PERMIT

Reno Administrative Code tit. 12, ch. 12.08, art. II

in effect

Reno Administrative Code § 12.08.050 Required.

Sec. 12.08.050. - Required. No person shall excavate, tunnel under or fill in, any sidewalk, curb, gutter, public street, highway, avenue, alley or public right-of-way within the city limits, without first obtaining a written permit to do so from the city engineer. (Code 1966, § 7.08.010)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.08.060 Application.

Sec. 12.08.060. - Application. (a) The permit under this article shall be requested upon the application form as provided at the office of the city engineer; and the application, when approved by the city engineer, will constitute the permit. (b) In the event of an emergency occurring after office hours, at night, on Sundays, or legal holidays, when an emergency excavation may be necessary for the protection of public or private property; the same can be made after the person making such excavation has notified the police and fire departments of such work; an application for a written permit as provided herein shall be made on the next succeeding business day whether the emergency work had been completed or not. (Code 1966, § 7.08.010)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.08.070 State permission for federal and state highways.

Sec. 12.08.070. - State permission for federal and state highways. If any person desires to excavate, tunnel under, or fill in any federal aid highway or any highway controlled by the state within the city, he shall, before making application for a written permit from the city engineer as herein provided, receive permission from the state highway engineer to make such excavation, tunneling or filling. (Code 1966, § 7.08.010)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.08.080 Fees.

Sec. 12.08.080. - Fees. (a) Before a permit is issued as set forth in this article, the director of public works/city engineer shall collect from the applicant an excavation permit fee to pay for the cost of inspection and permanent patching in accordance with a set list of fees approved by the city council and kept on file in the office of the director of public works/city engineer. (b) The excavation permit fee shall be increased whenever an excavation is to be made in a street or alley on which the permanent surfacing is less than five years old. The amount of the increase shall be 300 percent of the fee during the first year form the date of the street paving was accepted by the city and the amount of the increase shall thereafter be reduced by 60 percentage points on each annual anniversary of the date of acceptance. (c) The excavation permit fee is not intended to cover or pay for any costs required for the repair or replacement of any improvement other than the surface of the street or alley affected by the excavation. It is the responsibility of the permittee to repair or replace any such removed, damaged or disturbed existing improvement. (d) For the purpose of computing the amount of the fee, the director of public works/city engineer shall rely upon information listed in the excavation permit application to determine the size of area to be excavated. The area shall be computed from the linear measurement of the length and the width of the opening as shown in the application with each such measurements increased a minimum of one and one-half feet. Provided, however, if excessive cave-in occurs, field measurements shall be utilized to determine the size of the area excavated. (e) If a work of excavation begins prior to obtaining a permit, the excavation permit fee shall be triple the amount that would otherwise be due. If a subsequent offense occurs within a five-year period from the first offices, the permit fee shall be quadruple the amount that would otherwise be due if no such offense has occurred. (f) An additional separate sewer lateral connection inspection fee shall be charged for each new or replaced sewer lateral. The fee will be charged in accordance with a set list of fees approved by the city council and kept on file in the office of the director of public works/city engineer. (g) The director of public works/city engineer may, for good cause, modify the provisions of this section. (Code 1966, § 7.08.020; Ord. No. 4849, § 1, 2-24-98; Ord. No. 6198, § 1, 8-24-11)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.08.090 Bond required.

Sec. 12.08.090. - Bond required. (a) Any person obtaining a permit under this article shall, before renewing or in any manner changing the surface of the sidewalk, curb, gutter, street, highway, avenue or alley, execute to the city a bond, to be approved by the city attorney, in such sum as shall be designated by the city engineer as necessary for the proper protection of the city, conditioned that the obligors of the bond will pay to the city the amount of the bond, should the person obtaining such permit fail, neglect, or refuse to complete the excavating, or filling in, the sidewalk, curb, gutter, public street, highway, avenue or alley in proper conditions to the satisfaction of the city engineer after the work provided for in the permit has been finished; provided, however, that instead of special bonds to cover particular work, any person intending to make excavations in sidewalks, curbs, gutters, public streets, alleys, or any public places in the city may make and maintain with the city a general bond in the sum of $5,000.00, which general bond shall be conditioned and used for the same purpose as the special bond hereinbefore described in this section, covering all work to be done instead of any particular piece of work; and while such general bond is maintained at the sum of $5,000.00, such person shall not be required to make the special bond previously provided in this section, but shall be required to comply with all the other provisions of this chapter. (b) Before a permit shall be issued under this article, any applicant, with the exception of all public utilities under the jurisdiction of the state public service commission, shall file with the city clerk, upon review and approval of the city attorney, a certificate of insurance showing a minimum combined single limit comprehensive liability insurance policy of $1,000,000.00, such policy to include but not be limited to collapse and underground damage. (c) Before a permit shall be issued under this article, any applicant, with the exception of all public utilities under the jurisdiction of the state public service commission, shall file with the city clerk, upon review and approval of the city attorney, a payment bond in a sum as shall be designated by the city engineer if the applicant has any unpaid or underpaid account with the city stemming from the issuance of previous permits under this article which account is delinquent for a period of 30 days or more following presentations. The amount of the bond will be based upon either an average of the previous delinquent accounts or, if a single instance, the amount of the current delinquency. (Code 1966, § 7.08.050; Ord. No. 4566, § 1, 10-10-95)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.08.100 Transfer.

Sec. 12.08.100. - Transfer. Permits under this article are nontransferable from one person to another and the work shall not be made in any place other than the location specified in the permit. (Code 1966, § 7.08.010)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.08.110 Term.

Sec. 12.08.110. - Term. Work for which a permit has been issued under this article shall commence within 15 calendar days after issuance; if not so commenced, the permit shall be automatically terminated unless the permittee applies to the city engineer for an extension of time within which to commence work, and if such an extension is granted, the original permit shall remain in force for the period of time specified in the extension. Every permit shall expire at the time stated in the permit at which time the excavation must be closed and brought to grade unless an extension of time is granted by the city engineer. Permits which terminate may be renewed only upon payment of an additional permit fee as originally required. (Code 1966, § 7.08.010)

Reno Administrative Code § 12.08.120 Revocation.

Sec. 12.08.120. - Revocation. The city engineer may revoke any permit for violation of any provision of the permit, provision of this chapter, or provision of any other applicable ordinance relating to this work. (Code 1966, § 7.08.010)

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_CH12.08STEX_ARTIIPEFetched: 11/1/2026