Pahrump Adopts Ordinance 76 Establishing Short-Term Rental Licensing Effective March 9, 2026

Nye County commissioners, sitting as the governing body for the Town of Pahrump, adopted Pahrump Town Ordinance No. 76 at their Feb. 18, 2026 meeting, and the county public notice states the ordinance “shall be in full force and effect from and after the 9th day of March, 2026, and only after publication once a week for a period of two (2) weeks in a newspaper of general circulation within Nye County, Nevada.” The public notice enumerates new Article V additions to Chapter 8 and lists Sections 8.115 through 8.126 by title.

The Pahrump/Nye County notice preserves the ordinance’s formal language: “AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PAHRUMP TOWN ORDINANCE CHAPTER 8 TITLED BUSINESS REGULATIONS BY ADDING ARTICLE V TITLED SHORT TERM VACATION RENTAL LICENSING REQUIRING BUSINESS LICENSING AND REGISTRATION FOR SHORT TERM VACATION RENTALS AND THE COLLECTION OF ROOM TAX…” The notice specifically names sections including PURPOSE OF ORDINANCE (8.115), STANDARDS (8.118), TRANSIENT LODGING TAX (8.120), ENFORCEMENT PROCESS (8.121), APPEALS (8.122), and FINES AND FEES (8.126).

Officials and industry materials point to an earlier action: the Nye County Board adopted Pahrump Town Ordinance No. 74 on July 15, 2025, and town communications state PTO‑74 “goes into effect today, August 4, 2025.” That earlier ordinance added Article V to Chapter 8 and imposed licensing, registration, inspections, and transient lodging tax obligations, with owners given a 90‑day compliance window from Aug. 4, 2025 to obtain required licenses and inspections; one guidance source calculates that 90‑day window ending Nov. 2, 2025.

PTO‑76’s public notice lists a non‑waivable standards section. The town notice quotes Section 8.118 verbatim: “The following short-term vacation rental standards are not waivable. Failure to comply with any of these standards shall constitute a violation of this Section.” The notice reproduces Section 8.118 A and B: A. “Unless mapped (i.e. Condominium or Townhome for individual ownership) dwelling units in a multi‑unit dwelling structure shall not be utilized as short‑term vacation rentals.” B. “Any property owner wishing to operate a short‑term vacation rental must license its property in accordance with this Ordinance and must obtain a State of Nevada Business License and a Town of Pahrump Business License.”

The record emphasizes statutory and administrative steps owners must already have taken: active State of Nevada business licenses pursuant to NRS 76.100 and Town of Pahrump business licenses under PTO 8.24 are required, and room‑tax registration is administered through Nye County departments. PTO‑76’s section titles indicate administrative enforcement, delinquent tax handling, termination of registration, and administrative hearings will be part of local enforcement, but the county notice does not print full procedural text for those sections.

Town outreach and implementation materials circulated earlier: Pahrump Valley Times reported that Town Manager Brett Waggoner announced owners had 90 days to complete registration, licensing, and inspections, and town notices and letters were sent to properties identified on rental listing sites. For licensing assistance, the Town of Pahrump Nye County Government Center is located at 2100 E. Walt Williams Drive, Suite 100, Pahrump, NV 89048; the Town of Pahrump Business License Department phone is listed as +1 775‑727‑2815 and the email townoffice@pahrumpnv.gov, with additional county phone lines appearing on town notices.

The public materials show PTO‑76 was adopted Feb. 18, 2026 and is stated to take effect March 9, 2026 after the required two weekly publications; however, the notice for PTO‑76 lists section titles without printing the full ordinance text, so the precise differences between PTO‑74 (adopted July 15, 2025; effective Aug. 4, 2025) and PTO‑76 are not determinable from the supplied notice alone.