
to initial as I know they are less
[36:18] supportive.
Four households said they would rather
[36:22] not initial but were not opposed.
And the 13 were happy to initial.
[36:29] Those who preferred not to initial, I
have put the date of my visit down and
[36:33] marked them in yellow.
But I would like to share with you what
[36:37] those individuals told me. And um this
is
[36:43] this is the map here
[36:51] so you can see it. And it is slide
number eight in your handout.
[37:03] So of those four, this is what I was
told.
[37:08] I won't initial, but I also won't object
or come to any meeting and complain.
[37:14] Honestly, I'd rather you build the
helicopter pad and not your house
[37:18] because the helicopter of pad affects me
less.
[37:23] So long as it doesn't fly over my house
and the noise is contained in the
[37:26] distance, I have no problem. But I
rather not initial because I have been
[37:30] neighbors with somebody for many years
and I know they are not supportive. So
[37:34] I'll just pass. But it doesn't affect
me. I have no problem.
[37:40] I'm for property rights and if the noise
is contained, I think you should be able
[37:44] to do whatever you want. It's your
property.
[37:47] I don't have a problem with it. But I've
been neighbors with so- and so for many
[37:50] years. I just don't want to be in the
middle of anything. Fair. Fair.
[37:56] I don't have any problem and would be
happy to initial, but since my spouse
[38:00] isn't feeling well and could not be
there be here to listen, I'll just wait
[38:04] till then. I followed up twice to see if
that spouse is feeling better and they
[38:08] I've been unable to get that
appointment. That's 82% of households.
[38:14] Okay. Um,
[38:20] moving on. Slide nine.
So,
[38:25] super excited like I said
and uh I've managed to calm down
[38:32] because of our unique unique location
and the surrounding circumstances along
[38:36] with neighbor understanding support. It
works. We can comply with every rule and
[38:41] therefore enjoy this dream that I have
while not infringing on the rights and
[38:45] dreams of others. Everyone gets the same
right to enjoy their property within the
[38:49] same code that we all adhere to.
>> So in summary,
[38:56] um FAA
approval for the helellipad is received.
[39:01] Uh we will comply with the 7 a.m. to 9
9:00 p.m. hours of operation.
[39:07] will exceed the 500 foot required
setback per city noise study
[39:14] thereby enabling even a greater
reduction in noise
[39:19] and we are putting up the barriers 30 ft
tall and 20 ft tall above the landing
[39:24] pad. So
it's going to be a distant car on the
[39:29] highway for a moment and it's gone. Um,
for the limited use of owner and
[39:36] occupant only, it will be an FAA private
landing pad that's already been granted.
[39:40] No commercial traffic and I talked about
total of 81% neighbors expressed no
[39:45] objection, 61% initial, no objection. I
personally met with everybody that was
[39:50] available.
So, I would be happy to answer some
[39:53] questions.
[39:57] » Thank you, Mr. Craig. Um, if the
commission is okay, I I think I would
[40:03] rather open the public hearing first and
then come back for questions to the
[40:08] applicant and or andor staff just in
case a matter is brought up that we
[40:14] would need to address. Does anybody have
any objection to that?
[40:18] So, thank you very much for your
presentation and at this time um I would
[40:23] like to open the public hearing on
proposed zoning ordinance text
[40:27] amendment.
>> Thank you.
[40:29] » Thank you.
>> Yeah. And I I look forward to coming
[40:31] back at the end.
>> Yes. Thank you. Anybody wishing to
[40:35] speak, please come forward and state
your name.
[40:43] Before
[40:49] I become shy, I thought I would get up.
Shyness is a big problem.
[40:56] Hi, my name is Mike McKe. I actually
live uh on Villa Grande about a block
[41:02] from Casey's place. Casey and his lovely
wife's place. Uh also fly and have
[41:08] looked at what he's doing there. It
looks to me like he's
[41:13] uh worked pretty hard to dot his eyes,
cross his tees, and I have no objection.
[41:18] I've been asked to read a neighbor's
letter into the record if uh that would
[41:23] be okay. This is from Brent Buckner.
Dear planning commissioners, my name is
[41:29] Brent Buckner. My family owns 107 Stone
Canyon, right next door to the proposed
[41:34] private helicopter landing pad at 10001
Villa Grande Way. My backyard looks
[41:40] directly into the applicant's property.
I want to express my strong support for
[41:45] this project. The applicant has gone out
of his way to position his house in the
[41:49] plan hanger, so they act as a natural
sound and sight barrier between the
[41:54] helicopter pad and my property. As well
as for all the other neighbors whose
[41:58] land directly abuts his, I really
appreciate the extra thought and care
[42:03] that has gone into reducing any
potential impact on us. Further, based
[42:09] on the city's noise modeling report,
it's clear that the proposed operations
[42:13] daytime only and infrequent flights keep
all the noise levels well within the
[42:18] Boulder City noise ordinance. If we are
honest with ourselves, a report shows
[42:23] full compliance with the local and
federal rules. Because of this, I
[42:28] believe the applicant should be able to
enjoy all of his property rights and not
[42:32] violating anyone else's in the process.
I'm in favor of approving this
[42:36] application. Unfortunately, I'm uh won't
be able to attend the February 18th
[42:42] meeting, but I would appreciate it if
this letter could be read into the
[42:45] record on my behalf. Thank you for your
time and consideration. Sincerely, Brent
[42:50] Buckner. Thank you.
>> Thank you, Mr. McKe.
[42:59] » Hi, my name is Kevin Seavor. I live at
110 Stone Canyon and I have no
[43:05] opposition to the private helport.
Uh my neighbor who couldn't be here
[43:12] tonight uh asked if I could read his
statement into the record. Dear members
[43:17] and planning commission, I'm writing to
express my full support for the proposed
[43:22] private helport
on uh Villa Grande Way in Boulder City.
[43:29] As a dulylicicensed physician practicing
medicine in both Nevada and California,
[43:36] I have resided at 116 Stone Canyon for
over 5 years and and am a neighbor to
[43:43] the proposed site. I have reviewed the
city's independent noise modeling
[43:48] report, including the 15minute weighted
continuous sound level contours.
[43:55] The science presented in the report is
clear and compelling. Under the modeled
[44:00] conditions, daytime only operations,
limited flights per day, north south
[44:06] flight tracks from subject property.
Sensitive noise levels are expected to
[44:13] remain entirely on the subject property
and will not exceed the city noise adort
[44:19] ordinance limit of 70 dB.
The contours depicted in exhibits 2
[44:25] through 4 confirm that no significant
noise exposure is anticipated for
[44:31] neighboring homes. As a medical
professional, I'm particularly attuned
[44:36] to the community health and quality of
life considerations.
[44:41] I'm confident there will be no adverse
noise impacts on me, my family, or any
[44:47] other residents in the vicinity. I
believe the proposed helport represents
[44:52] a responsible low impact private
aviation use that is fully compatible
[44:58] with the Boulder City Code. I regret I'm
unable to attend the February 18 meeting
[45:04] in person, but I respectfully request
that this letter be read into the record
[45:09] on my behalf. Sincerely, Dr. Michael
Stowe.
[45:17] » Thank you, Kevin.
[45:25] Good evening. My name is Steve Hampton.
Um,
[45:30] I'm opposed to the helicopter coming in
and I've submitted a letter to you all
[45:36] or a package. I assume you've all read
it or seen it.
[45:40] Um,
[45:43] we requ, you know, we we we are not in
favor of the cup or the zoning change.
[45:48] We came to Boulder City because we like
quiet and a nice neighborhood to live
[45:53] in. Mr. Craig's helicopter is a twin
turbo shaft B105,
[45:59] basically a jet engine helicopter.
Its decibel rating by the FAA is 91.
[46:06] When it's doing its thing at a steady
rate,
[46:10] it'll reach over 106 dB when it's taking
off and probably when it's landing.
[46:19] Any of that exposure at the 106 level is
a in is not permissible by ocean noise
[46:25] landing noise ratings
because it was built prior to 2002. The
[46:31] helicopter that Mr. Casey has does not
meet FAA stage three or stage four nose
[46:36] compliance uh levels, noise compliance
levels.
[46:42] After his helicopter, if he's taking
off, after it clears that 20 or 30 foot
[46:47] wall, we're going to get the full brunt
of everything that helicopter is putting
[46:52] out. Even as he's flying away, the noise
is coming back at us, as is the wash and
[46:58] everything else.
Um,
[47:02] we just don't want to have to deal with
that. We are the closest property. I'm
[47:07] at 111 Stone Canyon. So, our property is
the 642 ft.
[47:13] If you look at this picture, it's in
your package. It It looks close, doesn't
[47:20] it? It's It seems when we're standing
there, they're very close. When his
[47:25] construction construction team is out
there, we can hear almost hear them have
[47:30] conversations when they're using their
saws and their equipment and waking us
[47:35] up at six o'clock in the morning with
their backup alarms, which I understand
[47:39] is code. Um, the noise is there. The
helicopter is not going to be quiet.
[47:47] Um, on November 2nd of last year, we
were in our backyard and Mr. Craig's
[47:53] helicopter did fly in to the area and it
would be somewhere in this point of this
[47:59] picture and he hovered for 15 20
seconds. We couldn't hear ourselves talk
[48:05] to each other. There was four of us in
the backyard.
[48:08] Now I you know I know there's going to
be a more of a of a distance is 500 ft
[48:14] but I think that noise gets out of that
500 ft. We would like to request the
[48:19] planning commission come to the
residence, have Mr. Craig fly his
[48:24] helicopter over, and you all listen to
how loud it really is because this noise
[48:28] study doesn't do it. Real life is what
does it
[48:34] in in in closing, you know, we request
we want to request to keep the
[48:41] residential neighborhood in a nice quiet
environment.
[48:46] Um, we don't want it.
>> Mr. Hampton, your time's up. If you
[48:50] could just wrap it up within the next
few seconds, please.
[48:53] » Um,
[48:57] we urge the planning commission to look
at everything that needs to be looked
[49:02] at, but we would really appreciate you
going the other way. I have one final
[49:07] point, if you'd let me make that.
The Boulder City Airport is a less than
[49:12] a 10-minute drive away from his property
and my property.
[49:16] So
I I guess why do we need another
[49:21] helicopter pad in Boulder area when it's
a 7 and 12 to 10 minute drive to go get
[49:27] your helicopter and take the kids flying
and take them home whenever you get back
[49:31] to the airport.
Other than that, I guess I don't have
[49:35] anything else. Thank you for your time.
>> Thank you, Mr. Hampton.
[49:49] I'm Barry Gold. I live at 103 Stone
Canyon Road. My property also faces the
[49:57] uh Craig's property and I am
wholeheartedly supportive of his
[50:03] endeavor. Uh I never met Mr. Craig or
Mrs. Craig until after they started
[50:10] moving dirt.
and you know he I kind of feel like
[50:15] we've uh dodged a bullet. There have
been many efforts to build
[50:20] uh five homes which is basically uh
zoned for currently but there have been
[50:25] efforts by the realators to try to
reszone this property to have up to 20
[50:31] homes. And luckily uh we've dodged a
bullet and uh
[50:38] you know as I said I never met him but
most of the the concern centers around
[50:43] noise. Uh all of these charts were kind
of based on the fact that we're talking
[50:50] about flat terrain. It's not flat. Where
he's positioned the helport is below his
[50:58] home. Maui's got uh walls and a home and
an office that block the sound. And when
[51:05] you uh look at some of the online
available
[51:10] sound propagation calculations, you come
up with a sound at his property. Uh
[51:18] that's basically about the sound of uh
of a refrigerator.
[51:24] And that's outside. No one's talking
about inside where most of us are. And
[51:29] inside you're probably not even going to
be able to hear the helicopter and you
[51:35] won't see it because it's below the
ridge line. It's not going to be flying
[51:38] over the wall. It's going to be flying
away from the wall and down. If if
[51:43] you're going east or northeast, it's
away from the houses. So scientifically,
[51:50] I don't believe there's any reason to
say that the noise is going to be
[51:55] excessive. I mean, OSHA allows 85 dB for
an an 8h hour workday. So, I mean, what
[52:02] we're talking about is the noise level
in a quiet residential community such as
[52:08] we have. Uh, I'm also kind of surprised,
Steve, that your Facebook photo is you
[52:14] next to a helicopter.
But nonetheless, I'd like to uh close
[52:19] and saying there's no reason to not
support it. When I flew F4s in Vietnam,
[52:27] » people talked about the turning JP4 into
noise and we made a lot of noise. But in
[52:33] those days, people said that was the
sound of freedom. Now we've gone full
[52:37] circle and people are suggesting that
the noise is a problem even if they
[52:43] can't hear it. So, I'd like to close and
say thank you for your time and I urge
[52:48] the commission to wholeheartedly support
this request and recommend approval.
[52:55] Thank you.
>> Thank you.
[52:59] Again, this is a public hearing. Does
anybody else please come forward and
[53:03] state your name?
>> I'm not going to do a repeat. Just got
[53:08] my
[53:18] I'm Kurt Goodfellow, a longtime resident
of Boulder City over 35 years almost.
[53:24] And um I don't live over there where
that's going to be. And so I'm not
[53:29] really qualified to speak about that.
But I just wanted to say something about
[53:32] the character of Casey Craig and
Courtney Craig. These are people if they
[53:36] say they're going to do it, they're
going to do it. I've known them for a
[53:40] long time and uh and as as you've heard
here,
[53:45] they make every effort to exceed what
they say they're going to do. And and I
[53:50] just want to let you know, they are the
kind of people that do that. And I've
[53:54] been really grateful to be able to to
work with them in a few different
[53:57] things, especially in the aviation
world. And obviously, I I support what's
[54:02] going on there, just because I believe I
believe in property rights. I believe
[54:06] that they've made every effort to uh to
mitigate any issues that people have. I
[54:11] think they've gone far above that and um
and so if I were a neighbor over there,
[54:16] I would 100% support it. Thank you,
[54:26] » Bridget. Is there somebody on the phone
waiting to speak?
[54:29] » Okay. Yes, please come forward.
[54:36] Good evening. Uh Matt Reagan at 108
Stone Canyon Road. Um I'm right across
[54:42] the street from it all and and I support
the uh building of the helellipad. Um I
[54:47] I think that
although I'm not a helicopter person, I
[54:52] am an aviator and I I think that the
noise level actually I thought of all
[54:58] helicopters, it's not a very noisy
helicopter. I'm out at the at the
[55:02] airport daily. Of course, you know, a
lot of these noise I would assume are
[55:07] very close up is where you're getting
it. But now that you're at a distance,
[55:10] we've lived in our house for almost 13
years. So, I'm very familiar also with
[55:15] the pro property. It's, you know, this
property is very unique. It's probably
[55:20] one of the largest land properties that
we have here in Boulder City. And so, we
[55:25] do have a lot of distance. I've hiked it
ever since 2012.
[55:28] And I've just been, you know, I've been
out there just recently and so there is
[55:32] there's the distance. It's it's um and I
believe that it will be
[55:39] um right within the limits of the sound.
Now, one of the things that I also like
[55:43] to add is that, you know, every day as
living in a neighborhood, you're, you
[55:48] know, you hear noises that we're not
free of, you know, a vacuum blower or a
[55:53] weed blower or the car, you know,
someone has a race car or a race boat or
[55:58] whatever the noise is. So, the fact that
we'll hear a noise does not mean that
[56:02] it's, you know, the end of the world. We
all have to just accept that we live in
[56:07] close proximity to somebody else. We
don't live out in the woods someplace.
[56:11] So I really don't think that. So as far
as my own personal opinion, I say a
[56:16] little bit of noise is that if I hear
something,
[56:20] I hear it and that's not going to be the
end of the world if I just happen to
[56:23] hear a helicopter, an airplane or a boat
start or my dog, you know, a dog barking
[56:28] or anything else. There's no more
irritant than that. So it's just the
[56:32] fact of just living in a neighborhood.
So but and so I do urge the passing of
[56:36] this. Thank you.
>> Thank you, M.
[56:41] Thank you, Mr. Reagan. Anybody else?
[56:49] » Afternoon. Thanks, guys. Sean Fleming,
1588 Carnushi Court. Um, I'm vested in
[56:56] the project because I'm Casey's
engineer. But, uh, two things I wanted
[57:01] to say was one, I'm a fax base manager.
I'm an engineer. I just can't get away
[57:06] from it. I think you guys did a
wonderful job and faxes on a paper. You
[57:11] should use the facts and I think the
facts support themselves.
[57:16] Also, if you go to
your 22, the zoning map up there,
[57:23] there's three parcels. I happen to live
right across the street from the other
[57:27] parcel that is zoned R180. I would still
be supportive of this change if one of
[57:35] those properties or if someone buys the
lot south and makes it available based
[57:41] on the facts. I'd be totally supportive
of this. So, thank you.
[57:49] » Thank you, Mr. Fleming.
Again, this is a public hearing. Is
[57:54] there anybody else wishing to speak?
You can also call in. The number is
[58:00] 702-589-99629.
[58:17] Hello, my name is Casey Gallagher. I
live at 117 Stone Canyon Road. I also
[58:24] own the lot of 115 Stone Canyon Road.
I'm worried about lowering my property
[58:32] value because all of a sudden I have an
airport next door to me. Now there's a
[58:39] perfectly good airport 10 minutes down
the road and I'm worried about lowering
[58:44] my property value. I have my family has
lived there for 26 years.
[58:53] They we bought the property in 1999
and this has driven a wedge in this
[59:01] entire neighborhood. You have got
neighbors against neighbors looking at
[59:07] who wants to have a helicopter pack, who
wants to make nice with the guy building
[59:13] the compound here and who doesn't want
to make nice with the guy building the
[59:18] compound.
And the whole thing is getting out of
[59:22] hand and it's totally ridiculous and
it's horrible for the neighborhood.
[59:29] And this is the biggest problem that is
confronting the neighborhood right now
[59:35] is it's tearing it apart because this
guy wants to put a helicopter when
[59:40] there's a airport right down the road.
And that is the basis of this whole
[59:46] entire problem. Thank you for your time.
>> Thank you, Miss Gallagher.
[59:54] Anybody else wishing to speak in this
public hearing?
[1:00:02] The phone number to call in is
702-589-9629.
[1:00:12] Seeing and hearing none, I'll close the
public hearing and bring it back to the
[1:00:16] commission for any questions or comments
uh with with staff or the applicant.
[1:00:28] Go ahead.
>> I'd just like to say that um when I
[1:00:32] first moved to Southern Nevada in 1986,
my first job was uh as an engineer for
[1:00:39] use aviation,
which at that time was at the south end
[1:00:43] of the the strip. So I even though I'm
not a pilot pilot I have had experience
[1:00:50] being around
um fixed wing and helicopter aircraft
[1:00:56] and uh
from I think the application is very
[1:01:00] well done and it's uh you know it's
complete and I commend the city for
[1:01:05] bringing in a third party consultant
because when anybody hears the the word
[1:01:10] helicopter the first thing they think of
is noise. Um, but I think that that uh
[1:01:15] noise issue has been uh
I think it's been addressed very well.
[1:01:21] Um, so I u I'll be supporting this.
Thank you.
[1:01:28] » Thank you, Commissioner Deresa. Any
other commissioners want to comment or
[1:01:32] have any questions for the applicant or
staff?
[1:01:42] Um, I don't have any questions either. I
think staff did a phenomenal job. I
[1:01:46] think um, Mr. Craig did a phenomenal
job. This is very difficult because um,
[1:01:52] I'm a big believer in property rights,
but I believe in everyone's property
[1:01:56] rights. So, I really sympathize with um,
Mr. Hampton and um, that that is a very
[1:02:06] nice neighborhood. However, based on the
facts, this is a I just want to remind
[1:02:11] everybody this is a text amendment.
There's many many steps to take before
[1:02:17] it would be allowed. One of the things
that um a conditional use permit if it
[1:02:23] gets that far, um it's a it's a it's
under conditions. So if there were um
[1:02:32] noises that exceeded the decibel level,
it could be revoked. So I think at this
[1:02:38] initial stage, I I will also support it.
Um I believe that Mr. Craig, I I walked
[1:02:45] the property. I am going to make my
decision based on the facts and um and
[1:02:54] support this initial
step. And I just want to thank Mr. Craig
[1:03:00] and staff as well for the thorough um
information that was provided.
[1:03:14] With that being said, do I have a
motion?
[1:03:18] » I'll make a motion. I move to approve
resolution 1277
[1:03:23] which is in performance of the findings
as section
[1:03:28] 339 of the Boulder City ordinance.
[1:03:34] » I'll second.
>> All those in favor?
[1:03:37] » I
>> I. Any opposed?
[1:03:42] » Motion carries.
Item number three is monthly progress
[1:03:48] report on development aotments.
Um, so on January 27th, the city council
[1:03:55] approved the six replacement allotments
for the remaining vacant lots in the
[1:03:59] Beaser Homes development. So that's a
Diamond Ridge subdivision, Boulder City
[1:04:04] uh, subdivision number 114. Thank you.
Thank you, Nikesha.
[1:04:10] Our final agenda item is public comment.
This can be on any matter. um prior to
[1:04:16] opening it up, I just wanted to mention
that Fritz McDonald was a longerving
[1:04:22] planning commissioner
and um ended up moving to Texas and I
[1:04:28] just wanted to send our regards and wish
him well. And it was unfortunate that it
[1:04:34] was so fast we didn't have an
opportunity to thank him and present him
[1:04:37] with a certificate of appreciation. But
I would like to just acknowledge Fritz's
[1:04:42] service to the city of Boulder City and
the planning commission and wish him
[1:04:45] well. With that being said, I will open
final public comment. This can be
[1:04:50] regarding any matter.
You can also call in at 702589
[1:04:56] 9629.
[1:05:10] I I'll have to wait for the third I was
told last time I talked too fast. I have
[1:05:13] to wait for a 30 second delay.
>> Okay.
[1:05:17] 7025899629.
[1:05:30] » Can I share one more thing?
>> Absolutely.
[1:05:32] » It's just it's just eating at me.
>> Absolutely. Mr. Craig, go ahead. It's
[1:05:35] public comment. You have three minutes.
[1:05:42] It's been said that
[1:05:46] » this is just a this is on principle.
It's been said it was put in a letter to
[1:05:51] all that uh on November 2nd, 2025, I did
flyovers of the property. That was a
[1:05:59] Sunday.
I was uh with my clergy, my community
[1:06:05] church.
My daughter thought she was going into
[1:06:09] labor. We took her and my son-in-law to
the hospital
[1:06:13] and uh we took care of our grandson for
the night. I don't know why Mr. Hampton
[1:06:18] keeps saying that I did that and I sat
in his living room and I told him
[1:06:23] it wasn't me. I don't know who it was,
but I didn't fly that day, but he keeps
[1:06:26] putting it in writing. So, I just just
on principle. I just I just want to
[1:06:30] clear that up and thank you for the
motion, the second, and the the uh um
[1:06:37] affirmative vote.
[1:06:42] Any other public comment?
[1:06:47] Seeing and hearing none, meeting
adjourned.