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Las Vegas planners promote Westside design guidebook as alternative to formal conservation districts
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City planners told the Las Vegas Historic Preservation Commission that a Centennial Commission–funded design guidebook for the Historic West Side is nearly finished and could steer new development toward neighborhood character without imposing mandatory historic‑district controls.
City planning staff on Jan. 22 told the Las Vegas Historic Preservation Commission that a draft design guidebook for the Historic West Side is about 85% complete and could be used as a non‑mandatory tool to guide future development so the area retains its historic character.
Michael Heil, planning project manager with the Department of Community Development, said the guidebook grew out of a detailed survey of West Side resources and a $209,000 Centennial Commission grant awarded in September 2023 to a consultant team led by KME Architects. Heil said the booklet is intended as an ‘‘informative guidebook’’ rather than a compulsory rule, and that it documents a locally distinctive mid‑century period, typical lot patterns and architectural features staff is trying to preserve.
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