How do I find the zoning for a property in Henderson, Nevada?

Check the City of Henderson Community Development and Services Department's zoning map, and for land inside a master-planned community such as Green Valley, Anthem, or Cadence, also pull the governing planned-community document since it typically overrides the base zoning district's standard requirements.

What does PUD zoning mean in Henderson?

PUD, or Planned Unit Development, is the negotiated zoning framework used across most of Henderson's large master-planned communities, setting custom use, density, and design standards for the specific development rather than relying on the city's conventional R or C base districts.

Is Henderson zoning separate from Las Vegas or Clark County?

Yes. Henderson is its own incorporated city with its own municipal code and Planning Commission, entirely separate from both the City of Las Vegas's Unified Development Code and unincorporated Clark County's Title 30 code.

Henderson, Nevada · city zoning districts · 16 districts

Henderson, NV zoning map & districts

Henderson, Nevada's second-largest city and part of the Las Vegas metro, zones under its own municipal code, administered by the city's Community Development and Services Department with the Henderson Planning Commission reviewing rezonings and major projects before City Council action. Henderson has grown largely through master-planned communities — Green Valley, Anthem, Cadence, and others — each typically developed under negotiated planned-community or planned-unit-development standards rather than the city's conventional base zoning alone.

The code Henderson Municipal Code (Zoning)

Henderson zoning map

The City of Henderson's Community Development and Services Department publishes the zoning map and code text, and large parcels should be cross-checked against the governing master-planned-community document where applicable.

There is no link to the official map here yet — confirm current district boundaries directly with the Henderson planning or zoning department.

A published summary is never the authority. The adopted ordinance and the city's official zoning map govern, and both change — verify the district and every standard on your parcel before you rely on it.

How zoning works in Henderson

Downtown Henderson's Water Street District has been a focus of city-led mixed-use and infill redevelopment in recent years, layering form-based and mixed-use standards over the area's older conventional commercial zoning. Developers should expect large-tract Henderson sites to already carry a master-plan-specific set of standards, making a review of the applicable planned-community document as important as the base zoning map.

Henderson zoning districts by family

The 16 district codes below are the ones that decide most projects in Henderson, grouped by what they are for rather than by the order the ordinance prints them.

Key districts in the Henderson Municipal Code (Zoning) — a curated reference, not the exhaustive list. Confirm against the current adopted code.
Code	District	What it is for
Residential 7 districts
RS-4	Low-Density Single-Family Residential (4 du/ac)	Henderson replaced its old R-1/R-2/R-3 series with a density-numbered RS/RM/RH system; the dataset's R-1/R-2/R-3/C-1/C-2/M-1/PUD codes no longer exist.
RS-6	Low-Density Single-Family Residential (6 du/ac)	Single-family tier.
RS-8	Low-Density Single-Family Residential (8 du/ac)	Single-family tier.
RM-10	Medium-Density Residential (10 du/ac)	Attached/townhome-scale housing.
RM-16	Medium-Density Residential (16 du/ac)	Higher medium-density housing.
RH-24	High-Density Multifamily Residential (24 du/ac)	Apartment-scale development.
RMH	Mobile Home Residential	Manufactured/mobile home district.
Mixed-use 1 district
MC	Corridor/Community Mixed-Use	Blended commercial and residential corridor district.
Commercial 3 districts
CN	Neighborhood Commercial	Small-scale, neighborhood-serving commercial.
CC	Community Commercial	Community-scale commercial district.
CH	Highway Commercial	Highway-corridor commercial uses.
Downtown / core 2 districts
DR	Downtown Residential	Water Street District downtown residential.
DX	Downtown Mixed-Use	Water Street District mixed-use core.
Industrial 2 districts
IL	Limited Industrial	Light industrial and manufacturing use.
IG	General Industrial	General/heavier industrial use.
Special purpose 1 district
PC	Planned Community	The real district governing Henderson's master-planned communities (Green Valley, Anthem, Cadence); the dataset's generic 'PUD' code does not exist.

Henderson zoning — common questions

How do I find the zoning for a property in Henderson, Nevada?: Check the City of Henderson Community Development and Services Department's zoning map, and for land inside a master-planned community such as Green Valley, Anthem, or Cadence, also pull the governing planned-community document since it typically overrides the base zoning district's standard requirements.
What does PUD zoning mean in Henderson?: PUD, or Planned Unit Development, is the negotiated zoning framework used across most of Henderson's large master-planned communities, setting custom use, density, and design standards for the specific development rather than relying on the city's conventional R or C base districts.
Is Henderson zoning separate from Las Vegas or Clark County?: Yes. Henderson is its own incorporated city with its own municipal code and Planning Commission, entirely separate from both the City of Las Vegas's Unified Development Code and unincorporated Clark County's Title 30 code.

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Henderson zoning summaries on this page are provided for information, not legal advice. Confirm every project against the current adopted code for the jurisdiction.