The Clark County Planning Commission voted to approve an extension of time for a congregate care facility on the south side of Kimberly Avenue and west side of Broadbent Blvd. in Whitney. The project was originally approved in 2016 and has since received four extensions.
The congregate care facility, called The Kimberly, will be a one-story building on a 4.8-acre site. The building area will be 65.4KSF with a maximum height of 34 feet. The facility will be able to accommodate 143 beds.
The 4.8-acre site is zoned Industrial Park. Immediately to the north of the site lies single-family residential and undeveloped land zoned Mid-Intensity Suburban Neighborhood & Compact Neighborhood. The south and west also include single-family residential zoned Mid-Intensity Suburban Neighborhood. To the east lies a commercial development zoned Corridor Mixed-Use.
The developer is listed as Nevada Skilled Nursing Development. The design firm is PSW Architects, and the landscape architect is YKD Landscape Architecture.
The facility itself will be constructed toward the center area of the parcel. Parking will be located along the north, south, east and west of the building. Access is to be provided through two driveways. The first driveway will come from Kimberly Avenue to the north. The second driveway will come from Greyhound Lane to the south. The building will be constructed around six courtyard areas.
The 143 beds will be spread across 84 rooms. The congregate care facility will also contain dining facilities, therapy areas, administrative offices, storage, support and common areas. A 224SF beauty shop tailored to residents will also be included.
The building will have a varied height from a minimum of 22 feet to a maximum of 34 feet. The submitted documents state, “The exterior of the building has a stucco finish painted in earth tone colors. The main entrance of the facility faces to the east and is located in the center of the building.”
Submitted documents indicate the main building will be set back 55 feet from the east property line, 35 from the west and a minimum of 74 feet from each street. A storage structure is to be located at the SWC of the site, while a trash enclosure is to be on the southeast section of the site.
According to the project representative, medical projects take more steps to receive approval at the State level. Those extra steps, along with COVID, delayed the project for some time. A commissioner who had previously worked on medical buildings expressed empathy and spoke in support of the project.
The extension of time was granted under the condition that construction must begin by Nov. 15, 2026. A project representative at the meeting said the project should be completed, or nearing completion, within 24 months. He also stated the team is “shovel ready.”
Waivers of Development Standards
Waivers of development standards were also approved. The first waiver permitted the construction of the congregate care facility and its access from local arterial streets. The second waiver of development standards covered setbacks for additions to the parcel.
The south setback saw a 50% reduction in the allowance of a storage building. Typically, setbacks are to be 20 feet, but the south setback was altered to 10. The west setback was also reduced to accommodate the storage building. The setback was reduced by 65%, or 13 feet. The final setback was for a trash enclosure. This setback was also a 50% reduction, resulting in a 10-foot setback.
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