North Las Vegas, NV Water Use Rules: Turf Replacement Rebates (2026)
Key Facts
- New-development ban start
- October 10, 2022, citywide, any zoning
- Allowed new turf
- Only schools, parks, cemeteries, functional turf
- Front-yard grandfather cutoff
- Turf installed before January 1, 2004
- Side/back-yard grandfather cutoff
- Turf installed before October 10, 2022
- Waiver
- Written request to Director, sole discretion
Summary
North Las Vegas bars installing new turf in single-family front, side, and back yards, common areas, medians, and non-residential developments, limiting new turf citywide to schools, parks, cemeteries and other "functional turf." Since October 10, 2022, turf is prohibited outright in new developments regardless of zoning.
A. No person shall install turf in: the front yard, side yard, or backyard of a single-family dwelling; common areas; medians; and non-residential developments. The installation of turf is limited to functional turf only. B. As of October 10, 2022, regardless of zoning, and except for schools, parks, cemeteries, or other functional turf applications, turf shall not be installed on and is prohibited in any new development in the City's corporate boundaries or any new development that is provided water by the City. C. The installation of new turf shall be limited to schools, parks, cemeteries, or other functional turf applications.
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
060(A) states "No person shall install turf in: the front yard, side yard, or backyard of a single-family dwelling; common areas; medians; and non-residential developments. 060(C) confirms new turf installation citywide is "limited to schools, parks, cemeteries, or other functional turf applications," and (E) and (F) separately bar irrigating nonfunctional turf or installing new spray irrigation except where new turf is allowed. 060(G) exempts only turf installed in single-family front yards before January 1, 2004, and in side or back yards before October 10, 2022, plus community-use recreational turf and turf at schools/parks/cemeteries. 060(H), granted "in his or her sole discretion", there's no right to one. 020(C).
Violations & Fines
Installing turf where prohibited, new front, side or back yards, common areas, medians, or any new development since October 10, 2022, is enforced through §13.08.110's escalating administrative fine schedule: a warning letter, then $80, $160, $320, $640 and $1,280 for repeat violations on a standard meter, with water service disconnection possible for continued noncompliance.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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