NUMBERING OF RESIDENCES AND PLACES OF BUSINESS

Reno Administrative Code tit. 14, ch. 14.28

in effect

Reno Administrative Code § 14.28.010 Duty of owner or agent.

Sec. 14.28.010. - Duty of owner or agent. Every person owning any building, or the agent thereof, must prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for such building, place, or cause to be placed, on or over the door or gate used as an entrance to such building, or adjacent to such door or gate so as to be readily seen from the street, the appropriate number of such building as herein specified in this chapter. (Ord. No. 5647, § 2, 2-9-05)

Reno Administrative Code § 14.28.020 Unlawful use of numbers; size of figures.

Sec. 14.28.020. - Unlawful use of numbers; size of figures. All entrances from streets to buildings, or to special apartments in buildings, shall be numbered, and it shall be unlawful for any person, whether owner or occupant of the building or any apartment therein, to place, maintain or allow to remain thereon, any number other than the one required by this chapter. The number placed upon any entrance shall be of a different color from the background upon which it is placed, and each figure of such number shall be at least three inches in height and of proportionate width. All numbers must be made of substantial and permanent material, and must be so placed or fixed as not to be easily effaced or removed. (Ord. No. 5647, § 2, 2-9-05)

Reno Administrative Code § 14.28.030 Use of odd and even numbers.

Sec. 14.28.030. - Use of odd and even numbers. On streets running east and west all buildings facing south thereon shall be numbered with odd numbers, and all buildings facing north thereon shall be numbered with even numbers. On streets running north and south all buildings facing east thereon shall be numbered with odd numbers, and all buildings facing west thereon shall be numbered with even numbers, as in this chapter hereinafter provided. (Ord. No. 5647, § 2, 2-9-05)

Reno Administrative Code § 14.28.040 Allotment of numbers.

Sec. 14.28.040. - Allotment of numbers. One hundred numbers, or as many thereof as may be necessary, shall be allotted to the property frontage in each block between two main streets, upon the basis of one number for every 12½ feet, except as hereinafter provided in this chapter. (Ord. No. 5647, § 2, 2-9-05)

Reno Administrative Code § 14.28.050 Truckee River and Virginia Street the dividing lines.

Sec. 14.28.050. - Truckee River and Virginia Street the dividing lines. The Truckee River shall be the dividing line for all streets running north and south, and Virginia Street shall be the dividing line for all streets running east and west. (Ord. No. 5647, § 2, 2-9-05)

Reno Administrative Code § 14.28.060 Numbering on streets north of Truckee River.

Sec. 14.28.060. - Numbering on streets north of Truckee River. On all streets running north and south, north of the Truckee River, commencing with First Street, the numbers shall begin on the southeast or the southwest corner of the block, as the case may be, with the 100 or 101 at the point nearest the river, and the number 200 or 201 in the next block, and so on north consecutively, allowing 100 numbers for each block upon the basis as hereinbefore specified, provided, that all numbers shall, as near as practicable, correspond in each block between the same streets, except that the blocks between West Sixth Street and Maple Street shall, for the purpose of this chapter, be considered as one block between such streets, and buildings facing on streets running north and south between such streets shall be numbered accordingly on the basis hereinbefore specified. Between First Street and the Truckee River there shall be allotted the numbers one to 99 inclusive, or as many thereof as may be necessary to the entire property frontage, irrespective of blocks, allowing one number for every 20 feet or fraction thereof, except on Virginia Street, where the basis shall be as otherwise herein specified; provided, however, that the numbers in all blocks between two streets shall, as near as practicable, correspond as hereinbefore specified. (Ord. No. 5647, § 2, 2-9-05)

Reno Administrative Code § 14.28.070 Numbering on streets running south of Truckee River.

Sec. 14.28.070. - Numbering on streets running south of Truckee River. On all streets running north and south, south of the Truckee River, commencing with Island Avenue and Mill Street, the numbers shall begin on the northeast, or the northwest corner of the block, as the case may be, with the number 100 or 101 at the point nearest the river, and the number 200 or 201 in the next block and so on south consecutively, allowing 100 numbers for each block upon the basis as hereinbefore specified; except that the blocks between Mill Street and Pine Street shall, for the purpose of this chapter, be considered as one block between such streets, and buildings facing on streets running north and south between such streets shall be numbered accordingly upon the basis of 12½ feet as aforesaid; provided, that between the river and Mill Street there shall be allotted the numbers one to 99 inclusive, or as many thereof as may be necessary to the entire property frontage, irrespective of blocks, allowing one number for every 25 feet or fraction thereof. (Ord. No. 5647, § 2, 2-9-05)

Reno Administrative Code § 14.28.080 Numbering streets running east and west.

Sec. 14.28.080. - Numbering streets running east and west. On all streets running east and west, the numbers shall begin at Virginia Street, the first block being numbered from one to 99 inclusive, the next block 100 to 199 inclusive, and so on east or west from Virginia Street as the case may be. (Ord. No. 5647, § 2, 2-9-05)

Reno Administrative Code § 14.28.090 Duty of building and safety inspector.

Sec. 14.28.090. - Duty of building and safety inspector. It shall be the duty of the building and safety inspector, whenever he has knowledge of any violation of this chapter, to give notice in writing thereof to the owner, or, if he cannot be found, to the agent or occupant of the premise where the violation occurs; and if, after 15 days, the cause of complaint is not removed, to have the penalty enforced as in this Code provided. (Ord. No. 5647, § 2, 2-9-05)

Reno Administrative Code § 14.28.100 Retention of old numbers; limitation.

Sec. 14.28.100. - Retention of old numbers; limitation. Whenever any property owner or agent of any property has been notified to change the numbers of his building, the old numbers may be temporarily retained, in addition to the new numbers; provided, however, that in no case shall such old numbers be retained for a period longer than 60 days after the official notice to change the same. (Ord. No. 5647, § 2, 2-9-05)

Reno Administrative Code § 14.28.110 Additional numbering on curbs permissible.

Sec. 14.28.110. - Additional numbering on curbs permissible. (a) A person owning any building, or the agent thereof, being otherwise in compliance with the requirements of this chapter, may, pursuant to this section, paint or cause to be painted upon the outer (street) side of the city curb to the front of his building and within his extended property lines the number of such building, but no other number or letter. All building numbers placed on curbs shall be of good quality black enamel paint, and shall be neatly centered and placed upon a 16-inch background of good quality white outdoor reflective paint. The curb numbers themselves shall be four inches high, and shall be formed by use of standard stencil series "C." Whenever possible, when the property is serviced by one or more driveways, the curb numbers shall be placed not less than one foot and not more than three feet from the driveway edge nearest the main front entrance to the building. Curb numbers permitted by this section shall not be painted on any curb when such painting or numbering would conflict with any required "red," "yellow," "green," "white," or "orange" or other restricted curb zone set forth in Chapter 6.06, Article X or Chapter 6.30. Use of the curb numbering authorized by this section is not required and shall not, under any circumstances, take the place of the other numbering requirements of this chapter. (b) Every person desirous of painting house numbers on curbs as a business venture or in conjunction with any business venture shall have or obtain a city business license and shall, before painting any house number on any curb in the city, file with the chief license inspector a bond in the sum of $1,000.00, executed by the applicant and a surety company and approved by the city attorney and conditioned for the faithful observance of the provisions of this section and which shall indemnify and save harmless the city from any and all damages, judgments, costs or expense which the city may incur or suffer by reason of this granting of its permission for such a person to carry on the business of painting house numbers on city curbs. (c) It is unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, corporation or other association to paint or cause to be painted any house number on a curb without first having obtained the permission of the owner or occupant of the property adjacent to the curb. (Ord. No. 5647, § 2, 2-9-05)

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_TIT14BUCO_CH14.28NUREPLBUFetched: 11/1/2026