Policy.
Reno Administrative Code § 8.30.005
in effectSec. 8.30.005. - Policy.
As an aid in the interpretation and enforcement of this section, the city council finds that:
(a) The maintenance and improvement of the quality of life and economic vitality of the City of Reno are significant government interests.
(b) The preservation of the health, safety and welfare of all members of the public, including prevention of assault, battery, theft, and disturbances of the peace, as well as other crimes and disorder, are significant government interests.
(c) The public has a right to the access to, and use and enjoyment of public property and public places, free from intimidation, fear and unwarranted confrontation. Protection of this right of the public is a significant government interest. The government has a legitimate interest in minimizing fear, intimidation and unwarranted confrontations of the public during the night hours, a time when criminal activity is more likely to occur.
(d) Aggressive solicitations threaten these significant government interests by diminishing access to, and use and enjoyment of public places, and also threaten the commercial well being of local businesses, and create an environment of fear, intimidation, and confrontation.
(e) Solicitations in certain locations, at certain times affecting a solicitation environment, or in locations where members of the public are less able to avoid solicitations, also threaten these significant government interests. Such solicitations also diminish access to and enjoyment of public places, threaten the commercial well being of local businesses, and create an environment of fear, intimidation, and confrontation.
(f) It is the intent of the council to protect the public from persons who engage in aggressive solicitations, or who engage in other methods of solicitation that diminish or prevent the public's right to access to, and use and enjoyment of public places, but without prohibiting any person's such right and without impinging on the use of the public forum by all.
(g) Regulation of solicitation is necessary to meet council's intent; to protect quality of life, economic vitality, health, safety and welfare, and the rights of the public.
(Ord. No. 6113, § 1, 7-15-09)
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_TIT8PUPESAMO_CH8.30SO_ARTIINGE_S8.30.005POFetched: 11/1/2026