Reno, NV Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Vending Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Hours
- 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
- School/park buffer
- 300 feet without written consent
- Restaurant buffer
- 100 feet from open restaurant
- Time limit
- 4 hours per location, then relocate
- Zoning
- Barred on residentially zoned property
Summary
Reno confines mobile food vending to commercial private property with the owner's written permission, bans it on residential lots, streets, sidewalks and city parking lots, keeps units 300 feet from schools and parks, and limits operating hours to 7 a.m.-11 p.m.
(3)...Mobile vending activities shall be prohibited on residentially zoned property. (4)Mobile vending activities shall not take place upon any highway, street, alley, sidewalk or city-owned or city-operated public parking lot. (7)Mobile vending activities shall not be conducted within 300 feet from the property line of any school, church, playground or park... (11)Mobile vending activities may only be conducted between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Administrative Code: Supplement 64 | Land Development Code: Supplement 5 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Reno Municipal Code Chapter 4.05 sets time, place and manner rules for mobile food vending. Units may operate only on commercial private property with the owner's written permission; residentially zoned land, streets, sidewalks, alleys and city-owned parking lots are off-limits. Vending must stay 300 feet from any school, church, playground or park without written consent, and 100 feet from an open restaurant's door. Hours run 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. unless the site is zoned for 24-hour use or holds a special use permit. A unit can vend up to four hours per location before moving at least four city blocks, and needs both a Washoe County Health District permit and a City of Reno mobile vendor license.
Violations & Fines
Violating any Chapter 4.05 rule is unlawful; the city can deny, suspend or revoke the mobile vendor business license and cite operators under Reno Municipal Code Title 4 enforcement provisions.
Frequently Asked Questions
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