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Appears in 23 stories · Last updated Nov 10, 2026

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Las Vegas council approves 71-foot digital billboard review, 7-0

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Approved the required review of the 71-foot digital sign permit 7-0 on Nov. 4, 2026.

The Las Vegas City Council voted 7-0 on Nov. 4 to approve the required review of a 71-foot digital billboard at 100 North City Parkway. The item was part of a single vote covering several land-use approvals; Item 49 was pulled for separate handling.

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Las Vegas council approved Clear Channel billboard permit review 7-0 on Nov. 4

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Approved the required review 7-0 on Nov. 4, 2026.

The Las Vegas City Council approved a required review of a 40-foot Clear Channel Outdoor billboard at 1703 Western Avenue on Nov. 4. The vote was 7-0, taken as part of a group of land-use items voted on together.

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Las Vegas council approves 35.75-acre Iron Mountain Road development request

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Approved item 26-0388 on Nov. 4, 2026.

The Las Vegas City Council approved the 35.75-acre land use entitlement on Nov. 4, 2026, according to ZoneWire's meeting record. The request, which covers land on the north side of Iron Mountain Road about 405 feet west of Sheep Mountain Parkway, is permission to develop under the requested zoning.

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Las Vegas council approves college development at Bonanza and Pecos

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Approved the college development 7-0 on November 4, subject to conditions.

The Las Vegas City Council approved the proposed 16,548-square-foot college and training center at Bonanza and Pecos roads on November 4, voting 7-0 subject to conditions. The one-story building is a partnership between the city and the College of Southern Nevada on about 3 acres the city owns at the southwest corner.

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Las Vegas council approved 5-acre rezoning at Centennial Parkway and Shaumber Road on Nov. 4

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Approved the 5-acre Centennial Parkway entitlement 7-0 on Nov. 4, 2026

The Las Vegas City Council approved the 5-acre land use entitlement at Centennial Parkway and Shaumber Road on Nov. 4, 2026. The vote was 7-0, taken as part of a single motion covering a block of agenda items that included case 26-0386.

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Las Vegas council approved the 80-foot Highland Drive billboard review on Nov. 4

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Approved the required review of the 80-foot Highland Drive billboard 7-0 on Nov. 4, 2026, in a single motion with three other Clear Channel signs

The Las Vegas City Council approved the required review of the 80-foot Clear Channel billboard at 2130 Highland Drive on Nov. 4, 2026. Action minutes show the item carried 7-0 as part of a one-motion agenda, with Item 49 excluded from that motion. The 1988 variance, V-0025-88, stays in place.

Updated 3 days ago

Las Vegas approves $4.2M for Third Street arts incubator

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Approved $4.2 million for Third Street on Nov. 5

The Third Street Arts and Media Incubator could receive $4.2 million from Las Vegas to turn old cinema rooms into a large performance space. The city's Department of Economic and Urban Development recommended the plan to the City Council.

Updated 5 days ago

Las Vegas council approves I-15 land-use entitlements for 10.99 acres

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Approved item 26-0420 on Nov. 4, 2026, 7-0

The Las Vegas City Council approved land-use entitlements for 10.99 acres the city owns along Interstate 15, between Bonneville Avenue and Sahara Avenue, on Nov. 4, 2026. The vote was 7-0 as part of a single motion covering most agenda items.

Updated Oct 31

Las Vegas planners approve downtown parking facility with design-standard waivers

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Ratified the Bonneville Avenue and 8th Street parking facility 7-0 on October 21, 2026

The Las Vegas City Council ratified the Bonneville Avenue and 8th Street parking facility on October 21, approving it 7-0 on a one-motion agenda with no conditions attached. The vote makes final a Planning Commission decision from September 8 that waived parts of Appendix F, the city's interim downtown design standards for Area 2.

Updated Oct 23

Las Vegas planning commission approves beer and wine sales for catering company on Rainbow Boulevard

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Approved the Rainbow Boulevard permit item 7-0 on October 21, 2026

The Las Vegas Planning Commission voted 5-0 on September 8 to let Zeera India Catering sell beer and wine to take home from 1118 South Rainbow Boulevard. The change adds off-premise sales to an existing on-premise alcohol use in a 1,510-square-foot space.

Updated Oct 23

Las Vegas council approves review of 1988 Highland Avenue billboard variance

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Approved the Highland Avenue variance review 7-0 on Oct. 21

The Las Vegas City Council approved the required review of a 1988 variance for a 65-foot billboard at 2008 Highland Avenue, passing its consent agenda 7-0 on Oct. 21 with no items pulled. The sign, run by Clear Channel Outdoor on land owned by Ferris Investments, stays up under the terms granted 38 years ago.

Updated Oct 23

Las Vegas planning commission approves vacating Skye Edge Drive

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Approved case 26-0303-VAC1 on Oct. 21, 2026, by a 7-0 vote.

The Las Vegas City Council voted 7-0 on Oct. 21 to vacate a section of Skye Edge Drive in northwest Las Vegas, finalizing the Planning Commission's September recommendation. The petition, case 26-0303-VAC1, was filed by Ninety-Five Management and names KB Homes Las Vegas as the owner.

Updated Oct 23

Las Vegas council deferred review of 1994 North 13th Street billboard permit

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Approved the required review of permit U-0322-94 on October 21, 7-0, subject to conditions.

The Las Vegas City Council approved the required review of special use permit U-0322-94 on October 21, voting 7-0 subject to conditions. The permit lets Lamar Central Outdoor keep a 70-foot billboard at 369 North 13th Street.

Updated Oct 23

Las Vegas council approves 1988 Bonanza Road billboard permit

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Approved the required review of permit U-0033-88 on October 21, 2026, on a 7-0 vote, subject to conditions.

The Las Vegas City Council voted 7-0 on October 21 to approve the required review of a 60-foot billboard's special use permit at 650 East Bonanza Road, subject to conditions. The sign has held permit U-0033-88 since 1988.

Updated Oct 23

Las Vegas City Council reviews six off-premise sign permits

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Approved three billboard permit reviews 7-0 on October 7 and put two more reviews plus a 1988 Highland Avenue variance on its October 21 agenda.

The Las Vegas City Council approved three billboard permit reviews on October 7, each on a 7-0 vote with conditions. The approved signs are at North Decatur Boulevard, North Rainbow Boulevard and North Rancho Drive.

Updated Oct 22

Las Vegas City Council approves review of Decatur Boulevard billboard permit

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Holding the required review hearing on October 7

The Las Vegas City Council approved the required review of special use permit SUP-3061 for a 40-foot billboard at 1571 North Decatur Boulevard on October 7. The item passed 7-0 on the council's One Motion One Vote agenda, subject to conditions, according to the meeting's action minutes. Staff had recommended approval.

Updated Oct 22

Las Vegas planners approve Howard Hughes entitlements for 50-acre Summerlin residential project

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Holds final authority over the entitlement request

The Las Vegas Planning Commission approved Howard Hughes' request for residential entitlements on a 50.19-acre parcel in Summerlin on September 8, voting 5-0 with conditions. The item had been deferred from an earlier agenda.

Updated Oct 19

Las Vegas council renews Fergusons Downtown vending lot permit

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Approved the permit renewal with conditions on September 2, 2026

The boarded-up Fergusons Motel took more than a decade to become a downtown Las Vegas retail-and-events hub. On September 2, the city council renewed the block's open-air vending permit, with conditions — the review was overdue, since the permit dated to 2020.

Updated Oct 18

Las Vegas tire repair shop appeals permit denial

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As of October 2026: Was scheduled to hear the appeal on September 16, 2026

A tire repair shop on Las Vegas's Martin Luther King Boulevard can open only if the city council overturns a denial. The applicant, 2331 MLK Investment LLC, is appealing the Planning Commission's denial of its land use request.

Updated Oct 7

Las Vegas council approves review of 35-year-old billboard permit

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As of October 2026: Decision maker for the hearing

The Las Vegas City Council approved the required review of special use permit U-0099-91 for a billboard at 5041 North Rainbow Boulevard on October 7. The 55-foot-tall, 672-square-foot off-premise sign has operated under the permit since 1991. The item passed 7-0 on the council's One Motion One Vote agenda, subject to conditions, according to the meeting's action minutes.

Updated Oct 4

Las Vegas council approves review of 1994 permit for Lamar billboard

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As of October 2026: Decision-maker in the hearing

The Las Vegas City Council approved the required review of special use permit U-0260-94, which lets Lamar Central Outdoor keep a 40-foot off-premise sign at 3201 North Rancho Drive. The item passed 7-0 on the council's One Motion One Vote agenda, subject to conditions, according to the meeting's action minutes. Staff had recommended approval.

Updated Oct 4

Las Vegas council tables Eastern Avenue auto repair permit

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As of September 2026: Final decision-maker on the special use permit

Partners Auto Services' request to open a major motor vehicle repair shop at 1250 North Eastern Avenue, Suite 3, was tabled by the Las Vegas City Council on November 4. A motion by Councilwoman Olivia Diaz to table the item passed 7-0, after the council had held the case in abeyance on August 5 and September 2.

Updated Sep 1

Las Vegas weighs bond allocations for three affordable housing projects

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As of August 2026: Deciding whether to approve the three bond allocations

Las Vegas City Council members reviewed resolutions to direct $35.46 million of the city's annual tax-exempt bond capacity to three affordable housing developments. The money would support 534 units for low- and moderate-income renters, including a new build with 146 affordable apartments, a 220-unit senior housing rehabilitation, and a 141-unit affordable complex.

Updated Aug 27