Regulations for display stands and sales of expressive merchandise.
Reno Administrative Code § 5.14.090
in effectSec. 5.14.090. - Regulations for display stands and sales of expressive merchandise.
(a) The use of display stands and the creation, display, offer or sale of expressive merchandise shall be allowed on city sidewalks to further expression protected by the First Amendment, subject to limitations that display stands and expressive merchandise shall:
(1) Leave at least five feet of clear passageway along any sidewalk.
(2) Not be located within 18 inches of the curb line of any sidewalk.
(3) Not extend more than eight feet above any sidewalk.
(4) Not impede access to the entrance of any adjacent building or driveway.
(5) Not be located within ten feet of a crosswalk, bridge, fire hydrant, fire department standpipe connection, fire escape, driveway of a fire station, police station, or hospital, bus stop, any entrance or exit doorway, wheel chair ramp, green, yellow or red zone, or obstruct a commercial business sign.
(6) Not lean against or hang from any building or any other structure, including, but not limited to, structures such as lamp posts, parking meters, mail boxes, traffic signal stanchions, fire hydrants, fire department standpipe connections, trees, tree boxes, benches, bus shelters, or traffic barriers which lawfully occupy public space.
(b) A person erecting or using a display stand or displaying expressive merchandise on a sidewalk, including but not limited to persons engaged in the creation, display, offer or sale of expressive merchandise, shall abide by the provisions of the Special Events Chapter, RMC Chapter 5.13, and particularly RMC Section 5.13.045 relating to vending and free speech areas, during special events.
(Ord. No. 5689, § 2, 4-27-05; Ord. No. 6147, § 1, 4-14-10; Ord. No. 6346, § 1, 9-24-14)
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_TIT5PRLIPEFR_CH5.14FIAMPREXMEDISI_S5.14.090REDISTSAEXMEFetched: 11/1/2026