North Las Vegas, NV Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Curb distance
- Wheels within 18 inches of curb
- Direction
- Must park headed with traffic flow
- Driveway buffer
- No standing within 5 feet of driveway
- Hydrant buffer
- No parking within 15 feet
- Fire lane fine
- $100 civil penalty
- Enforcing division
- Parking Services Division
Summary
North Las Vegas requires vehicles to park parallel with the curb, headed with traffic, and within 18 inches of the curb under Municipal Code § 10.48.010. Section 10.48.050 layers on specific no-parking zones, within 15 feet of an intersection, on a crosswalk, or within 5 feet of a driveway, enforced through the City's civil parking-fine schedule.
A.No person shall stand or park a vehicle in a roadway other than parallel with the edge of the roadway headed in the direction of lawful traffic movement.B.No person shall stand or park a vehicle in a roadway with the wheels of the vehicle farther than eighteen (18) inches from the curb or edge of the roadway. ... 10.48.050 - Stopping, Standing or Parking Prohibited.A.Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance with the law or the direction of a police officer or official traffic-control device, no person shall:1.Stop, stand or park a vehicle:...c.Within fifteen (15) feet of an intersection;d.On a crosswalk;...2.Stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except momentarily to pick up or discharge a passenger or passengers:a.Within five feet of a public or private driveway;b.Within fifteen (15) feet of a fire hydrant;c.Within twenty (20) feet of a crosswalk at an intersection.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 146 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
010 sets the baseline curb rule for every North Las Vegas street: a vehicle must stand or park parallel with the edge of the roadway, headed in the direction of lawful traffic movement, parking against traffic violates subsection A, and the wheels can't sit more than eighteen inches from the curb or roadway edge under subsection B. ' A second tier of standing prohibitions applies even to momentary stops except to pick up or discharge a passenger: within five feet of a public or private driveway, within fifteen feet of a fire hydrant, within twenty feet of an intersection crosswalk, and within thirty feet of a stop sign, yield sign, or traffic signal.
D assesses penalties ranging from $20 for blocking a driveway to $100 for parking in a fire lane or creating a traffic hazard, with $10 to $35 added at each late-payment stage.
Violations & Fines
Parking against the flow of traffic or more than 18 inches from the curb draws a $35 citation under Section 10.48.010. Blocking a driveway is $20, parking within 15 feet of a fire hydrant is $100, and parking in a posted fire lane is $100: all set by the civil fine schedule at Section 10.13.140.D, with $10 to $35 added if unpaid within the notice period.
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