County approves new sets of rules for street vendors

Las Vegas, NV (KXNT) – After a lengthy back and forth battle, the Clark County Commission on Tuesday finally approved rules for the increasing number of street vendors in the county.

The new rules passed by a unanimous vote.

The new rules include a limit to how close the vendors could be to schools and sporting events, as well as the hours in which business could be conducted.

Also included in the measure:

- Vendors must maintain a general liability insurance policy
- Operation size cannot be more than 25 square feet
- Must provide own trash can/clean up within 10 ft radius
- Cannot use electronic signs Cannot offer tables and chairs
- Cannot operate from 9 p.m. - 8 a.m.
- Cannot be within 1500 ft of resort hotel, event facility that has 20,000 seats, convention facility operated by LVCVA, media of highway
- Cannot be within 500 ft. of pedestrian mall/entertainment center, school up to 30 minutes after class ends, child care facility, any county park/rec center/community center
- Cannot be within 150 ft of another sidewalk vendor, another restaurant in operation, an establishment with a gaming license, entrance to emergency response structure, sidewalk/street closure
- Cannot be within 15 ft. of a street intersection, public restroom, bus stop, building entrance/exit

Some vendors objected to the distance restrictions, saying that they count on the foot traffic, and to be so far removed from the action would hurt them in the long run.