LV gets national planning awards

Monday, Aug. 11, 2003 | 9:13 a.m.

Las Vegas received honors last week from the Western chapter of the American Planning Association for three recent projects. Planning director Robert S. Genzer received awards for his contributions to planning and was named Planner of the Year.

The city's Planning and Development Department won in the category of Outstanding Plan for the Downtown North Plan and also won the Outstanding Planning Programs, Techniques and Tools award for The Planning Universe, an overview of the planning process developed for newly appointed elected officials.

The Neighborhood Services Department and the Planning Department also won in the Outstanding Cultural or Environmental Plan category for the John S. Park Neighborhood Plan and the neighborhood's designation as a historic district.

Genzer has been with the city for 30 years. He has prepared a number of planning cases for the Planning Commission and City Council. He has also initiated numerous updates to the zoning code and has prepared parts of the "Las Vegas 2020 Master Plan."

Genzer graduated from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo with a degree in city and regional planning.