FEMA flood zone rules in Paradise, NV — also called floodplain regulations or special flood hazard area (SFHA) rules — determine flood insurance requirements and elevation standards for new construction.
Most of Paradise is in FEMA Zone X (minimal risk), but flash flooding hits the Las Vegas Wash and adjacent washes from July monsoon storms. Clark County Regional Flood Control District (CCRFCD) maintains detention basins. Floodplain construction requires permit review.
Paradise's location on the Las Vegas Valley floor produces low riverine flood risk but real flash-flood exposure from monsoon storms. FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps show most of Paradise in Zone X (minimal hazard, no mandatory flood insurance), with Special Flood Hazard Areas (Zone AE/A) along the Las Vegas Wash, Flamingo Wash, Tropicana Wash, and several smaller arroyos. Properties in the SFHA require flood insurance for federally-backed mortgages. Clark County Regional Flood Control District (CCRFCD) maintains a network of detention basins and channels including those at Sunset Park, Las Vegas Wash, and the Tropicana Detention Basin. Building in a mapped floodplain requires CCRFCD floodplain development permit review under CCC Title 11 / NRS Chapter 540. Lowest finished floor elevation must be at or above the base flood elevation plus 1 foot of freeboard. Annual flash-flood warnings during July-September monsoon season are routine.
Building in the SFHA without permit review is a violation under CCC Title 22 plus FEMA NFIP rules — fines and required elevation/floodproofing retrofit. Failure to maintain flood insurance in the SFHA can trigger loan call.
Other ordinances people look up for this city. Green dot = verified primary-source excerpt.
Paradise, NV
CCC §10.36.010 (Noise annoyance) prohibits keeping any animal that, by loud or frequent habitual barking, yelping, braying, crowing, or other noise, causes a...
Paradise, NV
Paradise is unincorporated Clark County, so Clark County Code Chapter 14.55 (Unnecessary Noise) controls. CCC §14.55.020 prohibits noise that is annoying to ...
Paradise, NV
Nevada NRS 484D.475 prohibits modifying a motor vehicle muffler or exhaust to produce louder noise than the factory original. CCC §14.55 backs this with loca...
Paradise, NV
Clark County does not have a dedicated leaf blower ordinance. Gas and electric leaf blowers fall under the general unnecessary-noise rule in CCC §14.55.020. ...
Paradise, NV
CCC §12.40.020 (Portable Audio Equipment) bans car-stereo or portable audio that is plainly audible at 50 feet from the source on a public way or any private...
Paradise, NV
Clark County Code Enforcement treats construction noise between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. as actionable under CCC Chapter 14.55. No separate chapter dedicates...
Side-by-side rule comparisons with other cities in Clark County.
See how other cities in Clark County handle flood zones.
See how Paradise's flood zones rules stack up against other locations.
Help us keep this page accurate. If you notice an error or outdated information, let us know.