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II CITY OF LAS VEGAS AREAS MAP OF AREAS OF THE CITY Residents and stakeholders identified a lack of community type framework in the context of Chapter 1’s Case for cohesion and pride as an obstacle to a strong quality of Change PlaceBuild analysis. As part of implementation, life during the planning process. Some areas of the city the City may create area plans and dedicate individual have a strong sense of identity, such as Summerlin, that staff members from multiple disciplines or departments was carefully cultivated during its development. Other to address planning issues within the district itself. Nu Wav Kaiv parts of the city have strong homeowners’ associations or neighborhood identity, but others lack a sense of Some areas already have this framework – either new plans “place”. As “Las Vegas” is generalized to mean the greater or older plans that may be updated to drill down into greater detail the implementation of place types and possible metropolitan area, more can be done to formalize the city’s 95 neighborhoods into places that residents can identify, zoning changes and overall planning direction (Recent Kyle Canyon Kyle Canyon Tule Springs celebrate, protect, preserve, and establish connections plans include Downtown Las Vegas, Summerlin North/ West, and Centennial Hills “Town Center”). The recent with their neighbors. This section sets the stage for Grand Teton Downtown Plan is a good model in establishing a collection Buffalo future implementation, including subarea planning and Aliante Centennial Hills of smaller neighborhoods (Medical District, Arts District, La Madre Foothills Elkhorn departmental shifts so the City can help harness the Jones Decatur energy and enthusiasm of neighbors and translate that Fremont East, Historic Westside) into a larger whole to think into meaningful, equitable implementation across the city. strategically about branding, character, and collaboration. 95 Ann To build a framework for future subarea planning, the City of Las Vegas was divided into 16 “Areas.” These Fort Apache Fort areas are intended to allow for more detailed planning Craig Rancho Lone Mountain with greater analysis in evaluating each area’s place Buffalo Rancho Cheyenne Durango Rainbow 5th Twin Lakes 15 Civic Center Summerlin North Losee Lake Mead Simmons Lake Mead KEY ACTIONS West Las Vegas Pecos Lamb Summerlin West Nellis Far Hills Washington • Working with community members, develop special Summerlin East Las Vegas Bonanza Rampart Town Center area plans for each area. King L Martin Decatur Durango Downtown Las Vegas Charleston 2-62 • Establish priorities across city departments for 215 Fremont 2-63 Angel Park Charleston Downtown South implementing planning area recommendations. 159 Sahara Sahara 15 Boulder Jones • Identify catalytic redevelopment sites in each planning Eastern McLeod Maryland Valley View Valley 215 Desert Inn Las Vegas Paradise Hualapai area to spur redevelopment. Apache Fort Spring Mountain • Establish partnerships to identify deficiencies in community centers, schools, and open space and plan LAS VEGAS MASTER PLAN VEGAS MASTER LAS for equitable implementation of new facilities. These areas were identified by existing development agreement boundaries, character analysis, and Census geography boundaries to facilitate better data analysis and track implementation progress. 02. LAND USE + ENVIRONMENT DRAFT: 09/13/20 AREA METRICS This section summarizes opportunities in each area. Each Planning Area was analyzed to determine how well it RELATION TO GUIDING PRINCIPLES currently meets the Guiding Principles according a set of metrics focused on the following topics. The following pages Each Area of the City will: provides an overview of the district level metrics. • Consist of place types For more recommendations specific to these topics, please LAND USE PLACE TYPE MAPS AVERAGE WATER CONSUMPTION see the following sections: • Conserve resources and water Each district section contains a map showing existing land As land areas change in the City and new housing is built use patterns and potential areas of change, where existing to accommodate future population growth, the form of • Preserve historic buildings and neighborhoods land uses could overtime change into one of the new housing can have a significant impact on household water Land Use and Development - See Section I of proposed place types. Below each map, a diagram shows consumption. The Place Build model uses historic data • Have affordable and market rate housing this chapter how potential changes were modeled. The hatched area of associated with specific residential housing types to assess • Be served by City services, utilities, and public the circle chart represents areas of existing land use that average daily gallons of water used per housing unit across infrastructure Services - See Chapter 4, Section III could potentially change, and to the right of that it shows the district, based on the specific mix of housing types in the future place types it might change into. It is important that district. This same value is calculated for the proposed • Have parks, community centers to note that diagrams and map do not match one-to-one. condition, which in many cases shows the average water Parks and Open Space - See Section III of this The map indicates general patterns of potential change, consumption per housing unit decreasing in the future as • Have schools (new/existing) of different levels and chapter places for workforce training whereas the diagram is based on assumptions of certain % more water efficient forms of housing are constructed. of existing land areas changing from one pattern to another. • Have jobs and employment opportunities of Workforce - See Chapter 3 These values are compared against city-wide averages for all types for all skill sets, including in primary comparative purposes. industries and those that are developing AV Transportation - See Chapter 4, Section I • Be safe and be protected from hazards, and within ACRES of PARK space per 1,000 within 1/4 miles Job per housing unit within district close proximity to LVFR and LVMPD FUTURE PLACE TYPES (IN ACRES) WATER USAGE For each of the 16 planning areas, a series of metrics • Be connected by highways, streets, trails, bike Land Use Change in City of 0.9Las Vegas Average water consumption of residents in the City of Las Vegas were assembled that relate existing conditions7.0 to city- Taret t verae lanes, and transit oday 307.5 wide averages, future targets, and/or projected conditions • Have convenient access to food and community based on the PlaceBuild analysis tools. Critical assumptions 2-64 294.7 2-65 for each of these analyses are described on the next few services 4.4 pages. Overall, these metrics connect back to the plan’s t verae ….all in a manner that’s equitable, innovative, health- guiding principles and how we can begin to measure oday minded, livable, resilient; whether existing, in the progress towards desired outcomes and understanding the 22.4% 27.7 months and years ahead, or by 2050. t averae magnitude of change needed within each planning district. t averae toda toda LAS VEGAS MASTER PLAN VEGAS MASTER LAS 02. LAND USE + ENVIRONMENT o resents n annn area thn e o e at 0.0 0.0 Averae ater roose verae Education, Institution, Public and Open Space place types are not se oay Water se 80% included in changes aonsant aonsant t verae roose arDRAFT: res 09/13/20 4,231 o resents n annn area thn or e o transt sto 85.8 516.4 Tota aret res 35% 37% 4,454 t verae t verae thn e thn e t verae t verae thn e thn e stn Par res 2,819 ACCESS AND PROXIMITY Mapping accessibility and proximity to foundational assets within each planning area helps demonstrate prior decision- making and future changes that may be needed. These points are detailed in other goals throughout the plan. PROXIMITY TO SERVICES City of Las Vegas U.S. 95 Nu Wav Kaiv TENAYA WY. RAINBOW BLVD.TORREY PINESJONES DR. BLVD.BRADLEY RD. DECATURMOCCASIN BLVD. RD. Masterplan Dwelling Units Total Dwelling % Ease of access to daily needs is essential for residents and is an Planning Area Within 1/2 mile Units Coverage LOG CABIN WY. Angel Park 5,392 22,957 23% KYLE CANYON RD. 1/2 Mile Walkable indicator of areas that are well-served, as well as an indicator of ¹½ Centennial Hills 4,908 23,686 21% IRON MOUNTAIN RD. Kyle Canyon¹½ ¹½ Charleston 10,457 29,115 36% Distance to Public School Downtown Las Vegas 6,983 13,981 50% areas that have higher rates of auto-dependency. Unfortunately, HORSE DR. Tule Springs¹½ Downtown South 3,542 5,897 60% ¹½ GRAND TETON DR. East Las Vegas 14,170 22,366 63% Legend much of Las Vegas’s services are designed for, and accessible ¹½ ¹½ Historic West Side 5,137 6,544 78% ¹½ FARM RD. City of Las Vegas ¹½ Kyle Canyon 209 4,274 5% ¹½ ¹½ La Madre Foothills 1,863 10,451 18% to, the car. ELKHORN RD. ¹½ Lone Mountain 4,287 20,483 21% DEER SPRINGS WY. Tw¹½in Lakes ¹½ 12,134 37,275 33% 1/2 Mile walk distance ¹½ ¹½ ¹½¹½ ¹½ ¹½ Rancho 2,765 16,103 17% ¹½ Centennial Hills I - 215 Summerlin North 4,681 27,610 17% Because the City doesn’t have many community centers, each La Madre Foothills ¹½ ¹½ Summerlin West 1,234 6,705 18% ¹½ TROPICAL PKWY. ¹½ ¹½ ¹½Tule Springs¹½ ¹½ 1,608 9,400 17% serve a wider population that’s accessible by walking, biking, or ¹½ ¹½ ¹½¹½ ¹½ U.S. 95 ANN RD. ¹½ ¹½ Totals 79,370 256,847 31% ¹½ ¹½ ¹½ a short drive. The lack of these places indicates a need for more ¹½ WASHBURN RD. ¹½ LONE MOUNTAIN RD. ¹½ publicly facing neighborhood facilities. ¹½ Rancho ¹½ Public Schools PROXIMITY OF DWELLING UNITS TO SERVICES CRAIG RD. ¹½ ¹½ ¹½ ¹½ ¹½ ¹½ ¹½ ^_ Alternative Lone Mountain ALEXANDER RD. ¹½ Percentage of total units within 1/2 mile walk: ¹½ ¹½ ¹½ ¹½ ¹½ ¹½ Safe routes to school are important for every student within Las ¹½ ¹½ ^_ ¹½¹½ GOWAN RD.