Penalty—Administration.
Las Vegas Municipal Code § 14.18.180
in effect14.18.180 - Penalty—Administration.
(A) Whenever, on the basis of the information that is available, the Director finds that any person is in violation of any of the provisions of this Chapter, the Director may assess an administrative penalty in an amount that is not less than five hundred dollars nor more than ten thousand dollars for each day that each such violation continues, unless a different administrative penalty for any of such violations is established in the schedule of fees and charges that has been established by the City Council pursuant to Section 14.18.200.
(B) Before assessing any administrative penalty pursuant to this Section, the Director shall give the person upon whom such penalty is to be imposed written notice of the proposed assessment and the opportunity to request, within thirty days after the date on which such notice is received by it, a hearing with respect to the proposed order of assessment.
(C) In determining the amount of any penalty assessed pursuant to this Section, the Director shall consider the nature, circumstances, extent and gravity of the violation in respect of which the penalty is proposed to be assessed; the economic benefit, if any, that has inured to the person as the result of such violation; any good faith effort on the part of the person to comply with the applicable requirements; the potential economic impact of the penalty upon the user or other person; any history of similar violations; the degree of culpability of the user or other person; and such other matters as justice may require.
(D) An order which imposes an administrative penalty pursuant to this Section shall become final:
(1) Thirty days after its issuance; or
(2) If a hearing has been requested pursuant to Subsection (B) of this Section, upon the Director's issuance of a decision following the hearing.
(E) The failure of a person to pay any administrative penalty that is imposed by the Director pursuant to this Section within thirty days after the imposition thereof shall be grounds for any remedy that is available under this Chapter for terminating the person's ability to discharge or cause to be discharged stormwater or non-stormwater from its facilities into the MS4.
(Ord. No. 6583, § 13, 6-7-17; Ord. 6006 § 19, 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=TIT14PUSE_CH14.18STSTMA_14.18.180PEDMFetched: 10/28/2026