Reno, Nevada. October 29, 2009. At their regularly scheduled meeting yesterday, Washoe County Commissioners directed planning staff to make specific revisions to a proposed nuisance ordinance and return on December 8th for a first reading of said ordinance with a second reading and possible adoption on January 12, 2010. Both readings would occur during the public hearing portion of the County Commission meeting, scheduled to begin no earlier than 6:00 p.m. on both days.
PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Kathy Carter
For Immediate Release
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http://www.washoecounty.us
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COUNTY COMMISSION DIRECTS STAFF TO FURTHER REVISE PROPOSEDNUISANCE ORDINANCE AND WILL RECONSIDER IN DECEMBER
Reno, Nevada. October 29, 2009. At their regularly scheduled meeting yesterday, Washoe County Commissioners directed planning staff to make specific revisions to a proposed nuisance ordinance and return on December 8th for a first reading of said ordinance with a second reading and possible adoption on January 12, 2010. Both readings would occur during the public hearing portion of the County Commission meeting, scheduled to begin no earlier than 6:00 p.m. on both days.
The second reading yesterday of the proposed ordinance amending the Washoe County Code at Chapter 50 sought to amend unlawful acts for operating a motorcycle or an off-road vehicle and add a whole new part for nuisance codes, to include purpose and scope, definitions, unlawful acts and enforcement, public nuisances, and modifications to public nuisances. The new nuisance code reflects current County and State laws which regulates nuisance and was the result of direction by the County Commission to consolidate these existing laws into a single Code chapter. The draft ordinance was refined and focused after two years of work by a citizens working group representing various parts of the unincorporated areas of Washoe County ranging from Incline Village in the south to Cold Springs and Gerlach in the north.
After receiving two hours worth of input from citizens attending yesterday’s meeting as well as other input received via phone calls and the county’s website, County Commissioners directed planning staff to modify specific items in the proposed ordinance, to include amending the definitions related to “public view” and “vehicles”, removing the proposed two vehicle limit for junk vehicles but strengthening proposed regulations which would prohibit the storage of any junk vehicle in the public view, and completely removing Section 8 which address potential nuisance modifiers. The Commission accepted the majority of the remaining ordinance sections, including Section 1 which makes it unlawful to operate a motorcycle or an off-road vehicle on public or private land within 1,000 feet (instead of 500 feet) of any residence owned or occupied by another.
Citizens can read the original proposed ordinance and provide input at Nuisance.
A revised proposed ordinance will be posted at Nuisance as soon as it is completed, by December 3rd at the latest.
Reno, Nevada. October 28, 2009. Help Washoe County recapture first place and win $5,000 by taking the National Association of Counties (NACO) ENERGY STAR Change a Light pledge.
Reno, Nevada. October 27, 2009. The Washoe County Commission today at their regularly scheduled meeting approved the following on-going agreements with other local government entities to enhance our community’s quality of life, specifically in the area of public safety.
Reno, Nevada. October 27, 2009. Washoe County Commissioners met today with members of the Truckee Meadows Water Authority (TMWA) Board of Directors to outline a process for near-term integration and long-term consolidation of Washoe County Department of Water Resources’ water utility function with TMWA, the area’s largest water purveyor.
Reno, Nevada. October 27, 2009. Citizens can hear about how Washoe County’s Animal Services staff is working with local animal rescue groups to make our county one of the most “pet friendly” communities in the country.
Reno, Nevada. October 21, 2009. Washoe County has been recognized as a winner for its use of technology in the national Center for Digital Government’s 2009 Digital Counties Survey in the 250,000 to 499,000 population category.
Reno, Nevada. October 6, 2009. In a decision handed down today by District Court Judge Brent Adams, Washoe County Treasurer Bill Berrum was ordered to refund 8,700 north shore property owners located in the Washoe County portion of the Lake Tahoe basin in support of the State Board of Equalization`s decision on July 20, 2009 to roll back 2006-07 property values for those residential parcels to 2002-03 levels.
Reno, Nevada. October 1, 2009. Washoe County encourages all residents to take advantage of free dumping of selected items during this weekend`s event sponsored by the area`s privately-operated Waste Management company.
