North Las Vegas, NV Outdoor Cooking: BBQ & Propane Rules (2026)

020(9) requires prior written approval from the Director of Parks and Recreation or a designee before using any private or personal cooking apparatus in a park, recreation facility, or trail. Fires for cooking are otherwise restricted to permanent grills that the Parks and Recreation Department or Land Development and Community Services Department has previously approved and provided; every other fire is banned unless it's in a designated area approved by the Director as part of a reservation, permit, or agreement, and any approved fire still has to comply with other applicable fire and safety ordinances.

020(10)(a)(iii), defines unauthorized 'camping' to include making any fire other than in a City-designated barbecue grill 'or in a portable propane grill used according to manufacturer's instructions', so a portable propane grill is allowed for someone lawfully using a designated camping area, but only if operated per the manufacturer's directions. The code reviewed for this entry regulates grill and fire placement specifically inside City-owned parks, recreation facilities, and trails; it does not include a residential balcony or multifamily-unit propane-grill provision, so apartment and condo grill placement in North Las Vegas is governed elsewhere (such as fire code or lease terms), not by this parks-chapter rule.