we're gonna call the meeting to order good evening I'd like to start this meeting and first I'll start out with Jenna item number two this meeting has been properly noticed and posted in compliance with the Open Meeting Law the proceedings are being video recorded as well as presented live on KC L V cable channel to please know customers of CenturyLink and Cox communication can view this program in high definition on channel 1002 and it is in standard definition on channel 2 you can also watch the meeting live on Apple TV Roku Amazon fire TV on the GoPro app the Planning Commission meaning as well as all other KC LV programming can be viewed on the internet at WWE TV slash live the proceedings will be broadcasted on KC LV and the web the Saturday of the meeting at 10:00 a.m. Monday at midnight and the following Tuesday at 6 p.m. would you all please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance madam clerk can you please call the roll chair Giselle vo president vice chair schlattman present Commissioner Jarry present Commissioner Tucson present Commissioner Williams is excused Commissioner rogen present Commissioner Chadda present thank you thank you next to generate item number for public comment during this portion of the agenda must be limited to a matters on the agenda for action if you wish to be heard come forward to the podium give you name for the record the amount of discussion as well as the amount of time any single speaker is allowed will be limited all comments made under this item is for specific action items with the cross-reference to those items are there any members of the public that wish to speak under this portion of the agenda seeing none I'll close that portion of the agenda move on to agenda item number 5 for possible actions for any items for the Planning Commission staff or applicants that wish to be stricken or held in abeyance to future meetings may be brought forward at this time mr. chair we have some housekeeping items the applicants wish to obey items 1314 and 20 through 24 to the March 10th 2020 Planning Commission meeting this is the first advance request for these items and the applicant wishes to obey items 15 and 16 to the April 14th 2020 Planning Commission meeting this is the first abeyance request for these items thank you Thank You mr. chairman this is notice there's a public hearing does anybody wish to speak on any of those housekeeping items seeing none I'll close it mr. chairman yes mr. Chairman I would make a motion to you hold or to obey items 13 14 20 21 22 23 and 24 to the March 10th 2020 plan Commission here and items 15 and 16 to the April 14 2020 plan Commission hearing Thank You mr. chairman you've heard the motion please cast your votes it's at a verbal eye yes it is thank you and that motion carries thank you I'm gonna suspend a normal order of business and move on to what I bring item 36 forward please come to the podium state your name for the record through the chair if I couldn't quickly disclose that I am in the cannabis industry but I will be voting on this oh I thought you said 36 if you're here for 36 come on up so I will be voting that doesn't affect us any greater or lesser I will be voting on it thank you we're gonna hear item 36 first and then we'll move on to 37 so if you're here for item 36 mr. chair I'll brief 36 mr. chairman the 2019 Nevada Legislature approved a b5 33 which added a requirement for marijuana cultivation and production facilities to have a minimum distance separation of 1500 feet from a non restricted gaming establishment this amendment will incorporate that requirement into the minimum special use requirements of the specified uses in title 19 additionally a survey that is signed and sealed by a surveyor registered in the state of Nevada will be ready required as part of the application is submitted for a special use permit the survey will be required to depict the required distance separation buffers of 300 1000 and 1500 feet as well as all applicable uses within those buffer areas staff recommends approval thank you Thank You mr. mr. chairman I just want to disclose a built many of these dispensaries and cultivation facilities and so on and so forth and I this won't have a greater or lesser effect on me than anyone else so I will be voting on this matter thank you for that disclosure this is notice there's a public hearing anybody wish to be heard on this item seeing none I'll close the public hearing and turn it over to the Commissioner yes mr. chairman this is a I mean this is - pretty much I think line or local ordinances with state ordinances and regardless if we agree with this or not it did its align everything with our state women says so seeing that I would move to approve on txt 78 196 okay you all heard the motion please cast your vote I vote aye and that motion carries and mr. chairman an item will move forward to City Council and be heard in ordinance form at a future City Council meeting thank you field okay we'll move on to agenda item number 37 please come forward state your name for the record this is item 37 TIR 7 8 1 9 1 applicant owner city of Las Vegas for a possible action on a request for a presentation on the Maryland Parkway Tod planning grant Ward's 1 3 5 staff recommends approval staff report could be good evening for the record Markova lana city of las vegas we have tonight for the planning commission presentation on the city of Las Vegas is portion of the Maryland Parkway corridor Tod planning grant with us tonight we have members from our consultant team MIG and the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada the MiG team also has a number of sub consultants including Nelson Nygaard / Dean Marion & Associates EPS you know Berman associates and pace line consulting we were working on this on this grant that we that we jointly applied for with the RTC back in 2018 and and received funding for in-kind the city also provided some in kind match for a total of 400,000 to develop this transit oriented development corridor plan along Maryland Parkway along the proposed high-capacity transit alignment that extends from the medical district through downtown down to McCarran International Airport this this plan has a lot of relationships to other planet planning efforts first probably identified it by Southern Nevada's strong the the SNR piece the the Southern Nevada regional the Southern Nevada strong regional plan identified Maryland Parkway and the medical district as a opportunity sites and locations later on in the in the planning efforts for the downtown master plan there were a number of hubs that were identified along Laird Street Network that identified transit corridors and other other areas that were appropriate for mixed-use development and infill and redevelopment opportunities within downtown's twelve districts this was in an effort to achieve some of those plans goals including increasing housing diversify downtown's economy and create more civic spaces within within the area as a part of implementing the downtown master plan there's also been a concurrent effort to implement the form based zoning code which is a part of a part of titled 1909 and that effort is really to update development standards for downtown to make walkable Nix mixed-use environments the form-based code has this convergent convergence with transit oriented design elements that we'll be talking more about during this this planning grant and you'll hear more as part of updates along the way but the idea is is to create these these environments where we have development that's oriented towards transit stops or transit stations it's built a human scale it also helps set the the built form in the built environment for parts of parts of downtown and downtown's respective districts and then there's also this relationship to the 2050 master plan which is still under development right now but transitory to development is the basis for the master plan as a part of an infill redevelopment framework that is set up over the next thirty years we're projecting another three hundred thousand residents to be moving into the city of Las Vegas alone and that would bring the regional population to above three million in line with some projections from UNLV with that master planning efforts there's some new land use place types that will be that you'll see and you'll hear more about as we provide some more information about the 2050 master plan in the upcoming months that really fit in well with this planning effort and would help accommodate a new new zoning typology that that might be an outcome of this plan as well with that I'm going to turn it over to mr. Davis I guess with the RT seats you talk a little bit more about RT c--'s efforts along the corridor and the on board mobility plan Thank You Marco for the record Daniel physique Asst senior transportation planner with the Regional Transportation Commission sorry Nevada good evening chairman Ankeny and commissioners as Marco mentioned I'm just gonna give a brief background on RTC's role in this project and also how it lines to a regional initiative that RPC has been working on for the last three years called the on board mobility plan so when RTC in art and city Las Vegas pursued and was awarded this this grant we saw this as a perfect opportunity to align all the work that has gone on along this corridor and in downtown as well as Clark County as well all the land use and transportation plans kind of intersect now and can be incorporated into one plan so integrating transportation and land use together at the same time Clark County's pursuing a similar plan with RTC as well and we're trying to align as much of those planning efforts with the city of Las Vegas efforts as well so when we say putting the T and Tod it really means transportation so RTC will not be doing any land-use planning we are going to rely on the city of Las Vegas to do that we are the transit agency as well so Tod would definitely help us in with ridership if successful Tod is developed along the corridor but again we will not be influencing or designing any land-use plans that the city will be leading that effort I do want to talk about briefly the initiative that that the cities as well as all the other jurisdictions in certain nevada have in helping the RTC with which is the on board mobility plan this plan will look at really how we as the community move around the round so in nevada for the next 20 years and it really looks at and we're coming to the end of the plan actually and we've looked at for many strategies have been to have been developed but we're looking at four big overall arching and improvements and enhancements and first on the on the left as you can see on top left it's enhancing our current transportation network on the top right looking at what we call high-capacity transit how do we identify high-capacity transit corridors that could be light rail or bus rapid transit enhancing or improving our bus our parking our bike and pedestrian network and as well as incorporating emerging technologies that are that are coming obviously online fairly soon so I'm gonna I didn't just talk briefly about what a high-capacity transit is again high-capacity transit could mean bus rapid-transit on the left that's the current transportation mode that's that's being selected for the Maryland Parkway corridor BRT is for is the acronym for it but we call bus rapid transit or light rail for additional corridors that have been identified in the high-capacity transit plan and that map is here so again the city as well as Clark County City Las Vegas City of North Las Vegas have worked really hand-in-hand to identify the high-capacity transit corridors throughout so Nevada this is the proposed corridors as you can see we have identified Merlin Parkway in red you also could see Charleston as well as North 5th and Decatur we're also looking at how to expand the current transportation transit service so that's one of the first things we heard in this but in this plan which is people who are using their bus now better bus service so how do we improve that this mattress represents different ways of how we increase that frequency and in certain areas of the community so blue identifies additional routes potential different routes more service and those are in those areas and also expanding the service area throughout Southern Nevada as well we are coming to the end of this plan as I mentioned we have many strategies and goals that we like the community to look at we're encouraging people to go to on board snv comm to learn more about the plan and also take a final survey and provide your feedback we are offering people who take the survey if they provide their information they are automatically put into a drawing for las vegas nights tickets gold nights tickets so please take the survey and maybe you'll win some tickets thank you great Thank You Danny for the record Jenkins with MIG a principal with that consulting firm and as Marco had pointed out we have the lead consulting firm for this effort and a little overview of the project for you and this is just a few slides here I know you even listening to quite a bit here the intent of the plan is as Danny had pointed out we're talking about transit oriented development Tod the transit as being addressed a noun more mobility study there'll be a parallel piece of work looking at the design of the corridor exactly what the station's look like and improve improvements along the roadway itself Maryland Parkway and then obviously through the city connecting through downtown to the Bonneville Transit Center over the medical district but what we're looking at through the study is actually the I guess the OD the other portion of Tod so it's the development around those stations and how do we take advantage of the public investment that will be made along the corridor how do we ensure that that's contributing then to a development that is complementary to the existing community helping to create more complete places more walkable environments as Marco talked about earlier we want to also position important districts in and around downtown Las Vegas for future success one of the things that we've been talking about with stakeholders already and we're just sort of kicking meetings off we're really early on in this process but it's about the changing face of retail thinking about what is attracting people to live and work and shop and learn in different places and that's becoming more and more experiential and transit can be a major component of creating great experiences especially with high-capacity transit network and how do we create development that supports that as well and then creating a roadmap for stitching the other existing assets and new destinations there are certain communities who have used high-capacity transit investment to sort of be the first line in the sand so speak for brand-new development and say greenfield development in this particular instance and I suppose there are some of those alignments within the on board mobility study where there's not a lot of development yet but in this particular instance we're talking about a place that's well-developed downtown the Maryland Parkway corridor the medical district but there are opportunities for additional investment for infill on the making sure those are complementary to what's there already the good assets that are there and then looking for opportunities for redevelopment future investment to fill in the gaps and create more complete places our goals are to ensure the development around the station is really true to Las Vegas that is a key piece of this we were our firm was actually a part of that onboard Mobility study and we wanted to develop a set of tight pal or a typology a set of Tod types that's true to Las Vegas and as authentic though we're not just picking up what's happening in Boston or New York or Portland Oregon I'm just trying to plop it here we want to do something that's really true to this place we're calibrating that for bus rapid transit but allowing that to maybe transition to another hype mode of high-capacity transit long term so making so we're not doing anything that precludes I'm a future evolution of the corridor and then doing some that's really inclusive thinking about equitable Tod how do we ensure that the everybody has a voice in what the future of this corridor looks like and also that the businesses and residents along the corridor today have a role in its future so how do we do that so because well we've seen as investments in similar corridors in some of those markets that I've talked about Portland Oregon Dallas Charlotte North Carolina they've actually seen gentrification at some of those stations not kind of thinking far enough ahead about what the implications are for land values and rents and so we want to put some tools in place to start to address some of those issues and then be a model for other corridors in the region we're gonna be coordinating with Clark County throughout the process they have a concurrent effort so we want to tie that together for the community but we will be doing a deep dive into three priority stations within the city's portion of the corridor well we'll do stationary planning look at infrastructure and land bill forum parks and open space and other infrastructure investments this is our overall process it's about a year long at that front end we are looking at existing conditions and market analysis looking at where are those places where the market is would be most supportive of these types of investments and there's the the smallest gap financially politically or otherwise physically with those connections with aggregation of land potential all those different pieces then we're working on those draft stationary at Tod plans for the three priority stations which will be sort of intentionally flanked there in the diagram by a value capture toolkit how can the city of Las Vegas reap some of those benefits of the increment that is created by or the premium that's created by that investment that's being made as well as incorporating workforce housing and then ultimately we want to make sure that we're measuring success moving forward this is going to take a while right to realize the transit investment the private investment that comes along with that and so how do we make sure that we're achieving success and meeting the goals that we set we anticipated wrapping that up in about a year from now December this year January next year we're tackling this first couple of tasks right now looking to come back in March to the community the stakeholders with the results where we'll then assess those and drill down on those three priority stations so our next steps is to work on those pieces that I just mentioned so I don't necessarily need to reiterate that but the next piece for the community engagement we had a really great community meeting last night where we had 70 people come out to the center give us some inputs on things that they would like to see assess different stations different development possibilities so we're me looking at the market conditions around those the physical conditions worth that and come back with information for the community to look at so again as mentioned there there are a lot of tie ins as with other concurrent efforts that are going on in downtown ultimately this is going to help achieve the downtown master plans goal and ultimately the 2050 master plans goals to create a more a better a better environment for downtown for people along Maryland Parkway corridor we will have a website that that will I think it's live now actually for this project if there's additional information or questions and members of the public throughout the entire planning process are more than welcome to contribute for anything that they they might want to share her ad with that if there are any questions we'll be more than willing to answer thank you very much this is notice of public hearing anybody from the public wish to be heard on this item seeing none I'll close the public hearing and before I turn it over to Commission I have just a couple questions have you guys I know you got grant money and stuff but have you looked into like a public-private partnership to try to reach these goals and in the second part of that have you thought about doing any underground seeing that we have the current underground going for the Elon Musk for the Convention Center to see how that soil in that ground is is it feasible to probably put like a light rail underground so we're not messing too much with the infrastructure above so I'll take the second question first and then I'm going to turn it over to Danny and one of the things with this planning grant is that it deals less with the transit as the mode itself and deals more with the development side so we'll be looking at the areas are round and along the corridor and and the stations but not so much the actual technology there there is as mentioned by mr. physique there's already work going on an FTA granted that the RTC is submitted environmental assessment documents reports and ultimately as mentioned the bus rapid transit was a technology that the RTC org commissioners selected so that part is that part is is kind of completed but this effort is going to look specifically at the the ways to to create those those walkable mixed-use developments around those stations I'm your first question or on the public-private partnerships yes absolutely a major focus is going to be on implementation so even in that timeline we saw that some of the implementation components the Housing Strategy some of the value capture tool kit is pre-empting even the draft plan a lot of times you develop a plan and then you create that last chapter which is okay how do we implement it so we're gonna be looking at those tools not only public/private partnerships but different districts that could be put in place and other creative tools to make or realize the vision that the community has for these stations a question for the boring company so the on board mobility plan has been about three years working with the jurisdictions with Las Vegas and we were mainly looking at what we call high-capacity transit which is light rail or streetcar or bus rapid transit during that process just in the last year and a half or so that's when the boring company came into and obviously as a private you see a Convention Center Authority I have not I'm not aware of RTC working with them but I can certainly get back to you and find out what they they have been talking now I appreciate that I mean that jobs moving along pretty smoothly seems to be solid ground I mean it's first undertaking down in the middle of town other than the third straw Lake that we did for the Water Authority but I mean it's just just curious if they kind of looked at that Avenue to go underground and not mess too much with traffic and tearing up streets and I mean maybe the city under the city basically but now that was my question any other question from the fish through the chair I see the medical district is on the map there I hope that the group stands firm all the way through and we do get transit to the medical district if we're going to have a great medical district with you know doctors that want to come down here and people to do research and students and so and I know through these plans funding changes ideas change and I hope the group does stand kind of firm to get it to the medical district question is you know V have a seat at the table in this conversation yeah yeah absolutely we have a stakeholder advisory working group that actually met today over the lunch hour David from ER was a part of that we also did a stake law interview this afternoon with one of the campus planners so we're working with them both on the unit the main campus down in the county portion of the quarter but also in the medical district great I mean in the stakeholders the community I think we all feels of the medical district is a very very important anchor and there's actually three stations proposed within the medical district one area thank you okay seeing none I'll entertain a motion all right thank you I'm gonna move on to item six related item six through ten item six GPA seven seven nine two six applicant AM H n v5 Development LLC on a mhm development west GC LLC for a possible action on a request for a general plan amendment from P ro s Park recreational open space to PCD plan community development at the northeast corner of Hualapai and Isaac Newton way Ward four staff recommends approval item number seven mo D seven seven nine to seven for possible action on a request for a major modification on the lone mountain Land Use Plan P Q F excuse me p QP f public quasi public facility to M L medium low density residential ward for staff recommends approval item abate var seven seven nine three one four a possible action or request for a variance to allow a stub street where coldest acro hammerhead is required staff recommends denial and item number nine STR seven seven nine two eight four a possible action and request for a site development plan review for a proposed 37 lot single-family residential development staff recommends denial and item number ten TMP seven seven nine three zero four a possible action on a request for a tentative map for a 37 lot residential subdivision staff recommends denial AB staff report please mr. chairman the proposed general plan amendment and major modification will bring the subject parcel into conformance with the lone mountain master plan and be compatible with existing residential uses and the immediate vicinity staff therefore recommends approval of the general plan amendment and major modification however the applicant has provided no evidence of unique or extraordinary circumstances to support the requested variance and staff recommends denial of the variance site development plan review and the tentative map please note that their additional letters of protest since publication thank you thank you please state your name for the record Robert Cunningham 6030 South Jones Boulevard with Tanny engineering civil engineer the site that we have proposed here is a residential subdivision of 37 Lots were adjacent to Apartments on the north and on the east side adjacent to Hualapai on the west and Sir Isaac Newton on the south we held a neighborhood meeting and general it was a well received project with the three or four neighbors there we've asked for the stub Street variance area here our sewer service and drainage for a lot comes in through here there's a sewer stub right here we're asked asking for this so we could bring the sewer lateral lying inch straight through here set a manhole here in a manhole here now not have any manholes in the sewer easement our site also drains through here into this area having the stub Street allows us to keep the water on the street and then minimize it into this area we believe that's great justification for the variance I'll conclude my presentation but be happy to answer any questions that you may have thank you thank you mr. cutting this is notice as a public hearing is anybody from the public wish to be heard on these agenda items seeing none I'll close the public hearing and turn it over to Commissioner Toussaint Thank You chair mr. Cunningham I was at that town-hall meeting that you had and the people that were there were really in favor it I was actually surprised that they were so supportive and I understand about the manhole issue and I believe that the what you have proposed is probably the best situation that you could have considering the way this is oriented so you know like I said we had the town hall meeting everybody was in favor of it I think this is a beautiful project and if nobody has anything I'll say I'd like to make up some motions please do okay on number 8 GPA seven seven nine to six move for approval six I'm sorry six you heard the motion please cast your vote put my glasses and a motion carries number seven mo D seven seven nine two seven move for approval B for a demotion please cast your vote that motion carries on number eight var seven seven nine three one move for approval heard the motion please cast your vote number nine STR seven seven nine two eight move for approval for the motion cast a vote that motion carries and number ten TMP seven seven seven seven nine three zero look for approval for the motion please cast a vote and that motion carries thank you mr. chairman those items will all move forward the City Council be heard as part of their agenda on March 4th 2020 item number 11 GPA seven seven nine three three applicant ona international LLC for the possible action on a request for a general plan amendment from our NP rule neighborhood preservation to SC service commercial on the east side of shrimper Road and approximately 650 feet south of tropical parkway Ward six staff recommends approval and I don't know if a 12-0 in seven seven nine three four four a possible action or request for the rezoning from re residential estates 2 c1 limited commercial ward six staff recommends approval staff report please mr. chairman given its adjacency to a freeway right-of-way where traffic volumes are large the site is no longer appropriate for low-density residential uses that's a commercial site this property we serve as a traditional transitional buffer between the highway and higher density residential uses to the west providing walkable commercial service once the surrounding area has been fully developed staff therefore recommends approval of the general plan amendment and rezoning applications please note that their additional letters of protest since publication thank you thank you please state your name for the record Levi Parker 34 25 forklift shadows Parkway Las Vegas Nevada eight nine one two nine good evening commissioners and mr. chairman I wanted to just start with saying we do agree in supports staff's recommendation for approval I just was quickly glancing through some of the things one of the highlights the Platt Amendment is compatible with the existing adjacent land uses the amendment will be compatible with the existing adjacent land uses or zoning districts the proposed amendment is conforming to the area and conforms to other applicable adopted plans and policies it goes on to continue to say the same thing one thing that pointed I wanted to point out was it said that growth and development factors in this community indicate the need for appropriateness of the rezoning so just wanted to clarify that we do approve and the staff report and the recommendation to approve both items I I do live in this area so I'm not just coming into this area trying to change anything but I've been a neighbor I've been a homeowner in this area for over 10 15 years and so very familiar with this area here's an overview of the site just to get your bearings it's located in the northwest near the 215 interchange wanted to bring this this is a closer view map of what's currently going on in the area and so as you can see here's the site currently just in this area there is KB Homes planning around 115 houses there is Richmond American going in this 22 acres planning around 150 new houses you have harmony homes in the same area planning over 330 houses DR Horton has been building for many years in this area and it's some additional land that they'll be building on there additional 200 or more houses also the large 250 acre sites just in this same area that was on the agenda tonight that got pushed back went to their neighborhood meeting they're planning 1500 houses right in this area starting from here on again there was no commercial in their plans that I had seen unless they'd changed that in the last few weeks so just wanted to reiterate the current demand for commercial in this area on top of the new roughly 23 2300 new 1/2 new homes that are planned for this immediate area just to further demand for some supporting commercial services we feel the location near the interchange the location off the 215 shaumbra is an 80-foot collector way that is an entry points into Providence so the traffic is already pretty pretty high in this specific area so we think that the the traffic the location is pretty consistent for the commercial zoning this whole Westside is is going a lot more dense and so we just feel that it is just like staff said it is a conforming use and conforming for this area we feel that's pretty low impact there's only one neighbor that's on the west side of this 215 mr. stan which he's not here this evening there are some neighbors that are that I'm sure will be be speaking here after me that are located on the east side of the 215 but with that last thing that I wanted to bring to the table as we we have two letters of recommendations and approval letters once from Richmond American homes that's building the hundred and fifty houses across the street also the second one is from KB Homes that's building 115 houses across the street probably the two most affected neighborhoods in this area both of them welcomed the commercial services and and actually an endorsed letter to provide their there there's you know their approval for this so with that being said I just wanted to ask for your approval on these items thank you thank you mr. Parker this is notice as a public hearing anybody from the public to be heard on this agenda item please come forward state your name for the record I'll give everybody one minute thank you hi Joe Scott 5 9 - 8 golden arrow one away we live right across the highway I'm a nervous speaker so I'm going to read I'm asking that you please deny this application for rezoning first I think it's premature to ask for rezoning this is such a giant leap from RMP to commercial and the applicant stated that they have not decided what they even want to develop so I believe that rezoning is completely premature at this point when deciding where to live in choosing our forever house I went online to the Assessors website and clicked on all the parcels surrounding me to see what everything was zoned for I wanted to live in a rural community and the Northwest RMP is such a special gem of rural nothing bordering our community was commercial so felt it safe to make a lifelong decision of my home site with the peace and beauty that the Northwest RMP has to offer to approve commercial zoning to this parcel but completely disrupt our peaceful RMP lifestyle with loud noise and bright lights how about will the lights be how gigantic will the signage be will there be flashing with giant TV screen highway signs will there be an extremely loud car wash will we be able to continue to enjoy the use of our backyards will we be able to sleep a peaceful night will our view now be of trash blowing all around we don't know because the applicant won't tell us what his plans are right there so that way you passed a minute I'm picking up what you're putting down let me get to the next person I I'll get to you but let me let me get the next speaker because you went over the minutes oh oh is it working no sorry Rachel Lewis the five nine one nine golden arrow one away and we are here to support Joe my backyard view will be of this commercial land and we would like to preserve the area and our beautiful views up there we chose that this house like Joe did as our forever home and we hope that you deny this this motion thank you please state your name for the record if you wish to be heard my name is Matt Lewis I'm with I'm at five nine one nine golden erawan away and I to oppose of this like my wife said we moved in this area for our to be our forever home and from our back view is our back wall neighbors the end of their parcel that they have so you'll be directly facing that so can you show me on that map to sit in there point out where your properties okay this was curious where the three in Lots okay next up please stay tuned for right yes between the Lewis's and the Scott's so all three of our houses are right in a line right there and agree with everything that Joanna said thank you thank you this is a public hearing anybody else wish to be heard on the agenda item seeing then I'll close it mr. Park you would you like to rebut act that's you know we had a neighborhood meeting and so we had some time to discuss but they the separation between us is at the 215 interchange the 215 highway freeway drivings distance from their houses to this site I think I measured is over a mile and a half driving distance there is also a berm if you were to go out there today there's a large dirt berm that runs almost from an to near the end of their site I believe and so it's it's there's a large dirt berm that runs there that's also going to kind of block some of the visibility but we did hear their concern about lights just because I think that's probably going to be that may be the major effects traffic they won't be affected by traffic they won't be affected by the use the noise I don't think it's gonna be too much of a difference from the 215 traffic but the lights that is definitely something that we will take into consideration and do what we can to to dim that area so that they're not being affected by the lights in the future thank you okay before I turn it over to Commission this is my area so let me touch base I want to enter Joe's question that's the first questions that I had when mr. Parker was in my office and we had a lengthy meeting over this property now understand I just wants you to understand a few things 2005 is one that placeholder was put on that when they were they didn't even have a vision of even building anything on the other side of the 215 at that time so that's called what's called a placeholder now that development and as stated earlier as you just heard in the last presentation over three million people will be here shortly things change now what that said this area up there will need a commercial development I had the same concerns you had I was worried about light pollution he could almost call out exactly what you had in your letter that you read before me tonight same concerns I don't want to see any lights I want to know the sign here's the good thing about it so we approved to see one up there because it does need commercial it does conform it is harmonious it compatible it will work but whatever comes up there has to come before this body it has to conform has to still be harmonious and compatible so when you talk about all car washes or a strip mall or a gas station anything that they decide to put there has to come before us for final approval right now he's just asking put your hand down sir public comments over he had he came before us and it came before me and assured me anything that moved forward it has to fit that neighborhood it just has to do I live out in that area too that's why I represent it and it's near and dear to me - I don't want light pollution I want it to fit I want it to match the surrounding area you heard what was mentioned tonight 330 homes you got 1500 homes going there there is no commercial on that side and this is way less dense of a houston what's going in there right now it works it fits and that's why I'm behind it again he has to come before us or whatever he decides to put there or however he decides to have as an agent lease it out or whatever and they have to come here and get that approval of what goes in there and if it doesn't work it's not gonna happen and if it works then it probably will happen but I just want to show you that I take all your concerns into consideration I truly do and that was the things that I mentioned to him when I sat down in my office with him almost to a tee that's why I said I'll get to you step aside because you were feeling exactly what I was saying to him so I just want to reassure you that is there anybody else on the Planning Commission that wish to be heard on these agenda items seeing none I would like to entertain a motion to approve item number 11 GPA 7-7 933 you heard the motion please cast your vote and that MOU she carries motion to approve item number 12 gon seven seven nine three four and that motion carries thank you mr. chairman those items will move forward to City Council and be heard as a part of their agenda on March 4th 2020 okay moving on to related items 17 through 19 GPA seven eight zero one nine applicant DR horton owned a United States of America for a possible action and request for a general plan amendment from PDF public facilities to PCD plan Community Development on the north side of Hickman Avenue west of cliff shadow Parkway Ward 4 staff recommends approval item number 18 zero and seven eight zero two zero four possible action our request for rezoning from yuan development zone PF public facilities to general plan designation to pd plan development staff recommends approval and item number nineteen mo d 78021 for the possible action on a request for a major modification of the Lone Mountain West land-use plan from OS our open space and Recreation 2ml medium density medium low density residential staff recommends approval can I get to staff report please mr. chairman the proposed general plan amendment rezoning and major modification will bring the subject parcel into conformance with the Lone Mountain West master plan and be compatible with existing residential uses to the north east and south staff therefore recommends approval of the general plan amendment rezoning and major modification please note that their additional letters are protest and support since publication thank you thank you please state your name for the record good evening Liz Olson 1980 Festival Plaza Drive here on behalf of the applicant DR Horton as you know we held our site development plan and tentative map to have some additional time to hopefully work on our grading a bit and see if we can reduce the site I did email the neighbors last night to let them know and we'll continue working with them moving forward into the March Planning Commission so the application before you this evening is just for the zone change GPA and major mod we appreciate staffs recommendation and I'm happy to answer any questions thank you this is notice as a public hearing anybody from the public be heard on this agenda item seeing none I'll close the public hearing and turn it over to Commission Commissioner Tucson yes I did have a meeting actually today and and we did discuss these issues I believe that we need to move forward with this in order to help the area out there and if there's no other comments I would like to make a motion to approve please do motion I'm number 17 GPA 78 0 1 9 motion to approve I've heard the motion please cast vote carries okay number 18 0 in 7 8 0 2 0 motion to approve you've heard the motion please cast a vote that motion carries and number 19 mo D 78021 motion for approval for the motion please cast your vote and then motion carries and mr. chairman those items will move forward the City Council be heard as a part of their agenda on March 4th 2020 okay moving on to related items 25 through 29 item number 25 mo d 77035 at 8 applicant Warmington apartment community owner grand canyon village LLC for possible action and request for a major modification of the grand canyon village master plan development to remove 7.49 acres from the Land Use Plan at the South corner of Drake driving Grand Canyon Drive staff recommends a now item number 26 GPA 7 7 3 5 9 for a possible action on request for the general plan amendment from PCD plan community development to high density residential staff recommends denial item number 27 0n 77036 zero for the possible action a request for a rezoning from plan development to are for high density residential staff recommends denial and item number 28 var 77036 1 for the possible action and request for a variance to allow a 0 foot your front yard setback where 10 feet is required at zero foot side yard and corner side setback where 5 feet is required zero foot rear yard setback with 20 feet is required staff recommends denial and finally item 29 STR 77036 - for the possible action I request for a site development plan review for a proposed 3 storey 282 unit multi-family residential development with waivers of the perimeter landscape buffer standards staff recommends denial staff report please mr. chairman the proposed major modification necessitates creation of narrow irregular parcels that could only be used for the proposed residential uses which staff cannot support the requested general plan amendment and rezoning would also allow residential density is much higher than and incompatible with surrounding zoning districts finally the applicant has provided no evidence of a unique or extraordinary circumstance to support the requested variance due to these factors staff recommends denial of all applications please note the following conditions change has been proposed amend as tr7 736 to condition number 10 to require 36 inch box trees in lieu of the 24-inch box size trees required by standard condition please note that their additional letters are protest and support says publication thank you thank you please state your name for the record good evening Jennifer Levitch 1980 Festival Plaza Road here tonight on behalf of the applicant on the overhead is the location of the site it is just north of sky canyon parkway and immediately adjacent to the 95 what you can't see is that immediately to the west of us this is a developed and continuing developed commercial center to the east of us is the 95 and to the south of us is some existing commercial which would be eventually developed as commercial and to the north of us is a portion of the sky canyon community that has a master plan amendment or excuse me a master plan designation of medium/low attached which allows a density of up to 25 units to the acre the proposed multifamily project would be located in the northern portion of the site with the southern portion of the site being continued to be zoned for commercial for a future use we have worked on this project for quite some time and while I realize it is a strange looking map and strange looking parcel that's before you it is entirely to maintain the integrity of the Grand Canyon Village update land use plan this colored area represents the entirety of the Grand Canyon Village plan it was an area of property that never really had a development agreement per se but did have design standards that needed to be established in this area the yellow and orange color represent the developed residential areas and the property here to the north is the property that we're talking about tonight as you can see in the gray cut out that would be the area where we're asking for the multifamily project to go with this rather unusual design it allows us to maintain the overall density cap that is required in areas where there's a master plan that exists so we keep as I mentioned before this portion in red is the future commercial piece and then the portion here in gray would be the multi-family piece the red area in this area that's in between the gray would be part of our driveways and our clubhouse area this is our overall site plan and you can see it kind of follows along to some degree on where the residential buildings are going to be the unique shape of that Percel map is then what necessitated a lot of our waivers and variance requests we do as you can see on this site plan have sufficient setback for landscaping and for parking and things of that nature but from a mapping perspective where that parcel line goes it makes it seem like our buildings are touching up against things and we're not really doing what we want to do but we are in fact adding landscaping where it's appropriate in working on the elevations one of the things that we thought would be fantastic to bring to this area is a loft looking multifamily project so the elevations that we're showing you today reflect that look if they are three storey units and the third floor and if you rented this third or unit you would get in some instances a little bit of a loft component to that particular unit so we have the larger windows we do match the sky canyon color palette which i think is important to note since we've kind of got sky canyon wrapping around us so we continue that consistency of the sky canyon color palette on our site as well I be happy I know this is kind of a long application I've distilled it down as much as I can I'd be happy to answer any questions thank you this is notices public hearing anybody from public wish to be heard on these items seeing none I'll close the public hearing and I will address the scene it's in my area yes we've been working on this for over a year and I appreciate everything that you've done to take it to where it was which looked like apartments to something that looks like almost like townhome style of loft it's definitely well needed I think it fits it works as a great buffer for the freeway it's gonna be surrounded by commercial I can't really see any high-dollar homes that would actually want to probably be stuck next to something like that so I think it's definitely a good fit and it's a beautiful product I had some of the main concerns that he discussed and answered him in our meeting that we had but we did attended we did have a neighborhood meeting on September 30th which I still have my notes from that meeting and it was 10 people that did show up and their main concerns were you know heavy traffic break-ins and you know stuff for that nature but I think no matter what you develop when you have infill you might have run into situations like that but I asked you what the price points were on these and you told me somewhere between 1200 $1400 a month which to me tells me that it's gonna be people in there it's got skin in the game at that kind of price a month it's actually 1,200 to 1,700 yeah so I mean I definitely look at the concerns of the people that's why I hold onto these notes for so many months cases does because it was supposed to come before us if I remember correctly in January and then City Council in February but we were still working on it massage in it and making it what it is today I think it works I think it fits it's harmonious if there's no other comment and I can make a motion to to move that forward but I have a condition you know of the 36 inch box trees instead of 24 yes when the placement of those you could work out with Mayor Pro Tem that's what we'd like to do like for example we're not entirely sure on the east side adjacent to the freeway if that's the best place for 36 inch box trees but if we can just keep working on that with Mayor Pro Tem as we move forward to City Council that would be great so you agree to bump into 36 and then between now and city council Mayor Pro Tem decides to work with you on that East portion then that's between you and her but mine would be a 36 inch box tree for this project agree yes okay you would like to read that condition it's a pretty lengthy condition so basically condition 10 anything that says 24 inch box tree we'll say 36 inch box tree now all right thank you so with that said I'd like to make a motion to approve item number 25 mo d 7 7 3 5 8 and that motion carries item number 26 GPA 773 5:9 most to approve and that motion carries item number 27 zero one seven seven three six zero motion for approval that motion passes item number 28 var 77036 1 motion for approval and that passes item number 29 STR 77036 2 with condition 10 added 36 inch boxer ease motion to approve and that motion passes Thank You mr. chairman those items will move forward to City Council and be heard as a part of their agenda on March 4th 2020 thank you moving on to related items 33 32 30 var seven seven nine nine zero applicant leads discount liquor owner as your Antonia LLC for the possible action a request for a variance to allow forty nine parking spaces where 100 parking spaces are required and to allow one loading space where two are required on the south side of a zero Drive and today away staff recommends denial item number 31 SCP 779 nine one for the possible action and request for a special use permit for opposed 17,500 square-foot package liquor off sale establishment with a waiver to allow zero foot distance separation from an existing liquor establishment tavern where one thousand feet is required staff recommends denial item number 32 STR seven seven nine nine two four a possible action or request for a site development plan review for a proposed 17,500 square-foot rental retail development with the waiver of the town center in a parking lot parameter landscape and architectural features development standards staff recommends announced a Freeport please mr. chairman the proposed commercial development fails to meet minimum title 19 and town center development requirements regarding landscaping parking distance separation and building facade requirements duty associated variances in waiver stat recommends denial of all requested entitlements please note there are additional letters of a support and protest since publication thank you thank you please state your name for the record yes good evening mr. chairman commissioners Chris camphor and Liz Olson here on behalf of mr. Lee and Lee's liquor the particular location you see here was previously approved years ago this exact same use on this exact same location unfortunately because of circumstances like the economy and then a school was built to the west of it and then we changed the town center standards with regard to the tavern across the street it's gotten in the way of this property being developed it's now ready to be developed we had a neighborhood meeting the only neighbor who showed up was in support of it so we'd respectfully request your approval of this project that has been seen and previously approved thank you thank you okay sidekick all right it's a notice of public hearing does anybody wish to speak on this agenda item seeing none I'll close it and I'm gonna take over because it's mine too busy tonight okay so yes this is an application that has previously was approved just as it's written it's just that uncircumsized came across with the economy and stuff so things happened but they are they gave me the insurance that they are fully ready to move forward with development this site that's been sitting dormant for some time with a sign on it so if there's no other comment I would entertain a motion to approve item 30 var seven seven nine nine zero and that motion carries like to entertain a motion for approval on item 31 SCP 7 7 9 9 1 and that motion carries and item number 32 STR 7 7 9 9 - motion for approval and that motion carries thank you thank you very much and mr. Lee wanted me to convey personally just thank you to all of you thank you and mr. chairman those items are final action this evening unless appeal to the City Clerk's office within 10 days moving on to item number 33 var seven eight zero zero nine applicant owner Hellfire Media for possible action on a request for a variance to allow an existing six foot tall fence in the front yard where five feet is allowed at ten thirteen South sixth Street word word three staff recommends to now staff report please through the chair if I could quickly interject I live within the notification area won't be affecting me any greater or lesser we'll be voting on the item tonight thank you please state your name for the record morning report mr. chairman the subject fits was built without a building permit and fails to meet minimum title 19 requirements staff finds the hardship to be self-imposed and therefore recommends denial please note there's an additional letter of protest since publication thank you thank you please restate your name for the record I'm sorry Edward Tudor on behalf of Sierra masonary 815 morning sun court due to the staffing issues that we all have we missed the permit on it and we built the block wall and we built the fence on this and the reason the fence is like that was to be aesthetically appealing to match the fence on this property here is the it's a commercial site it's a museum so we matched the fence to bring it around our girls have pulled the permits pulled the block wall permit we were under the assumption that you pulled the wrought iron fence permit as well that she didn't who since rectified the problem the inspectors been out and we've paid all the fees and we've brought it to you guys to accept the fence that we've installed it's really a beautiful fence as you can see the only thing is in the city you only allow five feet in the county they allow six and we didn't realize and so we respectfully ask for your permission to leave the fence okay thank you this is notice as a public hearing anybody wish to be heard on this item just like to say that's what I mean quickie saw is I wouldn't cut the foot off that do you wish to speak on this item please go ahead just state your name for the record please for the record Todd Mars tumbleweed development I am here representing the owner of the property I'm the general contractor working on the house that the fence was built on and there are other fences in that same neighborhood that are similarly built and hopefully you'll see that the quality of the project matches what's at the haunted Museum and it's a smooth transition on that corner thank you thank you yes i mr. chairman I've reviewed this item and it looks compatible with the fence next door I get your permits next time shame on you and then that written before do they need to get permits are they but mr. chairman through you so mr. vice chairman they have to get this variance approved before they can get the final permit approved for and get final inspections on that front part of the faxes correct we we have the permament we've paid the mistake fees and all of that we're just waiting for the file for you guys to get the variance and then we get the final approval or the final inspection okay we'll make a motion on this and I I just say I'm glad that it's open it's wrought-iron it's not solid five feet and and solid block wall because I would tell you to tear it down because I wouldn't match but you could see in there and that's basically what we're wanting to see I'm a lot of these absolutely and I'll make a mr. chairman if I just jump in real quick here yes you see the chair I wasn't sure if the applicant was aware of condition number five they're the only piece in the whole block of six sheet that doesn't have sidewalk and there's actually condition on Public Works Commission on this variance to install the sidewalk and I wanted to make sure they're aware of that before agreeing to the conditions because sometimes people get to all the conditions I so make sure that was brought up then that is a condition of this variance thank you item number five you'll put in that sidewalk okay that's great get a sidewalk out at this thank you I am ready to make motion on item number 33 var seven eight zero zero nine moved to approve two conditions you've heard the motion please cast your vote and that motion carries them thank you thank you for your time in your service and mr. chairman that I'm final action this evening and less appeal to the city clerk so for the applicant that means that they can move forward with that permit in ten days next item when you go to item number 34 I just want to disclose that my company is working on a project with a notification area doesn't affect us something greater lesser so I will be voting on it tonight all right thank you very much sir okay item number 34 su P seven seven nine four four applicant court torn owner Gary greet senior and Gary greets junior for the possible action on a request for a special use permit for a proposed three thousand nine hundred and fifty five square-foot tamarin limited establishment use at seventy West Imperial Avenue Ward three staff recommends approval staff report please mr. chairman the proposed used meets all conditions prior title 19 and can be conducted in harmonious and compatible manner with the existing and future development within the surrounding area therefore staff recommends approval please note there are additional letters of support since publication thank you thank you please state your name for the record my name is Randy Guerin and the owner of cork and thorn okay if you'd like to explain the application this is my first time I'm applying for a tavern limited right now we do have our beer wine license and a lot of our clients are asking for alcohol so we've had to turn a lot of customers away in because of that so I'm asking if we can be approved for that okay thank you this is notices public hearing anybody from public we should be heard see now now close the public hearing turn over to Commissioner sloppy yes mr. Chairman I have no problem with this I do want to urban lounge down the arts district called artifice but this is outside the notification area I think it's exactly what we're needing down there and so I'm ready to make a motion for approval and support this item please do mr. chairman item 34 SGP 7 7 and 44 I moved to approve subject to staffs conditions motion please cast your vote then that motion carries graduations Thank You mr. chairman that items final action unless appeal to the City Clerk's office in ten days so you can move forward with your business licensing process once that appeals periods fast moving on item number 35 su P 70 zero three three zero applicant V allowance owner Main Street investments two LLC for possible action I request for a 5811 square-foot urban lounge with a 694 square foot of outdoor seating at 12:03 1205 and 1207 Main Street Ward 3 staff recommends approval staff report please through the chair if I could quickly interject my company is doing a project within a notification area it doesn't affect us any greater lesser so I will be voting on tonight thank you sir please mr. Chairman I just one state that I own urban lunch within the notification area and since I haven't notification area would be abstaining on this item lurid rayon cetera we need staff report staff report mr. chairman the proposals used to meet saw conditions prior title 19 investigate meets the intent of the vision of 2045 downtown Las Vegas master plan and 18b Arts District therefore staff recommends approval please note there are additional letters of support since the publication thank you thank you please state your name for the record good evening Laura drea 5:20 South fourth Street I'm here on behalf of realm group who has created a concept called veil this is a Greek themed establishment to locate an existing building in the arts district which has been vacant for several years Greek cuisine will be served daily for lunch and dinner and on occasion the dining area of the we'll offer live entertainment dinner dinner theater productions such as Cupid revenge another mythology based plays we consulted with staff to determine the most suitable use permit for this type of business the applicant and staff agree that urban lounges are the most appropriate use permits for the Arts District as a result this comes to you with staff support and I ask for your approval as well thank you this is notice as a public hearing anybody from the public we should be heard on this agenda item seeing none out close the public hearing and turn it over to Commissioner slaughter yes uh mr. chairman Epstein on the sodomy so norm launched within a notification area yes thank you mr. Chairman I would be supporting this tonight I think it's a great spot and it's an appropriate application for the other uses that are in that area and it's that corner slot right there on California and Maine that's been vacant so I think once you get this key piece in there you're gonna see a lot more development even more than we already have on Main Street in California and Casino Center Boulevard so I will be supporting it's evening unless anyone else wants to be heard I'd make a motion to approve item 35 su piece 7 800 subject to any staff conditions you've heard a motion cast your vote and a motion carries and mr. chairman that action is final this evening unless appealed to the City Clerk's office in ten days number 38 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 the subject is on the agenda and is scheduled for action if you wish to be heard come to the podium give your name for the record the amount of discussion on a single object will be limited anybody wish to be speaking on this I see none so I'm gonna close the public comment and adjourn the meeting