Good evening, everyone. Welcome to Henderson Planning Commission. Prior to our starting, can everyone make sure they've turned their cell phones off? And I'd like to go ahead and call this evening's meeting of the Planning Commission to order. Before we begin, please note that this meeting is being video recorded and streamed live to the internet. May I have confirmation of posting and roll call, please? Chair Lewis, the agenda has been posted according to the Nevada Open Meeting Law. All commissioners are present. Thank you. All right, will everyone please rise and join me in the Pledge of Allegiance. Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Staff, are there any changes to the agenda? Thank you, Madam Chair. Item number 12 for CUP 2026018261, Petting Zoo to You. There has been a memo with a revised site plan clarifying the livestock and corral and pen locations and corresponding square footages and a clarification on page 9 of the staff report that the USD license is only required if the applicant is exhibiting the camels. Thank you. Is there a motion to accept the agenda? So moved. - Accept the agenda. - All right, there's a motion to accept the agenda. Did we go too fast? - No. - Okay, just to make sure. All right, we have a motion on the floor to accept the agenda from Commissioner Newsom. Please vote. All right, and that motion passes, thank you. All right, this brings us to the consent agenda consisting of items one through three. Is there anyone here who wishes to have an item pulled from the consent agenda for discussion or public comment? Seeing no one. We will go ahead and may we have a motion on the consent agenda, items one through three. I'll make a motion to approve the consent agenda. Thank you. There's a motion on the floor from Commissioner Bockelman to approve the consent agenda. Oh, sure. We're going to do a voice vote. So there's a motion on the floor. All in favor, say aye. Aye. Opposed? And that motion passes. Thank you. Good afternoon Madam Chair and Commissioners. Item 4 is for a vacation request to vacate portions of Patent Easements south of Drake Street and north of Ashford Way between Lisbon Street and Magic Way. Generally located between the intersections of Lisbon Street, Maple Street, and New Orleans Street. and Parowan Street with Ashford Way. The subject patent easements are no longer needed due to the approved single family residential development in the area utilizing Kyle Street, Milan Street, and Orland Street to provide all necessary vehicular and pedestrian circulation to the neighborhood. Staff has not received any letters in support or opposition for this item and recommends approval for the request. This item will be forwarded to the May 5th City Council meeting for final action. Thank you, and I do have a disclosure on this one. My employer, Lewis Management Corp., has sold land and is in the process of selling additional parcels to Richmond American, the applicant on item 4. The property sold and to be sold is located in California and not in any way related to this application nor am I involved in that sale. I don't believe that these sales materially affect my judgment concerning the matter, and I don't believe that they would affect the independence of judgment of a reasonable person in my situation. I have been advised by council to make this disclosure pursuant to Nevada ethics laws, but I do not need to abstain. Thank you. Applicant, please name and zip code for the record, please. Tom Amick, 1980 Festival Plaza. Here on behalf of the applicant, Richmond American, this patented. PATENT EASEMENT VACATIONS FOR OUR PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PROJECTS. SO WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER BUT WE CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE. NEW SPEAKER: THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THIS ITEM. ARE THERE ANY MOTIONS, CONCERNS, QUESTIONS? NEW SPEAKER: I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. VAC-2026018377, subject to a finding of fact and conditions. All right, there's a motion for approval from Commissioner Humes. Please vote. And that motion passes, thank you. Go ahead and... Item 5 is for the falls at Lake Las Vegas. This is a three-part request. Part A is to amend the comprehensive land use category from public/semi-public to low-density residential on 0.3 acres and from low-density residential to public/semi-public on 0.3 acres. Part B is to rezone from public-semi-public with the master plan and hillside overlays to low-density residential with the master plan and hillside overlays on 0.3 acres and from low-density residential with the master plan and hillside overlays to public-semi-public with master plan and hillside overlays on 0.3 acres. Part C is to amend the tentative map to make minor adjustments to the residential lot boundary lines located approximately 1,150 feet north of the intersection of Strada Cassano and Strada Ventano. Staff recommends approval of this request as there's no reduction to open space and the proposed changes to the tentative map are minor in nature. Staff has received two letters in opposition and none in support for this item. This item will be forwarded to the May 5th City Council meeting for final action. Thank you. And then before we begin, I have a second disclosure. Again, my employer, Lewis Management Corp., has sold land and is in the process of selling additional land to Lenar, an affiliate of the applicant on item 4. 5. The property sold and to be sold by my employer is located in California, not in any way related to this application, nor am I involved with that sale. I don't believe these sales would materially affect my judgment in considering the matter, and I don't believe that they would affect the independence and judgment of a reasonable person. I have been advised by Council to make this disclosure pursuant to Nevada ethics laws, but I do not need to abstain from voting on this matter. All right, applicant name and zip code for the record, please. Thank you, Madam Chair, Commissioners Tom Amick, 1980 Festival Plaza. Also with me on this one is Mr. Marciano. We're here on behalf of Lennar. The plan here, this is for the Lago del Sol community that's in the falls on Lake Las Vegas. That's a community that's currently under construction. It's three different phases. Phases one and two are 80% built. People are living in phase one. So this only relates to the phase three units, which are up here in the front along Strada Cassano. We're replacing some of the masonry walls with rockery walls, and we have to match up some of the land use and zoning boundary lines now that this is mapped, and that's a common occurrence that happens, as you guys know, with the Lake Las Vegas project. So we met, we did a neighboring meeting. There were a couple of our own residents from phase one that came that we explained these changes to. Other than that, there was nothing. So we can answer any questions if you have. All right, thank you. I'm going to go ahead and open the public hearing. Is there anyone in the audience who wishes to talk about this item? Seeing none, we'll go ahead and close the public hearing. Commissioners? If there's no other comments, I would go ahead and recommend approval of CPA 2026-018408, ZCA 200666-0020-A26, And TMA2022009668-A3, subject to findings of fact, conditions, and waivers. All right, there's a motion on the floor. Please vote. And that motion passes. Please have a good evening. Thank you. Item 6 is for the Olga Residence Addition. This is a waiver request to reduce the corner side setback from 15 feet to 5 feet for a home addition located at 1901 Rowan Road. Staff recommends approval of this request as the reduced setback is adjacent to public right-of-way and is not anticipated to create adverse impacts to adjacent neighbors. Additionally, the applicant is providing adequate compensating benefits in the form of enhanced architecture and has submitted letters of support from the surrounding neighbors, including the properties directly adjacent to the subject property. Staff has received three letters in support and none in opposition for this item. This will be final action unless appealed. All right, applicant, may we have a name and zip code for the record? Justin Ogle, 89002. All right, have you read staff's recommendations? Yes. And you agree with them? Of course. Okay. Excellent. Well, go ahead and open the public hearing. Is there anyone here in the audience who wishes to discuss this item? Has any comments? No neighbors today. All right, we'll go ahead and close the public hearing. Commissioners? Are you guys feeling nervous? I'll make a, I have no comments. General, great job in the neighborhood. Thank you. I'll make a motion to approve WOS-2026018320, subject to findings of fact, conditions, and a waiver. There's a motion on the floor from Commissioner Humes. Please vote. And that motion passes. Thank you for coming to see us. Item 7 is for Family First Fridays. This is a conditional use permit to allow temporary events such as street fairs, holiday events, and live entertainment more than six times per year located at 1155 Raiders Way. Staff recommends approval of this request as the proposed increase to 12 events per year are minor in nature and will provide a desired amenity to the surrounding area and residents. Staff would like to note that the applicant has submitted additional ownership information. Staff has received one letter in support and none in opposition for this item. This will be final action unless appealed. I'd say applicant name and zip code. Is there an applicant? Come on down. Excellent. Name and zip code for the record, please. Chris Loftus, 89052. Excellent. And have you read staff's recommendations? Yes. And you agree with them? Yes. All right. Well, thank you. We'll go ahead and open the public hearing. Is there anyone here to speak on this item? Seeing none, we'll go ahead and close the public hearing. Commissioners, any questions, comments, or motions? No comment. I'll recommend approval of CUP 202-601-8387, subject to findings of facts and conditions. There's a motion on the floor from Commissioner Newsom. Please vote. And that motion passes. Good luck. Okay, thank you. Item 8 is for cruising carts. This is a conditional use permit for equipment sales, golf carts, and accessories located at 1251 American Pacific Drive, Suite 109. Staff recommends approval of this request as it complies with all equipment sale use standards, aligns with the hours of operation of other tenants within the subdivision, and provides the required amount of parking. Staff has not received any letters in support or opposition for this item. This will be final action unless appealed. Thank you. Applicant name and zip code for the record, please. Sure. It's Donovan Shook. Zip code is 89074. Have you read staff's recommendations? I have. How do you feel about them? You like them? It's all good. Agree with them? I agree. Okay. Thank you. Go ahead and open the public hearing then. Is there anyone in the audience who wishes to speak on this item? Dun, dun, dun. - Not a lot of people running down. We'll go ahead and close the public hearing. Commissioners, how do we feel about this one? Questions, comments, motions? - There's no comments. I'll make a motion to approve CUP 202-601-8380, subject to findings of fact and conditions. - We have a motion on the floor from Commissioner Beesom. And that motion passes. Thank you for coming to see us. Item 9 is for Pick Up USA. This is a conditional use permit for indoor sports, recreation, and entertainment basketball located at 771 North Valley Verde Drive. Staff recommends approval of this request as it complies with all indoor sports, recreation, and entertainment use standards, aligns the hours of operations with other tenants in the commercial subdivision, and provides all the required amount of parking. Staff has not received any letters of support or opposition. This will be final action unless appealed. All right, applicant name and zip code for the record, please. Joseph Munya, 89123. Excellent. Have you read staff's recommendations? Yes, ma'am. No issues whatsoever. All right, thank you. I'll go ahead and open the public hearing. Is there anyone in the audience who wishes to speak? I'll go ahead and close the public hearing. It doesn't seem that there's anyone here on this one either. Commissioners, questions, comments, or motions? I'll make a motion since I'm the only one that still plays basketball. I'll make a motion to approve CUP 2026018396 subject to findings of fact and conditions. There's a motion on the floor from Commissioner Humes. Please vote. And that motion passes. Thank you. Good luck to you. Item 10 is for Cadence Sports Lighting. This is a conditional use permit request to increase the height of outdoor lighting for court and sport field games from 50 feet to 90 feet within 300 feet of a residential zoning district for six lighting poles located at 1201 Grand Cadence Drive. Staff supports this request as the proposed lighting fixtures will be properly shielded and directed away from the adjacent residences. And the applicant has received approval from both the City of Henderson Parks and Recreation Department and Master Developer. Staff has not received any letters of support or opposition for this item, and it will be final action unless appealed. All right, applicant, name and zip code. Jeffrey Schaffler, 89005, with Lage Design on behalf of the Landwell Company, here to answer any questions should there be any with regard to this. And have you read staff's recommendations? They have, yeah. Okay, and you're good? Yes. Okay, just checking. I'll go ahead and open the public hearing. Do we have anyone in the audience who wishes to speak on this item? Doesn't appear so. We'll go ahead and close the public hearing. Commissioners, motions, questions, comments? If there are no comments or questions, I'll go ahead and make a motion. Final approval of CUP-2026018390 subject to findings of fact and conditions. And we have a motion on the floor from Commissioner Boekelman. Please vote. That motion passes. Congratulations. Item 11 is for Pinnacle Residences at McDonald Highlands. This is a two-part request. Part A is a waiver request from Development Code Standards to A, increase the overall height of a tiered retaining wall system along the northeast property line from 36 feet to 52 feet, and B, increase the retaining wall height for a non-rockery wall from 18 feet to 20 feet. And Part B is a design review amendment to update the site and landscape plans with the addition of the proposed retaining walls located at 400 Rock Peak Drive. Staff recommends approval of the request as the additional retaining wall height is necessary due to the existing soil conditions that will not accommodate a single wall, and the applicant is providing adequate compensating benefits in the form of enhanced wall design. Additionally, the applicant has received a master developer approval for this. Staff has not received any letters of support or opposition for this item, and the item will be final action unless appealed. Thank you. All right. Applicant name and zip code for the record. Hi. Frank 89052. All right. How do you feel about staff's recommendations? We've read the recommendations that agree with staff. All right. Thank you. Go ahead and open the public hearing. Is there anyone here on this item? Seeing none, we'll go ahead and close the public hearing. Commissioners, how do we feel about this item? Comments, questions, motions? Comments. No comments, but I'll make a motion to approve WOS-202-601-8395, DRA-202- Subject to finding of facts, conditions and waivers. - All right, there's a motion on the floor from Commissioner Newsom to use vote. And that motion passes. Congratulations and good luck with your wall. - Thank you. Item 12 is for Petting Zoo to You. This is a conditional use permit request for animal keeping. The request includes the following: A. Allow immobile animal exhibitor use. B. Increase the number of animals including household pet, excuse me, one household pets, rabbits and birds. Two, livestock, goats, sheep, horses, and cattle, additionally with camels and llama. And three, chickens, ducks, and quail. And C, modifying fencing and enclosure standards to A, eliminate the five-foot rear setback for fencing. Two, reduce the entire interior side setback from five feet to four feet for fencing. Three, eliminate the requirement that livestock should not be visible from public wide-away and four eliminate the required 20-foot rear and interior rear tier side setbacks for barns stables and similar structures located within the rural neighborhood overlay at 15 513 North Pueblo Boulevard staff supports this request as the applicant has operated the mobile animal exhibitor business from the site for several decades and has historically maintained variety of animals on site in support of that use While staff would have concerns regarding the animals on site, excuse me, while staff would have concerns regarding the number and types of animals if they were not associated with the mobile animal exhibitor business, the proposed animals are directly tied to the established operation. Given the applicant's long-standing history at this location, the established on-site animal keeping setup, and the site's location within the rural neighbourhood where recent code changes allow requests to increase animal counts, staff supports this request. Staff has received two letters in opposition and seven letters in support. This item will be final action unless appealed. Thank you. Do we have the applicant, please? Thank you. Name and zip code for the record. My name is Nancy Roas, 89015. All right. And you've, I assume, read the staff report? I have. And you agree with all the conditions? I do agree. Okay. Thank you. I guess we'll go ahead and open the public hearing. Before everyone comes down, how many people here are in opposition to this application? It's not very many. How many people are here in favor of the application? Hopefully staff is better at counting than I am. That's a fair number of people. Okay, so people, I'll go ahead and open the public hearing and ask anyone who wishes to speak to feel free to speak in favor of it, but we probably don't need to hear a lot of the same testimony because... It does seem like we have a lot of people probably pretty supportive of the application. But if anyone wants to come down and speak, feel free to come down. Come on down. I can start? Oh, yeah, if you want to or if there's more information. May I? Sure, feel free. You can be our first public speaker. Part of the public, go ahead. I started a mobile petting zoo and pony rides business in Henderson in 1997. I brought my first camel to Henderson in 2013. I want to make a couple of important points. First of all, the opposition to keeping camels in Henderson is not complaint driven. I've never received a single complaint, not from any neighbors, not from any persons while out in public with camels. The opposition to keeping camels here stems entirely from within animal control. Second is that the animal control officer that had a problem with camels on my property has overstepped her boundaries by interpreting the code. As a public servant, her job is to enforce the code, not to interpret it. And lastly, for 12 years, precedence has been set with regular inspections by animal control on my property approximately every six months. We pass these inspections with zero issues or citations. The Henderson Code states that it is illegal to keep exotic animals and lists quite a few species, but there is no mention of camels at all. There are two definitions of exotic animal. The first is a species that is wild-born and not traditionally domesticated. These species will maintain their wild characteristics even while under human care. This definition includes animals such as tigers, gorillas, and giraffes. Or the second definition of exotic is a species that is non-native to the place where it is being kept. Under this definition, for North America, it would also include horses, cattle, and goats, as these species are non-native to the Americas. The definition of domesticated animal is a species that has been selectively bred and genetically adapted over generations to live alongside humans. relying on them for food and shelter while providing companionship, labor, or resources. They have been bred for thousands of years to increase desirable traits such as tameness, trainability, and productivity. there is a very definitive list of 14 mammal species which are universally considered domesticated. That list includes dogs, cats, goats, cattle, pigs, sheep, horses, dromedary camel, Bactrian camel, llamas, alpacas, reindeer, water buffalo, and yaks. There are exactly 0% wild dromedary camels in the world. If a dromedary camel is living outside of human care, it's considered feral. Same as a feral house cat or a feral horse. Just because camels are not common here in the United States does not make them special or different. They're a domesticated livestock with a long history of proven safe and utilitarian purposes similar to horses. If you can keep a horse or a cow here, you should be able to keep a camel. A glitch in the United States government bureaucracy by the USDA has classified camels improperly by grouping them alongside wild and exotic animals. However, their cousins in the same family of camelids, including llamas and alpacas, have been properly put into the group with farm animals. The North American Camel Ranchers Association is currently petitioning the USDA to reclassify camels properly. By doing this, the USDA would support our farms and educational programs without imposing unfair burdens. It is important to note that under Nevada state regulations, the Nevada Administrative Code 503.140, camels are legally distinguished from restricted wildlife, meaning they do not require any state-level permits which are mandated for exotic or wild animals. At the county level, Clark County specifically lists camels as livestock, again, with no special permitting required. I'm hereby requesting that the City of Henderson grant this conditional use permit to allow my camels to remain in the City of Henderson. And thank you. I am deeply humbled and grateful for the support that I have found in my community regarding this issue. Thank you. Thank you. Go ahead and name the commissioner for the record. My name is Caitlin Kovar. I am the Program Director of the Veterinary Technology Program at Pima Medical Institute in Las Vegas. I personally utilize Petting Zoo to use animals multiple times every eight weeks all year long. We utilize goats, rabbits, chickens. We haven't specifically used the camels themselves, but Nancy's animals are not only her livelihood, they are her reason for being, the joy that she brings to the world and the joy that she brings to herself. If Nancy were not granted this conditional use permit, she may be potentially needing to leave the area in order to keep her animals. That would be a great loss to Henderson and Las Vegas in general. It would be a hardship for my Veterinary Technology program and would potentially impact not only my current students, but the sustainability of my program as well. So I strongly urge you to please vote yes to grant this conditional use permit. - Thank you. - Thank you. - All right. Thank you. Name and zip code for the record, please. Kendra Daniels, 89011. I am the entertainment director of Lake Las Vegas. And for all of my businesses, I have three, two of which are in Henderson. I have used Nancy and all of her animals, including the magical camels, for quite a few of our events. And our entire community looks forward to those camels every single year. It would be a great loss to lose her. Thank you. All right, come on down. Name and zip code for the record, please. Wayne Bridge. Okay. I live at 335 Apache Place, a half a block from where she's located. Do you happen to know the zip code? Pardon me? Do you know the zip code? 89015. And... I've been there since 1998, so same time she opened up right after that, I bought my home there. I have never heard of any complaint by any neighbor in that area saying anything bad about her location and her animals. I do know that over a thousand children have met animals they would have never otherwise met because she's continued to promote her little area there and put herself out in the community to help and educate people. So I really urge you all to support her and give her the ability to continue doing what she's doing. Thank you. Thank you. All right. Name and zip code for the record, please. Jennifer Lugusker, 89015. Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you so much for your time. I'm here to urge you guys to grant Nancy her CEP. I think it's important to first look at the exotic label and recognize that camels are one of the world's oldest domesticated species, considered in every other part of the world as domesticated. They've been around civilized people for over 5,000 years. They also have had quite the role in the Western expansion in our US history, which now today we call the US camel experiment. For those that are not aware of the history, it's really fascinating. In fact, Nancy and I are part of a lot of historical groups where we love educating our country about this history. They are not wild animals. They are livestock specifically bred for their endurance, milk fiber, gentle nature, and other parts of the world. As a camel owner myself, I can testify to how well Nancy takes care of her camels. Not only are they extremely well cared for, they're healthy, but they're very much well desensitized and safe to be around. I've personally had my 11-year-old around her camels without a problem. I never fear for safety. They're just incredible ambassadors. First seeing her to rehome or relocate them would actually, in my opinion, be detrimental to these animals that are kept and cared for by someone that's more than educated in this species and someone that can provide the camels the ability to thrive in this country. I hope you can help us lead in this motion to change the Western mindset of how camels are viewed in this country. Thank you so much for your time. Thank you. Come on down. Name and zip code, please. Olive 89005. All right, go for it. My name is Olive, and I'm 11 years old. Moses has been a very special animal to meet my family and everybody here and so many others. Every year we get the joy of seeing Moses at the Green Valley Living Nativity. He's our favorite animal to see, and we look forward to seeing him every year. Moses is so special to us. We've given him a nickname Mo. We have so many selfies with him. He's such a beautiful and majestic animal. And who could ever get tired of seeing him? And camels can drink up to 30 gallons of water in 10 minutes. And camels have three eyelids, not just two. And the third one is like a built-in goggles. And this third eyelid is also see-through. So they can close their eyes in a standstorm and still see. And that's only some of the amazing facts about camels. So if Mo has to leave our community, we and so many others would surely miss him. So please don't bump his hump and keep Mo in hand out. Thank you. All right, hold on. Hello, I'm Shay Squirt, 89015. And your name, sir? Greg. Awesome. I want to keep a camera in my owner's house. Okay, so good afternoon. Chair and members of the Planning Commission, thank you for the opportunity to speak. I'm here today asking the City of Henderson to clearly classify camels as domesticated livestock rather than exotic animals. Camels have been domesticated for over 3,000 years and are used worldwide as working livestock. Just like horses, cattle, they are not listed as prohibited wildlife under Nevada Administrative Code 503.110. They have a documented history in the American Southwest through the U.S. Army Camel Corps in the 1950s, which successfully operated right here in the Mojave Desert. Henderson's rural residential zoning supports responsible livestock ownership, recognizing camels as livestock, aligns with state law, historical precedent, and the agricultural purpose of these zones. This classification also protects vulnerable community benefits. Perfect, thank you. I'm not finished. Oh, sorry, sorry, sorry. I'm almost there. But he's a benefit. The children is so important for them to be raised around animals and livestock. Local resident Nancy Martin-Ruas operates a responsible educational facility where camels and other animals help teach children and families about agriculture, animal stewardship, and history through hands-on programs and community events. Community members have spoken strongly in her support. One longtime acquaintance wrote, she has the definition of community stewardship and responsible animal care. Her work has helped young people develop respect for animals, nature, and responsible stewardship. Another added, these camels should be allowed to remain at a responsible educational facility. Hands-on education creates understanding, respect, and appreciation for agricultural and animal stewardship. Clear code language that recognizes camels as domestic livestock will allow these positive educational and cultural contributions to continue on maintaining responsible standards. Thank you for your time and your consideration. I'm happy to answer any questions that you may have, and I completely support keeping Moses and Abraham. I just rode them in a parade a month ago. Epic. Thank you. Thank you guys so much. Hi. Name and zip code for the record, please. Colleen Levkoe. 8-N-0-1-5. My mom passed a year ago, and I'm a caregiver hospice by trade. And I've done it for 32 years. And within that mental frame, I have seen the growth, the incredible growth. uplifting light that Moses, Abraham, every goat, Karen is one of our goats, every animal and every employee, they're family. They're not just community to us. You guys are family. And we appreciate you taking the time to hear us out. And I've lived here 61 years and Henderson is my home. I know every rock and And I threw myself into these animals a year ago after my mom. And I tell you what, it's the best therapy that anyone could ever offer. And I have the glorious therapy. Job that I get to go and share the babies with mental hospice memory care facilities with children of autism and also in the child haven up in teaching them what to do not to do how they're fed how they're raised with their bread and this. brings out not only complete camaraderie with these kids, and now that this person didn't like those, now they're just the best of friends, because it gives them something to talk about. Did you see that camel today? Oh my gosh, we walked down the street walking, Veterans Day with every flag on them. And I'll tell you what, the police that pull over just to get their pictures taken with Moses and Abraham and Miss Nancy, let me tell you what, it's a glorious thing to witness. And I just appreciate your time and thank you for listening to us. Thank you. Name and zip code for the record, please. Hi, Regina. I'll be very quick. I am a neighbor. My property backs against Pueblo, and I can see her. I could see her animals, but you guys want them covered up now. I used to go say hello to Moses every single morning when I do my Tai Chi in my backyard, but... They're lovely. They're not too noisy. They don't smell nothing. You know, I'm a very close neighbor, and I support them staying there. I love them. Thank you. Thank you. I guess unless anyone else has anything new to add, we'll go ahead and close the public hearing. I think it doesn't look like we have anyone else. Commissioners, comments, thoughts? I'll make a comment first. Okay. I just, Nancy, congratulations. Just from the standpoint of being in business for this long, and I always say the measure of a small business is how you have support of your community and your customers. So it sounds like you have a great thing. So I just want to say congratulations on that part. Just doing that. All right, Commissioner Gimasoskis. I would like to comment. I think this is incredible, and all of you have worked very hard to bring this forward. The city of Henderson has worked very hard with you. I know you guys know that. From cleaning up the pens to make sure that the animals are tended to, a lot of the rules and regulations that they've now put in place, And the cleaning up of the area, I think someone made the comment that there's no odor. Yeah, I mean, you guys, that's fairly unusual. I mean, even dogs have odor. So it's commendable. But the city of Henderson has worked extra hard to allow this, to put the rules in place, to keep everybody happy, especially the animals. And not just the animals, but all the people that are visiting the animals and the joy that they get from this. You've heard some of these kids talk, and it doesn't take a kid to enjoy this. I can't wait, you know, to see a couple of these. I think it's just awesome. So does anybody else have anything? Yeah, we have a few more comments, I think. So... My neighborhood has the wonderful opportunity of having the petting zoo up in our neighborhood, sometimes three or four times a year. Recently, with a spring break, Nancy was up there with her crew. And the kids, I can't tell you how much they really appreciate it. And the parents, even me, getting a chance to go down and pet the animals, it just is a wonderful thing. And I really appreciate that you have your petting zoo and your facility. So thank you for doing that in the community. I'll just piggyback on Commissioner Bockelman's comment. I've been a benefactor myself of Nancy's Petting Zoo, having nativity scenes for over a decade, I think at least. Time goes fast. Years turn into days. I also grew up with goats myself in the northwest part of town, and we had chickens, geese. I know I don't look it, but I had my own little menagerie growing up. And so I know the value of having animals in your life and the joy and benefits. And so, Nancy, I couldn't imagine not having your zoo in our life. No, thanks for all the neighbors coming out. We don't generally get this many neighbors for tentative maps or other things. We appreciate you guys coming out and speaking on this application. And I think we do need to thank staff for the hundreds and hundreds of hours on this because there is a fine... There's a very fine line between what's maybe overkill and what's appropriate with animal keeping, because I think all of us have seen the hoarding cases and the different. So although it seems burdensome, I think we do need to acknowledge that it's important to make sure that animals are taken care of because we have seen a lot of. bad incidents in the valley in Southern California and other places. So I think there's been a lot of good work. And if someone wants to make a motion, I'll... I'd like to make the motion. I had one thing to say. My very first meeting up here, I think you were here with this many people for support. I was totally impressed with the amount of people, not because they want to be here. I think it's because they not only love you and the animals, it's just what they do for the kids, what they do for everybody around them. You run a great facility. And we're really proud to have you in Henderson. I'm glad the city of Henderson and the staff work with you to help you get all these and the increase in number and the amount of animals that you do take care of is incredible. So to bookend the very first meeting where we approved C.U.P. on a stable and accessory animal keeping, I would like to make a motion to approve C.U.P., 202-601-8261. All right. There's a motion on the floor from Commissioner Beeson. Please vote. I'd like to second that motion. Oh, yeah. I assume you mean subject to findings of facts, conditions, and modifications? You're not new here. Thank you. Sorry about that. There you go. All right. Everyone, please vote. And that motion passes. Congratulations. Thank you. All right. We'll go ahead. I think that's our final interesting item of the evening. I think we have some other ones. You're welcome to hang out for the end of the meeting. But thank you guys for coming. We have public comment. We'll go ahead and open public comment. Why don't we hold off on public comment? We'll let everyone who doesn't want to hear it leave. All right. Is there anyone who wishes to make public comment about anything? Kind of an eventful meeting. Seeing no one, we'll go ahead and close the meeting. Go ahead and start. Staff, any business you want to share with us? I'd like to just reiterate some of the statements we heard. Thank staff for all the time and the general public for meeting with us multiple times to discuss these changes that we made to the code earlier or late last year. that made this possible for a long time. Our code didn't allow for a request to increase the number of animals on a site and the changes that we've made have made this possible and they brought us kind of into the 21st century when it comes to animal keeping. So I think it's very important that staff played a big role but I also appreciate the folks in the community coming out and giving us their input to help us get where we're at right now. So that's our comment. Thank you. And I want to kind of reiterate again, staff, and then I know the city attorney knows way more about Bactrian versus dromedary camels and all the different nuances. And it's not, this is more interesting than certainly some other stuff we've done, but there is a lot of hard work to protect, make sure everybody's staying safe, healthy, welfare of the community. So I think that we need to appreciate the staff, especially the city attorneys, Rochelle, He's probably a little bit ready to go take a break now. Go back to walls and things. But thank you guys. And thanks always to our safety guys and our public work guys. Had a pretty easy meeting back there. And our AV guys. We appreciate all of you for keeping us safe and on the air. Thank you. And we'll see you guys in May. Adjourn it.