Las Vegas Recommending Committee Meeting - October 19, 2026

This meeting of the City of Las Vegas Recommending Committee was convened on October 19, 2026, starting at approximately 5:18 PM (ten minutes late) with Chair Brian Kennyson presiding. The committee considered several ordinance and policy amendments, including a major update to city parking regulations, fee adjustments for business licenses, zoning code fixes, and creation of a special improvement district for a new development in Summerlin. Public comment focused on bicycle parking and transportation equity. All items were approved unanimously and forwarded to the City Council for final adoption.

Consent Calendar

• Item 4: Final minutes of the September 14, 2026 Recommending Committee meeting were approved by reference (motion, vote, pass).

Public Comments & Testimony

• Greg Davis (representing BikeRack Map.com, a full-time bike commuter) expressed frustration over exclusion from city planning processes for over eight years. He presented data from a bike parking census of 16 square miles in northwest Las Vegas that found over 22,000 vehicle parking spaces but only 43 bike racks; 81% of evaluated racks at Albertson’s locations received zero stars, 19% received one star. He stated that 99% of racks in their analyses are prohibited under city/county guidelines. He criticized the 2050 master plan’s combined goal for pedestrian and bike trips of 5% (with bike possibly under 1%) as unambitious compared to London’s 2041 goal of 80% walking, cycling, or transit. He highlighted a partnership with Sprouts on Farm Road to install the first certified excellent four-star bike parking in the valley, which received national recognition. He urged the city to incentivize excellent rated bike parking and work with his organization.
• Tracy Leonard (local resident, Summerlin) spoke in support of safe, secure, and conveniently located bicycle parking. She argued that cyclists deserve the same parking consideration as motorists, and that inadequate bicycle parking forces cyclists to lock bikes to street signs and fences, obstructing sidewalks and ADA access. She emphasized that education on shared infrastructure is needed, and that bicycle access should be a priority.

Discussion Items

• Item 5 – Bill 2026-34 (Parking Minimums, Maximums, and Bicycle Parking Standards): Sponsored by Councilman Brian Kennyson and presented by Marco Vallada (City of Las Vegas Department of Community Development). He described a multi-year parking study that found parking demand in many commercial areas is over-supplied by decades-old requirements. The bill reduces minimum parking requirements for numerous land uses by 20-50% (matching Clark County’s 2017 study), adds a maximum cap on parking, allows adjustments via traffic studies, and introduces bicycle parking standards for new developments (similar to Henderson and TOD zones). Vallada noted the city currently has no bicycle parking requirements. He showed an example of Montecito Tower with a parking lot less than one-third occupied. Councilwoman inquired about variance approval rates; Vallada indicated typical approval is 90%. Discussion also touched on landscaping and tree requirements to be addressed in a future urban forestry amendment. A first amendment was proposed on page 17 removing an additional parking space requirement for residential accessory dwelling units (to avoid duplication). Chair Kennyson noted this bill should reduce administrative burden from parking variances.
• Item 6 – Bill 2026-35 (Business License Fees for Transfer/Storage and Security Services): Presented by Seth Floyd and Darcy L. by Heard (Business Licensing Manager). The bill renames “transfer and storage companies” to “moving companies” and increases the fee to $70 per truck. Security services are moved from a broader “professional services” category into their own category with the same fee. The changes align with other jurisdictions to enable multi-jurisdictional business licenses as mandated by the state. A business impact survey (Aug 4–Sep 2, 2026) received zero responses. No public comment.
• Item 7 – Bill 2026-36 (Form-Based Code Amendments for Downtown Overlay): Presented by Seth Floyd and Peter Lowenstein. The bill revises locational rules for outdoor dining near intersections in the downtown Las Vegas overlay district, and allows individual care centers, mixed use, and animal husbandry in additional form-based code zoning districts (T4 neighborhood, T3N, T3NO) to create consistency with zoning code and the Vision 2045 Downtown Master Plan. No public comment.
• Item 8 – Bill 2026-37 (Creation of Special Improvement District 820 – Summerlin Village 28A): Presented by Zalala Malamo (Engineering Project Manager). The SID encompasses approximately 355 gross acres west of the 215 Beltway and south of Far Hills Avenue in Ward 2, to be developed into approximately 2,911 single-family residential units. Funding will cover drainage, water lines, sanitary sewer, traffic signals, and roadway improvements per NRS 271. The developer is The Howard Hughes Company. No public comment.
• Item 9 – Bill 2026-38 (Assessment of Costs for SID 820): Also presented by Zalala Malamo. This ordinance levies and assesses costs of local improvements against benefited properties within SID 820. No public comment.
• Item 10 – Bill 2026-39 (Authorization of SID 820 Bond Issuance): Presented by Zalala Malamo. Authorizes the sale of local improvement bonds (Series 2026) in a principal amount of $31,765,000 to fund the SID 820 infrastructure. No public comment.
• Item 11: Citizen participation – no speakers; public comment period closed.

Key Outcomes

• Bill 2026-34: Approved with the first amendment (removing ADU parking duplication) by unanimous vote. Will be considered by the City Council on November 4, 2026.
• Bill 2026-35: Approved unanimously. Will be considered by the City Council on November 4, 2026.
• Bill 2026-36: Approved unanimously. Will be considered by the City Council on November 4, 2026.
• Bill 2026-37: Approved unanimously. Will be considered by the City Council on October 21, 2026.
• Bill 2026-38: Approved unanimously. Will be considered by the City Council on October 21, 2026.
• Bill 2026-39: Approved unanimously. Will be considered by the City Council on October 21, 2026.

All votes were recorded as unanimous without opposition.