Exemptions from chapter provisions.
Las Vegas Municipal Code § 9.16.040
in effect9.16.040 - Exemptions from chapter provisions.
None of the terms or prohibitions that are contained in this Chapter shall apply to or be enforced against:
(A) Any vehicle that belongs to, or is used by, the City or its authorized garbage collection contractor while it is engaged in any necessary public business;
(B) The excavation or repair, or both, of streets, highways or bridges that are made during the night by or on behalf of the City, Clark County or the State, if the public welfare and convenience renders it impracticable to perform such work during the day;
(C) The emission of sound to alert persons to the existence of an emergency;
(D) Sounds that are emitted in the performance of emergency work;
(E) Any event that:
(1) Is authorized by a special event permit issued by the City; or
(2) Takes place on the premises of a business that is licensed pursuant to Chapter 6.39 or Chapter 6.50 and is located within the Downtown Entertainment Overlay District, as described in LVMC 19.10.120, but only if and to the extent that all outdoor speakers or other amplification devices comply with the requirements and limitations of LVMC 6.39.050(D)(5).
(F) The exempt portion of any event that takes place on the premises of a business that is located within 18B the Las Vegas Arts District, as described in the Las Vegas Downtown Centennial Plan. The "exempt portion" of an event includes the following:
(1) For events beginning on Sunday through Wednesday, event activities that do not extend beyond ten p.m.;
(2) For events beginning on Thursday, event activities that do not extend beyond midnight; and
(3) For events beginning on Friday and Saturday, event activities that do not extend beyond two a.m. the following morning; or
(G) Civic functions, including without limitation parades, concerts, athletic events, group use of public facilities and other public gatherings for which a license or permit has been issued pursuant to any chapter of this Code.
(Ord. No. 6648, § 2, 10-17-18; Ord. No. 6157, § 1, 8-17-11; Ord. 6004 § 1, 2008: Ord. 3359 § 5, 1988: Ord. 2100 § 3 (part), 1980: Ord. 1890 § 1 (part), 1977: Ord. 1745 § 1 (part), 1975: Ord. 412 § 1 (2), 1950: prior code § 6-1-24(L))
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=TIT9HESA_CH9.16NO_9.16.040EXCHPRFetched: 10/28/2026