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Planning commission backs change to nonconforming‑use permit window, extending building‑permit deadline from 6 to 24 months
Summary
The Washoe County Planning Commission on May 6 voted to initiate and recommend approval of WDCA25‑2, a development code amendment that would extend the time to obtain a building permit to reestablish nonconforming uses or structures from six months to 24 months.
The Washoe County Planning Commission on May 6 voted to initiate and recommend approval of development code amendment WDCA25‑2, which would revise Article 904 (Nonconformance) to extend the time frame for obtaining building permits for nonconforming uses and nonconforming structures that have been partially or totally destroyed from six months to 24 months.
Planner Julie Olander presented the proposal, saying the amendment would update several subsections of Article 904 to clarify the scope of nonconforming “property,” extend the permit‑obtaining window from six months to 24 months for both nonconforming uses of structures and nonconforming structures themselves, and clarify when discretionary permits…
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