The Enterprise Town Advisory Board on July 30 approved a multi-part entitlement package to redevelop the former Paradise Spa site into 275 single-family lots and associated common areas, the board said.

The project will rezone a 28.08-acre parcel on the east side of Las Vegas Boulevard South and south of Serene Avenue from RM-18 (multifamily) to RS-2 (single-family) and approve a planned unit development (PUD) and tentative map that together allow 197 detached homes and 78 attached units, the applicant said. "We are now 9.8 to the acre with our total development," the applicant representative told the board during the presentation.

The board approved the zone change, vacate/abandon requests for portions of perimeter right-of-way, four of five waiver requests and the tentative map per staff conditions. Board members also approved waiver number 2 only as it applies to two individual lots (Lots 30 and 164) after the applicant worked with public works and reduced the number of affected lots. The board added a comprehensive‑planning condition requiring two emergency access (crash) gates on the stub streets adjacent to Serene Avenue.

Why it matters: The site, long occupied by the Paradise Spa complex, has fallen into disrepair and is subject to a court order requiring sale for redevelopment, the applicant said. The project reduces the site's potential density from the existing multifamily allowance (up to 18 units per acre) to roughly 9.8 units per acre under the proposed plan; the applicant said it also increases on-site parking well above minimum code requirements.

Key details and decisions
- Size and mix: 28.08 acres; 275 total lots (197 detached, 78 attached/townhome units). The applicant described a mix of lot sizes and elevations to create variation along the streets.
- Density and parking: The applicant stated the plan equates to about 9.8 units per acre and said the development will provide 982 parking spaces where 605 are required under the code.
- Waivers: The board approved waivers for reduced driveway width for single-car garage homes, reduced call-box throat depth and other technical waivers. Waiver number 2 (curb-return separation) was narrowed to apply only to Lots 30 and 164 after staff and public-works review; the board approved that narrowed request.
- Public improvements and right-of-way: The board approved vacating portions of perimeter right-of-way and allowing some nonstandard improvements within the right-of-way, subject to licensing and maintenance agreements.
- Access and emergency services: The board required two emergency access (crash) gates on the stub streets adjacent to Serene Avenue as a PUD condition; the applicant said interior streets will be 44-foot collector sections with sidewalks on one side.

Public reaction and board concerns
Public speakers were split. Several nearby residents opposed the scale and raised concerns about parking, water supply, loss of open space and impacts on neighborhood character; one resident asked, "Where are all the kids going to play?" Other neighbors and one nearby resident speaker supported the project as an improvement over the existing blighted complex and noted the reduction in potential occupants compared with previous multifamily entitlements.

Board members pressed the applicant on emergency access, parking layout, the narrowed waiver for curb-return separation and whether utilities and power poles could be accommodated without costly utility relocation. The applicant said some adjacent parcels were not available for purchase and that the developer had worked to provide detached sidewalks around the perimeter and additional landscaping along Haven Street where power poles remain.

Next steps
Approvals at the advisory-board level will be forwarded to the Clark County Planning Commission and the Board of County Commissioners for final action, per the county process. The applicant said site demolition and additional engineering and design work will follow entitlements.