Reno residents may trim trees on their own property without a city permit. Trees overhanging streets or sidewalks must maintain 8 feet clearance over sidewalks and 14 feet over streets per RMC 12.16. Utility line trimming is handled by NV Energy.
Property owners are responsible for trimming street trees in the public right-of-way adjacent to their property. The Reno Urban Forestry Commission provides species recommendations suited to high-desert conditions. Neighbors may trim branches that cross property lines up to the boundary, consistent with Nevada common law, but cannot enter the neighbor's yard or damage the tree's health. NV Energy performs free line clearance trimming on vegetation near power lines.
Branches obstructing sidewalk/street: notice to abate within 30 days, then city trims with cost recovery. Willful damage to a neighbor's tree: civil treble damages under NRS 40.140.
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