Get 06 IECC Prescriptive Package - Washoe County, Nevada - Washoecounty

Zoning is a method of urban planning in which a municipality or other tier of government divides land into areas called zones, each of which has a set of regulations for new development that differs from other zones.

The General Rural Agricultural (GRA) Regulatory Zone is intended to preserve areas where large lot residential uses, open space, agricultural and grazing uses predominate.

*Unincorporated Washoe County includes those areas of the County located outside of the city limits of Reno and Sparks. It includes areas such as Incline Village, Washoe Valley, Spanish Springs, Hidden Valley, Sun Valley, portions of Verdi and Cold Springs, and others.

For example, if your property is zoned "AG-10-ME," your base zoning is General Agricultural, the minimum parcel size for subdividing is 10-acres, and there is a "Mineral Extraction" combining district attached.

What is the Current Adopted Nevada Building Code? The NEC is adopted and enforced at the local level.

Zoning codes are a set of rules that regulate what can and can't be done on a particular piece of property. They're established and enforced at the city level. In California, you can find zoning codes for virtually every city in the city's municipal code.

Typical business spaces in Nevada require R-19 to R-38 for ceilings, higher for those with attics. For metal buildings, R-5 thermal blocks are required, plus two layers of insulation using R-19 and R-11 linear system.