Compost piles, firewood and stored materials.
Las Vegas Municipal Code § 9.12.030
in effect9.12.030 - Compost piles, firewood and stored materials.
(A) Nothing in this Chapter shall be so construed as to prevent persons from creating and maintaining a compost pile as permitted by Health Department regulations, to accumulate and store firewood if there is a fireplace on the premises, to store serviceable vehicular parts for owned vehicles and to store useable materials for use on the property, provided such parts and materials are not stored in quantities or locations prohibited by any other provision of this Code. All such compost, firewood and stored materials shall not:
(1) Be visible from the street;
(2) Constitute a public nuisance or nuisance to neighbors;
(3) Create a health or fire hazard; or
(4) Be stored in the front or side yards.
(B) Storage in the back yard shall be permitted if the yard is enclosed by a six-foot high opaque fence; however, if the abutting property is undeveloped, the opaque fencing shall not be required until the adjacent property is developed.
(Ord. 2113 § 1 (part), 1980: Ord. 1876 § 1 (part), 1977: prior code § 8-3A-2(G))
Source: City of Las Vegas, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nv/las_vegas/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT9HESA_CH9.12LI_9.12.030COPIFISTMAFetched: 10/28/2026