Is the Las Vegas Strip zoned by the City of Las Vegas?

Mostly not. Most of the Strip sits in unincorporated Clark County and is governed by the county's Title 30 Unified Development Code, not the City of Las Vegas's own UDC — a common point of confusion for developers new to the market.

What does C-2 zoning mean in Las Vegas?

C-2 is the City of Las Vegas's General Commercial District, permitting a broad range of retail, office, and service uses. It is less restrictive than the neighborhood-scale C-1 Limited Commercial District but does not allow the industrial uses permitted in C-M or M.

How do I find the zoning for an address in Las Vegas?

First confirm whether the address is within City of Las Vegas limits or unincorporated Clark County, then check the corresponding jurisdiction's interactive zoning map — the city's Department of Community Development for city parcels, or the county's Comprehensive Planning department for county parcels.

Las Vegas, Nevada · city zoning districts · 13 districts

Las Vegas, NV zoning map & districts

The City of Las Vegas zones under its Unified Development Code (UDC), administered by the city's Department of Community Development and reviewed by the Las Vegas Planning Commission before City Council action on rezonings and major site plans. Critically, the incorporated City of Las Vegas covers only part of what most people picture as "Las Vegas" — most of the Strip and large portions of the surrounding valley are unincorporated Clark County, governed by a separate county code, not the city's UDC.

The code Unified Development Code of the City of Las Vegas

Las Vegas zoning map

The City of Las Vegas Department of Community Development publishes the UDC text and an interactive zoning map through its Planning & Zoning division; always confirm first whether a parcel falls inside city limits or unincorporated Clark County.

There is no link to the official map here yet — confirm current district boundaries directly with the Las Vegas 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 Las Vegas

Within city limits, the UDC's residential districts run from large-lot Rural Estates through compact-lot single-family and multi-family tiers, its commercial districts range from local business to general commercial and mixed commercial-industrial, and its downtown core is increasingly governed by form-based code standards adopted to replace older conventional-zoning regulation in the city's downtown districts. Developers should confirm early whether a given parcel is inside city limits or unincorporated Clark County, since the two jurisdictions run separate zoning maps, review processes, and staff.

Las Vegas zoning districts by family

The 13 district codes below are the ones that decide most projects in Las Vegas, grouped by what they are for rather than by the order the ordinance prints them.

Key districts in the Unified Development Code of the City of Las Vegas — a curated reference, not the exhaustive list. Confirm against the current adopted code.
Code	District	What it is for
Residential 6 districts
R-E	Residence Estates	Large-lot, low-density residential at the city's edges.
R-1	Single Family Residential	Standard detached single-family lots.
R-2	Medium-Low Density Residential	Allows a step up from single-family.
R-3	Medium Density Residential	Townhomes and small multi-family development.
R-4	High Density Residential	Apartment and higher-density multi-family development.
R-5	Apartment	Missing from the prior dataset; the city's highest-density conventional residential district.
Mixed-use 1 district
T4-MS	T4 Main Street	Form-based main-street mixed-use tier.
Commercial 2 districts
C-1	Limited Commercial	Small-scale, neighborhood-serving commercial use.
C-2	General Commercial	General retail, office, and service commercial uses.
Downtown / core 1 district
T6-UC	T6 Urban Core	The prior dataset's overview describes downtown form-based code, but no T-series district was actually listed; T6-UC is the downtown core tier.
Industrial 2 districts
C-M	Commercial/Industrial	Mixed commercial and light-industrial use.
M	Industrial	General industrial use.
Special purpose 1 district
P-C	Planned Community	Missing from the prior dataset; governs large master-planned tracts.

Las Vegas zoning — common questions

Is the Las Vegas Strip zoned by the City of Las Vegas?: Mostly not. Most of the Strip sits in unincorporated Clark County and is governed by the county's Title 30 Unified Development Code, not the City of Las Vegas's own UDC — a common point of confusion for developers new to the market.
What does C-2 zoning mean in Las Vegas?: C-2 is the City of Las Vegas's General Commercial District, permitting a broad range of retail, office, and service uses. It is less restrictive than the neighborhood-scale C-1 Limited Commercial District but does not allow the industrial uses permitted in C-M or M.
How do I find the zoning for an address in Las Vegas?: First confirm whether the address is within City of Las Vegas limits or unincorporated Clark County, then check the corresponding jurisdiction's interactive zoning map — the city's Department of Community Development for city parcels, or the county's Comprehensive Planning department for county parcels.

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