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  "city": {
    "slug": "las-vegas",
    "name": "Las Vegas",
    "state": "NV",
    "stateFullName": "Nevada",
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    "adu": {
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      "title": "Can I Build an ADU in Las Vegas? | Buildability™",
      "description": "Check Las Vegas ADU rules instantly. Free ADU eligibility lookup with zoning, size, height, setback, and parking rules — takes 20 seconds.",
      "h1": "Can I Build an ADU in Las Vegas?",
      "intro": "Thinking about an ADU on your Las Vegas, Nevada lot? Buildability™ reads Las Vegas's ADU ordinance against your exact parcel — zoning, setbacks, height, parking, owner-occupancy — and returns a Buildability Score™ in 20 seconds. First check is free.",
      "sections": [
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          "h2": "Las Vegas ADU rules at a glance",
          "body": "Las Vegas follows local ordinances layered on top of Nevada state ADU law. Typical restrictions cover maximum size (often 800–1,200 sqft), height (16–25 feet), side setbacks (4 feet minimum in most jurisdictions), parking (often waived near transit), and owner-occupancy. Buildability™ reads Las Vegas's specific code against your exact lot."
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        {
          "h2": "Why this matters",
          "body": "A compliant ADU on a Las Vegas lot can add $150K–$500K in value depending on size and neighborhood. Roughly one in four lots has a dealbreaker — easement, overlay, setback encroachment — that isn't visible from the street. Check before you spend."
        },
        {
          "h2": "How Buildability™ checks your Las Vegas property",
          "body": "Enter any Las Vegas address. Buildability™ pulls zoning, lot dimensions, easements, environmental overlays, utility access, and current Nevada state ADU law. Results include your Buildability Score™, setback envelope, maximum ADU size, parking waiver eligibility, and an estimated permit timeline — in about 20 seconds. Free for your first check."
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          "h2": "Help us keep this accurate",
          "body": "Buildability™ translates Las Vegas's ADU rules in plain language. Rules change and overlays are sometimes missed — if you spot an error on this page, email support@readypermit.ai with the URL and what's off. We verify with the Las Vegas planning department and update within 48 hours of a confirmed correction. Las Vegas planning staff: the same email works if you'd like to flag corrections or set up a direct verification channel."
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          "label": "What can I build in Las Vegas?",
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      "title": "Las Vegas Lot Feasibility — Free Zoning Check | Buildability™",
      "description": "Check what you can build on any Las Vegas lot instantly. Free zoning, setback, and feasibility lookup — takes 20 seconds.",
      "h1": "Las Vegas Lot Buildability Check",
      "intro": "Buildability™ checks whether a Las Vegas lot can support new construction, a teardown-rebuild, an addition, or an ADU — all in one pass. Zoning, FAR, lot coverage, setbacks, height limits, and overlays, layered against Nevada state law. Free for your first address.",
      "sections": [
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          "h2": "What's typically possible on a Las Vegas lot",
          "body": "Most Las Vegas lots fall under a residential zone that permits one or more of: a new single-family home, an addition, an ADU, a detached garage, or a teardown-rebuild. What's actually feasible depends on lot size, existing structures, setbacks, FAR, height limits, and overlays like historic districts, flood zones, or hillside/slope rules. Buildability™ reads your specific parcel against Las Vegas's code — not a neighborhood generalization."
        },
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          "h2": "The hidden blockers to check first",
          "body": "Builders in Las Vegas routinely spend $3,000–$8,000 on preliminary design before learning their project is blocked by an easement, overlay, or setback encroachment they didn't check first. Buildability™ catches those blockers before you spend soft costs."
        },
        {
          "h2": "How Buildability™ checks your Las Vegas lot",
          "body": "Enter any Las Vegas address. Buildability™ pulls zoning, parcel dimensions, setbacks, FAR, height limits, easements, environmental overlays, utility access, and Nevada state-level rules that apply. Results include your Buildability Score™, buildable envelope, the scenarios that are feasible (new build, addition, ADU, split), and the ones that aren't — in about 20 seconds. First check is free."
        },
        {
          "h2": "Help us keep this accurate",
          "body": "Buildability™ translates Las Vegas's buildability rules in plain language. Rules change and overlays are sometimes missed — if you spot an error on this page, email support@readypermit.ai with the URL and what's off. We verify with the Las Vegas planning department and update within 48 hours of a confirmed correction. Las Vegas planning staff: the same email works if you'd like to flag corrections or set up a direct verification channel."
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      "url": "https://readypermit.ai/flood-zone/las-vegas",
      "path": "/flood-zone/las-vegas",
      "title": "Las Vegas Flood Zones — Free Address Check | Buildability™",
      "description": "Check the FEMA flood zone on any Las Vegas property instantly. Zone, Base Flood Elevation, insurance flag, and Buildability Score™ impact — free.",
      "h1": "Is My Las Vegas Property in a Flood Zone?",
      "intro": "Check the FEMA flood zone for any Las Vegas address in about 20 seconds. Buildability™ pulls the latest FEMA flood maps and returns the exact zone designation (X, A, AE, V, VE), whether flood insurance is likely required, and how the zone affects your Buildability Score™. Free for your first check.",
      "sections": [
        {
          "h2": "Flood zones in Las Vegas",
          "body": "Las Vegas properties fall across several FEMA flood zones. Zone X means minimal risk — no insurance required. Zone A and AE are Special Flood Hazard Areas where most lenders require flood insurance and elevated foundations may apply. Zone V and VE are coastal high-velocity zones with the strictest building codes and the highest insurance costs. Buildability™ returns the exact zone for your specific Las Vegas parcel, not a street-level generalization."
        },
        {
          "h2": "Why this matters",
          "body": "Building in a Las Vegas flood zone triggers additional requirements: elevated foundation (often 1+ foot above Base Flood Elevation), flood vents, breakaway walls in V zones, and higher material costs. Budget 8–15% more for construction in AE/V zones versus X zones. Buildability™ flags the zone so your pro-forma is based on reality."
        },
        {
          "h2": "How Buildability™ checks your Las Vegas flood zone",
          "body": "Enter any Las Vegas address. Buildability™ queries the current FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, returns your exact zone designation, Base Flood Elevation (where published), insurance requirement flag, and how the zone affects your Buildability Score™. If the zone is AE or V, we also flag the likely elevation requirement and estimated insurance cost impact. Free for your first check."
        },
        {
          "h2": "Help us keep this accurate",
          "body": "Buildability™ translates Las Vegas's flood zone rules in plain language. Rules change and overlays are sometimes missed — if you spot an error on this page, email support@readypermit.ai with the URL and what's off. We verify with the Las Vegas planning department and update within 48 hours of a confirmed correction. Las Vegas planning staff: the same email works if you'd like to flag corrections or set up a direct verification channel."
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    "zoning": {
      "url": "https://readypermit.ai/zoning/nevada/las-vegas",
      "path": "/zoning/nevada/las-vegas",
      "title": "Las Vegas Zoning Lookup — Districts & Rules | Buildability™",
      "description": "Look up Las Vegas zoning instantly. District, permitted uses, setbacks, height limits, overlays — plus your Buildability Score™. Free for first check.",
      "h1": "Las Vegas Zoning Districts & Rules",
      "intro": "Look up the zoning district on any Las Vegas address in about 20 seconds. Buildability™ returns your exact zone code (like R-1 or RM-2), what's permitted under that zone, the setback and height limits that apply, and any overlay districts that layer additional rules on top. Free for your first check.",
      "sections": [
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          "h2": "Understanding Las Vegas zoning districts",
          "body": "Las Vegas's zoning is built around a handful of base districts. Residential zones (often R-1, R-2, RM-1, etc.) control single-family and multi-family housing with different lot size, setback, and height limits. Commercial zones (C-1, C-2, C-3) permit retail, office, and mixed-use. Industrial zones (I or M) cover manufacturing, warehousing, and heavy uses. Mixed-use and transit-oriented zones layer housing above commercial. Buildability™ returns your exact district and decodes what it means for your specific Las Vegas parcel."
        },
        {
          "h2": "Overlays and the things that trip people up",
          "body": "Nevada state law often overrides or supplements Las Vegas zoning — especially on ADUs, density bonuses, and ministerial approvals. A Las Vegas ordinance might say one thing while state law says another; the state law usually wins. Buildability™ reads both layers and tells you what actually applies."
        },
        {
          "h2": "How Buildability™ reads your Las Vegas zoning",
          "body": "Enter any Las Vegas address. Buildability™ pulls the current zoning district, permitted uses, development standards (FAR, lot coverage, setbacks, height), overlay districts, and Nevada state-level rules that apply. Results include your Buildability Score™, permitted uses, maximum build envelope, and the overlays to watch. Free for your first check."
        },
        {
          "h2": "Help us keep this accurate",
          "body": "Buildability™ translates Las Vegas's zoning rules in plain language. Rules change and overlays are sometimes missed — if you spot an error on this page, email support@readypermit.ai with the URL and what's off. We verify with the Las Vegas planning department and update within 48 hours of a confirmed correction. Las Vegas planning staff: the same email works if you'd like to flag corrections or set up a direct verification channel."
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