North Las Vegas, NV Short-Term Rentals: Noise Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Noise limit
- 65 decibels at the property line
- Equipment
- Outdoor monitor, 30-day recording minimum
- Citation
- NLVMC § 17.20.030(F)(16)(e)-(f)
- Affidavit
- Required annually under NLVMC § 5.02.270
- Also applies
- City's general residential noise rules
Summary
North Las Vegas requires every short-term rental to install outdoor noise monitoring equipment and cap outdoor sound at 65 decibels. NLVMC 17.20.030(F)(16)(e)-(f) mandates a thirty-day recording device in outdoor common areas like the pool, backyard, porch, or patio, and sets a 65-decibel limit measured at the property line, on top of the city's general residential noise rules.
Noise monitoring equipment with a minimum thirty-day recording capability must be installed outdoors in the common areas (e.g. pool/spa; backyard; porch; patio) of the short-term rental. Noise levels shall not exceed sixty-five (65) decibels as measured at the property line of the short-term rental unit. In addition, the short-term rental must comply with the City's noise regulations as they apply to residential uses.
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
030(F)(16). ' Subsection (f) sets the numeric limit: noise 'shall not exceed sixty-five (65) decibels as measured at the property line of the short-term rental unit,' and requires the rental to also comply with the city's general residential noise regulations. The equipment requirement isn't just a zoning condition, it follows the operator into the business license process. 270(C)(4)(b) requires a matching affidavit that the city's 'Good Neighbor Brochure' was sent to every property owner within two hundred (200) feet of the rental and to any HOA.
Both affidavits are due with the initial application and every annual renewal, so the noise-monitoring requirement is checked on a recurring basis rather than once at permit issuance.
Violations & Fines
Because 17.20.030(F)(16) as a whole carries the warning that violations 'may result in a revocation of the business license,' a missing or disconnected noise monitor, or a documented reading over 65 decibels at the property line, is enforceable the same way as any other short-term rental condition. Failing to submit the required noise-monitoring affidavit under § 5.02.270 can also block license renewal outright.
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