Reno, NV Home Business: Customer Traffic Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Driving clients on-site
- Two at a time, max
- Non-driving clients on-site
- Up to six at a time
- Client vehicles on-site
- One at a time
- Governing provision
- RMC § 18.03.405(j)
Summary
Reno caps home occupations at two on-site clients who drive, allowing only one client vehicle on the property at a time, or up to six non-driving clients such as kids at lessons.
(5) Traffic Pedestrian and vehicular traffic shall be limited to that normally associated with residential districts. No more than one client's car may be on site at any one time. ... (15) Clients Businesses that serve young clients (e.g., music or swimming lessons) or other clients that do not drive may have up to six clients on site at any one time. Businesses that serve clients that drive may serve up to two clients on site at any one time as limited by subsection e. above.
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's zoning code sets specific customer-traffic limits for home occupations under the Administrator's home occupation standards. Vehicular and pedestrian traffic must stay at levels normal for a residential street, with no more than one client's car on site at any time. A separate clause allows up to six on-site clients for businesses serving people who don't drive themselves, such as children at music or swimming lessons, but caps businesses serving driving clients at two on site at once. Home occupations also can't sell merchandise that requires customers to visit the property in person.
Violations & Fines
Zoning violations are enforced under RMC Chapter 1.05, Code Enforcement; the Administrator can issue a notice of violation, an administrative citation, a stop-work order, or revoke the home occupation's business license.
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