Elko County, NV Ordinances (2026)

In the unincorporated Town of Mountain City, Elko County, Nevada, a transient junk dealer pays $2.00 per day or $25.00 per month for a license. The rate covers anyone collecting…

In unincorporated Elko County, Nevada, a nude entertainment business can operate only in areas zoned for adult entertainment businesses and cannot sit within 300 feet of a business…

In unincorporated Elko County, Nevada, every rental business with four or more rooms owes a room tax under Elko County Code § 6-7-2: 5 percent of gross receipts across most of the…

In unincorporated Elko County, Nevada, the subdivision standards in Title 5 let the county require retaining walls whenever topographical conditions warrant, or where a wall is needed…

In unincorporated Elko County, Nevada, Elko County Code § 4-8-8 caps a fence, wall or hedge at six feet and at three and one-half feet in a required front yard, a corner lot's required…

In unincorporated Elko County, Nevada, anyone who organizes, promotes or sells tickets to an assembly of 1,000 or more people needs a license from the Board of County Commissioners…

Unincorporated Elko County, Nevada enforces the 2018 Uniform Plumbing Code under Elko County Code § 3-1-1(F). The International Plumbing Code is adopted for cross reference only, and…

In unincorporated Elko County, Nevada, building permits follow the I-codes and the 2018 Northern Nevada Amendments, with printed exclusions: agricultural structures under 400 square…

Unincorporated Elko County, Nevada builds to the 2017 National Electrical Code under Elko County Code § 3-1-1(D). A county amendment requires the exterior service disconnect within 30…

A home occupation in unincorporated Elko County, Nevada cannot generate pedestrian or vehicular traffic greater than normally found in the area, and cannot cause offensive noise…

A sign for a home occupation in unincorporated Elko County, Nevada cannot be illuminated and cannot exceed three square feet in area under Elko County Code § 4-1-9. The code defines…

In unincorporated Elko County, Nevada, a home occupation must stay incidental to the residence and cannot change its residential character. Elko County Code § 4-1-9 bars any addition…

Unincorporated Elko County, Nevada permits childcare as a home occupation in residential districts for not more than three (3) children other than members of the resident family. The…

Unincorporated Elko County, Nevada has no general accessory dwelling unit category. Elko County Code § 4-2-3(B)(20) allows an invalid or invalid caretaker secondary independent living…

Elko County, Nevada adopts the 2018 International Residential Code with Appendix Q, Tiny House, as part of its residential code. The county code adds no separate tiny house chapter…

In unincorporated Elko County, Nevada, an attached or conventionally built invalid or invalid caretaker secondary dwelling cannot be used as rental housing, and a guesthouse cannot be…

In unincorporated Elko County, Nevada, a detached accessory building such as a shed must stay at least five feet from any building and cannot be taller than fifteen feet under Elko…

In unincorporated Elko County, Nevada, anyone applying for a building permit in a subdivision with an active Architectural Review Committee must first certify, on a county form, that…

In unincorporated Elko County, Nevada, a building permit applicant in a subdivision with an active Architectural Review Committee must certify on a county form that the application…

In unincorporated Mountain City, Elko County, Nevada, the County Clerk assigns any business not named in the license chapter to the category the Clerk considers proper. Unnamed…

In the unincorporated Town of Mountain City, Elko County, Nevada, a door-to-door solicitor needs a license approved by the Sheriff or Chief of Police after a sworn application…

In unincorporated Elko County, Nevada, § 5-4-7(D) prohibits clearing of top soil, trees and shrubs and other native cover before tentative map approval, a ban imposed by the Board of…

In unincorporated Elko County, Nevada, the Planning Commission can order a property owner to clear weeds and noxious plant growth. The code prints no maximum height in inches or feet…

On the county-run Montello water system in unincorporated Elko County, Nevada, no customer shall negligently or knowingly permit leaks. The County can discontinue service if waste is…

In unincorporated Elko County, Nevada, § 5-4-6 requires cleared slopes, cuts, fills and other erosion-prone areas in a development to be stabilized with grass or other protective…

In unincorporated Elko County, Nevada, § 5-4-7(C) requires a developer to design a development so it is protected from inundation, flood hazard, sheet overflow and ponding of local…

In unincorporated Elko County, Nevada, no construction or development can begin inside an area of special flood hazard without a development or building permit from the county's…

In unincorporated Elko County, Nevada, new construction and substantial improvement in a special flood hazard area must have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to one foot…

In unincorporated Elko County, Nevada, the OS Open Space district protects agricultural areas from urban development of residential subdivisions. Elko County Code § 4-2-1 permits…

In unincorporated Elko County, Nevada, a lawful, non-negligent agricultural operation is not a nuisance because neighbors later build nearby, unless it causes substantial adverse…

In unincorporated Elko County, Nevada, the nuisance chapter lists the conduct the county treats as nuisance activity: criminal activity, debris and junk vehicles, excessive noise and…

In unincorporated Elko County, Nevada, it is unlawful to intentionally urinate or defecate in a public place, other than a washroom or toilet room, under circumstances where a member…

In unincorporated Elko County, Nevada, Section 7-8-2 prohibits consuming alcoholic beverages in the Jackpot Community Park children's park, in the swimming pool, and on the athletic…

Unincorporated Elko County, Nevada has no separate party ordinance. A loud or unruly party falls under Section 7-1-7, which makes it unlawful to maliciously and wilfully disturb the…

Unincorporated Elko County, Nevada encourages recycling but does not mandate it. Elko County Code § 10-12-9 states the county's intention to encourage residents to recycle and directs…

In unincorporated Elko County, Nevada, tree trimmings and brush must be cut into four foot lengths and tied into bundles no larger than 24 inches in diameter. The rule sits in the…

Elko County Code § 10-10-12 makes it unlawful to dump, spill, throw, place or bury garbage, rubbish, waste material, sewage or an abandoned vehicle on any public or private property…

Under Elko County Code § 10-12-4(A)1, solid waste at residential, commercial and industrial buildings in unincorporated Elko County goes in commercial storage bins or approved…

Elko County Code § 10-10-14 requires anyone placing garbage, rubbish or waste materials in a public or private receptacle for collection to keep it from scattering onto any street…

Elko County Code § 10-12-4(A) requires every tenant, occupier, operator or owner of a residence, business or construction site in unincorporated Elko County to have putrescible solid…

Under Elko County Code § 10-12-4, dead animals over ten pounds and bulky waste cannot be set out for collection, damaged containers cannot stay in service, and tree trimmings must be…

In unincorporated Elko County, Nevada, every swimming pool must be enclosed by a fence, hedge or wall, subject to Planning Commission approval, under Elko County Code § 4-8-6(B). The…

Unincorporated Elko County, Nevada adopts the 2018 Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa, and Hot Tub Code under Elko County Code § 3-1-1(G). Pool, spa and hot tub permit fees are set by a system…

Unincorporated Elko County, Nevada bars cannabis establishments in every zoning district except the unincorporated town of Jackpot. The county's AC Adult Cannabis District allows…

In unincorporated Elko County, Nevada, a cannabis establishment cannot place or maintain a cannabis advertisement within one thousand feet of the perimeter of a community facility or a…

Unincorporated Elko County, Nevada adopts the 2018 Uniform Solar, Hydronics and Geothermal Code, with a fee table set by resolution of the county commission. Only renewable energy…

In unincorporated Elko County, Nevada, Section 7-3-8 bars anyone from keeping, harboring, caring for, maintaining, lodging or feeding a bat, skunk, raccoon, fox or coyote on private…

In unincorporated Elko County, Nevada, poultry is a domestic animal, and a reasonable number can be kept on a residential lot as a permitted accessory use for hobby or family use. Elko…

In unincorporated Elko County, Nevada, every cat four months of age or older must be inoculated against rabies by a veterinarian, with reinoculation at not more than 24 month intervals…

In unincorporated Elko County, Nevada, Section 7-2-27 makes it unlawful for any business to keep or board a dog or cat for sale or profit, or to act as a breeder, without a permit from…

Unincorporated Elko County, Nevada defines a dangerous dog by behavior, not breed: a dog with the propensity to bite human beings, and a bite to any person who was not trespassing is…

In unincorporated Elko County, Nevada, a dog owner must keep the dog restrained at all times: inside a building, behind a secure fence, in a vehicle, on a leash of not more than eight…

Unincorporated Elko County, Nevada ties spay and neuter to adoption: anyone adopting a dog or cat from the Animal Control Officer must agree to have it neutered or spayed at their own…

In unincorporated Elko County, Nevada, Elko County Code § 4-8-16 bars anyone from placing or installing a home security camera with the intent to capture images or video of areas of…

In unincorporated Elko County, Nevada, the Planning Commission can order a property owner to repair, safeguard or eliminate a dangerous structure or condition. The owner has a ten-day…

In unincorporated Elko County, Nevada, the zoning title does not prohibit a temporary election sign placed on the premises by the owner or occupant before an election, in any district…

In unincorporated Elko County, Nevada, a liquified petroleum gas or fuel oil container on a space or lot inside a mobile home park or recreational vehicle park must be fastened to…

Unincorporated Elko County, Nevada bans handling or discharging firecrackers, Roman candles, skyrockets and other fireworks, and bans selling, bartering or giving them away. Sparklers…

Elko County Code § 10-10-9 makes it unlawful to burn, scavenge or salvage at a disposal site operated by the County or by an unincorporated town. Waste left at a site is deemed…

In unincorporated Elko County, Nevada, Section 7-2-13 makes it unlawful to own, keep, harbor or possess any animal whose loud or frequent habitual barking, howling, yelping, braying or…

In the AR-CRD-1 and AR-CRD-2 conservation reserve districts of unincorporated Elko County, Nevada, a property owner can store recreational vehicles, camper units and boats on the lot…

In unincorporated Elko County, Nevada, Section 8-1-8 bars stopping, standing or parking on a sidewalk, in front of a driveway, within an intersection, on a crosswalk, and within…

In the LI light industrial district of unincorporated Elko County, Nevada, the property owner must plan the site so on-street space is never used to satisfy parking or loading space…

In unincorporated Elko County, Nevada, abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles are a declared public nuisance under Chapter 10-2 of the Elko County Code. The Planning…

In unincorporated Elko County, Nevada, Section 7-5-3 bars anyone under 18 from public places between 10:30 P.M. and 6:00 A.M. on school nights, and between midnight and 6:00 A.M. on…

In the unincorporated towns and cities governed by the Elko County Board of County Commissioners in Nevada, Section 8-1-11 makes it unlawful to drive a wagon, bicycle or motor vehicle…

In unincorporated Elko County, Nevada, Section 8-1-16 sets the conditions for placing pipes, sewers, drains, lines or valves in county streets and highways: no interference with…

Unincorporated Elko County, Nevada zones gaming through its commercial districts. Gaming and gambling establishments are permitted uses in C1 Group I and in the C3 high-rise tourist…

In the AR agricultural-residential district of unincorporated Elko County, Nevada, no building or structure can exceed three (3) stories or forty feet (40'), and an accessory building…

In the R1 one- and two-family district of unincorporated Elko County, Nevada, the minimum yards are 20 feet in front, 20 feet in the rear, 10 feet along the street side of a corner lot…

In unincorporated Elko County, Nevada, Elko County Code § 7-1-1 makes it unlawful to camp in the unincorporated towns of Mountain City and Montello, on private property or on any…