City Council, May 20, 2026
Approves Contour Homes 77-unit townhouse rezoning (item 51 A,B,C,E,F), unanimous
What happened
Las Vegas City Council approved the Tunnels to Towers Foundation veterans supportive-housing project (case 26-0024) — a three-story, 118-unit multifamily development at the northwest corner of Rancho Drive and Jones Boulevard — over the entire land-use entitlement with amended dr…
- Jurisdiction
- Las Vegas, NV
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- May 20, 2026
- Decisions
- 19 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Projects in this meeting (4)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsTrails End & Alpine Ridge 77-lot townhome subdivision
DeniedGroup home childcare SUP and parking
ApprovedCase 2026-16
ApprovedCasino Center & Utah Commercial development
ApprovedFree sample: decision 1 of 19
Traffic Safety Camera Pilot (item 15)
12-month traffic safety pilot with 12 independent solar-powered cameras (two per ward) collecting speed, red-light running, and vehicle classification data at high-injury intersections, school zones, and construction zones. Michael Cunningham (acting public works director) presented. Data owned by city, no images/license plates/facial recognition collected; vendor must wipe data after pilot. Associated contract approved.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
Las Vegas City Council approved the Tunnels to Towers Foundation veterans supportive-housing project (case 26-0024) — a three-story, 118-unit multifamily development at the northwest corner of Rancho Drive and Jones Boulevard — over the entire land-use entitlement with amended dr…
Key Decisions (19)
Traffic Safety Camera Pilot (item 15)
CDBG FY26-27 allocation (item 32)
Emergency Solutions Grant FY26-27 (item 33)
HOPWA FY26-27 allocation (item 34)
HOME/state affordable housing funds (item 35)
HUD Annual Action Plan FY26-27 (item 36)
Bill 2026-16: residential as conditional use in commercial zones
Bill 2026-17: attainable housing amendments
Bill 2026-18: SID 614 Sky Summit Phase 1 improvements
Bill 2026-21: annexation
Summerlin West Village 22 modification (item 46)
Alcohol on-premise use at 2321 N Rainbow Blvd (item 47)
Group home abeyance at 5617 Grand Guinness Court (item 48)
Tunnels to Towers veterans housing at Rancho & Jones (item 49)
Four-unit multifamily at 401 S 11th St (item 50)
Contour Homes 77-unit townhouse rezoning (item 51 A,B,C,E,F)
Variance 51D no half street improvements on Alpine Ridge Way (item 51D)
Commercial development at Casino Center Blvd (item 52)
Four-unit addition at 401 S 11th St (item 53)
Zoning Changes (3)
Development Activity (5)
Tunnels to Towers Veterans Supportive Housing
Residential
Contour Homes townhouse subdivision (Alpine Ridge and Trails End)
Residential
KLA commercial food & beverage building at Casino Center Blvd
Commercial
Market Signals (4)
Housing Demand
Council repeatedly emphasized demand for affordable/attainable and veterans housing, passing…
Infrastructure
Traffic safety and road design flagged as top constituent concern;…
Commercial Demand
Downtown Arts District revitalization continues with new food/beverage and multifamily…
Infrastructure
NV Energy expansion easement constraints in Kyle Canyon Gateway shape…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: the mayor, 4 councilmembers, 3 staff members, an attorney, 2 applicant's representatives, and 5 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 18 of 19 land-use forecasts on this agenda.
This season: 4 of 4 (100%) forecasts called in this county.
26-0075-GPA1 - GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT - FROM: PCD (PLANNED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT) TO: MLA…
26-0075-ZON1 - REZONING - FROM: U (UNDEVELOPED) [PCD (PLANNED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT)… rezone
26-0075-TMP1 - TENTATIVE MAP - ALPINE RIDGE AND TRAILS END - FOR A PROPOSED 77-LOT… subdivision
Rancho Drive entitlement
26-0024-SUP1 - SPECIAL USE PERMIT - FOR A PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL, MULTI-FAMILY USE Agenda… conditional use permit
26-0024-SUP2 - SPECIAL USE PERMIT - FOR A PROPOSED ALTERNATIVE PARKING STANDARD TO ALLOW… conditional use permit
26-0024-VAC1 - VACATION - PETITION TO VACATE A PORTION OF PUBLIC DRAINAGE EASEMENT Agenda…
More land-use items (18)
- 26-0024-SDR1 - SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN REVIEW - FOR A PROPOSED THREE-STORY, 118-UNIT… site…Case 26-0024-SDR1Approvedcalled it
- Wilson Avenue entitlementCase 26-0039Approvedcalled it
- 26-0039-VAC1 - VACATION - PETITION TO VACATE A PORTION OF RIGHT-OF-WAY (WILSON AVENUE)…Case 26-0039-VAC1Approvedcalled it
- 26-0039-SDR1 - SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN REVIEW - FOR A PROPOSED ONE-STORY, FOUR-UNIT… site…Case 26-0039-SDR1Approvedcalled it
- 26-0075-VAR1 - VARIANCE - TO ALLOW PRIVATE, GATED STREETS THAT DO NOT CONFORM TO TITLE…Case 26-0075-VAR1Approvedcalled it
- Alexander Road annexationCase 26-0110-ANX1Approvedcalled it
- 26-0090-ZON1 - REZONING - FROM: R-4 (HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL) TO: C-1 (LIMITED… rezoneCase 26-0090-ZON1Approvedcalled it
- Bill No conditional use permitApprovedcalled it
- Summerlin Parkway site planCase 26-0042-MOD1Approved
- 2321 North Rainbow Boulevard conditional use permitCase 26-0058-SUP1Approvedcalled it
- 5617 Grand Guiness Court entitlementCase 25-0459Continued
- 25-0459-VAR1 - ABEYANCE ITEM - VARIANCE - TO ALLOW TWO PARKING SPACES WHERE FOUR ARE…Case 25-0459-VAR1Continued
- 25-0459-SUP1 - ABEYANCE ITEM - SPECIAL USE PERMIT - FOR A PROPOSED INDIVIDUAL CARE -……Case 25-0459-SUP1Continued
- 26-0075-VAR3 - VARIANCE - TO ALLOW NO HALF-STREET IMPROVEMENTS ON ALPINE RIDGE WAY…Case 26-0075-VAR3Deniedmissed
- Casino Center Boulevard entitlementCase 26-0090Approved
- 26-0090-VAR1 - VARIANCE - TO ALLOW A 50-FOOT LOT WIDTH WHERE 100 FEET IS REQUIRED Agenda…Case 26-0090-VAR1Approvedcalled it
- 26-0090-SDR1 - SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN REVIEW - FOR A PROPOSED ONE-STORY, 6,324…Case 26-0090-SDR1Approvedcalled it
- 401 South 11th Street site planCase 26-0129-SDR1Approvedcalled it
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