Clark County planners flag large housing shortfall, propose upzones and employment‑land expansions

Carl Johnson, chairman of the Clark County Planning Commission, opened the hybrid work session Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, and said the session would review the comprehensive plan update, the draft environmental impact statement and the Housing for All Planning Tool analysis.

Oliver Ojeko, community planning director, and Jose Alvarez, land use program manager, told commissioners the county is planning to 2045 using council‑adopted forecasts and that the DEIS review period and public comment window are active. "This is a refresher, but also, to begin to prepare you for conversation that will lead to the selection of the preferred land use alternative," Ojeko said.

The presentation quantified future needs and constraints. Staff cited a countywide 2045 housing‑unit estimate of roughly 309,711 units and said the 2020 housing stock was about 194,000 units, producing a 20‑year need on the order of 115,000 units before accounting for units added since 2020; staff then reported subtracting about 12,000 units built between 2020 and 2023 to reach an adjusted need figure (reported in the presentation) of approximately 103,000 units. Jose Alvarez said the Department of…