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Committee approves code change to allow condo‑hotels; sponsor cites medical district project
Summary
Bill 2025‑30 adds provisions to the Uniform Development Code to allow condominium hotels as a defined tourism use; sponsor said change supports a medical‑district project in Ward 1.
The recommending committee on Aug. 4 approved bill 2025‑30 to add condominium‑hotel provisions to the Uniform Development Code (LVMC Title 19), allowing the use as a tourism‑oriented category and aligning Las Vegas with neighboring jurisdictions that permit the use.
Peter Lowenstein, speaking for the record as city staff, told the committee that condo hotels combine traditional hotel accommodations with privately owned condominium units that may be operated by a hotel operator and rented for periods of less than 31 days. He said the change captures a permissible use category in tourism and preserves regional consistency.
Councilman Brian Knudsen, the bill sponsor, said the change is prompted by a planned development in Ward 1 near Grand Central Parkway associated with medical and aging‑well services; he described the project as a large condo tower connected to medical facilities and said condo‑hotel provisions would support that project’s tourism and medical‑district character.
The committee moved to approve the item; the recommending committee recorded the item as passing and forwarded it for adoption at the Aug. 20 City Council meeting. The transcript does not include a roll‑call vote or a detailed fiscal analysis of the change.
If adopted, LVMC Title 19 will explicitly include provisions for condo‑hotel uses and specify occupancy and rental conditions consistent with the text presented to the committee.
