Clark County commissioners approved the entitlements for a new Animal Resource Center on Wednesday, September 16, clearing a key step for a supplemental shelter in the southwest valley, the county said in a news release.

The project is targeted for completion in winter 2028.

The facility will sit on about 9 acres of a parcel of more than 20 acres, north of Post Road and west of Jones Boulevard in Spring Valley.

It is planned at 37,000 square feet with room for an estimated 172 to 192 animals, including dogs, cats, small mammals, and reptiles.

Commissioner Michael Naft called the approval a “proactive approach to animal welfare.” He said the center will help meet the needs of a growing population and support animal control officers who respond to calls for service.

The project is still in the design process, and the county says the plans may change. Clark County will seek an outside provider to operate the shelter once it opens.

That operator will have flexibility to add community programming, which may include a drive-up food pantry. Entitlements are the land use approvals a project needs before construction can begin.

The approval follows the release of new design details for the shelter on September 10. The approved plans list about 9 acres and 37,000 square feet, compared with roughly 8 acres and 38,000 square feet in those earlier figures.

The Animal Resource Center is a $40 million project that commissioners funded in February, and it is separate from a $39 million supplemental shelter in design near Tropicana Avenue and the 215 Beltway. The Tropicana project is expected to open in 2028.

County officials named the Post Road and Jones Boulevard parcel as the leading site in July.

The Animal Foundation, Nevada’s largest animal shelter, entered a critical red capacity zone in early August with 470 dogs on site, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.