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Chair Taylor.

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Vice Chair Kassama.

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Commissioner Schlottman.

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Commissioner Rogan.

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Commissioner Walsh.

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Commissioner DeSalvio.

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Commissioner Munford.

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Are there any members of the public who wish to speak under this portion of the agenda?

Come on down, sir, please.

And note if you are here for an item and you want to wait for that item, you can also speak at that time.

Well, pardon me, I've never done this before here at the Planning Commission, but uh I wanted to um show my support and also my son, he believe it or not, the young guy over there is a homeowner, just recently bought his first house.

Um and we're we own properties on uh Sir.

I'm so sorry to interrupt you because I know you said you've never done this before, but please state your name for the record and your address.

And if you're speaking on a particular item, if you wouldn't mind letting us know what item that is, sure.

Sorry about that.

Uh Bruce Cowen, um I uh own a property at 801 North Eighth Street.

I happen to live um at uh 5840 Mohawk Street.

Um but I'm here in regarding the uh the issue 25-0278.

Um also below is 250 25-0278-SDR1.

And um I've got about a hundred units down in the downtown area.

Uh the thing I do is uh take older properties and restore them, trying to make them look as nice as possible and keep them.

However, I'm very excited about this project.

Uh this proposed development.

It's um for a four-story building.

I actually think that they should go higher if they can.

I I know that they're interested in putting a swimming pool in.

We totally support that.

I can think nothing better than a really great development in that East Fremont area to be a shot in the arm to the community.

I think more housing is what we all want in in Vegas, and I I think we all know that more housing will actually control prices and keep prices lower.

As a matter of fact, from what I've seen, prices are actually coming down a little bit on the rental market.

But in this particular area in the East Fremont district area, there has been kind of a lack of development for a while.

And a four-story project like this that's closer to where the old City Hall building is, you know, on 10th Street, is welcome.

Um I don't just speak for myself.

I know six other uh people that own properties there that live there, they're homeowners, and there is a desire for younger people to be able to buy down there and and to live in an you know in a more exciting neighborhood.

And if you have this kind of development, you'll have more economic activity, more restaurants, more shops, um, more uh bars, but more more art, more exciting, vibrant economic activity, which will make more people want to live there.

So on behalf of the homeowners in that area.

And again, I'm an investor, but there are a lot of homeowners.

Um, and what I'm interested in, again, uh personally is the historical properties, but I don't see this large building as being anything but positive.

It's a it's it would be a great shot in the air into the community.

So we hope that you support it.

We hope you support it unanimously and allow the developer to build uh if necessary six, eight stories.

We would support that.

Okay.

Thank you so much for coming down, sir.

Anyone else?

Okay, seeing no one else, uh, we will close public hearing under this part of the agenda, and we will move on to item number five.

Sorry, bear with me.

Um for possible action to approve the final minutes uh for the planning commission meeting of July 8th, 2025.

Um, Madam Vice Chair, may we have a motion to approve the minutes of the planning commission of July 8th, 2025.

Chair like a to make a motion to approve the planning commission meeting minutes of July 8th, 2025.

There's a motion um on the floor, please cast your votes.

Okay, please post.

And that does carry.

All right, let's move on to our housekeeping items.

Are there any items that commissioners, staff, applicants, or members of the public would like to pull forward for action?

Madam Chair, Nicole Edoes for the record.

The applicant is requesting to hold item number 18 to the September 9th planning commission meeting.

The applicant is requesting to hold item number 19 to the September 9th planning commission meeting.

The applicant is requesting to hold item number 21 to the September 9th planning commission meeting.

The applicant is requesting to hold item number 32 to the September 9th planning commission meeting.

And due to technical difficulties this month, items number 13, 14, and 15 are numbered incorrectly for the online agenda only.

In addition, the agenda summary page for item number 27 depicts the wrong agenda item and a corrected version has been submitted to the clerk for the record.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Um wish to speak on any of the items that were just listed in housekeeping.

Yes.

Yes, madam chair, commissioners, Bob Gronauer, 1980 Festival Plaza Drive.

I'm going to be representing item 24, but on item 24B, as in boy, we will be asking to hold that indefinitely as an abeyance item.

But we'll be moving forward with 24A and 24C on the agenda.

Madam Chair, uh, if we're not gonna have a date for an abeyance, then we would need to table that.

That's fine.

We have table, yes.

Okay, thank you, Mr.

Bronauer.

Right.

Anybody else?

Excuse me, Chair.

Can I verify that the items with uh um sub-items are also included in the abeyance for items 18, 21, and 32?

Okay, thank you.

All right.

Um hearing uh no other comments for um our housekeeping items.

Um vice chair, would you like to would you please make a motion on the housekeeping items?

Thank you, Chair.

I would like to make a motion to hold in abeyance item 18, and that is 18A, 18B, 18C, as well as agenda item 19 to be held in abeyance to the September 9th planning commission meeting.

Item 21, 21A, 21B, 21C to be held in abeyance to the September 9th planning commission meeting.

Item 32 has 32A, 32B, 32 C, 32D, 32E to be held in abeyance to the September 9th planning commission meeting, as well as to table item 24B.

Thank you.

There is a motion on the floor.

Please cast your votes.

Please post.

And that motion carries.

We are going to move on to our consent items.

These are considered routine by the planning commission and may be enacted by one motion.

However, any item may be discussed if a commission member or applicant so desires, and I understand we may have one amendment on a consent item.

Madam Chair, if you want to go ahead and read them into the record, and then we will have a revised condition for the number eight.

Thank you.

Okay.

Um so for our consent items we have 25 0245 applicant owner 923 properties LLC for possible action on the following land use entitlement project request generally located at the southwest corner of Garcus and 10th Street.

Uh Ward 3 Diaz uh 7A 25 0245 EOT1 for an improved mixed use development.

7B 25 0245 EOT2 for an approved eight story mixed use development consisting of 343 residential units and 8,000 square feet of commercial space with waivers to allow 331 parking spaces where 522 are required, a 40-foot residential adjacency setback where 282 feet is required, a zero foot landscape buffer along portions of the north property line where eight feet is required, and a zero foot landscape buffer on the east, south, and west property lines where 15 feet is required.

Number 8, 25 0271, TMP 1.

SEC Shadow Lane and Pinto Lane, Applicant Owner, Nevada Health and Bioscience Asset Corporation for possible action on a land use entitlement project request for a one-lot commercial subdivision at the southeast corner of Shadow Lane and Pinto Lane Ward 1 Canutsen.

And then item 9 uh 25-0275 TMP 1 Summerlin West Village 27 Parcel D custom lots.

Applicant owner, the Howard Hughes Company, LLC for possible action on a land use entitlement project request for a proposed 39 lot single family residential subdivision at the terminus of Astra Canyon Drive, approximately 160 feet north of the Skyfall Point Drive Intersection, Ward 2 Siemen.

And Madam Chair, for number 8, uh 25-0271 TMP 1.

We need to revise condition of approval number two to read the final map shall contain a note granting perpetual common access and parking across the entire subdivision via drive aisles and driveways.

Thank you.

Thank you.

All right, with that amendment, Vice Chair, can I get a motion on our consent items?

Chair, I'd like to make a motion to approve the consent items seven, eight, and nine, and that includes the motion that staff read into the sorry staff condition that was read into the record for item eight.

Thank you.

There's a motion on the floor, please cast your votes.

Okay, please post.

And that motion carries.

And Madam Chair, item seven is final action tonight unless appealed to city clerk in 10 days, and items eight and nine are final action unless appealed to the city clerk within seven days.

Thank you.

Okay, let's move on to one motion, one vote.

The following are items that may be considered in one motion, one vote.

They are considered routine, non-public and public hearing items with staff recommendation of approval.

All public hearings and non-public hearings will be opened at one time.

Any person representing an application or a member of the public or a member of the planning commission not in agreement with the conditions and all standard conditions for the application recommended by staff should request to have that item removed from this part of the agenda.

So number 10, 25-0101 VAR1, applicant University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, owner County of Clark, UMC et al.

For possible action on a land use entitlement project request to allow the suffix way on a straight north south street where street is required on Willow Street south of Wellness Way, Ward 1 Knutson.

Number 11, 25 0185, SUP2, applicant owner 10 1500s LLC for possible action on a land use entitlement project request for a proposed 2198 square foot alcohol on premise full use with a waiver of appendix F, interim downtown Las Vegas Development Standards for parking area two at 608 South Maryland Parkway, suite 110 ward 3 Diaz.

Um that's 25-0273 VAC 1 applicant owner TriPoint Homes of Nevada for possible action on land use entitlement project request for petition to vacate public drainage and public sewer easements generally located adjacent to the west side of the of the Alpine Ridgeway alignment, approximately 310 feet south of Kyle Canyon Road, Ward 6 Bruni, uh number 13 abeyance 24-0185 applicant fresh general services LLC owner Satteray Properties Group.

Hold on one second, sorry about that.

Uh and yep, one motion, one item, one motion, one vote ended at number 12.

So that was the tri-point homes of Nevada item.

Um these items are uh public hearing.

Is there any member of the public wishing to be heard on items number 10, 11, or 12?

Okay.

Seeing none, um I will close public hearing.

Um vice chair, would you like to make a motion on our one motion one vote items?

Chair, I believe Commissioner Rogan has an abstention.

Oh, thank you, Chair.

With regard to item 10, the applicant is um Clark County.

I'm an employee and attorney for Clark County.

Um given that commitment in a private capacity, I'm gonna be abstaining from that um from that item.

Okay, thank you, Commissioner Rogan.

Would that chair I'd like to make a motion to approve items 10, 11, and 12 on the one motion one vote agenda?

Sorry, 10, 11, and 12.

Thank you.

There's a motion on the floor.

Please cast your vote.

Commissioner is on it.

Okay, uh please post and that carries.

And Madam Chair Item 10, we'll move on to city council on September 17th.

Item 11 uh is final action tonight unless appeal to city clerk in 10 days, and item 12 is final action unless appeal to city clerk in 10 days.

Thank you.

All right, we're gonna move on to public hearing items.

We're gonna take things a little bit out of order.

Starting with number 16 abeyance 24-0527 VAR one.

Applicant owner Maria Hernandez for possible action on a land use entitlement project request to allow two existing patio covers that do not conform to Title 19.06 development standards for setbacks and aesthetic compatibility and to allow an existing front yard wall that exceeds maximum height standards at 1415 Crestwood Avenue Ward 3 Diaz staff recommends denial.

Uh may I have the staff report, please?

Madam Chair, staff finds the request to be a self-imposed hardship as the patio covers and fence were constructed without permits, and staff is recommending denial of the request.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Good evening.

Uh you could please state and spell your name for the record.

Um, give us your address and then tell us about the project.

Good evening.

My name is Juanita Martinez, I'm Maria's daughter.

Um at the microphone, my number Maria and Maria Gui Hernandez.

The address is 1415 Crestwood Avenue.

Ma'am, I'm so sorry.

Would you mind terribly speaking a little more into the microphone?

We can't hear you up here on the dais.

Thank you.

For the record, I'm making menace with the Department of Neighborhood Services.

I'll be helping in translating.

Okay, consider.

Oh, you quiero conservative.

She would like to save the patio.

It was an item that was heard before.

She asked that we are able to save it as an item that her late husband did construct.

Um previously it was asked to make the patio cover visible uh aesthetically compatible with the rest of the home in the dwelling.

Um so we have renderings that I believe have been sent to you guys, but we also have copies here to present.

And then that's all they have to say.

Madam Chair, through you, may I ask them to turn that sideways so we can we can see see that better?

Thank you.

And then we do have a couple of renderings, so we can switch it out to a couple more.

And see Mother Cut.

Okay.

And then that's the photos that they have to present.

Thank you very much.

Um go ahead and uh open this up for public hearing.

Um is there anybody wishing to be heard on this item?

Okay, seeing none, um, we'll go ahead and um pass it over to the commission, starting with Commissioner Schlottman.

Yes.

Uh Chairwoman, through you uh if everybody can remember, probably seven, eight, nine months ago, we we heard this item.

Uh and this particular item, I didn't necessarily like I was uh about to make a motion for denial.

Uh and Commissioner Rogan asked me to hold an advance and go out and into the field and see if we can do anything.

Um I was thinking that there would be very little that could happen.

This architect actually uh met on site with myself and shift and and the applicants that's here today, and we looked at it and he kept asking me if he could do something where he would he could uh dress up the the columns and try to make it look like it's more incorporated into the the the house and uh I told him he could try and would see how it how it turned out.

And then he turned turned this in to me, and it it it actually shocked me he actually did a better job than I anticipated that he could actually uh uh pull up.

So um, you know, based on the current design, um I uh feel it's more compatible to have their neighbors' support um and I feel that I could get behind this, but since uh Commissioner Rogan had strong films about this, I figured I'd see if he has any any further comments.

I'm sorry, I I don't remember.

Um but when it um I I think the the redesign looks great and I I can get behind it too.

Thank you.

Uh not to put you on the spot or anything, but I it it did come out uh uh nice.

So uh chairwoman through you.

If there's no other comments, I'd like to make a motion.

Okay.

Any other comments?

No, okay, please make your motion.

Yes, on abeyance item uh number 16 24-0527 move to approve, subject to staff's conditions.

Madam Chair, may I please interject here with some edited conditions to address these changes?

So go ahead.

Okay, Madam Chair, for condition of approval number four.

We will change that one to a variance is hereby denied to allow two patio covers that are not aesthetically compatible with the existing single family dwelling on site.

That will therefore address that they're now compatible.

And then I would like to add a condition.

And then the added condition will read the patio cover and carport shall be in conformance with the elevations date stamped August 12th, 2025 today, essentially, except as amended by conditions herein.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you, madam, madam chair.

I'll amend my motion uh motion for approval, subject to staff's conditions, and the modified condition is written to the record by Miss Edoes on uh number four, and the added condition is written to the record uh by Miss Eddoes.

Okay, thank you.

And um just one should we hold up here's talking then?

And through you, Miss or Madam Chair, uh question for planning staff.

Do we uh have a copy of the what what is some uh on the overhead?

Where um there's gonna get a copy here, so this is the answer on the record.

Oh, right, thank you.

Okay.

All right, and um ladies, you agree to all of staff's conditions.

Yes, but so and then call on this open as you can unlock one of those.

Yes, they're agreeing to all staff conditions.

Okay, great.

All right, uh please post.

And that motion carries.

Okay, so I've got that out of the thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

And madam chair, that item will move on to city council on September 17th.

Thank you.

Okay.

Uh next up, we are going to move to item number 33, which is 25-0179 DIR 1.

Applicant owner, City of Las Vegas, discussion for possible action on adopting the Charleston Special Area Plan for the Charleston area, wards one and ward three.

Knutson and Diaz staff recommends approval.

Good evening, Madam Chair, Commissioners, uh Marco Vallada, City of Las Vegas, Department of Community Development for the record.

Here tonight to present another special area plan uh for your consideration.

Uh this one is for the Charleston area, and uh I will take you through uh this one, which is a little bit different from some of the other plans that we've done over the last couple of months.

This one was done by Happy Cities.

We're very thankful for their assistance in putting this together over a over the past year and change.

And a little bit different from the suburban ones that we just heard earlier this year.

So again, just uh just as a recap, uh, these special area plans help implement the overarching 2050 master plan and provide the community uh some input on implementing certain certain elements within the neighborhoods of a larger geographic unit.

And in this case, uh right in the the heart of the city, uh close to uh downtown Las Vegas includes a lot of the uh a lot of the infrastructure that is associated with uh downtown like the Las Vegas Medical District, a lot of uh the neighborhoods that are that span between I-15 and roughly Buffalo to the uh to the west and between our city limits on the south, Sahara and US 95, Interstate 11 on the north.

Uh the product that we have now uh is the Charleston 2050 uh special area plan and uh it is uh a survey and really a study of uh a number of different subunits uh that have um that are really diverse and distinct in nature.

I mean we have um existing neighborhoods like the meadows, Charleston Heights, uh Rainbow Park, you have major infrastructure like uh public infrastructure like the College of Southern Nevada, and then new developments that have been going in that are more commercial in nature, uh replacing some of the industrial that we have uh on the southeastern corner of of this of this location uh in the form of Area 15 and a lot of the uh resort and tourism oriented uh um uh uses that have gone in there over the last couple of years.

The this community does have a number of challenges though.

There are there is a lack of public and civic space in certain parts of this area.

And it is much larger than some of the other ones that we have looked at before in terms of overall acreage.

I mean, you have you know, you have about 10 square or 12 square miles right here of development.

Um housing types and costs are very diverse.

Uh you have large estates around Rancho Circle, but you also have apartments and affordable housing.

Uh you have duplexes, triplexes, uh you have inner ring suburbs with standard single family residential units.

Um so there's a wide spectrum in terms of income, uh income levels, income types, uh, and a large range of uh of costs that are associated.

And then the demographics are are of course uh correspond as well.

You have a very diverse mix, and you'll see that on a slide here in a second.

There are a lot of concerns about um accessibility to infrastructure that that's there now, uh schools.

Uh we don't have uh we don't have parks or community centers on the south on the southern side of of this area.

Uh there's a lot of concerns with respect to safety uh in particular around Clark High School safety in terms of pedestrians and bicyclists.

Um there are a lot of uh um images that you'll see in the plan itself that uh show you know how this area has really changed over time with respect to crosswalks and the ability to safely navigate uh a wide arterial that was built you know decades ago, like Charleston Boulevard and was formerly a state highway that uh that went all the way out to Red Rock Canyon that goes out to Red Rock Canyon.

Again, this is a neighbor uh set of neighborhoods that is in flux that that's in change.

And our current population is roughly 75,000.

Uh but with this plan, you we could see additional infill and redevelopment and repurposing and reutilization of some of the commercial land uses that are here, add more mixed use and residential uh through implementing transit-oriented development on those major corridors.

And this complements an effort that is going on with the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada right now.

Um in terms of uh public outreach.

We had uh the Happy Cities team come out uh and do a number of pop-up events and in-depth stakeholder sessions, uh meeting with developers and councilman Knutson uh uh helped convene a lot of this.

Uh we had uh uh a number of of meetings here uh and out throughout the community over at uh College of Southern Nevada, at parks, uh at the Bonneville Transit Center, and really that was instrumental in getting uh a lot of feedback.

We had uh the Happy Cities team come out uh and do a number of pop-up events and in-depth stakeholder sessions, uh meeting with developers and Councilman Knutson uh uh helped convene a lot of this uh we had uh uh a number of of meetings here uh and out throughout the community over at uh College of Southern Nevada at parks uh at the Bonneville Transit Center and really that was instrumental in getting uh a lot of feedback uh we do have some surveys that are uh that are currently out just on the on the final product of the plan but going into this we had surveys that discussed the the vision for this community and what it would look like in the future as well as you know some of the some of the things that help um make the plan up itself uh among the things that that the team heard a lot of is the residents uh and businesses wanted to see safer streets they want to see um more public uh gathering spaces more trees more shade more parks and uh less cut through traffic through neighborhoods uh essentially uh making the the public realm a lot a lot safer um so with that public outreach we were able to get um a vision statement that uh that the that we got feedback on and again really um we want to uh what the public saw was this opportunity to create potential to create this healthy livable community that has a strong sense of community pride and belong and belonging the plan much like our other special area plans has four different areas of action um it really it talks about that you know those things that we heard a lot about the the safety in the in the public in the public realm safer streets and transportation uh better public space in the form of parks uh and uh businesses and amenities and places to go uh diverse housing choices for all different types of income levels and then really going back to the core of what the 2050 master plan uh talks about uh for us is re redevelopment and in and infill and utilization of uh city resources to help make some of that happen through our redevelopment agency and rda too that covers a lot a good portion of this area so with respect to streets um you know the the the policies that stand out in this in this section is really to support active transportation and this is the part of the community where uh you have higher rates of uh walking and biking uh low uh some rates of uh of auto ownership that is lower than the citywide average uh and really trying to improve uh tra uh transit uh that is a kind of a central theme and complements the effort that's going on right now with the RTC uh you might have seen in the media over the last uh last couple of weeks a new ish initiative that was launched by the RTC uh called Let's Go Charleston and that is an alternatives analysis that was uh funded through the Federal Transit Administration uh that will look at creating high capacity transit on Charleston Boulevard going right through the uh the Charleston area as well as linking Summerlin with downtown Las Vegas with uh the east side with East Las Vegas and this effort uh that's going on right now uh is still in the outreach phase but what will come out of that is a mode selection uh and a route that um will basically go down Charleston Boulevard in some form whether that's uh light rail whether that's bus rapid transit whether that's um rapid bus or some other inform uh form of uh transit in uh you know bus-based service or something to that effect this will be uh determined through this process and if you go to Charleston Boulevard dot com uh you can find more information about that this uh process will take uh a number of months uh to to where to weed through but they will ultimately um have uh uh a plan that will get the transit component um re uh a little bit further down the line this is kind of a s analogous to how we work with RTC on the Maryland Parkway corridor that's now under construction in the form of bus rapid transit from the airport to the medical district that process is essentially what's going to play out here for Charleston Boulevard will ultimately have an alternative that will be selected and then with funding that that um mode will get built along Charleston Boulevard and that's really the anchor point for making this corridor happen.

And then local streets, there are a number of infrastructure improvements that could be made that will help slow traffic down, and that can be done through design methods and working with public works.

We can make uh smaller streets, collector streets, local streets uh safer and slow cut through traffic down so that uh there that uh people aren't getting hit or kill injured or killed.

Um same thing goes with uh with how people roll through the area.

We do have a lot of uh bicyclists that use here that use the facilities here.

Alta Drive, Oki Boulevard are major uh our major collectors that have uh bike infrastructure on that.

Uh Alta is the downtown to Red Rock Trail and our uh 2050 master plan.

Uh even these streets that have bicycle lanes and facilities on them can also be improved.

We've seen some uh suggestions of of adding uh adding buffering to that or making cycle tracks in some point at some points to help with physical separation to make it safer for bicyclists to go between Summerlin to downtown.

In terms of recreation, you can see from this map right here that we have a hu a big gap on the on the south end on along Sahara Avenue.

And that does uh kind of line up with where a county island is, uh but even still there are some neighborhoods that are just underserved by city facilities and and uh city recreation um recreational opportunities.

Of course, there is the Springs Preserve, there are private spaces uh such as Area 15, uh, and those are those are great amenities, but having the accessibility to a neighborhood or a community park, uh that's something that uh that needs to be taken a look at.

And that might not necessarily come in the form of a traditional park that's built by the city, but perhaps instead by something that is quasi-public or privately provided through through open space exaction from a from a developer.

Um so again, some of the policies and the recommendations from here are to actually do those acquisitions for land for for new parks, and we do have pocket parks that have that have uh come into uh into effect or that are under construction now, uh, but also um looking at ways that uh uh that parks and open space can be uh put in in different uh in different areas where it is needed.

And the this chapter of the plan uh discuss how that can how that can play out.

Um in terms of other amenities, we do not we do not have uh community center other than Mira Valley Community Center serving such a big population.

So one of the recommendations for the city is at some point in the future to uh bring some type of civic amenity to uh to Charleston, especially in those areas that are uh not served as well.

Uh in terms of housing, uh again, going back to uh the strategy of transit-oriented development, we did have legislation this past session uh that spoke directly to commercial uh commercial land use and how residential fits into commercial zoning.

Um that's something that we're gonna take a look at, but really there are opportunities within Charleston, especially where you can have additional infill and development that can take place uh on some of these arterial uh strips and look at other ways we can fit um more dwelling units into areas where it makes the most sense while not um uh while not disrupting existing established neighborhoods.

Uh some of that again goes back to TOD.

So focusing new development on the major corridors, increasing density, bringing uh buildings up to the street, making uh the street walkable uh and uh pedestrian friendly, uh, as well as uh providing those incentives for things like affordable or as we're calling it attainable housing, uh increasing the incentive uh levels in terms of area median income to provide um building permit fee offsets and things to that effect, uh things that we have in code now, but could expand upon to higher income ranges like up to 150 percent area median income.

Um diverse housing uh again also talks about getting into the zoning code itself and looking at other opportunities to address Title 19 and some of those some of the zoning standards that we have in place for these inner ring suburbs.

We'll have to take a look at our individual zones themselves and how we can you know think about things like duplexes and and triplexes in areas where we might already have single family zoning in place, but again, the opportunity is there to take a look at this, and we have um we do have some legislation that has really kind of pushed uh all municipalities in Nevada to take a look at how their zoning codes are either impediments to building new housing or how housing reform can be uh or how zoning conform can make more housing happen.

Um so again with um with more affordable housing options uh with more incentives, uh there are um there are ways we can get more uh dwelling units in, and I think that ultimately speaks to density and the opportunity for redevelopment.

Uh there is uh as mentioned RDA2 within within the Charleston area.

Uh there is a good overlay of where our transit-oriented development land uses exist.

This is an opportunity again to bring to to bring some of those incentives together and really try to focus in on you utilizing underutilized sites better and make land use a little bit more efficient uh where and again where it makes sense to do so, uh you know, things like tax increment financing, uh you know, that can help create that uh critical mass of uh pedestrian-friendly development.

So there are a number of uh different strategies that have been uh highlighted within uh this this section uh really to for the city to take the queue to concentrate investment on uh those those corridors and those locations where capital improvement projects are taking place uh to make uh to make more housing and more development happen.

And we see some of that happening right now with area 15.

I mean that's a good example right there of of a number of different forces coming together to make uh something new happen, uh a replacement for a neighborhood that was there uh for years, and now you have um you know the all the uh new attractions that are going in uh along I-15 uh south of Sahara Avenue.

So in terms of next steps, uh last meeting there was a tabling of uh of the TOD overlay uh zoning standard.

That's okay.

We did that uh at uh uh at the plan commission's request to again take a closer look at our standards, and we what we intend to do with that is to come back and with uh some revised dimensional standards and a little bit more thought as to some of the standards that are in place with respect to mixed use uh dimensions uh uh parking, things to that effect.

Uh but again that will be a key feature of both that alternatives analysis and implementing this uh special area plan.

The um the other thing that's happened kind of simultaneously is a look at parking, and we've while this would apply citywide, we have looked at our parking standards, making uh uh big change to Title 19's parking standards and things like minimums for different uses, uh changing some of the uh specific standards for parking.

Our staff has already taken uh a pretty good cut at that as to what that will be, and we'll have at a certain point in the future uh a tax amendment that might look at how those parking standards uh intersect with the uh the implementation of this plan and and again reduce the need for providing so much parking or trying to fit in parking in areas where ultimately it's gonna result in a variance in front of you.

Um incentivization of uh TOD.

Uh that's something that we need to take a look at in terms of how we actually go about administering it.

But we do have two bills uh that from this legislative session that we can also incorporate into our code.

I mentioned that already our tax increment uh areas that was something that the city sponsored uh that it that is essentially uh allows for our TIFF to occur outside of a redevelopment agent uh redevelopment district, as well as uh expanded uh incentives for for for attainable housing.

And then finally, to address the urban heat island effect.

Uh we do have an urban forestry management plan uh that will be wrapping up here at the end of the year that will be in front of the planning commission.

Uh that uh is something that um it speaks to some of the things that we heard uh from the residents about in terms of comfort, heat.

Uh providing that the pedestrian-friendly streets works works best if you have shade to go along with it.

So with that would be a tree ordinance to help uh improve standards and improve some dated language in Title 13 of our municipal code with respect to uh trees and canopy coverage.

That is a Charleston special area plan, and I'm more than willing to answer any questions that you might have.

Thank you very much for the presentation, Mr.

Vallada.

Um, this item has been noticed for public hearing.

Are there any members of the public wishing to be heard on this item?

Okay, seeing none, I will close public hearing and I will pass this back for questions and comments to the commission, starting with I'll start with uh Ward One.

Thank you, Chair.

Um I I really don't have much to say other than I think um the staff did a great job, and I think the consultant Happy Cities did a great job in terms of the outreach and then the conclusions that they reached, I think were reflective of I think people's changing philosophy about development, especially in in Ward One along the Charleston area.

I think that we've moved to significant way away from people being opposed to any kind of redevelopment, especially more intensive development to something more intense, and they realized the benefits that that kind of development will bring to them as well.

So I do find that the report was consistent with what I heard people telling me about what they would like to see in the area, and um and it was very reflective of that.

I do have some concerns about some implementation.

Um I I think that there we have to be a lot more proactive with some of these special area plans.

I feel as though sometimes they just sit on a shelf and we pull them off when an application comes in and we make a developer uh conform with the special area plans as we should.

But some of this that's reflected in here, I think is we need to be a little bit more proactive with.

Um some of the recommendations, not necessarily dealing with land use, but with our streets and slowing down cars and making things uh more safe, we should be working towards that.

We shouldn't be waiting for someone to come in and redeveloping the adjacent property before we put in those safety standards.

We should be doing that immediately.

I think also that applies to parks.

I think you mentioned that, Marco, in your presentation that we should be really looking for those parcels that that are um that we could purchase and develop into parks.

We shouldn't be waiting around for a developer to come in, then we say, oh, by the way, you need to build a public park.

That's really not gonna happen with In Phil.

That's something that we might have done years ago with large acreage and vacant land, but it's not gonna happen here.

So we have to be more proactive.

I I don't know how the city staff is going to do that.

Um be curious to to have you come back and and tell us what steps you're taking more specifically.

I think that would be helpful.

I I would hate to see all this effort and public comment just um uh go to waste because we we are not dedicating ourselves to some of these proactive things that we could be doing.

So those are my uh long-winded comments and uh thank you very much.

Thank you, Commissioner.

Uh Commissioner Schottman.

Anything from Ward 3?

No, I I I have uh had the same concerns when we had the New West Road Futuro uh use Las Vegas uh plan.

And you know, we uh tonight we'll see some exciting things coming out of that plan, uh a new redevelopment area and and things like that.

So I I appreciate the RDA pushing forward and things like that, and staff always looking at these plans and and so I I uh echo those same concerns, but it seems like uh there has been some uh pushing forward on some of these other neighborhood plans.

So thank you for all your efforts uh on this one.

It looks like it's well prepared and look forward to seeing some of the wave way funding signs and some of the other um uh items that you have in and this plan come to life.

Thank you.

Thank you, Commissioner.

And I saw Commissioner Walsh.

Do you have any tentative date uh timelines for where the project's gonna start first or in phases and at what point are they doing it?

Because right now down near Valley View in Charleston, it's all under construction.

They're building the bringing these gigantic box sewer systems going into the street.

One of the things that I I don't like to see is when we do cap capital projects in the in the city is when um we get it all finished and the new street gets put in after the soon new sewers are brought in, and then we go back and tear it up again.

So it's it's not very cost efficient.

But the other item is too on your outreach program.

You said uh was done through focus groups.

Was it all online?

Uh thank you, Commissioner.

Uh to the chair to you.

So most of this was done pr uh in person.

Uh we did have uh several meetings that were here at City Hall.

We had some at Miraville Community Center, Mirror Belly Community Center, and we had some that were just out in the in the community itself, uh, meeting with with people.

Uh for a few that were online uh that was specifically targeted to uh uh a subset uh usually like a developers we had um you know because there are some from all across the country.

Uh so it was a it was a range of different things.

But we did uh and the consultant team did a really good job.

That this plan is our second one that's also in Spanish.

A lot of the collateral was in English and Spanish.

Uh the surveys were both in English and Spanish.

Uh and and a lot of that can be found on our website, uh Las Vegas Nevada.gov slash Charleston.

Um so there was a really concerted effort to make sure that we're trying to get as many uh perspectives and people touch it uh across the across the board as possible.

Yeah, because my question deals with uh the furthest west uh portion on Charleston that uh applies to my board that I represent.

And I could tell you right now, if I showed this to anybody in the ward, they have no idea what I'm talking about.

So I don't think there was a sufficient outreach to the communities west of west of uh Buffalo.

You know, and if it's if you're but it's the problem of doing when you're doing surveys, you know, how valid are they?

And then when construction starts, you got a bunch of really angry homeowners and stuff saying, who approved this?

Why I was never asked anything on this.

So that's gonna be a concern for me.

Um I can't support it as of right now.

I really can't for those reasons.

So, Commissioner, I believe this plan actually ends at Buffalo.

Uh I live in that furthest west neighborhood.

So is that correct, Mark Marco?

Yeah, so the boundary is actually right at the ward one western.

I was hearing the the light rail system is going to go all the way to Pavilion Center.

So that is part of Marco, if you want to pull that slide back up.

So this is part of the this is the Let's Go Charleston project, which is the RTC project that Marco mentioned.

You're correct, that does run from Summerlin all the way um uh to the east end of Charleston, and that is a separate outreach that has just kicked off.

Oh, I mean, very recently uh through RTC.

So that's a separate outreach specifically on high capacity, studying high capacity transit along Charleston.

So they're they're related but they're separate outreach.

Right.

Well, that's the question is how it's gonna impact other communities that were not put into the fold of it.

In addition, if you look at NST using the current bus systems that they're using on Charleston, in addition, it takes you all the way to the baseball field in in the summerland downtown Summerlin area.

Um those particular areas there are I don't see very much bus traffic.

Even when there's games, I don't see their so I mean are we wasting time and resources where that money can be better spent in other areas.

So thank you.

I appreciate yeah, and Commissioner uh through the chair to you.

Uh so yeah, this this just part of it just started.

This is through uh a separate consultant team, uh Nelson Nygard.

They are looking, and again, they just started there looking at ridership, they're looking at what type of mode.

Um there will be a lot more opportunities for public outreach on what this actually looks like here over the over the months to come.

And there's nothing that's been decided on this.

Uh it's really at the very beginning.

Whatever form this is, it might it might be a recommendation that it it's um it's bus service up to a certain point, and then after that it's it's your traditional fixed route RTC transit service, something like that.

Yeah, I think it's really interesting to see the traffic study also on Charleston, because it gets pretty congested up there, and if you put a split rail system in it, you're gonna take more of that traffic space away.

It's gonna cause a lot more problems.

It's a widely used road all the way into Red Rock, Red Rock Mountain.

So Yeah, I would if anything, I would recommend to you is if you could uh establish a focus group somewhere in the in the from Buffalo on residents and people and businesses within that area and ask them about it what they would think.

Sure.

Yep.

Okay.

Thank you, Commissioner.

Yes, thank you.

Margo, appreciate the presentation.

So this is a build-off to 2050 master plan that we did, right?

Um you know, they just reworked Charleston.

We spent like I don't know, about a year and a half redoing that, and we're going up Charleston right uh Charleston and Jones right now.

Is light rail truly a vision for that area?

Because I mean leak we just like literally tore up every piece of that from the 15 right now and on our way to Jones.

And I just I'd hate to see it retore up again after we just I mean we just put everything down in there.

So is that truly like a vision or not?

Yeah.

Marco Vellata for the record uh through the chair to use.

So that is one of several considerations that will be talked through as we um as RTC and the community goes through this process.

And you know, right now, again, it's at the very beginning.

There's still engineering that needs to be done.

There's there would still need to be right-of-acquisition.

I mean, this is a project that doesn't have funding for the infrastructure itself or the operations.

That's something that comes later.

So by the time we get, I mean, Maryland Parkway, just again, by way of uh example, that took that took more than 10 years for it to um to get planned and then ultimately um built.

And yes, I mean there have been a number of road projects on Maryland Parkway itself.

Some of that same storm drain work that's been that's been going on on Charleston and Maryland right now, uh and up, you know, Maryland and 13th, that's you know, you know, that that's something that has to that had to be done in coordination with this project.

So with Charleston, I would say the same type of timeline would probably need to be thought of.

I mean, it it might be another five years plus before you actually start seeing something constructed, whether that's some type of center-running BRT, light rail, or if it's just standard bus service that's enhanced, it's that's a little bit easier and different cost.

Yeah.

Uh thank you.

Commissioner Munford?

Yes.

Um I was just pulling up with the uh President Trump's BBB bill that just passed.

I guess it was just on a webinar talking about OZ zones.

And in his first term, you know, he passed OZ 1.0 with this new bill that would be OZ 2.0.

The governors are gonna, and I'm looking at those the current opportunity zone map.

And a lot of the area like along that Charleston corridor, and a lot of the older parts of Las Vegas in the first selection by the by the governor back then, they left a lot of those areas out.

And I think it's critical with OZ 2.0, that these areas that we make sure that we let the governor know that these areas need to be put in there.

And you know, that's I I worked for a company that's doing Hilo Park and doing the gateway project for the city of North Las Vegas.

All that development, most of that development's been funded by OZ zones.

And so I think it's critical.

I'm even looking at Ward 5, you know, there's big sections.

Yet we got the stadium.

We got two stadiums in OZ zones, but these areas we don't.

Yeah.

Um Commissioner uh through the chair to you, yeah, as as with the first round of opportunity zones, uh, you know, again, I census data goes into that, and I know that that had a a process that I believe it's gonna be very similar to how the the first uh under the jobs uh the jobs act in 2017 would work for this under the big Vol.

Um again, that's something we can um I know our uh our elected officials and our city management um are aware of and will we'll work on to make sure that those tracks that are identified um cover the the areas that they're intended to for those tax purposes.

Thank you.

And then I just have a couple quick questions.

Um on your slide, um, and first let me just say again, Mr.

Fata, thank you for the great presentation and all the work and and another wonderful special area plan.

Um when you when you've got your housing um slide that talks about the diverse housing options, was there any consideration, discussion, analysis of what was needed in terms of um the type of unit from the perspective of owned versus rented?

I mean, are you looking at mid-rise, high-rise, townhouse, stack triplex that were all rentals, or were you doing any analysis of what the needs were or the desire was to have opportunities for home ownership as well.

Thank you, Madam Chairman, for the question.

Uh Marco Velata for the record.

So right now it's a it's about a 60-40 split in terms of uh ownership uh versus rentals.

Um sorry, rentals versus owners, uh, which is which is fluctuated uh over time, of course.

So right now it's a it's about a 60-40 split in terms of uh ownership uh versus rentals um uh sorry rentals versus owners uh which is which has fluctuated uh over time of course I mean that um for some of the other areas around uh around downtown Las Vegas that's been kind of uh kind of typical it's with been within that range more rentals than owners so the idea though is that there's a there's a range of uh different housing types the TOD ordinance um it has a uh as drafted and was included in the back from the last meeting there are uh several zoning districts that are included R3 R4 and R TH that's the town home uh townhouse zoning um the the thought is mixed use development can uh incorporate residential um the floors above a ground floor commercial component of something to that effect or your standard uh apartments townhomes uh things things to that effect um we would like to see more of that integration of ownership options with uh rental options again did you know it speaks to some of these uh uh some of these components that are that are listed here I mean right now you have a lot of natural acre affordable housing um and it's in the form of uh of rentals but there is also a lot of uh parcels maybe a little bit more so here than in east Las Vegas uh in which you have um uh uh owners that uh that that that have been living there and they've been living there for generations uh and has continued to be passed down or sold uh on the market uh to other people who have um to purchase and not to rent so having uh having a lot of those options and and again our affordable housing incentives have been set up so that it's agnostic as to whether it's for ownership options or for or for rentals uh we have um the ability to do both um thus far the incentives that have been um that we have done a um uh D slurs uh uh declaration of special land use restrictions um they have been for rental uh rental projects but the idea is to have a a mix of them and to it can be open to anybody if the developer chooses to use that do it that way.

Okay thanks in the 6040 split is that 60 rent for 60 rent 40 yeah okay and then um my other question of course and I'm looking forward to seeing your urban forestry and tree ordinance but um the intent is that whenever that gets drafted that ordinance will get overlain into the special area plan in the different areas to make sure that you've got that walkability on those streets.

Yeah okay that's correct all right thanks um all right anybody have any last wrap ups no okay um then with that um I will go ahead and uh pass it to Commissioner Rogan for a motion if he's right thank you chair um and uh thank you again Marco for all your work on this um with that I'd make a motion to approve the adoption of the Charleston area special plan it's agenda item 33 project 25-0179 DIR1 thank you there's a motion on the floor please cast your votes please okay post and that motion passes thank you and madam chair that will be at city council on September 17th thank you just just for the record for some reason I'm grayed out on this I was a yes vote on that okay Madam Clark did you get that?

Okay great thank you um item 3425 uh 0285 DIR1 applicant owner City of Las Vegas redevelopment agency for possible action on a request for a review of preliminary plan for consideration of redevelopment area three ward three Diaz staff recommends approval um good evening if you could please uh state and spell your name for the record and tell us about the um plan good evening uh chairperson taylor and commissioners I'm Tracy Reich last name is REICH I'm the redevelopment manager in the Office of Economic and Urban Development here at the City of Las Vegas tonight I'm here to discuss the first steps of creating a new redevelopment area for the East Las Vegas uh area and ask for your approval for the proposed study area first I want to thank the Citizens Advisory Committee to the redevelopment agency and my team member Alex uh Strasser for the work that they have put in to get to this point in the in the process.

So how did we get to this point?

As Marco just talked about the 2050 City of Las Vegas Master Plan the 16 sub areas that were identified for those we are going to talk about the East Las Vegas plan the East Las Vegas plan or the Nuestro futuro I'm having issues tonight.

I'm having issues tonight.

This was passed in June of 2023.

One of the core areas calls for creating a sense of place with mixed-use hubs throughout redevelopment of aging commercial areas.

The plan talks about the benefits of redevelopment and to achieve these develop benefits to recommended expanding the redevelopment area to the uh to the bear uh include the East Las Vegas area in the boundaries.

So why a new redevelopment area?

The redevelopment areas have tools that can be used to create specific outcomes within an area, purchasing land, working with landowners, out uh infrastructure upgrades, incentives for private investment are amongst those.

And redevelopment is used to strengthen neighborhoods, residential, retail, and commercial projects, plus eliminate blight.

The plan calls for expanding redevelopment area one.

It was determined that it would be more beneficial to create a new redevelopment area because of the longer period of existent than expanding the redevelopment area one, which sunsets in 2045.

The steps to create a new redevelopment area are the same as if we were going to expand an existing one.

First, you have to propose a designated study area for evaluation.

A blight study is then conducted of that proposed study area where staff or consultant goes physically property by property and documents the condition of each of those parcels.

Public outreach is conducted with the neighborhood property owners and business owners to understand not only the process of what's going on, but the benefits of designating a new area.

A predevelop uh preliminary redevelopment plan is then drafted, an ordinance creating the redevelopment area within the within that new plan is brought forward to the planning commission again, to the redevelopment agency, and to the city council.

The proposed designated study area was based on the recommendations within the East Las Vegas uh plan.

The Citizens Advisory Committee to the Redevelopment Agency reviewed, discussed, and made recommendations on the proposed area.

The redevelopment agency staff drove the neighborhood, noting conditions of property and potential redevelopment sites and corridors.

The study area was created from this process.

So for context, this is redevelopment areas one and two.

We're going to talk about on that very far right side.

You see a yellow boundary there.

That is the far east boundary of current of the current redevelopment area one.

This uh the pink area that you see on the far left is that exact same boundary.

The yellow lines around this around most of this map represent the city of uh Las Vegas jurisdictional boundaries, and the pretty light blue is the new proposed study area for redevelopment area three.

So tonight we're here to talk about the um start the steps necessary to create redevelopment area three.

A proposed study area is before you for consideration.

The proposed area will then be submitted to the redevelopment agency and city council on September 17th.

If approved, the staff will begin the blight study and public outreach.

So between now, seeing you now tonight and the next time we come before you if it's approved for the planning commission.

Besides the blight study of going parcel to parcel and doing that, we will be deconducting public outreach.

We anticipate a significant amount of bilingual outreach, not just we'll be doing some uh public meetings, but also going talking to different property owners and uh residents and businesses within the area.

We will also be drafting the redevelopment area plan per NRS 279.578.

These are the things that are required within there, and you will see in the in the proposed plan when we bring it back forth to you probably spring of next year.

So tonight we are seeking planning commission's approval of the proposed study area for redevelopment area three in East Las Vegas, and I'm here to answer any questions you might have.

Thank you very much.

Um I'll pass it back to the commission.

Anybody have questions?

Oh, I'll start with Commissioner Slotman.

Yes, uh Chairwoman through you.

I I'm on the CA CAC, which is recommended in body to the redevelopment uh agency and I worked with uh you know Tracy and Alex.

Sorry about that.

Um and and the rest of the the board and when we first looked at this uh redevelopment area, it uh uh some people were confused while we're creating a redevelopment area here and when we think of redevelopment areas often we think of entertainment districts.

We think of uh the medical district, we think of bars and restaurants and nightlife and new new housing.

But you know, it it's important to understand.

I mean on on this particular one when Sam Cherry, who sits on the board with us, uh former planning commissioner, he uh and I went out and we drove this neighborhood and spent a few hours driving all the streets.

Uh one of the things to keep in mind is this isn't just to funnel money into bars and restaurants and uh other things such as that.

We we've seen a lot of CVS and uh older buildings that were just really run down with windows beat out of them and the starting to roofs collapse in and things such as that.

And you know, it there's so many neighborhood services that could go into some of these buildings, whether if it's a drugstore or small little uh uh you know, grocery store uh or any of these neighborhood services that this neighborhood desperately needs.

And when we're Casseterin, should we recommend this be in an expansion to a uh one of our current RDAs or should it be a new RDA?

We all of us thought that there's no way to make this an expansion of an existing RDA.

Because if you have it as an expansion of the arts district or RDA one, basically those dollars that those incremental dollars that's being collected in taxes uh could potentially be taken and used in other areas, and we want the every incremental dollar that is generated in that neighborhood to be reinvested in that neighborhood.

And the only way that we can guarantee that is by creating a new RDA.

So it's not just the sunset and how long this uh that will have like a longer uh time time frame on a new one, it's to ensure that those dollars get reinvested into that neighborhood where they desperately need to be invested.

And there are a few of the the streets where there's uh some great redevelopment going on, um uh putting in new facades on some of these shopping centers and uh this will uh definitely help put those dollars back to uh those developments that uh that really need it.

But those are my comments.

Thank you.

Anyone else from the commission have any questions or comments?

Okay, so uh what I forgot to do is open this for public comment.

Uh so are there this item has been noticed for public comment.

Are there now that you've heard the presentation and the comments from Commissioner Schlottman?

Any members of the public wishing to be heard on this item.

Okay, seeing none, I will close public comment and pass it back to Commissioner Schlottman for a motion.

Yes, uh uh Madam Chair, through you uh move to approve uh on item number 3425-0285, DIR1.

Thank you.

Thank you.

There is a motion on the floor, please cast your votes.

And please post.

And that passes.

Thank you.

Thank you, everyone.

We look forward to bringing back the final product for you to review.

And that will be at City Council on September 17th.

Okay, so now we're gonna go back to the top of the agenda with item 13 abeyance 24-0185.

Applicant Fresh General Services LLC owner Saturday properties group LLC for possible action of the following land use entitlement project requests at 200 North Lamb Boulevard, Ward 3 Diaz.

Staff recommends denial on the land use entitlement project.

Um 13A abandons 24-0185 Z O N1 from R1 single family residential to PO professional office.

13B 24-0185 V A R1 to a live allow five parking spaces where six are required, 13C 24-0185, SDR1 for the proposed conversion of an existing single family dwelling into a 1584 square foot office development with waivers of perimeter landscape buffer requirements.

And then what we're gonna do since uh it is the same applicant in their uh Jane adjoint uh adjacent properties.

We're gonna go ahead and also have you present on 14.

We'll do them same time.

So number 14, abeyance 24-0186, applicant fresh general services LLC owner.

Staff recommends denial on the land use entitlement project.

14A abeyance 24-0186 ZON1 from R1 single family residential to PO professional office 14B 24-0186 BAR1 to allow five parking spaces or six required 14C 24-0186 SDR1 for the proposed conversion of an existing single family dwelling into a 1,736 square foot office development with waivers of perimeter landscape buffer requirements.

May we please have the staff reports for items 13 and 14.

Madam Chair, Jonathan Boyles for the record.

The proposed rezoning from R1 single family residential to PO professional office is in conformance with the existing office general plan designation under the East Las Vegas area of the Las Vegas 2050 master plan.

However, staff does not support the requested rezoning due to the requested variance for insufficient on-site parking, waivers to not install required landscape buffers and exceptions to not install required planting materials associated with the proposed development.

Therefore, staff cannot support the requested rezoning variants in site development plan review for both projects.

Please note that additional documents for protest and support were received after publication.

Thank you.

Thank you.

And Mr.

Boyles, was that for 13 and 14?

Is that the staff report for both?

Okay.

Thank you.

Good evening, sir.

If you could go ahead and please state and spell your name for the record, give us your address and tell us about your project.

Yeah, my name is Guillermo Sataray.

That's uh G-U-I-L-L-E-R-M-O, S A T A R A Y.

Um with Fresh Shovel Services at uh 7318 West Lee Barron Avenue.

Um the only reason why I'm here is because we are proposing um uh change from a residential R1 to a general office for professional use.

Um we are asking that um you guys reduce the amount of spots uh parking spots from six to five.

Um we uh my designer was uh in contact with Jonathan uh Boyles that was uh has been very helpful along the way uh to provide as as uh the best design possible.

Um we understand that you guys don't want uh anyone backing out and onto land, so we went ahead and uh turned those uh parking spots so that it can uh we can avoid that problem uh as far as parking uh as far as landscaping uh the landscaping buffer that uh you guys are asking for on the north side.

Uh we have not been able to provide that just because that will take away uh the two extra additional parking spots that we were able uh to provide.

And uh you know we asked that the LAM uh landscaping um makes up for that okay, thank you, sir.

Um both items 13 and 14 have been noticed for public hearing.

Are there any members of the public wishing to be heard on these items?

Okay, seeing none, I will close public hearing.

I will pass it back to the commission, starting with Commissioner Schlottman.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

Um I remember this application from it feels like nine months ago.

And um at that point we were in support.

We just wanted to see the SDR and I appreciate you taking our advice, going back, uh getting the SDR or submitting the SDR application coming forth with the complete package so we could actually see what you're doing, seeing how the parking would work out and and the landscaping that you would be putting in along the front.

Um I mean these properties are on along LAM are more suited for professional office versus a residential house at this this point in time.

So, anyways, thanks for going back, going through all the legwork, getting giving us a complete package.

You're just about there on parking and everything else.

So uh I'm I'm in in support of this, unless if anybody else has any comments.

Any comments from the rest of the commission?

No.

Okay.

Um, so commissioner P would like to make a motion on item 13 first.

Yes, on uh Madam Chair on item number 13 abeyance two four-0185.

Uh that's 13A B and C.

I move to approve subject to staff's conditions, and you agree to all staff's conditions.

Yes.

Thank you.

Okay, there's a motion on the floor, please cast your votes.

And then please post.

And Commissioner, if you would like to make a motion on number 14.

Yes, 33.

Madam Chair, I'm sorry, really quick.

Item number 13, that will move on to City Council on September 17th, 2025.

Thank you.

Okay, thank you.

Thank you.

Through you, Madam Chair.

On item number 14 abeyance 24-0186 move to approve, subject to staff's conditions, and you agree to all staff's conditions of approved.

Yes.

Thank you.

There's a motion on the floor, please cast your votes.

Please post.

And that also passes.

Madam Chair, that also will move forward to City Council on September 17th, 2025.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Okay, item number 15, abeyance 25-0216, applicant owner opportunity village for possible action on the following land use entitlement project requests on the east side of Tom Boulevard between Rome Boulevard and Deer Springs Way, Ward 6 Bruni.

Staff recommends approval on the land use entitlement project.

15A 25-0216 V A R 1 to allow two wall signs per tenant or building elevation where one sign is the maximum number allowed.

15B abeyance 25-0216 MSP 1 for a master sign plan for an approved social services campus, multifamily residential complex and retail development.

Yes, madam chair, this is Christian Gates Senior Planner Community Development for the record.

The proposed sign package is associated with the variance to exceed the number of wall signs per attendant elevation, which staff finds to be a self-imposed hardship.

Therefore, staff recommends denial of all requested entitlements, subjects with conditions of approved.

Please note additional letters of protest and support have been received after publication.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Good evening, sir.

If you could please state and spell your name for the record, um, give us your address and tell us about the project.

Uh Madam Chair, uh Bob Brown, President CEO of Opportunity Village for the record uh address uh which one do we want to use?

6050 South Buffalo.

And if you wanted to walk through the project and what your master sign plan is and what the requested variance is.

Yeah, well, uh obviously this is uh a huge project for Opportunity Village, a local nonprofit.

Uh we've raised over 50 million dollars to build this.

Uh it's housing for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Uh we've worked very closely with the neighborhood.

Everybody's in uh pretty good, pretty, you know, most everybody's in favor.

Obviously, you'll always get a couple people.

Um I think that uh the uh element that we're talking about tonight is the signage, and the reason that we have more signs at our buildings is because we have to raise all that money locally, so we have donors, and so we have to put donor signs on the buildings.

And that's that's it right there.

Okay, not that we like signs.

All right.

Um anything else?

Uh there was a there was some discussion about the trees.

I think we have uh we have 400 trees uh that we're planting.

I think we're down to uh 387.

We had to cut out like 13 trees.

Sorry about that.

We love trees, and I I wish I could plant more, but I don't have any room.

Okay.

All right.

Um this item has been noticed for public hearing.

Um is there any member of the public wishing to be heard on item number 15?

Okay.

Seeing none, I will close public hearing.

I will turn it back over to the commission.

Um I just have a couple of questions for you, Mr.

Brown.

Are these signs, these are all actually on the buildings?

Yes.

Okay, and so these aren't signs that are like protruding visually or physically.

There's a monument sign.

There's one monument sign that's uh next to the street, but that's the opportunity to go to sign.

Okay.

All right.

Um anybody else?

Yes, Commissioner DeSavio.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

So exactly where is that monument signed?

Is it is it uh up against adjacent existing residential properties to where it'd be any type of light pollution?

It's across the street from the Costco parking lot.

Okay.

Will those be illuminated 24-7 or will they be having uh time restrictions on them?

I don't know.

I mean, I there's lights on it.

I don't know if they'll be on all night.

There's there's ground lights coming up.

But yeah, I would imagine that property is going to be lit most of the night.

What what kind of what would those signs be advertising that would they would be lit 24-7?

Just as opportunity villages.

So is it um a channeled lighting or is it an LED?

What what kind of lighting is it?

Uh it's a sign with a light shining up on it from the ground.

So it's a monument sign with channel lighting on it, so it's not a uh LED uh displayed sign.

I'm gonna have to ask my architect with that.

I I'm not an architect, so I don't know what the is it an LED sign?

No.

So it's just a static sign.

Yeah.

Okay, thank you.

Thank you, Commissioner.

So I guess just to follow up.

So it's uh since your architect's down here, so it's a static sign, but it is a good point about the hours that it's illuminated.

So it's basically gonna be on, is it gonna be on Rome?

Is that where the sign is?

It's gonna be on Rome across from the shopping center.

Okay.

And then the signs on the buildings.

Do they have uplighting as well of any type or downlighting, or are they just I think they're just they're just on the buildings.

We don't want to have lighting on the buildings for the signs.

Okay, great.

Um, anybody else have any other questions?

Okay, great.

Um then with that, I am prepared to make a motion on this item, item 15 abeyance 25-0216, applicant owner opportunity village and its um subparts.

I make a motion for approval.

There's a motion on the floor, please cast your votes.

And excuse me, that's subject to conditions.

Oh, I'm sorry.

I always forget that too.

Sir, do you agree to all of staff's conditions as part of the approval?

Okay, thank you.

So that's a yes.

All right.

Okay, thank you.

And madam chair, that item is final action tonight, unless appeal to the city clerk within 10 days.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Okay.

Um item 17, abeyance 25-0016, applicant owner Bonanza Auto Plaza LLC et al.

For possible action on the following land use entitlement project requests at 4561 40 and 4565 East Bonanza Road.

Ward 3 Diaz staff recommends denial on the land use entitlement project.

Um, we have the staff report, please.

Yes, madam chair.

The proposed development modifications represent an attempt to overdevelop the subject site and will not be compatible or harmonious with the existing development and the surrounding area as evidenced by the required variance of parking and loading space requirements and exception for reduction in perimeter landscape buffer trees.

Staff therefore recommends denial of all requested entitlements, subjects who conditions have approved.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Uh good evening, sir.

If you could please state and spell your name for the record, give us your address and tell us about the project.

Madam Chairwoman, Nathan Taylor, N-A-T-H-A-N-T-A-Y-L-O-R 8414 West Farm Road representing the applicant.

I'll be brief today.

Um I'd first like to say that um this board approved this project two years ago.

So we're we're bringing this project back, um, just asking for a little bit of something.

So I'll explain that really fast.

Um what we've got here is we're asking for six additional bays that I'm pointing to right now.

This was essentially um dead space, so we're just asking for six additional bays.

Nothing else on this project has changed at all.

Um one thing I will address is 17A.

Uh we are it we it says that we're 43 parking spaces uh deficient, but I think it's worth mentioning that we do have a parking agreement with the adjacent parcel that I'm pointing to now, which just happens to be owned by the applicant here today.

And I only want to show you this here today because I don't want them to get a big head, but Commissioner Schloppman had some great ideas a couple years ago.

And one of them was uh that I'll show you this one first.

Um he wanted um so what you're looking at here is the block wall with the building that we are that's already approved, um, except for the six additional bays.

Um there are condos on this side.

Um what I talked to Commissioner Schlottman about a couple years ago was that we wanted to make sure that this was that it looked nice, that it was something a little more aesthetically pleasing to the people that live in this this these condos.

So we went with like four different colors.

Um, you know, we did a cut different color on the top and all that kind of stuff.

And then um for those of you that weren't here two years ago, um, I wanted to show you this too.

We kind of did the same thing with the front of the building.

Um the idea is obviously just to make it aesthetically appreciing um and and to beautify the area.

And so with that, um we uh would I just respectfully ask for your approval today.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Um this item has been noticed for public hearing.

Are there any members of the public wishing to be heard on this item?

Okay, seeing that I'll close public hearing.

I'll pass it back to the commission starting with Commissioner Schlottman.

Thank you, Chairwoman.

Through you, uh I I remember this project, I think uh Commissioner Salvio was on here, right?

I maybe some of the others and what Mr.

Taylor represented is correct.

We uh wanted to see a little bit more color, a little bit more pop on the back because there wasn't the trees.

I think the neighbors have uh trees um on on that side um uh on the other side of the block wall, but umetheless um this is just extending the building a little bit further um uh of what was already previously approved, getting rid of the smog, uh the trees along the frontage, uh the main street, uh is that bonanza or or remind me of the basics?

Yeah, it's bonanza bananza are still remaining intact.

Um considering the use, I'm not worried about the parking.

I I feel people are gonna be coming dropping off their vehicles and leaving, so uh it's not a huge uh concern for me if they can't find a place to park their vehicle, they're just gonna bring it to another auto repair repair shop.

And um I did meet with uh Nathan and the applicants here on site a couple of years ago to look at site conditions and everything else.

So um I I can uh get behind this uh based on what was previously approved.

Excuse me, Chair.

Chair down here, the city attorney.

True.

Yes.

I think you need to read 17 A, B, and C, which are the child items that were listed on the top of the next page.

I am so sorry.

Uh council, can you say that again?

Can you read items this up to children 17A, B, and C for this item?

They're listed on the next page.

Yes, thank you.

Okay, let me just make sure we read them all in.

Thank you.

Um Certi Attorney.

All right, so 17A abeyance 25 0016 VAR to allow 156 parking spaces where 199 parking spaces are required and to allow one loading space where three loading spaces are required.

17B abeyance 25 0016 SUP1 for a major amendment to an approved special use permit for a proposed 6,368 square foot expansion of an approved 16,330 square foot auto repair garage major use and 17C abeyance 25 0016 SDR for a major amendment to an approved site development plan review 22 0428 SDR for proposed one story 6,368 square foot expansion of an approved 16,330 square foot motor vehicle repair development.

Uh Mr.

City Attorney, do I need to reopen public hearing because those weren't read into the record?

Mr.

Radilla.

No.

Okay.

All right.

So got the record corrected.

Anybody else on the commission have any other comments, questions on this?

Anybody?

Okay.

All right.

With that, uh Commissioner Schlottman, if you would like to make a motion.

Yes, madam chair, through you on item number 17 abeyance 25-0016, 17AB and C.

Move to approve, subject to staff's conditions, and you agree to all the conditions if approved.

Yes, sir.

Thank you.

Commissioner Munford.

Uh thank you.

Please post.

And that motion carries.

And Madam Chair, the item will move on to City Council on September 17th.

Okay.

Let's move on to item.

Thank you, Commissioners.

Have a good night.

Thank you, Mr.

Taylor.

Um item number 20, abeyance 25-0207, applicant Laurel DeCosta, Owner LDC Investments LLC for possible action on the following land use entitlement project requests at 901 Shifting Sands Drive.

To allow a seven-foot rear yard setback where 15 feet is required for an existing home addition.

And item 20B abeyance 25-0207.

SUP1 for a proposed community residence, including family community residence and transitional community residence use.

May we have the staff report, please.

Madam Chair, the subject site is not suitable for the proposed use as there is already an established community community residence located 185 feet southwest of the subject site, where a 660-foot separation is required from another community residence.

Staff does not support the requested special use permit because the proposed community residents, together with the existing community residents, would alter the residential character of the neighborhood by creating an institutional atmosphere due to the concentration of community residences on the block or adjoining blocks.

With regards to the requested variants to deviate from Title 19 rear yard setback development standards for an existing room addition, staff finds that no evidence of a unique or extraordinary circumstance has been presented and that the applicant's uh request is preferential in nature.

Therefore, staff recommends denial of the requested variants.

Please note additional documents for protest and support were received after publication.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Um is the applicant here for this item Laurel De Costa, LDC Investments.

Okay, Commissioner Munford, are you okay with trailing this to see if they come in?

Yes, madam chair, I'm from Thank you.

All right, let's move on to item 22.

Um abeyance 25-0209, applicant owner, Fremont Village LLC for possible action on the following land use entitlement project requests at 50 North 21st Street, Ward 3 Diaz staff recommends denial on the land use entitlement project.

22A abeyance 25-0209 VAR1 to allow 185 parking spaces where 226 spaces are required and to allow one handicapped space where seven are required for an existing parking impaired development.

22B abeyance 25-0209 SDR 1 for a major amendment to an approved site development plan review SDR 73305 for the addition of vehicle gates and a parking lot reconfiguration.

May we have the staff report, please?

Yes, madam chair.

Revised plans were received that increased the number of accessible parking spaces from one to five.

However, a parking variance is still required due to the proposed parking lot reconfiguration, which would remove additional parking spaces from an already impaired development to accommodate motor vehicle gates.

While these changes may better accommodate vehicle queuing, staff finds the resulting hardship to be self-imposed and preferential.

Therefore, staff recommends denial of all requested entitlements subject to conditions if approved.

Please note there are revised plans and staff report in your supplemental packet.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Is the applicant here for item 22?

Anybody here from Fremont Village LLC?

Okay.

Commissioner Schlottman, how would you like to proceed with this?

Since there is no applicant here currently.

I was fine with this last time, and I don't know why it was held in abeyance previously, but uh I'm I'm written to hear this item.

Okay.

Do you want to trail it to see if they come in or do you want to just go ahead and proceed with it?

Uh no, I'll I'll make a motion.

Okay.

Thank you.

Go ahead.

Um unless anybody on the commission has a question or concern about the I did not open the public.

Okay.

Um this item is, however, um an item that was noticed for public hearing.

So even though the applicant is not here, are there any members of the public wishing to be heard on item 22?

Okay.

I will close public hearing.

I will pass it back to the commission, I believe.

Commissioner Commissioner Rogan, did you have a comment?

No.

I just I think we kept it because he had made representations that the the design of the parking lot was was different than what had been submitted.

That's why it had to come back.

So I I think we were all ready to approve it last time, though.

Okay.

All right.

Then if there's no other comments, we'll go ahead and can make a motion, Commissioner.

Yes, uh Madam Chair.

Um so uh this particular project uh basically uh uh they have plenty of parking.

It it they only have uh 185 parking spaces um where 226 are required, but I uh live in this area and they they basically uh are never overparked and so plenty of parking and this request is to put in the gate and and which has taken away a few extra parking spaces, so I can go ahead and support uh this item.

So uh madam chair on item number 22, abeyance 25-0209 move to approve, subject to staff's conditions.

Thank you.

That's 22 ANB.

Okay, there's a motion on the floor.

Please cast your votes.

Please post.

And that motion passes.

And madam chair, that is final action.

Let's appeal to the city clerk in 10 days.

Okay.

Item 23, abeyance 25-0222.

Applicant owner Julio Cesar Anguilla Diaz et al.

For possible action on the following land use entitlement project requests at the west side of Bradley Road, approximately 170 feet south of Alexander Road, Ward 5 Summers Armstrong.

Staff recommends denial on the land use entitlement project 23A abeyance 25-0222 VAR1 to allow a 97-foot lot width where a hundred feet is required, lot zero one, twenty-three B abeyance 25-0222 VAR2 to allow a 97-foot lot width where 100 feet is required, lot zero two.

May we have the staff report, please?

Madam Chair, there is no hardship related to the site's physical characteristics, and staff is not able to support the requested variances.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Good evening.

If you can please state and spell your name for the record, give us your address and tell us about the project.

Good evening.

Liz Olson 1980 Festival Plaza Drive here on behalf of the applicant and property owner.

Um this site is just over one acre, 1.3 to be exact.

We're located just south of Alexander along Bradley.

Um the site is currently zoned RE.

The property owner would like to split the property in half half to build two custom homes, one for himself and one for his son in the future.

Um in order to do that, we are before you because the width of an RE lot requires to be a hundred feet.

Um the overall length of the site along Bradley is only 195 feet.

So on each lot, we're about two and a half feet short.

Um, but overall, we're significantly over the actual lot size requirement.

18,000 is required for RE, and we're both over 28,000 for these.

So they're significantly large lots.

Unfortunately, we just can't meet that 200 foot width along the right-of-way.

So happy to answer any questions and appreciate uh the time.

Thank you.

This item has been noticed for public hearing.

Are there any members of the public wishing to be heard on this item?

Okay.

Seeing none, I will close public hearing.

I will pass it back to the commission, starting with Commissioner Munford.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

So on the width, you're just missing like three feet or something like that.

Yeah, so about two and a half feet on each lot, they round it up to the three 190 feet, 95 feet total along this site here.

Is that on an earthquake fault?

We might lose something if there's an earthquake.

Not that I know of.

No, I I that's I I don't find that to be significant.

And like you said, the lots are I drove by their lots are pretty big, so I I don't think I have any problem with approving it.

Okay.

For condition.

Sorry, Commissioner.

Anybody else on the commission have any questions?

No.

Okay.

Commissioner Rumford, if you're prepared to make a motion.

I'd like to make a motion for approvals subject to all conditions.

Um that's uh according to staff.

And you you're fine with all conditions.

Yes, thank you.

All right.

So I'd like to move for approval for item uh 23 abeyance 2502, and also 23A and 23B.

Thank you.

There's a motion on the floor.

I think we're just waiting for your vote, Commissioner Munford.

Great.

Please post.

And that passes.

Thank you.

And that is final action tonight, unless appeal to the city clerk in 10 days.

Thank you.

Okay.

Um item 24, abeyance 25-0225.

Applicant owner, International Church of Las Vegas, Inc.

et al.

For possible action on the following land use entitlement project requests on the south side of Cliff Shadows Parkway, west of Reverence Parkway, Ward 4, Alan Palenski.

Staff recommends approval on the land use entitlement project.

24A abeyance 25-0225 ZON1 from U undeveloped.

PCD Planned Community Development General Plan Designation to PD Plan Development 4.62 acres on APN 137-12-401-010 and 24C abeyance 25-0225 VAC1.

Petition to vacate U.S.

government to patent easements generally located south of Cliff Shadows Parkway and west of Reverence Parkway and public right-of-way within the Cheyenne Avenue alignment west of Clark County 215.

May I have the staff report, please?

Madam Chair, the site is located near a freeway away from existing single family residential development and adjacent to open space, making the site an appropriate location for the proposed PD plan development zoning district.

Staff emphasizes that no development is proposed on this site at this time.

Any future development within the PD zoning district is subject to approval of a site development plan review and a hillside review will be required on the site.

So staff recommends approval of the requested rezoning.

Additionally, staff notes that the easements to be vacated are no longer needed in their current configuration, and the right-of-way to be vacated is no longer needed to provide access to the adjacent parcels.

Therefore, staff recommends approval of the rezoning and petition of vacation subject to conditions.

Please note additional documents for protest and support were received after publication.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Good evening, sir.

If you could please state and spell your name for the record and um and give us your address and tell us about the project.

Good evening, Madam Chair, Commissioners.

My name is Bob Gronauer, 1980 Festival Plaza Drive.

I'm here representing the property owner, the International Church of Las Vegas.

Um on these two items on 24A is a zone change as staff has mentioned.

This is just to put it in the uh plan development zoning category for we could come back later on when we do have a true project and we'll show you that project at that point in time.

On 24 C, this is a uh vacation application for government patent easements.

Your staff is recommending approval of that since those government patent easements are no longer needed.

With that being said, I'm here to answer any questions and ask you to support staff's recommendation for approval.

Uh thank you.

Um this item has been noticed for public hearing.

Are there any members of the public wishing to be heard?

Okay, seeing none, I will close public hearing.

I will pass back to the commission, starting with Vice Chair Kasama.

Thank you, Chair, and thank you for regarding this item.

It's very standard with the vacation of easements, and like you said, just bring into plan.

Looking forward to eventually seeing a developer come in, and we can kind of look at the plans closer at that point.

But with that in mind, I have no other concerns.

I'm ready to make a motion for approval.

Anyone else have any questions or comments?

Okay.

Um, and the only comment or question that I would have is um just if you have an idea, Mr.

Gronauer, if these are going if you're looking at developers to bring in a project that would be rental or that would be ownership opportunities.

Uh either is out there.

Um I know we've had conversation.

We the church has had conversations with both developers on each side, so we don't know yet.

It could be either or okay, thank you.

Um if you'd like to make your motion.

Thank you, Chair.

Um, with that, I'd like to make a motion for approval of item 24 of ANS 25-0225, and that would be 24A and 24 C since we have table 24 B.

Okay, there's a motion on the floor.

Please cast your votes.

Excuse me, Chair.

Subject to conditions.

Oh, yes, subject to staff conditions.

Thank you.

Is that a yes, Mr.

Gronauer?

Yes, ma'am.

Okay, thank you.

Okay, uh please post.

And that motion passes.

Thank you very much and have a good day.

And that will move on to city council on September 17th.

Okay, item 25, 25-0107 STR applicant owner NYC development LLC for possible action on a land use entitlement project request for a proposed two-story four-unit multifamily residential development at 213 Harrison Avenue Ward 5.

Summers Armstrong staff recommends approval.

May we have the staff report, please.

Madam Chair, the subject site is located in the historic West Side District of downtown Las Vegas.

This district is dominated by sparse low-rise residential neighborhoods and industrial zones.

Two of the district's strengths are an abundance of open space and availability of parcels suitable for mid to large scale development, easily accessible by all modes of transportation.

For long-term success, the 100th plan, a visioning and strategic planning document prepared by the UNLV downtown design center recommends promotion of contextual neighborhood infill and multifamily housing and appropriate amenities to stabilize the community.

The proposed project is consistent with long-term plans for this neighborhood.

Staff finds the proposed residential development is compatible with the adjacent development and redevelopment vision within the surrounding area of the subject site.

Therefore, staff recommends approval subject to conditions.

Please note additional documents for support were received after publication.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Good evening, gentlemen.

Can you please state and spell your names for the record?

Give us your address and tell us about the project.

My name is Adrian Plata, and it's spelled ADR I A N P L A T A.

Address is uh 7219 West Sahara Avenue, suite 105.

And I'm here on behalf of the applicant who is next to me.

Would you like to?

Hi, my name is Jacinto Sanchez.

So here we have the site plan.

Um we worked with the planner um to uh comply with the T4N uh zoning um which is a very unique uh criteria to follow, but we were able to meet everything, so I'm just gonna quickly describe it.

Here we have a um steps leading up to an entry porch, a front uh landscaped area, um, and then there is unit one and unit two, and in the rear, there are three parking spaces, one is ADA, and then there is a space for two dumpsters at the rear.

This is more of a kind of a colored landscape area to show green, is where um landscape would go.

We have the common area here, the building footprint, parking, trash, and then the covered walkway, which you you will see in the renders.

Um we have the um overall first floor plan, which shows the units.

There are two bedrooms for each unit, two bedrooms and two bathrooms.

This is the first floor, and this is the second floor, very similar.

These are some flat elevations.

And I will show you some of the renders.

And I'm here to answer any questions if you have any.

Thank you very much.

This item has been noticed for public hearing.

Are there any members of the public wishing to be heard on this item?

Okay.

Seeing none, I will close public hearing.

I will pass this back to the commission, starting with Commissioner Munford.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

Uh uh the um I have no problem with this project.

I think it's you know needed in this area.

Um staff has already approved it.

I think it goes in line with everything that's trying to be accomplished in the historic west side and in that in that community.

Uh haven't heard any anybody calling me complaining about the project.

We we need more housing in the area, so I have no problem with approving this.

Okay, thank you.

Anyone else?

Commissioner Rogan.

I just have a question for you, Mr.

Pilata.

I I noticed that you're you're using exterior stairs.

Is there any reason why you did that and didn't just enclose the stairs?

I mean, I I think that these types of projects are more compatible with existing residential areas when it um looks more like a home.

And um, I think that the exterior stairs kind of detracts from that.

I didn't know if that was just a design choice or it was dictated by building code or what a little bit of both.

You building code kind of helps create the design and then also site two.

Um so oh, you can't see that plan.

Um so I grabbed the wrong one.

So the second floor plan, um we have to um basically have some um escape area over here um and also windows door access and then also accessibility for the mechanical room.

If we enclose this, it's just gonna be very dark in the second floor area.

Um if we want to enclose it, we can enclose it.

Um, but it's just gonna become more of a um uh a hallway.

Um so it's more of a a design choice than a requirement.

Um by building code then uh at this point maybe a design choice.

We could probably make it work if we did encounter any deeper analysis during the building code analysis.

Okay, all right.

Thanks.

I was just curious.

Thank you.

Anyone else?

Okay.

Um seeing no other comments, Commissioner Menford, if you'd like to make a motion.

Yeah, I'd like to make a motion for approval, subject to all conditions.

You're fine with all conditions.

Yes.

Uh this would be for 25-0107 SDR1.

Oh, that's right.

I uh I move for approval.

Okay.

Uh there's a motion on the floor.

Please cast your votes.

Yes.

Commissioner Walsh.

Okay.

Uh please post.

And that motion carries.

And that will move on to city council on September 17th.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Item 26, 25-0144 SDR applicant Panther Acquisitions, LLC.

Owner City Parkway V Inc.

for possible action on a land use entitlement.

Project request for proposed force story.

103,000 200 square foot medical office building, including 1,500 square feet of commercial space with waivers of the Symphony Park Design Standards at the southeast corner of Robin Leach Lane and Promenade Place, Ward 5 Summers Armstrong.

Staff recommends approval.

May we have the staff report, please?

Yes, Madam Chair.

The proposed medical office development provides a unique opportunity to strengthen downtown's role as the major employment center and supports the goals and vision in the Vision 2045 downtown Las Vegas Master Plan in fostering health care to become one of the leading industries that drives downtown's economy.

Staff therefore finds the proposed development as harmonious and compatible with the surrounding area and recommends approval of the site development plan review subjects to conditions.

Please note there is a revised justification letter and staff report in your supplemental packet.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Okay, good evening, sir.

If you could please state and spell your name for the record, give us your address and tell us about the project.

Good evening, Madam Chair, members of the commission.

For the record, John Curran, 10801 West Charleston here on behalf of Panther Acquisitions.

First, a brief history.

Our group entered into a disposition and development agreement with the City of Las Vegas last October to acquire this westernmost 1.4 acre site of Parcel JK as it's known in Symphony Park.

Part of that development agreement was to develop a minimum of 100,000 square foot medical office building.

We're pleased to present the design for that uh today.

So it's a four-story, 100-3,000 two hundred square foot medical office building.

A challenge to uh design and develop a project next to uh Frank Geary designed uh building and in the shadows of the Smith Center.

But uh we're very pleased with uh how our proposed design has turned out and it's been uh fairly well received by the market as well.

So uh we're excited to uh move this project forward and uh we've got uh some great interest from high quality medical users that we'll bring uh to Symphony Park.

And uh just wanted to make a quick note on parking.

Uh the staff report does mention there are technically zero spaces, however, uh the city will design and uh construct a temporary parking lot on the balance of uh parcel JK, which we'll be able to utilize on a temporary basis.

We're also utilizing existing parking infrastructure in the adjacent parking garages, so there will be ample parking for our project.

Uh the city has gone out for RFP to uh for development proposals for the balance of the site.

That eventual uh project will integrate with us and uh also have additional parking to help accommodate our project.

Uh as always, pleasure working with staff.

Symphony, my first project with the Symphony Park Design Review Committee.

I've done dozens of projects downtown and uh thrilled to have another one in in Symphony Park.

And um, yeah, we're excited to move this project forward.

So with that, happy to answer any questions.

Otherwise, uh respectfully request you follow staff's recommendation for approval.

Thank you very much.

Uh this item has been noticed for public um hearing.

Are there any members of the public wishing to comment on this item?

Okay, seeing none, I will pass this back to the commission, starting with Commissioner Munford.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

Um this is this compliments the right, the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain.

Yeah, for brain.

So a lot uh so some of the tenants are gonna be probably complimenting in terms of brain uh services for for neural services services for the brain and stuff.

Yes, we hope and expect this will serve as an expansion for the Cleveland Clinic and uh we hope to bring some other high-quality medical offerings.

It will be a multi-tenant medical office building, but uh we hope and expect a big portion of it will be the Cleveland Clinic.

Okay, great.

I uh I think this will be a great project and complement the uh the entire area.

I move.

I have no problem approving this.

Thank you, Commissioner.

Anybody else on the commission have any comments or questions?

I just have a question.

Thank you, Chair.

Um the Symphony Park Design Review Committee, they took issue with the the siding for the materials.

Are you intending to change anything in that regard as you move forward?

Yeah, so we're working on putting together uh materials board and get samples for them.

And uh, you know, we're we're confident that this is gonna be you know a super high quality product and um you know worthy of standing next to them.

We we continue to work through all those items with uh uh Symphony Park Design Review Committee.

We're in constant communication with them.

Um I think their sort of approval process continues on through the building permit process as well.

materials board and get samples for them and uh you know we're we're confident that this is gonna be you know a super high quality product and um you know worthy of standing next to them we we continue to work through all those items with uh uh symphony park design review committee we're in constant communication with them um I think their sort of approval process continues on through the building permit process as well so um you know it's uh again a project that's been well received by a lot of high quality tenants and we're and we're excited about it and uh you know we think it'll uh you know be a really nice addition to the uh to the streetscape and landscape down there thank you thank you commissioner anyone else all right uh seeing no other comments from the commission uh commissioner munford if you want to make your motion yeah I'd like to make make a motion for approval subject to all conditions you're fine with all the conditions sir yes sir and I'd like to make a motion for approval I'm sorry for and uh that's for 250144 dash SDR1 thank you there's a motion on the floor please cast your votes okay please post and that motion carries and that we'll move on to city council on September 17th.

Thank you item 2725 zero one six nine VAR applicant owner Jorge Luis Yanis Jimenez for possible action on a land use entitlement project request to allow two proposed residential accessory structures casita and storage that do not conform with title nineteen point oh six development standards for size coverage and separation at 505 Holland Avenue Ward 5 Summers Armstrong staff recommends denial may we have the staff report please madam chair staff finds the request to be a self-imposed hardship as the proposed structures can be redesigned to meet Title 19 therefore staff is recommending denial of the variance please note an additional document of protest was received after publication thank you thank you good evening sir if you could please state and spell your name for the record uh give us your address and tell us about the project uh good evening my name is Jaime de la Vega I'm represent the owner in this occasion and is I'd like to describe uh what's uh the project itself this is the property is just uh uh 6500 square feet lot and uh the existing residence is just 884 square feet they have a patio cover that we already they already sold me per uh plans to build an apartment for permitting and this is the proposed addition which is a 624 square feet and we have a uh rear setback five feet size set by five feet and five feet and it's uh seven feet ten inches separation from the patio cover and um this is the floor plan which is uh uh living area small living area a full bathroom and a bedroom and the rest of the space is just an unfinished storage and um the idea of the owners is uh not to rent and not to sell this property this little like uh apartment but it's gonna be for uh the older song that uh just get married and don't have any place to live at this time and uh this construction um they start building without permits but they call enforcement show up and just stop the construction and uh they like to they like to apologize and uh and try to make the everything right and comply with the building codes and with all the uh city regulations and um um I think that's it you know this they they try to to save and uh they really like to to keep this little construction and uh this is an elevation that give you an idea how gonna look when they're finish the construction it's gonna look like this and uh everything is compatible with the existing residents you know a stackle uh asphalt shingles it's just a very simple structure it's not uh not nothing fancy and as I mentioned before it's your six hundred and twenty four square feet and now I guess I'd be able to answer any question you may have some thank you sir um this item has been noticed um for public hearing are there any members of the public wishing to be heard on this item okay seeing none I will close public hearing I'll pass it back to the commission starting with commissioner munford thank you madam chair sir um was uh uh from what I under understand was you was you renting these units out before uh yes if it happened this this was fairly there was an issue with the is that what with is that what the real issue was that you're renting renting multiple units in the back uh back in this this home is this your primary residence there's gonna be the primary relationship it's gonna be or it's gonna be you're gonna be and and on the back on the proposed uh uh structure which is like a little apartment the zone is gonna live there see this is a primary residence right now and uh this is the existing part of

And there was an issue with the is that what with the is that what the real issue was that you're renting renting multiple units in the back of this home, is this your primary residence?

There's gonna be the primary relationship.

It's gonna be or it's gonna be.

You're gonna be and and on the back.

On the proposed uh structure, which is like a little apartment.

The zone is gonna live there.

See, this is a primary residence, right?

And uh this is the existing part of cover, and this is the um proposed casita or apartment, and the plan is that uh the older son of the owners, they're gonna live here.

It's a family of three members.

That's my that was my that was I think the initial concern it it was there was multiple units that you were renting and and then it's not zoned for that.

Yes, yes, but uh the the owners they understand uh on their first uh talk with uh planning and zoning.

Uh I explained to them that this is not a place, you know, for renting and anything, and they are uh said conditions and not to rent and not to sell this this property.

Okay.

And then um from what I understand too, planning was telling me that the storage area um should have accessibility to the residential area.

Is that correct planning?

Madam Chair, through you.

Um yes, all interior rooms should have access to them.

It's a it's a fire safety concern.

So if this is approved tonight, that separation wall between the living unit and the storage unit will need to be fire rated.

Would would would you be able to make that change and make and put a door possibly so there's accessibility from that unit into the storage area?

Yes, yes, we uh are able to do that.

We could add that as a condition?

Yes.

Okay.

So me personally, I I don't have a problem with you know, I I understand, you know, especially nowadays with the cost of housing and all that that uh, you know, I I I have young adults living with me right now.

It's you know, we sometimes we gotta do what we've got to do.

So um, you know, family members, you know, living back there, you know, the the only issue we're gonna have is if you know if you if it's ends up multi-family or there's a bunch of people living back there.

So I I don't have any problem per the condition of adding that access access door from the residence into the storage.

Yeah.

And I I would be able to I would go ahead and be able to approve that per that condition.

Yes, we accept that.

Madam Chair, through you, if I may, uh we we will need to edit one of the conditions.

So on condition number two of 25-0169-BAR1, that condition will read a variance is hereby denied to allow a zero-foot separation from another structure where six feet is required.

And then for clarification, we will add a condition that reads a doorway shall be provided between the living portion and the storage portion of the accessory structure.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Okay.

Anybody else?

Uh any issues from the commission.

All right.

Um seeing none, uh, Commissioner Munford, if you would like to go ahead and make your motion.

I'd like a motion for for approval.

Um for uh for 25-0169, VAR1 per the condition, um, for all conditions and per staff conditions.

Yeah, you're fine with the conditions?

Yes, we agree with the condition.

Okay.

I I uh recommend uh this for approval and for well motion.

Subject to amended conditions, subject to the conditions.

Yes, we accept the conditions.

As amended.

Yes.

Okay.

Okay.

So there is a motion not showing up on our screens to oh here we go.

Motion on the floor, please cast your vote.

Um a yes is for approval on the project subject to existing and amended conditions.

And please post and that carries.

Thank you so much.

And that will move on to city council on September 7.

Thank you.

Item 2825-0182 SDR1.

Applicant Peterson Management LLC, owner Madison Church LLC for possible action on land use entitlement project request for proposed parking facility concurrent with an improved mixed use development with waivers of perimeter landscape buffer requirements at 300 South 7th Street Ward 3D as staff recommends denial.

May we please have the staff report.

Who's got the staff report?

Madam Chair, staff support efforts to meet the demand for additional parking in the downtown area.

However, in this particular area, development standards do not encourage temporary parking lots.

As such, staff supports providing perimeter and interior landscaping as required by Title 19.

Therefore, staff recommends denial of the requested site development plan review.

Please note additional documents for support were received after publication.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Good evening.

If you could please state and spell your name for the record, give us your address and tell us about the project.

Good evening, Liz Olson, 1980 Festival Plaza Drive here on behalf of the applicant and property owner.

This site is 0.8 acres.

We're located downtown on 7th Street and Bridger.

We're directly across the street from Las Vegas Academy to give you a better idea of exactly where we are.

Some history of this site.

While the church was there, they were also operating the parking lot as a paid parking lot, although they did not have the appropriate entitlements to do so.

They have again since moved out and sold the property to our client.

Prior to uh this application, there is a current mixed use development that is approved on this site.

Um the current property owner is trying to finalize exactly what he would like to do on the property, whether it be that mixed use development or something else.

Um in the meantime, he would like to continue the use of that paid parking lot.

It's been um in operation, although without entitlements, of course, since 2017.

Um what they would do to bring this up to code a little bit more here is restripe all of the internal lines and parking spaces internal to the parking lot to ensure that those parking spaces are up to code standards.

Additionally, there are three landscape diamonds here along 7th Street, as you can see in that plan as well here in this photo.

Um what the applicant is proposing to do is place trees that should be in there right now to uh provide obviously some landscaping.

Um code would require them to provide all of the landscaping internal to the site as well as significantly more landscaping along the perimeter as well.

Um that would require them to tear up the the the uh concrete, put all the irrigation in to just really tear it up again if they were to move forward with that mixed use development that is currently approved on the site.

Um to ensure that we do provide some uh assurance that those trees will be mature since uh this is potentially temporary.

We would like to offer uh the proposed condition that would uh relate to those trees in the uh diamonds here, and that condition would read large fast growing trees as indicated in the Southern Nevada Regional Planning Coalition Regional Plant List.

The size at planting would be a minimum of three inch caliber measured six inches above ground at the time of planting.

So hopefully that provides again some assurance that will provide some larger trees in the in the area and provide some shade uh along 7th Street.

So with that, happy to answer any questions and again appreciate the time.

Um thank you, Ms.

Olson.

This item has been noticed for public hearing.

Are there any members of the public wishing to be heard on this item?

Okay, seeing none, I will pass it back to the commission, starting with Commissioner Schlottman.

Thank you, Madam Chair, through you.

Um I remember this parking lot back from many years ago, like way before 2017, and um you know it it it it's been there.

And um, you know, it it it's been there.

It I know that there's other development plans on this property.

Um I'm fine with restriping this and keeping it as a parking lot and in the NRM.

So uh I know that we can use parking in that that area and uh in a lot of these uh areas around downtown.

So I'll be in support of this item.

Okay, thank you, Commissioner Schlottman.

Anybody else have any comments?

No.

Um just say thank you for taking on the larger trees for those three planters.

Um I wish that you could do more on the interior, but hoping you can get a project underway that'll like better expand the urban forestry that's part of the 2050 master plan for this area and for the whole city.

So that was my one comment.

Um Commissioner Schlottman, if you want to make a motion.

Yes, uh, through you, Chair.

Question for staff uh is do we need to reread that condition or is oh thank you it is read into the record sufficient with uh city clerk and plan and department.

Madam Chair, through you I will refer to the city clerk.

Would you like for us to read that again?

Only if it's an added amended condition.

Is it already on the record?

That is an added condition.

Okay, then we need to read it.

Okay, Madam Chair, through you.

That condition reads large, fast growing trees as indicated in the Southern Nevada Regional Planning Coalition, regional plant list.

The size and planting would be a minimum of three inch caliper, measured six inches above ground at the time of planting.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you, madam chair.

On item number 28, 25-018 to SDR 1.

Um move to approve subject to staff's conditions, and the added condition as written to the record by Miss Eddoes.

And you agree to all staff's conditions.

Yes, thank you.

Thank you.

Okay, thank you.

There is a motion on the floor, please cast your vote, please post, and that passes.

Thank you.

And that will move on to city council on September 17th.

Thank you.

Okay, item 29, 25-0262 VAR1.

Applicant owner Dwayne Glenn Martinson for possible action on a land use entitlement project request to allow existing residential accessory structures, shed and stables, a proposed residential accessory structure, detached garage, and an existing front yard wall that do not conform to Title 19.06 development standards for setback separation and solid wall height at 5471 Floorine Street, Ward 5, Summer Arm Summers Armstrong staff recommends denial.

May we have the staff report, please?

Yes, Madam Chair.

This variance request is the results of an open code enforcement case.

No unique or extraordinary circumstance related to the physical characteristics of the property have been presented to warrant the requested variance as such.

The hardship is self-imposed, and therefore staff recommends denial of this variance request subject to conditions if approved.

Please note additional letters of support were received after publication.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Good evening, gentlemen.

If you can please state and spell your names for the record, Todd Hargrove.

Oh, and then just tell us your address and tell us about the project.

And now you go.

Todd Hargrove from Tough Shed 7055 Wendy Street, uh, representing the owner Dwayne Martinson.

Um this kind of started off just as a detached garage project, and it kind of just has to escalate it into a few other factions that we need to address as well.

Um we're looking to do a 20-foot setback from the front, which requires 50-foot setback.

The reason why we're requesting this setback is because there's a septic and leech field right behind that 50-foot setback.

So we're working with Southern Nevada Hill District on that as well.

So we we will get the tent improvement for that.

The other issues here, the stable that's been there since the house has been there, has a zero setback at the rear property line.

The other shed that's under 200 square feet is four and a half feet distance from the house.

But it they're both stuccoed and tiled, so it matches really well.

Um the fence on the front.

He does have a pretty cool looking fence.

It it's just that the rod iron were supposed to be visible, it's more like a wood panel slats for that.

Main reason my customer is desired to go this route with that is because he's on that corner where Bradley is, and the street cars driving by with the lights.

Um I'm more than happy to answer any questions anybody has about this project.

Thank you, sir.

Um this item has been noticed for public hearing.

Are there any members of the public wishing to be heard on this item?

Okay, seeing none, I will close public hearing.

I will pass it back to the commission, starting with Commissioner Munford.

Thank you, madam chair.

So from my understanding, it's just a lot of stuff.

When when was this house built?

1962.

1962.

So it's already insert on that too.

So I did find a accessories copy of that, and it actually showed the stable on there too.

But they had this is where the pool ended up being going, so they put the stable over here where it is now.

Are there horses on property now?

Or no, sir, there's no horse.

Do you do you need that stable or it's mostly being used as storage and craft shops right now?

Okay.

I I mean, I my father, he had a ranch style house.

We we had horses and he had sheds up and stuff that was I know that wasn't approved.

I mean that and his house was built about the same time.

Um so the but right now you want to put a tough shed in.

A garage.

A garage.

Because there's no garage on a property proof.

Okay, and that's that's next to the existing driveway.

That is going to go right next to existing driveway.

You are correct.

So in this one, I kind of showed out where the leech field is on this.

Let me get this turned.

There you go.

So this were the garage would go right here.

This is where the leach field inseptic tank is right here.

Okay.

A lot of the properties are similar in this area, right?

They're all they're all older properties, single-family homes.

There's Aquarians uh throughout the entire neighborhood.

Um, and I just think it's really important to have a garage, not only just because of the um aesthetics of that area and having that opportunity to put my vehicle in in the garage because it's very hot here.

Um, but also people race up and down Bradley.

They'll actually uh circumvent and reduce some of that noise coming into my home.

We also did get a three neighbors, direct neighbor signatures, and I do have a copy.

I could give this to any of the commissions, and that support his lots of copies too.

Oh, you got a copy?

I mean lots of copies.

You need lots of copies.

I do need so may I add about the uh neighbors.

First of all, I'm I'm glad I had the opportunity to meet my neighbors.

I've been in that neighborhood for three years, and um there's only been one neighbor there that's been there longer than myself.

The rest of them have built a brand new home.

Uh the neighbors next to me are building brand new home.

Um I think it's great that we have that small little community right there, and now that I put a name with the face, that just uh adds to the value of that community.

Uh but they're all in support.

They don't see that there is a problem with the fence.

Uh they actually love my fence.

Uh they don't have a problem with the uh the pool house or the stables, and they welcome the garage uh only because it will only improve their value should they choose to sell.

So I'm just uh really excited to work with uh Todd and Tough Shed.

We've been doing this, we've been working on this project for over two years.

Uh I'm just excited and hopefully uh energetic when you give me the green light to move forward uh because this is something that is uh near and dear to my heart.

I just want it to happen in um in the right way.

Uh in the legal way to get this done.

Okay, yeah, and from I understand it it was the the tough shed kind of triggered other stuff with COVID.

Unfortunately, but that's okay.

Uh now it's up to fruition, so I'm glad.

I'm glad.

So and then I I just I was just talking to our city attorney.

I I don't know if you you remember me.

I used to coach at Legacy, so I do remember you, but I didn't want to decide as well.

I don't want to put that out there, but um I'm still the director of men's basketball there.

But so anyway, I I I don't because of the because of the community, because of the age of the home.

Um, I don't have a problem of approving this, you know, just because it's just it's it's an older community.

And you know, the I I fam I'm familiar with that area.

A lot of those properties are horse properties.

A lot of my father was an old cowboy, we had horses, we we put sheds up, we put all kinds of stuff.

And so um, but you know, I I uh and and then I would I guess I would uh motion for approval subject.

Is there any with uh with planning department?

Is there any changes or anything that we have to do?

So I would I would I would go ahead and motion for approval of your project.

I don't think it's a thank you, sir.

Okay.

Let's see if there's anybody else with any questions or comments.

No.

Okay.

Um all right, go ahead and put your motion on then, Commissioner Munford.

I would like motion for approval, subject to all conditions.

You'd be fine with all the conditions that that planning has.

Yes, sir.

I would uh motion for approval for item uh 25-02 26 VAR 1.

Okay, thank you.

There's a motion on the floor, please cast your vote.

Commissioner Schlottman.

Oh, there we go.

Commissioner Munford.

There we go.

Please post.

And that motion carries.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

And that item will move on to City Council on September 17th.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Item 30 25-0277 applicant platinum management group six LLC.

Owner My Charleston Plaza LLC for possible action on the following land use entitlement project requests at 5100 and 5104 Charleston Boulevard Ward 1 Knutson.

Staff recommends approval on the land use entitlement project 30A 25-0277 SUP 1 for proposed gaming establishment restricted use 1 to 5 machines.

30 B SUP2 for proposed 2800 square foot alcohol off-premise full use.

May we have the staff report, please.

Madam Chair, the proposed uses would operate within a commercial building designed to accommodate a variety of commercial uses and are consistent with the uses allowed in the C1 limited commercial zoning district.

The requested special use permits meet their respective minimum requirements.

Therefore, staff recommends approval of the requested special use permits subject to conditions.

Please note that additional documents for protest and support were received after publication.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Good evening, sir.

You can please state and spell your name for the record, give us your address and tell us about the project.

David Br David Brown, 520 South 4th Street on behalf of the applicant.

The applicant is requesting use permits to have a liquor store with four gaming machines at the location.

Happy to answer any questions if you have them.

Thank you very much.

This item has been noticed for public hearing.

Are there any members of the public wishing to be heard on this item?

Okay.

Seeing none, I will pass it back to the commission, starting with Commissioner Rogan.

Staff recommends approval.

I didn't have any issues with it.

I'm ready to make a motion.

Does anyone have any questions?

Yeah.

Um with regard to agenda item 30, project 25-0277.

Make a motion for approval subject to staff's conditions, and Mr.

Brown, you agree to all those conditions.

Yes.

Thank you.

Okay, there is a motion on the floor.

Please cast your votes.

Hold on, Commissioner.

I think there was an A and B that wasn't read into the record.

Um I read the A and B when I brought the item up.

When you brought you did.

Okay, I'm sorry.

My motion is amended to include all subparts A and B.

Okay.

Motion on the floor to approve item 30 and it's subparts A and B subject to all conditions.

Uh please post.

And that motion carries.

Thank you.

And that will move on to City Council on September 17.

Item 3125-0278 applicant owner GMD properties LLC for possible action on the following land use entitlement project requests on the west side of 10th Street, approximately 205 feet north of Stewart Avenue, Ward 5 Summers Armstrong.

Staff recommends approval on the land use entitlement project.

May we have the staff report, please.

Yes, Madam Chair, regarding the vacation request, staff has no objection to the petition to vacate overall.

The proposed multifamily residential development generally provides the desired form of development in the Fremont East District and zoning district.

Despite minor waivers for design adjustments.

Staff therefore finds this infill development will be compatible with the surrounding area and recommends approval of all entitlements subject to conditions.

Please note additional letters of support or receipt after publication.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Good evening, sir.

If you can please state and spell your name for the record, give us your address and tell us about the project.

Good evening.

My name is Ken Small.

I'm with SSA Architecture, 7040 Laredo Street.

With me today is Jonathan Adami, who is also with the SSA architecture.

So this project had received a notice of final action about three years ago when the NFA expired.

And so we're back asking to reinstate it.

The uh modifications that have been made since then are relatively minor.

There was a pool which was removed at uh suggestion of uh staff.

And then we've changed from an all-white exterior to this uh color version, which we thought uh broke up the massing of the building to make it a little bit more uh hospitable to the area.

Um it's interesting to note, and I don't know if we're last, but the gentleman who spoke first earlier spoke about this project.

So he quite eloquently explained that this is going to be a very good credit to the area, and this is I think what the community is looking for in terms of providing housing for people that will be uh financially attainable, and also hopefully bring more uh business and uh enhancement of the local economy to this particular neighborhood.

So um we've got a four-story building here, and um the landscaping has also been modified to meet the current landscaping requirements from previously.

This is a floor plan.

Um there will be some um accessible units for persons with disabilities, such as wheelchair users included in this project.

And um we've also the other change that's been made since it was approved last time is that this staircase is now enclosed on the exterior.

But everything else is just the same as it was before, and we think that all these things that have been changed would be considered enhancements.

And that's all I have on this.

If there are any questions, I'm here to answer them.

Thank you.

Thank you, sir.

This item has been noticed for public hearing.

Are there any members of the public wishing to be heard on this item?

Okay.

Seeing none, I will close public comment.

I will pass it back to the commission, starting with Commissioner Menford.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

Yeah, I think I think it's will be a good project.

I just have a few questions.

The are you are you guys putting the pool in or the pool has been removed at the suggestion of the process that we've just been through?

I'm not exactly sure who asked that it would be removed if it was staff or somebody with uh uh the internal uh organizational system here, but it was a request that was uh conveyed to us to remove it, so we took it out.

We were you gonna what are you gonna replace the pool with?

Is it is it gonna be like a little park area?

It's yeah, it'll it'll be landscaping.

It's in this area here where my finger is, so we're just showing uh landscaping there.

All right.

Um does it have it has an elevator?

Say again, sir.

It has an elevator.

Yes, sir, it does.

And how many tenants are in there?

Um how many units?

The uh total number of units is um 34.

Is that correct?

34.

30 30 um 24 one bedroom units, 12 two bedroom units, so it's uh 51 total.

All right.

And then the where is the elevator going to be located?

Right there.

And that's that'll be accessible for all the tenants up on the high on the upper level then.

Yes, sir.

All right.

Do you feel that's sufficient for for that type of size of building?

Yes, sir.

I think it will be fine.

Okay.

Um and then the street landscaping.

You have trees.

Yes, sir.

Let me find that for you.

So here's the landscape plan.

You can see there's quite a bit of planting.

It's all in keeping with the Southern Nevada Water Authority's recommended list.

Okay.

All right.

Yeah, like I said.

Um the timeline, is this are you guys?

You're this is kind of going into like an extension or something from the originally since it you stated it was approved before almost three years ago to the day there was a notice of final action.

And then when they begin to start work on the construction documents, they realize that it had inadvertently expired, so that's why we're back.

Do you kind of have a timeline on when you when you'd be turning dirt on it or uh it's it's probably a one-year process to create the construction documents and do all the civil engineering and prepare the bids?

So I would guess you know, somewhere in there, maybe you're due two years to start construction.

Okay.

All right, that's all I wanted to ask.

I I'm on a motion for approval.

Are there any other questions?

Okay, Commissioner DiSalvio.

Thank you to the chair.

Um does the uh any of the upper levels ADA compliant uh rooms, are they um those apartments or whatever?

Are they any of them for handicap?

Yes, sir.

They're uh they have to be dispersed according to federal regulations now.

So we'll probably have one on the ground floor and then disperse the others throughout the building.

And you just have one single elevator?

Yes, sir, that's correct.

So how does that work if uh if we have ADA up on the upper floors and that elevator goes kaput, how do those people access their apartment?

It it would definitely be a problem, but you're talking about a new building with a new elevator, so you know then in future years it could possibly be uh need to be maintained more uh vigorously than uh you know an elevator that was not dependent on uh people who are wheelchair users were not dependent on it, but the modern elevators are fairly dependable in a situation like this.

This is a relatively low utilization uh condition, and it'll be a hydraulic type elevator with the yeah, less less likely to have maintenance issues.

Okay, thank you.

I have one more question.

And then the um the owner, once this is completed, you you have a you kind of have a property management plan in terms of of making sure the properties well maintained and I'm sure they'll have on-site uh management on the property.

All right.

All right.

Like I said before, I'd like is there any other questions I have a question.

Just I couldn't quite tell from the design, but is is the facade articulated or is this just um a box with um different being?

It is articulated, yes.

So um you're you're seeing some ins and outs.

You can see it a little bit better from the side here.

I mean, obviously the the patios are protruding and the overhangs over the patios are protruding.

Okay.

Thank you.

There's no other questions.

I'd like to make a motion.

Hold on a second, Commissioner.

Because I need to read in the child cases.

I thought I did.

So let's just make sure that we know what we're doing here.

We did 31 uh for the land use entitlement, but there's also 31A, 25-0278 VAC1.

Petition to vacate a portion of a public alley south of Misquite Avenue between 9th Street and 10th Street, and 31B 25-0278 SDR 1 for proposed four-story 36 unit multifamily residential development with waivers of Title 19.09 form-based code development standards.

See that nobody else has any questions.

So at this point now, if you'd like to make your motion, Commissioner.

I'm chair I'd like to make a motion for approval for 25-0278.

Um also item uh subitem 30 31A 31B.

Um, subject to all conditions, and you're fine with all conditions.

Agreed.

Okay.

There is a motion on the floor, please cast your votes.

Please post.

And that care that motion carries.

And then we'll move on to city council on September 17th.

Okay.

So let's go back to item 20 one, which was based 25-0208 public hearing, applicant owner grind mode to LLC for possible action on the following land use entitlement project requests at 2901 North Rancho Drive.

Um read into the record 21A through C already.

Um here for that item.

Excuse me, Chair.

That was item 20.

That was item 20.

I thought I had trail on 21.

Sorry about that.

Okay, let's try this again.

Item 20, abeyance 25-0207, applicant Laurel DeCosta, owner LDC Investments LLC.

Read that into the record.

Are the De Costas here?

Anyone here for item 20?

Okay, Commissioner Munford, would you like to proceed with this item?

Would you like to ask it before?

Ladies, um, sorry, yes.

What are you guys here for?

You've been sitting here all night.

Item 32.

32.

Um that actually has been obeyed until next month.

Sorry.

Sorry about that.

That was part of the housekeeping items.

So we had no idea what was going on in the beginning, so it took us a while to figure out.

Yeah.

Yeah, no, I yeah.

It's a good civics lessons, right?

Yeah.

And please come back next month.

And now you've sort of seen how everybody comes up and does public comment.

You can be ready, your experts.

Um do you know what the date is next month?

September 9th.

September what?

September 9th.

Yep.

And if ladies, if you when we get to, when we get to public comment, which will just be in a couple minutes, you can put comments on now, but if you want to wait for the presentation from the applicant, then that would be next month.

I think that would probably be more suitable just because we actually have questions.

Oh, yeah.

I'm sorry, I've got like multiple bits of information flowing through to help you guys out.

So since it is an item that was obeyed for this hearing, it will be earlier in the agenda next time.

Okay, so September 9th.

September 9th, yep.

And it'll be posted on PrimeGov if you go to PrimeGov in Las Vegas the Wednesday before September 9th.

And so you'll be able to see exactly where it is on the agenda.

You would just go to the planning commission agenda, click planning commission for September 9th, look at the agenda and you'll see where it is.

All right, terrific.

Thank you.

Excuse me, Chair.

Okay, but they said they can fill you in.

Excuse me, Chair.

Yeah.

Can you have them come to the case?

Why don't you just, ladies and gentlemen, just come on down and then we I know we're on item 20.

We'll just we'll fix this in a second.

We just wanted to make sure you guys weren't here for item 20.

So what what we were talking about is the fact that at the beginning of this agenda, there is a section that is for housekeeping.

And so items that are going to be held or going to be, you know, different things happening with the items.

We cover all that at the beginning, and then we make a motion on it.

And so this was a housekeeping item that was going to be obeyed to the next agenda, the next meeting, which is September 9th.

So you guys got to sit here and see how public comment works.

So when you come back on September good.

Good.

Okay.

We'll be back next month.

Well, let me can I ask him one question?

Excuse me.

As long as you put your name on the record, because I think the city clerk is one.

I live at 10445 Louella Court, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89143.

The the develop the Coltis Act that's right across the giant development that's going to be put in across from moccasin.

Okay.

Because that's what we're talking about.

And you are so yeah, you're talking about item 32.

Yeah.

So here's the one thing I'd really like to know.

I'm excuse me, Chair.

I've never been here.

Hold on a second.

I'm getting can we close item 20 out and then go to public comment?

Just have a seat.

You've been here all night.

Just hang with us for just a couple more minutes.

We're gonna do public comment, then you can ask.

Let us close out item 20.

It did get a little chaotic.

We've had a couple minutes of chaos here.

So Commissioner Munford, what would you like to do with 20?

Would you like to just go ahead and have that proceed tonight or do you want to obey it to September to see if the folks come?

I mean, we can I'll I'll I guess I'll bear it one more time.

I think we've done it.

I think we did that before, but yeah, it's on abeyance.

So okay.

Um then make your motion related to the abeyance if you would like to, sir.

Commissioner Munford, did you want to make a motion to obey?

Yes.

Um I'd like to make a motion for abeyance for item number 20, uh 25-0207.

Uh sub-items 20A and 20B.

Okay, it's all to our next meeting.

And that would be September 9th.

There is a motion on the floor.

Please cast your votes.

Please post.

And that motion carries.

Thank you.

Okay.

Um next we have item 35, which is citizens' participation.

Public comment during this portion of the agenda must be limited to matters within the jurisdiction of the planning commission.

No subject may be acted upon by the planning commission unless that subject is on the agenda and is scheduled for action.

If you wish to be heard, come to the podium and give your name for the record.

The amount of discussion on any single subject as well as the amount of time any single speaker is allowed may be limited.

So if you want to come talk about the process.

Yeah, okay.

Can I go?

Ready?

You sir, just state your name again, spell it for the record and give us your address.

That's gonna be put in that we know we have no power whatsoever to be able to stop in any way, shape, or form.

So that's clear.

But I'm super sad that it's there.

Okay.

Just want to share with you that.

Um, but you know, understand there's good things about development also.

And um so having said that, I think the big question that we wanted to uh get answered, and um and and we'd be very grateful if we were able to we we've looked on a lot of the maps.

What we were really hoping to find out is how far down was would this giant development go to?

And I understand that there's no way you can really answer that question.

We were hoping it stops at Sky Canyon, but we were thinking it might go down to the road called four views, and I really hope it doesn't go past four views going toward Durango, because that's because it I know it's gonna but uh go again right up against the Thule Springs conservation area.

Um fossil beds, yeah.

The fossil beds.

So is there a way because I you know I looked at the little card, I even looked, I mean, you cannot read the roads because the card is only a little three or five but five little guy, right?

And you can't you actually really can't read the roads, it's got the shape of the development.

So that's really the biggest question that um that we wanted to ask ask.

So Madam Chair Seth's Lloyd for the record, if I can take part of that one.

Um so for the information that's in the backup, you can go on the website.

So if you go on the city's website, the meetings and agendas page, you can zoom in on all the backup that's there and look at it on the screen as opposed to I realize the postcards are uh pretty small.

Yeah.

So whatever backup is there, um you should be able to see it.

But um that will be coming back next time.

The applicant will be here uh to discuss it.

I know that they've done some outreach, so I I can talk to you separately about who the applicant is, and if you want to try to reach out to them before that meeting and get some information from them, I'm sure they would normally they're here, but their items were earlier, so uh I'm sure they'd be willing to speak for you.

I can I can put you in touch.

Okay.

That's great.

Thanks.

All right.

Okay.

Thank you.

Anything else, folks?

No.

I mean, I have what I guess I would have to wait.

I have you know some stuff that's just it's not for you guys, I guess.

Okay.

Excuse me, Chair.

Could you ask for the spelling on the last name?

Yes, sir.

Can you please give us the spelling on your last name?

Ready?

H-I-N-S-H-A-W.

Okay.

All right.

Anybody else for public comment for citizens' participation?

Okay.

Seeing none, then we will go ahead and close out this planning commission meeting.

Commission is adjourned.