The Clark County Council reviewed the preferred land use alternatives for the 2025-2045 comprehensive plan update, focusing on meeting state mandates for housing capacity and middle housing integration. Representatives from several cities presented their specific strategies for managing growth, which included targeted urban growth area (UGA) expansions, upzoning to support diversified housing options, and balancing residential development with local employment centers and agricultural land preservation.
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Clark County Council · Apr 27, 2026 · 7:53–8:21 · Watch on CVTV ↗
Keywords: capital facilities PUD UGA concurrency comprehensive plan subdivision zoning rezoning affordable housing annexation Density density infrastructure
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6:51 required to fully plan under the Growth Management Act. So when we completed that report, we send it to Commerce. At the time I made an observation that that action is a GMA action and also appealable. No one appealed that report when it was submitted to the state. As a result of that provision, we completed that report three years before we started. It doesn't say have to study the next day. But in 2022, or before I get to 2022, we started after that report was completed. We began the conversation with our local jurisdiction. We have under section 30 to complete our update.
7:47 And remember that provision says review and if necessary, update your comprehensive plan and the associated development regulation. So we started that conversation with our cities. And in January of 2023, we had a kickoff in this room, whereby we invited the director of the Growth Management Division at Commerce, Mr. Dave Anderson, to come and give us what we need to understand. Because we had newly elected councilors at the time, we want to do this kickoff not only to their benefit, but also to the benefit of other elected officials and our city partners. Some of them attended.
8:44 Councilor Marshall, I know you were in the audience and the county manager welcomed Dave and the staff from Commerce. After that kickoff, in 2023, we started meeting monthly with all our local jurisdictions. And I want to give them special thanks for the coordination, the consultation, and the cooperation with the county staff. It has been a very wonderful process and
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direct keyword 7:53–8:21 capital facilities, PUD, UGA, concurrency, comprehensive plan, subdivision, zoning, rezoning, affordable housing, annexation, Density, density, infrastructure
2022, or before I get to 2022, we started after that report was completed. We began the conversation with our local jurisdiction. We have under section 30 to complete our update. And remember that provision says review and if necessary, update your comprehensive plan and the associated development regulation. So we started that conversation with our cities. And in January of 2023, we had a kickoff in this room, whereby we invited the director of the Growth Management Division at Commerce, Mr. D