Clark County, NV - Title 25 - PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL REGULATIONS*

Clark County, Nevada - Code of Ordinances Title 25 - PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL REGULATIONS* SHOW CHANGES MORE VERSION: FEB 6, 2026 (CURRENT) PRINT OR DOWNLOAD TABLE OF CONTENTS CLARK COUNTY CODE 1966 (This content was modified in this version of the code.) modified FOREWORD SUPPLEMENT HISTORY TABLE (This content was modified in this version of the code.) modified EXPAND TITLE 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS EXPAND TITLE 2 - ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL Title 2 - ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL EXPAND TITLE 3 - COMMISSIONS, BOARDS AND DISTRICTS Title 3 - COMMISSIONS, BOARDS AND DISTRICTS EXPAND TITLE 4 - REVENUE AND TAXATION Title 4 - REVENUE AND TAXATION EXPAND TITLE 5 - FRANCHISES Title 5 - FRANCHISES EXPAND TITLE 6 - BUSINESS LICENSES* Title 6 - BUSINESS LICENSES* EXPAND TITLE 7 - BUSINESS REGULATIONS* Title 7 - BUSINESS REGULATIONS* EXPAND TITLE 8 - LIQUOR AND GAMING LICENSES AND REGULATIONS* Title 8 - LIQUOR AND GAMING LICENSES AND REGULATIONS* EXPAND TITLE 9 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND SANITATION* Title 9 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND SANITATION* EXPAND TITLE 10 - ANIMALS Title 10 - ANIMALS EXPAND TITLE 11 - ABATEMENT OF NUISANCES Title 11 - ABATEMENT OF NUISANCES EXPAND TITLE 12 - PUBLIC PEACE, SAFETY AND MORALS Title 12 - PUBLIC PEACE, SAFETY AND MORALS EXPAND TITLE 13 - FIRE AND FIRE PREVENTION Title 13 - FIRE AND FIRE PREVENTION EXPAND TITLE 14 - TRAFFIC* Title 14 - TRAFFIC* EXPAND TITLE 15 - TRANSPORTATION Title 15 - TRANSPORTATION EXPAND TITLE 16 - ROADS AND HIGHWAYS Title 16 - ROADS AND HIGHWAYS EXPAND TITLE 18 - PUBLIC PROPERTY Title 18 - PUBLIC PROPERTY EXPAND TITLE 19 - PARKS AND RECREATION Title 19 - PARKS AND RECREATION EXPAND TITLE 20 - AIRPORTS* Title 20 - AIRPORTS* EXPAND TITLE 22 - BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION Title 22 - BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION EXPAND TITLE 24 - WATER, SEWAGE AND OTHER UTILITIES Title 24 - WATER, SEWAGE AND OTHER UTILITIES COLLAPSE TITLE 25 - PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL REGULATIONS* Title 25 - PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL REGULATIONS* EXPAND CHAPTER 25.04 - THE ELECTRICAL CODE OF CLARK COUNTY Chapter 25.04 - THE ELECTRICAL CODE OF CLARK COUNTY EXPAND CHAPTER 25.08 - THE PLUMBING CODE OF CLARK COUNTY Chapter 25.08 - THE PLUMBING CODE OF CLARK COUNTY EXPAND CHAPTER 25.10 - BUILDING WATER CONSERVATION CODE OF CLARK COUNTY Chapter 25.10 - BUILDING WATER CONSERVATION CODE OF CLARK COUNTY EXPAND CHAPTER 25.16 - THE MECHANICAL CODE OF CLARK COUNTY Chapter 25.16 - THE MECHANICAL CODE OF CLARK COUNTY EXPAND CHAPTER 25.20 - THE ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE OF CLARK COUNTY Chapter 25.20 - THE ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE OF CLARK COUNTY Title 30 - UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE EXPAND APPENDICES APPENDICES ORDINANCE LIST (This content was modified in this version of the code.) modified BONDING ORDINANCES GAMING REGULATIONS LIQUOR LICENSING ORDINANCES 24.040.047 - Voluntary compliance. Title 30 - UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE Title 25 - PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL REGULATIONS* SHARE LINK TO SECTION PRINT SECTION DOWNLOAD (DOCX) OF SECTIONS EMAIL SECTION COMPARE VERSIONS Chapters: Chapter 25.04 - THE ELECTRICAL CODE OF CLARK COUNTY[1] SHARE LINK TO SECTION PRINT SECTION DOWNLOAD (DOCX) OF SECTIONS EMAIL SECTION COMPARE VERSIONS Sections: Footnotes: --- (1) --- Editor's note— Ord. No. 5275, § 1, adopted July 15, 2025, repealed ch. 25.04, §§ 25.04.010—25.04.055 and enacted a new ch. 25.04 as set out herein. Former ch. 25.04 pertained to similar subject matter and derived from Ord. No. 4612, § 2, adopted August 21, 2018 and Ord. No. 4754, § 1, adopted December 17, 2019. Editor's note— This chapter shall be in force and effect from and after January 11, 2026. 25.04.010 - Adoption. SHARE LINK TO SECTION PRINT SECTION DOWNLOAD (DOCX) OF SECTIONS EMAIL SECTION COMPARE VERSIONS (A) That certain document, three copies of which are on file in the office of the County Clerk of Clark County, being marked and designated as the "National Electrical Code 2023 Edition" (referenced herein as the NEC) published by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), together with all tables of contents, definitions, articles, tables, indexes, examples and appendices, is hereby adopted and made a part of this chapter, the same as if it were fully set forth herein, except as amended by the Southern Nevada Amendments to the 2023 National Electrical Code and by this chapter. That certain document, three copies of which are on file in the office of the County Clerk of Clark County, being marked and designated as the "Southern Nevada Amendments to the 2023 National Electrical Code," together with all tables of contents, definitions, articles, tables, indexes, examples and appendices, is hereby adopted and made a part of this chapter, the same as if it were fully set forth herein, except as amended by this chapter. (B) Name. The NEC, as amended by the Southern Nevada Amendments to the 2023 National Electrical Code and by this chapter, is known as the Electrical Code of Clark County. (C) Conflict. In the event there is a conflict between this chapter and the NEC and/or the Southern Nevada Amendments to the 2023 National Electrical Code, or a substantive difference in the meanings of wording included in a topic or subject area common to all three documents, the wording of this chapter shall supersede the NEC and the Southern Nevada Amendments to the 2023 National Electrical Code and govern. In the event there is a conflict between the Southern Nevada Amendments to the 2023 National Electrical Code and the NEC, or a substantive difference in the meanings of wording included in a topic or subject area common to both documents, the wording of the Southern Nevada Amendments to the 2023 National Electrical Code shall supersede the NEC and govern. (Ord. No. 5275, § 2, 7-15-2025) 25.04.020 - Administrative provisions. SHARE LINK TO SECTION PRINT SECTION DOWNLOAD (DOCX) OF SECTIONS EMAIL SECTION COMPARE VERSIONS The provisions of Chapter 22.02 known as the "Building Administrative Code of Clark County" shall serve as the governing rules and regulations for the administration, organization, and enforcement of the Electrical Code of Clark County. (Ord. No. 5275, § 2, 7-15-2025) 25.04.030 - Violation and penalties. SHARE LINK TO SECTION PRINT SECTION DOWNLOAD (DOCX) OF SECTIONS EMAIL SECTION COMPARE VERSIONS It is unlawful for any person to erect, install, alter, repair, relocate, add to, replace, use, or maintain buildings or structures in this jurisdiction, or cause the same to be done, contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions of this code. Maintenance of any building or structure which was unlawful at the time it was installed and which would be unlawful under this code if installed after the effective date of this code, constitutes a continuing violation of this code. Any person violating any of the provisions of this code shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this code is committed, continued, or permitted. Upon conviction for any such violation such person shall be punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Whenever in this code any act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense or a misdemeanor, the doing of any such required act constitutes a violation of this code. Any day of any violation of this ordinance constitutes a separate offense. (Ord. No. 5275, § 2, 7-15-2025) Chapter 25.08 - THE PLUMBING CODE OF CLARK COUNTY[2] SHARE LINK TO SECTION PRINT SECTION DOWNLOAD (DOCX) OF SECTIONS EMAIL SECTION COMPARE VERSIONS Sections: Footnotes: --- (2) --- Editor's note— Ord. No. 5276, § 1, adopted July 15, 2025, repealed ch. 25.08, §§ 25.08.010—25.08.080 and enacted a new ch. 25.08 as set out herein. Former ch. 25.08 pertained to similar subject matter and derived from Ord. No. 4610, § 2, adopted August 21, 2018; Ord. No. 4755, § 1, adopted December 17, 2019 and Ord. No. 4813, § 1, 10-6-2020. Editor's note— This chapter shall be in force and effect from and after January 11, 2026. 25.08.010 - Adoption. SHARE LINK TO SECTION PRINT SECTION DOWNLOAD (DOCX) OF SECTIONS EMAIL SECTION COMPARE VERSIONS (A) That certain document, three copies of which are on file in the office of the County Clerk of Clark County, being marked and designated as the "Uniform Plumbing Code 2024 Edition" (referenced herein as the UPC) published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO), together with all tables of contents, definitions, articles, tables, indexes, examples and appendices, is hereby adopted and made a part of this chapter, the same as if it were fully set forth herein, except as amended by the Southern Nevada Amendments to the 2024 Uniform Plumbing Code and by this chapter. That certain document, three copies of which are on file in the office of the County Clerk of Clark County, being marked and designated as the "Southern Nevada Amendments to the 2024 Uniform Plumbing Code," together with all tables of contents, definitions, articles, tables, indexes, examples and appendices, is hereby adopted and made a part of this chapter, the same as if it were fully set forth herein, except as amended by this chapter. (B) Name. The UPC, as amended by the Southern Nevada Amendments to the 2024 Uniform Plumbing Code and by this chapter, is known as the Plumbing Code of Clark County. (C) Conflict. In the event there is a conflict between this chapter and the UPC and/or the Southern Nevada Amendments to the 2024 Uniform Plumbing Code, or a substantive difference in the meanings of wording included in a topic or subject area common to all three documents, the wording of this chapter shall supersede the UPC and the Southern Nevada Amendments to the 2024 Uniform Plumbing Code and govern. In the event there is a conflict between the Southern Nevada Amendments to the 2024 Uniform Plumbing Code and the UPC, or a substantive difference in the meanings of wording included in a topic or subject area common to both documents, the wording of the Southern Nevada Amendments to the 2024 Uniform Plumbing Code shall supersede the UPC and govern. (Ord. No. 5276, § 2, 7-15-2025) 25.08.020 - Administrative provisions. SHARE LINK TO SECTION PRINT SECTION DOWNLOAD (DOCX) OF SECTIONS EMAIL SECTION COMPARE VERSIONS The provisions of Chapter 22.02 known as the "Building Administrative Code of Clark County" shall serve as the governing rules and regulations for the administration, organization, and enforcement of the Plumbing Code of Clark County. (Ord. No. 5276, § 2, 7-15-2025) 25.08.030 - Violation and penalties. SHARE LINK TO SECTION PRINT SECTION DOWNLOAD (DOCX) OF SECTIONS EMAIL SECTION COMPARE VERSIONS It is unlawful for any person to erect, install, alter, repair, relocate, add to, replace, use, or maintain buildings or structures in this jurisdiction, or cause the same to be done, contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions of this code. Maintenance of any building or structure which was unlawful at the time it was installed and which would be unlawful under this code if installed after the effective date of this code, constitutes a continuing violation of this code. Any person violating any of the provisions of this code shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this code is committed, continued, or permitted. Upon conviction for any such violation such person shall be punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Whenever in this code any act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense or a misdemeanor, the doing of any such required act constitutes a violation of this code. Any day of any violation of this ordinance constitutes a separate offense. (Ord. No. 5276, § 2, 7-15-2025) Chapter 25.10 - BUILDING WATER CONSERVATION CODE OF CLARK COUNTY SHARE LINK TO SECTION PRINT SECTION DOWNLOAD (DOCX) OF SECTIONS EMAIL SECTION COMPARE VERSIONS Sections: 25.10.010 - Title. SHARE LINK TO SECTION PRINT SECTION DOWNLOAD (DOCX) OF SECTIONS EMAIL SECTION COMPARE VERSIONS Chapter 25.10 shall be known as the "Building Water Conservation Code of Clark County." It may be cited as such or referenced by the short title of "water code" or in this chapter as "this Code." (Ord. 1216 § 1 (part), 1990) 25.10.020 - Definitions. SHARE LINK TO SECTION PRINT SECTION DOWNLOAD (DOCX) OF SECTIONS EMAIL SECTION COMPARE VERSIONS All definitions of the plumbing code of Clark County are applicable; however, for the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply and supersede similar definitions wherever found: "Commercial construction" means site-built and manufactured buildings which are commercial, industrial and public establishments, including, but not limited to: restaurants, bars, nightclubs, public buildings, comfort stations, schools, gymnasiums, factories, offices and athletic clubs. "Residential construction" means all single-family dwellings, apartments, condominiums, hotels, motels and townhouses. (Ord. 1319 § 22 (part), 1991: Ord. 1216 § 1 (part), 1990) 25.10.050 - New, remodel or replacement of fixtures in residential or commercial construction. SHARE LINK TO SECTION PRINT SECTION DOWNLOAD (DOCX) OF SECTIONS EMAIL SECTION COMPARE VERSIONS Each new, remodel or replacement of plumbing fixtures in residential or commercial buildings or structures shall incorporate fixtures that are certified by the WaterSense program established by the United States Environment Protection Agency. If a certified fixture does not exist, the fixture shall meet the following minimal standards for plumbing fixtures: (A) A toilet fixture shall not be installed unless its consumption of water does not exceed 1.28 gallons per flush. For toilet fixtures installed in commercial buildings or structures, the minimum rate of consumption shall be 1.0 gallons per flush. (B) A shower apparatus which uses more than 2.0 gallons of water per minute shall not be installed unless it is equipped with a device to reduce water consumption to 2.0 gallons of water or less per minute. (C) Each faucet installed in a residential lavatory shall not allow water to flow at a rate greater than 1.5 gallons per minute. A residential kitchen faucet shall not allow water to flow at a rate greater than 1.8 gallons per minute when not equipped with a side sprayer and 2.2 gallons per minute when equipped with a side sprayer. (D) Each faucet installed in a transient public lavatory, as defined in section 407.4 of the 2018 Uniform Plumbing Code, shall contain a mechanism which closes the faucet automatically after a max [Text truncated for display. Full text available on Congress.gov.]