Proposed Historic Neighborhood Overlay |
The Paradise Town Board unanimously recommended approval of the Paradise Palms I bid to become the first neighborhood within unincorporated Clark County to
apply for the Historic Neighborhood Overlay designation. A presentation was made by the Michelle Larime of the Nevada
Preservation Foundation highlighting the history, significance and unique architecture
that sets Paradise Palms above the rest. Paradise Town Board Members Jon
Wardlaw, John Williams, Robert Orgill, Bart Donovan and Chair Susan Phillip all
recognized the commitment and time that has been invested in this process, and complimented
the willingness and desire of the community to be the first in the County to
commit to historic preservation. The Town Board voted 5-0 to recommend approval
to the Board of Clark County Commissioners, with the final step in the journey being
final approval at the February 8th Clark County Board of
Commissioners meeting.
Paradise Palms homeowners (L to R) Kara Balduzzi, Korey Replogle, Ed Uehling, Dave Cornoyer, Clair Canup, Jeremy Kip, Tommy Papagna and Brady Curtright at the Paradise Town Board Meeting |
The Nevada Preservation Foundation (NPF) has done a
wonderful job getting us to this point; their assistance has been greatly
appreciated. For more information, please visit NPW’s website at www.npf.org.
From the Nevada Preservation Foundation Website:
The Nevada Preservation Foundation was hired by the Paradise
Palms Neighborhood Organization to gain a local listing as a historic
neighborhood with Clark County. The entire Paradise Palms residential
development is made up of approximately 1,000 homes and is located both north
and south of Desert Inn Road between Maryland Parkway and Eastern Ave. In order
to make this project more manageable, the development has been divided into
different areas, determined by historic features and boundaries that provide a
logical way in which to divide the subdivision. Over the next several years, we
will be moving through each area one by one, and work with the neighborhood to
give each of these areas the opportunity to be named a Historic Neighborhood.
The first area, identified as Paradise Palms I is loosely
bounded by Desert Inn Road to the north, Commanche Drive to the south, Spencer
Street and Seneca Drive to the east, and Oneida Way to the west. It encompasses
Units 1 and 2, parts of Units 3 and 5, and Unit 9. Over the past two years, we
have worked with the neighborhood residents, primarily in collecting the 51% of
signed support that is needed to submit the application to the Clark County
Planning Department. These outreach efforts have included public neighborhood
meetings, informational mailings, and door to door canvases to answer questions
and meet face to face with many of the residents living inside the proposed
boundaries.
The 51% of signed support goal was reached in May of 2016 and
we are now working diligently on the application for creating a historic
overlay for the proposed district with Clark County. The application is due to
be submitted before the end of 2016, and pending the approval votes needed by
two governing boards in Clark County, we are well on our way to getting
Paradise Palms I listed as the first historic neighborhood in Clark County!