The Clark County Planning Commission on March 5 approved waivers of development standards for an existing single‑family property at 1649 Sherwin Lane in Sunrise Manor, allowing reduced separation between accessory structures and an eight‑foot wall for a limited portion of the front yard. Commissioners attached conditions including a one‑year deadline to complete building permits and inspections and required gutters and stucco or other nonflammable finishes for certain accessory structures.

Applicant Alondra Cisneros said the casita and multiple accessory structures predated her family’s ownership and that some conversions had occurred without permits. Code enforcement confirmed the conversion of a casita from 2019 was the underlying enforcement issue; the waiver package also included requests to reduce separation between existing accessory structures, reduce setbacks, and increase wall height in the front yard.

A nearby resident, Al Rojas, testified that high, solid walls can hide activity and asked the applicant to consider visibility; Cisneros and commissioners responded that portions of the front fence provide privacy because the resident has children. Commissioners visited site photos during the hearing and discussed visible storage, chicken coops and a cow stall, and asked the applicant to clean up hazardous or flammable material.

Commissioner Gibson moved to approve WS25‑0436 with the clarification that only the solid portion of the fence leading to the gate be approved (not an expansion around the entire front). Commissioners removed a staff advisory that referenced a two‑year completion window and instructed that all work must be pulled for permits and inspected within one year; extensions beyond one year would require a public hearing. The motion passed.

Conditions and advisory items recorded during the hearing included: a one‑year period to complete the building permit and inspection process; removal of the staff advisory referencing two years; installation of gutters on structures that abut neighbors so runoff does not drain onto adjacent properties; and that accessory structures be stuccoed or otherwise finished with nonflammable materials. Commissioners also advised the applicant to obtain neighbor support/acknowledgment and to coordinate remaining fence/side improvements separately with staff.

The commission characterized the approval as limited to the portion of the front solid wall up to the gate shown in the materials; other proposed expansions of a solid wall across the entire front yard would require separate review.