Board approves waiver for backyard casita; applicant says structure will undergo building review

The Sunrise Manor Council Advisory Board approved a waiver of development standards on June 12 to reduce setbacks for a proposed accessory dwelling (casita) and an on-site storage shed on a 0.14-acre lot, the applicant’s representative said.

Chris Hristov, representing HH Consultant, told the board the project is a casita that encroaches on setback requirements and that the firm had reviewed the structure’s slab, footings, studs and rafters. “After here, we are gonna go through actually, the plans were applied through the building department where they're just waiting on this to pass and then they're gonna go through a full review and then inspections,” Hristov said.

During the hearing, a board member asked whether the casita had been inspected and whether it met building-code standards; Hristov said his firm is the structural-engineering firm assisting the client and that licensed engineers had examined the foundation and framing. He said the building department’s review and inspections will require fixes if necessary.

Staff initially had a recommendation of denial on the waiver application, the chair noted during the meeting, but a board member moved to approve the waiver with the conditions read into the record; the chair then called the question and members voted in favor. The transcript records members saying “Aye” after the motion to approve. The board did not record detailed conditions in the transcript; the motion referred to “proof conditions.”

The board opened and closed public comment with no members of the public speaking on this item. The applicant confirmed that final structural approvals remain subject to building-department review and inspections before occupancy.

For the official decision record, including any written conditions of approval and the building-department permit status, consult the Sunrise Manor advisory board minutes or Clark County building-permit records.