Master Administrative Enforcement Penalty and Fee Schedule
Master Administrative Enforcement Penalty and Fee Schedule adopted by the Washoe County
Commission on September 27, 2024 with an effective date of December 1, 2024.
Commission on September 27, 2024 with an effective date of December 1, 2024.
Washoe County Code Chapter 125
Master Administrative Enforcement Penalty and Fee Schedule
Effective December 1, 2024
Master Administrative Enforcement Penalty and Fee Schedule
Effective December 1, 2024
| Administrative Penalty (see notes 1 & 2) | Penalty |
| First administrative penalty | $100.00m |
| Second administrative penalty | $200.00 |
| Third or subsequent administrative penalty | $400.00 |
| Civil Abatement Penalty (see note 3) | Penalty |
| First 30 days | $100.00 per day |
| Subsequent days (31st day through 45th day) | $500.00 per day |
| Maximum cumulative penalty | $10,000.00 per day |
| Chronic Nuisance Civil Penalty (see note 4) |
Penalty (no more than) |
| Residential property | $500.00 per day |
| Nonresidential property | $750.00 per day |
| Collections Fee | $50.00 |
| Administrative Action Fee | Fee |
| Second or subsequent re-inspection of a property found to remain in violation of Washoe County Code | $25.00 |
| Recording a Notice of Lien | $19.00 |
| Releasing a Notice of Lien | $19.00 |
| Personal or posted service or any notice or lien by a Washoe County enforcement official | $25.00 |
| Mailed service of any notice or lien sent through certified mail, postage prepaid, with return receipt requested | $5.00 |
| Request for an Administrative Hearing | $50.00 |
| Short Term Rental (STR) Administrative Penalties | Penalty |
| First administrative penalty (see note 2) | $750.00 |
| Second administrative penalty (see note 2) | $1,500.00 |
| Third administrative penalty | $3,000.00 and potential revocation of STR permit |
| Operating an STR without the required permit (see note 5) | Cumulative |
| First Violation | $1,500.00 |
| Second Violation | $3,000.00 |
| Third or subsequent violation | $5,000.00 |
Notes:
1. There is no administrative penalty associated with a warning issued pursuant to WCC Section 125.160.
2. Pursuant to WCC Section 125.160(5), Washoe County will accept one-half of the administrative penalty amount as payment in full if received within 30 days, or in the case of a STR penalty within 14 days, of service of the administrative penalty notice.
3. Civil abatement penalty levied only in a non-judicial nuisance abatement case [authorized pursuant to NRS 244.3605(2)(d)].
4. Chronic nuisance civil penalty levied pursuant to a Court order in a chronic nuisance abatement case [authorized pursuant to NRS 244.3603(3)(a)].
5. A Stop Activity Order and penalty issued for operating a STR without the required permit may only be appealed to an Administrative Hearing and/or judicial review due to citations for such violations being issued under WCC Chapter 50 as a public nuisance.
1. There is no administrative penalty associated with a warning issued pursuant to WCC Section 125.160.
2. Pursuant to WCC Section 125.160(5), Washoe County will accept one-half of the administrative penalty amount as payment in full if received within 30 days, or in the case of a STR penalty within 14 days, of service of the administrative penalty notice.
3. Civil abatement penalty levied only in a non-judicial nuisance abatement case [authorized pursuant to NRS 244.3605(2)(d)].
4. Chronic nuisance civil penalty levied pursuant to a Court order in a chronic nuisance abatement case [authorized pursuant to NRS 244.3603(3)(a)].
5. A Stop Activity Order and penalty issued for operating a STR without the required permit may only be appealed to an Administrative Hearing and/or judicial review due to citations for such violations being issued under WCC Chapter 50 as a public nuisance.