Clark County Planning Commission Meeting - July 7, 2026

The Clark County Planning Commission met on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, at 7:01 PM in the Commission Chambers, Clark County Government Center, Las Vegas. The meeting was chaired by Edward Frasier III and included Commissioners Leslie Mujica, Tyler Brady, Steve Kirk (via teleconference), Vivian Kilarski, Michael Roitman, and Nelson Stone. The meeting adjourned at 10:42 PM. The commission considered 47 agenda items, including routine approvals, public hearings, and forwarded recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners for final action on July 22, 2026, or August 5, 2026.

Consent Calendar

• Items 4–11 (Routine Action Items): Approved unanimously with staff-recommended conditions. These included:
  • DR-26-0290: Design reviews for expansion of Mountains Edge Regional Park (recreation center, soccer, pickleball, basketball, skate park, playgrounds) on 225 acres in P-F Zone.
  • ET-26-400050: Second extension of time for waivers and design reviews for a vehicle sales facility on 0.71 acres.
  • UC-26-0299: Use permits and design reviews for a public utility structure and communication tower on 1 acre.
  • UC-26-0301: Use permit for a recreational/entertainment facility on 21.59 acres in IP Zone (Airport Environs Overlay).
  • VS-26-0276, VS-26-0280, DR-26-0281, WS-26-0277: Various vacate/abandon, design review, and waiver applications.
• Item 17 (WS-26-0206): Withdrawn without prejudice per applicant request.
• Items 33–35 (PA-26-700020, VS-25-0897, UC-25-0896): Held until September 15, 2026, per applicant request; renotification fees required.

Public Comments & Testimony

• General Public Comments (beginning of meeting):
  • Michael Sellers (9973 Brazos Band Street) expressed strong support for the Mountains Edge Regional Park expansion (Item 4), emphasizing the need for baseball fields with raised pitching mounds and synthetic turf. He noted no baseball fields exist in Mountains Edge, hindering Little League formation.
  • Vincent Palmer (9901 Trailwood Drive) initially spoke about the Patriot Housing project (Items 39–42) but was redirected to the public hearing for that item.
• Items 19–23 (Buffalo Amigos): Two speakers opposed the plan amendment, zone change, and design review. They argued the area is zoned RE (Ranch Estate) and that smaller lot homes would be incompatible with the existing half-acre homes. One speaker noted the site is in the middle of the Neighborhood Protection (RNP) overlay.
• Items 36–38 (Sustainable Development Fund 1): Two speakers opposed the plan amendment to Business Employment and industrial light zoning, citing traffic concerns, noise from bay doors facing residential areas, and the inappropriateness of industrial use near rural neighborhoods.
• Items 39–42 (City of Las Vegas – Patriot Housing): Multiple speakers expressed both support and opposition. Supporters (including Vincent Palmer, VFW Commander Christy Lavender, and Marine Corps veteran Jason Lisby) emphasized the urgent need for veteran housing, noting the project is not a homeless shelter but a deed-restricted veteran community. Opponents (including Kelly Wentz, Tiffany Padilla, and Fernando Padilla) cited location concerns: proximity to a solar field, water treatment plant, recycling center, traffic congestion, lack of amenities, and potential property value impacts. One opponent noted the project is not exclusively for veterans (based on a similar development in North Las Vegas).

Discussion Items

• Items 13–15 (Eagle Nest Henderson): Heard together. Applicant proposed a 6-lot single-family residential development on 3.03 acres with waivers for landscaping, buffering, and retaining wall height. No public speakers. Approved unanimously.
• Item 16 (Ulloa): Holdover waiver to eliminate/reduce setbacks for an existing single-family residence. Applicant revised plans to move patio covers 3 feet from property line. Neighbor letters of approval provided. Approved 5–2 (Commissioners Mujica and Brady dissenting).
• Item 18 (Flores-Solis): Waivers for reduced setback and increased retaining wall height for a proposed single-family home. No public speakers. Approved unanimously.
• Items 19–23 (Buffalo Amigos/Silver Serene): Proposed plan amendment from RN to LN, zone change from RS20 to RS5.2, removal of RNP overlay, vacate easements, waivers, and tentative map for 18 single-family lots. Applicant argued the site is on a major arterial (Buffalo Drive) with changing trends. Two speakers opposed. Discussion revealed concerns about the site being in the middle of the RNP overlay and incompatible with half-acre lots. Motion to approve item 19 (plan amendment) failed 4–3 (Frasier, Mujica, Roitman, Stone aye; Brady, Kirk, Kilarski nay). The remaining items were rendered moot and forwarded to BCC without recommendation.
• Items 24–27 (South Decatur Holding Co): Heard together. Plan amendment from NC to CN, zone change from CG to RS2, waivers, and tentative map for 19 attached single-family lots. Applicant revised plans to remove doors facing Decatur and reduced building height. Public Works opposed waiver #6 (reduced curb return radius). Commission approved items 24–27 with waiver #6 denied, noting applicant can revise plans. Approved 6–1 (Kilarski nay? Actually vote was 6–0? Minutes show unanimous aye for items 25–27, but transcript shows Commissioner Kilarski opposed? Per minutes: item 24 adopted unanimously; items 25-27 approved unanimously. However, transcript indicates Commissioner Kilarski had concerns but voted aye? There is discrepancy: minutes show unanimous votes for items 25-27. We'll follow minutes as official record.)
• Items 28–32 (Horizon West Homes): Heard together. Plan amendment from MN to CN, zone change from RS20 to RM18, vacate easements, waivers, and tentative map for 14 single-family attached lots. No public speakers. Approved unanimously with conditions including a development agreement for fair-share infrastructure contribution.
• Items 36–38 (Sustainable Development Fund 1): Heard together. Plan amendment from NC to BE, zone change from RS20 to IL, waivers for office/warehouse. Two speakers opposed. Commission modified the zone change from IL to IP (Industrial Park) to limit higher-intensity industrial uses, and added a condition that significant design changes require a public hearing. Approved 6–1 (Commissioner Kilarski dissenting).
• Items 39–42 (City of Las Vegas – Patriot Housing): Heard together. Plan amendment from PU to UN, zone change from PF to RM32, vacate right-of-way, and design review for a 348-unit veteran affordable housing development. Public speakers: 5 opposition, 4 support. Commissioner Kilarski moved to deny, which failed 1–6. Chair Frasier then moved to approve, which passed 6–1 (Kilarski dissenting). Conditions included a 50-year affordability covenant and a Declaration of Restrictive Covenants.
• Items 43–47 (Nevada Palace): Heard together. Plan amendment from EM to CN, zone change from CR to RS2, vacate right-of-way, PUD for 279-lot detached single-family residential development, and tentative map. No public speakers. Applicant added a second park and trail system. Approved unanimously with conditions including a five-foot driveway (via PUD) and correction of a sidewalk omission at the southeast corner.

Key Outcomes

• Items 4–11 (Consent Calendar): Approved unanimously.
• Item 17: Withdrawn.
• Items 33–35: Held to September 15, 2026.
• Item 16: Approved 5–2.
• Items 13–15, 18, 24–27, 28–32, 43–47: Approved unanimously (or as noted).
• Items 19–23: Motion to approve plan amendment failed; forwarded to BCC without recommendation. Final action by BCC on August 5, 2026.
• Items 36–38: Approved 6–1 with zone change modified to IP and condition requiring public hearing for significant design changes. Forwarded to BCC on August 5, 2026.
• Items 39–42: Motion to deny failed; motion to approve passed 6–1 with 50-year affordability covenant. Forwarded to BCC on August 5, 2026.
• Items 24–27: Forwarded to BCC on July 22, 2026.
• Appeals: Final action unless appealed by 5:00 PM on July 15, 2026; appeals to BCC on August 5, 2026 at 9:00 AM.