Dwelling unit or residential unit.
Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.120
in effectSec. 12.16.120. - Dwelling unit or residential unit.
Customer classes are those user categories that have similar wastewater discharge characteristics. The three customer classes defined for user fee rates are single-family, multifamily and commercial/industrial.
Residential condominium, townhouse condominium, community apartment, mobile home park are multifamily for the purpose of establishing user fee rates.
Duplex, triplex, fourplex, mobile home lot, single-family residence, zero lot line single-family and mobile home subdivision are single-family for the purpose of establishing user fee rates.
A residential user class not defined shall be assigned to that user class that is most closely representative of a multifamily or single-family class.
The sewer service user charge for each type of residential unit, multifamily or single-family, is a flat monthly rate per residential unit plus a customer service charge in the amount of two dollars and forty cents ($2.40) per bill effective on the dates indicated as listed below.
Effective on July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028 per the table titled Sewer Fee Rates the following user fee rates shall be applicable except properties that sewer to the South Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility and are annexed into the City of Reno will continue to pay the applicable Washoe County rate.
Sewer Fee Rates
(All Fees Are Per Month Rates) | Multiple-Family Residential Dwelling Unit with Shared Kitchen | Rooming House
Effective Date | Single-Family | Multifamily | Per Kitchen | Per Bedroom | Per Kitchen | Per Room Rental
July 1, 2026 | $62.73 | $51.55 | $39.42 | $19.20 | $39.42 | $19.20
July 1, 2027 | $65.73 | $54.10 | $41.37 | $20.15 | $41.37 | $20.15
July 1, 2028 | $68.73 | $56.65 | $43.32 | $21.10 | $43.32 | $21.10
*Per RMC 12.16.120, multi-family units up to a four-plex are charged at the single-family rate.
Effective July 1, 2029, the rate shall be subject to an automatic increase by an amount equal to the increase of the Consumer Price Index-All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the west urban area, as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The measurement period shall end with the published index for December of each year and the resulting increases shall be implemented with the July billings which will be reflected in the fee resolution adopted by city council and kept on file in the office of the clerk and the finance department.
(Ord. No. 2899, § 1(7.20.032), 8-25-80; Ord. No. 2954, § 1, 9-14-81; Ord. No. 3456, § 1, 1-26-87; Ord. No. 3754, § 1, 12-12-88; Ord. No. 4375, § 1, 3-22-94; Ord. No. 4560, § 1, 9-26-95; Ord. No. 5102, § 1, 12-14-99; Ord. No. 5518, § 1, 12-3-03; Ord. No. 5717, § 1, 7-6-05; Ord. No. 5817, § 1, 4-5-06; Ord. No. 6197, § 1, 8-24-11; Ord. No. 6412, § 1, 8-24-16; Ord. No. 6438, § 3, 9-27-17; Ord. No. 6740, § 1, 5-6-26)
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_TIT12PUWOUT_CH12.16SESE_ARTIISESECHRE_DIV2SEUSCH_S12.16.120DWUNREUNFetched: 11/1/2026