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The Las Vegas City Council adopted two elements to its master plan Wednesday. The School Facilities and Community Design Elements are two of 18 master plan elements that are required by state of Nevada statute.
The School Facilities Element describes the school systems and facilities located in the city of Las Vegas and sets forth goals, policies and programs that encourage decision-makers to provide support for these facilities and ensure that they are easily accessible to the public.
The School Facilities Element encourages a joint planning effort between the city of Las Vegas and the Clark County School District. The city will coordinate the notification of a proposed school’s neighborhood prior to its design and development to ensure community involvement. The city’s zoning code, Title 19, is proposed to be amended to require a special use permit and site development review for primary and secondary schools located within the city. Lastly, the city supports the design of community schools to enable public use of school recreational facilities and open space.
The Community Design Element of the Las Vegas 2020 Master Plan replaces the original Urban Design Element which was adopted in April 1992. Since 1992, the city has implemented several programs considering urban design matters in the city’s zoning and subdivision regulations, and development and design standards.
Additionally, urban design guidelines have been developed for street, highway, trail, transit and parking facilities, housing programs, historic districts and sites. Finally, landscape standards have been developed for public and private projects. The practice of urban design has evolved to embrace provisions for citizens’ health and safety, and environmental sustainability through sound resource conservation and management practices.
The elements key will be accomplished by amending the Las Vegas Zoning Code
Title 19 to:
- Create development standards for Transit Oriented Design to improve transportation connectivity to reduce the use of automobiles, fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions, foster a healthy lifestyle and minimize the amount of land used for development.
- Create a form-based code, a type of zoning code that utilizes graphics to illustrate zoning regulations, with an emphasis on the form and scale of buildings to improve community design standards, establish neighborhood identities and context, and enhance the appropriate mix of uses and connectivity within and between neighborhoods and/or districts.
- Establish guidelines and standards for infill and new development that support sustainable growth through resource conservation and management.
For more information about these elements, contact Planning Manager Flinn Fagg, Planning & Development Department at (702)229-6301. The elements will be posted on the city Web site, www.lasvegasnevada.gov, in the near future.
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