Maintenance responsibilities.
Las Vegas Municipal Code § 14.04.120
in effect14.04.120 - Maintenance responsibilities.
(A) It shall be the responsibility of the City to maintain all sewer collection facilities installed in City-owned rights-of-way and easements, including sewer mains.
(B) It shall be the responsibility of property owners to maintain all sewer service laterals originating on their property to the point where the laterals are connected into the sewer main. The maintenance obligation of property owners described in this Subsection (B):
(1) Extends to any portion of a sewer service lateral located within a public right-of-way or public easement;
(2) Is tied to and based upon the exclusive benefit that the sewer service lateral provides to the serviced property; and
(3) Is subject to and governed by the provisions of Section 14.04.125.
(C) For purposes of this Section:
(1) "Sewer main" means a public sewer line with a diameter that exceeds six inches (together with related appurtenances) that is located within a City right-of-way or easement and is designed to collect and convey wastewater flows from private sewer facilities and sewer service laterals.
(2) "Sewer service lateral" means a pipe or conduit that connects a building or other property to a sewer main.
(Ord. No. 6274, § 2, 9-18-13; Ord. 1966 § 1, 1978: prior code § 8-5-6)
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=TIT14PUSE_CH14.04SE_ARTISECH_14.04.120MAREFetched: 10/28/2026