Posted places.
Las Vegas Municipal Code § 11.52.130
in effect11.52.130 - Posted places.
(A) No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or a traffic control device, in any of the following places:
(1) Except as otherwise described in Paragraph (3) below, at any place where official signs or the painting of curbs or road surfaces, or any combination thereof prohibit or restrict stopping, standing or parking for a period longer or purpose other than is permitted by such signs or painting;
(2) At any place or in any space adjacent to a curb which has been designated and posted as a fire lane pursuant to the City's Fire Code, whether the vehicle is attended or unattended and whether the location is on public or private property;
(3) At any location on a highway, street or public thoroughfare where official signs have been posted to prohibit or restrict stopping, standing or parking based upon a determination that such activity is dangerous or would unduly interfere with the free movement of traffic, including adjacent to any curb or road surface which is painted red and is posted with signage indicating "NO STOPPING, STANDING OR PARKING"; "EMERGENCY VEHICLES ONLY"; or "ARMORED CARS ONLY";
(4) Within the following distances of any fire hydrant, whether or not the location is posted with a sign, whether or not the adjacent curb or roadway surface is painted red, and whether the location is on public or private property:
(a) At a location where parallel parking is permitted, fifteen feet;
(b) At a location where angle parking is permitted or no parking is permitted, twenty feet;
(5) In front of any sidewalk elevator or chute or within a space of five feet on each side of such sidewalk elevator or chute;
(6) On or blocking a sidewalk;
(7) In front of or within five feet of a public or private driveway; provided, however, that this provision does not apply to the parking of a vehicle in or near a private driveway by a person who owns or is in control of that driveway, or who is a family member or invitee of the person so owning or controlling the driveway;
(8) Within fifty feet of the nearest rail of a railroad track;
(9) Within twenty feet of a driveway entrance to any fire station and, on the side of a public street or thoroughfare opposite the entrance to any fire station, within seventy-five feet of such station;
(10) On the street side of any vehicle which is stopped, standing or parked at the edge or curb of a highway (i.e., to "double park");
(11) Within fifteen feet of an intersection;
(12) Within twenty feet of any marked crosswalk;
(13) Within thirty feet of any official traffic control signal or device located at the side of any roadway, highway, street or other public thoroughfare:
(14) On any traffic lane designated and posted as a bike lane;
(15) In such a manner as to create an undue obstruction to or interference with traffic, a hazardous condition for pedestrians, or a visual obstruction for motorists; or
(16) Upon any bridge or other elevated structure or within any tunnel or underpass.
(B) The provisions of Paragraphs (1) and (7) of Subsection (A) of this Section do not apply to a United States Postal Service vehicle while it is being operated on official business.
(Ord. No. 6437, § 10, 8-5-15; Ord. No. 6326, § 33, 6-18-14; Ord. 5095 § 23, 1998: Ord. 3829 § 5, 1994: Ord. 3498 § 2, 1990: Ord. 3346 § 1, 1988: Ord. 3089 § 4, 1983: Ord. 2203 § 25, 1981; Ord. 1925 § 1, 1978; Ord. 1293 § 3, 1967: Ord. 170 § 24, 1931: prior code § 10-17-7)
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=TIT11VETR_CH11.52STSTPA_11.52.130POPLFetched: 10/28/2026