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Washoe County adopts updated special events rules setting 2,000‑attendee threshold, 75 dB limit

Washoe County Open Space and Regional Parks Commission · January 29, 2026
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Summary

The Washoe County Open Space and Regional Parks Commission approved an update to its special event policy clarifying permit thresholds, timelines and neighborhood notification, and formalizing a 75‑decibel amplified sound limit and insurance/fee-waiver processes.

The Washoe County Open Space and Regional Parks Commission on Jan. 28 approved an updated special events policy intended to clarify when events must appear before the commission and to standardize permitting and enforcement.

Operations superintendent Stephanie D'Arcy said the changes are largely an update, not a brand-new rule: "It indicates that this is the first time that this special event policy has come for approval. However ... November 2004, it did go to the Board of County Commissioners before those policies came to park commission and was approved at that time," she said.…

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