All,

Please see the below four separate important City of Henderson updates that will affect your business within the COH:

  1. DSC Online will be offline and unavailable from Friday, September 16th - Sunday, September 18th. See additional information below.
  2. The COH is in the process of adopting recent SNWA-approved water conservation measures, including turf restrictions, septic prohibitions, pool size maximum of 600 square feet (which includes any square footage of an infinity edge per page 53 and 54), and others. See additional information below.
  3. 2021 IBC and IFC code adoption (which will affect your condo and apartment projects only). See additional information below.
  4. West Henderson utilities fee increase slated for January 1, 2023. See additional information below.

DSC Online will be off-line
DSC Online will be offline and unavailable from 12:00 a.m. on Friday, September 16, 2022, through 12:00 a.m. on Sunday, September 18, 2022 for maintenance.
  • The submittal of permit/plan applications, renewal of business licenses and permits, scheduling of inspections, and the payment of invoices will be unavailable during this downtime.
  • If you are unable to submit your application(s), schedule an inspection(s), or pay an invoice(s) prior to Friday, September 16, 2022, you will have to wait until the system is back online on the morning of Monday, September 18, 2022.
  • Inspections requested prior to downtime will be conducted on the scheduled date. 

If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out directly to Topher Barnes at christopher.barnes@cityofhenderson.com.

Water conservation ordinance
At the September 13, 2022 City of Henderson meetings, the City will adopt changes to Title 14 related to recent SNWA-approved water conservation measures, including turf restrictions, septic prohibition, pool size limits, and others. See the below details:

Adoption of the IBC/IFC
Also scheduled at the September 13, 2022 City of Henderson meetings, the City will adopt the 2021 International Building Code and International Fire Code. Please note that the COH and the City of Las Vegas are the only two jurisdictions adopting the 2021 IFC and IBC.

The 2021 IBC and IFC will be effective March 23, 2023.

SNHBA encourages all membership to reach out directly to their trade contractors if you have any questions related to the adoption of the IBC and IFC in the COH (or in the CLV).

West Henderson Utility Facilities Needs Assessment fee increase
A fee increase in the West Henderson "WHUFNA" area is currently out for business impact statement. Details can be found on the COH's website here. The map of the West Henderson area can be found here. The fee increase will be effective January 1, 2023 and is paid at building permit issuance. Details on "grandfathering" of projects can be found on page 6 of the ordinance here and page 5 here for each pressure zone, respectively.

COH staff gave a presentation to the SNHBA Land Use Committee. If you would like a copy of that PowerPoint, please reach out to me at amanda@snhba.com.