The hearings examiner established the procedural rules for the public hearing, specifying a three-minute time limit for public testimony and a 20-minute limit for applicants. He emphasized that attendees must offer oral or written testimony before the public record closes—which automatically remains open for one week—to preserve their right to appeal. Additionally, staff provided technical instructions for web and phone participants on how to raise their hands and manage background noise while testifying.
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Clark County Land Use Hearings · Apr 23, 2026 · 3:11–3:25 · Watch on CVTV ↗
Keywords: public comment public testimony public hearing
What was said
2:08 They're merely providing an overview of the project process and the laws that apply and their opinion as to whether or not the applicable approval criteria are met. Then the applicant for the particular project will have the opportunity to present their proposal and respond to the staff report. Then if anybody else wants to testify in support of that project, they may do so. Then anyone who wants to testify orally or in writing before, excuse me. [LAUGH] Skipped ahead in my intro. Anybody else who wants to testify in opposition or with questions or concerns. That should cover everybody who wants to say something about a particular application. You'll fall into one of those categories. Once everyone has had initial opportunity to testify about that application, I will give staff and the applicant alone the opportunity to respond to the testimony that was offered. If those responses include any new evidence,
3:05 I will give everyone a chance to respond to the new evidence. Otherwise, I'll close the public portion of the hearing and announce what I'm gonna do without taking any new public testimony. Anyone with an interest in this application may offer relevant oral or written testimony. But you can only testify when you've been identified for that purpose. It is important that all parties make their best case to me. My decisions are final for purposes of the county, but maybe appeal to superior court. However, the court generally will not allow new testimony and evidence on appeal. They'll decide any appeal based on the record before me. So if you feel it's important that myself or any future decision maker knows something about the application you're interested in, you need to make sure that gets into the record before me. In order to preserve your right to appeal, you or someone expressly representing you must testify orally or in writing before the close of the record for that application.
4:05 And in order to raise an issue on appeal, someone must have raised that issue before me with enough specificity that everyone can understand what the issue is. Anyone feels they need more time to prepare, you can ask me to hold the record open or continue the hearing. If I hold the record open, you'll have an opportunity to submit additional written
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cross_cutting keyword 3:11–3:25 public comment, public testimony, public hearing
the testimony that was offered. If those responses include any new evidence, I will give everyone a chance to respond to the new evidence. Otherwise, I'll close the public portion of the hearing and announce what I'm gonna do without taking any new public testimony. Anyone with an interest in this application may offer relevant oral or written testimony. But you can only testify when you've been identified for that purpose. It is important that all parties make their best case to me. My decisio