Las Vegas Code Enforcement uses an audibility-based noise standard for licensed short-term rentals under LVMC Chapter 6.75 and the city's general nuisance code: outside music or other sound that can be heard 50 feet or more from the property line is a citable violation. Special events likely to generate amplified outdoor sound (weddings, ticketed parties, bachelor or bachelorette gatherings) are prohibited on STRs regardless of decibel level, and complaints are routed to the 24-hour hotline at 702-229-3500.
Noise rules for licensed STRs in the City of Las Vegas are enforced primarily through the city's published STR operational standards (LVMC Chapter 6.75) and parallel nuisance provisions, using a plain-audibility test rather than decibel meters. The city's official STR enforcement page states that outside music or excessive noise that can be heard 50 feet from the source constitutes a violation, and this is the standard Code Enforcement officers apply when responding to complaints from the 24-hour hotline (702-229-3500). The 50-foot rule applies day and night and is independent of the underlying Nevada quiet-hours expectation that residential outdoor noise be reduced after 10 p.m. The ordinance also prohibits the use of an STR for special events that exceed the home's residential character, including weddings, receptions, bachelor and bachelorette parties, birthday gatherings advertised commercially, and ticketed or paid events; such events are prohibited regardless of measured sound level and are an independent ground for citation and license action. Operators are required to post a placard inside the dwelling listing maximum occupancy, the 24-hour responsible-party contact, and the city complaint hotline; that placard is reviewed at inspection. Each substantiated noise or party complaint is recorded against the license, and the city may suspend or revoke the CUV and business license for repeat verified violations.
Violations of the 50-foot audibility standard, or any prohibited special event on an STR, are civil violations under LVMC Chapter 6.75 and carry the 2022 short-term rental civil penalty schedule of $1,000 to $10,000 per violation, with each day a separate offense. A single substantiated noise complaint typically generates a citation to the licensed owner and a written warning to the responsible party; repeat verified complaints within a twelve-month period drive escalating fines and ultimately a license suspension or revocation hearing. Operating an STR for a wedding, ticketed party, bachelor or bachelorette gathering, or other prohibited special event is independently citable and is treated as a per-event violation rather than per-day. Code Enforcement coordinates with Las Vegas Metropolitan Police for in-progress noise calls; LVMPD may issue separate Nevada Revised Statutes citations for disturbing the peace (NRS 203.010) on top of the STR-specific civil penalty.
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