Rhodes Ranch

Rhodes Ranch is a master-planned community and golf course located in Spring Valley, Nevada, approximately six miles southwest of the Las Vegas Strip.

[2][3] The proposed site for Rhodes Ranch was located several miles outside of development boundaries that had been set by the Clark County Commission.

A total of 137 residents signed a petition for the county to designate the area as a rural preservation site, restricting homes to half-acre lots.

Rhodes sought to annex portions of the proposed land into the Spring Valley Township, which would make planning easier while also negating the possibility of rural preservation status.

[2] Approximately 145 residents appealed the permit for gravel mining in the area, which was meant to help prepare the land for a Rhodes Ranch golf course.

[5][6] In June 1996, the Clark County Commission postponed a decision on the gravel pit for three months, following the opposition from residents.

Commissioner Bruce Woodbury believed that the project was proceeding too quickly: "We were told that not too long ago the application for the land was just privatized, and here they are already moving forward on a batch plant and massive development.

[8] Rhodes ultimately received permission to process 250,000 tons of gravel at the site, on the condition that roads be paved by a certain date to prevent dust from being raised into the air.

[6][10][11] The commission approved the final master plan in October 1996, with Woodbury casting the sole vote of opposition, saying the project was too large for the area.

[18] Simultaneously, the Clark County Commission approved a petition creating the unincorporated town of Enterprise, Nevada.

[21] In early 1997, the Clark County Board of Commissioners granted approval of final maps for two residential subdivisions, to be built by Rhodes Design and Development.

The company said the proposed relocation was sought for the sake of aesthetics, denying that additional homes would be built on the land.

Residents and the county had concerns about the cost of relocating the ditch and the impact it could have on the design plans for a nearby school and park.

[36] During 2000, commissioner Kenny, a friend of Rhodes, arrived unexpectedly at a staff member meeting to advocate for the relocation of the drainage ditch.

Dunhill Homes, a newly formed company in Dallas, was named later that year to manage and further develop Rhodes Ranch.

[53] By the end of 2015, Century Communities had more than 500 home lots left to develop at Rhodes Ranch, expected to take three years to construct and sell.

[59] Rhodes had set aside a 10-acre (4.0 ha) property for a school as a last resort option, but preferred to save the land for more homes.

[60] In June 2004, the Clark County Commission declined to approve permits for any new homes in Rhodes Ranch until a suitable site could be provided to the school district.

[62][63] The property had no water access, but Rhodes agreed to spend up to $10 million to build the necessary infrastructure, including a pump station.

However, there were concerns from the Las Vegas Valley Water District that three years would not be an adequate amount of time for construction of the pump station.