Definitions.
Reno Administrative Code § 6.09.010
in effectSec. 6.09.010. - Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
Commercial parking lot means a parking lot for which a charge is made and which is held open for use by the general public.
Impound means the act of depriving the operator of a vehicle of the use of that vehicle to compel the payment of a charge due for parking or for the payment of a charge associated with the deprivation of the use of the vehicle. The term includes, without limitation, the physical removal of the vehicle from the lot or location at which the operator left it or the disablement of the vehicle to prevent its removal from the lot.
Lease parking lot means a parking lot for which a charge is made pursuant to agreement with the owner on a daily, weekly or monthly basis.
Owner means the person owning the property or structure and specifically includes any employee, lessee or contractor engaged in the operation of the lot or in the provision of a service to the operation of the lot.
Parking lot means a building, structure or space where one or more motor vehicles may be parked, stored or kept other than a space reserved by the owner thereof for his personal use.
Patron parking lot means a parking lot provided exclusively for the use and convenience of a person doing business at or with a business establishment located within or immediately adjacent to the lot and for which no charge for parking is made whether or not a parking ticket must be validated.
Vehicle means any device upon or by which a person or property is transported.
(Ord. No. 3912, § 1, 1-9-90)
Source: City of Reno, Nevada, Administrative Code, City Charter and Annexation and Land Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nv/reno/codes/administrative_code?nodeId=PT2READCO_TIT6VETR_CH6.09REPALO_S6.09.010DEFetched: 11/1/2026