Commission of act in public building or on public property interfering with peaceful conduct of activities.
Reno Administrative Code § 8.12.022
in effectSec. 8.12.022. - Commission of act in public building or on public property interfering with peaceful conduct of activities.
(a) A person shall not commit any act in a public building or on the public grounds surrounding the building which interferes with the peaceful conduct of activities normally carried on in the building or on the grounds.
(b) A person shall not commit any act on any public property set aside for use during a special event licensed in accordance with Title 5 which interferes with the peaceful conduct of the special event.
(c) A person shall not remain on public property that has been set aside for use during a special event licensed in accordance with Title 5 after the daily activities for the special event have ended, until the public entity has concluded all cleaning and other ministerial duties and the property has been reopened for general public access.
(1) To constitute a violation of this subsection, there must be a general announcement that the day's activities have concluded and an individual remaining on the public property must be warned to leave until the property has been reopened for public access.
(2) The prohibition in this subsection does not apply to:
a. Vendors with a permit to sell at the special event or their employees, independent contractors or volunteers, while actively engaged in work related to their business as a vendor.
b. Businesses having fixed premises located within the perimeter of the special event or their employees, independent contractors or volunteers, while actively engaged in work related to the business at such premises.
c. Employees, independent contractors or volunteers of the city or special event promoter actively engaged in clean-up, law enforcement or other activities related to the special event.
d. Individuals in transit from one business to another within the perimeter of the special event, or from a business to transportation leaving the area.
e. Public safety, medical and ambulance personnel responding to medical or other emergencies.
(d) Any person whose conduct is prohibited by paragraph (a), (b) or (c), who refuses to leave the building, grounds, or public property set aside for use during a special event upon request by the proper official, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(e) Any person who aids, counsels or abets another to commit an act prohibited by paragraph (d) is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(f) For purposes of this section:
(1) "Proper official" means the person or persons designated by the administrative officer or board in charge of the building and its grounds or by a departmental head or his/her designated agent or the person or persons in charge of the special event or his/her designated agent.
(2) "Public building" means any building owned by:
a. Any component of the University and Community College System of Nevada and used for any purpose related to the system.
b. The State of Nevada or any county, city, school district or other political subdivision of the state and used for any public purpose.
(3) "Public property set aside for use during a special event" means any real property owned by the City of Reno and/or any real property over which the city has control which, for the duration of the licensed special event, has restrictions on ingress and egress.
(Ord. No. 4873, § 1, 5-26-98; Ord. No. 5011, § 1, 6-22-99; Ord. No. 5956, § 1, 7-11-07)
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_CH8.12OFAGPUPE_S8.12.022COACPUBUPUPRINPECOACFetched: 11/1/2026