Council OKs senior care center

      The Las Vegas City Council, in its Jan. 26 meeting, approved a request to rezone five acres to allow for a proposed 11,602-square-foot senior day care center, a 24,082-square-foot memory care center and a 16,848-square-foot respite care center.
      Five acres on the southwest corner of Buffalo Drive and Buckskin Avenue will be rezoned from service commercial to limited commercial. The council also approved a special use permit for the project.
      In other business, the Las Vegas City Council:
      Approved a request to rezone 41.36 acres on the north side of Racel Street, between Durango Drive and El Capitan Way from residence estates to residential planned development, to allow 238 proposed single-family dwellings.
      Approved a site development plan review for a brew pub and restaurant on 1.48 acres on the west side of Tenaya Way, south of Cheyenne Avenue.
      Approved a petition to vacate a public sewer easement on the west side of Hualapai Way, north of Town Center Drive.
      Approved a special use permit for a minor automotive glass repair business at 6810 W. Cheyenne Ave.
      Approved a special use permit for packaged liquor sales in conjunction with a grocery store at 6711 W. Alexander Road, Units 103-104.
      Approved a request to rezone 4.98 acres on the east side of Jones Boulevard, south of Centennial Parkway from residence estates to civic, to allow for a proposed 75-foot-high communication monopole in conjunction with an existing church.
      Approved a request to rezone 0.61 acre on the south side of Smoke Ranch Road, between Steinke Lane and Avery Drive, from service commercial to limited commercial, to allow for a proposed 8,960-square-foot, one-story retail building.
      Approved a request to amend a portion of the Southwest Sector of the General Plan on the northeast corner of Alta Drive and Rampart Boulevard from medium-density residential and service commercial to general commercial.
      Approved a request to rezone 31 acres on the northeast corner of Alta Drive and Rampart Boulevard from medium-density residential and service commercial which is under resolution of intent to residential planned development, to general commercial, to allow for a proposed 40,000-square-foot, 576-room, three-story nongaming resort hotel with amphitheater.
      Approved a request to amend a portion of the Southwest Sector of the General Plan on the south side of Vegas Drive, west of Buffalo Drive, from parks, recreation and open space to public facilities.
      Approved a request to rezone 18.57 acres on the south side of Vegas Drive, west of Buffalo Drive, from parks, recreation and open space to civic, to allow for a proposed 124,288-square-foot church including a preschool and related support uses.
      Withdrew with prejudice, a request to amend a portion of the Northwest Amendment to the General Plan west of Decatur Boulevard and south of Whispering Sands Drive, from low-density residential and medium-low density residential to service commercial.
      In it Jan. 22 meeting, the Las Vegas Planning Commission:
      Held until Thursday a tentative map for 17 residential lots on 9.72 acres on the northwest corner of Grand Teton Drive and Rainbow Boulevard.
      Held until Thursday a tentative map for 20 residential lots on 11.56 acres on the west side of Rainbow Boulevard north of Grand Teton Drive.
      Approved a tentative map for one commercial lot on 8.47 acres on the west side of Decatur Boulevard between Cheyenne and Donnie avenues.
      Approved a tentative map for 15 single-family compact lots on 2.66 acres on West Gowan Road, east of Durango Drive.
      Approved a final map for 31 units in a planned community zone on 12.1 acres west of Laurelglen Drive and north of Far Hills Avenue.
      Approved a final map for 35 units in a planned community zone on 13.23 acres west of Laurelglen Drive and north of Far Hills Avenue.
      Approved a final map for 72 units in a planned community zone on 24.9 acres south of Laurelglen Drive and north of Far Hills Avenue.
      Approved a final map for 170 lots in a planned community zone on 25.36 acres on the west side of Sageberry Drive, north of Far Hills Avenue.
      Approved a final map for one commercial lot on 12.56 acres on the northwest corner of Craig Road and Decatur Boulevard.
      Approved a final map for 37 residential lots on the south side of Alta Drive, east of Hualapai Way.
      Recommended to approve a petition to annex about 4.82 acres on the northeast corner of Grand Teton and Durango drives.
      Recommended to approve a petition to annex about 16 acres on the south side of Tropical Parkway, east of Jones Boulevard.
      Recommended to approve an extension for a zone change on 78.5 acres on the north side of Farm Road, between Bradley Road and Decatur Boulevard, to allow for an approved 525-lot subdivision. The property is zoned residence estates under resolution of intent to residential planned development-seven units per acre.
      Recommended to approve an extension for a zone change on 160 acres on the south side of Farm Road, between Jones and Decatur boulevards, to allow for an approved 861 single-family dwelling subdivision. The property is zoned residence estates under resolution of intent to residential planned development-three units per acre, residential planned development-five units per acre and residential planned development-seven units per acre.
      Held indefinitely a site development plan review for a proposed 84,279-square-foot commercial shopping center on the northeast corner of Tenaya Way and Craig Road.
      Held indefinitely a special use permit for the off-premise sale of alcohol in conjunction with a proposed convenience store on the northeast corner of Craig Road and Tenaya Way.
      Recommended to deny a request to amend a portion of the Southwest Sector of the General Plan on the east side of Rock Springs Drive, south of Lake Mead Boulevard, and north of Vegas Drive from medium-density residential to general commercial.
      Recommended to deny a request to rezone 5.67 acres on the east side of Rock Springs Drive, south of Lake Mead Boulevard, and north of Vegas Drive, from medium-density residential which is under resolution of intent to limited commercial, to general commercial, to allow for a proposed four-story, 147-room, nongaming hotel.
      Held until Thursday a special use permit for a minor auto repair garage north of Vegas Drive and west of Decatur Boulevard.
      Recommended to approve a special use permit for a nonprofit thrift shop at 1176 W. Lake Mead Blvd.
      Recommended to approve a request to rezone 2.55 acres at 111 N. Torrey Pines Drive from single-family residential to civic, to allow for a proposed 65-foot-high wireless communications tower designed into a new bell tower in conjunction with an existing church.
      Held until April 23 a request to rezone 24.91 acres on the northeast corner of Durango Drive and Deer Springs Way from residence estates and general commercial to planned development, to allow for a proposed two-story, 328-unit apartment complex.
      Held until Thursday a request to rezone 11 acres south of Centennial Parkway, east of Rancho Drive from residential planned development-seven units per acre and residence estates which is under resolution of intent to residential planned development-seven units per acre, to planned development, to allow for a proposed 487,052-square-foot office center.