Despite Concern of Locals, New Las Vegas Housing Project Moves One Step Closer to Construction
LAS VEGAS, NV – Despite the concerns of local residents in the surrounding areas, a new housing project that is slated to be constructed in a rural part of the Las Vegas Valley was given the go-ahead by the Clark County Planning Commission this week.
Plans by Richmond American Homes to build a 99-lot subdivision on 19 acres south of Blue Diamond Road at Tenaya Way were approved by the Planning Commission on Tuesday, with final action for the project to be considered by the Clark County Commission at a meeting slated to take place in November 19.
However, many people in the surrounding neighborhoods are expressing dismay that the project will cause an influx of traffic that will disrupt their quiet, rural communities, many of which consist of homes on large plots of land and whose owners raise animals such as horses and chickens.
Notable among the concerned and vocal critics of the Richmond American Homes project is the magician Teller – one-half of the famous comedy magic duo and longtime Vegas headliners Penn & Teller – who has called the area home for nearly three decades.
At Tuesday’s Planning Commission meeting, multiple residents expressed their disapproval of the project, fearing that it would have a detrimental impact on their way of life, away from the hustle and bustle of the city of Las Vegas.
We do not want this suburban project to ruin our rural character,” said local resident Cathy Fry to the panel.
Currently, the area where part of Richmond American’s project is to be built is a designated Rural Neighborhood Preservation zone, which prohibits suburban-style housing with multiple homes in tight vicinity of each other on small parcels of land. The five-acre section of the project that is situated within that zone means that the company will be mandated to build homes on half-acre lots instead. But the remaining 14 acres, which are outside the zone, will consist of 90 houses built in a more traditional, tightly-knit suburban style.
Christopher Boyle is an expert investigative journalist for SEARCHEN NETWORKS® and reports for independent news and media organizations in the United States. Christopher keeps a keen-eye on what’s happening in the Vegas real estate market on behalf of Shelter Realty Property Management