Exceptions.
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 13.36.030
in effect13.36.030 - Exceptions.
Exceptions shall be as follows:
A. Municipal equipment installed under the supervision of and to the satisfaction of the director of public works, the city engineer, or the building department of the city, such as streetlight poles, etc., but not restricted thereto. All conductors to such structures shall be underground in accordance with this chapter.
B. High voltage transmission and distribution lines transmitting electricity twelve thousand (12,000) volts or more may be carried on poles. On new transmission lines, metal poles shall be used at major angle points for the purpose of eliminating the necessity for guy wires. The poles for all tangent structures shall be of the approved type. Poles shall be equipped with light gray insulators and shall conform to good construction practice with poles properly plumbed. The new poles shall be located on routes approved by the director of public works or the city engineer.
C. Wires of a continuous lead crossing any portion of the area from which overhead wires have been prohibited when such continuous lead originates in an area from which poles and overhead wires and associated overhead structures are not prohibited.
D. Radio and television antennae and associated equipment and supporting structures used for furnishing communications services, but not including a communications distributing system on poles.
E. House service switchboxes, exposed conduit at buildings, electric and gas meters may be above ground. Transformers will be padmounted or of the submersible type. All communications enclosed terminal blocks will be preferably located adjacent to the transformers, but may be spaced otherwise if required.
F. Subdivisions, industrial and commercial developments on which the final map has been recorded prior to the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter but on which construction work has not been completed.
G. Emergency service for overhead electrical or communication lines may be installed on a temporary basis, to be removed when the underground services are energized.
(Ord. 884 § 1, 1987; prior code § 16.28.030)
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=TIT13PUSE_CH13.36UNUT_13.36.030EXFetched: 11/1/2026