Historic Neighborhood Overlay Recognition Established for all of Paradise Palms

 

On Wednesday, April 20, 2022 the Clark County Commission unanimously voted to establish 747 homes within Paradise Palms as part of the Historic Neighborhood Overlay, joining the initial 216 homes which were established as historic in 2017. With this action, Paradise Palms has become the largest Historic Neighborhood Overlay in Southern Nevada. Taking advantage of the County’s Historic Neighborhood Overlay Ordinance which was adopted in November 2011, the Paradise Palms Historic Neighborhood Overlay District was adopted as a zone-change and now affects 963 homes on 241.4 acres within the community.

Speakers line up to express their opinion regarding the Historic Neighborhood Overlay

Dozens of neighbors attended the hearing to speak on the item, with both sides of support and opposition heard before the Board of County Commissioners. The Board listened to and heard all opinions on the matter, as community members gave their input on what the Historic Overlay meant to them.

Commissioner Segerblom speaks on Paradise Palms

After nearly an hour of comment, the Board closed the matter and turned the hearing over to Commissioner Segerblom, who praised the history and efforts of the community allowing the board to finally hear this matter. Commissioner Segerblom thanked all the speakers for coming out, and had the honor making a motion for approval. With a unanimous vote, the motion passed to a room filled with applause. 

Unanimous approval from the Board of County Commissioners

In 2017, a portion Paradise Palms became the first Historic Neighborhood Overlay within unincorporated Clark County, and five years later the neighborhood still holds that distinction, along with now becoming the largest in southern Nevada. Community grassroots efforts have been ongoing since 2015, and with the help of countless volunteers, supporters, and the efforts made by the Nevada Preservation Foundation, seven years of hard work has finally paid off.

Palmers celebrate the adoption of the Historic Neighborhood Overlay

Paradise Palms expresses its sincerest thank you to our neighbors, supporters, Commissioner Segerblom and his staff, and County Planning staff for all their hard work on the matter.

April Paradise Palms Social Club

 

Best ride of the year to the social!

Paradise and Winchester Town Advisory Board Recommend Approval of Paradise Palms Phase II Historic Neighborhood Overlay

 

The Winchester and Paradise Town Advisory Boards recommended approval of the Paradise Palms Phase II Historic Overlay on Tuesday, March 29^th, 2022. In February 2017, a 216-home portion of Paradise Palms became the first neighborhood in unincorporated Clark County to be designated as an Historic Neighborhood Overlay, roughly bounded by Desert Inn Road to the north, Commanche Drive to the south, Seneca Drive to the east and Oneida to the west. It has been the intention of the community to continue forward with a phased approach to the Historic Neighborhood Overlay designations to eventually expand to the entirety of Paradise Palms.

Paradise Palms Las Vegas' existing Historic Overlay (yellow) and proposed Phase II Historic Overlay (green)

While Phase II outreach was completed at the end of 2019, our journey became delayed due to the pandemic. With Clark County stepping in and acting on our behalf, the remaining 747 homes in Paradise Palms are now eligible to be added into the existing overlay as Phase II of that designation, which will make Paradise Palms the largest historic neighborhood in Southern Nevada. With iconic architecture from Hugh Taylor, Dan Palmer, William Krisel and William Bray, Paradise Palms was the first master-planned community in Southern Nevada offering schools, parks, housing and shopping all in one community winning six merit awards from the National Association of Home Builders, plus special recognition from the American Institute of Architects in 1961. Developed by Las Vegas visionaries Irwin Molasky and Merv Adelson, Paradise Palms became home to entertainers, celebrities, community leaders, politicians, casino executives and thousands of Las Vegas families since our inception in 1960.

With a packed meeting room at the Winchester Community Center, the Nevada Preservation Foundation presented the item, and Town Board Member John Delibos made a very impassioned speech in support of the Historic Overlay after listening to residents speak on the matter, and had the honor of making the motion for approval. While attendance at the Paradise Town Board was lighter, members listened to residents who reside within the proposed overlay and from those whose properties were outside of the proposed overlay speak for and against historic designation. After careful consideration, Town Board Member John Wardlaw offered his thoughts on the designation and our community efforts, and just as he did in 2017, made a motion for approval.

Public Notice advertising Paradise Palms' proposed Historic Neighborhood Overlay public hearings

Both the Winchester Town Board and Paradise Town Board recommendations will be considered by the Board of County Commissioners on April 20^th, 2022, for approval. We’d like to thank all the Palmers for their support, participation, and patience as we reach the final stretch in completing our Historic Neighborhood.  

Paradise Palms February Social Club - 10 Year Anniversay

2021 would've been our 10 Year Anniversary celebration of the Paradise Palms Social Club, which was canceled by the pandemic. We decided to celebrate our 10 year anniversary this year at the scene of the very first Paradise Palms Social back in 2011. Cheers to 10 great years!

Paradise Palms 2021 Holiday Decoration Contest

Who doesn't love to spread a little holiday cheer? This year the residents of Paradise Palms organized a fun holiday decoration contest to raise donations for Shade Tree and celebrate the season. During the month of December, residents entered the contest to be judged in one of three main categories - Mid Mod, Over the Top, and Classic Christmas. Three winners were chosen, and Paradise Palms rallied together to donate $560 to the Shade Tree Shelter. Thanks to all the Palmers who volunteered to organize the event, all of our entrants and all of our participants who went out of their way to make this community shine for the season. Happy holidays to all from Paradise Palms!

Winning Entry - Classic Christmas

Winning Entry - Over the Top

Winning Entry - Mid Mod

Notable Entries

Paradise Palms December Social Club

 Thanks for a great turnout to this month's December Paradise Palms Social Club! See you all next year!

Paradise Palms 2021 Docomomo Tour Day

Another successful Paradise Palms Docomomo Tour day is in the books! In 2014 Paradise Palms Las Vegas became the first organization in Nevada to partner with Docomomo US participating in it's annual National Tour Day, held every second weekend of October. We'd like to express our sincerest thanks to all of our guests, volunteers and hosts who made the day a success! Special thanks to @ModernVegas for all the great photographs.