Clark County officials explained the requirements for securing commercial tenant occupancy permits and ensuring that proposed businesses comply with local zoning regulations. They detailed how to use the county's GIS system and Unified Development Code to identify specific property zones and determine whether a business use is permitted, conditional, or prohibited. Additionally, the presentation outlined the application processes for different building permit types—such as Move-In Plus and Tenant Improvement—and the specific plan requirements needed for review, including scaled dimensions, proper egress, and accurate occupant loads.
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Clark County Community Development Learning Lab · Apr 16, 2026 · 8:51–9:07 · Watch on CVTV ↗
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7:47 allows for a great variety to meet the needs of the local and traveling public. Okay, here's an example of general commercial with the Highway 99 overlay. This has some restrictions within it, but we will work with you specifically if you've got a tenant going into that space. And here's an example of light industrial. So pay attention right here. This is where we're going to be focusing on the next several slides. Your zoning designation and the little hyperlink to the code. Okay. So you'll click the blue hyperlink to pull up Unified Development Code Title 40. And then when that pops up, you'll see a section
8:46 and click the blue numbers to go to the general section where your zoning is. All right. So you'll see on the table there are different column headers. NC is your neighborhood commercial. CC is your community commercial. And GC is general commercial. And within that, you'll see different uses. And you'll see some CODA identifiers. P is permitted uses. C requires a conditional use permit through land use. And X indicates specifically prohibited. So when a property is being marketed for lease or sale, it's important to check what business activity is allowed in that zone. During the past year, we've seen a couple of tenants trying
9:45 to place their business where the code would require the conditional use permit. And while that use required it in the community commercial zone, scooting over a few blocks into the general commercial zone would have allowed it outright. We've also seen new owners purchase buildings
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direct keyword 8:51–9:07 zoning
ignation and the little hyperlink to the code. Okay. So you'll click the blue hyperlink to pull up Unified Development Code Title 40. And then when that pops up, you'll see a section and click the blue numbers to go to the general section where your zoning is. All right. So you'll see on the table there are different column headers. NC is your neighborhood commercial. CC is your community commercial. And GC is general commercial. And within that, you'll see different uses. And you'll see some CO