City Council approves 940‑acre Monument Hills master plan with military housing and job commitments

The Las Vegas City Council unanimously approved a development agreement on Nov. 19 to allow Olympia Companies to develop Monument Hills, a 940‑acre master‑planned community in the Northwest characterized by mixed housing, commercial acreage and open‑space buffers. City staff described the project as the culmination of more than eight years of planning and outreach and recommended approval.

Olympia representatives said Monument Hills will include housing targeted to military members and their families, a commercial parcel intended to attract a Fortune‑level employer and a minimum economic target of roughly 1,000 jobs. Bob Grunauer, representing Olympia, said the proposal also commits to affordable units and a 10‑acre soccer site added during negotiations. "This is a blank canvas where we will build workforce housing, commercial space and trails that connect residents to the surrounding landscape," Grunauer said.

City staff framed the project as aligned with prior planning efforts — including the Upper Las Vegas Wash vision and the Las Vegas 2050 master plan — and stressed protections for nearby Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument and Paiute tribal lands. "The subject site does not encroach into the monument; buffering and design standards were negotiated with tribal partners," a staff presentation said.

Council members who spoke in support emphasized long negotiation and community benefits. Councilwoman Bruni called the agreement the result of "a lot of overtime hours" and praised the project's mix of housing and jobs. Speakers from Olympia said the deal includes a mix of single‑family, multi‑family and mixed‑use areas, and noted a non‑subsidized model for military housing.

The council's vote authorizes the rezoning, the development agreement and associated parks and interlocal agreements that commit design protections and infrastructure sequencing. Staff and the developer said the timing will proceed to subsequent entitlement and permit stages and that the commercial parcel will be marketed to bring the targeted jobs once site infrastructure is in place.

Next steps include submittal of engineering and design plans, continued coordination with the Paiute Tribe and National Park Service on interpretive elements and the establishment of phasing and reporting commitments under the development agreement. Council members said they will monitor the developer’s progress and return to the council for required mapping and entitlement steps as projects are brought forward.