Council approves zoning change for 1.71-acre parcel near Simmons Street; resident raises traffic concern

The North Las Vegas City Council on June 18 approved ZN-042025 and introduced Ordinance No. 3,247 to reclassify roughly 1.71 acres to UA (urban) zoning.

Mark Mulhall, speaking on behalf of the applicant, told the council the property has existed since 1979 and the application does not increase operations at the site. He said the house on the parcel fronts Simmons Street and that the applicant is not proposing changes that would increase traffic onto Simmons.

Resident Marshelle Walker Smith, who said she lives at 4539 Cradle Cliff and lives “right around the corner” from 4437 Simmons, expressed concern about driveway access and congestion on Simmons Street. “When you turn that corner that house is right there and there is nowhere they come right out on Simmons Street,” she said, adding that it can sometimes take her five to ten minutes to get onto Simmons.

Mulhall responded that the property has been established for decades and that “nothing’s changing on Simmons Street in regards to this property” as a result of the reclassification. A staff member noted there are no customers or clients that visit the property, according to the applicant.

After a public hearing in which one comment card in opposition was filed and Smith spoke, a council member moved to approve the zoning change and the motion passed. The meeting record shows the motion carried but does not include a roll-call tally.

Why it matters: the zoning reclassification affects land-use designation for the parcel and could determine allowable uses in the future; nearby residents raised access and traffic concerns that the applicant said would not change under the proposal.