North Las Vegas, NV Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- NLVMC § 17.24.160, Political Signs
- Fee before posting
- $125 per candidate, issue, or ballot question
- Residential district size cap
- 32 square feet
- Commercial/industrial size cap
- 128 square feet
- Removal deadline
- 15 days after the election
- Where allowed
- Private property only, not public ROW
Summary
North Las Vegas requires a $125 per-candidate fee before any portable political sign goes up. NLVMC § 17.24.160 caps residential-district signs at 32 square feet, commercial/industrial signs at 128 square feet, and requires removal within 15 days after the election.
A.Portable Political Signs.1.Portable political signs are permitted in any land use district subject to the provisions and limitations contained in this chapter provided a fee of one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00) per candidate, issue or ballot question is first remitted to the City of North Las Vegas City Clerk's Office, regardless of the number of signs placed. ... 5.Portable political signs that do not exceed one hundred twenty-eight (128) square feet in size are permitted within a commercial or industrial zoning district.6.Portable political signs placed in any residential zoning district may not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in size. ... 8.All portable political signs must be removed within fifteen (15) days after the election to which they pertain.
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
Portable political signs are allowed on private property in any land use district in North Las Vegas, but only after the campaign pays up front. first remitted to the City of North Las Vegas City Clerk's Office, regardless of the number of signs placed," explicitly so the City has contact information for whoever is responsible for repairing damaged signs and removing unclaimed ones after the election; signs posted without the fee are removed and impounded until it's paid. The signs may only go on private property, never public property, a utility pole, or (with narrow exceptions for business-identifying trailers) a parked semi-tractor trailer, and can't be placed where they'd interfere with or be mistaken for a traffic signal or block sightlines.
Size limits track the zoning district: up to 128 square feet in a commercial or industrial district, but capped at 32 square feet in any residential district. " Every portable political sign must come down within fifteen days after the election it relates to, win or lose.
Violations & Fines
Signs placed before the $125 fee is paid are removed and impounded by the City until payment is made. Because removal liability is joint and several under § 17.24.160.A.7, the City can pursue the candidate, the sign owner, the person who placed it, or the property owner for signs left up past the 15-day post-election deadline, oversized signs, or signs on prohibited locations like public rights-of-way or utility poles.
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