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ELKO – A new subdivision code that meets the needs of developers is official.

Elko City Council approved on second reading the code that repeals and replaces the city’s long-time subdivision regulations after a public hearing at the Nov. 27 council meeting.

Councilman and Mayor-elect Reece Keener said he couldn’t imagine a public hearing without protests over the subdivision code, but that was the case. No one spoke in the hearing.

City Planner Cathy Laughlin said there were three developers waiting to develop under the new code.

“The proposed draft is really the culmination of a lot of people’s efforts,” said Elko City Manager Curtis Calder, who thanked the city’s staff for their “heavy lifting.”

City staff, including Calder, developers, contractors and real estate agents worked together on a task force to put together a subdivision code that provides two options for developers instead of forcing them all to post bonds for total development costs.