Board approves redesign and most sidewalk waivers for Western Avenue cannabis site; denies certain sidewalk waiver requests

The Paradise Town Advisory Board approved a site redesign and partial set of waivers for an existing cannabis dispensary, cultivation and production facility at Desert Inn Road and Western Avenue, accepting landscape and parking improvements while denying requests to keep attached sidewalks in two key frontage locations.

Applicant representatives described moving the dispensary entrance to the front of the building, consolidating parking in a new lot, closing one of two existing driveways, and adding significant landscaping and pedestrian treatments. The applicant asked to retain attached sidewalks along Desert Inn and part of Western Avenue; county public‑works staff opposed keeping attached sidewalks in those segments because the area is a pedestrian corridor where detached sidewalks are preferred for safety and pedestrian separation. The board approved the design review and approved two of the waivers related to site landscaping and driveway geometry, but denied the waiver requests that would have allowed attached sidewalks along Desert Inn and the Western frontage. The approvals were made with preliminary staff conditions.

Board members noted heavy pedestrian activity near the corner (people walking between the Strip and nearby destinations) and expressed that the redesign will substantially improve a previously bare warehouse site, but that sidewalk configuration must meet public‑works standards for walkability and safety. The advisory board’s recommendations will be forwarded to the county planning commission.