Clark County approves use permit for Logandale event venue with parking, traffic and safety conditions

Clark County commissioners on May 7 approved a use permit that will allow a recreational facility and live‑entertainment events on a 101.93‑acre parcel near Whipple Avenue and Pioneer Road in Moapa Valley, but only after the applicant accepted several conditions intended to limit traffic and improve emergency access.

Neighbors had pressed the commission during a public hearing for stronger protections, arguing that Liston Avenue and the single ingress/egress route used now are too narrow and unprotected for large events. “Just imagine if there were some type of emergency at the venue, a fire, medical emergency, or even a shooting,” resident Scott Carson told the commission, questioning whether emergency vehicles could reach the site if parking and circulation are inadequate.

The commission’s decision matters because the site has hosted large seasonal events in the past and is next to Logandale Trails, which residents and commissioners said must be preserved and remain safely accessible. The county approved multiple waivers and development standard modifications but attached conditions intended to address the neighbors’ safety and traffic concerns.

County staff and the applicant, represented by David Brown, said the owner, Billy Pulsipher of Kimbo Slice LLC, has already increased available parking by clearing roughly three acres and is willing to add more if necessary. Brown said the owner’s events historically have been limited and that the venue has previously operated a corn maze and occasional holiday events.

Commissioner Kirkpatrick, who led the discussion, said the county will require a site‑specific traffic plan to be submitted 45 days before any public event and will limit the total number of event days. “Mister Pulsipher is going to have to have a traffic plan A, B, and C so that we could make sure that we can move traffic through there,” Kirkpatrick said. The commission required that the applicant provide the traffic plan in advance so staff and the community can review staging, parking and alternate circulation before events.

Key conditions read into the record and adopted by the commission include: - A baseline parking minimum and staging plan; the county and applicant agreed to a minimum of 700 additional parking spaces on site (the applicant had cleared roughly three acres for that purpose). - A cap on the number of event days per year (the commission discussed and adopted a limit of 45 days per year, with roughly 30–35 days for the corn maze period). - Submission of a traffic management plan at least 45 days before any public event. - Provision of an emergency lane and coordination with emergency services; the commission emphasized an emergency medical technician will be required on site per the existing special events code. - Code‑enforcement and special‑use permit remedies if conditions are violated; staff said neighbors may file code complaints that could trigger revocation of the special use permit.

County staff and Commissioner Kirkpatrick also noted longer‑term infrastructure issues in the area. Public works staff member Antonio told the commission the nearby Whipple alignment sits in a FEMA flood zone and that building a bridge or alternate access would require coordination with multiple agencies, including railroad authorities (UPRR) and regional flood control, making large capital solutions lengthy and complex.

Residents urged additional mitigations, including improved dust control, more frequent police traffic control during events and an emergency response plan coordinating Metro and county services. Kirkpatrick said the county had already secured some paving grants for Pioneer Road and would work with the applicant on dust suppression and staging to reduce impacts to neighbors.

The commission’s approval does not change the underlying zoning; it allows special‑use recreational and entertainment activities under the conditions listed above. Commissioners said they preferred to attach enforceable conditions and rely on code enforcement rather than permanently change zoning for the property.

The project now moves to implementation subject to the conditions outlined above and any required follow‑up approvals by public works and other agencies.