3-2-27: OPERATION OF FACILITIES UTILIZING EXPLOSIVES:
   A.   Conditional Use Permit Required: Operation of a facility where an explosive, or other similar substances listed in Nevada Revised Statutes section 459.3816 will be used, manufactured, processed, transferred or stored, shall first obtain a conditional use permit therefor from the city council.
   B.   Application; Hearing: An application for a conditional use permit must be filed with the planning commission. The planning commission shall, within ninety (90) days after the filing of an application, hold a public hearing to consider the application.
   C.   Notice Requirements:
      1.   The planning commission shall, at least thirty (30) days before the date of the hearing, cause notice of the time, date, place and purpose of the hearing to be sent by mail to or, if requested by a party to whom notice must be provided pursuant to this subsection, by electronic means if receipt of such an electronic notice can be verified, to:
         a.   The applicant;
         b.   Each owner or tenant of real property located within one thousand feet (1,000') of the property in question;
         c.   The property owner, as listed on the county assessor's records, of each of the thirty (30) separately owned parcels nearest the exterior boundary of the property in question, to the extent this notice does not duplicate the notice given pursuant to subsection C1b of this section;
         d.   If a mobile home park or multiple-unit residence is located within one thousand feet (1,000') of the property in question, each tenant of that mobile home park or multiple-unit residence;
         e.   Any advisory board that has been established for the affected area by the governing body;
         f.   The administrator of the division of environmental protection of the state department of conservation and natural resources;
         g.   The state fire marshal; and
         h.   The administrator of the division of industrial relations of the department of business and industry; and
      2.   The notice required by subsection C1 of this section must:
         a.   Be written in language that is easy to understand;
         b.   Include a physical description or map of the property in question and a description of all explosives, and all substances that will be located at the facility; and
         c.   Be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the city or county in which the property in question is located.
   D.   Consideration By Planning Commission:
      1.   In considering the application, the planning commission shall consult with:
         a.   Local emergency planning committees, if any;
         b.   The administrator of the division of environmental protection of the state department of conservation and natural resources;
         c.   The state fire marshal;
         d.   The administrator of the division of industrial relations of the department of business and industry; and
         e.   The governing body of any other city or county that may be affected by the operation of the facility; and
      2.   The planning commission shall consider fully the effect the facility will have on the health and safety of the residents of the city, county or region.
   E.   Recommendation: The planning commission shall, within a reasonable time after the public hearing, submit to the governing body its recommendations for any actions to be taken on the application. If the planning commission recommends that a conditional use permit be granted to the applicant, it shall include in its recommendations such terms and conditions for the operation of the facility as it deems necessary for the protection of the health and safety of the residents of the city, county or region.
   F.   Hearing; Decision: The governing body shall, within thirty (30) days after the receipt of the recommendations of the planning commission, hold a public hearing to consider the application. The governing body shall:
      1.   Cause notice of the hearing to be given in the manner prescribed by subsection C of this section; and
      2.   Grant or deny the conditional use permit within thirty (30) days after the public hearing. (Ord. 577, 12-11-2001)