Planning Commission backs rezoning for Rice Reservoir pump station despite neighbor objections

Sep 10, 2025

The Planning Commission recommended approval of a rezoning request to allow construction of a new pump station at the Rice Reservoir site. Neighbors who live adjacent to the facility objected to changing the property's zoning from residential estates to civic, citing view and property-value concerns. The measure moves to City Council Oct. 15.

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The City of Las Vegas Planning Commission on Sept. 9 recommended approval of a rezoning and site-development plan that would permit the Southern Nevada Water Authority and Las Vegas Valley Water District to build a new pump station at the Rice Reservoir site near Oakey Boulevard and Rainbow.

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