Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, February 17, 1954 to September 21, 1955, lvc000009-23

At this time Commissioners Sharp and Whipple members of the committee for recommendation on the proposed Licensing Amendment Ordinance reported favorably. Thereafter an ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 17, CHAPTER 17, CODE OF LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, 1949, ALSO KNOWN AS SECTION 3, ORDINANCE NO. 349, BY PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY FOR LATE PAYMENT OF LICENSE FEES; PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS PROPERTY RELATED THERETO; AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH, vas read in full to the Board. Commissioner Sharp moved the above entitled Ordinance No. 589 be adopted. Motion seconded by Commissioner Whipple and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Jarrett, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. At this time Commissioners Bunker and Jarrett members of the committee for recommendation on the proposed Detective Agency Ordinance reported favorably. Thereafter an Ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 31, CODE OF LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, 1949, ALSO KNOWN AS ORDINANCE NO. 377; BY DEFINING PRIVATE DETECTIVES AND SPECIAL INVESTIGATORS AS SPECIAL POLICE OFFICERS; BY REQUIRING AN INVESTIGATION OF ALL PRIVATE DETECTIVES AND SPECIAL INVESTIGATORS; PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS PROPERLY RELATED THERETO; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH, was read in full to the Board. Commissioner Jarrett moved the above entitled Ordinance No. 590 be adopted. Motion seconded by Commissioner Bunker and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Jarrett, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. At this time Commissioners Bunker and Sharp members of the Committee for recommendation on the proposed Civil Service Amendment Ordinance reported favorably. Thereafter an ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 468 ADOPTING THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS, NEVADA; BY CHANGING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS FOR APPLICANTS FOR POSITIONS IN THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS OF THE CITY; PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS PROPERLY RELATED THERETO; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH, was read in full to the Board. Commissioner Bunker moved the above entitled Ordinance No. 591 be adopted. Motion seconded by Commissioner Sharp and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Jarrett, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. At this time Commissioners Bunker and Whipple members of the committee for recommendation on the proposed ordinance for Parking meter Amendment reported favorably. Thereafter an ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 120, CHAPTER 36, CODE OF LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, 1949, ALSO KNOWN AS SECTION 6, ORDINANCE NO. 354, BY PRESCRIBING PARKING TIME LIMITS IN THE PARKING METER ZONE; PRESCRIBING FEES FOR PARKING; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS PROPERLY RELATED THERETO: AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH, was read in full to the Board. Commissioner Bunker moved the above entitled Ordinance No. 592 be adopted. Motion seconded by Commissioner Whipple and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Jarrett, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. At this time the proposed ordinance on Rezoning entitled: AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION IV OF ORDINANCE NO. 378, REFERRED TO AS SECTION 10, CHAPTER 24, OF THE LAS VEGAS CITY CODE, 1949, BY AMENDING THE LAND USE PLAN MAP ADOPTED BY THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS, AND CHANGING THE ZONE DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN AREAS ON THE SAID MAP, was read by title to the Board and referred to Commissioners Sharp and Jarrett for study and recommendation. At this time the proposed ordinance on Hotel-Motel Rate Amendment entitled: AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE AND CONTROL THE POSTING AND MAINTAINING OF OUTSIDE ADVERTISING SIGNS OF MOTELS, MOTOR COURTS, AND LIKE ESTABLISHMENTS; AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF, was read by title to the Board and referred to Commissioners Whipple and Bunker for study and recommendation. At this time the proposed ordinance on the Plumbing Board Amendment entitled: AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE NO. 514 ENTITLED: "AN ORDINANCE CREATING A BOARD OF APPEALS TO HEAR AND DETERMINE APPEALS FROM RULINGS OF THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT; PROVIDING FOR THE MEMBERS; THEIR DUTIES; AND OTHER MATTERS PROPERLY RELATED THERETO; AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH," BY PROVIDING FOR A LICENSED PLUMBING CONTRACTOR AND/OR A LICENSED AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTOR ON SAID BOARD; PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS PROPERLY RELATED THERETO; AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH, was read by title to the Board and referred to Commissioners Sharp and Whipple for study and recommendation. At this time the proposed ordinance on the Electrical Code entitled: AN ORDINANCE TO SAFE­GUARD LIFE AND PROPERTY BY REGULATING AND PROVIDING FOR THE INSPECTION OF ELECTRIC WIRING, DEVICES, APPLIANCES AND EQUIPMENT; CREATING THE OFFICE OF ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR AND PRES­CRIBING HIS AUTHORITY AND DUTIES; REQUIRING THAT NO ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT SHALL BE INSTALLED WITHOUT FIRST SECURING A PERMIT THEREFOR ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 1953 NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE; CREATING A BOARD OF ELECTRICAL EXAMINERS; PROVIDING FOR THE LICENSING OF PERSONS, FIRMS AND CORPORATIONS ENGAGING IN THE BUSINESS OF ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING OR EMPLOYING ELECTRICIANS TO OBTAIN ELECTRICAL WORK; MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO ENGAGE IN THE BUSINESS OF ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING OR TO UNDERTAKE THE EXECUTION OF ELECTRICAL WORK WITHOUT A LICENSE, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED; MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO SELL AT RETAIL CERTAIN ELECTRICAL PRO­DUCTS UNLESS SUCH PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN APPROVED THE THE ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR AND NATIONAL BOARD OF UNDERWRITERS, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NUMBER 306 AND ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH; AND PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS PROPERLY RELATED THERETO, was read by title to the Board and referred to Commissioners Bunker and Sharp for study and recommendation. ORDINANCE NO. 589 Licensing Amendment ORDINANCE NO. 590 Detective Agency ORDINANCE NO. 591 Civil Service Amendment ORDINANCE NO. 592 Parking Meter Amendment PROPOSED ORDINANCE Rezoning PROPOSED ORDINANCE Hotel-Motel Rate Amendment PROPOSED ORDINANCE Plumbing Board Amendment PROPOSED ORDINANCE Electrical Code