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1. What is SEER?
2. Why is replacing old equipment important?
3. Why is duct testing important?
4. Why is refrigerant change and airflow important?

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1. How can I watch archived city meeting videos?
2. What happened to the BCTV studio?
3. Can I submit a show for broadcast on BCTV?

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1. Is a permit required to demolish a structure?
2. What information must be included with the building demolition permit application?
3. Where can I find the controlling ordinances that govern the issuance of a Building Demolition Permit?

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1. Can I operate my business from my home?
2. My club wants to hold a fund raiser. Do we need a permit or license?
3. Do I need a permit or license for a garage sale?
4. Does my pet need a license?
5. Can I sell liquor and have gaming in my business in Boulder City?
6. How do I file a complaint about a business?
7. What do I need to do to put signs up for my business?

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1. I have a private or personal legal matter I need to discuss with an attorney. May I speak to the City Attorney about these issues?
2. I'm having problems with my homeowner's association. Is this something the City Attorney can handle?
3. How do I order discovery?
4. I have just received a subpoena to appear at trial in Boulder City Municipal Court. What if I am busy that day?
5. How do I find low-cost legal aid in Nevada?
6. I have a question about a felony case. Who do I ask?
7. Who do I contact for information about a court date or an outstanding warrant?
8. How can I report a crime?
9. Who do I contact with questions about performing Community Service?

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1. When and where are the meetings of the City Council held?
2. How can I receive City Council agendas?
3. How can I get a matter placed on the City Council agenda?
4. How can I get the backup material on an agenda item?
5. How can I volunteer to serve on a board or commission?
6. How can I get minutes from a meeting?
7. Where do I register to vote?
8. When and where is early voting held?
9. Where can I vote?
10. How do I apply for a passport?

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1. I need to complain! Who will listen?
2. What happens when I report a potential violation?
3. I received a violation notice. Who turned me in? Why are you picking on me?
4. Why am I responsible for a violation that existed before I bought the property?
5. There is a property in my neighborhood that has been vacant for some time. Can anything be done about it?
6. My neighbor's trees drop leaves and needles into my yard. Can anything be done about this?
7. What do I do if I see a green pool?
8. May I drain my swimming pool into the street?
9. May I park or store a vehicle in the street?
10. What is considered a junk vehicle?
11. May I keep a vehicle that is inoperable?
12. May I repair my vehicle at my house?
13. May I store a recreational vehicle or trailer on my property?
14. May I park a vehicle in the front or side yard of my property?
15. May I post temporary signs on utility poles and/or other devices in public rights-of-way?
16. May a business be conducted from a residence?
17. How many garage / yard sales may I have each year? Is a permit required?
18. May I advertise my garage sale?
19. Where can I store my trash can and recycle bins?

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1. How do I get information about my ambulance bill?
2. What is a nonprovider for my insurance?
3. What or who determines where the ambulance will take the patient?
4. When is a patient transported by air rather than by ground ambulance?
5. What is a trauma center?
6. What does it cost to have EMS come to my house?
7. Can I refuse to be transported by ambulance?
8. Medicare paid my bill, why do I have to pay more?
9. Who do I contact if a personal item is lost during an emergency ambulance transport?
10. Where can I go to get my blood pressure checked?
11. Can I pay my ambulance transport bill online, by phone or credit card?

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1. Does Boulder City Fire Department have an Explorer program?
2. How do I become a firefighter?
3. What is the Firefighter Reserve Program?
4. What training is required to become a Firefighter?
5. What training is required to become a Paramedic?

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1. What are the fees associated with Fire Department permits?
2. What types of permits does the Fire Department issue?
3. What do I need to do to obtain a permit?
4. What do I need for a plan review?
5. What types of buildings need sprinkler systems?
6. What permits or fees are required to hold a special event in Boulder City?
7. What are the permit requirements for tents, canopies and temporary membrane structures?
8. Is a permit required for using explosives?
9. Do spray paint booths need to be permitted?
10. What are Maintenance Agreements and who needs 1?
11. What is a Monitoring Station and who needs 1?
12. What types of burning require a permit?
13. Are there rules regarding outdoor barbeques?
14. What is a Knox box and how are they used?

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1. Do you have patches for exchange / sale?
2. Do you have Boulder City Fire Department logo items for sale?
3. Do you provide ride-along experiences for private citizens?
4. Will the Fire Department help me if I have locked myself out of my car?
5. If I find a container of some unknown substance (fuel, chemical, etc.) will the Fire Department dispose of it?
6. What kind of fire extingusher should I have for my residence?
7. What kind of smoke detector should I buy for my house?
8. What type of fire alarm should I have for my house?
9. Where can I dispose of my household hazardous waste?
10. I'm concerned my elderly mother won't be able to answer the door in the event of an emergency. What can I do?
11. What types of fireworks are legal in Boulder City?
12. Can I set off fireworks at the Eldorado Dry Lake?
13. What do I need to prepare for an emergency or disaster?

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1. What types of calls do the different fire and rescue units respond to?
2. Why does the fire engine and the rescue unit respond together on calls?
3. Do you rescue pets / animals?
4. Who do I call to get a fire or EMS emergency response?
5. Can I call 911 from my cell phone?
6. When I encounter an emergency vehicle while I'm driving, what should I do?
7. Do you provide EMS and / or fire service to the Lake Mead Recreation Area?
8. Do you provide EMS and / or fire service to Hoover Dam?
9. Who maintains / paints the hydrants?
10. Who provides the special event coverage by EMS and fire personnel at football games and Bootleg Canyon events?
11. Does the city have an Emergency Operations Plan?

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1. Does the Land Management Process negate Section 140 of the City Charter? (requires a vote of the people to sell land)
2. When can parcels be added to the Land Management List?
3. Can parcels be added outside the normal application process?

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1. Who may dispose of waste for free?
2. Who must pay to dispose of waste at the landfill?
3. Who may dispose of waste at the face of the landfill?
4. Can I elect to use a different trash collection service?
5. Are there any exclusions to waste that can be disposed of at the landfill?
6. Who receives income from the sale of commingled recyclables?
7. What if I want to earn money from my recyclables?
8. Are there any days trash is not collected?
9. What recyclables cannot be placed in the green recycling cart?
10. What do I need to do to have a temporary dumpster at my house?
11. What if my trash or recycling was missed by collectors?
12. What can I do with bulky items that do not fit into a trash can?
13. What if my question was not answered here?

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1. What time do you have open gym?
2. How do I reserve an area of a park or facility for parties and other events?
3. How do I find out what classes you are currently offering?
4. Is there a spring break/summer program for kids?
5. When is the water on at Veterans Memorial Splash Park?
6. How can I get a memorial bench in one of Boulder City parks?
7. Where can I skateboard in Boulder City?

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1. How do I find the zoning of a property?
2. Where can I find the zoning ordinance (Title 11) regulations?
3. How do I know what setbacks apply to my residential property?
4. What are the regulations for a detached structure on my lot?
5. What are the regulations for an attached patio cover or carport on my lot?
6. What are the regulations for a fence or wall on my lot?
7. What do I need for a zoning review?
8. Is my front (or street side) property line at the back of the sidewalk?
9. Can I build a fence that extends to the back of the sidewalk?
10. How do I find out what my property line dimensions are?
11. Do I need my neighbor's permission to build a fence on our property line?
12. How do I access the County Assessor's Office website to search property ownership data?
13. What do I need for a variance?
14. Does my request need to go to the Planning Commission or City Council for approval?
15. How do I find out about sign regulations?
16. What kind of "For Sale" or "Open House" signs am I allowed to have on my property?
17. How do I find out what easements are on my property?
18. How do I find out if there is an existing plot plan for my property which shows where my house is?
19. How do I find out if the city has a copy of the building plans for my house?
20. How is building height measured?
21. Are there special restrictions for properties in the historic district?
22. I own a corner lot. Is the front property line the 1 my front door faces?
23. There is an existing apartment in / behind the house I own, or am considering purchasing. Can I continue to use the apartment?
24. Can I build a mother-in-law quarters or guest house on my residential lot?
25. Where can I get demographic data for Boulder City?
26. What is boulder city's current population?
27. When does the planning commission meet?
28. What is the difference between a setback, an easement and a right-of-way?
29. How does the city's growth control ordinance apply to me?
30. What do I need to run a business out of my home?
31. Can I get zoning or subdivision applications online?

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1. Can I speed to pass another vehicle?
2. Why are there two police vehicles on every stop?
3. Is it true when an emergency vehicle is on the side of the road with its emergency lights on, I have to slow down or moved over a lane?
4. Can I back into a diagonal parking spot?
5. How loud is too loud if I play music in my vehicle?
6. If there are no vehicles coming in any direction, do I have to come to a complete stop at a Stop Sign?
7. When will the Boulder City Police Department host another Citizens Academy?

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1. What is a survey stake?
2. What if I cannot find my survey stake?
3. Does finding my survey stake guarantee the location of my property line?
4. When would I need a survey?
5. How do I get my lot surveyed?
6. What can I do to settle a land boundary dispute?

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1. Why is my bill so high?
2. I'm going on vacation. Can I prepay my bill?
3. Can I pay my bill and / or deposit by debit or credit card?
4. What happens if my tenant doesn't pay his final bill when he moves out?
5. How can I tell if I have a water leak?
6. If I have a leak, who pays for the water consumption?
7. How long in advance do I need to let you know when I want my service connected or disconnected?
8. What if I have an emergency situation involving water or electric and the Utility Office is closed?

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1. Why does the City have to increase utility rates?
2. How do I reduce my utility bill?
3. I do not make much money. Is there any help for me?
4. Why doesn’t Boulder City get cheap power from all of the solar plants in the Eldorado Valley?
5. What about the City land sales, will those help the Utility Fund?
6. I am a resident and business owner. How will the rate increase affect my monthly bill?
7. When will this increase take effect?

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1. Why must the window treatments be shades or thin films to qualify for the rebate?
2. How much is the rebate?