Washoe County, Nevada

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Business lmpact Statement, Proposed ordinance changes to wcc chapter 25
April 8, 2009
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business owners to adhere to state Law by following county code
regulations.
Direct effects-. Junk dealer owners will be required to modify their business
processes, if required, so that their business records are properly
maintained and place safeguards to ensure that they purchase
junk from the appropriate people. Secondhand store owners and
pawnbrokers will need to review their business processes to
confirm that their records comply with county code and state
Law.
lndirect effecfs: There are no known indirect effects from the proposed
amendments.
3. The following consfrtufes a description of the methods that washoe county
considered to reduce the impact of thte proposed rule on busrnesses and a statement
regarding whether any, and if so which, of these methods were used:
These proposed amendments result from State Laws already in effect, so one
assumes that such evaluation was done by the State Legislature prior to adopting
the regulations. The County cannot fail to incorporate the pertinent State Law
regulat-ions into County Code, so the proposed amendments are a necessity. Other
thin tracking State Law requirements to help ensure that affected businesses are not
burdened by having to reconcile inconsistencies between state law and county code,
the County'did no--t consider any methods to reduce the impact of the proposed
amendments junk dealers, secondhand stores or pawnbrokers since the
amendments mirror current State Law.
The staff report prepared for the Washoe Gounty Commission to support these
proposed amendments is dated March 25,2009. The staff report for the approval of
the business impact statement is dated April 8, 2009. A copy of either staff report is
available from ihe Washoe County Department of Community Development (attn:
Bob Webb, Planning Manager)'
4. The fottowing constitutes fhe estimated cosf fo Washoe County for enforcement of
the proPosed rule:
Any enforcement actions against junk dealers, secondhand store owners or
pawnbrokers will be the resp6nsibiliiy of the County's Code Enforcement Officers
iCgO") The CEOs respond to complaints or referrals from other government
agencies, it is not anticipated that there will be proactive enforcement of this code
rJquirement. Such activities will be included as part of the normal duties for the
CEOs; therefore, there are no anticipated increases in costs to Washoe County to
enforce the proposed Code amendments. Additionally, any such activities are not
anticipated to significantly increase the CEOs' workload'
S. The following constitutes an estimate of the total annual amount Washoe County
expecfs to c-otlect from new fees in the proposed rule and the manner in which the
money will be used:
There are no new fees contained within the proposed amendments'
Business Impact Statement
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