County Code - Ordinances
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The table below shows the current ordinances passed by the Washoe County Board of Commissioners which effect the Washoe County Code. The current version of the Washoe County Code is Supplement 13. The following ordinances are not reflected in the actual code until a new supplement is released.
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| Ordinance | Effective Date | Ordinance Summary |
|---|---|---|
| #1690 | 03 MAY 2013 | AMENDS WASHOE COUNTY CODE CHAPTER 25 (BUSINESS LICENSES, PERMITS AND REGULATIONS) BY DELETING CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUORS CURRENTLY IN CHAPTER 25 AND MOVING THOSE PROVISIONS TO CHAPTER 30 (INTOXICATING LIQUOR AND GAMING LICENSES AND REGULATIONS). |
| #1509 | 03 MAY 2013 | AMENDS WCC CHAPTER 30 (INTOXICATING LIQUOR AND GAMING LICENSES AND REGULATIONS) TO PROVIDE FOR NEW PENALTIES FOR LATE PAYMENT OF LICENSE FEES AND NEW CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE METHODS OF ENFORCEMENT FOR VIOLATIONS OF LIQUOR AND GAMING LICENSE REQUIREMENTS OR REGULATIONS (INCLUDING CRIMINAL, CIVIL, ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS AND ACTIONS TO SUSPEND OR REVOKE LIQUOR OR GAMING LICENSES); TO INSERT PROVISIONS THAT WERE DELETED FROM WCC CHAPTER 25, REGARDING RECORDKEEPING, FEES AND LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR PERSONS TO PROVIDE, MANUFACTURE, OR SELL CERTAIN KINDS OF INTOXICATING LIQUORS; TO ADD SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR TEMPORARY LIQUOR LICENSES, FOR PERSONS WHO SERVE LIQUOR IN PRIVATE CLUBS AND AT SPECIAL EVENTS, AND WHO PROVIDE LIQUOR SAMPLES AT GROCERY STORES, AND WHO PROVIDE LIQUOR CATERING SERVICES; AND, TO INCORPORATE NRS PROVISIONS CONCERNING CRIMINAL HISTORY INQUIRIES OR INVESTIGATIONS AND ACTION ON COMPLAINTS AGAINST PERSONS WHO SELL INTOXICATING LIQUOR OR HOLD GAMING LICENSES IN WASHOE COUNTY. |
| #1507 | 03 MAY 2013 | AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE WASHOE COUNTY CODE BY ADDING NEW SECTIONS TO CHAPTER 70 REGARDING THE USE, OPERATION, OWNERSHIP, AND REGISTRATION OF OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES (OHVs) AND TO DESIGNATE CERTAIN HIGHWAYS WITHIN WASHOE COUNTY FOR OHV USE. |
| #1506 | 05 APR 2013 | DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH WOODLAND VILLAGE PURSUANT TO NRS 278.0201 THROUGH 278.0207 APPROVING DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT CASE NO. DA12-002 FOR WOODLAND VILLAGE, TENTATIVE SUBDIVISION MAP CASE NO. TM03-004 THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY THE WASHOE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION ON 4-1-03. SOLE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IS TO EXTEND THE EXPIRATION DATE TO DEC. 15, 2017. |
| #1505 | 22 MAR 2013 | AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF THE WASHOE COUNTY, NEVADA, HIGHWAY REVENUE (FUEL TAX) BONDS, SERIES 2013, AND OTHERWISE CONCERNING THE BONDS AND THE MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL AND SPECIAL FUEL TAXES PLEDGED FOR THEIR PAYMENT. |
| #1504 | 08 MAR 2013 | AN ORDINANCE AMENDING WASHOE COUNTY CODE AT CHAPTER 110 BY AMENDING THE INOPERABLE VEHICLE STORAGE USE DEFINITION TO CLARIFY TYPICAL USES, AND BY ESTABLISHING A DEFINITION FOR WHAT CONSTITUTES AN INOPERABLE VEHICLE. |
| #1503 | 21 DEC 2012 | AN ORDINANCE DELEGATING TO THE COUNTY TREASURER THE DUTIES OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS RELATING TO THE APPORTIONMENT, COMBINATION OR REAPPORTIONMENT OF ASSESSMENTS IN THE COUNTY'S SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS PURSUANT TO NRS 271.425 AND OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO. |
| #1502 | 21 DEC 2012 | AMENDS WASHOE COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. 519 BY REPEALING CERTAIN SECTIONS ESTABLISHING THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AS THE "EX OFFICIO" BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND BY ADDING NEW SECTIONS APPOINTING AND ESTABLISHING A SEPARATE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE SOUTH TRUCKEE MEADOWS GENERAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. |
| #1501 | 02 NOV 2012 | AMENDS ARTICLE 910 (ENFORCEMENT) WASHOE COUNTY DEVELOPMENT CODE TO AUTHORIZE AND PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR THE USE OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND CIVIL PROCEDURES SET OUT IN WCC CHAPTER 125 TO ENFORCE "DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS" AND PROVIDE THAT AGGRIEVED PERSONS MAY APPEAL LAND USE OR BUILDING CODE DECISIONS TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, AND TO SEEK JUDICIAL REVIEW OF BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT DECISIONS. |
| #1500 | 02 NOV 2012 | AN ORDINANCE MOVING EXISTING LANGUAGE REGULATING SETBACKS FROM DRAINAGE WAYS FROM ARTICLE 438 (GRADING STANDARDS) TO ARTICLE 420 (STORM DRAINAGE STANDARDS) OF WASHOE COUNTY CODE CHAPTER 110. |
| #1499 | 02 NOV 2012 | AN ORDINANCE AMENDING WASHOE COUNTY CODE AT CHAPTER 110 BY MAKING THE CODE EASIER FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND AND INTERPRET, ESTABLISHING AN ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM THAT INCENTIVIZES VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE, CREATING A CLEAR SYSTEM OF MINOR AND MAJOR GRADING ACTIVITIES TO REDUCE HE NUMBER OF REQUIRED SPECIAL USE PERMITS AND OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO. |
| #1497 | 05 OCT 2012 | AN ORDINANCE AMENDING WASHOE COUNTY CODE AT CHAPTER 110 BY CREATING A NEW CLASSIFICATION OF USE IDENTIFIED AS "DATA CENTER" AND REGULATING THE ZONING DISTRICTS AND UNDER WHAT CONDITIONS IT WILL BE PERMITTED. |
| #1496 | 24 AUG 2012 | ADOPTS SUPPLEMENT NO. 13 TO THE WASHOE COUNTY CODE. |
| #1495 | 09 AUG 2012 | APPROVES FIRST AMENDMENT TO A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH UNIQUE INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP, LLC REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TECHNOLOGY PARK PROJECT KNOWN AS RENO TECHNOLOGY PARK, SPARKS ENERGY PARK AND WATER TANK FACILITIES (THE TECHNOLOGY PARK) ALLOWING CONSTRUCTION OF A CERTAIN TECHNOLOGY FACILITY WITHIN A SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT AREA AND PROVIDING FOR REPLACEMENT OF OPEN SPACE AND AMENDMENT TO THE COUNTY DEVELOPMENT CODE TO PERMIT SIMILAR FACILITIES IN CERTAIN ZONING DISTRICTS. |
| #1494 | 09 AUG 2012 | AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE AT CHAPTER 110, ARTICLE 302, ALLOWED USES, AND ARTICLE 304, USE CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM, TO DEFINE AND ALLOW A "CARETAKER'S RESIDENCE-ATTACHED" AND (WITH AN ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT) "CARETAKER'S RESIDENCE-DETACHED" IN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTS AND OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERETO. |
| #1493 | 03 AUG 2012 | AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF THE COUNTY'S GENERAL OBLIGATION (LIMITED TAX REFUNDING BONDS) (ADDITIONALLY SECURED BY PLEDGED REVENUES, SERIES 2012B. |
| #1492 | 03 AUG 2012 | AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF THE COUNTY'S GENERAL OBLIGATION (LIMITED TAX) VARIOUS PURPOSE REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 2012A. |
| #1491 | 01 AUG 2012 | AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 21 (MISCELLANEOUS AND ADDITIONAL TAXES) ADDING A NEW SECTION IMPOSING AN ADDITIONAL FEE ON THE RECORDING OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY THE COUNTY RECORDER WITH THE PROCEEDS USED TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES FOR ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN, AND OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERETO. |
| #1490 | 06 JUL 2012 | AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 54 CONCERNING ALARM REGISTRATION AND FALSE ALARMS BY DELETING WCC 54.040(5)(d) REMOVING THE AUTHORITY OF THE ALARM ADMINISTRATOR TO WAIVE OR REDUCE RENEWAL REGISTRATION FEES AND MODIFYING APPENDIX A (FEE SCHEDULE). |
| #1489 | 22 JUN 2012 | AN ORDINANCE IMPOSING A FEE ON THE PARCELS OF LAND IN WASHOE COUNTY, NEVADA DISTRICT NO. 24 (GROUNDWATER REMEDIATION) TO PAY THE COSTS OF DEVELOPING AND CARRYING OUT A PLAN FOR REMEDIATION; AND OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERETO. |
| #1488 | 22 JUN 2012 | AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1000 IN ORDER TO CHANGE THE BOUNDARIES OF DISTRICT NO. 24 (GROUNDWATER REMEDIATION); AND OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERETO. |
| #1487 | 01 JUL 2012 | AMENDS WCC CHAPTER 100 (WASHOE COUNTY BUILDING CODE) TO ADOPT THE 2009 INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE (IECC) TOGETHER WITH THE 2011 NORTHERN NEVADA AMENDMENTS TO THE IECC, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2012. |
| #1486 | 04 MAY 2012 | AN ORDINANCE CREATING THE WASHOE COUNTY STADIUM AUTHORITY. |
| #1485 | 06 APR 2012 | AN ORDINANCE AMENDING WASHOE COUNTY DEVELOPMENT CODE CHAPTER 110 ARTICLES 302, 304, 322, AND 902 TO ADD NEW DEFINITIONS REQUIRED BY AB 544 OF THE 2011 NEVADA LEGISLATURE AND CLARIFY WHICH TYPES OF GROUP HOMES ARE TO BE CLASSIFIED AND PROVIDED WITH ALL THE SAME ALLOWED USES AS SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES AND WHICH TYPES ARE TO BE CLASSIFIED AND TREATED AS CIVIC USE FACILITIES UNDER THE NEVADA GROUP HOME LAW, THE FEDERAL FAIR HOUSING AMENDMENTS ACT AND FEDERAL COURT CASE IN 2008. |
| #1484 | 09 MAR 2012 | AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH LIFESTYLE HOMES TND, LLC REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A 680 LOT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT (SILVER HILLS SUBDIVISION). |
| #1483 | 09 MAR 2012 | AMENDS WASHOE COUNTY CODE, CHAPTER 45, PUBLIC WELFARE BY ALLOWING GENERAL ASSISTANCE 45.90 TO MAKE DIRECT PAYMENTS OF GENERAL ASSISTANCE TO VENDORS IN ADDITION TO ELIGIBLE INDIGENT INDIVIDUALS. THE PROPOSED LANGUAGE WILL ALSO DELETE "OR VOUCHERS O VENDORS" IN BOTH THE HEADING AND BODY OF 45.90. |
| #1482 | 24 FEB 2012 | AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1074 LEVYING ASSESSMENTS IN WASHOE COUNTY, NEVADA, SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 27 (OSAGE ROAD/ PLACERVILLE ROAD) AND PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERETO. |
| #1481 | 03 FEB 2012 | AN ORDINANCE FOR TECHNICAL REVISION AND AMENDMENT OF THE WASHOE COUNTY CODE CHAPTER 110 (DEVELOPMENT CODE) AT SECTION 110.304.25(C) (4) TO IMPLEMENT THE REQUIRED PROVISIONS OF SB191, ADOPTED BY THE NEVADA STATE SENATE ON JUNE 20, 2011, REGARDING PET CREMATORIES. |
| #1480 | 03 FEB 2012 | AN ORDINANCE AMENDING WASHOE COUNTY CODE, CHAPTER 110, DEVELOPMENT CODE, ARTICLE 306, ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES, TO MODIFY THE PLACEMENT STANDARDS FOR CARGO CONTAINERS PERMITTED AS DETACHED ACCESSORY STRUCTURES AND PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS PROPERLY RELATING THERETO. |
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