Washoe County Development Code
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This site includes amendments adopted through January 25, 2011.

Warning! The Washoe County Development Code is a dynamic document subject to many revisions. Please contact the Department of Community Development to be sure you are viewing the most recent version.

Washoe County Development Code (4.4MB)

For smaller files, choose one of the following divisions of the Development Code:

table of contents & amendment summary  (184KB)

division one - introduction and organization (84KB)

division two - area plan regulations (580KB)

division three - regulation of uses (676KB)

division four - development standards (1.7MB)

division five - signs (116KB)

division six - subdivision regulations (285KB)

division seven - infrastructure availability and financing (232KB)

division eight - procedures (552KB)

division nine - general provisions (360KB)

index (24KB)

interpretations (184KB)

 

New!  Interpretation 11-3:  Classification of Temporary Outdoor Entertainment Uses

New!  Interpretation 11-4:  Clarification of Placement of Cargo Containers as Detached Accessory Structures          (supersedes Interpretation 11-2

New!  Interpretation 11-5:  Transitional Zoning For Properties Rolled Back from a City's SOI

 

PLEASE NOTE:  There is an error in Table 110.302.05.1, TABLE OF USES (Residential Use Types).   Under the Residential Group Home category, the table should read "A" for "Allowed" under the GR and GRR land use designations.  This error will be corrected in a future amendment to Article 302.

 

For information on other chapters of the Washoe County Code, including the most recent ordinances, please contact the Office of the County Clerk at 775.328.3084. Click here to access other chapters of the Washoe County Code.

For questions regarding the Development Code, contact:
Community Development Planning Counter
Phone: 775.328.6100
Fax: 775.328.6133
E-mail: planning@washoecounty.us

For questions regarding this web site, contact:
Sara DeLozier, Office Support Specialist
Phone: 775.328.6109
Fax: 775.328.6133
E-mail: sdelozier@washoecounty.us