The City of North Las Vegas Land Development Guide outlines the City's development process from entitlements to permits. 

Civil Improvement Plans

Civil improvement plans are required for all infrastructure, grading, commercial driveway construction, and site improvements proposed on a parcel. Public Works reviews the plans for compliance to the City of North Las Vegas Municipal Code Titles 16 and 17, Clark County Area Standard Drawings, Master Plan of Streets and Highways, Uniform Design and Construction Standards for Potable Water (UDACS), and City of North Las Vegas Addenda, Design and Construction Standards for Wastewater Collection Systems (DCSWCS), City of North Las Vegas Addenda, Water Service Rules and specific City of North Las Vegas development standards.
 
Development and Flood Control project leaders will coordinate the review of civil plans for all City reviewing entities within the City. These entities include:
  • Development and Flood Control
  • Traffic Engineering
  • Real Property Services
  • Construction Services
  • Engineering/CIP
  • Fire Department
  • Utilities

Pre-Submittal Review

Prior to the formal submittal of the civil improvement plans, a pre-submittal review of the plans and application package is required.

To aid the developer and engineer in a successful review and timely approval of the civil design of the site, a project leader will be assigned to your project and will be the main point of contact for the duration of your civil improvement plan review. Upon completion of the pre-submittal review, the initial fees that are due to submit the project will be provided to the engineer.

For further details on the process, please read through the Civil Improvement Plan Review Submittal Application.

Submittal of Improvement Plans
 
The full civil improvement plan package as detailed on the submittal application may be submitted after the project leader determines that the plans are acceptable for review. 

If a parcel map or final map is associated with the civil improvement plans, it will need to be submitted prior to the civil improvement plans. This is necessary because the receipt from the map is required with the submittal of the civil plans to ensure that both items can be reviewed concurrently.

The City of North Las Vegas has compiled a Civil Improvement Checklist to inform engineers and developers of specific city requirements, and other items of interest within a typical set of civil improvement plans. Use of the checklist should minimize the number of reviews necessary to obtain approval.
  • Additional Forms
Internal Processing
 
Upon acceptance of the full civil package by the Development and Flood Control Division, the civil improvement plans will be distributed to the Fire Department, Real Property Services, Construction Services, Engineering Services, Development and Flood Control, and Transportation Services for review. The project leader will complete the plan review by collecting and compiling divisional comments, checking the Bond and Fee Estimate and preparing a correction letter.

Plan Approval

After the engineer has made the necessary corrections to the civil improvement plans and completed all required Traffic Cost Participation requirements, Off-Site Improvements Agreements, Easement Dedications, and any other required documents, the project leader will accept the mylar plan set and immediately begin routing them for approval signatures. While signatures are being obtained, the Project Financial Summary will be completed and faxed to both the engineer and developer with notification of the amount of required fees and bonds. The City Engineer’s approval signature will not be obtained until all fees have been paid, bonds and agreements are in place and, for subdivisions, the associated Final Map is in mylar form and ready for the City’s approval signature.

Expedited Civil Plan Review

The City of North Las Vegas provides an expedited review of civil improvement plans with a guaranteed turn around time of two weeks for the first two reviews. If the approval process exceeds two reviews then the plans will be kept "in-house" for the final reviews. To be eligible for the expedited review process, the candidate project must meet the following criteria:
  1. Be considered by the City to be relatively free of potentially complex technical issues (i.e., large developments, complex designs, significant drainage impacts, multi-jurisdictional review, etc.).
  2. Be less than 40 acres.
  3. Applicable traffic and drainage studies or updates must be approved.
  4. All items listed on the Expedited Civil Improvement Plan Review Submittal Application must be included in the submittal package. 

In addition to all City of North Las Vegas plan check and inspection fees, the following is a summary of the additional fees associated with an outsourced review:

Residential/Multi-Family Developments

Project Size (gross area)

Outsourced Review Fee

≤ 10 acres

$6,750

10+ to 20 acres

$9,000

20+ to 30 acres

$10,500

30+ to 40 acres

$12,000

 

Commercial/Industrial Developments

Project Size (gross area)

Outsourced Review Fee

≤ 10 acres

$6,000

10+to 20 acres

$8,400

20+ to 30 acres

$10,800

30+ to 40 acres

$13,200

 

These fees are due upon submittal of the civil plan package.

Self-Certification

To participate in the City's Self-Certification Program, the stamping engineer must have successfully completed the self-certification training provided by the City of North Las Vegas. The purpose of this program is to facilitate the commencement of orderly construction of onsite development under the responsible charge of the engineer while the offsite civil improvement plans are completing the review process. 

Custom Homes

Single lot home construction plot and grading plans are reviewed by the Public Works Department to insure compliance with City of North Las Vegas Municipal Code Titles 13, 16, and 17, Clark County Area Standard Drawings, Master Plan of Streets and Highways, Uniform Design and Construction Standards for Potable Water (UDACS), City of North Las Vegas Addenda, Design and Construction Standards for Wastewater Collection Systems (DCSWCS), City of North Las Vegas Addenda, Water Service Rules, and specific City of North Las Vegas development standards. 

Custom Home Civil Improvement Plan Application and Checklist  

Custom Home Signature Approval Lines

Note that single family residences fronting an 80-foot street or greater require an onsite turn around for the dwelling’s driveway or a circular driveway.

Stockpile Plans

The Public Works Department reviews, permits and inspects stockpiles to determine if they meet the following criteria:

  1. Must not exceed 6-feet in height
  2. Must be at lease 100-feet away from all property lines and rights-of-way
  3. Must not be located within 100-feet of an existing wash or drainage way
  4. Must be paved access to the stockpile location

Stockpiles are the temporary placement of soil on a site. Stockpiles may not be compacted or spread. All stockpiled materials must be moved again during the engineered fill process that is permitted through a grading permit and monitored by a geotechnical observer. 

Stockpile Plan Submittal Application

Revisions

As construction proceeds, revisions to the approved plans must be submitted, reviewed, and approved for construction conflict resolutions or field condition corrections. Revisions to formal plans are only to be used for these two aforementioned items while the surety and offsite improvement agreement are still in place.  After the bond has been released, the project mylars cannot be revised.

Plan Revision Submittal Application 

All revisions must be red-lined on the approved plans. Replots of sheets will only be allowed for substantial revisions and are the exception, not the rule. All replots must be authorized by the Division of Flood Control prior to submittal.

The fee for a formal revision to approved plans is an hourly rate. There is a minimum one hour charge of $50, with a rate of $50 per hour for each additional hour spent in review of the revision. The minimum charge of $50 is due upon submittal with the remaining fee due prior release of mylar for revision.

Mapping

Final maps and parcel maps are reviewed by the Public Works Department and other City departments for compliance with City of North Las Vegas Municipal Code Titles 16 and 17, NRS 278, Clark County Area Standard Drawings, Master Plan of Streets and Highways, and specific City of North Las Vegas development standards.  Below are links to documents necessary for the compilation and submittal of maps to the City:

Amended Final Map Submittal Application
Amended Parcel Map Submittal Application
Boundary Line Adjustment Submittal Application
Conforming Tentative Map Submittal Application
Final Map Submittal Application
Parcel Map Submittal Application
Reversionary Map Submittal Application

Permits 

Public Works issues all permits for work proposed within the public rights-of-way and for all approved grading.  Permits will only be issued once civil plans are approved.  A listing of all permits required for new development in the City of North Las Vegas is listed in our Permit Matrix. The project’s contractor must pick up their permit from the City prior to commencing any work on a site. 

 

Permit Type

Permit Coverage

Requirements

Fee

Grading

Any earthwork that includes the spreading, compacting, excavating, or filling of soil on a site.
  • $75 issuance fee per permit

Offsite

Any work completed within right-of-way.
  • $75 issuance fee per permit

Stockpile

Temporary stockpiling of soil as defined above.
  • Fee based on the stockpile application
  • Tortoise mitigation fee(if applicable)
  • $75 issuance fee per permit

Dry Utility

Placement of any dry utility facility and/or appurtenances within the right-of-way.
  • $200 per permit
  • $75 issuance fee per permit

Residential Driveway*

Construction of a residential driveway not associated with a Single Family Residence Plot and Grading Plan.
  • $100 per driveway
  • $75 issuance fee per permit

 

*NOTE: Commercial driveways require a full civil improvement plan submittal due to the need for easements, detailed design, and highpoint requirements.

All permits are valid for 6 months. If the work is not completed in that time frame, the permit will need to be renewed in order to obtain an inspection. A permit renewal fee of $75 will be charged to issue the new permit.

Utility Connection Plans

All plans for utility connections to City-owned facilities must be reviewed and approved by Public Works. The Utility Connection Plans process is the same as the civil improvement plans process and requires a pre-submittal meeting with a project leader prior to acceptance at the front counter.

 

Sewer/Water Line Plan Review Submittal Application 

Outside City Water Plans

All plans for utility connections to City-owned facilities that are in jurisdictions that are outside the limits of the City of North Las Vegas must be reviewed and approved by Public Works. The Outside City Water Plans process is the same as the civil improvement plans process and requires a pre-submittal meeting with a project leader prior to acceptance at the front counter.

Dry Utilities

Plans for the placement of all dry utility conduit and appurtenances within the public right-of-way are reviewed and approved by the Public Works Department. All dry utility facilities must be located behind the existing and/or future curb line.

The City of North Las Vegas’ Dry Utility Conduit Policy helps guide engineers, developer, utility owners and contractors in the proper placement of dry utility facilities.