Commissioners allow one-horse use and zone change but require permit compliance after neighbors complained about noise and after-the-fact structures
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Summary
A Sunrise Manor owner received a zone change and a use permit to keep one horse and several accessory structures, but the commission required building permits for a prior bedroom/garage conversion and set a one-year deadline to begin compliance; neighbors had raised concerns about parties, noise and unpermitted construction.
Sunrise Manor 2D Clark County commissioners on July 16 approved a zone change and a use permit that allows one horse and related accessory structures at a Sunrise Manor property, while imposing a requirement that unpermitted work be legalized with building permits and a one-year deadline.
Attorney Jaime de la Vega presented the case for the owner, noting the property and an adjacent parcel are under the same ownership and may be merged in the future. The owner requested a use permit for "large livestock," but clarified at the hearing that they sought authorization for a single horse.
Neighbor Al Rojas spoke in support of improvements to the neighborhood but also raised concerns about trespassing, motor homes, and people living in RVs and trailers that feed localized crime and trash problems. Commissioner Kirkpatrick and other commissioners said county code enforcement and animal-control procedures must be followed and asked the owner to provide a contact phone number for enforcement to call before police responses.
Nut graf: The commission balanced neighbors' enforcement concerns and the owner's request by approving the zone change and the single-horse use permit, while requiring the owner to pursue building permits for an existing bedroom addition and other unpermitted work and by setting a timebound compliance requirement.
Commissioners noted the bedroom addition appears in aerial imagery dating back to 2013 and that tearing down long-standing work may not be practical. They required the owner to file permit plans and complete necessary upgrades; the board also asked for a contact phone number to be provided to the county for faster outreach when neighbors call about disturbances.
Ending: The zoning and use-permit approvals allow the property to keep a horse under county rules, but the owner must secure permits and address neighbor concerns about noise and after-the-fact structures on an enforced timeline.