The Planning Commission makes recommendations to the City Council on matters of planning and zoning, and reviews and approves tentative maps, special use permits and variances. Regular meetings are held at 5:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of every month in North Las Vegas City Council Chambers. 

General Duties of the Planning Commission

1. The Planning Commission shall prepare and adopt a comprehensive long- term general plan for the physical development of the City of North Las Vegas which in the commission judgment bears relation to the planning thereof.
   • The plan shall be known as the master plan, and shall be so prepared that all or portions thereof, except as otherwise provided in NRS 278.150(3), may be adopted by the City Council, as provided in Chapter 278 of the NRS as a basis for the development of the City for such reasonable period of time next ensuing after the adoption thereof as may be practically covered thereby.
   • The master plan with the accompanying charts, drawings, diagrams, schedules and reports shall include such of the subject matter of NRS 278.160 or portions thereof as are appropriate to the City and as may be made the basis for the physical development of the City; provided, however, that any existing comprehensive long-term general plan for the physical development of the City may be incorporated into the future plans of the Planning Commission. 
2. Submit and recommend to the City Council a zoning map dividing the City into districts of such number, shape, and area as may be determined best suited to carry out the purposes of this Code and the provisions of Nevada Revised Statutes and, within such districts, it shall recommend such regulations and restrictions concerning the erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, or use of buildings, structures, or land as it shall deem to be in the best interests of the City and its inhabitants;
3. Make recommendations to the City Council on matters regarding the interpretation, enforcement, and administration of the North Las Vegas subdivision ordinance, Title 16 of the Municipal Code;
4. Act as the capital improvements advisory committee in accordance with the provisions of Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 278B and to take actions as required by Nevada Revised Statues Chapter 278B.

Review Authority

The planning commission shall have the authority to review and make recommendations to the appropriate decision-making authority for the following applications:

1. Zoning Text Amendments;

2. Zoning Map Amendments (Rezoning);

3. Comprehensive Master Plan Amendments;

4. Planned Unit Developments (PUD), Preliminary;

5. Planned Community Districts;

6. Mixed-Use Developments, Preliminary and Final;

7. Special Use Permits listed in Section 17.12.070.J.2.A; and

Decision-Making Authority

The planning commission shall have the authority to review and make a final decision on the following:

1. Residential Design Incentive System (RDIS);

2. Planned Unit Development (PUD)/Development Plan (FDP), Final;

3. Site Plans, Major;

4. Conditional Use Permits, when referred pursuant to Section 17.12.070.I;

5. Special Use Permits, as identified in Section 17.12.070.J.2.B;

6. Variances; and

7. Waivers

Appeals

The planning commission shall hear and decide on appeals from the community development director (Director) as set forth in Section 17.12.040.G.2, Appeals. File an appeal

Contact Information

North Las Vegas Planning Commission