LAS VEGAS ( KLAS ) — A failed Kmart store on Spring Mountain Road seemed like a good opportunity — one of many — to a Nevada lawmaker looking for housing solutions in Las Vegas. Zoning laws that are barriers now could be changed to accommodate redevelopment.
“Rezoning commercial property for multifamily housing is a practical and immediate solution to increase housing supply and address affordability issues,” Democratic Assembly Majority Leader Sandra Jauregui said on Wednesday as she presented Assembly Bill 241 in the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor. AB241 previously passed the Assembly on a 28-14 vote on April 17.
The bill seeks to encourage infill development and overcome the shrinking availability of land for new construction. It would promote mixed-use development that could lead to more apartments available — seen as workforce housing, the type of units that are affordable for workers…