Criminal gangs rampaging around Nevada have reduced land "ownership" to nothing but the duty to pay taxes often devoid even of access rights let alone rational prospects for useful development. I chose this one example of the virtually universal absurdity because the county goobermint involved is so fraudulent and corrupt as to pretend to "no zoning restrictions" when in fact they have privatized draconian criminal controls on any constructive use of land in that county
this pretty little hillside is almost directly west of the subject property, across the south end of the ravine which could in heavy rain conditions serve a defensive purpose vis a vis the runoff from the hillside