South Clark County Land Use Plan Henderson Mt. Potosi Boulder Spring Mtns City NRA Sloan Red Rock NCA Sloan Canyon Eldorado National Valley Conservation Area Sandy Goodsprings Valley 161 Jean 165 Colorado River Nelson Ivanpah McCullough Range Valley Lake Mead Primm 95 National Recreation Area California Arizona Cottonwood Cove 164 Searchlight Lake Mojave Goodsprings & Sandy Valley Cal-Nev-Ari Citizens Advisory Councils Palm & Searchlight Gardens 163 Town Advisory Board Laughlin Adopted - December 5, 2012 Effective - January 9, 2013 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Clark County Board of Commissioners: Mark Silverstein, Department of Aviation Susan Brager, Chair Margie Yatson, Clark County Fire Steve Sisolak, Vice-Chair Department Larry Brown Linda Perri, Clark County School District Tom Collins Lebene Aidam-Ohene, High Impact Projects Chris Giunchigliani Manager Mary Beth Scow Denis Cedarburg, Public Works Lawrence Weekly Kevin Eubanks, Regional Flood Control Julie Chadburn, Water Reclamation District Planning Commission: Kathleen Blakely, Park Planning Vivian Kilarski, Chair Justin Williams, Park Planning Edward Frasier, III, Vice-Chair J. Christopher Dapper Office of County Manager: Greg Esposito Don Burnette, Manager Randy Miller Randall J. Tarr, Assistant Manager Dan Shaw Ed Finger, Assistant Manager Donna Tagliaferri Jeff Wells, Assistant Manager Goodsprings Citizens Advisory Council: Department of Comprehensive Planning: Elizabeth Warren, Chair Nancy Lipski, Director Monica Beisecker, Vice-Chair Jon Wardlaw, Planning Manager Theodore Louis Compton Colleen Hicks Planning Team: Ruth Rawlinson Kevin Smedley, Principal Planner Jeri Pinkerton, Secretary Paul Doerr, Senior Planner Shane Ammerman, Assistant Planning Sandy Valley Citizens Advisory Council: Manager Wade Schneiderman, Chair Ron Gregory, Principal Planner Dave Lowe, Vice-Chair Daniel Sinagra, Senior Planner William Carter Jackie Brady, Searchlight Liaison Patrick Lee Meggan Holzer, Rural Towns Liaison George Odell Chris Munhall, Rural Towns Liaison Electra Smith, Secretary Christopher LaMay, GIS Analyst II Searchlight Town Advisory Board: Jill Canepa, Chair Sandra J. Walters, Vice-Chair Bill Bodkin Verlie Doing Eleanor M. Shook Leslie Uncel, Secretary Technical Advisory Group: Ron Gregory, Trails Planning Manager Marci Henson, MSHCP Ebrahim Juma, Water Planning Lee Bice, Environmental Planning South County Land Use Plan Dec 2012 i Table of Contents CHAPTER 1……………............................................................................................................ 1 STATE LAW…....................................................................................................................... 1 BACK GROUND...................................................................................................................... 1 PURPOSE OF THE PLAN......................................................................................................... 1 PLANNING PROCESS............................................................................................................. 2 CHAPTER 2……………............................................................................................................ 3 EXISTING CONDITIONS…....................................................................................................... 3 Demographics…......................................................................................................... 9 Natural Conditions….................................................................................................. 17 Surface Hydrology….................................................................................................. 19 Geological Hazards.................................................................................................... 21 SERVICE FACTORS…............................................................................................................ 23 Community Resources.............................................................................................. 23 Safety…………………….............................................................................................. 29 Utilities….……………….............................................................................................. 31 LAND USE………..…............................................................................................................ 37 Historical Sites and Places of Interest..................................................................... 37 Public Facilities…………………………...................................................................... 47 Zoning…....…….…………………………...................................................................... 48 OVERLAY DISTRICTS & REDEVELOPMENT……....................................................................... 48 Gaming Enterprise District Overlay……................................................................... 48 Las Vegas Boulevard Corridor…………................................................................... 48 CHAPTER 3……………............................................................................................................ 49 ISSUES AND CHALLENGES……………….……....................................................................... 49 Issues in South County……....……........................................................................... 49 CHAPTER 4……………............................................................................................................ 55 LAND USE GOALS & POLICIES….……….……....................................................................... 55 General……………….....……....……........................................................................... 55 Large Lot Residential………....……........................................................................... 58 Single Family Attached & Detached......................................................................... 60 Multiple Family Development………......................................................................... 63 Office Professional .………....……............................................................................. 65 Retail Commercial…..………....……........................................................................... 67 Commercial Tourist……...…....……........................................................................... 72 Business and Design/Research Park....................................................................... 76 Industrial……..………………....……........................................................................... 79 Mixed Use .................................................................................................................. 81 Transportation………………....……........................................................................... 85 Property Maintenance .............................................................................................. 86 Public Services and Facilities………....……............................................................. 117 I-15 Corridor Policies ............................................................................................... 94 Sustainability ............................................................................................................ 98 Natural Environment.………....……........................................................................... 102 Surface and Groundwater…....……........................................................................... 103 Wastewater…………..………....……........................................................................... 104 Conservation………...………....……........................................................................... 105 Air Quality……………………....……........................................................................... 106 CAL-NEV-ARI LAND USE GOALS & POLICIES….……............................................................. 107 ELDORADO VALLEY LAND USE GOALS & POLICIES….……..................................................... 109 GOODSPRINGS LAND USE GOALS & POLICIES….……............................................................ 111 NELSON LAND USE GOALS & POLICIES….……...................................................................... 113 PALM GARDENS LAND USE GOALS & POLICIES….…….…..................................................... 114 PRIMM LAND USE GOALS & POLICIES….……........................................................................ 115 South County Land Use Plan – December 5, 2012 iii SANDY VALLEY LAND USE GOALS & POLICIES….……........................................................... 116 SEARCHLIGHT LAND USE GOALS & POLICIES………………..…….......................................... 118 SLOAN LAND USE GOALS & POLICIES….……………….…..................................................... 120 LAND USE MAP….……………………………………….…..................................................... 123 Land Use Categories…....……….…........................................................................... 124 CHAPTER 5……………............................................................................................................ 131 Plan Implementation……………..……………..…………............................................ 131 GLOSSARY……………............................................................................................................ 135 iv Figures & Maps POPULATION AND GROWTH RATES Cal-Nev-Ari - 1990 – 2011.................................................................................................... 9 Goodsprings - 1990 – 2011.................................................................................................