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2. Current Conditions of Study Area RTC SR-160 Corridor Study
2.4 CURRENT ZONING AND COMMUNITY PLANS
The purpose of this section is to summarize the comprehensive plans from Clark County as
they relate to this study area.
2.4.1 Clark County
State law enables Clark County to prepare a master plan “for the physical development of
the city, county or region. . . .” (N.R.S. §278.150). In December 1983, the Board of County
Commissioners (BCC) adopted the Clark County Comprehensive Plan, which established a
policy for separate town plans. In 2004, the Clark County Department of Comprehensive
Planning updated detailed land use plans for the Town of Enterprise outlining goals, policies
and maps.
2.4.2 2004 Land Use Plan for Enterprise
The Enterprise planning area is in unincorporated Clark County and covers more than 66
square miles in the southwest part of the Las Vegas Valley. The planning area is bisected
by I-15 north to south and SR-160 east to west. Along with CC-215, these three highways
serve as the major transportation corridors for Enterprise.
One of the biggest challenges facing Clark County is the ability to provide the full range of
public services and facilities to accommodate new development in largely rural and
undeveloped sections of Enterprise. Goal 1 of the Enterprise Land Use Plan states:
“Implement a comprehensive land use plan by promoting development that is
compatible with adjacent land uses, the natural environment, and that is well
integrated with an appropriate circulation system, services, and facilities.”
The Enterprise Land Use Plan also emphasizes policies and plans that support mixed use
development to guide the location, density, intensity and development standards for mixed
use development. To support this goal, Clark County has adopted a Mixed Use Overlay
District, which designates the locations where increased intensity of land use are allowed
and considered conforming to the land use plan. The Mixed Use Overlay District designates
the most of the SR-160 corridor for MUD 3 (Moderately Intense Suburban Form) and MUD 4
(Least Intense Suburban Form), allowing for exemptions to maximum density restrictions
on development within the SR-160 corridor.
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