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Council grants 14th extension to tavern’s nonconforming liquor use at 899 Fremont Street
Summary
After staff recommended denial, the council voted to grant a one‑year, fourteenth extension of time to preserve a nonconforming tavern/liquor use at 899 Fremont Street while the applicant pursues a sale and redevelopment that includes an unrestricted nonconforming gaming license.
The City Council on March 5 approved a one‑year extension of time (EOT) — the fourteenth such extension — to retain a nonconforming tavern liquor use at 899 Fremont Street while the applicant pursues a prospective purchaser and related development arrangements.
Dara Goldsmith, attorney for applicant DTP Management LLC, told the council the property has three letters of intent and is in its third purchase-and-sale agreement turn with a buyer experienced in renovating entertainment properties. Goldsmith said the property also has an extension of an unrestricted nonconforming gaming license from the Nevada Gaming Commission that runs through May 2026 and that resolving an outstanding parking easement is part of ongoing due diligence.
Director of Community Development Seth Floyd recommended denial, saying staff believes a new special use permit process could replace perpetual nonconforming status. Goldsmith and the applicant argued that preserving the tavern EOT would allow a prospective buyer to use the liquor license together with the nonconforming gaming license to assemble a more comprehensive entertainment project on the parcel.
Councilwoman Diaz said she had been lobbied heavily in prior years to retain the use, cited the applicant’s ongoing work and the buyers’ stated intent to preserve the building’s “bones,” and moved to approve a one‑year extension. Council voted in favor; the motion carried.
Staff noted the recommendation for denial in its packet but the council’s vote granted the extension. The council did not record a roll‑call tally in the excerpted record.
