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Reno staff seek nonprofit registry feedback; community warns fees would hurt small organizations
Summary
City licensing staff solicited community input on a possible nonprofit registration to improve zoning and safety data, but nonprofits and advocates at the outreach session urged voluntary databases and partnerships and strongly opposed any fee that could threaten services.
City licensing staff convened a public outreach session to gather feedback on whether Reno should require nonprofits to register with the city, and attendees urged caution, favored voluntary approaches and warned that fees could reduce services.
Lance Ferrato, director of licensing and code enforcement, opened the session and said staff have no drafted ordinance or fee schedule and are collecting input to include in a report to the City Council. Ferrato described planning and safety problems that motivate the idea — for example, he said a cannabis business was approved next to a rehab facility because the nonprofit was not on city maps — and noted the city’s voluntary registry currently lists roughly 317 organizations while staff estimate more than 2,000 nonprofits operate in the area.
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