Smoke Control.
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 8.04.190
in effect8.04.190 - Smoke Control.
A. It is unlawful for any person to discharge into the atmosphere from any stack or vent outlets serving any fuel burning equipment or boiler plant being operated for producing indirect heat, material which in shade or appearance exceed the shade designated as No. 2 on the Ringlemann Chart, as published by the United States Bureau of Mines, except for a period or periods aggregating not more than three minutes in any one hour.
B. Except as otherwise provided herein, the following equipment, repairs, and systems are excluded from the provisions of subsection A of this section:
1. Gas fired equipment when standard commercial equipment is used;
2. Oil fired equipment using No. 1 and No. 2 fuel oil (as specified in commercial standard specifications for fuel oils of the United States Department of Commerce in its latest revision) when standard commercial equipment is used;
3. Solid fuel fired equipment when standard commercial equipment is used and the maximum fuel input will not exceed three hundred fifty thousand (350,000) BTU per hour;
4. Self-propelled equipment;
5. Repairs and minor alterations to previously approved equipment or to equipment installed prior to the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter.
(Prior code § 7.35.190)
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=TIT8HESA_CH8.04AIPOCO_8.04.190SMCOFetched: 11/1/2026