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Planning Commission backs supplemental urban‑forestry heat‑mitigation element; plan moves to City Council
Summary
The Planning Commission approved adding a supplemental heat‑mitigation urban forestry element to the Las Vegas 2050 master plan, a package that includes a smart tree inventory and a 25‑year goal to plant 60,000 trees; the item will go to City Council Dec. 17.
The Las Vegas Planning Commission voted to approve a supplemental urban‑forestry and heat‑mitigation element to the city’s Las Vegas 2050 master plan, a framework officials say will guide tree planting, species choices and local heat‑island reduction strategies over the next 25 years.
Marco Velotta of the Department of Community Development presented the proposal and described its long‑range goal: “our long term outcomes are to plant 60,000 trees over the next 25 years on both public and private property,” he said. Velotta said the element will be added to the conservation piece of the master plan and is intended in part to satisfy provisions in AB 96…
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