Planning panel approves two liquor-store permits with restricted hours after neighborhood objections

The Henderson Planning Commission on a 4–2 vote approved conditional use permits for two proposed liquor stores, adding time-of-day restrictions to address neighbor concerns about safety, loitering and late-night activity.

The commission approved a conditional use permit for Lucky Liquor at 1265 East Lake Mead Parkway that required a reduction in the 500-foot separation from a religious facility to 492 feet. Staff noted the deviation is small and the master plan allows the use with a conditional permit. Opponents raised concerns about changing land uses, the accuracy of mapping and impacts on neighbors; Dale Smith said the repeated rule changes have reduced residents’ quality of life. The applicant’s representative, Michael Young, and operator Tony Saroya said the center has stabilized under recent ownership and described plans for a higher-end wine and spirits selection. The commission added a condition limiting hours to 9 a.m.–9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 9 a.m.–10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The motion passed 4–2.

Commissioners then considered a separate CUP for Your Stop Wine and Spirit at 2277 North Green Valley Parkway, where staff again recommended approval. Neighbors including Nick Daley told commissioners the plaza is adjacent to transit stops and residential complexes and expressed concern about public-safety impacts and the plaza’s visibility from major streets. Applicant representative Raul Zodi said the business would serve a neighborhood lacking a nearby liquor outlet and urged flexible hours to allow the business to succeed. The commission repeated the same operating-hour limits as a condition of approval; the motion passed by the same margin, recorded in the transcript as 4–2.

“Sunday through Thursday I’d like to see hours 9 to 9, and Friday and Saturday 9 to 10,” the chair said when proposing the condition; applicants indicated they could accept the restriction. Commissioners discussed the legal basis for hours limitations and the need to cite a rational basis for any condition, with staff confirming that conditions should be justified in the findings of fact.

Both approvals were final action at the commission level unless appealed. The commission’s public record for the two items shows multiple written oppositions (16 in opposition noted for Lucky Liquor; 19 for Your Stop Wine and Spirit) and a smaller number of letters in support. The commission’s motions and the supporting findings of fact and conditions will appear in the official minutes and permit files.