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Planning Commission approves Desert Pines redevelopment plan, sending development agreement to City Council
Summary
The Planning Commission approved a development agreement and associated land-use changes to convert the Desert Pines Golf Course into a mixed‑use, mixed‑income neighborhood. The item will advance to the City Council on April 2, 2025.
The City of Las Vegas Planning Commission on Tuesday approved a development agreement and multiple land‑use entitlements to redevelop the Desert Pines Golf Course into a mixed‑use, mixed‑income neighborhood.
Staff told the commission the project implements the Las Vegas 2050 master plan and the East Las Vegas special area plan and recommended approval of the general plan amendment, rezoning, development agreement and related vacations and tentative map requests. (Fred Solis, Department of Community Development).
The proposed master plan calls for about 1,566 housing units on roughly 94.93 acres, a mix of market‑rate and affordable multifamily units and for‑sale housing, a central recreation area of about 4 acres and other onsite open space and trails. Developer representatives said the northern portion would be the first construction phase and that infrastructure work for that phase would start together before vertical construction of individual buildings. Daniel Falcone, representing McCormack, Baron, Salazar, told commissioners the firm has national experience developing and operating mixed‑income communities and expects to begin site work “within the end of the year.”
The developer also agreed to pay supplemental public safety contributions: a per‑door contribution to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and permit‑based fire fees estimated in the staff presentation (developer gave a $250 per door payment to Metro and described $764,000 in permit‑based fire fees as the programed collection method). The agreement requires design guidelines and subsequent site‑design review for buildings and infrastructure.
Commissioners asked about phasing, transit access and landscaping. The developer said public bus service serves the site today and said a mix of retail and restaurant uses was anticipated along Bonanza and Pecos frontages. Commissioners encouraged substantial tree canopy and urban forestry measures to address local heat‑island concerns.
Acting Vice Chair Schlottman moved approval subject to staff conditions; the motion passed. The commission clerk said the item will move forward to the April 2, 2025, City Council meeting.
The development agreement and entitlements approved by the commission tonight require subsequent site plan reviews and building permits for each building and for‑sale phase; those discrete approvals will return to staff and, when applicable, to the commission in separate filings.
