North Las Vegas, NV Sign Regulations: Digital Billboards (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- NLVMC § 17.24.150.I.4, Digital Display Conversion
- Eligible signs
- Existing legally non-conforming billboards only
- Location requirement
- Within 300 ft of I-15 right-of-way
- Message dwell time
- Minimum 6 seconds, no motion/flash
- Max digital face size
- 672 square feet
- Residential buffer
- Prohibited within 250 ft of housing
Summary
North Las Vegas bans new off-premises billboards outright but lets an existing legally non-conforming billboard convert to digital under NLVMC § 17.24.150.I.4: only within 300 feet of I-15, capped at 672 square feet, with static messages held a minimum six seconds and no motion, flashing, or animation.
4.Digital Display Off-Premise Sign Conversion.a.The owner of an existing legally non-conforming off-premise advertising sign structure may convert the sign to a digital display subject to the following conditions:i.Permitted only when the sign is within three hundred (300) feet of Interstate 15 edge of right-of-way, and upon property zoned for non-residential uses; ... iii.Must display messages a minimum six (6) seconds and messages cannot travel, flash or contain motion;iv.The transition from one static display to another must be instantaneous without any special effects or movement; ... viii.Off-premise digital sign face shall not exceed six hundred seventy-two (672) square feet in size; ... x.Digital displays are prohibited within two hundred fifty (250) feet of an existing building containing a residential dwelling unit or an existing developed residential district.
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
2, with only a handful of narrow exceptions, one of which is digital conversion of an existing legally non-conforming billboard. 150(I)(6). Each static message must display "a minimum six (6) seconds," and messages "cannot travel, flash or contain motion," with the transition between displays required to be instantaneous, no dissolve, fade, or scrolling effects like the on-premises Electronic Message Center standard permits. Copy and graphics must be at least 15 inches tall, the converted digital face is capped at 672 square feet, and Nevada Department of Transportation approval must be obtained first if NDOT jurisdiction applies.
The conversion is flatly barred within 250 feet of a building containing a residential dwelling unit or a developed residential district. 11 sets its own limits for business signage: images can't change more than once every eight seconds, brightness is capped at 5,000 nits by day and 500 nits at night with an automatic dimmer, and off-premise advertising on an Electronic Message Center is separately barred.
Violations & Fines
A new off-premises billboard built without qualifying for one of the § 17.24.150.I.2 exceptions is an outright code violation subject to removal. A converted digital billboard that displays a message faster than the six-second minimum, uses flash, motion, or scrolling transitions, exceeds the 672-square-foot face limit, or sits inside the 250-foot residential buffer is out of compliance with § 17.24.150.I.4 and can have its permit revoked or be ordered brought back into conformance by the City.
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