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Washoe County action plan limiting public gatherings to 50 persons or 50 percent occupancy, whichever is fewer

Update on Public Gatherings in Washoe County: On Nov. 5 at 11:59 p.m., public gathering limit drops from 250 to 50

Washoe County (action plan) as approved by the Nevada COVID-19 Mitigation and Management Task Force; announced by the Washoe County Health District and Regional Information Center Oct. 29, 2020 · Washoe County, Nevada (Reno, Sparks and unincorporated Washoe County) (County)

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Jurisdiction
Washoe County, Nevada (Reno, Sparks and unincorporated Washoe County) · Las Vegas and Reno · Nevada
Level
County
Authority
Governor's Directive 033 and the Task Force's county action-plan framework (Directives 029 and 033); NRS 414
Issued
2020-10-29 Oct. 29, 2020
Effective
2020-11-05 11:59 p.m. (read as 2020-11-05)
End
Absorbed Nov. 24, 2020 by the statewide pause (Directive 035, by name), which imposed the same 50-person cap statewide; the Washoe plan's own duration was not stated (read as 2020-11-24)
In force
Nov. 5, 2020 to Nov. 24, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q4
Limitation types
Capacity limitGathering capEvents and venues
Addressees
  • all events, celebrations and ceremonies, indoors and outdoors, in Washoe County
  • private gatherings (State limits of 10 indoors and 25 outdoors restated)
Functions reached
  • GATH/EVT all public events capped at 50
  • MC meetings, banquets, conventions
  • WS worship services
  • SP sports and tournaments
Collection
Las Vegas and Reno MET-LAS

Operative words

The Nevada COVID-19 Mitigation and Management Task Force approved Washoe County's action plan to limit the size of public gatherings from 250 to 50, or 50 percent occupancy (whichever is fewer), starting at 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 5. The public gathering limit of 50 will be applied to all events, celebration and ceremonies - both indoors and outdoors. For private gatherings, Governor Sisolak's Directive states that private gatherings be limited to 10 people or fewer indoors and 25 or fewer outdoors. That remains unchanged. In addition, the Task Force directed a report back at the next meeting regarding efforts to address increased reporting on enforcement, increased testing, quicker turnaround times for COVID-19 results and contact tracing.... The Health District may consider allowing outdoor events with fixed seating with more than 50 people on a case-by-case basis.

Enforcement

Washoe County, Reno and Sparks business licensing and police; reporting to the Task Force on enforcement

Notes

The Nevada Independent report (read, not saved) adds a 30-day moratorium on events above 250 and enhanced business enforcement; the submitted Washoe plan was linked from the release (link dead)

Retrieval note

Release text read in full.

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