Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules in Washoe County, NV (2026)

WCC 85.365; WCC 85.370

It is unlawful for any person owning, having charge or control of or occupying a property, building, lot, part of a lot, land or real estate open to public use or abutting on any street or roadway in the unincorporated area of Washoe County to fail, refuse or neglect to remove or cause to be removed all ice or snow resulting from a storm from the sidewalk or sidewalks in front of such property,...

WCC 70.392(1)(a)(1)-(2), (1)(c)(2)-(3), (3)

"Obstructive use" means:(1)Placing, erecting, or maintaining an unpermitted table, chair, booth, tent, or other structure upon a public sidewalk, road, and/or highway which actually causes an obstruction.(2)Placing or storing equipment, materials, parcels, containers, packages, or other property upon the public sidewalk, road, and/or highway which actually causes an obstruction on the sidewalk ...

WCC 85.056(1)-(3), (5); WCC 85.057(3)

An encroachment permit shall be secured from the engineering division of the department of public works before any person makes any obstacle or encroachment in the right-of-way of any public highway, road, street or alley within the unincorporated areas of the county...The application must be accompanied by a $25.00 service fee payable to the County of Washoe and by a recording fee for the perm...