Unlawful Activity.
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 5.60.070
in effect5.60.070 - Unlawful Activity.
1. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, it is unlawful to engage in sidewalk vending:
A. Without a business license issued by the division.
B. Without a health permit issued by the Health District.
C. Within one thousand five hundred (1,500) feet of:
a. A resort hotel as defined in NRS 463.01865;
b. An event facility, in any jurisdiction, that has a seating capacity for at least twenty thousand (20,000) people and is constructed to accommodate a major or minor sports team;
c. A convention facility; or
d. A median of a highway if the median is adjacent to a parking lot.
The restrictions in subsection (C) shall not apply to areas zoned exclusively for residential use, unless the area is on a public sidewalk or pedestrian path that is immediately adjacent to a location described in subsection (C).
D. Within one thousand (1,000) feet of:
a. A pedestrian mall (as defined in NRS 268.811), Entertainment District or convention center.
E. Within five hundred (500) feet of:
a. A City park, unless otherwise permitted under a contractual arrangement with the City regarding a specific location or by an approved special event permit;
b. A community center or recreation center;
c. The outside perimeter of school property during school hours, within a one-hour period prior to the start of the first session of the day, or within a one-hour period following the end of such sessions. This requirement pertains to, but is not limited to, the Clark County School District schools, publicly funded charter schools and all privately funded schools.
d. A farmer's market during the market's operating hours; or
e. A special event permitted by the City.
F. Within one hundred fifty (150) feet of:
a. A licensed food establishment during the hours the establishment is open for business; or
b. An establishment that holds a non-restricted gaming license as described in NRS 463.0177.
G. In any residential neighborhood as a stationary sidewalk vendor.
H. While consuming alcoholic beverages.
I. In a manner that is in violation of an applicable right-of-way, traffic laws, parking laws and/or ordinances.
2. Further, it is unlawful for a sidewalk vendor to place one or more advertising signs or devices, tables, chairs or similar items on a public sidewalk or pedestrian path in connection with a vending operation. This prohibition does not prohibit signage that is placed upon, attached to, or an integral part of the conveyance from which the vending operation takes place.
3. The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to affect the rights of a private property owner to use or authorize or limit the use of a sidewalk that is owned by the private property owner, including, without limitation, a privately-owned sidewalk that is subject to an easement for public access.
(Ord. No. 3208, § 3, 7-17-2024)
Source: City of North Las Vegas, Nevada, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nv/north_las_vegas/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT5BULIRE_CH5.60SIVE_5.60.070UNACFetched: 11/1/2026