Nevada requires local rules to allow some 5 a.m. construction

Counties and cities that limit construction start times must allow covered projects to start by 5 a.m. The rule covers projects throughout Nevada more than 300 feet from an occupied house or an occupied unit in a larger residential building. The requirement applies when a county or city adopts an ordinance limiting construction start times. Time-shares and other units covered by NRS Chapter 119A do not count as residential units for this distance rule. The law took effect upon passage and approval on June 5, 2025. The early-start requirement applies from April 1 through September 30 each year.

Community boards and governing documents cannot set construction start-time limits different from the county or city's limits during the covered months. This requirement covers housing communities throughout Nevada that remain under their developer's control. Communities may set their own start-time limits when the county or city has no ordinance limiting those times. Communities may also set their own limits from October 1 through March 31.

Conflicting local ordinances and more restrictive community or development-plan provisions in place when the law took effect are unenforceable. This rule covers county and city ordinances, housing-community governing documents, and approved planned-development plans. A local ordinance is unenforceable if it blocks starts by 5 a.m. from April 1 through September 30 for projects more than 300 feet from occupied residential units. Provisions in community governing documents and approved planned-development plans are unenforceable if they are more restrictive than this law. Time-shares and other units covered by NRS Chapter 119A do not count as residential units for the distance rule. These provisions apply to ordinances, documents, and plans in place when the law took effect on June 5, 2025.