It's a shame that we encourage some forms of economic activity (creating jobs) but discourage another (building homes so that those jobholders have a place to live). Supply-side housing constraint drives rent growth, and places that build have lower inflation: https://www.minneapolisfed.org/article/2023/what-1-percent-i...

Does Storey county put up barriers to building homes? Are the quick-permit policies of the county only for commercial buildings?

I'd tend to assume folks would want to live in Reno rather than the open desert. Here's Reno's zoning code: https://www.reno.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/89797/638167...

Article 3 spells out the process and requirements. And then there are the zone descriptions. It's pretty typical stuff - setbacks, FAR, heights, etc. Most residential zones are single-family. It's all the usual zoning things which drag down the pace of construction. Have you applied for your pre-application meeting? Are the planners satisfied that your application is complete? Scheduled and noticed your public hearing? Did the commission like your project and grant it conditional approval?