LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – Small businesses, artists and community activists are raising their voices against changes to late-night music laws in the Las Vegas Arts District.
Small businesses across the area received a request to fill out a survey: whether the current noise ordinance should change in the Arts District. Any changes would not apply to First Friday, according to city officials.
The request for feedback came after some businesses voiced concerns over loud, late-night noise infringing inside their establishments.
According to small businesses around the area, the Arts District operates under a noise ordinance exemption: outdoor live music can keep going until 2 a.m. on weekends. If a drafted ordinance took effect, it would restrict live music up to 10 p.m., businesses tell FOX5.
The draft has not been submitted for City Council to consider, a city spokesperson said.
Numerous small businesses posted an open letter to city officials and community members about any possible changes, stating they’ve invested millions of dollars to build businesses based on current city laws:
“Those are usually the most profitable nights, and that’s usually how a lot of these businesses and venues make payroll, make payments and somehow manage to strive and be successful in what they do. This new and imposed proposition to have a noise ordinance at 10 p.m. will greatly affect the arts community,” said Jason Corral, owner of Ninja Karaoke, who signed the letter.
Community members started gathering signatures for a petition to deliver to city officials.
The Instagram account for the English Hotel and future high-rise condo complex “English Residences” posted a statement about the noise ordinance, calling for change:
Businesses have until July 31 to weigh in on the survey.
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