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Washoe County committee approves two‑lot split on Mount Rose Highway with condition to remove horse shelters
Summary
The Washoe County Parcel Map Review Committee approved tentative parcel map WTPM24-0008 to divide a 4.75‑acre property into two parcels, subject to conditions including removal of accessory horse shelters before final map recordation and demonstration of required wells, septic systems and water‑right requirements.
The Washoe County Parcel Map Review Committee on Jan. 9 approved tentative parcel map case WTPM24‑0008, allowing a 4.75‑acre property off Mount Rose Highway to be divided into two parcels of about 1.78 acres and 2.97 acres.
Planner Julie Olander told the committee that the site is zoned Low Density Suburban and that the proposed split would comply with minimum lot requirements; the minimum lot size for the parcel map was listed in the staff report as 1.7 acres. Olander said the existing residence on the property uses a well and septic system and that the new parcel would need to construct its own well and septic before development. She also said agency comments were included in the staff report and that conditions of approval were attached as Exhibit A.
The committee added a condition requiring removal of two portable horse shelters on the larger vacant parcel before recordation of the final map. Chair Christopher Bronsick moved approval “subject to the conditions of approval as amended to include the removal of the accessory structures,” and the motion passed. Health Department staff member Lester Beal seconded the motion.
Committee members and staff discussed whether the shelters required removal or could be treated as agricultural structures; staff said accessory structures are commonly required to be removed when a parcel map is approved unless they meet agricultural code as a primary structure. Committee members also noted that the applicant had signed off on water rights dedication, which staff recorded in the file.
The staff report listed standard setback requirements for the Low Density Suburban zone (30 feet front and rear, 12 feet side), noted two horse shelters on the vacant parcel and said the applicant would remove those shelters per the amended conditions. Olander said the parcel access would be from Fawn Lane off Mount Rose Highway.
The committee recorded the approval with conditions, including: compliance with agency comments in the staff report, removal of the accessory structures prior to final map recordation, and required demonstration of well, septic and any necessary water‑right approvals before building permits or final parcel map recordation.
No members of the public spoke on the item during the public comment period. The committee also approved the meeting agenda and draft minutes earlier in the session.
