Terms which are used in this Title and are not specifically defined shall be given their ordinary meaning, unless the context requires or suggests otherwise. Of necessity, the limitations of language and space make it impossible to draft ordinance provisions that can anticipate every conceivable factual possibility and conclusively answer every possible difference in interpretation or focus. For those reasons, there inevitably will be questions of interpretation and intent that cannot be resolved by ordinance language to the complete satisfaction of all who have an interest or stake in ordinance language. Taking into account the foregoing, as well as the common law discretion afforded to governmental agencies in the interpretation of statutes and ordinances, the City Council declares that, in the case of ambiguity or uncertainty concerning the meaning of a particular term, whether or not defined, the Director and staff of the Department shall have the authority to assign an interpretation which is consistent with the intent and purpose of this Title, or an interpretation which is consistent with previous usage or interpretation. That authority includes without limitation the authority to interpret, based on the context and intent, whether the words "and" and "or" are used as:

1. Facilitating language;
2. Limiting language; or
3. Choice-providing language, including to whom any choice belongs.

(Ord. 6708 §45, 11/06/19)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

This Section explains how to calculate results and determine various measurements referenced in this Title.

1. A.
   Density/Intensity

   1. 1.
      Gross Acreage

      Gross acreage is calculated by measuring the total land area within the property lines of a lot or parcel of land before public streets, easements or other areas to be dedicated or reserved for a public use are deducted from such lot or parcel. The calculation shall not include any adjacent property that has already been dedicated for such purposes.

   2. 2.
      Density

      Density is calculated by dividing the number of dwelling units on a site by the gross acreage of the site on which the dwelling units are located.

      For purposes of calculating residential density, dedicated rights-of-way within a site, and that portion of existing dedicated rights-of-way adjoining a site that is between the street or alley centerline and the site boundaries shall not be included.

   3. 3.
      Lot Coverage

      Measured as a percentage of the lot area covered by all buildings and structures (not including non-building impervious surfaces such as driveways, patio slabs, and sidewalks), as measured from the outside of the building or structure at ground level unless otherwise specified in this Title.

   4. 4.
      Gross Floor Area (GFA)

      Measured as the sum of the horizontal areas of all floors of a building or structure measured from the exterior face of exterior walls, but excluding any space where the floor-to-ceiling height is less than six feet.

   5. 5.
      Net Floor Area

      Measured as the difference of the gross floor area and the sum of the horizontal areas of all floors of a building or structure used for stairwells and elevator shafts, equipment rooms, interior vehicular parking or loading spaces and any floors which are not used or intended to be used for human habitation or service to the public.

   6. 6.
      Floor Area Ratio (FAR)

      Measured as the ratio of the gross floor area of all buildings and structures on a lot divided by the total site area.

2. B.
   Height

   1. 1.
      Building Height (See Figure 1)

      Measured as the vertical distance in feet between the average finished grade along the front of a building and either the highest point of the coping of a flat roof, the deck line of a mansard roof or the average height level between the eaves and ridge line of a gable, hip or gambrel roof.

   2. 2.
      Wall/Fence Height (See Figure 2)

      Measured as the vertical distance in feet from the finished grade, on the side with the greatest vertical exposure above the finished grade, to the top of the fence or wall.

Figure 1 - Building Height Measurement	Figure 2 - Wall/Fence Height Measurement
	Side “A” is a greater vertical exposure above the finished grade, to the top of the fence or wall than Side “B” therefore the wall height is determined by side “A”

C.  Setbacks 1. Attached Buildings Attached buildings, whether principal or accessory, shall be treated as a single structure for the purpose of applying setbacks. This requirement shall not apply to residential patio covers, carports, or open shade structures. 2. Measurement (See Figure 3) Setbacks shall be measured as the distance between the nearest lot line and the foundation of a building or structure along a line at right angles to the lot line. Where no minimum front, side, or rear yards are specified, the setback line shall be coterminous with the corresponding lot line. Allowable projections into setback areas shall not be utilized for measurement of setbacks.

Figure 3 - Setbacks

4. D.
   Computing Parking

   1. 1.
      Parking-Impaired Development

      A land use or building which is existing on the effective date of this Title and which complied with the applicable parking standards at the time the use or building was established, but which does not comply with the on-site parking requirements of this Title, shall not be considered a nonconforming use or non-conforming building; but rather, it shall be considered a “parking-impaired development.” The following rules shall apply to the remodeling, alteration, expansion or reuse of parking-impaired developments:

      1. a.
         Building permits and certificates of occupancy may be issued for remodeling or structural alterations of parking-impaired developments without requiring compliance with the on-site parking requirements of this Title, provided that such work does not increase the building area or result in a change of use that requires an increase in the number of required parking spaces.
      2. b.
         For any remodeling, alteration, or expansion of a parking-impaired development that requires an increase in the number of required parking spaces, including the expansion of existing buildings or the construction of new buildings, only the increased number of parking spaces shall be required.
      3. c.
         For any change of use that requires an increase in the number of required parking spaces, only the increased number of parking spaces shall be required.
   2. 2.
      On-Site Parking Requirements

      1. a.
         Calculations. When measurements of the number of required spaces for one or more uses on a site result in fractions, the space requirements for each use shall be rounded upward to the next whole number of spaces.
      2. b.
         Different Use Areas. Parking shall be calculated separately for each different use area in a building or on a site, including any ancillary use, unless otherwise allowed by a provision of this Title.
      3. c.
         Parking Based on Seating. When the parking requirements are based on seating and the seating consists of benches or pews, each twenty linear inches of bench or pew shall be considered one seat.
      4. d.
         Parking Based on Floor Area. Unless specifically stated otherwise, when computing parking requirements based on the amount of square footage in buildings, all calculations shall be on a gross floor area basis.
      5. e.
         Parking Based on Employees. For the purpose of computing parking requirements based on the number of employees, calculations shall be for the largest number of persons working on any single shift.
      6. f.
         Single Family Parking. Driveways may be used to satisfy minimum on-site parking requirements for single family dwellings, provided that sufficient space is available to satisfy the minimum design standards.
      7. g.
         Unimpeded Parking. No parking space shall be located so as to require the moving of any vehicle on the premises in order to enter or leave any other space.
   3. 3.
      Handicapped Parking Calculations

      1. a.
         Except as otherwise provided in this Paragraph (3) or required by the City’s Building Code, handicapped parking spaces shall be provided for all uses other than residential at the rate shown in Table 1 below:

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   1.   
      2. b.
         In the case of a parking lot accessed by the public, parking spaces used exclusively for buses, trucks, other delivery vehicles, law enforcement vehicles, or vehicular impound are not required to be counted in calculating the number of required handicapped parking spaces pursuant to Table 1 if and only if the lot is provided with a passenger loading zone complying with Section 503 of the ADA Standards for Accessible Design.
      3. c.
         A minimum of one vehicle with a side-loading wheelchair lift parking space shall be provided in all parking lots and structures where handicap parking is required. When multiple handicap parking spaces are required pursuant to Subparagraph (a) above, then one in every six required spaces shall be a vehicle with a side-loading wheelchair lift parking space.
      4. d.
         Handicap parking spaces shall be designed as provided for in LVMC 19.08.110(C)(3).
      5. e.
         Whenever one or more handicapped parking spaces are added to an existing development to meet the minimum number of handicapped parking spaces required by this Title or to meet the minimum Federal accessibility standards, and the additional spaces result in a deficiency in the overall number of parking spaces required for the uses present at the site because there is not enough physical space to accommodate the additional spaces(s) and associated access aisles, no variance or waiver shall be required. The site shall be deemed to be a "Parking-Impaired Development" pursuant to LVMC 19.18.030(D).

(Ord. 6206 § 2, 08/15/12)

1.   
   4. 4.
      Parking Alternatives. The Director is authorized to allow parking requirements to be met by any method described in this Paragraph (4), or any combination of such methods.

      1. a.
         Off-Site Parking. The parking requirements may be met by locating the required parking spaces on a separate parcel from the lot on which the principal use is located. Off-site parking may be approved only if:

         1. i.
            The parcels containing the use and the off-site parking are under common ownership;
         2. ii.
            The parcel to be used for parking is located not more than three hundred feet from the building or use it is intended to serve;
         3. iii.
            The parcel to be used for parking is not separated or divided from the building or use it is intended to serve by a freeway, expressway, highway or primary thoroughfare;
         4. iv.
            The applicant satisfies the Director that the use of the off-site parcel for parking will not be detrimental to public safety; and
         5. v.
            The owner of the parcels executes an agreement or similar document, satisfactory to the City Attorney, which outlines the terms and conditions of the off-site parking use. The document must contain the legal description of both the off-site parcel and the parcel where the principal use is located and must be of sufficient duration to ensure the continued use of the off-site parcel for parking. In order to provide record notice of the existence of the off-site parking arrangement, the City may record the document in the office of the County Recorder, or require the applicant to do so.
      2. b.
         Shared Parking. The parking requirements may also be met by securing the consent to share parking facilities on another parcel and under another ownership. Shared parking may only be approved if:

         1. i.
            The shared facilities are located on a parcel zoned for such use;
         2. ii.
            The shared facilities are not more than three hundred feet from the building or use they are intended to serve;
         3. iii.
            The shared facilities are not separated or divided from the building or use they are intended to serve by a freeway, expressway, highway or primary thoroughfare;
         4. iv.
            The owners of the parcels cooperatively establish and operate the facilities;
         5. v.
            The uses separately generate parking demands, primarily during hours when the remaining uses are not in operation;
         6. vi.
            A minimum number of spaces are provided to meet the requirements of the use with the single greatest parking demand;
         7. vii.
            Satisfactory evidence, as deemed by the Director, has been submitted describing the nature of the uses and the times when the uses operate so as to demonstrate the lack of potential conflict; and
         8. viii.
            The owners of the parcels execute an agreement, satisfactory to the City Attorney, which outlines the terms and conditions of the shared parking arrangement. The agreement must contain the legal description of both parcels and must be of sufficient duration to ensure the continued use of the shared parking facilities. In order to provide record notice of the existence of the shared parking arrangement, the City may record the agreement in the office of the County Recorder, or require the applicant to do so.
      3. c.
         Mixed-Use Development—Alternative Parking Requirements. Mixed-use developments that are approved pursuant to LVMC Chapter 19.12 may utilize Table 2 below for determining parking requirements as an alternative to those otherwise applicable under this Paragraph and LVMC Chapter 19.12. A hotel/casino mixed-use development may choose the alternative determination available under this Subparagraph (c) or the administrative reduction available under Subparagraph (d) of this Subsection, but may not take advantage of both alternatives or any combination thereof.

1.   
   1.   
      1.   
         1. i.
            Calculation of Parking Requirement. Calculate the number of spaces required for each use based on the applicable parking requirements calculated under this Paragraph and LVMC Chapter 19.12. Applying the general land use category listed above to each proposed use, utilize the percentages to calculate the number of parking spaces required for each time period (six time periods per use). Add the number of spaces required for all applicable land uses to obtain a total parking requirement for each time period. Select the time period with the highest total parking requirement, and utilize that total as the mixed-use parking requirement.
         2. ii.
            Changes in Use. Any proposed changes in the commercial uses for an existing approved mixed-use development shall be submitted to the Department for review and a determination of consistency with the parking requirements set forth in Table 2. Where a change in use will increase the number of parking spaces required, the additional spaces shall be provided.

      4. d.
         Alternative Parking Standard—Parking Demand Analysis. Where the unique operation of a particular use creates a lesser parking demand than the parking requirements otherwise applicable under this Subsection and LVMC Chapter 19.12, an alternative parking standard for the use may be established in conjunction with the submittal of a Parking Demand Analysis. In order to qualify for consideration, a Parking Demand Analysis must be signed and sealed by a professional traffic engineer, must document the weekday and weekend peak parking demand for the proposed use(s) for the site, and must provide justification for the alternative parking standard. The request for an alternative parking standard pursuant to this Subparagraph (d):

         1. i.
            Shall follow the process for a Special Use Permit application under LVMC 19.16.0110, to the extent the process can be made applicable.
         2. ii.
            May be approved as requested, or as modified, and may be made subject to conditions if the Planning Commission or City Council, as the case may be, determines that approval of the alternative parking standard is warranted.
      5. e.
         Hotel/Casino Mixed-Use Parking Requirements. The Director may authorize a reduction in the total number of required parking spaces for hotel/casino mixed-use developments. Such reduction shall apply only to such uses as restaurants, retail stores, amusement/recreational facilities and similar uses which are clearly ancillary to the hotel. Required parking for supplementary uses may be reduced to one-half of the parking required for each use as specified in this Title. In determining the parking requirement, the following shall be considered:

         1. i.
            The characteristic of each use and the projected peak parking demand, including hours of operation;
         2. ii.
            The potential reduction in vehicle movements afforded by multi-purpose use of spaces by employees or customers;
         3. iii.
            The potential reduction in vehicle trips afforded by multiple use of the facilities by guests and customers; and
         4. iv.
            The extent to which the applicant can document the lack of potential conflict among parking needs and facilities.

E. Signage 1. Measurement of Sign Area -- General a. The area of a sign face shall be computed by means of the smallest square, circle, rectangle, triangle or combination thereof that encompasses the smallest perimeter of the sign’s message. b. Except as otherwise provided in this Subsection, the area of a sign face does not include any supporting framework, bracing, architectural detail or decorative fence or wall which is clearly incidental to the sign. Where the supports or structural elements constitute a commercial symbol, logo, or text, those elements shall be computed as part of the sign area. 2. Measurement of Sign Area – Specific Types a. Sign cabinets. The area of sign faces enclosed in frames or cabinets is determined based on the outer dimensions of the frame or cabinet surrounding the sign face. (See Figure 4) b. Two sided freestanding signs (See Figure 5) i. Signs with two faces intersecting at an angle of 60 degrees or less shall be computed by measuring the area of the largest sign face. ii. Signs with two faces intersecting at an angle of greater than 60 degrees shall be computed by measuring the area of both sign faces. c. Three sided signs. The total area of signs with three faces shall be the sum total area of the two largest faces. (See Figure 6) d. Four-sided signs. The total area of signs with four sign faces arranged in a square, rectangle, or diamond shall be the sum total area of the two largest opposing faces. If the faces are equal in size, the total area of the sign shall be the sum of two of the intersecting faces. (See Figure 7) e. Cylindrical or spherical signs. The area of a cylindrical sign shall be the diameter multiplied by the height of the cylinder. The area of a spherical sign shall be the radius of the sphere squared multiplied by 3.14. (See Figure 8) f. Multiple cabinets. For freestanding and projecting signs that contain multiple cabinets on one structure and oriented in the same direction, the modules together are counted as one sign face g. Signs on a base material. When a sign is on a base material and attached without a frame, such as a wood board or Plexiglas panel, the dimensions of the base material are to be used. h. Individual elements. When signs are constructed of individual elements attached to a building elevation, the overall sign display shall be measured by determining the sum of the area of each square, rectangle, triangle, portion of a circle or any combination thereof which creates the smallest single continuous perimeter enclosing the limits of the sign message. (See Figures 9, 10 and 11) i. Painted wall signs. Painted wall signs shall be measured by determining the sum of the area of each square, rectangle, triangle, portion of a circle or any combination thereof which creates the smallest single continuous perimeter enclosing the limits of the sign elements. Visible area of the building elevation includes windows and doors, but not openings such as loading entrances. j. Awnings and marquees. When signs are incorporated into awnings, the sign area is determined by computing the area of an imaginary rectangle drawn around the sign face. When the ends of awnings or marquees are parallel or within 60 degrees of parallel and contain sign faces, only one side is counted in addition to the sign face area on the front. k. Changing Image Sign i. Changing image sign features are measured by drawing an imaginary rectangle around the edge of each of the changing elements. Sign elements will be measured as one unit when the individual elements are read as one single message. ii. When used as a border around an otherwise static sign, changing image sign elements are measured by drawing a series of rectangles around the changing elements. iii. When the changing image sign feature is composed of moving light from a projected source, including laser light, or other display that has the appearance of a static element moving across a static background, the changing image sign element shall be computed by means of the smallest square, circle, rectangle, triangle or combination thereof that encompass the limits of the projected image. 3. Height Computation (See Figure 12) a. The height of a sign shall be computed as the distance from the base of the sign at normal grade to the top of the highest attached component of the sign. b. Normal grade shall be the lower of: i. Existing grade prior to construction; or ii. Newly established grade after construction, exclusive of any filling, berming, mounding or excavating for the sole purpose of locating the sign. c. In cases in which the normal grade cannot reasonably be determined, sign height shall be computed on the assumption that the elevation of the normal grade at the base of the sign is equal to the elevation of the nearest point of the crown of a public street or the grade of the land at the principal entrance to the principal building, whichever is lower. 4. Building Elevation, Determination, and Computation a. In general, a building will have four elevations, one for each side. A building elevation shall include all vertical elements of the building facing in the same general direction, including articulations and offsets. b. The area of the building elevation shall be the surface area of the elevation, measured from normal grade (see definition under “height computation”) to the top of the wall, including windows, doors and other voids but not including the area of intervening portions of the elevation that face in another direction and that create offsets, articulations, entries or other architectural features. c. The area of a building elevation shall not include any part of the roof or any part of the wall that deviates from a vertical, 90-degree angle to the plane surface of the lot, by more than 10 degrees.	Figure 4 - Sign Area Measurement - 2 Sided Flat Sign
	Width x Height = Sign Area
	Figure 5 - Sign Area Measurement - 2 Sided Angled Signs
	If angle is 60° or less then, Width x Height = Sign Area
	If angle is greater than 60° then, (Width 1 x Height 1) + (Width 2 x Height 2) = Sign Area
	Figure 6 - Sign Area Measurement - 3 Sided Sign
	Largest Side (Width x Height) + 2nd Largest Side (Width x Height) = Sign Area
	Figure 7 - Sign Area Measurement - 4 Sided Sign
	If Side A is larger than Side C and Side B is larger than Side D then, Side A (Width x Height) + Side B (Width x Height) = Sign Area. If opposing sides are equal then, Side B (Width x Height) + Side C (Width x Height) = Sign Area.
	Figure 8 - Sign Area Measurement - Cylindrical/Spherical
	Cylinder Height x Diameter = Sign Area 3.14 x (Radius 2) = Sign Area for Circle or Sphere

Figure 9 - Sign Area Measurement - Individual Elements	Figure 10 - Sign Area Measurement - Individual Elements
	In the case of an odd shape, calculate the smallest regular geometric shape (triangle, rectangle or circle) that encompasses the perimeter of the sign and add the areas together for the total area.

Figure 11 - Sign Area Measurement - Channel Letters

Figure 12 - Sign Height Measurement

The smallest continuous perimeter that encompasses the entire coherent message is used The smallest continuous perimeter that encompasses the entire coherent message is used, in this case, the perimeter is adjusted for the smaller height letters The smallest continuous perimeter that encompasses the entire coherent message is used, in this case, the words making up the message are intentionally spread far apart

6. F.
   Distance Separation

   1. 1.
      Numerous provisions of this Code require distance separations between uses. Generally, such requirements are designed to protect certain uses from actual or potential adverse impacts of other uses, or to reduce or eliminate the effects of a concentration or clustering of the impacts of certain uses. Such distance separation requirements normally operate to limit new development rather than 1) operating as a per se prohibition of certain existing uses within a certain distance of each other or 2) prohibiting a protected use from being established near a use that might negatively impact that protected use. Phrases that are used in this Title to express such distance separation requirements include without limitation 1) the prohibition of a particular use within a certain distance from another specified use, 2) a statement that a particular use may not be located closer than a specified distance from another use, 3) a statement that a particular use must be located at least a specified distance from another specified. In some cases the required distance separation is between uses of the same kind, while in others between uses of different kinds as specified. Where a particular type or means or standard of measurement is specified, that specification governs. Otherwise, the provisions of this Subsection (F) shall be applied and govern regarding the determination and measurement of distance separation requirements, no matter what terminology is used to express that requirement.
   2. 2.
      Unless otherwise specifically provided by this Title, distance separation is measured horizontally, without regard for elevation change or intervening obstacles, as the shortest straight-line distance between the lot line of the properties containing the two uses.
   3. 3.
      When either of the uses subject to a distance separation requirement is located within the boundaries of a commercial or residential subdivision as defined in NRS Chapter 278, the following provisions apply:

      1. a.
         For a protected use or other use that might be subjected to potentially negative impacts, "lot line" refers to the boundary of a lot established by the final map for the subdivision, and does not include the boundary of a condominium parcel or a parcel established by a record of survey.
      2. b.
         For a proposed use, "lot line" refers to the boundary of a lot established by the final map subdivision, and does not include the boundary of a condominium parcel.
      3. c.
         For a proposed use, "lot line" refers to the boundary of a lot established by the final map for the subdivision, and does not include the boundary of a parcel established by a record of survey unless all of the following provisions are met:

         1. i.
            Using the parcel line of the parcel created by the record of survey for the purpose of measuring the distance separation would qualify that parcel under the distance separation requirement;
         2. ii.
            All parking spaces required by Section 19.12.070 for the use are located on the same parcel created by the record of survey and containing the use;
         3. iii.
            The use has a direct pedestrian and vehicular access (both ingress and egress) from a street having a minimum right-of-way width of 100 feet. The required pedestrian and vehicular access must be located within the parcel lines of the parcel created by the Record of Survey and on which the use is located; and
         4. iv.
            If the access provided on the subject parcel to meet the requirements of Subsubparagraph (iii) above also provides access to and from other parcels within a commercial subdivision, or if parking within the subdivision is shared, then an agreement satisfactory to the City Attorney that provides reciprocal cross-access, ingress and egress and/or parking throughout the commercial subdivision is required.
   4. 4.
      The provisions of this Subsection (F) are not subject to the provisions of this Title pertaining to exceptions, deviations, waivers, or variances.

(Ord. 6708 §48, 11/06/19)

(Ord. 6876 §93 & 94, 08/21/24)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Abandoned Sign. A sign that:

1. Has ceased to be used to display a message relating to an on-going business, product, service, idea or commercial activity and where the owner(s) of the sign has manifested an intention to permanently cease to use the sign. A sign shall be presumed to be abandoned if it has not been used to display or support such a message during any continuous one-year period;
2. Is an on-premise sign pertaining to a building that has been destroyed or damaged beyond use, and substantial construction work for its repair or replacement has not begun within six months after such destruction. This period may be extended by the Planning Commission upon application of the property owner(s) for good cause shown; or
3. Is an on-premise sign pertaining to a business that has advertised or otherwise publicly indicated that it is “going out of business,” closing, moving, or closing at this location by a date that has passed.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Abandoned. Concerning a building, means not having been developed or maintained or put to beneficial use for a stated period of time.  Concerning a use, and for purposes of the provisions of this Title regarding the termination of uses or the duration of legal nonconforming status, means not having been used or operated or maintained for a required period of time or in the manner required, all as set forth in this Title.  The term includes such lack of use or non-operation:

1. Whether or not accompanied by actual intent to abandon, and
2. Where provisions of this Title authorize a use to be deemed abandoned under the circumstances specified.

(Ord. 6664 § 10, 12/19/18)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Abut. To physically touch or border upon; or to share a common property line, but not overlap.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Access. A way or means of approach to provide vehicular or pedestrian physical entrance to a property. In general, the type of access or accesses intended will be specified in the Code. Where not specified in any particular case, the determination whether the term refers to vehicular access, pedestrian access, or both, will depend on the context.  The use of the term may not always be intended to denote a particular type of access in every case, or to indicate or suggest that access of any kind at anyone's choice is always intended. Instead, like many terms defined in this Section, the intent in using the term in a particular context may be for it to encompass more than one type of access, used for the sake of convenience rather than for the sake of dictating a particular result or denoting that any particular access is acceptable, unrelated to context.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Accessory Structure. A residential structure that is:

1. Located on the same lot as a principal structure;
2. Either detached from or, pursuant to LVMC 19.06.040(C)(6), attached to the principal structure; and
3. Incidental or subordinate to the principal structure.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Accessory Structure (Class I). An accessory structure which is located on the same residential parcel as a principal dwelling and which, as an ancillary use, provides living quarters, including full kitchen facilities, for the occupants of the principal dwelling or their tenants, domestic employees or temporary guests.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Accessory Structure (Class II). An accessory structure which is located on the same lot as a principal structure, is detached therefrom, is incidental or subordinate thereto, and does not qualify as an “Accessory Structure (Class I).”

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Accessory Use. A use incidental or secondary to the principal use of a lot, building or structure and located on the same lot as the principal use.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Action. The decision made by the reviewing authority on a land use application; the determination made and any conditions of approval.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Active Ground Floor. A street frontage that allows for active visual engagement between the people outside of a structure and the use, activities, or people, located in the structure’s ground floor. In an active ground floor the front façade of buildings and the main entrance face and open towards the right-of-way along which pedestrian access is provided. Along perimeters designated as Active Ground Floor on the regulating plan, the Shopfront frontage must be selected, and only non-reflective clear glass or non-reflective tinted glass with a visible light transmittance of about 60 percent must be used.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Active Status. With regard to a business license, means that the license is in good standing.  In addition, with regard to any specified business, the term also means that the business authorized by the business license must be fully operational for at least 8 hours, on at least one occasion, within any continuous 30-day period.  For purposes of the preceding sentence:

1. "Specified business" means the following types of businesses:
   1. A business that implements any of the following uses, as included within the description and definition of "sexually oriented business" found in LVMC 19.12.070:
      1. Adult emporium
      2. Adult mini-motion picture theater.
      3. Adult motion picture arcade; or
      4. Nude show.
   2. To the extent not included in Subparagraph (a) above, any of the following businesses:
      1. Adult nightclub, as described in LVMC Chapter 6.06B.
      2. Erotic dance establishment, as described in LVMC Chapter 6.35; or
      3. Video center, as described in LVMC Chapter 6.83.
2. A business that opens itself to the public for the provision of products or services is "fully operational" only if and when it is open to the public.

(Ord. 6664 § 11, 12/19/18)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Adjacent. To be separated by common property lines, lot lines, or is directly across a street, private street or access easement, or right-of-way (other than a freeway or arterial) from the subject property.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Advertising. Any writing, painting, display, emblem, drawing, sign or other device designed, used, or intended for display or any type of publicity for the purpose of making anything known or attracting attention to a place, product, goods, services, idea or statement.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Affordable Housing. Except as the context otherwise requires, the spectrum of housing considered to be affordable for a household with a total gross monthly income that corresponds to certain percentages of the median monthly gross household income (AMI) for Clark County, Nevada. The term includes "Moderate-Income Affordable Housing," "Low-Income Affordable Housing" and "Very Low-Income Affordable Housing." For purposes of this definition, median gross household income must be determined based upon the most current estimates of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development regarding Clark County, Nevada.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Air Rights. The right to use space above ground level.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Airport Elevations. The highest point of an airport’s usable landing area measured in feet above mean sea level.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Airport, Heliport or Landing Field, Including a Helipad. Any area of land designated and set aside for the landing and taking off of any aircraft regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration, together with related refueling and terminal facilities. A helipad use is limited to a facility for the landing and taking off of helicopters, but with no accessory gas sales, maintenance or other related services present.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Alcohol, Off-Premise Ancillary. An establishment selling alcohol for off-premise consumption in conjunction with an Alcohol, On-Premise Beer/Wine or Alcohol, On-Premise Full establishment. In order to qualify under this term, all the following requirements must be met:

1. The ancillary sale of alcohol for off-premise consumption must be approved as part of a Special Use Permit for the primary use.
2. The ancillary sale of alcohol for off-premise consumption must comply with the Minimum Special Use Permit Requirements that would be applicable to the corresponding off-premise use as if the use to which this use is ancillary were an off-premise use. Thus, the ancillary sale of alcohol for off-premise consumption in conjunction with an Alcohol, On-Premise Beer/Wine use must comply with the Minimum Special Use Permit Requirements for the Alcohol, Off-Premise Beer/Wine use, and the ancillary sale of alcohol for off-premise consumption in conjunction with an Alcohol, On-Premise Full establishment must comply with the Minimum Special Use Permit Requirements for the Alcohol, Off-Premise Full use.
3. If operated in conjunction with an Alcohol, On-Premise Beer/Wine establishment, the ancillary sale of alcoholic beverages for off-premise consumption is limited to beer, wine and coolers.
4. The primary use may not be located on or adjacent to the Pedestrian Mall, as defined in LVMC Chapter 11.68.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Alcohol, Off-Premise Beer/Wine. An establishment licensed to sell alcoholic beverages, limited to the sale of beer, wine and coolers, to consumers only and not for resale, in original sealed or corked containers, for consumption off the premises where the business is conducted.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Alcohol, Off-Premise Full. An establishment licensed to sell alcoholic beverages, not limited to the sale of beer, wine and coolers, to consumers only and not for resale, in original sealed or corked containers, for consumption off the premises where the same are sold.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Alcohol, On-Premise Beer/Wine. An establishment licensed to sell alcoholic beverages, limited to the sale of beer, wine and coolers only, for consumption on the premises where the same is sold.​​​​​​​

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Alcohol, On-Premise Full. An establishment licensed to sell alcoholic beverages, not limited to the sale of beer, wine and coolers, for consumption on the premises where the same are sold.​​​​​​​

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Alcohol Production, Craft. A craft distillery, craft winery or brew pub establishment, pursuant to LVMC Chapter 6.50 and state law, wherein alcohol is manufactured, and the alcohol produced at the establishment is sold for on-premise or off-premise consumption (or both).

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Alley. A private or public way which affords only a secondary means of access to abutting property and which is not intended for general travel or circulation. Alleys are not considered a type of street.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Alter. To make any change in the structural members or other features of a building; or any change to allow the building to be used for purposes other than those for which it was originally intended. “Alter” includes “enlarge”.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Amenity. A natural or created feature that enhances the aesthetic quality, visual appeal or attractiveness of a particular property, place or area.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Amphitheater. An oval, circular or semicircular outdoor theater in which the stage or screen area is surrounded by rising tiers of seating or assembling areas, or both.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Ancillary Use. A use incidental to and customarily associated with a specific principal use and which is located on the same parcel or lot.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Animal Hospital, Clinic, or Shelter. A facility that provides medical or surgical treatment for animals or pets, as well as shelter and care during the time of such treatment. Such a facility may, but does not necessarily, include the use of outdoor pens in providing such shelter and care.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Animal Keeping & Husbandry. The raising, keeping and breeding of domestic or non-domestic animals. The use must be ancillary to the principal use, but may be conducted for commercial purposes. The term includes the keeping of animals for the development of animal products such as meat, fur or eggs, but does not include the keeping of animals as household pets or the breeding of domestic dogs and cats pursuant to and in accordance with the Home Occupation Permit provisions of LVMC 19.16.180.

(Ord. 6229 §10, 12/19/12),

(Ord. 6659 §4, 11/21/18)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Antenna. Any exterior apparatus that is mounted on a structure and is used for transmitting or receiving communications, including electromagnetic waves, digital signals, analog signals, radio frequencies (excluding radar signals), wireless communication signals or other communication signals.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Antenna Tower. A pole or other structure, including any supporting elements, that is used to support one or more wireless communication antennas. The term includes a pole or other structure that supports a wireless communication antenna and that is attached to a trailer or other portable support.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Antenna Tower Alternative Structure. A structure such as a flagpole, man-made tree, clock tower, bell steeple, or similar alternative-design mounting structure that substantially camouflages or conceals the presence of wireless communication antennas or antenna towers.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Antique, Collectible Store. Any building used for the sale of:

1. Any old and authentic object of personal property which was made, fabricated or manufactured sixty or more years earlier and which has a unique appeal and enhanced value mainly because of its age; or
2. Any article of personal property which was made, fabricated or manufactured twenty or more years earlier and because of public demand has attained value in a recognized commercial mark which is in excess of its original value.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Apartment House. A structure which contains three or more apartment dwelling units and which does not qualify as a condominium, townhouse dwelling or residence hotel.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Apartment. A room, or suite of rooms, within an apartment house which has facilities for the preparation of meals, is designed for and used or intended to be used by one family and is intended to be occupied on a rental basis with a rental period of at least thirty-one days.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Arcade Sign. A wall or projecting sign attached to the roof or the wall of an arcade and totally within the outside limits of the structural surfaces that delineate the arcade.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Archeological Site. A site that has yielded, or exhibits the promise of yielding, information important in the understanding of human prehistory or history. Such information may consist of evidence of past human life, habitation or activity, as well as material remains.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Architectural Feature. An architectural element, which alone or as part of a pattern, embodies the style, design, or general arrangement of the exterior of a building or structure, including but not limited to the kind, color, and texture of building materials, and style and type of windows, doors, lights, porches, and signs.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Asphalt or Concrete Batch Plant. A facility or area for the mixing of concrete or asphalt.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Assisted Living Apartment. An apartment or apartment complex which provides personal care services to senior citizens for daily living needs. Such services may include, but are not limited to, preparation and service of meals, housekeeping, laundry, monitoring of rooms, monitoring of medication, or assistance with bathing. The term includes commercial uses that are ancillary to an apartment complex as long as the total amount of floor space dedicated to such uses does not exceed 5% of the total gross floor area of the apartment complex, there is no external signage for the commercial uses, and those uses are not accessible other than internally and only to persons residing within the apartment or apartment complex. The term does not include a convalescent care facility/nursing home or other medical facility that is specifically defined in this Chapter.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Astrologer, Hypnotist, or Psychic Art & Science. Any person who practices, teaches, or professes to practice the business of astrology, hypnotism or the psychic arts and sciences for a fee, gift, donation, or otherwise. Psychic arts and sciences may include palmistry, phrenology, life reading, fortune telling, cartomancy, clairvoyance, clairaudience, crystal gazing, mediumship, prophecy, augury, divination, magic or necromancy. The term does not include a hypnotherapy practice.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Attached Sign. Any sign that is attached to an occupied building or building designed for occupancy.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Attention Gaining Device. Any streamer, pennant, propeller, inflatable sign, tethered balloon, portable sign, bunting or other artificial device, figure, shape, color, sound, light or exhibit, whether live, animated or still, that is intended to attract attention to a use or business being conducted either on or off site.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Auction House. An enclosed establishment for the temporary storage and offering by an auctioneer of qualified property which is offered or sold to the highest bidder by means of a request or invitation for bids. For purposes of this definition, the term “qualified property” means property of any kind belonging to another, but excluding animals. This use does not include a secondhand dealer.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Auctioneer. A person who cries out or otherwise requests or solicits bids for purposes of offering to sell property to the highest bidder.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Automobile Detailing Shop. Any building or premises used for washing and cleaning of passenger vehicles.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Auxiliary Kitchen. A second kitchen in a single family detached dwelling that is:

1. Intended solely for use by members of the household for private dinner parties or social gatherings; and
2. Not located within an accessory structure and is directly accessible from the rest of the dwelling.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Average Daily Traffic (ADT). The average number of motor vehicles per day that pass a given point.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Awning. A roof or cover that projects from the wall of a building over a door or window, and made of canvas, aluminum or a similar material, which may be fixed in place or retractable for the purpose of shielding a doorway or window from the elements. 

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Awning Sign. Any sign that is a part of or attached to an awning, or other fabric, plastic or structural protective cover over a door, entrance, window or outdoor service area.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Bailbond Service. An establishment that makes available to the public undertakings of bail in connection with judicial proceedings.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Bakery, Retail. A retail establishment which specializes in the sale of baked goods, such as doughnuts, cookies, pastries and other similar goods, but does not provide meals as found in a restaurant.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Balcony. A platform that projects from the wall of a building and is enclosed by a parapet or railing.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Banner. Any sign of lightweight fabric or similar material that is mounted to a pole or a building at one or more edges. National flags, state or municipal flags, or the official flag of any institution or business shall not be considered banners.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Banquet Facility. An establishment which is rented by individuals or groups to accommodate private functions such as banquets, weddings, anniversaries, and other similar celebrations. Such a use may or may not include: 1) kitchen facilities for the preparation or catering of food; 2) the sale of alcoholic beverages, if approved, for on-premise consumption, only during an event; and 3) outdoor gardens or reception facilities.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Basement. A story partly or completely underground. A basement shall be counted as a story for purposes of height measurement where any portion of a basement has more than one-half of its height above grade.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Beacon. Any light with one or more beams directed into the atmosphere or directed at one or more points not on the same lot as the light source; also, any light with one or more beams that rotate or move.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Benchmark. Grade elevations as determined by standardized vertical ground controls established by the National Geodetic Survey, the City of Las Vegas or Clark County.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Billiard Parlor or Pool Hall. A business establishment whose principal purpose is to make billiard tables available for use by the public for amusement or entertainment.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Block. Property designated on an officially recorded map and bounded by streets and other natural or physical barriers which make it a unit not to exceed 660 feet in length.

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Block Face. The aggregate of all the building facades on one side of a block. The block face provides the context for establishing the architectural form of the edge of the block.

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Blood Plasma Donor Center. A building used for the collection of human blood plasma from plasma donors. The term does not include a facility for the provision of medical care or treatment.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Boat and Trailer Dealership (New and Used). The use of any building or lot for the display and sale of new or used boats, jet skis or other marine vessels, along with corresponding trailers.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Bubbler Heads. An irrigation head that delivers water to the root zone by “flooding” the planted area, usually measured in gallons per minute. Bubblers emit a trickle, umbrella or short stream pattern.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Building. A structure having a roof supported by columns or walls for the housing or enclosure of persons, animals or chattels. “Building” includes “structure”.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Building & Landscape Material/Lumber Yard. A facility for the sale of home, lawn and garden supplies and construction materials such as brick, lumber and other similar materials.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Buildable Area. That portion of a building site exclusive of the required setback areas in which a structure or building improvements may be erected including the actual structure, driveway, parking lot, pool and other construction as shown on a Site Development Plan.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Building Coverage. The ratio of the horizontal area measured from the exterior surface of exterior walls of the ground floor of all principal and accessory buildings on a lot to the total lot area.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Building Elevation. The exterior face of a building, including all vertical elements of the building facing in the same general direction.

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Building Entrance. The place of pedestrian ingress and egress to a building most frequently used by the public.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Building Facade. That portion of any exterior elevation of a building extending from grade to top of parapet, wall, or eaves, together with the entire width of the building elevation.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Building Form. The overall shape and dimensions of a building.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Building Height. Building height refers to the vertical distance between the average finished grade along the front of a building and either 1) the highest point of the coping of a flat roof; 2) the deck line of a mansard roof; or 3) the average height level between the eaves and ridge line of a gable, hip or gambrel roof.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Building Line. A line established by measuring from the property line, a distance equal to the required setback line, which is generally parallel to the curb line or edge of pavement. No part of a building shall project into the area between the property line and the building line except as otherwise provided in this Title.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Building Maintenance Service & Sales. A facility or area for contracting services such as building repair and maintenance, the installation of plumbing, electrical, air conditioning and heating equipment, janitorial services, and exterminating services. The retail sale of supplies is permitted as an accessory use.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Building Marker. Any sign indicating the name of a building, date or incidental information about its construction. Building markers are cut into the exterior building materials or made of bronze or other permanent material.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Building Mass. The height, width and depth of a structure.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Building Permit. Written permission issued by the Department of Community Development for the construction, repair, alteration or addition of a structure.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Building Scale. The relationship of a particular building, in terms of building mass, to other nearby and adjacent buildings.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Building Site. The total area of the building together with all yard areas adjacent thereto, as required by this Title.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Building Type. A structure defined by a combination of its configuration, placement on a lot, and function.

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Building, Detached. One building on one building lot surrounded by yards or open space; or buildings in a building group that are physically detached one from the other.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Building, Main Body. The primary massing of a building.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Building, Principal (or Primary). A building in which the principal use of the lot is conducted.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Building, Secondary Wing. A building or structure that is physically attached to a primary building and that is secondary and incidental to the primary building. This definition does not include a parking structure.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Build-to Line. A line established at a certain distance from the corresponding lot line along which the building, or a portion thereof, must be built.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Bungalow Court. A building type that consists of a series of small, detached structures on a single lot, providing multiple units that are arranged to define a shared court.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Bus Charter Service & Service Facility. Any premises for the transient housing, parking, servicing or repair of motor-driven buses.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Business School. A facility or area for instruction and training in secretarial and related office skills, cosmetology, commercial art, computer software, cooking or similar training.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Caliper. The diameter of a tree trunk measured four and one-half feet above the ground.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Cannabis Consumption Lounge. A business that sells or otherwise provides single-use cannabis products and/or ready-to-consume cannabis products for persons over the age of 21 to use or consume on the premises of the business. This use includes:

1. 1.
   An independent cannabis consumption lounge that is not attached to a cannabis dispensary; and
2. 2.
   A retail cannabis consumption lounge that is attached or immediately adjacent to a cannabis dispensary. For the purposes of this definition, the following definitions apply: "Attached" means physically attached to the physical premises of the retail cannabis consumption lounge, "Immediately adjacent to a cannabis dispensary" means having a common property line border with that dispensary, including the intersection of property lines at the property corners, with no street, building, or other property between.

(Ord. 6831 §21, 03/01/2023)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Cannabis Cultivation Facility. An enclosed structure which cultivates, delivers, transfers, transports, supplies, or sells cannabis to cannabis dispensaries or cannabis production facilities. The term includes an adult-use cannabis cultivation facility and a medical cannabis cultivation facility, as defined in NRS Chapter 678A.

(Ord. 6587 § 10, 06/21/2017)

(Ord. 6750 § 51, 08/16/2020)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Cannabis Dispensary. An establishment which acquires, possesses, delivers, transfers, transports, supplies, sells or dispenses cannabis or related supplies and educational materials to holders of a valid registry identification card, consumers or other cannabis dispensaries. The term includes an adult-use cannabis retail store and a medical cannabis dispensary, as defined in NRS Chapter 678A.

(Ord. 6587 § 11, 06/21/2017)

(Ord. 6750 § 51, 08/16/2020)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Cannabis Production Facility. An enclosed structure which acquires, possesses, manufactures, delivers, transfers, transports, supplies or sells edible cannabis products or cannabis-infused products to cannabis dispensaries. The term includes an adult-use cannabis production facility and a medical cannabis production facility, as defined in NRS Chapter 678A.

(Ord. 6587 § 12, 06/21/2017)

(Ord. 6750 § 51, 08/16/2020)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Canopy. A rigid roof, generally supported at all corners or extremities by poles, posts or direct attachment to a building. A canopy typically has little vertical or wall space on it and is only as thick as necessary to create a functional roof. See “Marquee” and “Awning.” 

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Canopy Sign. A sign attached to or painted on a canopy.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Car Wash or Auto Detailing. An establishment that provides for the washing, cleaning, waxing or detailing of passenger vehicles, either by means of employees or by means of automated or semi-automated methods of cleaning, or by a combination thereof.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Carport. A permanent roofed structure for vehicle parking which is not completely enclosed.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Casino. A room or structure whose principal use is for the conduct of gaming activities.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Catering Service. A service that provides for the preparation, storage, and delivery of food and food utensils for off-premise consumption.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Ceiling Height, Ground Floor. The height from the finished floor to the finished ceiling of primary rooms on the ground floor, not including secondary rooms such as bathrooms, closets, utility rooms, and storage spaces.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Ceiling Height, Upper Floor(s). The height from the finished floor to the finished ceiling of primary rooms on the floor(s) above the ground floor, not including secondary rooms such as bathrooms, closets, utility rooms, and storage spaces.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Cemetery/ Mausoleum. Property and facilities used for interring of the dead.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Chamfered Corner. An external wall of a building that connects two perpendicular exterior walls, typically at a symmetrical 45-degree angle that creates a beveled edge to the building rather than a 90-degree corner.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Changeable Copy Sign. Any sign or portion thereof with characters, letters, or illustrations that can be changed or rearranged without altering the face or the surface of the sign. The message may be changed manually or electronically. Animated signs shall not be considered changeable copy signs.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Chat. Coarse fragments of hard silica rock principally used for railway ballast, highway construction and concrete production.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Check Cashing Service, Limited. The service of cashing checks for a nominal fee, service charge or other consideration pursuant to NRS 604A.250(2) as a service that is supplemental to a retail or service business that otherwise does not provide services normally associated with a financial institution. The term does not include a general financial institution, specified financial institution, or any business that provides any kind of loan, cash advance, or deferred deposit service.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Church, House of Worship. Any building used for religious worship services, religious education and fellowship activities and programs of a religious organization. The term includes the use of the building and premises for other related activities, such as child care, formal educational programs, preschool classes and recreational activities, but only when those activities are ancillary to the religious use and only after those uses have been approved by means of a use review or other procedure under Chapter 19.16. The term does not include any class of child care center, general education classroom or facility, thrift shop, homeless shelter or commercial activity.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

City. The City of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

City Communication Sign. An off-premise sign located on property owned or controlled by the City (or and entity affiliated with the City) which advertises special events, traffic warnings, emergency messages, sponsorships, public safety notifications or other messaging communicated on behalf of the City, or that has been authorized by the City pursuant to a license or similar contractual agreement entered into with the owner of the sign.

(Ord. 6721 § 8, 01/15/2020)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

City Council, (Council). The Mayor and City Council of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

City Standards. In their most recent editions and with the most recent amendments adopted by the City, the Standard Drawings for Public Works Construction Off-Site Improvements, Clark County, Nevada, Uniform Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction Off-Site Improvements, Clark County, Nevada; Uniform Regulations for the Control of Drainage and Hydrologic Criteria and Drainage Design Manual, Clark County Regional Flood Control District; Design and Construction Standards for Wastewater Collection Systems of Southern Nevada; Summerlin Development Standards; Summerlin Revised Improvement Standards; Urban Design Standards; Landscape, Wall and Buffer Standards; and any other engineering, development or design standards and specifications adopted by the City Council. The term includes standards for public improvements and standards for private improvements required under this Title.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Civic. A term defining not-for-profit organizations that are dedicated to arts, culture, education, recreation, government, transit, and public parking facilities

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Civic Event Sign. A temporary sign, other than a commercial sign, posted to advertise a civic event sponsored by a public agency, school, church or religious institution, civic fraternal or other organization.

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Civic Space. An outdoor area dedicated for public gathering and civic activities.

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Cleaners, Commercial/Industrial. A facility or premises which is used for cleaning items in bulk quantities, such as clothing and linens. The term includes diaper cleaning services and cleaning services for hospitals, restaurants, hotels and similar clients, as well as rug and dry cleaning plants, and may include on-premise retail services to individual households as a use incidental to the operation of the plant.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Clinic. A facility which is occupied and used for the purpose of providing dental or medical care, and which regularly provides any of those services to the general public on an emergency basis or without appointment. The term does not include a hospital or a facility which provides for the overnight care or overnight stay of patients.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Club. Private quarters for a private organization; a principal purpose of which is the preparation and service of food and/or drink for members and their guests only.

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Cold Storage Plant. A facility for the protective storage or items such as food or furs, in a refrigerated place.

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College, University or Seminary. A college or university is an academic institution of higher learning beyond the level of secondary school. A seminary is an institution for the training of candidates for the priesthood, ministry, rabbinate or other religious order.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Collocation. The use of wireless communication facilities by more than one communication provider.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Commercial Message. Any sign wording, logo or other representation that, directly or indirectly, names, advertises, or calls attention to a business, product, service, idea or commercial activity. The term does not include sign copy that consists solely of the electronic indication of time, temperature, or both.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Commercial Recreation/Amusement (Indoor). An enclosed facility or area for sport, entertainment, games of skill, or recreation that is open to use by the general public for a fee. The term includes without limitation bowling alleys, indoor miniature golf courses, roller and ice skating rinks, game courts, swimming pools, walk-in movie theaters, physical fitness centers, gyms, billiard parlors/pool halls, and video arcades.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Commercial Recreation/Amusement (Outdoor). An outdoor facility or area for sport, entertainments, games of skill or recreation that is open to use by the general public for a fee. The term includes without limitation game courts, water slides, golf courses, outdoor miniature golf courses, drive-in theaters, batting cages, practice/instructional fields, amusements parks, amphitheaters, and sports events.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Commercial Vehicle. A vehicle customarily used as part of a business for the transportation of goods or people.

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Commissary. The use of an area or facility for the preparation, parking and storage of commercial vehicles and trailers that are used for the purpose of selling food and beverages to the public. The use may offer ancillary amenities necessary for the operation of mobile food vendors, caterers, etc., including facilities for food preparation, disposal of waste products (liquid or solid, including trash, cooking oil, grease or grey water), cleansing of vehicles and refilling of potable water tanks. The term does not include the repair or vehicles or trailers, or the sale or storage of liquid petroleum gas, unless otherwise permitted pursuant to the applicable use requirements of LVMC Chapters 19.09 and 19.12.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Commission. The Planning Commission of the City of Las Vegas.

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Common Interest Community. Real estate with respect to which a person, by virtue of his ownership of a unit, is obligated to pay for real estate other than that unit. “Ownership of a unit” does not include holding a leasehold interest of less than twenty years in a unit, including options to renew.

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Common Yard. A frontage type that has no fences or walls between front yards or between the front yard and the sidewalk that is visually continuous across multiple parcels providing a common landscaped area.

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Communication Provider. A person or entity that provides a communicative service to the community by means of transmission lines or by electronic transmission via wireless service, such as radio, television, microwave or other means of communicative transmission.

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Community Center, Private (Accessory). A facility associated with a planned residential development or multi-family development which provides for community activities for residents of the development.

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Community Garden. An area of land established and used for gardening by a community-based organization or other group of people, with the intent of harvesting vegetables, fruits, flowers and herbs for personal consumption or for sales or distribution to the community on a limited basis. The term does not include a garden that is incidental to a residential use and whose products are intended for the use of those residing on the parcel.

(Ord. 6189 § 7, 05/02/12)

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Community Interior Directional Sign. A sign placed within the interior of a subdivision to provide directions within the subdivision.

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Community Recreational Facility, Public. A facility which provides for community activities and is available to the general public.

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Community Residence. A residential family-like living arrangement for five to ten unrelated individuals with disabilities who are in need of the mutual support furnished by other residents, as well as the support services, if any, provided by the operator of the Community Residence. Residents may be self-governing or supervised by a sponsoring entity or its staff which furnishes habilitative or rehabilitative services related to the needs of the residents. Interrelationships among residents are an essential component of a Community Residence. A Community Residence shall be considered a residential use of property for purposes of all zoning and building codes. However, the Fire Marshal, pursuant to and consistent with the City’s Fire Code, may require enhanced fire protection, including the installation of fire sprinklers and other mitigating measures, where one or more residents has a lessened ability to ambulate adequately. The use includes a Family Community Residence and a Transitional Community Residence, but does not include any of the following:

1. Senior Citizen Apartment;
2. Individual Care Center;
3. Convalescent Care Facility/Nursing Home;
4. Facility for Transitional Living for Released Offenders;
5. Facility to Provide Testing, Treatment, or Counseling for Drug and Alcohol Abuse;
6. Hospice;
7. Sex Offender Counseling Facility;
8. Boarding House or Rooming House;
9. Any other group living arrangement for unrelated individuals who are not disabled; or
10. Any of the following, as defined by NRS Chapter 449:
    1. Facilities for the Treatment of Drug and Alcohol Abuse;
    2. Modified Medical Detoxification Facilities;
    3. Transitional Living Facilities for Released Offenders;
    4. Facility for the Treatment of Narcotics; or
    5. Community Triage Center.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Condominium. A multi-family dwelling or a commercial building within which the occupied area is owned individually and the structure, land, common open space areas and facilities are owned by all of the owners on a proportional, undivided basis.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Connectivity. A measure of how efficiently a transportation network provides access between destinations.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Connectivity Ratio. A measure of connectivity computed by taking the ratio of links (street segments) to nodes (intersections and cul-de-sac terminuses). It is determined by dividing the number of street segments (street sections between intersections and or cul-de-sac terminuses) by the number of intersections and cul-de-sac terminuses. For the purposes of this calculation, proposed street intersections with existing roads and stub roads for future access to vacant developable lands shall count as 0.5 intersections.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Consolidated Sign. An oversized freestanding ground sign which advertises one or more tenants within a nonresidential development. Consolidation occurs when the conditions for such signs are met, and the area for multiple signs is consolidated into one sign.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Construction Material Supply Yard. A facility for the storage and sale of construction materials.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Construction Permit. A permit issued pursuant to the City’s building and technical codes for construction.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Contractor’s Plant, Shop & Storage Yard. A facility for the storage and maintenance of contractor’s supplies and operational equipment. Offices are considered an accessory use.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Contributing Property. A classification applied to an individual property within a designated Historic District, signifying that the property contributes generally to the distinctive character of the District, or an archeological site.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Convalescent Care Facility/Nursing Home. A building or structure designed, used, or intended to be used to house and provide care for persons who have a chronic physical or mental illness or infirmity, but who do not need medical, surgical or other specialized treatment normally provided by a hospital. The term includes a “rest home” and “nursing home,” as well as a use that would qualify as a Community Residence except for the limitation on the number of residents, but does not include an “assisted living apartment,” “hospital” or other medical facility that is specifically defined in this Chapter.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Covenant, Public Improvements. A recorded agreement wherein the owner and all successors in ownership of a parcel of land acknowledge and consent that normal public improvements required under this Code have been deferred with concurrence of the City until such future time that the improvements are then required to be installed per written request of the City or via a special improvement district, or other means, either individually or jointly with other land owners in the vicinity of the parcel. (Also referred to as a “covenant running with land agreement”.)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Convent or Monastery. A house or set of buildings used as a residence by persons under religious vows.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Convention Facility. A structure which has at least 100,000 square feet of floor space utilized for scheduling, hosting or accommodating a convention, trade show or temporary event whether the activity is open or closed to the general public. For purposes of this Title, the term includes a stadium facility that is operated in conjunction with a convention facility.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Convenience Store. A retail establishment other than a drugstore, which:

(1) Offers for sale prepackaged food products, household items and other goods commonly associated with those products and items, and maintains more than fifty-one percent of its gross retail floor area dedicated to such products and items, provided that not more than ten percent of its gross retail floor area is devoted to the sale of beer, wine and coolers; and

(2) Except as otherwise provided in this Paragraph (2), contains not less than 1200 square feet, nor more than 5000 square feet of floor space devoted to retail sales display, exclusive of warehouse and office areas. The minimum size requirement in the preceding sentence does not apply to a development that qualifies as mixed-use under LVMC Title 19.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Co-op. A multi-unit structure that is held in common ownership, where the entire structure and underlying real property are owned in common, rather than where individual units are under separate ownership. For informational purposes, such structures may be referred to as co-ops, cooperative housing, tenants in common, and similar terms.

(Ord. 6196 §7, 05/16/12)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Copy Center. A facility for the custom reproduction of written or graphic materials on a custom order basis for individuals or businesses. Typical processes include, but are not limited to, photocopying, small offset printing, blueprint, and facsimile sending and receiving.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Corner Entry. A pedestrian entrance located on the corner of a building.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Corner Lot. A lot situated at the intersection of two or more streets, with frontage on at least two streets.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Cottage Food Operation. An operation which manufactures or prepares a food item by any manner or means whatever for sale, or which offers or displays a food item for sale, if each such food item is:

1. Sold on the private property of the natural person who manufactures or prepares the food item or at a location where the natural person who manufactures or prepares the food item sells the food item directly to a consumer, including, without limitation, a farmer’s market, flea market, swap meet, church bazaar, garage or yard sale or craft fair, by means of an in-person transaction that does not involve selling the food item by telephone or via the Internet; and
2. Sold to a natural person for his or her consumption and not for resale.

As used in this definition, “food item” means any of the following: Nuts and nut mixes; candies; jams, jellies and preserves; vinegar and flavored vinegar; dry herbs and seasoning mixes; dried fruits; cereals, trail mixes and granola; popcorn and popcorn balls; or baked goods that are not potentially hazardous foods; do not contain cream, uncooked egg, custard, meringue or cream cheese frosting or garnishes; and do not require time or temperature controls for food safety.

(Ord. 6301 §6, 03/05/14)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Country Club, Private. A facility that is made available for use on a membership basis for recreational or athletic purposes, where membership is limited and the use of the facility is primarily restricted to members and their guests. The term includes accessory uses, such as:

1. A clubhouse.
2. Retail and restaurant facilities which do not have separate signage or advertising.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

County. Clark County.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Court. An open, unoccupied space, other than a required yard, on the same lot with a building and bounded on two or more sides by the walls of a building.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Courtyard. An unroofed area that is completely or partially enclosed by walls or buildings and often shared by multiple residential units or commercial spaces.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Courtyard Building. A large structure composed of multiple attached or stacked units accessed from a shared courtyard, a series of courtyards, or a common corridor.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Covered Parking. A portion of a parking area in which a shade structure(s) have been installed to provide shade for parked vehicles.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Crematory. A facility used for the cremation of corpses.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Crop Production. An area for raising or harvesting agricultural crops, generally operated on a large-scale commercial basis with accompanying wholesale and retail sales. The term does not include a cannabis cultivation facility, a community garden, a garden that is incidental to a residential use and whose products are intended for the use of those residing on the parcel, or any other use involving the production of plant material that is specifically defined in this Title.

(Ord. 6189 § 5, 05/02/12)

(Ord. 6587 § 9, 06/21/17)

(Ord. 6750 § 50, 08/16/2020)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Cul-de-sac. A local street with only one connection to other streets and with an approved method of termination at the closed end.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Curb. A stone, concrete or other improved boundary usually marking the edge of the roadway or paved area.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Curb Cut. The opening along the curb line at which point vehicles may enter or leave the roadway to access adjacent property.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Custodial Institution. One or more buildings and related facilities used for the housing or detention of persons who have been charged with or have been convicted of felonies or misdemeanors.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Custom & Craft Work. A facility in which finished, personal or household items which are either made to order or which involve considerable handwork are produced. Examples include, but are not limited to textiles, pottery, furniture repair or refinishing, wood working, upholstery, sculpting and other work or wood products on an individualized single item basis. The term does not include cabinet making, cabinet assembly or the use of mechanized assembly line production.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Cut. The excavation and mechanical removal of earth material.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Cut and Fill. The excavation and mechanical removal of earth material, and the relocation thereof, for purposes of altering the level or slope of land.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Daily Labor Service. Any building or premises which serves as a staging point or gathering place for persons who are seeking immediate employment in daily labor activities and who accept or are assigned such employment in accordance with whatever employment is available on that particular day. For purposes of this paragraph, “daily labor” means manual labor, including without limitation, construction cleanup, garbage pickup and removal, demolition, convention setup and takedown, landscaping, planting and digging.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Data Center. A facility composed of networked computers, storage systems and computing infrastructure used to assemble, process, store and disseminate large amounts of data.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Deciduous Shade Tree. A tree that sheds all its leaves every year during a certain season.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Decorative Block. Generally refers to non-standard masonry building block. The face of the block is typically textured and contains a non-standard finish or shape. Gray, smooth finish CMU is not considered decorative block.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Decorative Wall. A masonry wall where at least 20 percent of the wall is of a type of masonry which is differentiated by texture, color, style or a combination of all three characteristics.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Deed. A legal document conveying ownership of real property.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Delivery and Service Vehicle Storage. The use of an area or facility for the parking and storage of commercial fleet vehicles that are used primarily in connection with the delivery of goods and services to the surrounding community.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Density. The number of families, individuals, dwelling units, households or housing structures per unit of land.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Department. The City’s Department of Community Development.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Depth, Ground Floor Space. The distance from the street-facing façade to the rear interior wall of the ground-floor space available for an allowed use.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Design. The design elements of a development site, including the planning and engineering of the following: street alignments, grades and widths; drainage and sanitary facilities and utilities, including alignment and grades thereof; location and size of all easements and rights-of-way; lot size and configuration; traffic access; grading; land to be dedicated for parks or recreational purposes; building design and configuration; landscaping and open space; and other such specific physical requirements.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Designated Property. Any property which has been classified as a Landmark, Historic Property or a contributing property within an Historic District.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Detached. Any building or structure that does not have a roof or wall in common with any other building or structure.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Determination of Application Sufficiency (Completeness). A determination that an application for review and approval of a parcel map, tentative, or final map is or is not complete at the time of filing. Failure to submit all required forms, fees, studies, drawings, maps and other submission requirements may result in a finding of insufficiency, and no further review or effort to schedule the application for processing is required until sufficiency is achieved.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Development Entry Statement Sign. A sign placed at the entry to a subdivision, apartment development, or identifiable community to identify the subdivision, apartment development, or identifiable community.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Development Plan. A map or maps that identify in the proposed general land use designations, design standards, transportation plans, open space and community facilities.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Development Standards. Documentation that identifies the requirements and standards for commercial and residential development, including, but not limited to, densities; building height, bulk and setback requirements by land use type; signage; landscaping; parking; open space. The “Design Standards Manual,” to the extent adopted by the City Council, contains required development standards for development within the City.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Development. The division of a parcel of land into two or more parcels; the construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration, relocation, or enlargement of any structure; any mining, excavation, landfill or land disturbance; or any use or extension of the use of land.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Director. The Director of the Department of Community Development of the City.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Directory Sign. A sign that provides a map or listing of the names of businesses, activities, addresses, locations, uses or places within a building or complex of buildings for the purpose of identification only.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Disability or Disabilities. Refers to:

1. A physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more of such person’s major life activities;
2. A record of having such impairment; or
3. Being regarded as having such an impairment.

The terms are intended to be coextensive with the terms “handicap” and “disability” as set forth in Federal fair housing legislation and other Federal legislation protecting individuals with a handicap or disability. The terms include the impairment associated with recovery from alcohol and drug abuse, but do not include impairment caused by current, illegal use of, or addiction to a controlled substance.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Distance Between Entries. The horizontal distance measured parallel to the façade between entrances to a building or buildings.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Domestic Animal. Any animal which is not a wild or exotic animal and which is typically considered to be capable of being kept in or near residential dwellings.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Dooryard. A frontage type with a shallow setback and front garden or patio, usually with a low wall at the frontage line, typically used in association with ground floor residential uses.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Drainage Facilities. Any type of on-site or off-site berm, containment, conveyance, inlet or discharge improvement to manage storm or nuisance waters within, through or adjacent to a development site.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Drainage Facilities, Type A. Refers to lots which are graded to drain surface water directly to the street independently of other properties.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Drainage Facilities, Type B. Refers to lots which are graded to drain surface water from the rear yards of lots which are higher in elevation onto adjacent lots which are lower in elevation. Surface water from the front and/or side yards drains to the street independently of other properties.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Drainage Facilities, Type C. Refers to lots which are graded to drain all surface water from lots which are higher in elevation onto lots which are lower in elevation.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Drive, Private. A private roadway that provides access:

1. To a limited number of individual dwelling units and their respective garage units, driveways or parking spaces within developments in which the private roadway is held in common; or
2. Within a commercial subdivision.

A private drive typically is a dead-end or looped roadway that intersects with a public roadway.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Drive-Through. The use of a dedicated drive lane that, incidental to a principal use, provides access to a station, such as a window, door or mechanical device, from which occupants of a motor vehicle receive or obtain a product or service.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Driveway. The improved area that provides ingress and egress between a roadway and adjoining property.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Drought Tolerant Plant. A plant that can survive with minimum supplemental water, as defined by the Las Vegas Valley Water District.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Dry Cleaners. A facility which is used to provide, to individual households, cleaning services for items such as clothing and linens. The term includes such facilities whether the plant operation is located on- or off-site.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Duplex. A building containing two attached single family dwelling units totally separated from each other by an unpierced wall extending from ground to roof with both dwellings located on the same lot or parcel.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Dwelling. A structure with one or more rooms that is used exclusively for human habitation; designed, occupied, or intended for occupancy as a separate living quarter with sleeping, cooking and sanitary facilities provided.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Dwelling, Attached. A one-family dwelling attached to two or more one-family dwellings by common vertical walls.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Dwelling, Detached. A dwelling that is not attached to any other dwelling by any means.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Dwelling, Multi-family. A building or group of buildings which contain at least three attached dwellings and may include units that are located one over the other.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Dwelling, Patio Home. A single family detached dwelling with open space setbacks on three sides and with a court.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Dwelling, Single Family Attached. A dwelling unit attached to one or more other dwelling units where each dwelling unit is located on a separate lot. (Such a dwelling unit could include duplexes, townhouses, four-plexes, six-plexes, etc.)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Dwelling, Single Family Detached. A dwelling unit:

1. 1.
   That is not attached to any other dwelling by any means;
2. 2.
   That is located on a separate and individually owned lot;
3. 3.
   That is surrounded by open space or yards;
4. 4.
   That is for the exclusive use of a single family maintaining a household;
5. 5.
   That has no more than one kitchen with full kitchen facilities; and
6. 6.
   In which all rooms used for human habitation must have interior access to one another.

Nothing in this definition, however, prohibits the construction or use of a Residential Accessory Dwelling Unit in accordance with this Title or the construction or use of an auxiliary kitchen as defined in this Chapter.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Dwelling, Townhouse. A row or cluster of at least three attached dwellings in which each dwelling is located on separately owned lot; each unit is separated by one or more common vertical walls; each unit has its own front and rear yard access; and no unit is located over another unit. A townhouse complex may include common open space and recreational areas and facilities which are owned by all owners on a proportional, undivided basis.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Dwelling Unit. One or more rooms, designed, occupied, or intended for occupancy as a separate living quarters, with cooking, sleeping, and sanitary facilities provided within the dwelling unit for the exclusive use of a single family maintaining the household.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Easement. A grant of one or more property rights by the property owner for use by the public, a corporation or another person or entity as defined by the granting document.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Egress. An exit.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Electric Generating Plant. A facility that generates electricity from mechanical power produced by solar, gas, coal, hydraulic power sources or nuclear fission and that is properly licensed or franchised by the authorities having jurisdiction.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Electric Message Unit. A sign or portion of a sign which provides a message, image or combination of the two that is changed electronically. A sign that is changed fewer than eight times per 24-hour period or that is changed only to reflect changing time or temperature shall not be considered an electric message unit under this Chapter.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Electric Utility Substation. A facility for transforming electricity for distribution to individual customers.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Electrical, Watch, Clock, Jewelry & Similar Repair. An establishment that provides repair services for small electronics, clocks, watches, jewelry and other similar items.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Electronic Reader Board. A sign or portion thereof which can be electronically changed or rearranged without altering the face or the surface of the sign. The term does not include a sign on which the only copy that changes is an electronic or mechanical indication of time or temperature.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Elevation. (1) A vertical distance above or below a fixed reference level; (2) A fully dimensional drawing of the front, rear and sides of a building showing features such as construction materials, design, height, dimensions, windows, doors, other architectural features and relationship of grade to floor level.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Embellishment. A frame or bracket around the outside of a sign that is used to define the boundaries of or hold the sign, or an extension around the outside of the sign that is used as decoration.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Emergency Ambulance Services, Ground. A facility which provides emergency ambulance service and does not include the use of helicopters.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Employment Agency. Any establishment, other than a daily labor service, which provides one or both of the following:

1. Assistance to employers in finding and employing permanent or temporary employees, whether part-time or full-time.
2. Assistance to potential employees in identifying and obtaining permanent or temporary employment, whether part-time or full-time.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Encroachment into Façade Zone. Any architectural feature, structure, or structural element, such as an arcade, gallery, fence, garden wall, porch, stoop, balcony, bay window, or terrace, that breaks the plane of a horizontal regulatory limit extending into the façade zone or a setback, or into the public right-of-way.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Engineer. A person currently registered as a professional engineer under the provisions of NRS Chapter 625.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Enlargement. An increase in the size of an existing structure or use, including physical size of the property, building, parking and other improvements.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Entrance, Public. Any exterior entrance to a building regularly used by the public for ingress or egress. Entrances to storage areas, emergency exits and employee entrances are not considered public entrances.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Entry. An opening, such as a door, passage, or gate, that allows access to a building.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Environmentally Hazardous Materials. The location of activities or products which have the potential to be dangerous, extremely obnoxious, or cause substantial environmental impacts on or beyond the boundaries of the property on which the activity or use is conducted. Environmentally hazardous materials include, but are not limited to, the following activities:

1. The manufacture, storage and testing of explosives, fireworks or munitions.
2. The refining of petroleum and the storage and distribution of natural and liquid gas or other petroleum derivatives in bulk including terminals, tank farms or other similar facilities.
3. The manufacture, blending, or mixing of pesticides, certain acids and fertilizer.
4. Stockyards; feed pens; livestock sales with pens and/or shipping facilities; rendering of animal fats; slaughtering or processing of animals; and industrial manufacturing process using the following raw materials: bones, garbage, offal and dead animals.
5. The refining of raw materials, such as, but not limited to, chemicals, rubber, wood or wood pulp, into other products.
6. The forging, casting, melting, refining, extruding, rolling, drawing or alloying of metals.
7. The testing of jet engines or other engines.
8. Refuse disposal services not listed elsewhere in the Title, including but not limited to landfills, incinerators and other locations which receive garbage and refuse generated off-site for storage, treatment or disposal.
9. Boiler works.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Erect. To “construct,” “reconstruct,” “alter,” “move in,” or “move upon”.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Establishment. A use, building, structure or premises which is used for business, office, or commercial purposes.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Evergreen Tree. A tree, either broad leaf or conifer, which maintains at least a portion of its leaves or needles throughout the year.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Existing Use. Unless otherwise specified, the use of a lot or structure at the time of the enactment of this Title or an amendment thereto. For purposes of applying any limitation or requirement of this Code with regard to distances between uses, a use shall be deemed to be an existing use if any necessary special use permit approval has been obtained for such use or, if no such approval is necessary, a building permit has been properly issued for the structure in which the use will occur. The lapse of any necessary special use permit approval or, alternatively building permit approval regarding the use shall be sufficient to remove the its status as “existing” for purposes of applying measurement criteria.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Façade, Primary. The exterior wall of a building facing a primary street.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Façade, Secondary. The exterior wall of a building facing a secondary street or side street.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Façade Zone. The area between the minimum and maximum setback lines along the front of a parcel and along the side street of a corner parcel.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Facility for Transitional Living for Released Offenders. A dwelling unit of a residential character that provides housing and a living environment for up to six persons who have been released from prison and who require assistance with reintegration into the community, other than such a residence that is operated or maintained by a state or local government or an agency thereof. The term does not include a Transitional Community Residence or a Facility for the Treatment of Abuse of Alcohol or Drugs. As used in this definition, “person who has been released from prison” means:

1. A parolee;
2. A person who is participating in:
   1. A judicial program pursuant to NRS 209.4886 or 213.625; or
   2. A correctional program pursuant to NRS 209.488 or 213.632;
3. A person who is supervised by the Division of Parole and Probation of the Department of Public Safety through residential confinement pursuant to NRS 213.371 to 213.410, inclusive; or
4. A person who, within the past twenty years, has been released from prison by expiration of his term of sentence.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Facility to Provide Testing, Treatment, or Counseling for Drug or Alcohol Abuse. A facility that:

1. Operates under or is subject to the provisions of NRS Title 40 and, by means of certified detoxification technicians or otherwise, provides care or treatment related to the physical and mental effects of the abuse of alcohol or drugs, or the effects of alcohol or drug dependency; or
2. Provides court-ordered or court-sanctioned testing, analysis, treatment or counseling related to the physical and mental effects of the abuse of alcohol or drugs, or the effects of alcohol or drug dependency.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Family. With respect to the occupancy of a dwelling unit:

1. One or more individuals related by blood, marriage, adoption, guardianship or legal custody; or
2. No more than four unrelated individuals living together as a single housekeeping unit.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Family Community Residence. A Community Residence other than a Transitional Community Residence.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Farmers’ Market. An outdoor arena that is used exclusively, or on a regular or temporary basis, for the retail sale of items that are:

1. Limited to seasonal produce, freshly baked goods, other food items, handmade crafts and art; and
2. Sold directly to consumers by the producers of those.

A business that may be licensed as a farmer’s market under Title 6 but whose activities are broader in scope than those listed above will be classified as a Swap Meet or under another applicable Title 19 category.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Fee Schedule. The schedule of fees which has been adopted by the City Council and which authorizes the City to charge fees for the processing of applications and other activities in connection with zoning and development approval.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Fence. An artificially constructed barrier of any material or combination of materials erected to enclose, screen, or separate areas.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Fill. The placement of sand, gravel or other earth material for purposes of building up the level of land or altering slope.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Final map. A map prepared in accordance with the NRS Chapter 278 and the provisions of LVMC 19.16.060 of this Title.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Final Map Technical Review. The process by which all technical aspects of a proposed final map are reviewed, excluding the final submittal of approvable mylar copies in preparation for recordation.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Financial Institution, General. Any business or organization which:

1. Holds or receives deposits, savings or share accounts;
2. Issues certificates of deposits;
3. Provides to its customers other depository accounts which are subject to withdrawal by checks, drafts or other instruments or by electronic means to effect payment to a third party; or
4. Engages in business as a mortgage banker under NRS Chapter 645E.

The term includes without limitation a bank, savings and loan association, savings bank, mortgage bank, thrift company or credit union.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Financial Institution, Specified. Any business whose primary function is to:

1. 1.
   Lend money;
2. 2.
   Cash checks or other negotiable instruments for a fee, service charge or other consideration, where the business operation, or the charging of a particular fee, service charge or other consideration, does not qualify the use as a Check Cashing Service, Limited use or exempt the business from regulation under NRS Chapter 604A;
3. 3.
   Provide funds in exchange for the acceptance of a check on a post-dated or deferred-deposit basis; or
4. 4.
   Lend money on the security of the title to a motor vehicle rather than on the security of the vehicle itself.

The term includes without limitation a business that provides check cashing services as a principal service offered, a paycheck advance service, an auto title loan, and any business primarily providing cash loans, installment loans or cash advances. The term does not include a pawn shop or a limited check cashing service, as described in this Section.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Finish Level, Ground Floor. The height difference between the finished floor on the ground floor and the adjacent public sidewalk.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Finished Elevation. The proposed elevation of the land surface of a site after completion of all site preparation work.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Flag. Any fabric, banner or bunting containing distinctive colors, patterns, logos or symbols, used as a representative symbol of a government, political subdivision or private entity.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Flex Low-Rise Building. A medium- to large-size structure on a large lot that may incorporate structured parking. In this building type, each unit may have its own individual entry, or units may share a common entry, accessed from the street or a courtyard or series of courtyards. It can be used to provide a vertical mix of uses or may be a single-use building.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Flex Mid-Rise Building. A medium- to large-size structure built on a large lot that typically incorporates multi-level structured parking that is used to provide a vertical mix of uses or may be a single-use building.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Flex High-Rise Building. A large and tall structure built on a large lot that typically incorporates multi-level structured parking used to provide a vertical mix of uses with ground-floor retail or service uses, and service or residential uses on upper floors. This building type is a primary component of an urban downtown.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Floor Area, Gross. The sum of the gross horizontal areas of all the floors of a building or structure measured from the exterior face of exterior walls, but excluding any space where the floor-to-ceiling height is less than six feet.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Floor Area, Net. The total of all floor areas of a building, excluding stairwells and elevator shafts, equipment rooms, and interior vehicular parking or loading. The term excludes any floors which are not used or intended to be used for human habitation or service to the public.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Floor Area Ratio. The gross floor area of all buildings or structures on a lot divided by the total gross lot area.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Food Processing. A facility in which food for human consumption is provided in its final form, such as candy, baked goods and ice cream, and the food is distributed to retailers or wholesalers for resale on or off the premises. The term does not include food or beverage processing which uses any mechanized assembly line production of canned or bottled goods.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Footprint. The outline of the area of ground covered by the foundations of a building or structure.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Forecourt. The Forecourt Frontage has a portion of the façade close to the frontage line while the central portion is set back creating a small courtyard space. The courtyard may be used as an entry court or as shared garden space for apartment buildings, or as an additional shopping or restaurant seating area within retail and service areas.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Fraternity, Sorority House or Private Dorm. A residential building associated with a college or university that provides sleeping quarters, but not separate dwelling units, and may include common dining, cooking, recreation or bathing facilities.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Freestanding Sign. A detached sign which is supported by columns, uprights, poles or braces from the ground or from an object on the ground, or a detached sign which is erected on the ground, provided that no part of the sign is attached to any part of any building, structure, or other sign.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Frontage. A strip of land abutting a thoroughfare, civic space, or other public right-of-way.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Frontage Line. The lot line(s) of a lot fronting a thoroughfare or other public way, or a civic space.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Frontage Private. The area between the building façade and the shared lot line between the public right-of-way and the lot.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Frontage Public. The area between the curb of the vehicular lanes and the edge of the right-of-way.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Functional Classification. A classification system that defines the purposes and hierarchy of all streets and highways within the Master Plan of Streets and Highways.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Functional Turf. Functional turf as defined by the Service Rules of the Las Vegas Valley Water District, meaning an irrigated turf or grass area that:

1.  
   1. 1.
      Provides a recreational benefit to the City;
   2. 2.
      Is completely contiguous;
   3. 3.
      Is not less than 30 feet in any dimension;
   4. 4.
      Is 1,500 square feet in area or greater;
   5. 5.
      Is installed on a slope of less than 25 percent; and
   6. 6.
      Is located at least 10 feet away from the back of curb of a public or private street. The term includes, but is not limited to:

      1. i.
         Active or programmed recreational turf, including for parks and park athletic fields, playgrounds, schools, cemeteries, daycares, community centers, plazas;
      2. ii.
         Areas for animal and pet relief, including for veterinarian or boarding facilities with an exception of up to a maximum of 200 square feet;
      3. iii.
         Golf course play areas and practice facilities; and
      4. iv.
         Multi-family, mixed-use, and transit-oriented residential property used by tenants for recreation or leisure, but only to the extent conforming with applicable turf limitations set forth in this Title.

Nonfunctional turf. Turf other than functional turf, meaning an irrigated turf or grass area not providing functional use to the City, including, but not limited to;

1. 1.
   Turf installed at an entryway or driveway to a park, commercial property entrance, neighborhood, or subdivision;
2. 2.
   Turf within a street median, amenity zone, or along a streetscape; and
3. 3.
   Turf within landscape maintenance or common areas not otherwise qualifying as functional.

(Ord. 6843 §13, 08/16/23)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Furniture Area. The portion of the sidewalk that allows for the placement of street trees, transit stops, street lights, benches, trash containers, bike racks, or other street furnishings or equipment without restricting the movement of pedestrians.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Gallery. A frontage type typically used in retail applications where the façade is aligned close to the frontage line with an attached cantilevered shed roof or a lightweight colonnade overlapping the sidewalk.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Gaming Establishment, Non-restricted. An establishment which is used or intended to be used for the conduct of gaming activities for which a non-restricted gaming license is required pursuant to LVMC Title 6. For informational purposes, the term refers to an establishment whose gaming operations consist of sixteen or more slot machines, or any number of slot machines together with any other game, gaming device, race book or sports pool at that establishment. When operated in conjunction with a hotel having more than 200 rooms, the use includes any number of ancillary alcoholic beverage-related uses with an on-sale component, without regard to the requirements of LVMC Chapter 19.12, but only to the extent such uses conform to the applicable requirements of LVMC Chapters 6.40 and 6.50.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Gaming Establishment, Restricted. An establishment which is primarily used for some business other than gaming but in which restricted gaming is permitted pursuant to Title 6. For informational purposes, this description refers to an establishment whose gaming operations are limited to not more than 15 slot machines, and no other game or gaming device.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Gaming or Gambling. Any activities which are regulated pursuant to Chapter 6.40 of the Las Vegas Municipal Code.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Garage. An enclosed building, or a portion of an enclosed building, used for the parking of vehicles.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Garage, Side-load. A private garage where the overhead doors are perpendicular to the front lot line and generally not visible from a public way.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Garage Sale. Garage or Yard Sale means the sale of personal property from a parcel that is located within a residential district and upon which is located a dwelling.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Garden Supply/Plant Nursery. A facility, generally operated on a commercial basis, for the growing, display, or sale of plant stock, seeds or other horticulture items. This use may include raising plants outdoors or in greenhouses for sale either as food or for use in landscaping. The term does not include either a community garden or a garden that is incidental to a residential use and whose products are intended for the use of those residing on the parcel.

(Ord. 6189 § 6, 05/02/12)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

General Entertainment Establishment. A type of Commercial/Recreation/Amusement (Indoor or Outdoor) use that is generally open to the public, or a segment of the public, as a place to view live or other entertainment performances in an amphitheater, auditorium, ballroom, concert hall, theatre or showroom setting; for hosting or accommodating a concert, convention, competition, sporting event or trade show; or any combination thereof. The term includes such an establishment whether or not events or activities hosted or accommodated by the establishment generally, or in particular cases, are open or closed to the general public and whether or not reservations or ticket sales are available in advance. The term also includes an establishment that operates in a manner similar to a Nightclub, but that has an occupancy load limit of 99 persons or less. The term does not include a Sexually Oriented Business, a Nightclub, or a Teen Dance Center as described in this Title, or any establishment that is licensed (or qualifies) for licensing under LVMC Chapters 6.35, 6.39 or 6.80. The term shall not be deemed to include an establishment that provides entertainment if that entertainment is incidental to the primary activity of the establishment and consists merely of ambient or background music intended to create or enhance a mood or atmosphere, or karaoke singing and interaction, or a combination thereof.

(Ord. 6787 § 15, 07/07/21)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

General Personal Service. A facility for the sale of personal services. Typical personal services include barber/beauty shop, tanning salon, nail salon, shoe repair, tailor, instructional arts studio, photography studio, hand-crafted art studio, safe deposit boxes, house cleaning service, weight reduction center, day spa, florist (excluding greenhouses), astrologer/hypnotist/psychic art or science, dry cleaners, electrical/watch/clock/jewelry or similar repair, and permanent makeup establishment.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

General Plan. The adopted General Plan or Master Plan of the City, as amended.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

General Retail Store, Other than Listed. A facility for the retail sale of general merchandise to the general public for direct consumption and not for wholesale. The term:

1. Includes such uses as an antique/collectible store, retail bakery, convenience store, grocery store, drug store, service station and specialty merchandise store.
2. Includes other general retail uses that may be specifically defined in LVMC Chapter 19.18 and whose definitions may include specific limitations and restrictions, which shall apply as described in that Chapter.
3. Does not include uses that are specifically listed in LVMC Chapter 19.12.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Glazing. The windows and other openings in a building in which glass is installed.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Golf Driving Range. A facility or area that is made available to the public for the practice of golf driving techniques.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Governing Body. The City Council of the City.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Government Facility. A facility or area used for public purposes and owned or operated by an instrumentality or agency of Federal, State, or local government.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Grade. The degree of rise or descent of a sloping surface (see Slope).

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Grade, Finished. The average proposed level of the finished surface of the ground adjoining a building after all site development work has been completed.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Grade, Natural. The average proposed level of the finished surface of the ground adjoining a building prior to site development work.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Grading. Any stripping, cutting, filling, or stockpiling of earth or land, including the land in its cut or filled condition, to create new grades.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Grand Opening. A one-time promotional activity not exceeding 30 calendar days used by newly established businesses, within two months after occupancy, to inform the public of their location and service available to the community.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Greenway. A contiguous or linear open space, typically characterized by vegetation or habitat, that is established and managed for any combination of historic, conservation, recreation, and transportation purposes. 

(Ord. 6802 § 8, 01/05/22)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Grocery Store. A business establishment which occupies all of the business premises of a building or a portion of the business premises of a building which is segregated physically or spatially from the rest of the business premises, and which contains more than 5000 square feet of floor space, exclusive of warehouse and office space, for the display and sale of foodstuffs, whether fresh, frozen, canned or packaged, and may include the sales of other products, including non-food items, alcoholic beverages (if licensed by the City for the sale of alcoholic beverages) and pharmaceuticals, provided the sale of such pharmaceuticals is incidental to the primary business of selling products other than pharmaceuticals. The term does not include an establishment in which more than ten percent of the gross retail floor area of the establishment premises consists of alcoholic beverages.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Gross Acreage. The total area within the property lines of a lot or parcel of land before public streets, easements or other areas to be dedicated or reserved for a public use are deducted from such lot or parcel. The term does not include adjacent property which has already been dedicated for such purposes.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Gross Density. The number of dwelling units per acre of land, without deduction for public streets, easements or other areas to be dedicated.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Gross Floor Area. The sum of the gross horizontal areas of all the floors of a building or structure measured from the exterior face of exterior walls, but excluding any space where the floor-to-ceiling height is less than six feet.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Ground Cover. Plants grown for their low spreading capabilities for the protection of soils, to prevent growth of weeds and for aesthetic purposes.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Ground Floor. The floor of a building located nearest to the level of the ground around the building.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Group Dwelling. Two or more detached one-family, two-family or multiple-family dwellings, occupying a parcel of land in one ownership, which may have a yard or porch in common, but not including automobile courts, as herein defined.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Gun Club, Skeet or Target Range, or Archery Club. A facility or area used for archery or the shooting of firearms, whether for practice or sport. When conducted outdoors, it is classified as a Gun Club, Skeet or Target Range, or Archery Club (Outdoor) use. When conducted indoors, it is classified as a Commercial Recreation/Amusement (Indoor) use.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Harmonious Relationship. The design, arrangement and location of buildings or other created or natural elements of the urban environment that are sufficiently consistent in design, scale, height, color, character and siting with other buildings, or created or natural elements in the area so as to avoid abrupt or severe differences or incompatibilities.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Hazard to Air Navigation. An obstruction determined to have a substantial adverse effect on the safe and efficient utilization of the navigable airspace.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Heavy Construction Trade Yard. A lot or facility used for the storage of heavy construction equipment, machinery and vehicles.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Heavy Machinery & Equipment (Storage). A lot or facility used for the storage of heavy construction equipment, machinery and vehicles.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Height, Airport Zoning. For the purpose of determining the height limits in all zones shown on an airspace zoning map, the datum shall be mean sea level elevation unless otherwise specified.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Hillside Area. Land with a slope of 15% or greater.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Historic District. A designation, in the form of overlay zoning, applied to all properties within an area with defined boundaries, as a result of formal adoption by the City Council, which expresses a distinctive character worthy of preservation.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Historic Preservation Plan. A document, formally adopted by the City Council, containing goals and policies directing historic preservation activity within the City.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Historic Property. A designation, in the form of overlay zoning, applied to an individual property, as a result of formal adoption by the City Council, which expresses a distinctive character worthy of preservation; or an archeological site.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Historic Sign. A sign designated as historic in accordance with LVMC 19.10.150 (Q).

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Home Occupation. An income producing activity conducted from a residential dwelling unit pursuant to LVMC 19.16.180.

(Ord. 6301 §5, 03/05/14)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Horse Corral or Stable (Commercial). A structure for the keeping of horses, mules or ponies which are boarded for compensation or for use in providing instructional or recreational activities for persons other than occupants of the premises.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Hospice. A home for the terminally ill.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Hospital. An institution, designed within an integrated campus setting for the diagnosis, care, and treatment of human illness, including surgery and primary treatment.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

1. 1.
   Hotel. A building or group of buildings whose main function is to provide rooms for temporary lodging where entrance to each room is gained from a completely enclosed area. Such rooms may include sitting rooms and kitchens. A hotel may also contain restaurants, conference rooms and personal service shops. The phrase “temporary lodging” refers to a rental period with a normal duration of no more than one week.
2. 2.
   Motel. A building or group of buildings whose main function is to proved rooms for temporary lodging, rooms which are directly accessible from an outdoor parking area. The phrase “temporary lodging” refers to a rental period with a normal duration of no more than one week.
3. 3.
   Condominium Hotel - A hotel that has been mapped or otherwise subdivided for separate ownership as condominium units, in the form of individual rooms or suites. Units in a condominium hotel may be owner-occupied or may be used to provide temporary lodging, provided that the rooms are booked and rented through the hotel operator.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Hotel, Residence. A multi-dwelling unit for extended stay lodging consisting of efficiency units or suites with a kitchen containing a refrigerator, sink and cooking facilities (such as a stove or microwave), suitable for long term occupancy; customary hotel services such as linen, maid service, telephone and upkeep of furniture; and optional resident and guest amenities such as meeting rooms, club house and recreation facilities. The term does not include facilities which qualify as other types of dwelling units defined in this title.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Household Pet. A domestic animal or bird of a kind that traditionally is kept for companionship or pleasure or as a service animal.

(Ord. 6229 §11, 12/19/12)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

HPC. The Historic Preservation Commission.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

HPO. The Historic Preservation Officer.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Hypnotherapy Practice. A facility in which one or more duly licensed or certified mental health professionals provide psychotherapeutic treatment utilizing hypnosis, or training in self-hypnosis conditioning, to patients or clients. For purposes of this definition “duly licensed or certified” means:

1. Licensed by the State of Nevada Psychological Examiner’s Board; or
2. Certified by a nationally recognized professional hypnotherapy organization, with a current membership of a least one thousand members, that is dedicated to providing training, continuing education, and performance testing in hypnotherapy.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Illegal Sign. A sign erected on public property, including the public right-of-way, in violation of this Code; a temporary sign for which the period allowed for its display has expired; or any other sign for which a time period included as a condition of its certificate has expired.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Improvement. Any building, structure, landscaping, place, work of art or other object constituting a physical betterment of real property, or any part of such betterment.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Incidental Sign. A sign, generally informational, that has a purpose secondary to the use of the lot on which it is located, such as “no parking,” “entrance,” “loading only,” and “telephone” signs; directory signs and drive-through menu boards; and other similar directives or identifying messages. In order to qualify as an incidental sign, a sign may contain the logo or name of the business that is on the same parcel as the sign but shall not contain any other commercial message legible from a position off the lot on which the sign is located.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Individual Care Center. A commercial facility which provides personal care and related services to more than twelve children or dependent adults in a supervised, protective, congregate setting during some portion of a twenty-four hour day. Such a use is subject to the care-related regulations and standards of the State of Nevada. Services typically offered in conjunction with dependent adult care include social and recreational activities, training, meals, and services such as rehabilitation and medication assistance.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Individual Care – Family Home. A residential dwelling used primarily as a residence which also provides day or overnight care for a maximum of six children or dependent adults for compensation. Such a use is subject to the care-related regulations and standards of the State of Nevada.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Individual Care – Group Home. A facility which provides day or overnight care for a minimum of seven children or dependant adults and a maximum of 12 children or dependent adults for compensation. When located on a single-family residential lot, the provision of care will take place in a dwelling used primarily as a residence. When located on a parcel developed with multi-family housing, the provision of care must take place within a structure not used as a residence. In any case, such a use is subject to the care-related regulations and standards of the State of Nevada.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Infeasibility Determination. A determination that the Connectivity Ratio is impractical to meet due to topographic conditions, environmental constraints, and property shape or accessibility.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Ingress. Access or entry.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Intensity of Use. The number of dwelling units per acre for residential development and floor area ratio for nonresidential development.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Interconnectivity. Physical connections of roadways and sidewalks between two or more independent developments or residential subdivisions.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Institutional Sign. An on-premise sign designed to communicate information about any house of worship, school, or other institution that is a permitted use in the subject zoning district.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Intra-connectivity. Physical connections of streets and sidewalks within a single development or residential subdivision.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Irrigation System. The combination of elements such as automatic controllers, meters, pressure vacuum breakers, pipes, valves, emitters, bubblers, spray heads, tubing and other materials designed for the purpose of transporting water to landscaping.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Keg Beer. A facility which sells beer in keg containers having a capacity of at least one-quarter barrel size for delivery only to the premises of a purchaser.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Kiosk. A freestanding structure upon which temporary information and/or posters, notices, and announcements are posted.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Kitchen. That portion of a dwelling unit devoted to the cooking or preparation of food for the purpose of consumption by residents of the dwelling unit. The term includes a “kitchenette,” “wet bar” or any area equipped with items such as a counter-top hot plate, counter-top grill, or microwave oven, together with an under-counter refrigerator and sink. “Full Kitchen Facilities” indicates the presence of complete cooking facilities (i.e., stove or oven, refrigerator and sink). The presence within any food preparation area of a ventilation hood, gas stub, two hundred-twenty volt electrical outlet or wiring, or any combination thereof, shall be considered “full kitchen facilities.”

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Laboratory, Medical or Dental. A facility, other than a hospital, that:

1. Conducts general medical or scientific research, investigation, testing, or experimentation; or
2. Upon referral by or request of a medical professional, provides radiological or medical testing, or creates prosthesis or artificial dental work.

The term does not include a facility for the manufacture or sale of other products, except as incidental to the main purpose of the laboratory. The term also does not include a “facility to provide testing, treatment, or counseling for drug or alcohol abuse,” as that term is defined in this Section.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Land Surveyor. One who is licensed by the State as a land surveyor and is qualified to make accurate field measurements and to mark, describe, and define land boundaries.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Landfill. A lot or premises used for the disposal of garbage, trash, refuse or waste material, but not including sewage, which is officially sanctioned by proper authorities of the jurisdiction in which it is located.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Landmark. A designation applied to an individual property as a result of formal action by the City Council in accordance with LVMC 19.10.150.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Landscaping. The combination of natural elements such as trees, shrubs, ground covers, vines, and other living organic and inorganic material which are installed for purposes of creating an attractive and pleasing environment; screening unsightly views; reducing environmental heat; filtering particulate matter from the air; and boosting oxygen levels.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Large House. A large detached structure consisting of one unit usually sited on a large lot.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Laundry, Self-Service. A laundry facility that provides coin operated washing and drying machines for customer operation. The term includes a facility that provides additional services such as fluff and fold or dry cleaning, provided that no dry cleaning equipment is located on the premises. The term does not include a laundry room located within a residential development that is provided solely for the use of residents of the development.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Library, Art Gallery or Museum. A facility used for:

1. 1.
   The housing of a collection of books, magazines, audio and video tapes, or other material for borrowing and use by the general public; or
2. 2.
   The acquisition, preservation, study or exhibition of works of artistic, historic or scientific value.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Light Fixture. Any electrical device that emits light, whether attached to a pole, building, roof, sign, or any other structure.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Light Repair, Assembly & Fabrication. The repair, assembly or fabrication of objects or items that:

1. 1.
   Are made from standard parts or components;
2. 2.
   Are distinct from the individual parts or components; and
3. 3.
   Are not of another type of repair, manufacturing, assembly or fabrication specifically described in this Section.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Lined Building. A two-part building consisting of an exterior occupiable building specifically designed to mask the interior building consisting of a parking structure, building with few windows, or parking lot, from a frontage.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Linkages. Roadways, sidewalks, access-ways and walkways that connect between adjacent development parcels and subdivisions.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Liquefied Petroleum Gas Installation. A facility or system which includes tanks, piping or gas equipment (or any combination thereof) and is used or intended to be used for the storage, dispensing or other utilization of liquefied petroleum gas.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Liquefied Petroleum Gas. Any material which is composed predominantly of any of the following hydrocarbons, or mixtures of propane, propylene, butanes (either normal butane or isobutane) and butylenes.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Liquor Caterer. A person who dispenses, serves or sells alcoholic beverages only for consumption on the premises where the same are dispensed, served or sold during the times, dates and places specified by permit.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Liquor Store. A specialty retail store with a minimum gross floor area of 1200 square feet that deals exclusively in alcoholic beverages and related items including tobacco, magazines, newspapers and packaged snack foods, whose license to sell alcoholic beverages authorizes their sale to consumers only and not for resale, in original sealed or corked containers, for consumption off the premises where the same are sold. Entry to minors is not allowed, except as provided for in LVMC 6.50.170.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Live/Work. A unit that has one or more rooms and meets each of the following minimum requirements:

1. 1.
   The unit is utilized by a single household in a building that has been designed or structurally modified to accommodate joint residential and nonresidential occupancy;
2. 2.
   The unit includes full kitchen facilities, sleeping and sanitary facilities, and working space reserved for, and regularly used by, one or more occupants of the unit;
3. 3.
   The unit has and maintains internal access throughout the entire unit; and
4. 4.
   The unit is located within a single-family, multi-family or mixed-use development. When located within a multi-family or mixed-use development:

   1. a.
      Access to the nonresidential use of the unit for the public, deliveries or other services shall be provided from the exterior of the unit, or from corridors that do not provide direct access to other residential units. Access through shared residential corridors shall be permitted to a Live/Work unit only when such access is solely for the residential use.
   2. b.
      Live/Work units shall be clearly identified by signage in order to facilitate access for emergency services. For addressing purposes, the unit shall receive a single address in conformance with the applicable provisions of LVMC 19.04.050.

In addition to the above, the nonresidential use of a Live/Work unit is limited to the uses that are allowed within the underlying zoning district, subject to the requirements and limitations of this Title and any other applicable special are plan. The number of spaces required for on-site parking will be calculated in accordance with LVMC 19.12.060, in each case based upon the gross square footage of the unit and the nonresidential use or uses occurring therein, and subject to the provisions of LVMC 19.09.100.G, where applicable.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Loading Dock. A platform where cargo from vehicles or trains can be loaded or unloaded.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Loading Space. An off-street space or berth used for loading or unloading of cargo, products or materials from vehicles.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Lodge or Fraternal Organization. A facility or area for a special purpose organization or for the sharing of sports, arts, literature, politics or other similar interest; but not primarily for profit or to render a service that is customarily carried on as a business, excluding churches, synagogues or other houses of worship.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Loft. A building type built to be a space adaptable to a variety of purposes thanks to floorplan, materials, and site layout considerations that help facilitate the coexistence between dissimilar uses.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Loft (for Residential Tiny House purposes). A floor level located more than 30 inches above the main floor, open to the main floor on one or more sides with a ceiling height of less than six feet, eight inches, and used as a living space or sleeping space.

(Ord. 6874 §10, 07/17/24)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Lot. A tract, plot or portion of a subdivision, addition or other parcel of land whose existence, location and dimensions have been defined on a legally recorded subdivision map, survey map of record or a metes and bounds description occupied or to be occupied by a building and its accessory buildings, and including such open spaces as are required under this ordinance and other development regulations, and having its principal frontage upon a public street or officially approved private access easement. Lot includes the words Plot, Parcel, Tract and Premises.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Lot Area. That area of a horizontal plane bounded by the front, side and rear property lines including any portion of an easement which may exist within such property lines but exclusive of rights-of-way for street purposes.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Lot, Corner. A lot situated at the intersection of two or more streets, with frontage on at least two streets.

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Lot Coverage. The percentage of lot area covered by all buildings and structures after the area required for dedicated public right-of-way is subtracted.

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Lot Depth. The length of a line connecting the mid-point of the front and rear property lines.

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Lot, Double Frontage. A lot (not a corner lot) which adjoins two streets which are parallel or within forty-five degrees of being parallel to each other. On a double frontage lot, both street property lines shall be deemed front lot lines, unless designated otherwise on a recorded Final Map.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Lot, Flag. A lot having access or an easement to a public or private street by a narrow, private right-of-way.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Lot Frontage. The side of the lot which fronts on a street or drive. In the case of a corner lot, the “front” of the lot shall be considered to be the side which has the lesser dimension in width, unless the Director authorizes another side to be designated as the “front” and attaches whatever conditions are deemed necessary to ensure that such alternative designation does not result in land use incompatibility with the surrounding area. In the case of a through lot, either side which abuts a street or drive may be considered the “front,” except in cases where deed restrictions, covenants or map notes prohibit access from one street.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Lot, Improved. (1) A lot upon which a building can be constructed and occupied; (2) A lot with existing buildings or structures.

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Lot, Interior. A lot other than a corner lot.

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Lot, Key. A lot with a side property line that abuts the rear property line of any one or more adjoining lots.

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Lot Line. A property line that divides one lot from another lot or from a public or private street or any other public space.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Lot Line, Corner. The property line abutting a street or drive, other than a front lot line.

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Lot Line, Front. The property line separating the lot frontage from a street right-of-way.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Lot Line, Rear. The property line opposite and most distant from the front property line. In the case of a triangular or otherwise irregularly shaped lot, a line 10 feet in length entirely within the lot, parallel to and at a maximum distance from the front property line.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Lot Line, Side. Any property line which is not a front lot line, rear lot line or corner lot line and is generally perpendicular to a front or rear property line.

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Lot, Minimum Area. The smallest lot area permissible in a particular zoning district on which a use or structure may be located.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Lot of Record. A lot that exists as shown or described on a plat or deed in the records of the County Recorder.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Lot, Reverse Corner. A corner lot, the rear of which abuts the side of another lot.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Lot, Substandard. A parcel of land that has less than the minimum area or minimum dimensions required in the zoning district in which the lot is located.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Lot, Through. A lot that fronts upon two parallel streets or that fronts upon two streets that do not intersect at the boundaries of the lot.

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Lot, Transition. A lot in one zoning district which abuts another zoning district.

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Lot Width. The mean horizontal distance between the side lot lines.

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Low-Income Affordable Housing. Affordable housing for households that have a total gross income that is equal to more than 60 percent but not more than 80 percent of the median gross household income. This term generally corresponds to "tier two affordable housing." as defined by NRS 278.01906.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Main Building. A building devoted to the principal use of the lot on which it is situated. On any lot in a residential district, the term refers to the principal dwelling located on that lot.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Maintenance. The upkeep of property, building, structures, amenities, parking facilities, landscaping or lot including repair, painting, trimming, pruning, as well as watering and other on-going activities that are associated with maintenance.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Manufactured Home. A structure as defined in NRS 489.113. A manufactured home may or may not qualify for State-law zoning treatment as a single family detached dwelling pursuant to Table 2, as adopted in Section 19.10.010.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Manufactured Slope. Slope that results from mechanical excavation or fill activity.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Manufacturing. A facility for producing material goods, including the following:

1. 1.
   Heavy manufacturing: A facility for the general mass producing of goods, usually for sale to wholesalers or other industrial or manufacturing uses. Unless covered by the definition of the Environmentally Hazardous Materials use, heavy manufacturing may involve the incidental use or production of flammable, explosive, or other hazardous materials and may incidentally create or emit fumes, gases, smokes, vapors, vibrations, noise, glare or other factors that might typically be regarded as nuisances. Heavy Manufacturing includes any use that employs any of the following types of processes, as well as similar processes:

   1. a.
      Milling of grain.
   2. b.
      Production of animal food, and the tanning of animals hides.
   3. c.
      Production of large durable goods such as, but not limited, to motorcycles, cars, manufactured homes or airplanes.
   4. d.
      Canning or bottling of food or beverages for human consumption using a mechanized assembly line.
   5. e.
      Manufacturing of paint, oils, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, solvents and other chemical products from raw materials.
   6. f.
      Production of items made from stone, clay, metal or concrete.
   7. g.
      Tire recapping or retreading.
   8. h.
      Production of items by means of the chemical processing or materials.
2. 2.
   Light Manufacturing. A facility for producing goods without the use of any of the processes described within the definitions of "Heavy Manufacturing." Light Manufacturing does not create or emit fumes, gases, smoke, vapors, vibrations, noise, glare or other factors that might typically be regarded as nuisances. The term includes without limitation the following activities:

   1. a.
      Production of items made from materials derived from plants or animals including, but not limited to, leather, pre-milled wood, rubber, paper, wool or cork, or from textiles or plastics.
   2. b.
      Electrical component manufacturing.
   3. c.
      Reproduction, cutting, printing, or binding of written materials, drawings or newspapers on a bulk basis using lithography, offset printing, blue printing and other similar methods.
   4. d.
      A machine shop where material is processed using standard machinery and tools for cutting, grinding, or similar processes.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Map. The Official Zoning Map of the City of Las Vegas.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Marquee or Porte Cochere. Any permanent roof-like structure projecting beyond a building or extending along and projecting beyond the wall of the building, generally designed and constructed to provide protection from the weather.

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Marquee Sign or Porte Cochere Sign. Any sign attached to, in any manner, or made a part of a marquee or porte cochere.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Martial Arts Studio. An establishment whose principal business activity is the instruction of the martial arts as defined by LVMC 6.53.020(C). The term does not include any nonprofit organization or entity that offers martial arts instruction only as an incidental service in its overall program of activities.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Massage, Accessory. The performing of massage therapy or therapeutic massage that:

1. Is accessory to a principal permitted use that is one of the following:
   1. A medical office or physical rehabilitation clinic;
   2. A fitness and health center;
   3. A country club or golf course clubhouse;
   4. A hotel with more than one hundred rooms; or
   5. A facility similar in nature to any of the facilities listed above;
2. Does not occupy more than 150 square feet of space; and
3. Is not advertised on any exterior signage.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Massage Establishment. A facility which is occupied and used for the purpose of practicing massage therapy as defined in LVMC Chapter 6.52.. The term does not include the use “accessory massage,” as defined in this Title.

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Master Plan. Except where the context otherwise requires, refers to the General Plan.

(Ord. 6788 §24, 21/07/21) 

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Master Sign Plan. A plot plan and accompanying documentation which identifies all existing and proposed on-premise signage on a development or complex of buildings.

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Median. A paved or planted area separating lanes of travel on a street.

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Medium House. A medium-size detached structure, consisting of one unit, usually sited on a medium size lot. 

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Mining, Sand & Gravel Extraction. The excavation of sand, gravel, minerals or other resources from the earth.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Mini-Storage Facility. A facility with enclosed storage space, divided into separate compartments no larger than five hundred square feet in size, which is provided for use by individuals to store personal items or by businesses to store materials for operation of a business establishment.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Minimum Canopy Clearance. Measurement from the ground to the bottom of a tree.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Miscellaneous Residential Sign. Any incidental or real estate sign on a single dwelling unit lot or other residential lot.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Mixed-Use. The vertical integration of residential uses and commercial or civic uses within a single building or a single development, where the uses share pedestrian access, vehicular access, parking functions, or any combination thereof.

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Mobile Food Vending. The sale of food items from a motorized vehicle or from a trailer or other portable unit that is drawn by a motorized vehicle and is intended for use in vending.

(Ord. 6220 §14, 10/17/12)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Mobile Home. A factory-assembled structure equipped with the necessary service connections and made so as to be movable as a unit on its own running gear and designed to be used for a one-family residential use.

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Mobile Home Park. An area or tract of land where two or more mobile homes or mobile home lots are rented or held out for rent. The term does not include an area or tract of land where: (a) More than half of the lots are rented overnight or for less than three months for recreational vehicles. (b) Mobile homes are used occasionally for recreational purposes and not as permanent residences.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Mobile Home Space Boundary Line. The lines which bound a mobile home site on its front, sides or rear.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Mobile Home Space. That portion of a mobile home park designated, used, or designed for the occupancy of not more than one mobile home and includes that area set aside or used for automobile parking, carports, cabanas, awnings, accessory buildings or other structures, and the yard area as required herein.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Moderate-Income Affordable Housing. Affordable housing for households that have a total monthly gross income that is equal to more than 80 percent but not more than 120 percent of the median gross household income. This term generally corresponds to "tier three affordable housing," as defined by NRS 278.01904.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Monorail. A non-technology specific system used to transport passengers, including any system on a fixed land route installed and operated on an exclusive fixed guideway or rail, and including a monorail as defined in NRS Chapter 705. The term does not include a system to transport passengers between two end points with no intermediate stops, or a monorail that function only as part of a theme park or permanent exhibition under LVMC Chapter 6.81.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Monument Sign. A freestanding sign where the base of the sign structure is on the ground or a maximum of 12 inches above the lowest point of the ground adjacent to the sign.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Moped. Means a motor-driven scooter, motor-driven cycle or similar vehicle that is propelled by a small engine which produces not more than two gross brake horsepower, has a displacement of not more than fifty cubic centimeters or produces not more than fifteen hundred watts final output, and is capable of a maximum speed of not more than thirty miles per hour on a flat surface with not more than one percent grade in any direction when the motor is engaged. For purposes of the provisions of this Title relating to vehicle sales, mopeds shall be considered retail goods rather than motor vehicles.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Mortuary or Funeral Chapel. A facility in which one or both of the following activities occur:

1. Dead bodies are prepared for burial or cremation.
2. Funeral services are conducted.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Motor Vehicle Dealer Inventory Storage. The parking or storage, other than for purposes of display, of new motor vehicles which constitute inventory of a new motor vehicle sales dealership, where such parking or storage is maintained by the dealership either on the same parcel as the dealership or on a separate parcel.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Motor Vehicle Parts Sales, Installation and Repair. A facility that offers one or more of the following services:

1. 1.
   Motor Vehicle Parts Sales and Installation: A facility for the retail sale and installation of minor motor vehicle parts and accessories such as stereos, alarms, batteries, windshield wipers, hoses, fuses, lights, radios and similar minor elements, and other types of accessories, but excludes engine, transmission and differential service, tire and repair services as noted in Paragraphs 2 and 3 below.
2. 2.
   Motor Vehicle Repair, Minor: A facility for the performance of minor repairs and service on vehicles of 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight or less. Such repairs and service are limited to electronic tune-ups, brake repairs (including drum turning), air conditioning repairs, generator and starter repairs, tire repairs, front end alignments, battery recharging, lubrication, vehicles emissions testing and other similar activities. This classification may also include retail sales and installation of motor vehicle parts and accessories as referred to in Paragraph 1 above.
3. 3.
   Motor Vehicle Repair, Major: A facility for the repair or reconditioning of any type of motorized vehicle where any type of repair or reconditioning performed does not qualify under Paragraph 1 or 2 above. This classification includes a facility that provides collision services, including body, frame, or fender straightening, repair and painting of vehicles in an appropriate paint booth, and a facility that performs any repairs to vehicles with a gross weight over 10,000 pounds. This classification may also include the services referred to in Paragraphs 1 and 2 above.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Motor Vehicle Rental. A facility for the rental of new or used automobiles or other passenger vehicles. For purposes of the limitations of this Title on outside storage, vehicles kept on a lot for rental purposes are not considered to be outside storage.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Motor Vehicle Repossession Agency. Any parking area used for the storage of up to two operable vehicles which have been repossessed by or on behalf of a lender, together with related office operations. The term does not include the storage of more than two vehicles, which shall be treated as if the use were motor vehicles sales.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Motor Vehicle Sales. A facility or area used primarily for the display, sale or leasing of new or used motor vehicles, including motorcycles and motor scooters, but excluding mopeds. The use may also include the sale of related accessories.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Motor Vehicle Sales Showroom. A completely enclosed facility for the display, storage and sale (or leasing) of new or used automobiles and trucks, along with related accessories. This use does not include a motor vehicle sales use as defined in this Title and does not include any ancillary activity normally associated with such uses, including without limitation the service, repair and rental of vehicles.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Motor Vehicle Smog Check. A facility for the testing of vehicle emissions.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Mounted Antenna. An antenna, other than a wireless communication facility, that is attached to a structure as permitted under this Code.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Mulch. A protective covering of inorganic material including rock, gravel, and decomposed granite, which is placed on the earth around plants to reduce weed growth, to minimize evaporation of moisture from the soil surface, to maintain even temperatures around plant roots, and to retard erosion.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Multi-Family Residential. A structure used or designed as a residence for three or more families or households living independently of each other.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Multi-phase Development. A development project that is constructed in stages, each stage being capable of existing independently of the others.

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Multi-Plex, Large. A large-sized structure consisting of side-by-side and/or stacked dwelling units, typically with one shared entry that is appropriately scaled to fit in within medium-density or more urban neighborhoods.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Multi-Plex, Small. A medium-size structure consisting of side-by-side and/or stacked dwelling units, typically with one shared entry or individual entries along the front of the building. This building type has the appearance of a medium- to large-size family home and is appropriately scaled to fit sparingly within primarily single-family neighborhoods or into medium density neighborhoods.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Natural Area or Feature. May include slopes in excess of Hillside Ordinance for maximum slopes or conservation natural areas.

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Natural Slope. Slope which is not manufactured.

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Neighborhood. An area of a community with characteristics that distinguish it from other areas and that may include distinct ethnic or economic characteristics, housing types, schools, or boundaries defined by physical barriers, such as major highways and railroads or natural features.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Net Lot Area. The total area within the property lines of a lot or parcel of land after public street rights-of-way or other areas to be dedicated or reserved for public use are deducted from such lot or parcel.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Nightclub.

An entertainment establishment with an occupancy load of 100 or more persons that:

1. Provides any combination of live music, recorded music, or other entertainment for the primary purpose of encouraging social interaction amongst the patrons of the establishment;

2. Contains one or more delineated dance floor areas; and

3. May or may not provide food service. If the establishment provides food service, the food service must be both limited and incidental to the operation of the establishment. 

The term is also deemed to include a "Dayclub," which possess the same characteristics as a Nightclub, but operates primarily during the daytime hours. The term does not include a General Entertainment Establishment, Sexually Oriented Business or Teen Dance center as described in this Title, or any establishment that is licensed (or qualifies) for licensing under LVMC Chapters 6.35 or 6.80. The term shall not be deemed to include an establishment merely because the establishment includes entertainment if the entertainment is primarily intended to be viewed by an audience. The term shall also not be deemed to include an establishment that provides entertainment if that entertainment is incidental to the primary activity of the establishment and consists merely of ambient or background music intended to create or enhance a mood or atmosphere, or karaoke singing and interaction, or a combination thereof.

(Ord. 6787 § 16, 07/07/21)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Noncommercial Message. A message, the sole purpose of which is to direct attention to a political, social, community or public-service issue.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Non-Conforming Lot. A lot which was lawful in terms of the area, dimensions or location prior to the adoption, revision or amendment of this Title, but which fails by reason of such adoption, revision, or amendment to conform to the present requirements of the zoning district in which it is located.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Non-Conforming Sign. Unless otherwise provided, any sign that conformed to existing sign regulations at the time it was erected but that would no longer be permitted by virtue of the adoption of this Title, or an amendment thereto.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Non-Conforming Structure. A building or structure legally and properly located on a lot or parcel at the time of construction or erection of said building, but which subsequently would not be permitted to be constructed at that location by virtue of adoption of this Title, or an amendment thereto.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Non-Conforming Use. Any legally pre-existing use of land which is inconsistent with the provisions of this Title, or an amendment thereto.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Non-Contributing Property. A classification applied to an individual property located within a designated Historic District, signifying that the property does not contribute to the distinctive character of the District.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Non-domestic Animal. Any animal other than a domestic animal.

(Ord. 6229 §11, 12/19/12)

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Nonprofit Club General. Any nonprofit corporation, association or organization which has been in continual existence for at least two years and:

1. Is organized or qualified to do business and operate under the laws of the State;
2. Has tax-exempt status granted by the United States Internal Revenue Service;
3. Has a membership of at least one hundred members who are twenty-one years of age or older and who pay dues to the nonprofit corporation, association or organization; and
4. Operates a clubhouse, clubroom or meeting room in a permanent location which it owns or leases.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Nuisance. An interference with the enjoyment and use of property.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Obstruction. Any structure, growth or other object, including a mobile object, which exceeds a limiting height.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Occupancy or Occupied. With respect to a structure, refers to the residing of one or more individuals in a dwelling or to the storage or use of equipment, merchandise or machinery in any public, commercial, or industrial building.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Off-Premise Sign. Any sign advertising or announcing any place, product, goods, services, idea or statement whose subject is not located nor available on the lot where the sign is erected or placed. For certain purposes, the term includes city communications signs and on-premise signs with off-premise messaging, but the provisions of LVMC 19.12.120 that pertain to those two types of signs shall govern and control over any conflicting or inconsistent provision regarding off-premise signs generally.

(Ord. 6744 § 8, 08/05/20)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Off-Site Improvements. Refers to any Public Improvements, Public Roadway Improvements, or Private Roadway Improvements as defined by this Title, separately or in any combination.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Off-Site Parking. Parking provided for a specific use but located on a site other than the one on which the specific use is located.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Off-Street Loading. Designated areas on a development site for the loading and unloading of cargo adjacent to buildings and not in the public right-of-way.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Office. A building used primarily for conducting the affairs of a business, profession, service, industry or government and which may include ancillary services for office workers, such as restaurants, newsstands or other minor commercial establishments.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Office, Medical or Dental. A professional office for the administration of professional medical, psychological or dental care, including examinations, screenings and minor outpatient surgical procedures. The term does not include a facility that provides housing for individuals, a clinic, or any other facility that is specifically defined in this Title.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Office Park. A development which contains a number of separate office buildings, accessory and supporting uses, and open space and which is designed, planned, constructed, and managed on an integrated and coordinated basis.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Office, Other Than Listed. A building or rooms used for conducting the affairs of a business, profession, service, industry or government other than those which are specifically listed in this Title.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

On-Premise Sign. Any sign advertising or announcing any place, product, goods, services, idea or statement whose subject is available or located at or on the lot, same site, or within the same Master Sign Plan area where the sign is erected or placed.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

On-Premise Sign with Off-Premise Messaging

An existing or proposed on-premise sign that, in addition to its function as an on-premise sign, is used to advertise or announce any place, product, goods, service, idea or statement whose subject is not located nor available on the property where the sign is erected or placed. An on-premise sign with off-premise messaging is only permissible in accordance with LVMC 19.12.120(I).

(Ord. 6744 § 9, 08/05/20)

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On-Site. Located on the lot that is the subject of an application for development.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Open Air Vending. The sale of merchandise, including food items, from a portable unit that is not drawn by a motorized vehicle.

(Ord. 6220 §14, 10/17/12)

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Open Air Vending/Transient Sales Lot. An outdoor area or lot that is used exclusively, or on a regular or periodic basis, for the sale or taking of orders for any merchandise, including food items, where such merchandise is displayed or sold within or upon the area or lot. This use includes the display or sale of merchandise by means of Open Air Vending, Mobile Food Vending and a Farmer’s Market.

(Ord. 6220 §15, 10/17/12)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Open Space. Any parcel or area of land or water that:

1. Has been or is to be formally set aside, dedicated, designated, or reserved for public use or enjoyment or for the private use and enjoyment of owners and occupants of land adjoining or neighboring such area; and

2. Is either unimproved or includes only improvements that pertain to or are incidental to the intended use and enjoyment of the area.  Such improvements may include structures, amenities, landscaping, paving or other surface treatments that provide for or facilitate recreation and enjoyment, or that provide for support and maintenance of the area for its intended purposes.

(Ord. 6617 §4, 05/16/18)

(Ord. 6722 §4, 01/15/20)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Open Space, Common. Open space within or related to a development that is designed and intended for the common use or enjoyment of the residents of the development and their guests.

(Ord. 6617 §4, 05/16/18)

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Open Space, Private. Open space which is normally limited to the use of the occupants of a single dwelling or building or property that abuts such open space.

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Open Space, Public. Open space owned and maintained by a public agency for the use and enjoyment of the general public.

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Outcall Entertainment Referral Service/Escort Bureau. A business which, for a fee, commission, hire, or profit:

1. Sends or refers an entertainer to an entertainment location (as defined in LVMC 6.57.030) in response to a telephone or other request to entertain a patron at the entertainment location; or
2. Furnishes or arranges for escorts to accompany other persons for social engagements.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Outdoor Storage. The use of a significant portion of a lot or area for the long term retention (more than twenty-four hours) of materials and machinery or equipment, regardless of whether the materials, machinery or equipment are to be bought, sold, repaired, stored, incinerated, or discarded. The term includes the storage of self-contained cargo containers that have not been converted into a permanent building, but does not include new or used motor vehicle sales and rental display, nor does it include accessory and incidental parking of vehicles for residents, guests, customers or employees in connection with a principal use. For informational purposes, outdoor storage is subject to the limitations and requirements of LVMC 19.08.040(E)(4)(e).

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Overlay Zone. A zoning district that is imposed on one or more underlying base zoning districts and which provides additional requirements and limitations beyond those required by the underlying zoning district.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Owner. An individual, firm, association, syndicate, partnership or corporation having sufficient proprietary interest to seek development of land.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Painted Wall Sign. Means any sign that is painted directly on a building wall surface.

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Parapet. A low wall along the edge of a roof or the portion of a wall that extends above the roof line.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Parcel Map. A map prepared for recording in accordance with NRS Chapter 278 and with the provisions of this Title.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Park and Ride. A facility for the boarding and deboarding of transit vehicles that includes an area for the parking of commuters’ vehicles in connection with their use of transit vehicles.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Park or Playground. A park, playground, swimming pool, reservoir, golf course, or athletic field   that is owned, operated or maintained by;

1. A local or State-level government entity; or

2. A master developer or owner's association that is recognized by the City and whose ownership, operation or maintenance of the facility has been approved in conjunction with a development agreement, special area plan or residential subdivision.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Parking Area. A paved area, other than a public right-of-way, used for the parking of automobiles.

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Parking Driveway Width. The horizontal measurement of an access driveway to a parking area, measured perpendicular to the direction of travel.

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Parking Facility. A lot or structure developed for public or private parking as a primary use of the subject site on which it is located. The term does not include any ancillary lot or structure provided in conjunction with a primary use in order to meet minimum required parking standards.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Parking Lot/Sidewalk Sale. A promotional sales event that is conducted by a business operation outside the confines of the commercial or manufacturing structure in which the business operation is normally conducted.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Parking Space. A space within a building, garage or parking area, as defined, for the temporary parking or storage of one automobile with continuous and unimpeded access to a public right-of-way, service drive or aisle.

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Parklet. An area that:

1. Is located within the public right-of-way and generally is adjacent to a public sidewalk and appears as if it were an extension of the sidewalk;
2. Is constructed of non-permanent materials; and
3. Provides a public amenity, including without limitation open space or a seating area.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Patio Cover. An attached accessory structure which is not enclosed and provides sheltered outdoor space.

Figure 1 - Patio Cover

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Pawn, Auto. A Pawn Shop that lends money on the security of a motor vehicle, which the pawn shop takes possession of as the pledged property.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Pawn Shop. A facility (other than a bank, saving and loan or mortgage banking company) used for the business of lending money on the security of pledged goods or for the business of the purchase of tangible personal property on condition that it may be redeemed or repurchased by the seller for a fixed price within a fixed period of time. The use may include as an ancillary use a Financial Institution, Specified or a Secondhand Dealer (or both) without the need to obtain an additional special use permit.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Pennant. Any lightweight plastic, fabric or other material, whether or not containing a message of any kind, suspended from a rope, wires, or string, usually in a series, designed to move in the wind. A pennant shall be considered a temporary sign.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Permanent Makeup Establishment. A facility that applies natural pigment to the dermal layer of the skin, by the use of needles or other instruments designed to contact or puncture the skin, for the sole purpose of providing either permanent coloration for medical skin restoration or cosmetic coloration to enhance or diminish personal features.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Permitted Use. Any use allowed in a zoning district as a matter of right if it is conducted in accordance with the restrictions applicable to that district. Permitted uses are designated in the Land Use Table by the letter “P”.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Person. An individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, joint stock association, governmental entity, trustee, receiver, assignee or similar representative of any of them.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Pet Boarding. A lot, building, premises or structure on which four or more household pets kept regularly and for extended periods of time for the benefit of persons who do not reside on the premises. The term included facilities that provide shelter, care, feeding, exercising, grooming or incidental medical care for household pets for remuneration or otherwise on a commercial basis. The term includes a kennel operation.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Pet Shop. A retail establishment engaged in the sale of pets, small animals, pet supplies, or pet grooming services.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Physical Constraints. Limitation on development or access created by topographical features on the development parcel, or adjacent parcels, such as spacing of existing adjoining streets, freeways, or other physical structures.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Planned Community Program. The development plan and development standards for a development in the P-C (Planned Community) District.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Planning Commission. The Planning Commission of the City of Las Vegas duly appointed by the Mayor with the approval of City Council. The Planning Commission shall have the powers and duty to provide for development as prescribed by State law and City ordinances.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Playgrounds. A type of civic space designed and equipped for children’s recreation.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Plaza. A type of formal civic space used for in an urban setting for civic, passive recreation, relaxation, and commercial activities, and typically provided with seating, ornamental fountains, and public art that is improved, landscaped, and paved, and spatially defined by building frontages.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Plaza, Event. A plaza approved through a development review and meeting the minimum design and size requirements set forth in LVMC 19.08.040(E)(3).

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Pocket Parks. A type of civic space that provides small-scale public urban open space intended to provide recreational opportunities where space is limited in close proximity to neighborhood residences.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Pocket Plazas. A smaller type of formal urban civic space than a plaza, that functions in a similar manner and follows the same rules as a larger plaza.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Pole Sign. A Freestanding sign supported by one column, upright, pole, or brace in or upon the ground the sum width/diameter of which is less than 25 percent of the width of the sign.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Porch, Engaged. An engaged porch has two sides of the porch that are connected to the building while the other two sides are open.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Porch, Projecting. A projecting porch is open on three sides and has a roof.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Portable Sign. Any sign which is not permanently attached to the ground or to another permanent structure; including, but not limited to, temporarily placed signs designed to be transported; signs by means of wheels; signs converted to A- or T-frames; movable menu and sandwich board signs; tethered balloons used as signs; and signs attached to or painted on a vehicle or trailer which is parked and visible from the public right-of-way, unless the vehicle is used in the normal day-to-day operations of the business.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Post Office, Local Service. A branch office of the United States Postal Service that handles the mail for no more than five zip codes.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Post Office, Regional. A branch office of the United States Postal Service that handles the mail for more than five zip codes.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Potentially Developable or Re-developable Land. Land that is not restricted from development by virtue of factors such as parklands, conservation transfer areas, federal or state lands, reservation areas or excluded due to environmental constraints.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Pre-Existing Use. A lawful and conforming existing use of a lot or structure prior to the time of the enactment of this Title.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Preservation Covenant. A recorded deed restriction which requires the preservation of a property for an agreed-upon period of time.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Preservation Easement. A non-possessory interest in real property which creates rights and obligations related to the preservation of the distinctive character of that property or a portion thereof.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Primary Ridgeline. The ridgeline that has the greatest prominent public visibility from existing and undeveloped portions of the City.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Principal Building. The building in which the principal use of the lot is conducted. Lots with multiple uses may have multiple principal buildings. The term does not include storage buildings, garages or other buildings which normally are considered accessory buildings.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Principal Use. The purpose for which land, premises or building is designed, arranged or constructed.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Private Club, Lodge or Fraternal Organization.

1. Club. A facility of a private organization for the preparation and service of food and/or drink for members and their guests.
2. Lodge or Fraternal Organization. A facility for a special purpose organization for the sharing of sports, arts, literature, politics or other similar interests; but not primarily for profit or to render a service that is customarily carried on as a business.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Private Garage. An accessory building, or an attached portion of the main building, designed or used for the shelter and storage of automobiles.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Private Improvements. Improvements installed within a development for private or quasi-public purposes, but not owned or maintained by the City.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Private Roadway Improvements. Roadway improvements within or adjacent to private roadways which may include, but are not limited to, paving, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, medians, street lighting systems, traffic control signage and systems, traffic signal systems and interconnected facilities, drainage facilities, fire hydrants and sanitary sewer facilities.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Private Street. Any roadway, other than a private drive, that is not owned by a public entity or is designated for use by specified property owners, maintained by or on behalf of those property owners, and not dedicated to nor intended for access by the general public.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Prohibited Use. A use that is not permitted by any means in a particular zoning district.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Project of Regional Significance. Any of the following:

1. A site-specific building or development project, whether private, public or quasipublic in nature, that is proposed within one-half mile of the boundary of another municipal corporation or an unincorporated area, and that qualifies as one or more of the following:
   1. A project with a tentative map including 500 lots or more;
   2. A planned unit development of 500 units or more;
   3. A development including tourist accommodations of 300 units or more;
   4. A commercial or industrial facility that is estimated to generate more than 6250 average daily vehicle trips, as defined by the Institute of Transportation Engineers (or its successor); or
   5. A nonresidential development encompassing more than 160 acres.
2. A zoning map amendment or local land use plan amendment that is proposed within one-half mile of the boundary of another municipal corporation or an unincorporated area, and that could result in development meeting or exceeding any of the criteria listed in Paragraphs 1(a) through 1(d) above.
3. A Special Use Permit application concerning property within 500 feet of the boundary of another municipal corporation or an unincorporated area.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Projecting Sign. Any sign affixed to a building in such a manner that its leading edge extends more than twelve inches beyond the surface of the building. The term does not include a decorative awning or canopy.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Property. A lot, parcel, or tract of land together with the building and structures located thereon.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Psychology Practice. A professional office in which a licensed professional, including a psychiatrist, psychologist, social worker, marriage and family therapist, or occupational therapist, provides evaluation, testing, treatment or counseling services related to mental conditions or disorders. The term includes a hypnotherapy practice, but does not include a “facility to provide testing, treatment, or counseling for drug or alcohol abuse,” or a “sex offender counseling facility,” as those terms are defined in this Section.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Public Areas. Parks, playgrounds, trails, paths, and other recreational areas and open spaces; scenic and historic sites; schools and other publicly operated buildings; and other places where the public is directly or indirectly invited to visit or permitted to congregate.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Public Hearing. A meeting, announced and advertised in advance and open to the public, in which members of the public have an opportunity to participate.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Public Improvement. Improvements may include but are not limited to, drainage facilities, fire hydrants, sanitary sewer systems, trails, trail paths, and other miscellaneous facilities and improvements to be owned by a public entity and are generally for the benefit of the public. These improvements are to be constructed and accepted within public rights-of-way, public easements, or City owned real property. The term may also include the dedication and construction of park facilities to be accepted by the City.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Public Notice. The advertisement of a public hearing in a paper of general circulation and through the mail, or the posting of a sign on property, each designed to indicate the time, date, place, and nature of a public hearing.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Public Right-of-Way. A strip of land acquired by reservation, dedication, prescription or condemnation and intended to be occupied by a road, trail, water line, sanitary sewer and/or other public utilities or facilities.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Public Roadway Improvements. Roadway improvements within or adjacent to public roadways which may include, but are not limited to, paving, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, medians, street lighting systems, traffic control signage and systems, traffic signal systems and interconnected facilities, drainage facilities, fire hydrants and sanitary sewer facilities.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Public Use Airport. Any of the facilities of McCarran International Airport and North Las Vegas Airport.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Public Utility. A regulated enterprise with a franchise for providing to the public a utility service deemed necessary for the public health, safety and welfare.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Pylon Sign. A freestanding sign supported by two or more columns, uprights, poles, or braces in or upon the ground, or a freestanding sign supported by a single column, upright, pole or brace in or upon the ground the sum width/diameter of which is 25 percent or more of the width of the sign.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Quarter Mile Section. A square quarter mile bounded by 1,320 feet offset increments from a section line.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Quasi-Public Use. A use owned or operated by a nonprofit, religious, or eleemosynary institution and providing educational, cultural, recreational, religious, or similar types of programs.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Radio Broadcasting. A building or portion of a building used as a place for radio broadcasting. The term does not include any antenna or antenna structure.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Radio, TV, Microwave Communication Tower. A freestanding structure which supports antennae that transmit or receive any portion of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Rail/Transit yard or Shop. A facility or area for the maintenance, repair, or storage of bus, rail or other transit vehicles.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Ramada. Any freestanding roof or shade structure installed or erected above an occupied mobile home or any portion thereof.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Raw Land. Unimproved land without buildings, structures, utilities or streets.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Recessed Entry. An entrance to a building that is set back from the façade of the building.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Recording Studio. A building or portion of a building used as a place to record music and videos. The term does not include broadcasting facilities.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Recreation, Active. Recreational pursuits usually performed with others and often requiring equipment which require physical alteration to the area in which they are performed. Such areas are intensively used, and include but are not limited to playgrounds, sport courts, baseball/softball and other field sports, and swimming pools.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Recreation, Passive. Recreational pursuits involving existing natural resources which can be carried out with little alteration or disruption to the area in which they are performed. This includes, but is not limited to, such activities as walking, hiking, bicycling, bird and animal watching, and picnicking.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Recreational Park Trailer. A vehicle which is primarily designed to provide temporary quarters for recreational, camping or seasonal use and which:

1. 1.
   Is built on a single chassis mounted on wheels;
2. 2.
   Has a gross trailer area not exceeding 400 square feet in the set-up mode; and
3. 3.
   Is certified by the manufacturer as complying with Standard No. A119.5 of the American National Standards Institute.

(Ord. 6874 §10, 07/17/24)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Recreational Vehicle. A vehicle towed, or self-propelled on its own chassis, or attached to the chassis of another vehicle and designed or used for recreational or sporting purposes. The term includes, but is not limited to, recreational park trailers, travel trailers, pick-up campers, camping trailers, motor coach homes and converted trucks or buses.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Recreational Vehicle and Boat Storage. The storage of recreational vehicles, boats, or any combination thereof.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Recycling Collection Center. A facility used for the collection and temporary storage of empty beverage containers, aluminum, glass, paper or clothing for recycling purposes conducted totally within an enclosed structure or container. The term does not include processing except for “can banks” that crush cans as they are deposited.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Regulating Plan. The map of an area designating the locations of Transect Zones and identifying key elements such as required retail frontages and civic spaces. A regulating plan is typically incorporated into the City’s official Zoning Map.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Regional Mall.  A structure or area that qualifies under either 1 or 2 below:

1. An enclosed structure with a minimum square footage of three hundred fifty thousand square feet:
   1. That is used or intended to be used as an assemblage of various tenants, including without limitation, retail uses, personal service uses, food service uses, and other ancillary uses;
   2. That includes a minimum of two major anchor tenants; and
   3. In which the typical means of access to the various uses in from inside the mall structure.
2. A commercial area containing open spaces, plazas and enclosed structures, where the area:
   1. Is used or intended to be used as an assemblage of various tenants, including without limitation retail uses, personal service uses, food service uses, and other ancillary uses;
   2. Is located on one or more contiguous parcels with a minimum area of twenty five gross acres;
   3. Includes enclosed structures with a minimum gross floor area of two hundred thousand square feet; and
   4. Includes a minimum of one anchor tenant with a minimum of one hundred thousand square feet; and
   5. First qualified under this Paragraph (2) after July 1, 2022. For purposes of the preceding sentence, "qualified" means the combination of having met the requirements of Subparagraphs (a)-(d) above and having obtained all entitlements under LVMC Title 19 necessary to proceed with development of the commercial area as described in this Paragraph (2).

(Ord. 6818 § 2, 07/09/22)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Rental Store. A facility for the rental of general merchandise to the general public and not specifically listed as a different use elsewhere in this Title. Typical general merchandise includes clothing and other apparel; electronics; videos; tools and garden equipment; furniture and other household appliances; special occasion or seasonal items; and similar consumer goods.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Rescue Mission or Shelter For The Homeless. A building that is used or intended to be used to provide to homeless individuals temporary accommodations, shelter, meals or any combination thereof. For purposes of this Title, a “homeless individual” includes an individual who lacks a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Research and Development. A facility engaged in research, synthesis, analysis, development, and testing of prototype products, materials, or processes. The term does not include the Light Repair, Assembly and Fabrication use or the Manufacturing use as defined in this Chapter.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Residential Accessory Dwelling Unit. An accessory structure which is located on the same residential parcel as a principal single family dwelling and which, as an ancillary use, provides living quarters, including full kitchen facilities, for the occupants of the principal dwelling or their tenants, domestic employees or temporary guests.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Residential Accessory Structure. An accessory structure which is located on the same lot as a principal residential structure, is detached therefrom, is incidental or subordinate thereto, and does not qualify as a "Residential Accessory Dwelling Unit."

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Residential, Duplex. A single building containing two attached single family dwelling units located on the same lot or parcel, with the dwelling units having separate exterior entrances and no internal access between them.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Residential, Dwelling. A structure with one or more rooms that is used exclusively for human habitation; designed, occupied, or intended for occupancy as a separate living quarter with sleeping, cooking and sanitary facilities provided.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Residential, Dwelling, Attached. A one-family dwelling attached to two or more one-family dwellings by common vertical walls.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Residential, Dwelling, Multi-Family. A building or group of buildings which contain at least three attached dwellings and  may include units that are located one over the other.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Residential, Dwelling Unit. One or more rooms, designed, occupied, or intended for occupancy as a separate living quarters, with cooking, sleeping, and sanitary facilities provided within the dwelling unit for the exclusive use of a single family maintaining the household.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Residential, Manufactured Home. A structure as defined in NRS 489.113. A manufactured home may or may not qualify for State-law zoning treatment as a residential, single family detached dwelling pursuant to Table 2, as adopted in Section 19.12.010, and pursuant to Section 19.12.070. Such a use might qualify either as a Residential, Manufactured Home (Qualifying for Zoning Treatment as Residential, Single Family Detached Dwelling) use or as a Residential, Manufactured Home (Not Qualifying for Zoning Treatment as Residential, Single Family Detached Dwelling) use.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Residential, Mobile Home. A factory-assembled structure equipped with the necessary service connections and made so as to be movable as a unit on its own running gear and designed to be used for a one-family residential use.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Residential, Mobile Home Park. An area or tract of land where two or more mobile homes or mobile home lots are rented or held out for rent. The term does not include an area or tract of land where:

1. a.
   More than half of the lots are rented overnight or for less than three months for recreational vehicles.
2. b.
   Mobile homes are used occasionally for recreational purposes and not as permanent residences.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Residential, Mobile Home Space Boundary Line. The lines which bound a mobile home site on its front, sides or rear.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Residential, Mobile Home Space. That portion of a mobile home park designated, used, or designed for the occupancy of not more than one mobile home and includes that area set aside or used for automobile parking, carports, cabanas, awnings, accessory buildings or other structures, and the yard area as required herein.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Residential, Multi-Family. A structure used or designed as a residence for three or more families or households living independently of each other.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Residential, Single Family Attached. A dwelling unit attached to one or more other dwelling units where each dwelling unit is located on a separate lot. (Such a dwelling unit could include duplexes, townhouses, multi-plexes, etc.)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Residential, Single Family Detached. A dwelling unit that is not attached to any other dwelling by any means, is located on a separate and individually owned lot, is surrounded by open space or yards, and is for the exclusive use of a single family maintaining a household. Except where specifically provided in this Title, no such unit may have more than 1 kitchen, and all rooms used for human habitation must have interior access to one another. 

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Residential, Single Family, Zero Lot Line. A single family dwelling unit is located directly on 1 or more lot lines.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Residential Tiny House. A single family dwelling unit for the exclusive use of a single family maintaining  household with a gross square floor area of 400 square feet or less, excluding loft areas. A residential tiny house that does not qualify as a manufactured/mobile home or a recreational park trailer qualifies as and may be approved as a Residential, Single Family Detached use, provided it meets all other requirements of that use. A residential tiny house that qualifies as a manufactured home may be approved as a Residential, Manufactured Home (Qualifying for Treatment as Residential Single Family Detached Dwelling), provided it meets all other requirements of that use. Nothing in this definition, however, prohibits the construction or use of a Residential Tiny House as a Residential, Accessory Dwelling Unit as otherwise permitted in this Title. The term does not include a Recreational Park Trailer.

(Ord. 6874 §10, 07/17/24)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Residential Tiny House Park. An area or tract of land where two or more tiny houses or tiny house spaces are rented or held out for rent. The term does not include an area or tract of land where tiny houses are used occasionally for recreational purposes and not as permanent residences, or where the tiny houses are included as part of a larger multi-family or mixed use development.

(Ord. 6874 §10, 07/17/24)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Residential, Townhouse. A row or cluster of at least three attached dwellings in which each dwelling is located on a separately owned lot; each unit is separated by one or more common vertical walls; each unit has its own front and rear yard access; and no unit is located over another unit. A townhouse complex may include common open space and recreational areas and facilities which are owned by all owners on a proportional, undivided basis.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Residential, Two-Family Dwelling. A detached dwelling designed for and occupied exclusively by two families living independently of each other in separate dwelling units on a single lot.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Restaurant. A use providing preparation and retail sale of food and beverages, including cafes, coffee shops, sandwich shops, ice cream parlors, fast food take-out (i.e. pizza) and similar uses.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Restaurant, Carry-Out. An establishment designed for selling prepared foods for off-premise consumption.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Review Authority. The authority responsible for the review and final action on an application filed under this Title, such as the City Council, Planning Commission or the Director.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Rezone. To change the zoning classification of particular lots or parcels of land.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Ridgeline. A line connecting the series of the highest elevation points of a ridge, mountain, shoulder, hill or mesa.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Right of Access. The legal authority to enter or leave a property.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Right-of-Way. A strip of land acquired by reservation, dedication, forced dedication, prescription, or condemnation and intended to be occupied by a road, crosswalk, railroad, electric transmission lines, oil or gas pipeline, water line, sanitary storm sewer or other public utility or facility.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Right-of-Way Line. The property line that separates the public right-of-way and an adjacent property.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Roadway. A public or private corridor for pedestrian or vehicular movements (or both), along with corresponding right-of-way and easements, and any improvements constructed therein.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Roof Sign. Any sign erected and constructed wholly on and over the roof of a building, supported by the roof structure, and extending vertically above the roof or parapet of the building.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Rowhouse. See Residential, Townhouse.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Runoff. Irrigation water that is not absorbed by the soil to which it is applied and which flows onto hard-surfaced areas. Runoff may result from water that is applied at too great a rate (application rate exceeds infiltration rate) or where a severe slope exists.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Runway. A defined area on an airport prepared for landing and takeoff of aircraft along its length.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Runway Protection Zone. A trapezoidal area at ground level for the purpose of protecting the safety of approaches and keeping the area clear of the congregation of people.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Rural Preservation Neighborhood. A subdivided or developed area:

1. Which consists of ten or more residential dwelling units;
2. Where the outer boundary of each lot that is used for residential purposes is not more than three hundred thirty feet from the outer boundary of any other lot that is used for residential purposes;
3. Which has no more than two residential dwelling units per acre; and
4. Which allows residents to raise or keep animals non-commercially.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Salvage or Reclamation of Products. A facility or area for storing, keeping, selling, dismantling, or salvaging scrap or discarded material or equipment, where the operation does not qualify as, or fall within the definition of, another use specifically defined in this Chapter. Scrap or discarded material includes, but is not limited to, metal, paper, rags, tires, bottles or inoperable or wrecked motor vehicles, motor vehicle parts, machinery, structural steel, equipment and appliances. The term includes facilities for recycling recoverable resources, such as newspapers, magazines, books, and other paper products, glass, metal cans and other products, which can be returned to a condition in which they may again be used for production.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Satellite Dish. A device which:

1. Incorporates a reflective surface that is solid, open mesh, or bar-configured;
2. Has the shape of a shallow dish, cone, horn, or cornucopia; and
3. Is used to receive electromagnetic signals.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Scale of Development. The physical development of a particular project, in terms of its size, height, bulk, intensity and aesthetics.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

School, Primary. An institution that provides kindergarten through 8th grade education and is supported by a public, religious or private organization.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

School, Secondary. An institution that provides 9th through 12th grade education and is supported by a public, religious or private organization.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Seasonal Outdoor Sales. The temporary outdoor sale and display of the following (and only the following) holiday goods in connection with the corresponding holidays:

1. Christmas trees;
2. Halloween pumpkins;
3. Valentine’s Day flowers; and
4. Mother’s Day flowers.

The term does not include fireworks sales, which are governed by LVMC Chapter 9.28 and are subject to the requirements of the Department of Fire and Rescue.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Secondhand Dealer. A retail facility which deals solely in used commodities with no new commodities, or in which the sale of secondhand or used articles is incidental to the sale of new articles of the same kind. For purposes of this definition, the sale of secondhand or used articles is deemed to be incidental to the sale of new articles. Used articles may include furniture, fixtures, appliances, tableware, offices supplies, pictures, paintings, jewelry, cutlery, guns, precious or semiprecious gemstones, or scrap precious metals as defined in LVMC Chapter 6.74, but does not include the sale of junk as defined in that Chapter or the sale of used cars. The term does not include a Thrift Shop. The term also does not include the following, all of which are allowed where the retail sale of new merchandise is permitted:

1. The buying, selling or trading of wearing apparel, infant/child items, general household furnishings or specified liquid waste, as those terms defined in LVMC Chapter 6.74;
2. The buying and selling of foreign or domestic coins for numismatic purposes;

3. The buying and selling of antiques, used books, newspapers or periodicals; or
4. The buying and selling of collectibles, including collectibles that consist of phonograph records, other audio recordings and the equipment necessary to listen to such recordings. Collectibles qualifying under this Paragraph 4 include any kind of cabinet or similar furniture whose sale would otherwise fall within the definition of “secondhand dealer” if an only if that item is used in displaying one or more collectible items and is designed or intended to be sold together with the collectible items for purposes of display.

(Ord. 6422 §3, 07/01/15)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Section Area. A one square mile area bounded by section lines.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Senior Citizen Apartments. An apartment house or other multi-family dwelling in which each unit is occupied by at least one person fifty-five years of age or older. The term includes an apartment house or other multi-family dwelling that qualifies as “housing for older persons” under the provisions of Federal law, including without limitation housing developments that:

1. Provide significant facilities and services specifically designed to meet the physical or social needs of older persons; and
2. Publish and adhere to policies and procedures that demonstrate an intent to provide housing for persons fifty-five years of age or older to the extent allowed by applicable State or Federal law.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Service Entry. An entrance to a building providing access for the delivery of goods and the removal of refuse, as well as access for the occupants/employees of the building.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Service Station. Any building, or premises used for the dispensing and sale of fuels or oils and accessories for the motor vehicle trade, together with any incidental minor automotive repair or automatic car wash facility.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Setback. The minimum required separation distance between the nearest portion of a structure and the lot line.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Setback Area, Corner Side. A yard area of which the width is measured between the non-frontage street right-of-way line and the required corner side yard setback line and the depth is measured between the front yard setback line and the rear yard setback line

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Setback Area, Front. A yard area of which the width is measured the entire length of the front property line between the side property lines; and the depth is measured as the distance between the street right-of-way line and the required front setback line.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Setback Area, Rear. A yard area of which the width is measured the entire length of the rear property line between the side property lines; and the depth is measured as the distance between the rear property line and the required rear yard setback line.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Setback Area, Required. That portion of a lot which is required to be unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground to the sky between a required setback line and the property line, except as otherwise provided in this Title.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Setback Area, Side. A yard area of which the width is measured between the side property line and the required side yard setback line and the depth is measured between the front yard setback line and the rear yard setback line.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Sex Offender Counseling Facility. A facility that regularly provides court-ordered or court-sanctioned treatment or counseling to sex offenders.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Sexual Novelty. Any instrument, device, apparatus or paraphernalia that:

1. Depicts a specified anatomical area;
2. Performs, mimics, demonstrates or is designed for use in connection with a specified sexual activity; or
3. Is used for the stimulation of human genitals, whether the stimulation is self-induced or performed upon another person.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Sexually-Oriented Business. See LVMC 19.12.070.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Shade Structure. A structure erected to provide shade over areas such as patios, parking areas, and walkways.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Shade Structure, Projecting. A structure attached horizontally to the side of a building to provide shade for a sidewalk, walkway, terrace or patio.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Shielding Angle. The angle formed by the horizontal plane of the lowest point of the light fixture and a straight line running from the lowest point of the edge of the interior of the light fixture to the lowest point of the light source.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Shopfront. A type of frontage, typically for commercial and retail use, where the façade is aligned close to the frontage line with the building entrance at the level of the sidewalk.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Shopping Center. Any structure or group of structures that:

1. House any assemblage of various commercial tenants, including without limitation, retail uses, personal service uses, food service uses, and other ancillary uses;
2. Have a minimum combined gross floor area of 25,000 square feet;
3. Are located upon a single parcel of land or upon contiguous parcels of land; and
4. Have common vehicular access and parking facilities.

This term includes a regional mall.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

SHPO. The State Historic Preservation Office.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Short-Term Residential Rental. The commercial use, or the making available for commercial use, of a residential dwelling unit for dwelling, lodging or sleeping purposes, wherein any individual guest rents or occupies the entire dwelling unit or one or more individual rooms within the unit for a period of less than 31 consecutive calendar days. The term does not include a "Community Residence," "Facility for Transitional Living for Released Offenders," or any other facility with dwelling units that is specifically defined in Chapter 19.18. For purposes of this Title, the term does not include the rental or occupancy of a residential accessory structure, residential accessory dwelling unit, a tent, a trailer or a mobile unit. In the case of a single parcel containing more than one dwelling unit, each dwelling unit constitutes a separate short-term residential rental use.

(Ord. 6585 §15, 06/21/17)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Sidewalk. The portion of a right-of-way that is paved and intended exclusively for pedestrian use, and often installed between the curb and adjacent property lines.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Sidewalk/Parking Lot Sale. A promotional sales event which is conducted outside the confines of the commercial or manufacturing structure in which such business is normally conducted and which occurs on a paved or concrete area on the same lot as the structure.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Sign. Any device, fixture, placard, structure or other medium, including its structure and component parts, that uses any color, form, graphic, illumination, symbol or writing to advertise, announce the purpose of, or identify the purpose of a person or entity, or to communicate information of any kind to the public.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Sign, Animated. Any sign that uses any of the following: animation or movement; mechanical devices such as spinning, rotating, revolving or oscillating mechanical or structural components; flashing, sequential or oscillating lights; lighting that moves from bright to dim and back to bright; or other similar continuously automated methods or dynamic devices, such as steam, fog, misting, or change of lighting or message, to depict action or create a special effect or alternating scene that results in movement, the appearance of movement, or the changing of sign image or message. The term includes any sign or portion thereof with characters, letters or illustrations, that can be changed or rearranged manually or electronically without altering the face or the surface of the sign. The term does not include a sign on which the only copy that changes is the electronic indication of time, temperature, or both.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Sign, Off-Premise. Any sign whose copy advertises or announces any place, product, goods, services, idea or statement whose subject is not available, located at, nor on the lot where the sign is erected or placed.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Sign, On-Premise. Any sign whose copy is limited to advertising or announcing any place, product, goods, services, idea or statement whose subject is available or located at or on the lot where the sign is erected or placed.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Sign Certificate. A certificate issued by the Department to authorize a sign pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Title.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Similar Use. A use that has the same characteristics as the specifically cited uses in terms of the following; trip generation and type of traffic, parking and circulation, utility demands, environmental impacts, physical space needs and clientele.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Simple Wall Plane. A wall of a building or buildings usually placed parallel to a street right-of-way that is designed in a uniform manner with minimal horizontal articulation of smaller building masses, yet may have architectural details and features such as doors, bay windows, overhangs, or canopies, to provide interest.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Single Family Attached Dwelling. See Dwelling, Single Family Attached.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Single Family Detached Dwelling. See Dwelling, Single Family Detached.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Single Family Unit Equivalent. A residential density value based on the vehicular traffic generated by a single family dwelling.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Single Family, Zero Lot Line. A single family dwelling unit that is located directly on 1 or more lot lines.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Single Room Occupancy Residence. A residential facility in which furnished rooms are rented on a weekly or monthly basis and which provides common facilities and services for laundry, cleaning and meals.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Site Built Single Family Home. A single family dwelling which is constructed under the standards of the Uniform Building Code (UBC), Uniform Electrical Code (UEC), Uniform Fire Code (UFC), Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC) and the Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC) as adopted in the Las Vegas Municipal Code (LVMC), including all appurtenant supplements thereto.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Slaughtering and Processing of Live Poultry. An operation, which is ancillary to a retail commercial establishment, in which live poultry is slaughtered and processed in preparation for human consumption.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Slope. The incline associated with a land surface.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Small House. A small detached structure, consisting of one unit, usually sited on a small lot with private open space.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Small Wind Energy System. A wind energy conversion system consisting of a wind turbine, a tower or supporting structure, and associated control or conversion electronics, which has a rated capacity of not more than 100kW and which is intended to primarily reduce on-site consumption of utility power. For purposes of this Title, the use shall not be deemed an accessory structure.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Social Service Provider. A facility that provides assistance to persons with limited ability for self-care, but for whom medical care is not a major element. The term includes a facility that provides assistance concerning psychological problems, employment, learning disabilities or physical disabilities, but does not include a rescue mission or homeless shelter, or an adult day care center.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Soil. All unconsolidated mineral and organic material that overlies bedrock and can be readily excavated.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Soil Amendments. Organic and inorganic material added to soils to improve texture, nutrients, moisture holding capacity and infiltration rates.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Solar Panel. A small-scale unit that is designed and used, on an incidental or accessory basis, to generate power or heat (or both) to be supplied to the principal use on the site. A “solar panel”:

1. Does not include an “electric generating plant” or any other utility facility that is specifically defined in this Chapter; and
2. Shall not be deemed an accessory structure for purposes of the standards of this Title that govern accessory structures.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Sound Stage. A building or portion of a building used for the production of movies.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Special Use Permit. A specific approval for a use which has been determined to be more intense or to have a potentially greater impact than a permitted or conditional use within the same zoning district.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Specified Anatomical Areas. Refers to:

1. Less than completely and opaquely covered:
   1. Human genitals,
   2. Pubic region,
   3. Buttocks, or
   4. Female breast below a point immediately above the top of the areola; or
2. Human male genitals in a discernibly turgid state, even if completely and opaquely covered.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Specified Sexual Activities. Refers to:

1. The fondling or other touching of human genitals, pubic region, buttocks, or female breasts;
2. Ultimate sex acts, normal or perverted, actual or simulated, including intercourse, oral copulation or sodomy;
3. Masturbation; or
4. Excretory functions as part of or in connection with any of the activities set forth in subparagraphs (1), (2) and (3) above.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Spot Zoning. Rezoning of a lot or parcel of land to benefit an owner for a use incompatible with surrounding land uses and that does not further the General Plan.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Square. A type of civic space providing a public urban open space for civic purposes, commercial activity, unstructured recreation, and other passive uses. Squares are defined by buildings and tree-lined streets with open shelters, paths, lawns, and trees formally arranged.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Stacking Lane. An area for temporary queuing of motor vehicles.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Standard Conditions. Conditions which have been approved by the Planning Commission or the City Council and which are designed to be imposed as a matter of course, where applicable, on the approval of development applications.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Standards for Private Drives. Those adopted City standards governing the design and construction of private drives.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Standards for private streets. “Standards for private streets” means those adopted standards governing the design and construction of private streets and detailed in the City standards.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Stem Wall. A wall, usually less than two feet in height, used to divert or direct storm water flows within an area specified by the Department of Public Works.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Stoop. A frontage type where the façade is aligned close to the frontage line with the first story elevated from the sidewalk sufficiently to secure privacy for first-story windows and the entrance usually as an exterior stair and landing.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Storage. A space or place where goods, materials or personal property is placed and kept for more than 24 consecutive hours.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Stored. With reference to vehicles or vehicle parts, means allowed to remain in one place for more than 72 consecutive hours.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Story. That portion of a building between the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor next above it; or if there is no floor above it, then the space between the floor and the ceiling next above.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Streatery. An area that:

1. Is located within the public right-of-way and generally is adjacent to a public sidewalk and appears as if it were an extension of the sidewalk;
2. Is constructed of non-permanent materials; and
3. Provides outdoor seating space for patrons of a nearby restaurant, tavern or similar business.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Street. A strip of land or way subject to vehicular traffic (as well as pedestrian traffic) that provides direct or indirect access to property; including, but not limited to, avenues, boulevards, courts, drives, highways, lanes, places, roads, terraces, trails or other thoroughfares. The term does not include an “alley” as that term is defined by this Title.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Street Frontage. See the definition for “Frontage Line”.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Street, All-weather. A public or private roadway which is surfaced with materials that allow ordinary motorized vehicles to utilize the street in all weather conditions.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Street Classification.

1. Freeway. A divided highway with 150 foot wide minimum right-of-way and classified as “controlled access”; a high-speed road with grade-separated interchanges.
2. Expressway. A divided highway with a 150 foot wide minimum right-of-way and classified as “limited access”; a high-speed road with at-grade, cross-traffic intersections.
3. Parkway Arterial. A street or highway which has a minimum right-of-way width of 120 feet and an existing or potential design capacity of three or more travel lanes of traffic in each direction with 10 feet for an amenity zone and sidewalk on each side and divided by a landscaped median.
4. Primary Arterial. A street or highway which has a minimum right-of-way width of 100 feet and an existing or potential design capacity of three or more travel lanes of traffic in each direction, divided by a raised median with left turn pockets.
5. Major Collector. A street which has a minimum right-of-way width of 80 feet and an existing or potential design capacity of two travel lanes of traffic in each direction with a center turn lane or raised median with left turn pockets.
6. Minor Collector. A street with a minimum right-of-way width of 60 feet which collects traffic from the local streets and distributes it to the major collector or arterial system.
7. Residential Street. A street which is designed to carry residential traffic between minor collectors.
8. Local Street. A street which is designed to carry a combination of light commercial and residential traffic between minor collectors, major collectors and primary arterials.
9. Local Access or Service Road. A street or that portion of a major or secondary thoroughfare lying outside of the principal roadway designed to provide frontage for individual lots and which primarily carries traffic having a destination or origin on the street itself.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Street Frontage. The distance along which a property line of a lot adjoins a public street, from one side lot line intersecting the street to the furthest distance side lot line intersecting the same street.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Streetscape. The visual image of a street, including the combination of buildings, parking, signs and other hardscape and street furniture.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Structure. An object, including a mobile object, constructed or installed including, but not limited to, a building, tower, crane, smokestack, earth formation, sign, overhead transmission line and an edifice or building of any kind, or any piece of work artificially built up or composed of parts joined together in some definite manner.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Subdivider. A person, firm, corporation, partnership or association that has legal or beneficial ownership of land and who causes that land to be divided by means of the parcel map or tentative/final map processes of this Title.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Subdivision. Has the meaning ascribed to that term in NRS Chapter 278.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Subdivision Development Sale Sign. A sign located within the subject residential subdivision that advertises the availability of lots or dwellings for sale.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Subdivision Development Directional Sign. A sign not located within the subject residential subdivision that advertises the availability of lots or dwellings for sale.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Sub-Surface Irrigation System. The application of water via buried pipe and emitters, with flow rates measured in gallons per hour.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Supergraphic Signage. Large-format signage, consisting of an image printed on vinyl, mesh or other material that is supported by and attached to a building wall by means of an adhesive, stranded cable an eye-bolts, other similar materials or methods, or any combination thereof. Such signage:

1. May or may not include written text;
2. May include LED panels; and
3. Typically features a single image or idea, with emphasis on graphic or pictorial representations.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Surveyor. A person currently licensed as a professional land surveyor under the provisions of NRS Chapter 625.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Suspended Sign. A sign that is suspended from the underside of a horizontal plane surface and is supported by the surface.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Swap Meet. A facility (whether indoor or outdoor) in which multiple vendors, dealers, sellers or traders have rented, leased, purchased or otherwise obtained an area from a swap meet operator for the purpose of selling, bartering, exchanging or trading new or used items of personal property, where the aggregate value of all such property exceeds the amount of one thousand dollars.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Tandem Parking. A parking space deep enough to allow two cars to park one behind the other.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Tattoo Parlor/Body Piercing Studio. An establishment whose principal business activity, either in terms of operation or as held out to the public, is the practice of one or more of the following:

1. The placing of designs, letters, figures, symbols or other marks upon or under the skin of any person, using ink or other substances which result in the permanent coloration of the skin by means of the use of needles or other instruments designed to contact or puncture the skin.
2. The creation of an opening in the body of a person for the purpose of inserting jewelry or other decoration. This term does not include a permanent makeup establishment.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Taxicab/Limo Yard. An area or facility used for the storage or dispatch of taxicabs or limousines.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Teen Dance Center. An establishment that is primarily operated as a place of entertainment for persons under the age of 18 years, characterized by any or all of the following as a principal use:

1. Live, recorded, or televised entertainment, including but not limited to performance by magicians, musicians or comedians.
2. Dancing.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Temporary Contractor’s Construction Yard. An on-site or off-site facility for the storage of construction materials and equipment intended for use in conjunction with a specific development, to be removed at the time the development is completed. The term may include a temporary batch plant.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Temporary Outdoor Commercial Event. A promotional activity, fair, circus, rodeo, festival, carnival, arts and crafts fair, tent revival, haunted house, amusement system, or concert that will be conducted at a location other than a stadium, auditorium or other public assembly facility that is designed to accommodate such an event. The term does not include on-day residential celebrations; uses within public facilities or recreational facilities regulated or organized through the Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs; grand openings of new businesses that meet all requirements of the Department of Fire and Rescue; or any special event subject to permitting under LVMC Chapter 12.02.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Temporary Real Estate Sales Office. An office operating at a fixed location within an existing model home, trailer or commercial structure which is used temporarily for the purpose of real estate sales.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Temporary Sign. Any sign not constructed or intended for long term use includes the following types of signage:

1. Construction Sign. A sign advertising a construction project and the parties involved in its development, proposed to be located on the lot or parcel of land on which the sign is located.
2. Political Sign. Any sign relating to a candidate, issue, proposition, ordinance or other matter in a public election or referendum, or any sign pertaining to the advocacy of political views or policies by persons, groups, or parties.
3. Real Estate Sign. A sign to advertise a commercial or residential property for sale, lease, or rent.
4. Special Event Sign. Any sign that is used only temporarily to publicize special events such as a grand opening and is not permanently mounted, such as banners, pennants, inflatable signs, tethered balloons, portable signs and similar devices.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Temporary Use. A use established for a specified period of time with the intent to discontinue the use at the end of the designated time period.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Tentative Map. A preliminary plan or map prepared for the purpose of showing the location, design and conditions of a proposed subdivision.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Terrace. A frontage type where the main facade of the building is at or near the frontage line with an elevated terrace providing public circulation along the façade.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Thirty-Six Inch Box Trees. Trees measuring a minimum of 12 feet in height, and 8 feet in spread with a 3 inch trunk caliper measured at 4 1/2 feet above the soil line.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Thrift Shop. A retail facility that sells any new or used merchandise that has been donated to the facility.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Thoroughfares. A right-of-way for use by vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle traffic that provides access to lots and open spaces, and that incorporates vehicular lanes and public frontages.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Thoroughfare, Primary. The street with the highest building orientation priority, as indicated in the Thoroughfare Plan for each Downtown District.

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Thoroughfare, Secondary. The street with the second highest building orientation priority, as indicated in the Thoroughfare Plan for each Downtown District.

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Thoroughfare, Tertiary. A street with minimal mobility functions and serving mainly for parking and delivery access, as indicated in the Thoroughfare Plan for each Downtown District.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Time-Share Development. A development consisting of a minimum of 50 units that are made available for use and occupancy on a recurrent periodic basis according to an arrangement allocating this right among various holders of a time-share ownership, leasehold or other similar interest.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Topsoil. The top layer of native soil. The term is also used to describe good soil imported for landscaping.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Towing & Impound Yard. A lot or building used for the storage of damaged, wrecked or impounded motor vehicles for a limited period of time, usually awaiting insurance adjustment, transport to a repair shop, or recovery by the owner operator.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Towing Service (with No Storage). An establishment that provides the service of transporting damaged, wrecked or impounded motor vehicles to an off-site storage area or other facility.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Townhouse. See Dwelling, Townhouse.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Trade School. A facility for instruction and training in trades or crafts such as auto repair, welding, bricklaying, machinery operation or other similar trades or crafts which require the use of large equipment, or outdoor training activities, or both.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Traffic and Transportation Plan (TTP). A plan document submitted to the City as part of a complete application for development approval of subdivision streets or of access to development parcels that are 10 acres or larger, depicting proposed local street layout and proposed locations for connections to higher order roads.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Traffic Entry Study (TES). A study of an entry to a residential development with focus on the entry and its impact on the adjacent roadway.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA). A study that provides information on the projected traffic likely to be generated by a proposed development and assesses its impact on the roadways in the immediate proximity of a proposed development. The TIA should identify any potential traffic operational problems or concerns and recommend appropriate actions to address such problems or concerns.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Traffic Impact Study. A report which analyzes the conditions of a particular roadway or roadways as they are anticipated to exist if a particular proposed development occurs, as well as if the development does not occur.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Trailer. A vehicle, other than a vehicle defined as a Recreational Vehicle, that is without motor power and is designed for carrying persons, property, equipment or other items on its own structure, including, but not limited to semi-trailers, utility trailers, flatbed trailers and hauling trailers.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Trailer Coach. Any building, structure or vehicle equipped with wheels to facilitate movement from place to place or to travel on a public thoroughfare, and designed, used, and maintained for human habitation. Such definition shall include automobiles or trucks where used for living or sleeping purposes.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Trailer/RV Camp or Park. Any lot or tract of land used, or intended to be used, for renting of space to accommodate two or more recreational vehicles.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Transit Passenger Facility. A facility, including a park and ride, for the loading and discharging of train or bus passengers.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Trailway. A linear land corridor that features a trail capable of accommodating any combination of uses related to public recreation and uses for authorized alternative modes of transportation.

(Ord. 6802 § 8, 01/05/22)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Transect. A cross-section of the environment showing a range of different habitats or environments. The rural-to-urban transect used in LVMC Chapter 19.09 (Form-Based Code) is divided into six Transect Zones that range from the most natural to the most urban. These zones describe the physical form and character of a place according to the density and intensity of its land use and urbanism.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Transect Zone. One of several environments on the Zoning Map regulated by the standards found within LVMC Chapter 19.09 (Form-Based Code). Transect Zones are ordered from the most natural to the most urban. Transect Zones are administratively similar to the land-use zones in the Unified Development Code, except that in addition to the usual building use, density, height and setback requirements, other elements of the intended environment are integrated, including building types and the public frontages.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Transition Zone. A zoning district that permits uses compatible with uses permitted in two adjacent zones that, without the transition zones, could be considered incompatible to each other.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Transitional Area. (1) An area in the process of changing from one use to another; (2) An area that acts as a buffer between two land uses of different intensity and compatibility.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Transitional Community Residence. A Community Residence that provides housing and a living environment for recovering alcohol and drug abusers and is operated to facilitate their reintegration into the community, but does not provide any treatment for alcohol or drug abuse.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Transparency. The area of a frontage, usually applied to the ground floor of a building, that must contain a minimum amount of transparent glass.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Truck Rental. A facility for the rental of new or used trucks. Trucks kept on the lot for rental purposes are not considered to be outside storage.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Trucking Company. A business, service or industry involving the use of commercial vehicles in the loading, unloading and transportation of cargo. The term may also include the fueling, maintenance, servicing, storage or repair of commercial vehicles or the storage of cargo.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Turf. Any grassy area maintained by frequent mowing, fertilization and watering, commonly used for lawns and playing fields.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Tutoring Center. An institution or place of education or instruction, other than a public or private school (primary or secondary), business school, or trade school, that is owned and operated privately for profit and that does not offer a complete educational curriculum. The term includes an educational testing center.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

TV Broadcasting & Other Communication Service. A building or portion of a building used as a place for television broadcasting or similar communication related activities.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Twenty-four Inch Box Trees. Twenty-four inch box trees shall be a minimum of 8 feet in height, 6 feet in spread and 2 inch trunk caliper measured at 4 1/2 feet above the soil line.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Two-Family Dwelling. A detached dwelling designed for and occupied exclusively by two families living independently of each other in separate swelling units on a single lot.

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Ultimate Height. With regard to an antenna, the maximum height of the antenna above ground level.

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Upper Floor. A floor in a building containing habitable space that is located above the ground floor.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Urban Core Area. Means the area defined as the Downtown Las Vegas Overlay District  in LVMC 19.10.110.

(Ord. 6608 §2, 12/06/17)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Urban Park. A civic space type providing a central open-space area for neighborhoods or groups of neighborhoods useful for unstructured recreation and smaller structured recreational facilities.

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Use. The purpose (type and extent) for which land or a building is arranged, designed, or intended, or for which either land or a structure is occupied or maintained.

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Used For Residential Purposes. A lot that is five acres or less in area and contains a residential dwelling unit of a permanent nature.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Utility Installation, Other than Listed. A facility or area used as (or for) a utility installation not specifically listed in this Title. The term does not include any type of wind energy conversion system.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Utility Transmission Line (Class I). A utility line that is installed, operated and maintained by a municipality or a franchised utility company and is used for the transmission of:

1. 1.
   Signals that pertain to the provision of telephone or cable service; or
2. 2.
   Electrical power, if the line is designed to operate at less than 15,000 volts or, regardless of voltage, is proposed to be located within a utility corridor identified in the Public Facilities and Services Element of the Master Plan.

(Ord. 6788 §22, 21/07/21)  

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Utility Transmission Line (Class II). A utility line that is installed, operated and maintained by a municipality or a franchised utility company and is used for the transmission of electrical power, where the line is designed to operate at 15,000 volts or more and is not proposed to be located within a utility corridor identified in the Public Facilities and Services Element of the Master Plan.

(Ord. 6788 §23, 21/07/21) 

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Vacation. The abandonment of a right-of-way or easement, or the relinquishment of the City’s interest (if any) in a government patent reservation.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Valet Parking. A service provided in conjunction with a business or other establishment by which employees (or others acting on behalf of the establishment) park the vehicles of patrons or visitors in an area set aside for that purpose.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Variance. Approval to vary from the requirements of a development regulation.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Vehicle, Classic or Antique. A motor vehicle that is 25 or more years old and, because of its limited production or exceptionally fine workmanship, is a rarity or of historic interest and has been, or is in the process of being restored, maintained, or preserved by automobile hobbyists.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Vehicle, Junked. Any vehicle which is wrecked, partially wrecked, dismantled, or partially dismantled.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Vehicle, Mechanically Inoperable. A vehicle that is temporarily inoperable due to the need for normal, reasonable and customary repairs before the vehicle can be operated on the roadways.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Vehicle, Parking, Storage or Repair in Residential Zoning Districts. The parking, storage or repair of vehicles as an accessory use in residential zoning districts.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Vehicle, Recreational. Any vehicle or trailer designed and used as a travel trailer, camper, motor home, tent trailer, boat, boat trailer, snowmobile, snowmobile trailer, camping trailer or other vehicle of a similar nature.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Vehicle, Stored. A vehicle that has remained stationary in one place on any property in a residential zoning district for more than seventy-two consecutive hours.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Very Low-Income Affordable Housing. Affordable housing for households that have a total gross income that is not more than 60 percent of the median gross household income. This term generally corresponds to tier one affordable housing as defined by NRS 278.01902.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Walkway. A paved way located on one or more lots used for pedestrians and for the exclusive use of the lot owner(s), their guests, and invitees.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Wall/Fence, Front Yard. A structure which is designed to delineate or provide security along the front property line of a residential parcel, or to provide security within the front setback area of a residential parcel.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Wall Plane. A vertical surface defined by the façade of a building.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Wall, Perimeter. An opaque structure constructed in accordance with the applicable standards of this Title with the purpose of providing security or a visual buffer within, along or in proximity to the property line of a subdivision or parcel and separating the subdivision or parcel from right-of-way, another land use or another property.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Wall, Retaining. A wall with the grade on one side greater than the grade on the opposite side that is designed and constructed to withstand the lateral earth and hydrostatic pressures upon it.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Wall, Screen. An opaque structure constructed in accordance with the applicable standards of this Title with the purpose of providing a buffer for privacy or to mitigate a potentially negative noise or visual impact.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Wall Sign. Any sign (other than a projecting sign) which is attached parallel to a wall or building, or to a canopy or awning attached to a building. The sign may be painted on or erected upon the building, awning, or canopy.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Warehouse/Distribution Center. An enclosed structure for the storage of goods for distribution or transfer to another location.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Wedding Chapel. A facility which is made available to be rented for wedding ceremonies. Such facilities may include a chapel, dressing rooms, offices, reception facilities and gardens.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Weekend Directional Sign. A sign used to direct traffic to residential subdivisions for sale.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Welding Repair. A facility in which products made of metal or metal alloy are repaired by means of welding. The term does not include other uses specifically listed in this Chapter that use welding as a means of repair.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Wholesale Showroom Facility. A building used primarily for the storage of goods and materials and secondarily for the display of merchandise for wholesale purchase.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Window Sign. Any sign, picture, symbol or combination thereof, designed to communicate information about an on-premises activity, business, commodity, event, sale or service, that is placed inside a window or upon the window panes or glass and is legible from the exterior of the window from a public right-of-way a distance of more than three feet beyond the lot line of the lot or parcel on which the sign is located.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Wireless Communication Antenna. An antenna that transmits or receives, or both transmits and receives, wireless communication signals. The term does not include any device, such as a radio antenna, telephone antenna, television antenna, satellite dish antenna or amateur radio antenna, that is accessory or incidental to a residential use and is employed by an ultimate user to receive radio, television or other communication signals.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Wireless Communication Facility. An antenna tower, wireless communication antenna, or any associated structure or equipment, or combination thereof, that is intended for commercial or institutional use in connection with the transmission or reception of wireless communication signals.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Wireless Communication Facility, Non-stealth Design. A wireless communication facility that does not qualify as a stealth design wireless communication facility.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Wireless Communication Facility, Slim-line Design Pole. A wireless communication facility, consisting of a pole and one or more antennas, on which the antenna panels are narrow and closely spaced with one another atop the pole and extend no more than one foot beyond the circumference of the pole.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Wireless Communication Facility, Stealth Design. A wireless communication facility that is designed to blend into the surrounding environment. Examples include without limitation: antenna tower alternative structures; roof-mounted antennas (with architectural screening when appropriate); building-mounted antennas painted to match the existing structure; antennas integrated into architectural elements (such as steeples or cupolas); antennas and antenna structures designed to look like light poles, flagpoles, or any other camouflaging techniques available on the market; and a cable microcell network which utilized multiple low-powered transmitters/receivers or repeaters attached to existing wireline systems, such as conventional cable or telephone wires, or similar technology that does not require the use of towers.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Wireless Communication Signals. Communication signals, including electromagnetic waves, analog signals, digital signals and other spectrum-based communication signals, that operate within the range of frequencies from 100KHz to 300GHz. The term does not include television broadcast signals; direct broadcast signals; direct broadcast satellite services; multi-channel, multi-point distribution services; or amateur radio signals.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Xeriscape. The use of sound horticultural and creative landscaping practices to achieve water conservation, including proper planning and design, soil improvements; and the use of limited turf areas, mulches, low water demand plants, efficient irrigation and appropriate maintenance.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Yard. The areas on a lot that are unoccupied by structures, except for projections and the specific accessory uses or structures allowed in those areas under the provisions of this Title.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Yard, Corner Side. The yard of a corner lot extending from the front yard to the rear yard and between the street and the primary structure.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Yard, Front. The yard area extending along the entire length of the front property line and the depth between the street right-of-way line and the primary structure.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Yard, Rear. The yard area extending along the entire length of the rear property line and the depth between the rear property line and the primary structure.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Yard, Side. The yard area extending from the front yard to the rear yard and between the side property line and the primary structure.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Zoning District. An area designated on the Official Zoning Map in which certain uses are permitted and certain others are not permitted, all in accordance with this Title.

(Ord. 6210 § 97-99, 09/05/12)

(Ord. 6229 §9, 12/19/12)

(Ord. 6250 §11, 05/01/13)

(Ord. 6266 §34, 09/04/13)

(Ord. 6321 § 5, 05/21/14)

(Ord. 6333 § 3 through 4, 07/02/14)

(Ord. 6339 § 7, 08/07/14)

(Ord. 6357 § 4, 10/01/14)

(Ord. 6395 § 6 through 7, 01/21/15)

(Ord. 6396 § 8 through 10, 02/04/15)

(Ord. 6505 §1 through 8, 02/03/16)

(Ord. 6684 §6, 05/01/19)

(Ord. 6701 §7, 09/18/19)

(Ord. 6708 §46 through 47, 11/06/19)

(Ord. 6795 §3, 08/18/21)

(Ord. 6806 §73-77, 04/06/2022)

(Ord. 6826 §4, 01/18/23)

(Ord. 6833 §12, 42 through 51, 03/15/23)

(Ord. 6874 §8 through 10, 07/17/24)

(Ord. 6876 §72 through 92, 08/21/24)

(Ord. 6898 §3, 02/05/25)

(Ord. 6923 §3, 08/20/25)

Effective on: 1/1/1901