LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — As fears of closure grow, a 25-year-old Las Vegas ranch found itself at odds with Clark County code enforcers over horse shade structures and free-range chickens—the cost isn’t cheep.
The McKee Ranch, located near Dean Martin Dr. and Pebble Rd., was the subject of a January Clark County code and animal protection visit regarding unpermitted structures and a cooping violation, according to county officials and a ranch spokesperson.
The total cost to bring the two-and-a-half-acre ranch up to code was a surprise to property staff, who spoke to 8 News Now, alleging that the around $10,000 price tag for moving or building a new coop and bringing down long-standing structures would be too costly.
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“I one hundred percent feel that if the community does not back us up and raise their voices to the outgoing commissions and the incoming commissioners of our district, that that we would definitely be monetized out at this point,” Erin Pierson, the McKee Ranch marketing director, said…