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Reno council considers tighter rules on late-night live entertainment after months of complaints
Summary
City staff and a full council hearing on June 11 examined complaints about late-night bars and nightclubs, enforcement limits under current rules and whether the city should adopt C-weighted noise limits, required security plans and clearer permit conditions for live-entertainment venues.
Reno city staff and council members spent the June 11 meeting focused on whether the city should tighten rules for late-night live entertainment after months of public complaints about noise and public-safety incidents.
The council heard public comment from residents and business owners on both sides. Maggie Teelander, a downtown resident, urged the council to “require venues open past 11PM to submit noise mitigation plans and have designated security protocols approved by the Reno Police Department,” and to “ensure code enforcement and public-safety resources are factored into the viability of extended hours.” She also urged adoption of the C-weighted decibel scale, which better captures low-frequency bass that residents say travels into homes.
Angela Foos, assistant director of development services, told the council live entertainment is broadly defined under city practice —…
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