Reno, NV

Reno caps front-yard fences at 4 feet and side/rear fences at 6 feet in residential and other non-employment zones, with a mandatory AASHTO sight triangle on corner lots and a permit…

Reno requires a permit from the building and safety inspector before erecting, constructing, altering, or extending any fence within city limits, per Municipal Code Section 14.18.050.

Reno bans barbed wire, razor ribbon, and razor tape on fences citywide, and disallows chain link along major drainageways and open space, unless a specific exemption in the zoning code…

Reno requires a permit before building a retaining wall, and any fence stacked on top of one is measured from the retaining wall's own top, not from grade.

Unincorporated Washoe County lets fences be built anywhere within or on the lot line, subject to height limits, but bars fencing across county utility, sewer, water, drainage and…

Reno bars non-electric vehicles from marked EV charging spaces, including privately owned multi-family parking lots offered for public charging, under RMC 6.30.165; violators face a…

Reno bans parking vehicles, trailers, or commercial vehicles longer than 24 feet, or taller or wider than 8 feet, on any street, highway, or alley except to pick up or drop off…

Reno prohibits overnight parking from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. on any street, alley, or highway posted with an official no-parking sign for those hours, except physicians and other emergency…

Reno lets the city council create residential permit parking districts where only permit-holding residents may park on-street, following a traffic engineer study and neighbor approval.

Reno's traffic code assigns a curb color code: yellow paint marks loading zones, green marks 24-minute parking, and red marks fire lanes where parking is banned outright. Only the city…

Reno bans stopping or parking within 5 feet of any driveway, 15 feet of a fire hydrant, or 20 feet of a crosswalk, and requires cars to park headed in the direction of traffic…

Reno treats parking in front of a single-family home's front building line as a public nuisance unless the vehicle sits on a paved standard driveway or an adjoining paved surface…

Reno bans junk, inoperative, or unregistered vehicles on streets and caps them at two on private property, screened from public view.

In Reno, RVs, trailers, and vehicles over 24 feet long cannot sit on a street or alley more than 48 consecutive hours, though owners can briefly stand one in front of their home to…

Reno sets no tow rate of its own but regulates the tow itself hard: a booting company may collect no more than $100.00 for the first 24 hours and $25.00 a day after, must reach a…

Reno loading zones are curbs painted yellow along their entire surface and signed "loading zone." Private vehicles get three minutes for passengers and five minutes with luggage or…

Reno requires anyone renting out transient lodging, including vacation homes, condos, and timeshares booked for under 28 days, to get a license from the Reno-Sparks Convention and…

Reno taxes short-term rentals as transient lodging: a 1% citywide license tax on gross receipts, plus an extra 1% in the downtown police-assessment district and 1.5% in the…

In the Tahoe Basin (TRPA area), Washoe County STR quiet hours run daily from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. Guests must reduce outdoor activity, and repeat noise violations force the owner to file…

Washoe County does not require an STR to be the owner's primary residence. Non-owner-occupied whole-home rentals are permitted, and there is no cap on the number of STR permits issued…

Washoe County does not require on-site host presence, but every STR must designate one Local Responsible Party who can be reached 24/7 by text-enabled phone, respond within 30 minutes…

Each unincorporated Washoe County STR gets an occupancy limit set by the Planning and Building Division. The occupant load is calculated as one occupant per 200 square feet of…

Washoe County sets no cap on the number of nights an STR may rent and no minimum booking length. Any rental under 28 days needs a permit. The permit prohibits events, parties, and…

In the Tahoe Basin (TRPA area), Washoe County STRs must provide one on-site parking space for every four occupants, all improved and on-site. Outside TRPA, the residential parking…

Every unincorporated Washoe County STR must carry a Certificate of Insurance providing a minimum of $500,000 liability coverage per occurrence. The owner acknowledges this coverage in…

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.

Reno allows in-home childcare for 5 to 12 kids as an accessory home business, but requires the provider to live on-site, caps outdoor play hours, and mandates a 6-foot fence along…

Reno bars home-based businesses from putting up signs that make a residence look non-residential: the home occupation must stay invisible from the street.

Reno home-based businesses must fit within 25% of living space or 500 square feet, may employ one outside worker with parking, and cannot have customers pick up merchandise on-site.

Nevada allows registered cottage food operations to sell non-hazardous homemade foods without a full food-establishment permit. Operators must register with the health authority…

Nevada never created a microenterprise home kitchen operation. The words microenterprise and home kitchen appear nowhere in NRS chapter 580 or NAC chapter 446. What Nevada does have is…

Reno bans unnecessary loud noise from aircraft engines or propellers in flight over the city, and helicopters must fly the Truckee River channel to and from the Riverside Garage…

Washoe County's barking ordinance is qualitative: animals making loud and frequent noises that annoy the neighbourhood violate County Code 55.125. The agency guideline for taking a…

Reno limits sound amplification devices and sound equipment in city parks and outdoor recreation facilities to 50 decibels within 50 feet without a permit, and 75 decibels at the…

Reno's zoning code caps noise from nearby nonresidential development at 49 decibels overnight and 65 decibels during the day at the property line of any adjacent home, enforced under…

Reno caps noise from nonresidential and mixed-use projects at 49 decibels at an adjoining residential property line between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., dropping from the 65-decibel daytime…

Reno bans amplified car stereo sound audible 25 feet away and requires every motor vehicle to run a proper, non-modified muffler under Reno Municipal Code Title 6.

Reno exempts construction noise from its residential-property-line noise limits only between 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Outside that window, construction sound must meet the same 49-65…

Washoe County has no dedicated leaf-blower ordinance for unincorporated areas. Gas leaf blowers are treated like any other noise source and must not push day-night average sound (Ldn)…

Reno bans feeding waterfowl, birds or wildlife in city parks except at three designated spots, and only with food made for wildlife, not bread or crackers.

Reno allows up to 12 fowl per lot under its Urban Farm accessory-use standard, which applies by right in every zoning district in the city, but that same rule bars hoofed animals and…

Reno prohibits feeding waterfowl, birds, or wildlife in city parks except at three designated pond locations, where only commercial wildlife feed is permitted, not bread or crackers.

Washoe County Code 55.100 requires dogs to be on a leash in public areas within the congested areas of the county, which include Reno. The code sets no leash length. Reno has no city…

Reno zoning sets district-specific rules for animal clinics, hospitals, shelters, boarding kennels, and training facilities, with lot-size and indoor-operation requirements that vary…

Reno pet stores and commercial establishments cannot sell dogs or cats retail. Small breeders under the county's commercial-breeder threshold are exempt, and stores may still host…

Bees fall under the Urban Farm use in Land Development Code § 18.09.301, which covers bees and up to 12 fowl. Table 3-1 lists Urban Farm as a minor conditional use permit (M) in all 32…

Cats are exempt from Washoe County's dog leash and at-large rules, so they may roam. However, unspayed female cats may not be allowed to run at large while in season, and keeping more…

Washoe County does not require spay or neuter for pets generally, but a dog formally declared dangerous or vicious must be sterilized within 30 days of that declaration, with proof…

Washoe County makes it unlawful to keep, harbor, or feed a bat, skunk, raccoon, fox, coyote, or other high-risk rabies-vector species on private property, under WCC 55.645. That ban is…

Washoe County has no breed-specific dog ban. WCC 55.750 expressly bars finding a dog dangerous or vicious "based solely on the dog's breed," and instead requires proof of an unprovoked…

In congested areas of unincorporated Washoe County, keeping more than five dogs or seven cats over four months old for more than 30 days in any six-month span requires a variance…

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…

Reno's landscaping code allows artificial turf as ground cover, but caps it at 25% of the required landscaped area unless the city administrator approves more.

Reno's Municipal Code Chapter 8.32 makes it unlawful to remove, top, mutilate, or injure any tree, shrub, or vine on a public street, park, or other public place without a written…

Reno requires owners and occupants to clear weeds, dry grass, and dead trees from their property and the abutting sidewalk or alley, or face nuisance enforcement.

New development landscape plans in Reno must cap turf at 50 percent of the required landscape area in multi-family, Urban and Employment districts, and every non-turf area must…

Reno assigns lawn irrigation to three fixed days a week by address parity and bans watering between noon and 6 p.m. all summer, enforced with civil fines.

Rainwater harvesting is legal statewide. Nevada NRS 533.027 allows de minimis collection of precipitation from the rooftop of a single-family dwelling for nonpotable domestic use…

Reno has formally adopted WUI zones covering western foothill neighborhoods (Caughlin Ranch, Somersett, Mogul, Verdi) and eastern slopes (Hidden Valley, Virginia Foothills). New…

Reno bans burning refuse or operating incinerators that send smoke, ash, sparks or fire onto streets, alleys or neighboring property, and bans residential-district incinerators for…

Reno bans possessing, selling, or igniting any fireworks or pyrotechnics citywide, with narrow exceptions for railroad signals, novelty caps, model rockets, and Fire Code permits.

Reno has no standalone propane ordinance. Instead it enforces LP-gas and propane storage limits through the 2024 International Fire Code, which it adopted by reference citywide…

A backyard recreational fire in the TMFPD is limited to 3 feet in diameter and 2 feet high, must burn only clean fuel (not rubbish), and must stay at least 25 feet from any structure…

Washoe County follows Nevada state law. NRS 477.140 requires hotels/motels with at least six guest rooms and apartment buildings with at least three units to equip each sleeping room…

Property owners in the Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District whose land is designated Moderate, High, or Extreme Hazard under the International Wildland-Urban Interface Code must…

A pool, pond, or other body of water that sits abandoned, unfiltered, or unmaintained until it turns polluted or breeds mosquitoes is a public nuisance under Reno's code, and…

Above-ground pools, spas and hot tubs need the same building permit and barrier as in-ground pools. The pool wall itself may serve as the barrier if it is at least 48 inches high; any…

Reno caps detached accessory structures like sheds at 1,600 square feet or half the house's footprint on standard SF-3 lots, requires a 3-foot gap from other buildings, and limits…

Reno's zoning code caps most residential lots at one detached accessory dwelling unit on top of the lot's normal limit on other accessory structures, and requires one off-street…

A manufactured or modular home built within 6 years of placement may serve as a detached ADU if permanently affixed and converted to real property. A shed or accessory structure cannot…

Converting a garage or accessory structure into livable space turns it into a dwelling unit subject to the county's ADU rules. Installing both a kitchen and a toilet automatically…

Every property in Reno that generates solid waste must subscribe to the city's exclusive collection, hauling, and disposal service under RMC 5.90: self-hauling instead of subscribing…

Dumping waste on any lot, street, alley, ditch, or waterway within Reno city limits is unlawful under RMC § 10.08.020, with fines up to $1,000 or six months in jail.

Reno residential customers are encouraged but not required to recycle; those who do must use the city's exclusive franchised hauler under RMC § 5.90.060, not an independent recycler.

Reno defines green waste narrowly for curbside recycling: branches under 3 inches across, brush, grass clippings, leaves, and stripped-down Christmas trees placed in a collection…

Reno requires a code enforcement permit before placing any dumpster or large mobile receptacle in a public right-of-way, and dumpsters must stay locked shut except when loading.

Reno's standard cart service does not include furniture, mattresses, or appliances: bulky items are excluded materials that residents must schedule separately, at a fee, through a…

Reno property owners and occupants must subscribe to the city's exclusive solid waste and recycling collection service: self-hauling or hiring an outside hauler is not allowed under…

Reno requires trash and recycling receptacles to stay accessible for pickup but bans placing them in streets or alleys, locked enclosures, or spots that create a nuisance; dumpsters in…

Reno's contracted hauler must offer recycling to every residential customer, but participation is voluntary: only the mandatory trash subscription and exclusive collection rights are…

Reno bans drinking or holding an open alcoholic beverage on public property or anywhere the public congregates, punishable as a misdemeanor.

Reno Municipal Code § 8.17.080 makes it unlawful to use or consume marijuana in any public place, on marijuana-establishment premises, or anywhere open or exposed to public view.

Reno pedestrians must cross roadways at right angles or in a crosswalk, and must yield to vehicles when crossing outside a marked or unmarked intersection crosswalk.

Reno bans smoking and vaping in all parks, trails, and recreation facilities, and within 100 feet of sporting fields, spectator areas, and facility entrances, unless inside a…

Skateboards are banned on downtown sidewalks and roadways, with parks and posted areas off-limits under Reno Municipal Code § 6.06.030 and § 8.23.160.

Reno prohibits urinating or defecating in streets, sidewalks, parks, and other public places, with violations charged as a misdemeanor under Reno Municipal Code § 8.12.018 unless the…

Reno makes it a misdemeanor to loiter on posted private property, but police can only cite for it if the owner has filed a Letter of Authority and posted signs.

Reno makes it a misdemeanor to solicit money or goods in an aggressive manner in any public place, covering touching, blocking, following, or using threatening language toward a person…

Reno has no mandatory green-building code for new construction, but Municipal Code Chapter 14.30 makes buildings of 30,000+ square feet benchmark annual energy and water use, and it…

Reno adopts the 2024 Uniform Plumbing Code and requires a valid certificate for anyone doing plumbing work that needs a city permit, with a narrow homeowner exception.

Reno has adopted the 2023 National Electrical Code with local amendments, and bars any electrical wiring installation, alteration, or addition without a city permit and a valid…

Reno follows federal EPA Renovation Repair and Painting rules for pre-1978 homes. Contractors must be EPA-certified lead-safe renovators and sellers and landlords must provide the EPA…

Reno's building official withholds permits for work that violates zoning rules and won't issue any permit until appeal deadlines under the code pass with nothing filed.

Reno requires every child care facility to meet building, electrical, plumbing, fire, and life-safety codes, with plans reviewed by Washoe County and annual fire and building…

Reno requires new construction and substantial improvements in mapped flood hazard areas to elevate the lowest floor beam at least one foot above the base flood elevation before the…

Reno has no citywide idling ban. Its only idling rule is a truck stop zoning standard requiring compliance with Washoe County's diesel idling regulations, posted signage on time…

Reno bans dumping refuse, waste, or any pollutant into streets, storm sewer inlets, catch basins, or drainage structures citywide, with civil penalties up to $1,000 per day per…

Reno requires a grading permit before excavating, filling, or altering land grade, per Municipal Code § 18.04.302; cuts over 20 feet or fills over 10 feet trigger major site plan…

Reno has significant Truckee River flood risk with major floods in 1950, 1955, 1986, 1997, and 2017. New construction in SFHAs must elevate 1 ft above BFE. Flood insurance is required…

Reno bans camping within 350 feet of the Truckee River shoreline citywide unless a permit is issued under Municipal Code Section 8.23.075; violators need a prior warning from a police…

Reno bans sitting, lying, sleeping or camping on any sidewalk, street, alley or other public place citywide, with camping defined broadly to include storing belongings or pitching a…

Reno allows data centers only in industrial and mixed-use employment zoning districts, and every one of those districts requires a conditional use permit rather than by-right approval…

Reno requires data center loading docks and truck staging areas to be designed to limit noise and odor near residential property, with screening required unless docks sit away from…

Reno confines adult businesses to the I, IC, and ME zoning districts and requires 750 feet from residential zones, schools, and parks, plus 500 feet between adult businesses.

Pawnbrokers in Reno need an annual license the first year and a quarterly license after that, plus a separate auto pawn license to accept vehicle titles as collateral, under Reno…

Reno bars tow and booting companies from removing a vehicle from private property without the owner's consent unless specific warning signs are posted: no signage means the tow or boot…

Reno requires a massage establishment business license before any business offering massage can operate, on top of the individual therapist's state license.

Reno requires an annual business license plus a privileged license for every tobacco paraphernalia retail business, i.e., smoke shops, before selling paraphernalia inside city limits.

Reno bans auto repair as a home occupation outright: the zoning code names it explicitly as prohibited, alongside equipment painting and heavy equipment repair, no matter how small the…

Reno lets the city council attach conditions to a secondhand dealer's license, including barring a dealer from also pawnbrokering or trading precious metals at the same location.

Reno makes it unlawful to intentionally block a public sidewalk with your body, an object, or a vehicle, or to block pedestrian and vehicle access to an entrance on abutting property…

Reno makes the abutting property owner responsible for keeping sidewalks, curbs, gutters, and trails in good repair, including routine upkeep like snow and weed removal.

Reno requires an encroachment permit before using public sidewalks or streets for construction, utilities, signage, or awnings, issued by the city engineer.

Reno prohibits new permanent off-premises digital advertising displays anywhere in the city or its sphere of influence, and bans computer-controlled variable message electronic signs…

Reno prohibits on-premises signs within 100 feet of a freeway right-of-way that exceed 20 square feet and have faces visible from the freeway's travel lanes, per Reno Municipal Code §…

Reno's sign code defines any device that grabs public attention as a "sign," and Section 18.05.109 flatly bans inflatable signs citywide, sweeping in blow-up Santas, snowmen, and other…

Reno treats political signs as content-neutral temporary signs: one per street frontage, up to six square feet, for up to 95 days a year in residential districts.

Temporary signs like garage-sale and yard-sale signs may not stay on a site more than 10 consecutive days, and at least 90 days must pass between displays. They cannot be illuminated…

Reno requires a special event permit for any planned gathering of 75+ people that closes or uses a city street, including neighborhood block parties.

Reno requires a park permit for any group meeting, concert, or gathering of more than 25 people in a public park, plus exclusive-use permits for picnic shelters and athletic fields.

Reno requires an outdoor dining permit before any restaurant can put tables on a sidewalk or in the public right-of-way, and the dining area must leave six feet of sidewalk clear for…

Reno exempts film and TV production from its special-event permit chapter entirely, but only because a separate film permit under Chapter 5.20 takes over instead.

Reno requires a special event permit for any parade, march, or planned gathering of 75 or more people on city streets or parks, filed with the city manager at least 90 days before…

Reno requires a special event permit before any street fair or festival, and every vendor selling inside the venue must carry a City of Reno business license or a temporary vendor…

Reno zoning code permits Farm and Urban Farm as land uses in specific districts, subject to setback and operating standards rather than a blanket ban.

Nevada protects established agricultural operations from nuisance claims when farming activities pre-date conflicting non-agricultural land uses in the area.

Reno requires companies to get a city council franchise before operating a shared dockless bicycle, e-bike, or e-scooter system on public property, and running one without a franchise…

Drivers in Reno may not stop, stand, park, or drive in a bicycle lane except for narrow listed exceptions, and must yield to cyclists using it.

Nevada runs two separate schemes. A golf cart can get a DMV operating permit only "in a county whose population is 700,000 or more," which under the 2020 census reaches Clark County…

Reno customers get 24 hours' personal notice to repair a leaking pipe, fixture, or meter connection before the ongoing water use counts as prohibited waste under the city's water…

Reno restricts installing new sod or hydroseeded lawns during declared water emergencies and limits established lawn irrigation to three assigned days a week under Reno Municipal Code…

Reno's Public Works Department supplies reclaimed water at city truck-fill stations for construction water trucks and other approved uses, run under Reno Municipal Code Chapter 12.24.

Commercial still photography shoots in Reno need a city film permit under RMC Chapter 5.20: the same permit required for motion picture and TV production, per § 5.13.040(a)(5).

Reno has no standalone street-closure permit for filming: the film permit ordinance itself lets the city condition approval on an adequate traffic access and circulation plan, billed…

Reno grants developers up to a 80 percent density bonus over district maximums for including deed-restricted affordable units in new residential or mixed-use projects.

Reno's Downtown Streetscape Design Standards govern the look of downtown improvements: adopted by reference into RMC Chapter 12.30, with the full standards document kept on file at the…

Reno imposes a license tax on gross receipts from renting transient lodging under 28 days, 1% citywide plus added district surcharges, collected through the Reno-Sparks Convention and…

Reno requires a written permit from the urban forester before planting, pruning, cutting, spraying, or removing any tree in a street parkway or other public place.

Landmark trees on public property in Reno are designated by the Urban Forestry Commission, which keeps a running list of every tree so designated. Removing a designated landmark tree…

Reno bans commercial truck traffic, including deliveries, on alleys shared with residentially zoned property between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. under the Land Development Code.

Reno caps nonresidential noise, including bars and nightclubs near homes, at 49 decibels overnight (10 p.m.–7 a.m.) and 65 decibels daytime, measured at the adjoining residential…

Reno caps mechanical noise, including generators, at nonresidential sites within 300 feet of homes: 49 dB at night, 65 dB by day, measured at the residential property line under the…

Reno bans amplified sound, including bass-heavy car stereos, that's audible 25 feet from a parked or operating vehicle under Reno Municipal Code Section 6.06.290; emergency vehicle…

Reno caps noise from HVAC units and other mechanical equipment on nonresidential sites at 65 dB daytime and 49 dB nighttime, measured at the adjacent residential property line, under…

Reno's zoning code requires floodlights and spotlights to be fully shielded so the light element isn't visible from residential property or public rights-of-way, with all fixtures…

Reno requires all lighting on permanent off-premises advertising displays to be directed onto the sign face itself, not outward, and bans digital billboards citywide under the zoning…

Reno requires fully shielded, downward-directed exterior fixtures and caps color temperature below 4,000K, banning white and blue-white light citywide.

Reno's Motel Inspection Program lets anyone file a complaint about a converted non-transient lodging rental with the city, triggering faster enforcement than the routine annual…

Reno requires annual code inspections for non-transient lodging rental properties, former motels converted to long-term housing, and bars renting any unit that hasn't passed inspection…

Reno's Historical Resources Commission designates historic resources and districts under RMC Chapter 18.07, requiring proven significance and physical integrity before a property joins…

Nevada AB 341 (2021) authorized cannabis consumption lounges statewide. Reno permits lounges in approved commercial zones subject to Cannabis Compliance Board licensing and Reno…

Reno requires cannabis retail establishments to maintain minimum separation distances from schools, daycare centers, parks, and community facilities under state-mandated buffer rules…

Nevada permits adults 21 and older to cultivate up to six cannabis plants per person, capped at twelve per household, only when the residence is more than 25 miles from a licensed…

Reno enforces the International Property Maintenance Code as its citywide habitability standard for rental housing, covering structural, sanitation, and occupancy conditions in every…

Reno landlords follow Nevada NRS 118A.242, which caps residential security deposits at three months of periodic rent and requires return within thirty days of tenant move-out, with…

Nevada preempts local rent control; Reno cannot cap rents. NRS 118A governs landlord-tenant, requiring 45-day written notice for month-to-month rent increases but no cap on the amount.

For nonpayment, NRS 40.253 requires a 7-judicial-day pay-or-quit notice before summary eviction. Nevada uses a unique 'tenant-initiated' process: the tenant must file an affidavit…

Nevada eviction procedures are exclusively set by state law under NRS 40.251 through 40.254, allowing summary eviction for nonpayment, lease violation, or no-cause termination after…

NRS 118A.330 requires a Nevada landlord to give the tenant at least 24 hours' notice before entering and to enter only at reasonable times during normal business hours, except in an…

NRS 118A.210 caps a Nevada late fee at 5 percent of the periodic rent and requires it to be set out in the rental agreement. For tenancies longer than week-to-week, no late fee may be…

Under NRS 40.251, either party may end a month-to-month tenancy with 30 days' written notice (7 days for week-to-week). Tenants who are 60 or older or have a disability may request an…

Under NRS 118A.300, a Nevada landlord may not raise rent without serving written notice 60 days before the first increased payment, or 30 days in advance for a periodic tenancy of less…

Nevada requires 5 years of continuous, adverse occupancy plus payment of all state, county, and municipal taxes for that period before a claim of adverse possession can succeed (NRS…

Reno licenses sidewalk vendors and restricts where their carts can sit: no blocking building entrances, no more than half the sidewalk, and a ten-foot buffer from fire hydrants…

Reno requires a separate city Mobile Vendor Business License for every food truck, plus a valid Washoe County Health District permit, before any food sales can begin within city limits.

Reno bars mobile vendors from streets, sidewalks and city-owned parking lots, and keeps them 300 feet from any school, church, playground or park without written consent and 100 feet…

Reno Municipal Code bans planting genus Ulmus (elm) anywhere in the city, and genus Populus (poplar, cottonwood, aspen) or Salix (willow) trees along any street, parkway, or public…

Nevada law NRS 202.2493 prohibits the sale of tobacco, vapor products, and alternative nicotine products to anyone under 21. Reno retailers must verify ID for all buyers appearing…

Nevada has no statewide ban on flavored tobacco or vapor products, leaving flavor regulation primarily to federal FDA authority and limited local action.

In Reno's SF-3 single-family district, a house must sit at least 30 feet from the front and rear lot lines and 5 feet from each side line. Accessory structures need 5 feet at the sides…

Reno's SF-3 single-family zoning district caps principal buildings at 35 feet and limits accessory structures to 29, 16, or 12 feet depending on type, per the height table in the…

Reno caps building coverage at 40% of the lot in its standard single-family districts (35% in large-lot districts), measured against gross property area.

Reno Municipal Code makes it unlawful for any owner, lessee, or occupant to let a building, including its cellar or basement, become unsafe or dangerous, with unsecured cellar…

Reno requires every property owner to keep lots free of weeds, dry grass, dead trees, and debris, whether the lot is built on or vacant.

Reno treats solar panels as an alternative utility system allowed in every zoning district, exempt from the screening other systems need, but still subject to building- and fire-code…

Nevada rebuilt its HOA solar law in 2025. Under NRS 116.333 an association that has adopted solar rules must approve or deny a request to install a residential solar system within 35…

Reno limits temporary garage sales to four per residential property each year, three days per sale, and requires a dwelling on-site: codified as a permitted temporary use under the…

Door-to-door peddlers and solicitors selling for profit must obtain a city business license before going house to house in Reno; nonprofit canvassers only need to register with the…

Reno bars minors under 18 from public places between midnight and 5 a.m. citywide, and 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. in the downtown corridor.

Reno parks close nightly, 5 a.m.-10 p.m. in summer, 6 a.m.-7 p.m. in winter, and staying past closing without authorization is a misdemeanor.

Under TMFPD's fire code, charcoal and open-flame cooking devices cannot be used on combustible balconies or within 10 feet of combustible construction. Small LP-gas grills (container…

Backyard smokers and barbecue grills are exempt from the recreational-fire size rule, but the same 10-foot combustible-construction clearance for open-flame cooking devices applies…

Washoe County declares debris, refuse, rubbish or garbage that could become a harborage for rodents or other vermin a public nuisance under WCC 50.308(6). Large, remote parcels that…

Commercial drone operators in Nevada must hold an FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate and follow NRS 493. NRS 493.109 bars flying within 500 feet horizontally or 250 feet vertically…

Nevada regulates drones by statute: NRS 493.103 lets a property owner sue for trespass when a drone flies below 250 feet over their land, and NRS 493.109 bars flying within 500 feet…

Nevada sets minimum wage statewide through constitutional and statutory provisions, preempting local wage ordinances and standardizing employer obligations.

Nevada requires private employers with 50+ employees to provide paid leave, with statewide standards limiting local government modification of leave rules.

Nevada is a shall-issue state requiring a permit to carry concealed firearms, with sheriff-issued CCW permits valid for five years subject to training requirements.

Nevada law preempts local firearm ordinances, reserving regulation of firearms, ammunition, and components to the state legislature, with narrow exceptions.

Nevada generally permits open carry of firearms by adults without a permit, subject to location restrictions and the state preemption framework.

Nevada law won't let the Gaming Commission license a full casino inside the Las Vegas Boulevard corridor or the rural Clark County gaming zone unless the site sits in a designated…

Nevada regulates charitable bingo, poker, blackjack and raffle-style lotteries entirely through NRS Chapter 462, administered by the Nevada Gaming Control Board. Only a "qualified…

Nevada's gambling laws exempt one narrow category from licensing: card games played in a private home or residence where nobody profits from running the game, with winnings going only…

Nevada legalized sports wagering statewide long before other states, but you can only bet through a sports pool licensed under NRS 463.160. Operating a race book or sports pool without…

Under the Nevada Common-Interest Ownership Act, NRS 116.3116, an association has a statutory lien for unpaid assessments. A portion is super-priority over a first mortgage, and the…

A Nevada association's executive board must meet at least once every quarter and not less than once every 100 days, and at least twice a year at a time outside standard business hours…

Nevada law overrides HOA restrictions in several areas: NRS 278.0208 voids CC&Rs that prohibit or unreasonably restrict solar energy systems, NRS 116.320 protects display of the U.S…

NRS 116.330 bars a Nevada homeowners association, and its governing documents, from prohibiting an owner from installing or maintaining drought tolerant landscaping in the yard and…

NRS 116.320 forbids a Nevada homeowners association, and the association's own governing documents, from banning display of the flag of the United States or the flag of the State of…

For a violation of the governing documents that does not pose an imminent threat of causing a substantial adverse effect on health, safety or welfare, NRS 116.31031 limits a Nevada…

A Nevada association gets a lien the moment an assessment, fine or construction penalty falls due, and NRS 116.3116(3) puts part of that lien ahead of the first mortgage: nine months…

Nevada rewrote NRS 116.335 effective July 1, 2026, and the section now runs in the association's favor rather than the owner's. The version in force lets an association whose…

The word "checkpoint" does not appear anywhere in the Nevada Revised Statutes or in the Nevada Administrative Code. What Nevada does have is a two-part roadblock scheme in NRS chapter…

Nevada does not leave the right to film police to case law. NRS 171.1233, added in the 2020 32nd Special Session, says a person who is not under arrest or in the custody of a peace…

Nevada is a stop-and-identify state, and the duty sits in a statute rather than in case law. NRS 171.123 lets a peace officer detain anyone the officer encounters under circumstances…

Nevada decriminalized most traffic offenses in 2021, and in doing so the Legislature wrote down exactly what a peace officer may do after pulling a driver over. NRS 484A.7033(1) lets…

Nevada counts auxiliary lamps rather than rating them. NRS 484D.180 lets any motor vehicle carry up to two spot lamps, up to two auxiliary driving lamps mounted 16 to 42 inches above…

Nevada never wrote a dash-cam rule, so a windshield camera is governed by the general obstruction section. NRS 484D.435(1) bars driving with "any sign, poster or other nontransparent…

Nevada prohibits lane splitting outright. NRS 486.351(1) says a person other than an on-duty police officer "shall not drive a motorcycle or moped between moving or stationary vehicles…

Nevada has no statute that uses the words "plate cover" or "plate frame." What it has instead is NRS 482.275(5), which requires every license plate to be securely fastened, positioned…

Nevada traffic law says nothing whatever about radar detectors. The word does not appear in NRS chapters 484A through 484E, which together are the whole of the state traffic code, nor…

Nevada allows metal studded tires only between October 1 and April 30, and only where the studs are tungsten carbide or similar material and the metal touching the pavement never…

Nevada allows aftermarket film on the two windows beside the driver only if the glass and film together pass at least 35 percent of the light striking them, with a statutory tolerance…