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Las Vegas City Council to review 1988 billboard variance

Rule Changes

Decision-maker on the variance review

A 65-foot billboard approved in 1988 goes before the Las Vegas City Council on Wednesday. The off-premise sign at 2008 Highland Avenue sits in an industrial zone under a variance granted that year. Now the variance faces its required review.

Updated 1 hour ago

Howard Hughes requests entitlements for 50-acre Las Vegas residential project

Built World

Holds final authority over the entitlement request

The Las Vegas Planning Commission approved Howard Hughes' request for residential entitlements on a 50.19-acre parcel in Summerlin on September 8, voting 5-0 with conditions. The item had been deferred from an earlier agenda.

Updated 10 hours ago

Las Vegas council reviews Fergusons Downtown vending lot permit

Rule Changes

Approved the permit renewal with conditions on September 2, 2026

The boarded-up Fergusons Motel took more than a decade to become a downtown Las Vegas retail-and-events hub. On September 2, the city council renewed the block's open-air vending permit, with conditions — the review was overdue, since the permit dated to 2020.

Updated Yesterday

Las Vegas planning commission approves vacating Skye Edge Drive

Rule Changes

Will hold a public hearing and vote on the vacation; no date scheduled

The Las Vegas Planning Commission voted 5-0 on Sept. 8 to approve a petition to vacate a portion of Skye Edge Drive in northwest Las Vegas. Case 26-0303-VAC1, filed by Ninety-Five Management with owner KB Homes Las Vegas, now heads to the City Council for a final decision.

Updated Yesterday

Las Vegas council to weigh future of 32-year-old billboard permit

Rule Changes

Held October 7 hearing; placed item in abeyance, rescheduled to October 21

The Las Vegas City Council deferred the billboard item on October 7, placing it in abeyance. The 70-foot sign at 369 North 13th Street has operated under a special use permit first issued in 1994.

Updated 2 days ago

Las Vegas council to review 1988 billboard permit at public hearing

Rule Changes

Rescheduled the permit review hearing to October 21; original October 7 hearing deferred

The Las Vegas City Council rescheduled a public hearing on special use permit U-0033-88, issued in 1988 for a 60-foot-tall billboard at 650 East Bonanza Road. The hearing, originally set for October 7, is now scheduled for Wednesday, October 21.

Updated 2 days ago

Las Vegas City Council approves review of Decatur Boulevard billboard permit

Rule Changes

Holding the required review hearing on October 7

The Las Vegas City Council approved the required review of special use permit SUP-3061 for a 40-foot billboard at 1571 North Decatur Boulevard on October 7. The item passed 7-0 on the council's One Motion One Vote agenda, subject to conditions, according to the meeting's action minutes. Staff had recommended approval.

Updated Oct 9

Las Vegas tire repair shop appeals permit denial

Rule Changes

Was scheduled to hear the appeal on September 16, 2026

A tire repair shop on Las Vegas's Martin Luther King Boulevard can open only if the city council overturns a denial. The applicant, 2331 MLK Investment LLC, is appealing the Planning Commission's denial of its land use request.

Updated Oct 7

Las Vegas council approves review of 35-year-old billboard permit

Rule Changes

Decision maker for the hearing

The Las Vegas City Council approved the required review of special use permit U-0099-91 for a billboard at 5041 North Rainbow Boulevard on October 7. The 55-foot-tall, 672-square-foot off-premise sign has operated under the permit since 1991. The item passed 7-0 on the council's One Motion One Vote agenda, subject to conditions, according to the meeting's action minutes.

Updated Oct 4

Las Vegas council approves review of 1994 permit for Lamar billboard

Rule Changes

Decision-maker in the hearing

The Las Vegas City Council approved the required review of special use permit U-0260-94, which lets Lamar Central Outdoor keep a 40-foot off-premise sign at 3201 North Rancho Drive. The item passed 7-0 on the council's One Motion One Vote agenda, subject to conditions, according to the meeting's action minutes. Staff had recommended approval.

Updated Oct 4

Las Vegas council weighs special use permit for Eastern Avenue auto repair shop

Rule Changes

Final decision-maker on the special use permit

Partners Auto Services is one council vote from the right to open a major motor vehicle repair shop at 1250 North Eastern Avenue, Suite 3. The hearing is September 2.

Updated Sep 1

Las Vegas weighs bond allocations for three affordable housing projects

Money Moves

Deciding whether to approve the three bond allocations

Las Vegas City Council members reviewed resolutions to direct $35.46 million of the city's annual tax-exempt bond capacity to three affordable housing developments. The money would support 534 units for low- and moderate-income renters, including a new build with 146 affordable apartments, a 220-unit senior housing rehabilitation, and a 141-unit affordable complex.

Updated Aug 27