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Council approves zoning change for proposed banquet hall at 235 W. Brooks Ave.
Summary
The City Council approved an ordinance to reclassify a 1-acre site at 235 W. Brooks Ave. to allow a 6,500-square-foot banquet hall with up to 150 occupants; the applicant said events will be evening/weekend-focused and estimated 10–12 part-time employees. Parking and a later liquor permit were discussed.
The North Las Vegas City Council on April 15 approved an ordinance (No. 3273) reclassifying property at 235 West Brooks Avenue to allow an adaptive reuse banquet hall. The applicant, Ricky Barlow of LV Access, told the council the proposal would convert a 6,500-square-foot underused warehouse into an events venue with a maximum occupancy of 150 and a service bar to be permitted later.
Barlow said the use was designed to be low-impact and primarily scheduled for evenings and weekends to avoid conflict with daytime industrial traffic. “This project…creates local jobs and tax revenue, provides a needed event venue and supports revitalization through adaptive reuse,” Barlow said. He told council the operation would provide on-site management and security and that improvements such as the interior service bar would be permitted after zoning approval.
Council members pressed for details on parking and current onsite activity. The applicant said the warehouse frontage houses medical-transport vans and counseling offices but that the large warehouse area is vacant. Barlow estimated roughly 10–12 part-time employees and a few full-time staff, and said vehicles now parked on-site would be relocated to an off-site lot controlled by ownership for event periods. He also confirmed a liquor license application would follow as part of the special-use permit process if the zoning change were approved.
The council discussed neighborhood outreach, and Barlow said a neighborhood meeting was held Jan. 21 and the project had been reviewed by the planning commission on March 11. After questions from council about parking ratios and neighbor outreach, a member moved to approve the zoning amendment and ordinance; the presiding officer announced, “that motion passes.” The record does not include a roll-call tally on the audio transcript.
Next steps: if the zoning is approved tonight, Barlow said the applicant must return to the planning commission and seek required permits and a special-use permit for liquor service. Council members emphasized that permitting and operational conditions would be addressed at those subsequent hearings.
