How to respond to Washoe County’s code correction comments

What Washoe County calls its correction letter, how to resubmit, and what to include, from the city’s own pages. Each fact links to its source.

What Washoe County calls it

Washoe County calls its correction letter “code correction comments”. It expects a written response letter that answers each comment.

Source: washoecounty.gov

How to resubmit after Washoe County plan check corrections

1. Provide a response letter outlining the responses to each reviewing department's corrections.
2. Upload the new files to the permit under Record Info > Attachments.

From the city’s instructions: washoecounty.gov

What to include

• The corrected sheets replaced in the electronic full set, uploaded as a new full set
• A new full set of structural calculations if the comments change the calc package
• Any other supporting documents the plan review comments ask for
• A response letter answering each reviewing department's corrections

From the city’s instructions: washoecounty.gov

Codes its letters cite

Building code named on the city’s pages: 2024 International Building Code, Chapters 1 through 35 and Appendices A, C, E, I, and P.

Source: washoecounty.gov

Local amendments to the building code

Adopted local amendments.

Source: washoecounty.gov

Sections Washoe County changes from the state code (summaries in our words; read the ordinance for the exact text):

• IBC 202: Amended; see the ordinance
• IBC 305.2: Group E day care threshold changed from more than five to more than six children.
• IBC 305.2.2: Small day care within a dwelling unit now applies to six or fewer children.
• IBC 308.2.5: Amended; see the ordinance
• IBC 308.5: Institutional I-4 day care threshold changed from more than five to more than six persons.
• IBC 310.2: Amended; see the ordinance
• IBC 311.2: Amended; see the ordinance
• IBC 403.5.4: Amended; see the ordinance
• IBC 906: Deleted; refers to the 2024 International Fire Code and Northern Nevada Fire Amendments instead.
• IBC 910.2: Amended; see the ordinance
• IBC 1210.4: Requires diaper changing tables in certain new or altered public restrooms, with listed exemptions.
• IBC 1503.6: Prohibits snow shedding onto adjacent properties; allows reduced impact area with engineered snow restraint.

The ordinance amends more sections than these.

The amendments: washoecounty.gov

Official links

• Resubmittal instructions
• Building department page
• Washoe County Building Program: (775) 328-2020 (washoecounty.gov, checked October 31, 2026)
• Address: 1001 E. Ninth Street, Reno, NV 89512 (washoecounty.gov, checked October 31, 2026)

Links and facts checked on October 28, 2026.

Nevada rules every plan check here follows

These come from Nevada law and state agencies, so they apply in Washoe County as well. Each links to its source.

Local building codes

Your city or county chooses its own building code and the rules for enforcing it, so check which code your local building department uses.

Source: Nevada Revised Statutes § 278.580, checked October 31, 2026

Permit fees

Local governments set their own building permit fees, which must be reasonable.

Source: Nevada Revised Statutes § 278.580, checked October 31, 2026

Statewide energy standards

Cities and counties must build the state's minimum energy-efficiency standards into their building codes and enforce them; they may adopt stricter ones.

Source: Nevada Revised Statutes § 701.220, checked October 31, 2026

Energy code updates

The state energy standards follow the International Energy Conservation Code, and the newest version is to be adopted every third year.

Source: Nevada Revised Statutes § 701.220, checked October 31, 2026

What a good response to code correction comments has

General guidance, not Washoe County’s own rules. Check its page before you resubmit.

• Answer every comment, in the reviewer’s order and numbering, so nothing is missed.
• Say plainly what you changed for each comment, or why no change is needed.
• Name the sheet and detail where each change is, so the reviewer can find it fast.
• Mark changes on the drawings (clouds or deltas are common) and keep sheet numbers the same.
• Send the response letter, the revised drawings and any new calculations together.

Other Nevada city guides

• City of Reno
• City of Sparks
• White Pine County

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