RESEARCH QUESTION 01
Use visitor evidence that matches the proposed customer
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority publishes monthly tourism indicators, visitor-profile studies and lodging inventory resources. These provide a way to distinguish visitation, convention activity, room supply and hotel performance over time. Select the relevant period and market segment, then explain how the proposed property would participate in it. A regional average is not a forecast for an individual hotel or restaurant. Compare the concept’s location, customer purpose and competing alternatives, and test a range of demand assumptions instead of assuming that every visitor contributes equally to the site’s revenue.
Official resource: LVCVA research and tourism indicators →RESEARCH QUESTION 02
Confirm whether city planning records govern the site
The City of Las Vegas publishes its 2050 Master Plan and related implementation information. Use those resources when the parcel falls within the city, and identify current zoning and development-review questions with the responsible staff. A Las Vegas mailing address alone does not establish the applicable planning authority. For a property in another municipality or unincorporated Clark County, assemble that jurisdiction’s records. This distinction matters when comparing sites for apartments, hospitality or commercial uses: market geography may be shared while the assumptions about a specific development program need different supporting documents.
Official resource: City of Las Vegas master-plan information →RESEARCH QUESTION 03
Treat water use as an operating and design input
The Southern Nevada Water Authority’s Water Resource Plan discusses regional demand, available resources and changing water-use conditions. It provides context for asking project-specific questions of the property’s water provider. Describe the equipment, occupancy or customer activity behind the proposed water demand, and obtain the relevant service and efficiency information. For laundry, car wash, restaurant and lodging uses, keep indoor process needs distinct from landscape or cooling assumptions. The feasibility budget should show unresolved equipment, connection and operating costs explicitly; a regional resource plan does not confirm the service arrangements for an individual parcel.
Official resource: Southern Nevada Water Authority Water Resource Plan →