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North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 15.68.020

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15.68.020 - Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter certain terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section. All words used in the present tense shall include the future; all words in the plural number shall include the singular number; and all words in the singular shall include the plural number unless otherwise clearly indicated in the context. Any gender shall include the other gender. "Building" means any structure built for the support, shelter or enclosure of persons, animals, chattels or property of any kind. "Camping trailer" means a vehicular portable unit mounted on wheels and constructed with collapsible partial side walls which fold for towing by another vehicle and unfold at the campsite to provide temporary living quarters for recreational, camping or travel use. "City" means the city of North Las Vegas, Nevada, a municipal corporation of the state of Nevada. "Community planning and development department" means the community planning and development department of the city of North Las Vegas. "Dependent unit" means a travel trailer which may not operate independently of connections to electricity, water and sewer. "Director of building and permit application center" means the director of building and permit application center of the city of North Las Vegas or any regularly authorized deputy. "Director of public works" means the director of public works of the city of North Las Vegas or any regularly authorized deputy. "Health department" means the department established by the authority of Clark County and entrusted with the regulations, control or supervision of all matters pertaining to the general health of citizens. "Independent unit" means a travel trailer which may operate independently of connections to electricity, water and sewer for a period of from one to seven days. Such a travel trailer has its own battery and/or gas system to operate lights, refrigerator, stove and heater, a large water tank with a demand or pressure system and a holding tank with a toilet. "License department" means the department created or established by authority of the city of North Las Vegas and entrusted with the issuance of licenses and the collection of license fees. "Motor home" means a vehicular unit designed to provide temporary living quarters for recreational, camping or travel use built on or permanently attached to a self-propelled motor vehicle chassis or on a chassis cab or van which is an integral part of the completed vehicle. "Operator" means the person who is in continuous, responsible charge of the recreational vehicle park or subdivision; includes the words manager, agent and/or employee. "Private street" means a street not dedicated to public use. "Public street" means a street accepted for dedication or otherwise by the City Council of the city of North Las Vegas. "Recreational vehicle" means a vehicular-type unit primarily designed as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping or travel use, which either has its own motive power or is mounted on or drawn by another vehicle. The basic entities are: travel trailer, camping trailer, truck camper and motor home. Maximum length forty (40) feet. "Recreational vehicle park" means any lot or parcel of land used or intended to be used for the accommodation of two or more recreational vehicles for transient dwelling purposes. "Recreational vehicle site" means a plot of land in a recreational vehicle park or subdivision used or intended to be used for accommodations of not more than one recreational vehicle and its accessory structures. "Recreational vehicle subdivision" means a parcel of land which has been improved for the placement of recreational vehicles where the recreational vehicle sites are under two or more ownerships. "State" means the state of Nevada. "Travel trailer" means a vehicular unit mounted on wheels, designed to provide temporary living quarters for recreational, camping or travel use, of such size or weight as not to require special highway movement permits when drawn by a motorized vehicle with a length of forty (40) feet or less and with a living area of less than two hundred twenty (220) square feet, excluding built-in equipment (such as wardrobes, closets, cabinets, kitchen units or fixtures) and bath and toilet rooms. "Truck camper" means a portable unit constructed to provide temporary living quarters for recreational, travel or camping use, consisting of a roof, floor and sides, designed to be loaded onto and unloaded from the bed of a pick-up truck. (Ord. 751 § 2 (part), 1983: prior code § 18.02)

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=TIT15BUCO_CH15.68REVEPASU_15.68.020DEFetched: 11/1/2026