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Neighbors and church press council to delay housing waivers; items 27 and 33 continued
Summary
Local church trustees and nearby residents urged the Henderson City Council to deny or continue waiver requests that would allow 24-inch setbacks and 5-foot driveways, citing privacy, pedestrian safety and drainage concerns. The council voted to continue items 27 and 33 to March 17 to allow further review and neighbor‑applicant discussions.
Residents and a church representative asked the City Council to delay action and require binding safety solutions before waivers are granted for a proposed development near a sanctuary.
Priyesh Joseph, trustee for Saint Mother Teresa Catholic Church, told the council the developer’s requests to reduce driveway lengths and narrow setbacks raise safety and privacy concerns. Joseph said the official staff report’s stated scope of waivers did not match the project blueprints his group reviewed and urged the council to place the burden of proof on the developer. "A 5 foot driveway is a mathematical impossibility for a family car," Joseph said, adding that vehicles would overhang sidewalks and force children and elderly parishioners into the street.
Rajan Kiriwala, also representing neighborhood concerns, asked the council to deny four waivers in case WOS2025017955. He described a 24-inch setback that would place two-story residential windows uncomfortably close to the church property line and said reducing standard 20-foot driveway lengths to 5 feet would create constant hazards for pedestrians, emergency responders and drainage.
City staff noted the applicant had requested a continuance to March 17 to continue working with neighbors and a nearby church. The council voted to continue items 27 and 33 to that date, giving the applicant additional time to submit binding mitigation measures and revised plans.
The public comments were recorded as part of the formal hearing process; no technical demonstrations or new engineering plans were introduced at this meeting.
