CLARK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
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Kevin Schiller, County Manager Abigail Frierson, Deputy County Manager |
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Conduct a public hearing and approve, adopt and authorize the Chair to sign an ordinance to amend Title 16 of the Clark County Code to add a new Chapter 16.13 to establish pedestrian flow zones on pedestrian bridges and up to 20 feet surrounding a touchdown structure; and providing for other matters properly relating thereto; or take other actions as appropriate. (For possible action)
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BACKGROUND:
The proposed ordinance would create Pedestrian Flow Zones within the resort corridor on pedestrian bridges and up to 20 feet surrounding a touchdown structure, which includes elevators, escalators and stairways located on public right of way associated with a pedestrian bridge. The ordinance would prohibit any person from stopping, standing, or engaging in activity that causes another person to stop or stand within a Pedestrian Flow Zone to ensure the continuous movement of pedestrian traffic on pedestrian bridges and surrounding touchdown structures. The public safety concerns regarding pedestrian bridges on the Las Vegas Strip are discussed in a report prepared by William Sousa, Ph.D. The ordinance addresses public safety on the pedestrian bridges on the Las Vegas Strip and is narrowly tailored to accomplish this goal by requiring every person utilizing the pedestrian bridge to keep moving across the bridge to ensure pedestrians gets to their desired location in the safest matter possible.
The ordinance was introduced at the Board of County Commissioners' meeting on November 21, 2023, and a public hearing was set for December 5, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. On December 5, 2023, this item was continued until January 2. 2024. Staff recommends approval of this ordinance.