Definitions.
Las Vegas Municipal Code § 11.68.020
in effect11.68.020 - Definitions.
As used in this Chapter:
"Celestial vault lightshow" is the display of computer-generated electronic images on the ceiling of the celestial vault constructed above Fremont Street and the various light and sound effects accompanying such images.
"Commercial photography, filming or videotaping" means photography, filming or videotaping for commercial purposes and does not include photography, filming or videotaping engaged in for personal use or for news reporting purposes.
"Designated location" means an area that has been set aside or designated in accordance with Section 11.68.108 for use by street performers during the specified time frame.
"Display vehicles" are those vehicles brought into the Pedestrian Mall for purposes of display to the public, and not for the primary purpose of transporting persons or property.
"Emergency vehicles" are those motorized devices in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a street or sidewalk, including, without limitation, automobiles, motorcycles and mopeds.
"Expressive activity" means any demonstration, speech, proselytizing, leafleting, distribution of message-bearing merchandise or other activity that is deemed to be expressive and thereby entitled to protection under the United States Constitution or the Nevada Constitution. A performance by a street performer that might be characterized as consisting of or containing expressive activity shall be subject to and governed by the provisions of this Chapter that pertain to street performers, notwithstanding any overlap regarding expressive activity.
"Exterior building improvements" means the building facades, marquees, overhangs, recessed entries, adjoining mall area paving materials, signage and graphics, adjoining landscaping, building illumination and audible effects or devices.
"Leafleting" means the act of distributing to any passersby in a continuous or repetitive manner any printed, written or graphic materials, whether commercial or noncommercial in content.
"Maintenance vehicles" are those vehicles owned or operated by the City of Las Vegas, as well as vehicles owned and operated by utilities and other vehicles requiring access onto the Pedestrian Mall for the purpose of the repair and maintenance of the Pedestrian Mall or facilities and structures contained therein.
"Mall vending" is the distribution, display or sale, or any combination thereof, of consumer goods or services (including food, drink or merchandise) from a pushcart, concession stand, kiosk or other similar structure designed for such purpose.
"Management agreement" means that agreement executed between The Fremont Street Experience Limited Liability Company and the City of Las Vegas for the purpose of acquisition, construction, operation, management or maintenance of the Pedestrian Mall.
"Message-bearing merchandise" means products bearing a message that is:
(1) A permanent part of the product to which it is affixed and is readable or recognizable from a reasonable distance;
(2) Inextricably intertwined with the purpose and activities of the distributor of the product or the person or entity whom the distributor represents; and
(3) A conspicuous political, religious, philosophical or ideological message having intellectual content that is informative of the purpose of the distributor or the person or entity whom the distributor represents.
"Motorized vehicles" are those motorized devices in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a street or sidewalk, including, without limitation, automobiles, motorcycles and mopeds.
"Parade" is a group of persons with or without animals or vehicles in a public procession or march and does not include a procession or march in connection with a special event or mall entertainment.
"Pedestrian Mall Act" refers to NRS 268.810 through 268.823.
"Solicitation" has the meaning ascribed to it by LVMC 10.44.010(A).
"Solicitation by coercion" has the meaning ascribed to it by LVMC 10.44.010.
"Special events" include festivals, sporting events, exhibitions, entertainment and similar activities which are not offered on a continuous basis, whether or not members of the public pay an admission or entrance fee to be spectators or participants.
"Special permit vehicles" are those vehicles authorized by The Fremont Street Limited Experience Liability Company in accordance with Section 11.68.080 to enter upon the Pedestrian Mall.
"Specified time frame" means the period between three p.m. on any particular day and one a.m. the following morning.
"Sponsored concert" means a concert or performance that is provided by or on behalf of The Fremont Street Limited Liability Company and takes place on one of the permanent stage structures within the Pedestrian Mall.
"Street performer" means a person who, upon any surface designated as part of the Pedestrian Mall, engages in any form of performing art, including but not limited to posing, acting, dancing or miming, whether in costume or not; the playing of any musical instrument, singing or vocalizing, with or without accompaniment, where the performing art is not provided by or on behalf of The Fremont Street Limited Liability Company. The term "street performer" includes persons commonly referred to as "buskers" or those who engage in "busking" activities.
(Ord. No. 6462, § 2, 9-16-15; Ord. No. 6131, § 2, 2-2-11; Ord. 5896 § 2 (part), 2007; Ord. 5866 § 1 (part), 2006)
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_CH11.68PEMA_11.68.020DEFetched: 10/28/2026