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Washoe County Community Services Department, Building Division

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Washoe County Community Services Department, Building Division issues 2 permits we publish for Washoe County, last verified 2026-10-09. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.

What this agency issues

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Washoe County Building Permit (unincorporated area)only if it applies to youWashoe County Community Services Department, Building DivisionBuilding permit fee by total valuation (WCC Chapter 100, Appendix A, Table 1): $0.01-$500 $45.00; $500.01-$2,000 $45.00 plus $3.36 per additional $100; $2,000.01-$25,000 $95.40 plus $15.14 per additional $1,000; $25,000.01-$50,000 $443.62 plus $10.90 per additional $1,000; $50,000.01-$100,000 $716.12 plus $7.63 per additional $1,000; $100,000.01-$500,000 $1,097.62 plus $5.93 per additional $1,000; $500,000.01-$1,000,000 $3,469.62 plus $5.07 per additional $1,000; $1,000,000.01-$10,000,000 $6,004.62 plus $3.36 per additional $1,000; over $10,000,000 $36,244.62 plus $2.36 per additional $1,000. Plan review (Table 9): 65% of the building fee for commercial and all other permits other than single-family dwellings. Renewal: $45.00 plus 10% of the original building permit fee and sub fees. In the Incline Village area, valuation is increased by 15 percent.per project2026-10-09
Building Division Business License Inspection (unincorporated area)only if it applies to youWashoe County Community Services Department, Building Division$50 per inspectionper business license application, where an inspection is required2026-10-09

Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.

About each permit

Washoe County Building Permit (unincorporated area)

Building, remodelling or fitting out a commercial space in unincorporated Washoe County needs a county building permit; Reno and Sparks issue building permits inside their own limits. The fee is set by Table 1 of WCC Chapter 100, Appendix A (Ord. 1580, effective August 22, 2016), priced on total project valuation: $45.00 up to $500, rising through nine tiers, for example $1,097.62 for the first $100,000 plus $5.93 for each additional $1,000 up to $500,000, and $36,244.62 for the first $10,000,000 plus $2.36 per additional $1,000 above that. The county Building Fees page prints the same $1,097.62 tier. Under Table 9, plan review adds 65% of the building fee for commercial and all other permits apart from single-family dwellings. Renewing a building permit costs $45.00 plus 10% of the original building permit fee and any sub fees. The county Building Fees page adds 15 percent to the valuation in the Incline Village area. The fire district's plan review and inspection fee for construction is listed with the fire record. Ask the Building Division at 775-328-2020.

Building Division Business License Inspection (unincorporated area)

When a county business license application in unincorporated Washoe County needs a Building Division inspection of the premises before sign-off, the Building Division charges $50.00 per inspection. The figure is set in Table 2 of WCC Chapter 100, Appendix A (Ord. 1580, effective August 22, 2016), which lists 'Business license inspection .....$50.00', and the county's official Building Fees page lists the same business license inspection as item 9. WCC 25.023(7) routes general business license applications to other county agencies for approval, and WCC 25.018(1)(g) allows a license to be denied where a required agency approval is missing. This inspection is separate from the Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District's fire business-license inspection, listed as its own record. It applies only to county business licenses; Reno and Sparks run their own license inspections. Ask the Building Division at 775-328-2020.

Contact

Jurisdiction
Washoe County
Phone
775-328-2020

Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.

Sources

Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.

  1. How Much Will My Permit Cost? (Building Fees page)Washoe County Community Services Department, Building Division · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-09
  2. Washoe County Code Chapter 100, Appendix A (Table 1 Building Permit Fees, Table 2, Table 9 Plan Review Fees; Ord. 1580, effective August 22, 2016)Washoe County / Municode · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-09

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