USE OF STREETS AND SIDEWALKS

Las Vegas Municipal Code tit. 13, ch. 13.04

in effect

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 13.04.010 Sweeping onto sidewalks.

13.04.010 - Sweeping onto sidewalks. It shall be unlawful for any person to sweep dust, dirt, accumulations, refuse or deposits from any building onto or upon any public sidewalks in the City, but the same at the time of sweeping shall be gathered up and deposited into some suitable receptacle approved by the Traffic Engineer. (Ord. 170 § 79, 1931: prior code § 9-1-3)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 13.04.020 Sweeping onto street or gutter.

13.04.020 - Sweeping onto street or gutter. It shall be unlawful for any person to sweep dust, dirt, accumulations, refuse or deposits on any public sidewalk onto, in or upon any street or gutter of any street within the City. (Ord. 170 § 80, 1931: prior code § 9-1-4)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 13.04.030 Running water—Broken pipes.

13.04.030 - Running water—Broken pipes. (A) It shall be unlawful for any person owning or controlling any hose, water pipe, ditch, canal, flume, lawn sprinkling system or waterway to allow or permit water from the same or any part thereof, or through or from either or through or from any other source, to flow over or into any sidewalk, street, alley or public place; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be construed as preventing the wetting of any sidewalk, alley, street or public place for the purpose of cleaning the same or allaying the dust thereon, or to the accidental breaking of any such hose, water pipe, ditch, canal or flume, lawn sprinkling system or waterway; provided, however, that such break shall be repaired or the flow of water through the same shall be abated within two hours after personal notice of such break is given to any person who owns or occupies, or to the manager, superintendent, agent or officer of any company, corporation, association or organization that owns, controls or maintains such water pipe, ditch, canal or flume, lawn sprinkling system or waterway or has any pecuniary interest therein. If such break is not repaired or the water turned off within such time, it shall be the duty of the Traffic Engineer or the Director of Building and Safety, or their respective designees, or any Police Officer to cause the water flowing through such hose, water pipe, ditch, canal, flume, lawn sprinkling system or waterway to be shut off, and it shall be unlawful for any person to again turn water through the same until proper repairs have been made. (B) Any person who violates any portion of Subsection (A) is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon the conviction thereof shall be fined: (1) If the property from which the water is flowing is zoned R-1 or R-CL, in an amount that is determined by the Municipal Court to be appropriate under the attendant circumstances; or (2) If the property from which the water is flowing is subject to a zoning classification that is less restrictive that R-1 or R-CL, (a) Upon the first conviction, a minimum of ten dollars; (b) Upon the second conviction within a period of three years, a minimum of two hundred fifty dollars; and (c) Upon the third conviction within a period of three years and upon each subsequent conviction within such period, a minimum of five hundred dollars. (Ord. 3374 § 1, 1988: Ord. 170 § 82(a), 1931: prior code § 9-1-5 (part))

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 13.04.040 Filthy or offensive things.

13.04.040 - Filthy or offensive things. Any person who shall at any time sprinkle, pour, throw, drain, pump or place, or cause to be sprinkled, poured, thrown, drained, pumped or placed, any filthy or offensive water, fluid, liquid matter or thing, in or upon any street, ditch, lane, court, square, alley or vacant lot within the City shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Ord. 170 § 82(b), 1931: prior code § 9-1-5 (part))

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 13.04.050 Playing—Throwing or shooting missiles.

13.04.050 - Playing—Throwing or shooting missiles. It shall be unlawful for any person to play at a game of ball or in any other game, or practice at passing or hitting a ball, upon any sidewalk, street, or public alley, except as may be allowed on "play streets" declared such under the provisions of Title 11. It shall be unlawful for any person to throw stones or use a sling, or discharge gravel, marbles or anything out of a sling shooter, blow gun, air gun or other device or implement of like kind or character, on any sidewalk, street, or public alley in the City. (Ord. 1949 code Ch. 32 § 7: prior code § 9-1-7)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 13.04.060 Tire-puncturing objects.

13.04.060 - Tire-puncturing objects. It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, deposit, or place in or upon any public street any nails, tacks, crockery, scrap iron, tin, wire, bottles, glass, thorns, thorny clippings, or thorny branches of trees or bushes, or any other articles or thing likely to puncture the tire of any vehicle. (Ord. 170 § 72, 1931: prior code § 10-19-5)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 13.04.070 Display, parking and sale of motor vehicles or merchandise on or within any unimproved public right-of-way.

13.04.070 - Display, parking and sale of motor vehicles or merchandise on or within any unimproved public right-of-way. (A) It is unlawful for any person to sell or to display for the purpose of sale any motor vehicle or merchandise on or within any unimproved portion of a public right-of-way. For purposes of this Section, "merchandise" means goods or wares, including, but not limited to, produce, nursery stock, ceramics and other similar items. A violation of this Subsection (A) may be enforced either by means of a criminal proceeding or as a civil violation under LVMC Chapter 11.10. (B) Members of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and designated officers of the Department of Public Safety and the Department of Economic and Urban Development are authorized to remove or cause to be removed, to a designated garage or storage area, any motor vehicle which is being displayed in violation of this Section if the vehicle has not been removed within seventy-two hours after a written notice to remove is attached to the vehicle. The costs of removal and storage shall be borne by the owner or operator of the vehicle. (C) Nothing in this Section shall be deemed to authorize any sale or display on any improved portion of a public right-of-way except that which is otherwise expressly permitted by this Code. (Ord. No. 6518, § 21, 4-6-16; Ord. No. 6184, § 17, 3-21-12; Ord. No. 6149, § 6, 5-4-11; Ord. 5095 § 36, 1998: Ord. 3484 § 15, 1990: Ord. 3176 § 2, 1985)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 13.04.080 Washing of vehicles upon public streets and rights-of-way—Unlawful.

13.04.080 - Washing of vehicles upon public streets and rights-of-way—Unlawful. (A) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (B), it is unlawful to wash the exterior or engine compartment of a vehicle upon a public street or public right-of-way. (B) The prohibition contained in Subsection (A) does not apply to the washing of the exterior of a vehicle if the vehicle is parked near or within a private driveway and is being washed by: (1) A person who owns or controls that driveway, or (2) An invitee of that person who is not washing the vehicle as part of a commercial transaction. (C) For purposes of this Section, "wash" means to apply any combination of the following, where the application results in a discharge or deposit or runoff to the surface below: (1) Water by means of spray or water flow; or (2) Cleaning products. (D) This Section may be enforced: (1) By the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department or any department or function of the City specifically assigned to its enforcement by the City Manager; and (2) By means of either a criminal prosecution or a civil proceeding in accordance with the provisions of LVMC 6.02.400 to 6.02.460, inclusive. In the case of a civil proceeding, any reference to the "Department" in LVMC 6.02.400 to 6.02.460, inclusive, shall pertain to the department or function assigned to enforce this Section. (Ord. No. 6345, § 1, 9-3-14)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 13.04.090 Cleaning of public sidewalks—Hours.

13.04.090 - Cleaning of public sidewalks—Hours. The Director of the Department of Public Works is authorized to determine and to designate hours of cleaning for public sidewalks. The Director, or a designee, must place appropriate signs or markings to give notice of designated hours of cleaning. During such designated and noticed hours of cleaning, no person shall sit, lie, sleep, camp, or otherwise obstruct the cleaning of the designated public sidewalks by the Department of Public Works. (Ord. No. 6816, § 124, 8-17-22; Ord. No. 6719, § 1, 1-15-20)

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=TIT13STSIPUPL_CH13.04USSTSIFetched: 10/28/2026