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Las Vegas Municipal Code tit. 14, ch. 14.04, art. I
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Las Vegas Municipal Code § 14.04.020 Equivalent residential unit (ERU) schedule.

14.04.020 - Equivalent residential unit (ERU) schedule. The following equivalent residential unit (ERU) schedule shall be used in calculating the user charges: Customer Class | Billing Unit | ERUs Single-family dwelling | Each dwelling unit | 1.00 Mobile home residential estates* | Each trailer lot | 1.00 Mobile home parks | Each trailer lot | 1.00 Multiple-family dwelling | Each dwelling unit | 1.00 Two-family dwelling | Each dwelling unit | 1.00 Condominium | Each dwelling unit | 0.80 Plus: Outside fixtures in common areas | Each fixture | 0.45 Apartment house | Each dwelling unit | 0.80 Plus: Fixtures outside of dwelling units | Each fixture | 0.45 Senior apartment house | Each dwelling unit | 0.50 Plus: Fixtures outside of dwelling units | Each fixture | 0.45 Accessory structure (Class I) and other accessory structures used for habitation | Each structure | 0.60 Halfway house | Each dwelling unit | 1.00 Recreational vehicle parks | Each vehicle space | 0.70 Plus: Fixtures | Each fixture | 0.45 Resort hotel | Each room | 0.60 Plus: Fixtures outside of rooms (including fixtures in casinos and restaurants) | Each fixture | 1.50 Residence hotel | Each unit | 0.70 Plus: Fixtures outside of rooms | Each fixture | 0.45 Casino | Each fixture | 1.50 Motel/hotel/rooming house | Each room | 0.60 Plus: Fixtures outside of rooms | Each fixture | 0.75 Business operations not separately rated/retail sales (including motor vehicle sales and retail establishments serving food) | Each fixture | 0.65 Business operations not separately rated/wholesale or service only | Each fixture | 0.45 Hospital | Each bed | 1.20 Specialty hospital | Each bed | 1.20 Convalescent care facility/nursing home | Each bed | 0.75 Special care facility | Each bed | 0.75 Custodial institution | Each bed | 0.50 School | Each student | 0.10 Child care center | Each student | 0.10 Beauty shops | Each fixture | 0.50 Day spa | Each fixture | 0.60 Restaurant (take out only) | Each fixture | 0.45 Restaurant (with seating under 45) | Each fixture | 0.65 Restaurant (with seating 45 and over) | Each fixture | 1.33 Tavern (with food sales/ service) | Each fixture | 1.00 Tavern (without food sales/ service) | Each fixture | 0.65 Nightclub | Each fixture | 0.65 Barbershops | Each fixture | 0.30 Clinics | Each fixture | 0.45 Laundromats | Each fixture | 0.45 Offices, except as otherwise listed | Each fixture | 0.45 Service establishments, except as otherwise listed | Each fixture | 0.45 Financial institutions | Each fixture | 0.30 Cinema theaters | Each fixture | 0.35 Theaters | Each fixture | 0.30 Maintenance, renovation and repair shops | Each fixture | 0.30 Sports complexes | Each fixture | 0.30 Private clubs | Each fixture | 0.45 Community center | Each fixture | 0.45 Park or playground | Each fixture | 0.45 Church | Each fixture | 0.25 Vacant establishments | Each fixture | 0.25 Large commercial and other | Annual water use ÷ 90,000 gallons = No. ERUs** Laundries | 0.85 x annual water use ÷ 90,000 gallons = No. ERUs** | Annual water use will be estimated by the Director of Public Works. After the first full year of discharging, the number of ERU's and the corresponding sewer connection fee may be adjusted at the discretion of the Director of Public Works. Mixed use operations (within a facility that has its own separate meter to measure water consumption) | 0.85 x annual water use ÷ 90,000 gallons = No. ERUs** Mixed use operations (within a facility that does not have its own separate meter to measure water consumption) | ERUs based upon customer class of the primary use Swimming pools—public and private—each pool by capacity 30,000 gallons and less | 0.10 30,001 to 99,999 gallons | 0.25 100,000 to 149,999 gallons | 0.50 150,000 to 199,999 gallons | 0.65 200,000 to 249,999 gallons | 0.85 250,000 to 299,999 gallons | 1.00 300,000 gallons or more | 1.30 * Trailers which contain more than one dwelling unit shall be classified as multiple-family dwellings. ** Annual water use will be estimated by the Director of Public Works. After the first full year of discharging, the number of ERUs may be adjusted at the discretion of the Director to reflect actual use. (Ord. No. 6100, § 1, 7-21-10; Ord. 5932 § 2, 2007: Ord. 5895 § 20 (part), 2007; Ord. 5825 § 11, 2006: Ord. 5642 § 1, 2003: Ord. 5457 § 2, 2002: Ord. 5140 § 2, 1999: Ord. 5072 § 2, 1998: Ord. 4013 § 2, 1996: Ord. 3931 § 2, 1995: Ord. 3072 § 2, 1983: Ord. 2274 § 1 (part), 1982: Ord. 2224 § 1 (part), 1981: Ord. 2138 § 5 (part), 1981: prior code § 8-5-2(A))

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 14.04.030 Equivalent residential unit (ERU) annual charge.

14.04.030 - Equivalent residential unit (ERU) annual charge. (A) The annual charge rate per ERU for a particular user shall be as set forth below (which includes the five percent assessment fee pursuant to Section 14.04.130): User Category | Annual charge per ERU commencing January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023 Domestic Strength | $289.12 High Strength Users: Bottlers | $408.63 Dairies | $378.92 Restaurants with garbage grinders | $544.90 Laundries | $382.15 (B) Commencing January 1, 2024, the charge rate per ERU set forth in Subsection (A) shall be increased by: (1) Four percent, plus (2) An amount equal to the charge rate of the preceding fiscal year (as actually implemented) multiplied by the lesser of five percent or the average percentage for the preceding five years of increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for All Items, U.S. City Average (1982-84 = 100) that is published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States Department of Labor. (C) On January 1, 2025, as well as January 1st of each year thereafter up to and including January 1, 2032, the charge rated per ERU shall again be increased in the same manner as set forth in Subsection (B). (D) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsections (B) and (C), the City Manager may elect to forgo any annual increase described in those Subsections upon a determination that to do so is in the best interest of the City. Such election shall be by means of written notice to the Chief Financial Officer. (Ord. No. 6819, § 2, 9-7-22)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 14.04.040 Rebate program.

14.04.040 - Rebate program. (A) The City shall establish a program by which a rebate of twenty percent of the annual sewer charge rate calculated pursuant to Section 14.04.030 may be issued to the owner of a single family dwelling who qualifies under this Section. (B) A person qualifies for a rebate under this Section if he or she: (1) Is an owner and occupant of the dwelling and has paid the annual sewer charge for the dwelling; and (2) In accordance with Subsection (C) of this Section, meets the eligibility criteria for the rebate and successfully completes an application for rebate. (C) To the extent feasible, eligibility for the rebate shall be determined (and applications processed) in accordance with the provisions of Sections 6.67.120 to 6.67.160, inclusive, relating to public utility surcharge refunds. The City may make such adaptations as deemed necessary to fit the rebate program. (D) No more than one rebate may be issued for any particular dwelling in a given year. (Ord. No. 6076, § 2, 1-20-10)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 14.04.050 Calculation of user charges.

14.04.050 - Calculation of user charges. (A) User charges, except those to the City of North Las Vegas, shall be calculated as follows: (1) Customer class of user is determined; (2) Number of ERUs for user is determined; (3) ERU rate for user is determined; (4) Commodity charge is determined by multiplying number of user ERU's by user ERU rate; (5) User charge is determined by adding commodity charge. (B) User charges to the City of North Las Vegas shall be determined by agreement between the City and the City of North Las Vegas. (Ord. No. 6274, § 1, 9-18-13; Ord. 2274 § 1 (part), 1982: Ord. 2138 § 5 (part), 1981: prior code § 8-5-2(D))

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 14.04.060 Mandatory monitoring and revision.

14.04.060 - Mandatory monitoring and revision. In accordance with the regulations governing acceptance of wastewater treatment facilities construction grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: (A) The City will review not less often than every two years the wastewater contribution of users and user classes, the total costs of operation and maintenance of the treatment works, and its approved user charge system. Charges to accomplish the following: (1) Maintain the proportionate distribution of operation and maintenance costs among users and user classes as required by PL 95-217 Section 204(b)(1)(A); (2) Generate sufficient revenue to pay the total operation and maintenance costs necessary to the proper operation and maintenance (including replacement) of the treatment works; and (3) Apply excess revenues collected from one particular class of users over and above that collected from the rest to the costs of operation and maintenance attributable to that class for the next year and adjust the rate accordingly. (B) The City may have preexisting agreements which address: (1) the reservation of capacity in the treatment works, or (2) the charges to be collected in providing wastewater treatment services or reserving capacity. The user charge system shall take precedence over any terms or conditions of agreements or contracts between the grantee and users (including industrial users, special districts, other municipalities or Federal agencies or installations) which are inconsistent with the requirements of Section 204(b)(1)(A) of the Act and the applicable regulations. (C) The City shall provide for annual customer notification, in conjunction with a regular bill, of the rate and that portion of user charges which are attributable to wastewater treatment services. (Ord. 2274 § 1 (part), 1982: Ord. 2138 § 5 (part), 1981: prior code § 8-5-2(E))

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 14.04.070 Use of charges collected.

14.04.070 - Use of charges collected. The proceeds from the charges imposed and collected under this Chapter, except those charges imposed and collected pursuant to Section 14.04.130, shall be used solely for the maintenance, operation, improvement, expansion, extension or betterment of the sanitary and storm sewer collection system, treatment facilities and reasonable appurtenances of the City and for the costs of collecting the charges imposed in this Chapter and of administering the rules of this Chapter. (Ord. No. 6125, § 3, 1-5-11; Ord. 5932 § 4, 2007: Ord. 5642 § 3, 2003: Ord. 1420 § 3, 1969: prior code § 8-5-3)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 14.04.080 Quarterly billing.

14.04.080 - Quarterly billing. (A) All bills for services rendered by or through the municipal sewage disposal system shall be issued on a quarterly basis. Each quarterly payment must be paid in advance by the first day of the month which begins the billing cycle for the premises. Payment shall be made to the Department of Finance. Any business license for a multiple dwelling or place of business associated with a billing may be withheld or suspended for nonpayment. (B) Customers who are owners of residential premises are required to pay the quarterly billing of the annual charge rate per ERU set forth in Section 14.04.030 whether or not the premises are occupied, notwithstanding any provision of this Chapter to the contrary. (C) The Department shall have all powers which may be necessary or appropriate for a complete and effective exercise of its jurisdiction, including, but not limited to, the power to enter and inspect any commercial or multiple-residential premises to make determinations concerning sewer service billing. An inspection of commercial premises must be made during regular business hours. A prior appointment is required in order to perform an inspection at a residential premises, if occupied. (Ord. No. 6255, § 1, 6-5-13; Ord. No. 6125, § 4, 1-5-11; Ord. 5642 § 4, 2003: Ord. 5457 § 3, 2002: Ord. 3931 § 3, 1995: Ord. 3413 § 1, 1989: Ord. 3379 § 2, 1988: Ord. 2224 § 2 (part), 1981: Ord. 1377 § 3 (part), 1968: prior code § 8-5-4(A))

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 14.04.090 Delinquency penalty.

14.04.090 - Delinquency penalty. If any portion of the sewer service bill remains unpaid for fifteen days or more following the date on which the same was due, the amount outstanding shall be deemed delinquent and a fifteen percent penalty shall be charged thereon. (Ord. No. 6255, § 2, 6-5-13; Ord. 5642 § 5, 2003: Ord. 5457 § 4, 2002: Ord. 3413 § 2, 1989: Ord. 3379 § 3, 1988: Ord. 2224 § 2 (part), 1981: Ord. 1377 § 3 (part), 1968: prior code § 8-5-4(B))

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 14.04.100 Unpaid bill constitutes lien.

14.04.100 - Unpaid bill constitutes lien. Until paid, the sewer service bill established by this Chapter, including any penalty thereon, shall constitute a perpetual lien on and against the real property and premises which received the sewer service, from the date the sewer service bill and penalties become due, as well as constituting a debt owing to the City by the sewer service customer and by the record owner of such property, if such owner is someone other than the sewer service customer. The City may bring a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction to recover the amount due and penalties. Additionally, the City may enforce said lien by recording a notice of lien in the office of the County Recorder after the amount due becomes delinquent and foreclosing the same against such property in the same manner as provided by the laws of the State for the foreclosure of mechanic's liens. A service charge of seventeen dollars will be assessed the sewer service customer for a release of the lien filed with the office of the County Recorder in addition to any and all recording costs incurred by the City in recording the release of lien. (Ord. No. 6255, § 3, 6-5-13; Ord. 3931 § 4, 1995: Ord. 2224 § 2 (part), 1981: Ord. 1377 § 3 (part), 1968: prior code § 8-5-4(C))

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 14.04.105 Delinquent charges to be placed on County general tax roll.

14.04.105 - Delinquent charges to be placed on County general tax roll. As an alternative to any other method of collection of sewer charges provided by this Chapter, the City may place delinquent sewer charges on the County's general tax roll to be collected along with general taxes in accordance with NRS Chapter 268. The City may include in such charges any charges associated with the use of the tax roll system, the collection of delinquent charges, and the recordation and release of liens. (Ord. 3967 § 1, 1996)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 14.04.110 Connection required—Service area.

14.04.110 - Connection required—Service area. (A) The City Council has caused a survey to be made of sanitary conditions within the City, including the geological aspects in relation to industrial, business and residential establishments as the same affect the health and welfare of the inhabitants and has determined and does hereby determine that it is necessary for the protection of the public health that owners of improved property be and they are hereby required to connect their industrial, business and residential establishments to the municipal sewage disposal system, provided only that such establishments are capable of being served by and through such system at the established rates, and it shall be unlawful for any such owner to fail or refuse to connect his establishment to the municipal sewage disposal system. (B) The City Council recognizes that there are persons owning property located outside of the City's municipal sewage disposal system service area that desire to connect properties to the system because no service is provided by the local government entity with jurisdiction over that property. In such cases, the City may permit extra-territorial property to connect to the City's municipal sewage disposal system if: (1) The City determines there is sufficient capacity in the system to serve the property; (2) The property owner provides the infrastructure necessary for the system to service the property; (3) The property owner requests the local government entity with jurisdiction over the property to initiate an interlocal agreement allowing the City to provide sewer service outside the City's service area; and (4) The property owner or occupant pays: (a) The sewer connection fees and user charges that have been established by ordinance or resolution for service to extra-territorial properties, if such fees and charges have been established; or (b) Otherwise, the sewer connection fees and user charges that have been established by ordinance or resolution for service to properties within the service area for the City's municipal sewage disposal system. (C) For purposes of this Chapter, the service area for the municipal sewage disposal system is designated as any and all real property located within the corporate boundaries of the City as those boundaries may be amended from time to time. Real property located outside of the corporate boundaries of the City is deemed extra-territorial for purposes of this Section and is explicitly not a part of the City's municipal sewage disposal system service area. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, the City shall continue to serve extra-territorial properties that are already connected to the City's municipal sewage disposal system. (Ord. No. 6561, § 1, 12-21-16; Ord. No. 6433, § 1, 7-1-15; Ord. 1377 § 3 (part), 1968: prior code § 8-5-5)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 14.04.120 Maintenance responsibilities.

14.04.120 - Maintenance responsibilities. (A) It shall be the responsibility of the City to maintain all sewer collection facilities installed in City-owned rights-of-way and easements, including sewer mains. (B) It shall be the responsibility of property owners to maintain all sewer service laterals originating on their property to the point where the laterals are connected into the sewer main. The maintenance obligation of property owners described in this Subsection (B): (1) Extends to any portion of a sewer service lateral located within a public right-of-way or public easement; (2) Is tied to and based upon the exclusive benefit that the sewer service lateral provides to the serviced property; and (3) Is subject to and governed by the provisions of Section 14.04.125. (C) For purposes of this Section: (1) "Sewer main" means a public sewer line with a diameter that exceeds six inches (together with related appurtenances) that is located within a City right-of-way or easement and is designed to collect and convey wastewater flows from private sewer facilities and sewer service laterals. (2) "Sewer service lateral" means a pipe or conduit that connects a building or other property to a sewer main. (Ord. No. 6274, § 2, 9-18-13; Ord. 1966 § 1, 1978: prior code § 8-5-6)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 14.04.125 Additional obligations.

14.04.125 - Additional obligations. In connection with the maintenance obligation described in Subsection (B) of Section 14.04.120: (A) Each contractor that provides any maintenance or repair service with respect to a sewer service lateral must have a City business license and any and all State licenses or permits that are necessary in order to perform such services. (B) It is unlawful for a contractor to misrepresent the maintenance obligation to a property owner, and repeated misrepresentations shall be grounds for disciplinary action against a license. (C) In the event a property owner fails to comply with the maintenance obligation and, as a result of that failure, the public health is endangered by reason of an overflow or discharge of fluids into the public right of way, via either surface or subsurface flow, the City may undertake any action that is necessary or appropriate to resolve the cause of the overflow and mitigate the public impact. Following such action, the City may assess all its associated costs against the property owner and bill the owner for such costs, which may be processed as in the case of sewer charges in accordance with Sections 14.04.090, 14.04.100 and 14.04.105. (Ord. No. 6274, § 3, 9-18-13)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 14.04.130 Equivalent residential unit (ERU) rate—Five percent assessment.

14.04.130 - Equivalent residential unit (ERU) rate—Five percent assessment. The annual charge rate per ERU set forth in Section 14.04.030 shall include a five percent assessment for the City's use, improvement and maintenance of its rights-of-way and easements in which the City's sanitary and storm sewer system and treatment facilities are located. (Ord. 5932 § 6, 2007: Ord. 5642 § 6, 2003)
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=TIT14PUSE_CH14.04SE_ARTISECHFetched: 10/28/2026

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