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WEDDING CHAPELS

Las Vegas Municipal Code tit. 6, ch. 6.84
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Las Vegas Municipal Code § 6.84.010 License required.

6.84.010 - License required. (A) No person shall engage in the business of operating a wedding chapel without first obtaining and thereafter maintaining a valid unexpired license pursuant to this Code. The City Council finds and determines that the operation of a wedding chapel should require a privileged license, and is therefore subject to the provisions of Chapter 6.06. (B) In addition to any requirement of Chapter 6.06 otherwise applicable, each employee or agent of a wedding chapel business, including an independent contractor, who will engage in the solicitation of business or the distribution of advertising materials for the wedding chapel must comply with applicable provisions of Chapters 6.42 and 6.62. (C) For purposes of this Chapter, "wedding chapel" means a business located within a permanently affixed structure whose principal operation is the performance of wedding ceremonies. A wedding chapel license authorizes the provision of incidental services related to weddings, such as photography or floral arrangements, that are part of wedding packages provided by such wedding chapels. Additional licensing, as required by the Las Vegas Municipal Code, will be required for any ancillary services not referenced above, including but not limited to those services which are performed by privileged businesses, pursuant to LVMC 6.06. The term "wedding chapel" does not include a business or location whose primary use is to provide a location for hosting of receptions, banquets and other similar events, and a wedding chapel license does not authorize the operation of a banquet hall, event center or multipurpose venue. (Ord. No. 6933, § 1, 12-3-25; Ord. 5991 § 1, 2008: Ord. 2251 § 1 (part), 1981: prior code § 5-7-5(A))

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 6.84.020 Fee.

6.84.020 - Fee. The operator of each wedding chapel shall pay in advance an annual license fee of four hundred dollars. (Ord. No. 6213, § 31, 9-5-12; Ord. 3843 § 84, 1994: Ord. 2251 § 1 (part), 1981: prior code § 5-7-5(E))

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 6.84.050 Posting rates.

6.84.050 - Posting rates. (A) The owner or operator of a wedding chapel shall ensure that all rates and charges associated with wedding-related services are made available to customers or patrons by one or more of the following means: (1) Posting the current rates and charges in a prominent and conspicuous place in public view, which shall be presented in the form of a digital or printed sign in clearly discernible text with characters not less than three-eighths inches in height; (2) Providing a list of the current rates and charges in printed form upon request; or (3) Making a list of the current rates and charges readily accessible on the establishment's website (or other digital platforms used in place of a website). (B) The owner or operator of a wedding chapel shall create an itemized invoice, in printed or digital form, listing any final fees and all charges agreed upon by all parties prior to any services being performed; (C) It is unlawful for any wedding chapel to charge more than the posted or otherwise published rates, or to require a condition of securing services not posted or previously agreed upon by all parties. (Ord. No. 6933, § 2, 12-3-25; Ord. 2251 § 1 (part), 1981: prior code § 5-7-5(D))

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 6.84.060 Prohibited locations.

6.84.060 - Prohibited locations. (A) During the prohibited time period, no officer, employee or agent of a wedding chapel, including an independent contractor, may solicit business for the chapel at a prohibited location. (B) For purposes of this Section: (1) "Prohibited time period" means the period commencing one hour before the Clark County Marriage Bureau opens for business each day and ending one hour after the Marriage Bureau closes for that day. (2) "Prohibited location" means: (a) Any portion of the City-owned sidewalk area along the west side of Third Street for a distance of one hundred seventy feet north of the centerline of Clark Avenue, except for the area described in Paragraph (1) of Subsection (C) of this Section; and (b) Any portion of the City-owned sidewalk area along the north side of Clark Avenue for a distance of two hundred feet west of the centerline of Third Street, except for the area described in Paragraph (2) of Subsection (C) of this Section. (C) The following areas, being more particularly delineated on Exhibit "A" that is attached to Ordinance No. 5991, are excluded from the definition of "prohibited location" in Paragraph (2) above: (1) That three foot wide strip of sidewalk, adjacent to and running parallel with the existing back of curb line of Third Street beginning at the Easterly curb return of Clark Avenue and said Third Street and extending Northeasterly along said Third Street, fifty feet; and (2) That three foot wide strip of sidewalk, adjacent to and running parallel with the existing back of curb line of Clark Avenue beginning at the Westerly curb return of Third Street and said Clark Avenue and extending Northwesterly along said Clark Avenue, fifty feet. (D) The City shall designate on City sidewalks, with appropriate markings: (1) The westerly and northerly boundaries of the prohibited locations described in Paragraph (2) of Subsection (B) of this Section, and (2) The locations of the areas excluded from the definition of "prohibited location" pursuant to Subsection (C) of this Section. (E) The provisions of this Section: (1) Apply only to property owned by the City; and (2) Do not affect any other property, or the application of any laws or rules that govern such other property. (F) Following the adoption of Ordinance No. 5991, the City shall prepare a final map or diagram that depicts the prohibited locations and the areas excepted therefrom. The map or diagram shall be filed with the City Clerk. A copy thereof shall be maintained in the office of the Department, and copies shall be made available to the public upon request. (Ord. No. 6816, § 25, 8-17-22; Ord. 5991 § 2, 2008)
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=TIT6BUTALIRE_CH6.84WECHFetched: 10/28/2026

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