Reno, NV Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Residential size limit
- 6 sq ft (32 sq ft on 2+ acre tracts)
- Annual duration cap
- 95 days per calendar year
- Frontage limit
- 1 temporary sign per street frontage
- Content rule
- Not restricted by content
- Enforcement
- City may collect noncompliant signs
Summary
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.
(b)Allowed Signage In the following districts, temporary signage shall be allowed for each parcel as follows. This signage shall not be restricted by content.(1)Residential Districts One temporary sign per street frontage not exceeding six square feet for up to 95 days total per calendar year. On tracts of land of more than two acres, the sign area may be increased to 32 square feet.(2)Employment Districts and Urban Districts One temporary sign per street frontage not exceeding 32 square feet for up to 95 days per calendar year. Square footage may be increased on parcels without established uses or structures by the square footage that would be allowed when calculating for permanent freestanding signs; in this situation street frontage would be used for business frontage. (Ord. No. 6692, § 1(Exh. A), 1-8-25)
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 § 18.05.110(b) regulates political signs as ordinary temporary on-premises signage, not as a separate category: the code says content shall not be restricted. In residential districts, each parcel gets one temporary sign per street frontage, capped at six square feet, allowed for up to 95 days total per calendar year (32 square feet on tracts over two acres). Employment and Urban districts get a 32-square-foot cap on the same 95-day clock. Signs may not be illuminated, may not sit in the public right-of-way vision triangle, and must be kept in good repair or the city can collect them under § 18.05.110(a)(5).
Violations & Fines
Signs left up past the 95-day cap, oversized signs, or signs placed in the right-of-way or vision triangle can be collected by the City; owners have 30 days to retrieve a collected sign and 10 days to appeal a collection to the City Council.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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