Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278.0215 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 278 / Section 278.0215
Nonconforming outdoor advertising structures: City or county to pay just compensation or authorize relocation if it requires removal or prohibits routine maintenance; exceptions; required removal of structure pursuant to amortization schedule prohibited; public hearing required in certain circumstances; appeal of amount of just compensation
Status: in_force

1. If a city or county, through the adoption, operation or enforcement of any ordinance or code, requires the removal of a nonconforming outdoor advertising structure, the city or county shall: (a) Pay just compensation for the loss of the nonconforming outdoor advertising structure to the owner of the nonconforming outdoor advertising structure and to the owner of the real property upon which the nonconforming outdoor advertising structure is located; or (b) Authorize the owner of the nonconforming outdoor advertising structure to relocate that structure to a site which is determined to be a comparable site by the owner of the nonconforming outdoor advertising structure and which is approved by the city or county as an appropriate site for the structure.

2. If a city or county prohibits the owner of a nonconforming outdoor advertising structure from engaging in routine maintenance of the nonconforming outdoor advertising structure, the city or county shall provide just compensation or authorize a comparable alternative location for the nonconforming outdoor advertising structure in the same manner as if the city or county had required the removal of the nonconforming outdoor advertising structure pursuant to subsection 1.

3. A city or county shall not require the removal of a nonconforming outdoor advertising structure to occur pursuant to an amortization schedule, regardless of the length of the period set forth in the amortization schedule.

4. The requirements of subsection 1 do not apply to a nonconforming outdoor advertising structure that is: (a) Required to be removed as a result of the owner of the real property upon which the nonconforming outdoor advertising structure is located terminating the lease that governs the placement of the nonconforming outdoor advertising structure on that property pursuant to the terms of that lease; or (b) Destroyed or damaged in excess of 50 percent of its material structural value as a result of a natural disaster, including, without limitation, a fire, flood, earthquake, windstorm, rainstorm and snowstorm.

5. A city or county shall not require the removal of a nonconforming outdoor advertising structure as a condition to the development or redevelopment of the property upon which the nonconforming outdoor advertising structure is located without first holding a public hearing at which the owner of the nonconforming outdoor advertising structure has an opportunity to be heard. The requirements of subsection 1 do not apply if, after the public hearing required by this subsection, a city or county requires the removal of the nonconforming outdoor advertising structure.

6. If the owner of a nonconforming outdoor advertising structure or the owner of the real property upon which the nonconforming outdoor advertising structure is located disagrees with the amount of just compensation the city or county determines should be paid to the owner, the owner may appeal the determination to a court of competent jurisdiction. In determining the amount of just compensation that should be paid to an owner pursuant to subsection 1, the court shall consider: (a) The uniqueness of the location of the property upon which the nonconforming outdoor advertising structure is erected; (b) Whether the nonconforming outdoor advertising structure can be relocated to a comparable site; (c) The amount of income generated by the nonconforming outdoor advertising structure; and (d) The length of time remaining on any applicable term of a lease governing the nonconforming outdoor advertising structure.

7. As used in this section: (a) “ Amortization schedule ” means an extended period over which a person is required to remove a nonconforming outdoor advertising structure. (b) “ Just compensation ” means the most probable price that a nonconforming outdoor advertising structure would bring in a competitive and open market under the conditions of a fair sale, without the price being affected by undue stimulus. (c) “ Material structural value ” means the cost of labor and materials necessary to erect an outdoor advertising structure. The term does not include any revenue or expenses related to the lease of real property upon which the outdoor advertising structure is located. (d) “ Nonconforming outdoor advertising structure ” means an outdoor advertising structure which is constructed or erected in conformance with all applicable local ordinances and codes in effect on the date a building permit is issued for the outdoor advertising structure and which does not conform subsequently because of a change to the local ordinances or codes. The term does not include an outdoor advertising structure that is authorized by a special use permit, conditional use permit, variance, waiver, condition of zoning or other approval for the use of land if, when the special use permit, conditional use permit, variance, waiver, condition of zoning or other approval for the use of land was first approved, the special use permit, conditional use permit, variance, waiver, condition of zoning or other approval for the use of land was limited by a specific condition which allowed or required the governing body of the city or county to conduct a review of the structure. (e) “ Outdoor advertising structure ” means any sign, display, billboard or other device that is designed, intended or used to advertise or inform readers about services rendered or goods produced or sold on property other than the property upon which the sign, display, billboard or other device is erected. (f) “ Routine maintenance ” means normal repair and upkeep of the structural integrity and appearance of a nonconforming outdoor advertising structure. The term does not include any increase in the size or height of the structure or any addition or enhancement to the structure that increases the visual effect of the structure or increases the impact on the use of the land in the area around the structure.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 274.210 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 274 / Section 274.210
Program for training and employment of residents in zone; report to municipality and Legislative Commission
Status: in_force

1. In order to stimulate opportunities for employment for residents of a specially benefited zone, the Administrator shall initiate a test of a program for the reimbursement of vouchers for the cost of training residents of the zone eligible under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code concerning tax credits for the employment of members of targeted groups in private industry. This program must not be designed to subsidize businesses, but is intended to make available opportunities for jobs and training not otherwise available. Nothing in this subsection requires businesses within a zone to utilize this program.

2. The program described in subsection 1 must be designed: (a) For those persons whose opportunities for obtaining employment are minimal without participation in the program; (b) To minimize the period during which those persons collect benefits under programs for public assistance; and (c) To accelerate the transition of those persons to unsubsidized employment. The Administrator shall seek agreement with business, organized labor and the appropriate state and local agencies on the design, operation and evaluation of the test program.

3. A report with recommendations, including representative comments of governmental agencies and business and labor organizations, must be submitted by the Administrator to the designating municipality and the Legislative Commission not later than 12 months after the test program commences, or not later than 3 months following the termination of the test program, whichever first occurs.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 279.654 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 279 / Section 279.654
Issuance of bonds: Rentals and revenues; special funds
Status: in_force

An agency may:

1. Covenant as to the consideration or rents and fees to be charged in the sale or lease of a redevelopment project, the amount to be raised each year or other period of time by rents, fees and other revenues, and as to their use and disposition.

2. Create or authorize the creation of special funds for money held for redevelopment or other costs, debt service, reserves or other purposes, and covenant as to the use and disposition of such money.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 277.072 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 277 / Section 277.072
“Finance” defined
Status: in_force

“Finance” includes refinancing or refunding obligations previously issued by an issuer or a borrowing local government for a facility.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278C.015 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 278C / Section 278C.015
“Bond requirements” defined
Status: in_force

“ Bond requirements ” means the principal of, any prior redemption premiums due in connection with and the interest on, or other amounts due in connection with, the designated bonds or other securities, advances, loans or indebtedness.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278.4955 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 278 / Section 278.4955
Requirements for submitting map of reversion
Status: in_force

1. The map of reversion submitted pursuant to NRS 278.490 must contain the appropriate certificates required by NRS 278.376 , 278.3765 and 278.377 , if applicable, for the original division of the land, any agreement entered into for a required improvement pursuant to NRS 278.380 for the original division of the land, and the certificates required by NRS 278.496 and 278.4965 . If the map includes the reversion of any street or easement owned by a city, a county or the State, the provisions of NRS 278.480 must be followed before approval of the map.

2. The final map of reversion must: (a) Be prepared by a professional land surveyor licensed pursuant to chapter 625 of NRS . The professional land surveyor shall state in his or her certificate that the map has been prepared from information on a recorded map or maps that are being reverted. The professional land surveyor may state in the certificate that he or she assumes no responsibility for the existence of the monuments or for correctness of other information shown on or copied from the document. The professional land surveyor shall include in the certificate information which is sufficient to identify clearly the recorded map or maps being reverted. (b) Be clearly and legibly drawn in black permanent ink upon good tracing cloth or produced by the use of other materials of a permanent nature generally used for such a purpose in the engineering profession. Affidavits, certificates and acknowledgments must be legibly stamped or printed upon the map with black permanent ink.

3. The size of each sheet of the final map must be 24 by 32 inches. A marginal line must be drawn completely around each sheet, leaving an entirely blank margin of 1 inch at the top, bottom and right edges, and of 2 inches at the left edge along the 24-inch dimension.

4. The scale of the final map must be large enough to show all details clearly, and enough sheets must be used to accomplish this end.

5. The particular number of the sheet and the total number of sheets comprising the final map must be stated on each of the sheets, and its relation to each adjoining sheet must be clearly shown.

6. Each future conveyance of the reverted property must contain a metes and bounds legal description of the property and must include the name and mailing address of the person who prepared the legal description.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 277.080 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 277 / Section 277.080
Short title
Status: in_force

NRS 277.080 to 277.180 , inclusive, may be cited as the Interlocal Cooperation Act.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278.8119 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 278 / Section 278.8119
Maintenance and availability of data, maps and other information; assistance in exchanges of property
Status: in_force

<Section effective on the date the Governor of Nevada either proclaims the withdrawal of the State of California from the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact or finds that the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency has become unable to perform its duties or exercise its powers.>

1. The Agency shall maintain the data, maps and other information developed in the course of formulating and administering the regional plan in a form suitable to assure a consistent view of developmental trends and other relevant information for the availability of and use by other agencies of government and by private organizations and persons concerned.

2. The Agency shall cooperate with owners of unimproved real estate within the basin in order to perfect exchanges of their property for unimproved real property owned by the United States outside the basin. The Agency shall maintain a current list of real property owned by the United States and known to be available for exchange, and it shall participate in negotiations between the United States and the other owners to perfect exchanges of property.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 277A.470 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 277A / Section 277A.470
Recommendations to board of county commissioners for imposition of tax; submission of question to voters
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a commission may: (a) Prepare recommendations for the imposition of the tax described in NRS 277A.480 in the county to provide funding for the commission for the purposes set forth in NRS 277A.400 to 277A.490 , inclusive. The recommendations must specify the proposed rate for the recommended tax, the period during which the recommended tax will be imposed and the type and location of the transportation projects the recommended tax will support. (b) Submit the recommendations to the board of county commissioners.

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, upon the receipt of recommendations pursuant to subsection 1, the board of county commissioners may, at the next general election, submit a question to the voters of the county asking whether the recommended tax should be imposed in the county. The question submitted to the voters of the county must specify the proposed rate for the recommended tax, the period during which the recommended tax will be imposed, if the period was specified in the recommendations submitted pursuant to subsection 1, and the type and location of the transportation projects the recommended tax will support.

3. If a majority of the voters voting on the question submitted to the voters pursuant to subsection 2 vote affirmatively on the question: (a) The board of county commissioners shall impose the recommended tax in accordance with the provisions of NRS 277A.480 at the rate specified in the question submitted to the voters pursuant to subsection 2. (b) The tax must be imposed notwithstanding the provisions of any specific statute to the contrary and, except as otherwise specifically provided in this section and NRS 277A.480 and 277A.490 , such tax is not subject to any limitations set forth in any statute which authorizes the board of county commissioners to impose such tax, including, without limitation, any limitations on the maximum rate which may be imposed or the duration of the period during which such tax may be imposed.

4. A commission may not prepare and submit recommendations to the board of county commissioners pursuant to subsection 1 on or after December 31, 2024.

5. A board of county commissioners may only use the authorization provided pursuant to subsection 2 to submit a question to the voters of the county one time, and only if the next general election at which the question is submitted to the voters is held not later than December 31, 2024.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 271B.100 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 271B / Section 271B.100
Preparation of annual reports and submittal to Legislature
Status: in_force

<Section expires by limitation June 30, 2036.>

On or before September 1 of each year, the governing body of a municipality that adopts an ordinance pursuant to NRS 271B.070 shall prepare and submit to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for submission to the Legislature, or to the Legislative Commission when the Legislature is not in regular session, an annual report containing:

1. A statement of the status of the qualified project located or expected to be located in the district, and of any changes in that status since the last annual report.

2. An assessment of the financial impact of the district on the provision of local governmental services, including, without limitation, services for police protection and fire protection.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 271.010 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 271 / Section 271.010
Short title
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known as the Consolidated Local Improvements Law.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 277B.150 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 277B / Section 277B.150
Creation: Requirements concerning boundaries
Status: in_force

1. Subject to the requirements set forth in NRS 277B.150 to 277B.180 , inclusive, an inland port may be created only in a contiguous area that: (a) Includes at least two of the following: (1) A municipally owned airport with a runway of at least 4,500 feet. (2) A portion of a highway that is part of the National Highway System. (3) Operating assets of at least one Class I railroad as classified by the Surface Transportation Board. (b) Does not include any residential property.

2. All areas within the boundaries of an inland port must be within the boundaries of the county or counties and incorporated city or cities, as applicable, of the one or more participating entities which apply to the Office pursuant to NRS 277B.160 for the creation of the inland port.

3. If the boundaries of an inland port will include a municipally owned airport as described in subparagraph (1) of paragraph (a) of subsection 1: (a) The municipality that owns and operates the airport must be a participating entity; or (b) If the municipality that owns and operates the airport is not a participating entity, the municipality, by ordinance, must approve of the inclusion of the airport within the boundaries of the inland port.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 271.4325 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 271 / Section 271.4325
Lien of pledge of revenues
Status: in_force

1. Revenues pledged for the payment of any assessments, as received by or otherwise credited to the municipality, are subject to the lien of each pledge without any physical delivery, filing or further act.

2. The lien of each pledge and the obligation to perform the contractual provisions made in the assessment ordinance has priority over all other obligations and liabilities of the municipality, except as may be otherwise provided in this section or in the ordinance, and subject to any prior pledges and liens. The existence of any prior pledges or liens shall be set forth in the assessment ordinance.

3. The lien of each pledge is valid and binding as against all persons having claims of any kind in tort, contract or otherwise against the municipality irrespective of whether such persons have notice.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278B.230 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 278B / Section 278B.230
Maximum impact fee per service unit; time for collection
Status: in_force

1. The impact fee per service unit, excluding the amount of any increase authorized pursuant to NRS 278B.225 , must not exceed the amount determined by dividing the costs of the capital improvements described in subsection 3 of NRS 278B.170 by the total number of projected service units described in subsection 6 of NRS 278B.170 .

2. If the number of new service units projected over a period is less than the total number of new service units shown by the approved land use assumptions at full development of the service area, the maximum impact fee which may be charged per service unit, excluding the amount of any increase authorized pursuant to NRS 278B.225 , must be calculated by dividing the costs of the part of the capital improvements required by the new service units described in subsection 7 of NRS 278B.170 by the projected new service units described in that subsection.

3. The impact fee may be collected at the same time as the fee for issuance of a building permit for the service unit or at the time a certificate of occupancy is issued for the service unit, as specified in the ordinance.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 279.464 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 279 / Section 279.464
Services and facilities available to agency
Status: in_force

For the purposes of the agency, it shall have access to the services and facilities of the planning commission, the city engineer and other departments and offices of the community.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 279.6025 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 279 / Section 279.6025
Submission of initial and annual reports for each redevelopment area in redevelopment plan
Status: in_force

1. In addition to the report required pursuant to the provisions of subsection 2, for each redevelopment area for which a redevelopment plan is adopted pursuant to the provisions of NRS 279.586 on or after July 1, 2011, the agency shall, on or before the January 1 next after the adoption of the plan, submit to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau, for transmittal to the Legislature, and to the legislative body a report on a form prescribed by the Committee on Local Government Finance that includes, without limitation, the following information for the redevelopment area: (a) A legal description of the boundaries of the redevelopment area; (b) The date on which the redevelopment plan for the redevelopment area was adopted; (c) The scheduled termination date of the redevelopment plan; (d) The total sum of the assessed value of the taxable property in the redevelopment area for: (1) The fiscal year immediately preceding the adoption of the redevelopment plan; and (2) The fiscal year during which the redevelopment plan was adopted, if such fiscal year ends before the reporting deadline; (e) The combined overlapping tax rate of the redevelopment area; (f) The property tax rate of the redevelopment area; (g) The property tax revenue expected to be received from any tax increment area, as defined in NRS 278C.130 , within the redevelopment area during the first fiscal year that the agency will receive an allocation pursuant to the provisions of NRS 279.676 ; (h) Copies of any memoranda of understanding into which the agency enters during the fiscal year in which the redevelopment plan was adopted; and (i) The amortization schedule for any debt incurred for the redevelopment area and the reasons for incurring the debt.

2. On or before January 1 of each year, for each redevelopment area for which a redevelopment plan has been adopted pursuant to the provisions of NRS 279.586 , the agency shall submit to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau, for transmittal to the Legislature, and to the legislative body a report on a form prescribed by the Committee on Local Government Finance that includes, without limitation, the following information for the redevelopment area for the previous fiscal year: (a) The property tax revenue received from any tax increment area, as defined in NRS 278C.130 , within the redevelopment area; (b) The combined overlapping tax rate of the redevelopment area; (c) The property tax rate of the redevelopment area; (d) The total sum of the assessed value of the taxable property in the redevelopment area; (e) If the amount reported pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (d) is less than the total sum of the assessed value of the taxable property in the redevelopment area for any other previous fiscal year, an explanation of the reason for the difference; (f) Copies of any memoranda of understanding into which the agency enters; (g) The amortization schedule for any debt incurred for the redevelopment area and the reasons for incurring the debt; and (h) Any change to the boundary of the redevelopment area and an explanation of the reason for the change.

3. In addition to the information required pursuant to the provisions of subsection 2, an agency of a city whose population is 500,000 or more shall include in the report submitted pursuant to subsection 2 the following information for the redevelopment area for the previous fiscal year: (a) A statement of all revenues and expenditures of the agency. (b) A statement of efforts by the agency to promote the goals of the regional development authority, as defined in NRS 231.009 , including, without limitation, an explanation of the extent to which the activities of the agency have promoted private investment, the formation of businesses and the creation of jobs.

4. Any report for a redevelopment area submitted pursuant to the provisions of subsection 1 must be submitted with the report for the redevelopment area submitted pursuant to the provisions of subsection 2.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 280.330 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 280 / Section 280.330
Department to succeed to rights of participating political subdivisions; pending claims and actions unaffected
Status: in_force

1. All bonds, contracts, franchises and agreements to which the participating political subdivisions are parties and which relate to law enforcement activity shall inure to the benefit of the department as the successor and assignee of such political subdivisions in matters relating to such activity.

2. No valid claims against the various participating political subdivision arising from law enforcement activity shall be diminished or altered by reason of a merger under this chapter.

3. Merger of the respective law enforcement agencies shall not affect any pending action or proceeding which involves any debt, demand, liability or obligation or which has been brought by or against any participating political subdivision prior to the merger, irrespective of the nature of such matter in litigation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 271A.110 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 271A / Section 271A.110
Agreement with owner of property interest within district to defray cost of local governmental services during term of pledge: Contents; finding by governing body of municipality
Status: in_force

1. The governing body of a municipality may, except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, enter into an agreement with one or more of the owners of any interest in property within a district, pursuant to which that owner would agree to make payments to the municipality or to another local government that provides services in the district, or to both, to defray, in whole or in part, the cost of local governmental services during the term of the use of any money pledged pursuant to NRS 271A.070 . Such an agreement must specify the amount to be paid by the owner of the property interest, which may be stated as a specified amount per year or as an amount based upon any formula upon which the municipality and owner agree.

2. The governing body of a municipality shall not enter into an agreement pursuant to subsection 1 unless the governing body has made a written finding pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 271A.080 that the project and the use of any money pledged pursuant to NRS 271A.070 will not have a positive fiscal effect on the provision of local governmental services.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278.0174 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 278 / Section 278.0174
“Residential dwelling unit” defined
Status: in_force

“Residential dwelling unit” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 278.4977 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278.090 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 278 / Section 278.090
Regional planning commission: Creation; selection of representatives
Status: in_force

1. Except in a county in which a regional planning commission is created pursuant to the provisions of NRS 278.026 to 278.029 , inclusive, the board of county commissioners of any county alone or in collaboration with the governing body of the incorporated cities in the county or any of them or in collaboration with the board or boards of county commissioners of any adjacent county or counties, or the governing bodies of adjacent cities may establish a regional planning commission to consist of representatives of the county or counties or cities or region within the county or counties where the local government bodies participate in the formation of the regional planning commission.

2. The commission may also contain representatives of the municipalities to be selected in a manner to be determined by ordinance adopted by the governing bodies of the municipalities, or municipalities and the county or counties concerned.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278.290 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 278 / Section 278.290
Meetings, rules and records
Status: in_force

1. Meetings of the board must be held at the call of the chair and at such other times as the board may determine. The chair, or in his or her absence the acting chair, may administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses. All meetings of the board must be open to the public.

2. The board shall adopt rules in accordance with the provisions of any ordinance adopted pursuant to NRS 278.010 to 278.630 , inclusive.

3. The board shall keep minutes of its proceedings, showing the vote of each member upon each question, or, if absent or failing to vote, indicating such fact, and audio recordings or transcripts of its proceedings, and shall keep records of its examinations and other official actions, all of which must be filed immediately in the office of the board and, except as otherwise provided in NRS 241.035 , are public records. A copy of the minutes or audio recordings must be made available to a member of the public upon request at no charge pursuant to NRS 241.035 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278B.010 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 278B / Section 278B.010
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 278B.020 to 278B.140 , inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 271.270 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 271 / Section 271.270
Collateral powers
Status: in_force

The governing body of any municipality, upon behalf of the municipality and in its name, for the purpose of defraying all the cost of acquiring or improving, or acquiring and improving, any project herein authorized, or any portion of the cost thereof not to be defrayed with moneys available therefor from the general fund, any special fund, or otherwise, shall have power hereunder:

1. To levy assessments against assessable property within the municipality and to cause the assessments so levied to be collected.

2. To levy from time to time and cause to be collected taxes against all taxable property within the municipality, without limitation as to rate or amount, except for the limitation in Section 2 of Article 10 of the Constitution of the State of Nevada , to pay the principal of and interest on bonds to the extent assessments are insufficient therefor.

3. To pledge the proceeds of any assessments and taxes levied hereunder to the payment of special assessment bonds and to create liens on such proceeds to secure such payments.

4. To issue special assessment bonds as herein provided.

5. To make all contracts, execute all instruments and do all things necessary or convenient in the exercise of the powers granted herein, or in the performance of the municipality's covenants or duties or in order to secure the payment of its bonds, provided no encumbrance, mortgage or other pledge of property (excluding any money) of the municipality is created thereby, and provided no property (excluding money) of the municipality is liable to be forfeited or taken in payment of such bonds.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 271.646 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 271 / Section 271.646
Authority of governing body to require requester of modification to pay expenses incurred in relevant proceedings
Status: in_force

If a governing body begins proceedings to modify a project pursuant to the provisions of NRS 271.640 to 271.646 , inclusive, at the request of a person, before beginning those proceedings, the governing body may require the person requesting the modification to pay any expenses incurred by the governing body in connection with the proceedings.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278.0277 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 278 / Section 278.0277
Project of regional significance: Adoption of guidelines and procedures for review of proposal
Status: in_force

The regional planning commission shall adopt guidelines and procedures for the review of whether a proposal for the use of land submitted to a county or city located in the region is a project of regional significance. The county or city shall use the guidelines and procedures adopted by the regional planning commission to determine if a proposal for the use of land is a project of regional significance.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 279.612 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 279 / Section 279.612
Annual budget
Status: in_force

1. Each agency transacting business and exercising powers under this chapter shall annually submit to the legislative body of the community a proposed budget of its administrative expenses.

2. The legislative body may adopt an annual budget for the administrative expenses of the agency in such amounts as it deems necessary and may provide such conditions and restrictions upon the expenditure or encumbrance of the money appropriated pursuant to the budget as it deems advisable.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278.327 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 278 / Section 278.327
Approval of map does not preclude further division
Status: in_force

Approval of any map pursuant to the provisions of NRS 278.010 to 278.630 , inclusive, does not in itself prohibit the further division of the lots, parcels, sites, units or plots described, but any such further division shall conform to the applicable provisions of those sections.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278A.060 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 278A / Section 278A.060
“Plan” defined
Status: in_force

“ Plan ” means the provisions for development of a planned unit development, including a plat of subdivision, all covenants relating to use, location and bulk of buildings and other structures, intensity of use or density of development, private streets, ways and parking facilities, common open space and public facilities.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 280.270 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 280 / Section 280.270
Payment of premiums for industrial insurance
Status: in_force

The county auditor or comptroller of a county in which a department is located shall comply with the provisions of NRS 616B.224 on behalf of the department.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278.325 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 278 / Section 278.325
Mapping for industrial or commercial development; restriction on sale of parcel for residential use; requirements for creating boundary by conveyance
Status: in_force

1. If a subdivision is proposed on land which is zoned for industrial or commercial development, neither the tentative nor the final map need show any division of the land into lots or parcels, but the streets and any other required improvements are subject to the requirements of NRS 278.010 to 278.630 , inclusive.

2. No parcel of land may be sold for residential use from a subdivision whose final map does not show a division of the land into lots.

3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a boundary or line must not be created by a conveyance of a parcel from an industrial or commercial subdivision unless a professional land surveyor has surveyed the boundary or line and set the monuments. The surveyor shall file a record of the survey pursuant to the requirements set forth in NRS 625.340 . Any conveyance of such a parcel must contain a legal description of the parcel that is independent of the record of survey.

4. The provisions of subsection 3 do not apply to a boundary or line that is created entirely within an existing industrial or commercial building. A certificate prepared by a professional engineer or registered architect certifying compliance with the applicable law of this State in effect at the time of the preparation of the certificate and with the building code in effect at the time the building was constructed must be attached to any document which proposes to subdivide such a building.

5. A certificate prepared pursuant to subsection 4 for a building located in a county whose population is 700,000 or more must be reviewed, approved and signed by the building official having jurisdiction over the area within which the building is situated.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 271.390 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 271 / Section 271.390
Levy of assessments; notice; final determination conclusive; roll prima facie evidence of regularity and validity
Status: in_force

1. After the assessment roll is in final form and is so confirmed by resolution, the municipality by ordinance shall, by reference to the assessment roll, as modified if modified, and as confirmed by the resolution, levy the assessments in the roll. This ordinance may be adopted or amended as if an emergency existed.

2. Written notice of the levy of assessment must be given by mail to the owners of all the property upon which the assessment was levied.

3. The decision, resolution and ordinance are a final determination of the regularity, validity and correctness of the proceedings, of the assessment roll, of each assessment contained therein, and of the amount thereof levied on each tract and parcel of land.

4. The determination by the governing body is conclusive upon the owners of the property assessed.

5. The roll, when endorsed by the clerk as the roll designated in the assessment ordinance, is prima facie evidence in all courts and tribunals of the regularity of all proceedings preliminary to the making thereof and the validity of the assessments and the assessment roll.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 271.525 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 271 / Section 271.525
Early hearings
Status: in_force

1. All cases in which there may arise a question of validity of any power herein granted or of any other provision hereof shall be advanced as a matter of immediate public interest and concern, and heard at the earliest practicable moment.

2. The courts shall be open at all times for the purposes hereof.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 279.478 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 279 / Section 279.478
Assistance for relocation
Status: in_force

1. An agency shall provide assistance for relocation and shall make all the payments required by chapter 342 of NRS and the regulations adopted by the Director of the Department of Transportation pursuant thereto for programs or projects for which federal financial assistance is received to pay all or any part of the cost of that program or project.

2. This section does not limit any other authority which an agency may have to make other payments for assistance for relocation or to make any payment for that assistance which exceeds the amount authorized in regulations adopted by the Director of the Department of Transportation pursuant to chapter 342 of NRS .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 279.393 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 279 / Section 279.393
“Eligible railroad” defined
Status: in_force

“ Eligible railroad ” means a railroad in existence on or before July 1, 2005:

1. That is located in a county whose population is less than 100,000; and

2. Of which no less than one-half of the ownership interest in the railroad is held by a governmental entity or nonprofit organization, or both.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 279.434 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 279 / Section 279.434
Exemption of agency and property from execution, process or lien; exceptions
Status: in_force

Execution or other judicial process shall not issue against the real property of an agency nor shall any judgment against an agency be a charge or lien upon its real property. This section does not apply to or limit the right of obligees to foreclose or otherwise enforce any mortgage, deed of trust or other encumbrance of an agency or the right of obligees to pursue any remedies for the enforcement of any pledge or lien given by an agency on its rents, fees or revenues.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 271.055 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 271 / Section 271.055
“Assessment unit” defined
Status: in_force

“Assessment unit” means a unit or quasi-improvement district designated by the governing body for the purpose of petition, remonstrance and assessment, in the case of a combination of projects pursuant to NRS 271.295 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278.8121 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 278 / Section 278.8121
Review and approval of public works
Status: in_force

<Section effective on the date the Governor of Nevada either proclaims the withdrawal of the State of California from the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact or finds that the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency has become unable to perform its duties or exercise its powers.>

1. Every public works project proposed to be constructed within the region must be submitted to the Agency for its review and recommendation as to conformity with the regional plan.

2. Except as provided in subsection 3, a public works project must not be constructed unless it has been approved by the Agency.

3. If the public works project is proposed and is to be constructed by a department of this State, the Agency shall submit its recommendations to the executive head of the department and to the Governor, but the project may be constructed as approved by the executive head of the department.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 271.170 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 271 / Section 271.170
“Posting” defined
Status: in_force

“ Posting ” means posting, at least 20 days prior to the designated hearing or other time or event:

1. On the website of the municipality, if any; or

2. In three public places located on public property at or near the site of the project.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 279.444 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 279 / Section 279.444
Action of legislative body as alternative to appointment of members; community's exercise of powers; delegation of powers and functions
Status: in_force

1. As an alternative to the appointment of five members of the agency pursuant to NRS 279.440 and as an alternative to the procedures set forth in NRS 279.443 , the legislative body may, at the time of the adoption of a resolution pursuant to NRS 279.428 , or at any time thereafter, declare itself to be the agency, in which case, all the rights, powers, duties, privileges and immunities vested by this chapter in an agency are vested in the legislative body of the community. If the legislative body of a city declares itself to be the agency pursuant to this subsection, it may include the mayor of the city as part of the agency regardless of whether the mayor is a member of the legislative body.

2. A community may enact its own procedural ordinance and exercise the powers granted by this chapter.

3. An agency may delegate to a community any of the powers or functions of the agency with respect to the planning or undertaking of a redevelopment project in the area in which that community is authorized to act, and that community may carry out or perform those powers or functions for the agency.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 279.466 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 279 / Section 279.466
Personnel: Selection; employment; compensation; limitations
Status: in_force

An agency may select, appoint and employ such permanent and temporary officers, agents, counsel and employees as it requires, and determine their qualifications, duties, benefits and compensation, subject only to the conditions and restrictions imposed by the legislative body on the expenditure or encumbrance of the funds appropriated to the community redevelopment agency administrative fund.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 277B.300 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 277B / Section 277B.300
Joint acts
Status: in_force

An authority may act jointly with any other person, private or public, inside or outside this State or the United States, in the performance of any power or duty under this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 271.540 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 271 / Section 271.540
Procedure for collection and enforcement of assessments by municipal treasurer
Status: in_force

When the governing body of a municipality has directed the municipal treasurer to collect and enforce assessments in the manner provided by the Consolidated Local Improvements Law, NRS 271.545 to 271.630 , inclusive, shall provide the procedure therefor, except as otherwise provided in the ordinance levying the assessments; but NRS 271.625 and 271.630 shall also provide independent methods of enforcing assessments which shall be available to every municipality which has levied assessments and to the holders of any bond payable therefrom.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 279.394 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 279 / Section 279.394
“Federal Government” defined
Status: in_force

“Federal Government” means the United States or any of its agencies or instrumentalities.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 279.508 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 279 / Section 279.508
Joint exercise of powers by two or more agencies: Authority; action at joint hearings and meetings or by designated agency
Status: in_force

Two or more agencies within two or more communities may jointly exercise the powers granted under this chapter. In such case the agencies, the planning commissions and the legislative bodies may hold joint hearings and meetings, or the legislative bodies of the communities acting separately may each designate the agency of one of the communities to act as the agency for all of the interested communities.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 271.285 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 271 / Section 271.285
Procedure for petition
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, whenever the owner or owners of lands to be assessed for not less than 90 percent of the entire cost of any project, including all incidental expenses, constituting at least 66 2 / 3 percent in frontage, in area or other property basis used for the computation of assessments as therein provided, as the case may be, by written petition, initiates the acquisition of any project which the governing body is authorized to initiate, subject to the following limitations: (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7 of NRS 271.325 , the governing body may incorporate such project in any improvement district or districts. (b) The governing body need not proceed with the acquisition of any such project or any part thereof after holding a hearing thereon, pursuant to NRS 271.310 , and all provisions thereof thereunto enabling, if the governing body shall determine that it is not for the public interest that the proposed project, or a part thereof, be then ordered to be made. (c) Any particular kind of project, or any material therefor, or any part thereof, need not be acquired or located, as provided in the petition, if the governing body shall determine that such is not for the public interest. (d) The governing body need not take any proceedings or action upon receiving any such petition, if the governing body shall thereupon determine by resolution that the acquisition of the designated project probably is not feasible for a reason or reasons stated in such resolution, and if the resolution requires a cash deposit or a pledge of property in at least an amount or value therein designated and found therein by the governing body probably to be sufficient to defray the expenses and costs incurred by the municipality taken preliminary to and in the attempted acquisition of the project designated in the petition, and if such deposit or pledge is not made with the treasurer within 20 days after one publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality of a notice of the resolution's adoption and of its content in summary form. An additional deposit or pledge may from time to time be similarly so required as a condition precedent to the continuation of action by the municipality. Whenever such deposit or pledge is so made and thereafter the governing body shall determine that such acquisition is not feasible within a reasonable period of time, the governing body may require that all or any portion of the costs theretofore incurred in connection therewith by the municipality after its receipt of the petition shall be defrayed from such deposit or the proceeds of such pledged property in the absence of such defrayment of costs by petitioners or other interested persons within 20 days after the determination by resolution of the amount so to be defrayed and after such published notice thereof.

2. A petition signed by owners of tracts constituting at least one-half of the basis used for computation of assessments is sufficient to initiate procedures for acquiring or improving a neighborhood improvement project. A petition for acquiring or improving a neighborhood improvement project must be accompanied by a plan describing proposed improvements and a proposed assessment plat when submitted to the governing body.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 279.474 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 279 / Section 279.474
Development of building sites
Status: in_force

An agency may develop as a building site any real property owned or acquired by it. In connection with such development it may cause streets and highways to be laid out and graded, and pavements or other road surfacing, sidewalks and curbs, and public utilities to be constructed and installed.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 271.425 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 271 / Section 271.425
Division or combination of tracts: Apportionment or combination of assessments authorized; consent of owners; recording of report and statement of information; delegation of duties
Status: in_force

1. If a tract is divided after a special assessment thereon has been levied and divided into installments and before the collection of all the installments, the governing body may require the treasurer to apportion the uncollected amounts upon the several parts of land so divided.

2. If two or more tracts are combined or combined and redivided into two or more different tracts after a special assessment thereon has been levied and divided into installments and before the collection of all the installments, the governing body may require the treasurer to combine or combine and reapportion the uncollected amounts upon the part or parts of land that exist after the combination or combination and redivision.

3. Except to the extent limited in an ordinance that authorizes or otherwise pertains to the issuance of bonds for an improvement district, the governing body may reapportion assessments which have been levied pursuant to this chapter or apportioned pursuant to this section with the unanimous written consent of all the owners of property whose assessments will be increased by the reapportionment. The governing body is not required to obtain the consent of an owner of property whose assessment will not be affected or will be decreased by the reapportionment.

4. Assessments may be combined or reapportioned, or both, pursuant to subsections 2 and 3, only if the governing body finds that the proposed action will not: (a) Materially or adversely impair the obligation of the municipality with respect to any outstanding bond secured by assessments; or (b) Increase the principal balance of any assessment to an amount such that the aggregate amount which is assessed against a tract exceeds the minimum benefit to the tract that is estimated to result from the project which is financed by the assessment.

5. The report of an apportionment, combination or reapportionment pursuant to this section, when approved by the governing body, is conclusive on all the parties, and all assessments thereafter made upon the tracts must be according to the apportionment, combination or reapportionment so approved.

6. The report, when approved, must be recorded in the office of the county recorder together with a statement that the current payment status of any of the assessments may be obtained from the county or municipal officer who has been directed by the governing body to collect the assessment. Neither the failure to record the report as provided in this subsection nor any defect in the report as recorded affects the validity of the assessments, the lien for the payment thereof or the priority of that lien.

7. The governing body may by ordinance delegate to the chief financial officer or treasurer of the municipality the duties required of the governing body pursuant to this section in connection with the apportionment, combination or reapportionment of assessments. If the governing body adopts such an ordinance, the ordinance must establish parameters for the chief financial officer or treasurer in the performance of such duties.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 279A.010 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 279A / Section 279A.010
Legislative findings and declarations
Status: in_force

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that:

1. There exists within the urban areas of this State a large number of deteriorated, substandard and unsanitary residential properties because of the inability of their owners, for whatever reason, to pay for their repair and maintenance;

2. These properties are a threat not only to the health, safety and well-being of the persons who occupy them but also to neighboring persons and property;

3. There is also a shortage of decent, safe and affordable housing for persons of low or moderate income and the counties and cities of this State have an obligation to encourage persons who own residential property to maintain that property in a decent, safe and sanitary condition;

4. It is in the public interest to encourage the preservation and maintenance of housing in this State for persons of low or moderate income, in order to improve their living conditions and, in doing so, to benefit the health, safety and welfare of the people of this State; and

5. The provisions of this chapter are in addition to, and do not abrogate or limit the application of, any other provisions of law granting to a county or city the authority to: (a) Develop affordable housing; and (b) Rehabilitate residential neighborhoods and individual properties within those neighborhoods.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278.110 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 278 / Section 278.110
Regional planning commission: Chair; employees
Status: in_force

1. Annually, each county or regional planning commission shall elect a chair from its own members.

2. It shall have power to employ experts, clerks and a secretary, and to pay for their services and such other expenses as may be necessary and proper, not exceeding, in all, the annual appropriation that may be made by the county or counties or municipalities for the commission, together with such other funds as may be made available through grant, gift or other means.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 280.250 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 280 / Section 280.250
Approval and payment of claims
Status: in_force

1. Every demand against a department, except a demand for the sheriff's salary, a contested claim or demand or a demand required by the committee to be submitted to it, after the demand is approved and signed by the sheriff or a designee of the sheriff, must be listed on a cumulative voucher sheet and audited by the county auditor or comptroller.

2. The county auditor or comptroller shall satisfy himself or herself whether the money demanded is legally due and remains unpaid, and whether its payment from the treasury is authorized by law, and out of what fund.

3. The county auditor or comptroller and the county treasurer must sign the cumulative voucher sheets and the warrants. The county treasurer shall send a signed copy of the cumulative voucher sheets to the committee.

4. A majority of the members of the committee must approve a contested claim or a demand required to be submitted to the committee before such a demand is paid from the department's fund. A contested demand must be paid as provided in NRS 280.260 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 271.440 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 271 / Section 271.440
Reassessment: Credit for payment of prior assessment
Status: in_force

Whenever any sum or part thereof levied upon any tracts in the assessment so set aside has been paid and not refunded, the payment so made shall be applied upon the reassessment of the tracts.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 271.296 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 271 / Section 271.296
Neighborhood improvement projects: Dissolution of improvement district
Status: in_force

1. The governing body may, by resolution, dissolve an improvement district that is created for the purposes of a neighborhood improvement project if property owners whose property is assessed for a combined total of more than 50 percent of the total amount of the assessments of all the property in the improvement district submit a written petition to the governing body that requests the dissolution of the district within the period prescribed in subsection 2.

2. The dissolution of an improvement district pursuant to this section may be requested within 30 days after: (a) The first anniversary of the date the improvement district was created; and (b) Each subsequent anniversary thereafter.

3. As soon as practicable after the receipt of the written petition of the property owners submitted pursuant to subsection 1, the governing body shall pass a resolution of intention to dissolve the improvement district. The governing body shall give notice of a hearing on the dissolution. The notice must be provided and the hearing must be held in the manner set forth in NRS 271.380 and 271.385 . If the governing body determines that dissolution of the improvement district is appropriate, it shall dissolve the improvement district by resolution, effective not earlier than the 30th day after the hearing.

4. If there is indebtedness, outstanding and unpaid, incurred to accomplish any of the purposes of the improvement district, the portion of the assessment necessary to pay the indebtedness remains effective and must be continued in the following years until the debt is paid.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 279.566 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 279 / Section 279.566
Property owners' participation and assistance in redevelopment; agency's rules; provisions if nonparticipation
Status: in_force

1. Every redevelopment plan must provide for the participation and assistance in the redevelopment of property in the redevelopment area by the owners of all or part of that property if the owners agree to participate in conformity with the redevelopment plan adopted by the legislative body for the area.

2. With respect to each redevelopment area, each agency shall, before the adoption of the redevelopment plan, adopt and make available for public inspection rules to implement the operation of this section in connection with that plan.

3. Every redevelopment plan must contain provisions for redevelopment of the property if the owners fail to participate in the redevelopment.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 277B.360 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 277B / Section 277B.360
Reporting to Office of Economic Development
Status: in_force

At the request of the Office, an authority shall report to the Office on all issues and activities necessary for the administration of the authority.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278.237 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 278 / Section 278.237
Governing body to submit annual report of housing elements required in master plan to certain state agencies and advisory committees; required information; Housing Division to compile and post annual reports on Internet website
Status: in_force

1. If the governing body of each city or county is required to include the housing element in its master plan pursuant to NRS 278.150 , the governing body shall, on or before July 15 of each year, report the following information relating to the county or city, as applicable, to the Housing Division of the Department of Business and Industry and the Advisory Committee on Housing created by NRS 319.174 : (a) An inventory of housing conditions and needs, and plans and procedures for improving housing standards and providing adequate housing to individuals and families in the community, regardless of income level. (b) An inventory of existing affordable housing in the community, including, without limitation, housing that is available to rent or own, housing that is subsidized either directly or indirectly by this State, an agency or political subdivision of this State, or the Federal Government or an agency of the Federal Government, and housing that is accessible to persons with disabilities. (c) An analysis of projected growth and the demographic characteristics of the community. (d) A determination of the present and prospective need for affordable housing in the community. (e) An analysis of any impediments to the development of affordable housing and the development of policies to mitigate those impediments. (f) An analysis of the characteristics of the land that is suitable for residential development. The analysis must include, without limitation: (1) A determination of whether the existing infrastructure is sufficient to sustain the current needs and projected growth of the community; and (2) An inventory of available parcels that are suitable for residential development and any zoning, environmental and other land use planning restrictions that affect such parcels. (g) An analysis of the needs and appropriate methods for the construction of affordable housing or the conversion or rehabilitation of existing housing to affordable housing. (h) A plan for maintaining and developing affordable housing and market rate housing to meet the housing needs of the community for a period of at least 5 years.

2. On or before September 15 of each year, the Housing Division of the Department of Business and Industry shall compile the reports submitted pursuant to subsection 1 and post the compilation on its Internet website.

3. As used in this section, “ market rate housing ” means housing for a household which has a total monthly gross income that is more than the total monthly gross income that would allow the household to qualify for affordable housing.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 280.128 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 280 / Section 280.128
Employees entitled to obtain employment with certain political subdivisions upon dissolution: Discretion of employee; retention of comparable rank and grade, pay and benefits; duties and responsibilities
Status: in_force

1. Upon the dissolution of a department, employees of the department may, at the discretion of the employee, obtain employment with the political subdivision in the boundaries of which the employee had performed the majority of his or her duties for the department during the fiscal year immediately preceding dissolution.

2. Such employees must hold positions of rank and grade comparable to their positions before dissolution and are entitled to suffer no loss in pay, pension, fringe benefits or other job benefits by reason of the dissolution.

3. Sick leave, longevity and vacation time accrued to such employees in the service of the department must be credited to them as employees of the law enforcement agencies of the political subdivisions participating in the department at the time of dissolution. All rights and accruals of such employees as members of the Public Employees' Retirement System pursuant to the Public Employees' Retirement Act remain in force and must be automatically transferred from the department to such law enforcement agencies.

4. The duties and responsibilities of such employees must not be diminished by reason of the dissolution, but their area and division of assignment may be changed at the discretion of chief law enforcement officers of the law enforcement agencies of the political subdivisions to which the employees are transferred upon dissolution.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 271.6316 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 271 / Section 271.6316
Voluntary assessment and direct financing agreements
Status: in_force

1. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, in order to impose an assessment for a qualified improvement project, the municipality must enter into a written voluntary assessment agreement with a property owner whereby the property owner: (a) Consents in writing to: (1) The specific amount of the assessment that will be imposed on the real property for the qualified improvement project to secure repayment of: (I) The direct financing or refinancing provided by the capital provider for the qualified improvement project, as set forth in the financing agreement; or (II) The repayment of any bonds issued pursuant to NRS 271.475 for the qualified improvement project; and (2) The placement of an assessment lien on the real property; and (b) Provides a written description of the tract to be assessed and the qualified improvements included in the qualified improvement project that are to be financed or refinanced by the capital provider and, if applicable, the bonds issued pursuant to NRS 271.475 .

2. Notwithstanding the execution of a voluntary assessment agreement pursuant to subsection 1, except for the imposition and amount of the assessment and the assessment lien, in no event is the municipality responsible for the form of the voluntary assessment agreement or any statement, term, provision or other matter contained in the voluntary assessment agreement.

3. Each voluntary assessment agreement, and any substantive amendment thereto, must be recorded in the office of the county recorder and, once recorded, is binding on the owner who signed the voluntary assessment agreement and any other person who holds any interest in the tract to which the voluntary assessment agreement relates regardless of whether the interest in the tract came into existence before or after the recording of the voluntary assessment agreement.

4. Any amendment to a voluntary assessment agreement must be executed by the property owner and the municipality. If an amendment is a substantive change to the voluntary assessment agreement, the amendment must be recorded. Any amendment is binding on the property owner and any other person who holds an interest in the tract.

5. If a direct financing agreement is used to finance a qualified improvement project: (a) A municipality must assign the assessment and assessment lien, including, without limitation, the right to receive payment in accordance with the terms of the financing agreement, to the capital provider. (b) The capital provider is solely responsible for the billing, collection and the enforcement of an assessment imposed on real property pursuant to NRS 271.6301 to 271.6325 , inclusive. (c) Delinquent payment of an assessment will result in the interest and penalties set forth in the financing agreement. (d) Enforcement of a delinquent payment shall be by judicial foreclosure in the manner of a mortgage.

6. Assessments not yet due must not be accelerated or eliminated by foreclosure. In the event of foreclosure, any liens securing the payment of general taxes must be satisfied before the payment of outstanding or delinquent assessments.

7. An assessment lien placed on real property pursuant to NRS 271.6301 to 271.6325 , inclusive: (a) Is created by the voluntary assessment agreement between the municipality and the property owner; and (b) Is not created by ordinance or resolution of the municipality.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 271B.020 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 271B / Section 271B.020
“District” defined
Status: in_force

<Section expires by limitation June 30, 2036.>

“ District ” means an economic diversification district created pursuant to NRS 271B.070 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 279.530 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 279 / Section 279.530
Cooperation of agency and planning commission
Status: in_force

The agency and planning commission shall cooperate in the selection of redevelopment areas and in the preparation of the preliminary plans.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278A.220 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 278A / Section 278A.220
Evaluation of design, bulk and location of buildings; unreasonable restrictions prohibited
Status: in_force

1. An ordinance enacted pursuant to this chapter must set forth the standards and criteria by which the design, bulk and location of buildings is evaluated, and all standards and all criteria for any feature of a planned unit development must be set forth in that ordinance with sufficient certainty to provide criteria by which specific proposals for a planned unit development can be evaluated.

2. Standards in the ordinance must not unreasonably restrict the ability of the landowner to relate the plan to the particular site and to the particular demand for housing existing at the time of development.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 274.240 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 274 / Section 274.240
Powers of designating municipality: Issuing securities; reducing certain taxes, fees or service charges; improving governmental services; providing financing; cooperating with other governmental agencies
Status: in_force

To encourage the revitalization of specially benefited zones, the governing body of a designating municipality may:

1. Issue bonds or other securities authorized by other law for the purposes of economic development and use the proceeds for loans to any new or expanding qualified businesses in the specially benefited zone.

2. Reduce or eliminate any license or franchise tax, fee or service charge which would otherwise be imposed against qualified businesses within the specially benefited zone.

3. Develop and carry out, alone or where feasible with the participation of one or more designated neighborhood organizations as provided in NRS 274.250 , programs to improve needed governmental services within the specially benefited zone.

4. Develop and carry out a plan to: (a) Ensure the availability of resources to assist residents of the specially benefited zone in their own efforts to improve the condition of property and the availability and quality of public services within the zone. (b) Provide or seek assistance for persons or businesses displaced as a result of undertakings or other activities conducted pursuant to this chapter.

5. Provide financing by tax increment pursuant to chapter 278C of NRS .

6. Cooperate with any other governmental agency to provide any other incentive likely to encourage private investment within the specially benefited zone.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278.023757 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 278 / Section 278.023757
“Recovery house for persons recovering from alcohol or other substance use disorders” defined
Status: in_force

“ Recovery house for persons recovering from alcohol or other substance use disorders ” means a residence that provides housing and a living environment for persons recovering from alcohol or other substance use disorders and is operated to facilitate their reintegration into the community but does not provide any treatment for alcohol or other substance use disorders. The term does not include a facility for transitional living for released offenders.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 271.497 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 271 / Section 271.497
Municipality to prepare final accounting of bond fund; requirements for final accounting; time for completing
Status: in_force

1. The municipality shall prepare a final accounting for each special fund created for an improvement district pursuant to NRS 271.490 upon a determination by the treasurer that all of the following have occurred: (a) All outstanding bonds, including, without limitation, principal, interest and prior redemption premiums, if any, of the district have been paid; (b) All installments of assessments and interest thereon have been paid; (c) There are no remaining liens on tracts in the district for unpaid installments of assessments, including, without limitation, liens for penalties and interest; (d) The project has been completed; and (e) All costs of the project have been paid, as determined by the chief financial officer of the municipality.

2. Each final accounting prepared pursuant to subsection 1 must: (a) Be prepared in such detail as the chief financial officer of the municipality may require; (b) Indicate the amount of surplus, if any, remaining in the special fund for the improvement district created pursuant to NRS 271.490 ; and (c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, be completed not more than 18 months after the date the treasurer makes his or her determination that all of the events set forth in paragraphs (a) to (e), inclusive, of subsection 1 have occurred.

3. If initiation of the improvement district was by a provisional order as described in NRS 271.280 and the alternative procedure set forth in NRS 271.700 to 271.730 , inclusive, does not apply to the district, the final accounting for a project must be completed: (a) If the improvement district is comprised of 50 tracts or less, not later than 6 months after the date the treasurer makes a determination that the events described in paragraphs (a) to (e), inclusive, of subsection 1 have occurred. (b) If the improvement district is comprised of more than 50 tracts but less than 250 tracts, not later than 12 months after the date the treasurer makes a determination that the events described in paragraphs (a) to (e), inclusive, of subsection 1 have occurred.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 279B.040 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 279B / Section 279B.040
Qualifications for rehabilitation
Status: in_force

1. An applicant for rehabilitation of abandoned residential property must, at the time application is made: (a) Be a natural person who: (1) Is a resident of the city or an unincorporated area of the county, as the case may be; (2) Is a member of a household having a gross income of less than 120 percent of the median gross income for households of the same size residing in the same county or city, as applicable, as that percentage is defined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development; (3) Intends to reside on the abandoned residential property for which the rehabilitation is sought; (4) Has the financial resources to rehabilitate the abandoned residential property in accordance with the terms of the agreement; (5) Has the ability to complete the rehabilitation within a reasonable time and maintain the property in a decent, safe and sanitary condition; and (6) Meets such other requirements as are imposed by the governing body; or (b) Be an organization that: (1) Is recognized as exempt pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) ; (2) Provides affordable housing to natural persons who meet the criteria set forth in subparagraphs (1) and (2) of paragraph (a); and (3) Has the financial resources to rehabilitate the abandoned residential property in accordance with the terms of the agreement.

2. Any abandoned residential property for which an application for the rehabilitation is sought must be: (a) Entirely situated within the boundaries of the city or within an unincorporated area of the county, as the case may be; (b) Capable of rehabilitation within reasonable limits; and (c) Subject to not more than two encumbrances.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 277.0735 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 277 / Section 277.0735
“Revenue securities” defined
Status: in_force

“Revenue securities” means negotiable revenue bonds or notes payable from the sources designated in NRS 277.0745 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278.0221 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 278 / Section 278.0221
Restriction of adult motion picture theaters and bookstores: Definitions
Status: in_force

1. “Adult motion picture theater” means a motion picture theater whose program, during the time of its operation, contains one or more motion pictures which are rated “X” by the Code Rating Administration of the Motion Picture Association of America, or are not rated, and whose program is intended to appeal to the prurient interests of the viewer.

2. “Adult bookstore,” for the purposes of this chapter, means an establishment which merchandises printed material or movies which are intended to appeal to the prurient interests of the reader.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 279.668 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 279 / Section 279.668
Rights of agency's obligee upon default
Status: in_force

By its resolution, trust indenture, mortgage, lease or other contract, an agency may confer upon any obligee holding or representing a specified amount in bonds, the following rights upon the happening of an event or default prescribed in such resolution or instrument, to be exercised by suit, action or proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction:

1. To cause possession of all or part of any redevelopment project to be surrendered to any such obligee.

2. To obtain the appointment of a receiver of all or part of any redevelopment project of the agency and of the rents and profits from it. If a receiver is appointed, he or she may enter and take possession of the redevelopment project or any part of it, operate and maintain it, collect and receive all fees, rents, revenues or other charges thereafter arising from it, and shall keep such money in separate accounts and apply it pursuant to the obligations of the agency as the court shall direct.

3. To require the agency and its members and employees to account as if it and they were the trustees of an express trust.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278A.480 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 278A / Section 278A.480
Public hearing: Notice; time limited for concluding hearing; extension of time
Status: in_force

1. After the filing of an application pursuant to NRS 278A.440 to 278A.470 , inclusive, a public hearing on the application shall be held by the city or county, public notice of which shall be given in the manner prescribed by law for hearings on amendments to a zoning ordinance.

2. The city or county may continue the hearing from time to time and may refer the matter to the planning staff for a further report, but the public hearing or hearings shall be concluded within 60 days after the date of the first public hearing unless the landowner consents in writing to an extension of the time within which the hearings shall be concluded.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 277A.110 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 277A / Section 277A.110
“Public highway” defined
Status: in_force

“ Public highway ” means any street, road, alley, thoroughfare, way or place of any kind used by the public or open to the use of the public as a matter of right for the purpose of vehicular traffic.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278.0237 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 278 / Section 278.0237
Actions against agency: Defenses; attorney's fees, court costs and interest; remedy cumulative
Status: in_force

1. It is a complete defense to any action brought under NRS 278.0233 against a political subdivision of this State that the final action, decision or order complained of was required by federal or state law or by a regulation of a state agency which became effective after the date on which the application for a permit was filed.

2. The court may award reasonable attorney's fees, court costs and interest to the prevailing party in an action brought under NRS 278.0233 .

3. The remedy prescribed by NRS 278.0233 is in addition to any other remedy provided by law.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278.568 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 278 / Section 278.568
Applicability to preexisting subdivisions
Status: in_force

NRS 278.566 and 278.567 apply to any subdivision created prior to July 1, 1973, all or a portion of the parcels of which are subject to deed restrictions providing for the establishment and operation of a construction committee.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 271.240 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 271 / Section 271.240
“Treasurer” defined
Status: in_force

“Treasurer” means the city treasurer, county treasurer, or other officer of the municipality upon whom is delegated by law general responsibility for the maintenance of the moneys and other funds of the municipality.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 277.050 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 277 / Section 277.050
Sale, exchange or lease of real property by public agency: Conditions; procedure
Status: in_force

1. As used in this section, “public agency” includes, without limitation, the United States or a department or agency of the Federal Government, a county, a public corporation and a public district.

2. Without a vote of the electors of a public agency first being had, the governing body of the agency may: (a) Sell or exchange to another public agency, the State of Nevada or a department or agency of the State or an Indian tribe; or (b) Lease to another public agency, the State of Nevada or a department or agency of the State or an Indian tribe, for a term not exceeding 99 years, any real property belonging to it.

3. A sale or exchange may be: (a) Negotiated without advertising for public bids. (b) Made for cash or property, or for part cash and property, or for part cash and terms of deferred payments secured by mortgage or deed of trust, but the purchasing public agency or entity or exchanging public agencies or entities shall, except as otherwise provided in NRS 277.053 , pay or convey property worth an amount at least equal to the current appraised value of the real property being conveyed or exchanged. Money derived from a sale must be used for capital outlay.

4. A lease may be: (a) Negotiated without advertising for public bids. (b) Made for such consideration as is authorized by action of the governing body of the lessor public agency.

5. Before ordering the sale, exchange or lease of any such property, the governing body of a public agency shall, in a regular open meeting, by a majority vote of its members, adopt a resolution declaring its intention to sell or exchange it, or a resolution declaring its intention to lease it, as the case may be. The resolution must: (a) Describe the property proposed to be sold, exchanged or leased in such a manner as to identify it. (b) Specify the minimum price, consideration or rent and the terms upon which it will be sold, exchanged or leased. (c) Fix a time not less than 2 weeks thereafter for a public meeting of the governing body, at which objections to the sale, exchange or lease may be made by the electors of the public agency.

6. Notice of the adoption of the resolution and of the time and place of the public meeting must be published in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county in which the public agency or any part thereof is situated. The notice must be published not less than twice, on successive days, the last publication to be not less than 7 days before the date of the public meeting.

7. Any resolution accepting a bid or any other form of acceptance of a bid by another public agency must direct the chair, president or other presiding officer of the governing body of the selling, exchanging or lessor public agency to execute a deed or lease and to deliver it to the purchasing, exchanging or lessee public agency or entity upon the performance and compliance by it of all the terms and conditions of the contract to be performed concurrently with the delivery.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 279.6099 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 279 / Section 279.6099
Appeal of refusal to pay amount of incentive withheld by agency
Status: in_force

1. A developer may appeal the refusal by an agency to pay the amount provided for in NRS 279.6096 to the legislative body of the community.

2. In an appeal, the developer has the burden of demonstrating that: (a) Specific actions were taken to substantially fulfill the requirements of NRS 279.6096 ; (b) An insufficient number of significant opportunities for appropriate contractors, subcontractors, vendors or suppliers to perform a commercially useful function in the project existed; and (c) Use of appropriate contractors, subcontractors, vendors or suppliers as required by NRS 279.6096 would have significantly and adversely affected the overall cost of the project.

3. If the legislative body finds that the developer's appeal has satisfied the requirements of subsection 2, the agency shall pay the developer the amount provided for in NRS 279.6096 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 277A.220 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 277A / Section 277A.220
Designation and duties as metropolitan planning organization
Status: in_force

1. A commission may be designated as a metropolitan planning organization pursuant to 23 U.S.C. § 134 and 49 U.S.C. § 5303 .

2. If a commission is designated as a metropolitan planning organization, the commission shall carry out the duties prescribed by federal law for a metropolitan planning organization in addition to any other duties required by specific statute.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278.0284 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 278 / Section 278.0284
Conformity of local ordinances and regulations to master plan
Status: in_force

Any action of a local government relating to development, zoning, the subdivision of land or capital improvements must conform to the master plan of the local government. In adopting any ordinance or regulation relating to development, zoning, the subdivision of land or capital improvements, the local government shall make a specific finding that the ordinance conforms to the master plan. Within 1 year after its adoption of any portion of a master plan, the local government shall review and, if necessary, amend its existing ordinances to ensure their conformity with the provisions of the master plan. If any provision of the master plan is inconsistent with any regulation relating to land development, the provision of the master plan governs any action taken in regard to an application for development.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278A.580 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 278A / Section 278A.580
Rezoning and resubdivision required for further development upon abandonment of or failure to carry out approved plan
Status: in_force

No further development may take place on the property included in the plan until the property is resubdivided and is reclassified by an enactment of an amendment to the zoning ordinance if:

1. The plan, or a section thereof, is given approval and, thereafter, the landowner abandons the plan or the section thereof as finally approved and gives written notification thereof to the city or county; or

2. The landowner fails to carry out the planned unit development within the specified period of time after the final approval has been granted.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 277.170 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 277 / Section 277.170
Appropriations; furnishing of property, personnel and services; issuance of securities
Status: in_force

1. A public agency which has entered into an agreement pursuant to NRS 277.080 to 277.170 , inclusive, may support the administrative joint board or other legal or administrative entity created to operate the joint or cooperative undertaking, to the extent that funds for such operation are not made available through grant, gift or other source, in any one or more of the following ways: (a) By appropriating funds; (b) By selling, leasing, giving or otherwise supplying property; or (c) By providing such personnel or services as may be within its legal power to furnish.

2. A public agency may also support a joint or cooperative undertaking by issuing its own securities to defray costs ultimately to be borne by the other party, in contemplation of later repayment.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278.450 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 278 / Section 278.450
Fee for recording final map
Status: in_force

For the recordation of any final map, the county recorder shall collect a fee of $50 for the first sheet of the map and $10 for each additional sheet. The fee must be deposited in the general fund of the county where it is collected.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278.02549 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 278 / Section 278.02549
Governing bodies to submit plans to regional planning coalition for review under certain circumstances; certain public entities to ensure consistency of land use plans and decisions with any comprehensive regional policy plan
Status: in_force

If a regional planning coalition established pursuant to NRS 278.02514 adopts a comprehensive regional policy plan pursuant to NRS 278.02528 :

1. The regional planning coalition may require each governing body that is located in whole or in part within the region to submit to the regional planning coalition for its review all master plans, facilities plans and other similar plans of the governing body.

2. Each regional agency and state agency that is located in whole or in part within the region shall, to the extent practicable, ensure that all its master plans, facilities plans and other similar plans and decisions pertaining to the use of land are consistent with the comprehensive regional policy plan developed and adopted by the regional planning coalition pursuant to NRS 278.02528 , if applicable.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 277A.240 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 277A / Section 277A.240
Creation of fund to match federal money; creation of fund for Complete Streets Program; acceptance of gifts and donations for Complete Streets Fund
Status: in_force

The commission:

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, may establish a fund consisting of contributions from private sources, the State or the county and cities and towns within the jurisdiction of the commission for the purpose of matching federal money from any federal source.

2. Shall establish a fund consisting of distributions from the Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 482.1825 , to be known as the Complete Streets Fund, for the purpose of: (a) Executing projects as a part of a Complete Streets Program pursuant to NRS 277A.285 ; and (b) Matching federal money from any federal source for the execution of projects as a part of a Complete Streets Program pursuant to NRS 277A.285 .

3. May accept gifts and donations for deposit in the Complete Streets Fund.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 279.574 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 279 / Section 279.574
Contents of redevelopment plan: Leases and sales of real property by agency
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 279.486 , every redevelopment plan must provide for the agency to lease or sell all real property acquired by it in any redevelopment area, except property conveyed by it to the community. Any such lease or sale must be conditioned on the redevelopment and use of the property in conformity with the redevelopment plan.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278.02632 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 278 / Section 278.02632
Regional planning commission: Study and development of incentives for certain types of development
Status: in_force

The regional planning commission shall continue to study and develop methods to provide incentives for:

1. Mixed-use development, transit-oriented development, the development of a brownfield site and development which minimizes the negative impact on the environment. As used in this subsection, “ brownfield site ” has the meaning ascribed to it in 42 U.S.C. § 9601 .

2. Large commercial development which provides employee parking at a site other than the commercial development. Such incentives may be developed in cooperation with the regional transportation commission and other local governmental entities.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 271.6317 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 271 / Section 271.6317
Conditions for lessee of real property to enter into financing agreement with capital provider
Status: in_force

A person that is leasing real property within a district created pursuant to NRS 271.6301 to 271.6325 , inclusive, may enter into a financing agreement with a capital provider for a qualified improvement project if the owner of the real property enters into a voluntary written assessment agreement with the municipality pursuant to NRS 271.6316 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278.569 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 278 / Section 278.569
Reservation in map of right-of-way for existing irrigation ditch
Status: in_force

Each governing body shall require by ordinance that each:

1. Tentative map of a subdivision indicate the location of irrigation ditches and rights-of-way and easements for irrigation ditches.

2. Final map of a subdivision, parcel map or final map of a division of land into large parcels reserve a right-of-way for any existing irrigation ditch and its maintenance.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 271.537 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 271 / Section 271.537
Limitation on number of annual installments to repay advancement
Status: in_force

No special assessment to defray the cost of any improvement for which money is advanced from the general fund of the municipality may be divided into more than 10 annual installments.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278.02556 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 278 / Section 278.02556
Governing body prohibited from adopting or amending certain plans under certain circumstances unless regional planning coalition afforded opportunity to make recommendations; exception
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this section, if a regional planning coalition is established pursuant to NRS 278.02514 and the regional planning coalition requires a governing body of a city or county that is located within the region to submit a master plan, facilities plan or other similar plan pursuant to NRS 278.02549 , the governing body shall not adopt a master plan, facilities plan or other similar plan, or an amendment thereto, unless the regional planning coalition has been afforded an opportunity to make recommendations regarding the plan or amendment. A governing body may adopt an amendment to a land use plan described in NRS 278.160 without affording the regional planning coalition the opportunity to make recommendations regarding the amendment.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278.326 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 278 / Section 278.326
Local ordinances governing improvements, mapping, accuracy, engineering and related subjects
Status: in_force

1. Local subdivision ordinances shall be enacted by the governing body of every incorporated city and every county, prescribing regulations which, in addition to the provisions of NRS 278.010 to 278.630 , inclusive, govern matters of improvements, mapping, accuracy, engineering and related subjects, but shall not be in conflict with NRS 278.010 to 278.630 , inclusive.

2. The subdivider shall comply with the provisions of the appropriate local ordinance before the final map is approved.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278B.120 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 278B / Section 278B.120
“Storm sewer project” defined
Status: in_force

“Storm sewer project” means facilities for the collection, interception, transportation and disposal of rainfall and other storm waters, including all appurtenances and incidentals necessary for any such facilities.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278.0286 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 278 / Section 278.0286
Annual report by local planning commission; local government to file information relating to proposed actions concerning regional plan
Status: in_force

1. Each local planning commission responsible for the preparation of a city or county master plan and each affected entity shall prepare and submit to the regional planning commission and the governing board a complete report by April 1 of each year indicating any action taken within the previous calendar year which furthers or assists in carrying out the policies or programs contained in the comprehensive regional plan, and any work relating to the comprehensive regional plan that is proposed for the next fiscal year.

2. Before submitting a recommendation for proposed legislation or beginning any program or project relating to the mandatory provisions of the comprehensive regional plan, a unit of local government or an affected entity shall file all relevant information relating to that request, program or project with the governing board.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 277A.090 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 277A / Section 277A.090
“Improve” and “improvement” defined
Status: in_force

“ Improve ” or “ improvement ” means the extension, widening, lengthening, betterment, alteration, reconstruction, surfacing, resurfacing or other major improvement, or any combination thereof, of any project, or an interest therein, authorized by this chapter. The term includes renovation, reconditioning, patching, general maintenance and other minor repairs.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 271.4335 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 271 / Section 271.4335
Rights and remedies cumulative
Status: in_force

No right or remedy conferred upon any owner of property assessed is exclusive of any other right or remedy, but each such right or remedy is cumulative and in addition to every other right or remedy and may be exercised without exhausting and without regard to any other remedy conferred by NRS 271.433 and 271.434 , or by any other law.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 271.345 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 271 / Section 271.345
Cooperative construction
Status: in_force

1. In the case of construction work done by agreement with one or more public bodies or the Federal Government, or both, for any project, or portion thereof, in any improvement district, the municipality may enter into and carry out any contract or establish or comply with the rules and regulations concerning labor and materials and other related matters in connection with any project or portion thereof as the municipality may deem desirable or as may be requested by the Federal Government or any public body other than the municipality which other public body is a party to any such contract with the municipality, that may assist in the financing of any project or any part thereof, regardless of whether the municipality is a party to any construction contract or other contract appertaining to incurring costs of the project.

2. Any project or projects, any portion of the costs of which may be defrayed by the municipality by the levy of special assessments hereunder, may be acquired with the cooperation and assistance of, or under a contract or contracts let by, or with labor, or supplies and materials, or all of such furnished by, any one or more such public bodies or the Federal Government, or both.

3. Advantage may be taken of any offer from any source to complete any project or projects on a division of expense or responsibility.

4. The engineer on behalf of and in the name of the municipality is authorized to acquire or improve any such project or projects in such a manner, when so authorized by the ordinance creating the improvement district or any amendment thereto.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 277A.490 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 277A / Section 277A.490
Remittance and use of proceeds of tax
Status: in_force

The proceeds of any tax imposed pursuant to NRS 277A.470 and 277A.480 must be remitted by the Department of Taxation to the commission for use in accordance with the provisions of NRS 277A.400 to 277A.490 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 271.6305 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 271 / Section 271.6305
“Program guide” defined
Status: in_force

“ Program guide ” means the comprehensive document adopted by a governing body pursuant to NRS 271.6325 that sets forth standard forms and establishes any appropriate guidelines, specifications and criteria for the underwriting and approval of a qualified improvement project.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 274.070 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 274 / Section 274.070
“Qualified business” defined
Status: in_force

“Qualified business” means any business organization qualified to receive benefits under this chapter and which has made an agreement concerning those benefits as provided by NRS 274.270 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278.335 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 278 / Section 278.335
Review of tentative map by agencies of State; reviews and inspections by district board of health
Status: in_force

1. A copy of the tentative map must be forwarded by the planning commission or its designated representative, or if there is no planning commission, the clerk or other designated representative of the governing body, for review to: (a) The Division of Water Resources and the Division of Environmental Protection of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. (b) The district board of health acting for the Division of Environmental Protection pursuant to subsection 2. (c) If the subdivision is subject to the provisions of NRS 704.6672 , the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada. (d) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the Department of Wildlife. This paragraph does not apply if: (1) The governing body has adopted a habitat conservation plan for multiple species of wildlife that evaluates the potential impacts to wildlife and wildlife habitats from the development of land, including, without limitation, any determination of impact to wildlife and wildlife habitat required pursuant to federal law, and the habitat conservation plan has been approved by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; or (2) The proposed subdivision is infill development which is proposed on a vacant or substantially vacant tract of land that is surrounded by land that is already developed.

2. In a county whose population is 100,000 or more, if the county and one or more incorporated cities in the county have established a district board of health, the authority of the Division of Environmental Protection to review and certify proposed subdivisions and to conduct construction or installation inspections must be exercised by the district board of health.

3. A district board of health which conducts reviews and inspections under this section shall consider all the requirements of the law concerning sewage disposal, water pollution, water quality and water supply facilities. At least four times annually, the district board of health shall notify the Division of Environmental Protection which subdivisions met these requirements of law and have been certified by the district board of health.

4. The State is not chargeable with any expense incurred by a district board of health acting pursuant to this section.

5. Each reviewing agency shall, within 15 days after the receipt of the tentative map, file its written comments with the planning commission or the governing body recommending approval, conditional approval or disapproval and stating the reasons therefor.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 271.6309 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 271 / Section 271.6309
“Resiliency project” defined
Status: in_force

“ Resiliency project ” means an improvement to real property, facilities or equipment with a useful life of not less than 10 years that:

1. Increases a building's structural resiliency for seismic events;

2. Improves indoor air quality;

3. Improves wind and fire resistance;

4. Improves stormwater quality or reduces on-site or off-site risk of flash flooding;

5. Improves or enhances the ability of a building to withstand an electrical outage;

6. Reduces or mitigates the urban heat island effect or the effects of extreme heat;

7. Reduces any other environmental hazard identified by a municipality; or

8. Enhances the surrounding environment in which the real property is located.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278A.270 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 278A / Section 278A.270
Drainage
Status: in_force

Drainage on the internal private and public streets shall be as required by the public works department. All common driveways shall drain to either storm sewers or a street section.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278.0232 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 278 / Section 278.0232
Closure or conversion of mobile home park: Report required to be filed with planning commission or governing body
Status: in_force

1. Before a mobile home park is closed or converted to any other use, the person proposing the closure or conversion shall file with the appropriate planning commission or governing body a report containing information concerning the closure or conversion of the park. The report must address the availability of comparable parks in the area and the cost of relocating a mobile home to another park.

2. The planning commission or governing body shall make the report available for review by the general public.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 279.583 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 279 / Section 279.583
Proposals by legislative body to exclude certain land from proposed redevelopment area
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this section, after publication of notice of the public hearing pursuant to NRS 279.580 and before approval of the redevelopment plan by the legislative body, the legislative body may submit to the planning commission a proposal to exclude land from a proposed redevelopment area. The legislative body may not exclude any taxable property within the area except for property which is taxable pursuant to NRS 361.157 or which must be excluded pursuant to subsection 7 of NRS 279.519 . Within 30 days after that change is submitted to it for consideration, the planning commission shall submit its report and recommendation to the legislative body. If the planning commission does not report upon the change within 30 days after its submission by the legislative body, the legislative body may proceed to exclude the land from the proposed redevelopment area without that report and recommendation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278.4965 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 278 / Section 278.4965
Map of reversion must include certificate of approval from appropriate person
Status: in_force

A map of reversion presented to the county recorder for recording must include a certificate by the clerk of the governing body or the planning commission or other authorized person stating that it approved the map.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 280.080 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 280 / Section 280.080
“Political subdivision” defined
Status: in_force

“Political subdivision” means a county in this state or an incorporated city or town within such county.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 279.512 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 279 / Section 279.512
Joint exercise of powers by two or more agencies: Designated agency’s cooperation with planning commissions in formulating redevelopment plans
Status: in_force

The designated agency and each planning commission shall cooperate in formulating redevelopment plans.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278C.180 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 278C / Section 278C.180
List of residents, retailers and employers within proposed area; mailing of notice; verification of mailing
Status: in_force

1. The governing body shall cause to be created a list of the names and addresses of all: (a) Persons who reside within a proposed tax increment area and who own taxable property within a proposed tax increment area; and (b) If the undertaking is a natural resources project or a rail project for which the municipality has received approval from the Interim Finance Committee pursuant to NRS 278C.157 : (1) Retailers located within a proposed tax increment area; and (2) Employers located within a proposed tax increment area. The names and addresses for the list may be obtained from the records of the county assessor, the Department of Taxation or from such other sources as the clerk or the engineer deems available. A list of such names and addresses pertaining to any tax increment area may be revised from time to time, but must be revised at least once every 12 months if the list is needed for a period longer than 12 months.

2. If notice is required to be mailed pursuant to this chapter, the notice must be sent by prepaid, first-class mail, to the last known address of the person to whom the notice is being sent.

3. The mailing of any notice required in this chapter must be verified by the affidavit or certificate of the engineer, clerk, deputy or other person mailing the notice. Each verification of mailing must be filed with the clerk and be retained in the records of the municipality at least until all bonds and any other securities pertaining to a tax increment account have been paid in full, or any claim is barred by a statute of limitations.

4. A verification of mailing is prima facie evidence of the mailing of the notice in accordance with the requirements of this section.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 279A.080 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 279A / Section 279A.080
Agency to provide advice and technical assistance; access to property required; deficiencies in maintenance of property
Status: in_force

1. During the rehabilitation of the property, the agency shall provide such advice and technical assistance as may be reasonably requested.

2. The owner of the property shall permit representatives of the agency, the governing body and, if state or federal assistance is involved, the State or Federal Government, to have access to the property during normal business hours to ensure compliance with this chapter and with the provisions of the loan and agreement for rehabilitation.

3. If the agency discovers deficiencies in the maintenance of the property during any inspection, it shall advise the owner of the property in the proper methods of correcting those deficiencies.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 279.576 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 279 / Section 279.576
Contents of redevelopment plan: Acquisition of property; bonds
Status: in_force

A redevelopment plan may provide for the agency to:

1. Acquire by gift, purchase, lease or condemnation all or part of the real property in the redevelopment area, and any personal property acquired in connection with that real property.

2. Issue bonds and expend the proceeds from their sale in carrying out the redevelopment plan.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 280.310 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 280 / Section 280.310
Civil service system: Applicability; civil service board; oaths; subpoenas; regulations; personnel officer; representation of employee before board
Status: in_force

1. Each department shall have a system of civil service, applicable to and governing all employees of the department except elected officers and such other positions as designated by the committee.

2. The system of civil service must be governed by a board composed of five civil service trustees appointed by the committee. Upon creation of the board, the committee shall appoint one trustee for a term of 2 years, two trustees for terms of 3 years and two trustees for terms of 4 years. Thereafter the terms of all trustees are 4 years.

3. The members of the board may administer any oath or affirmation necessary in discharging its duties. The board may issue subpoenas in the discharge of its duties in the same manner as a subpoena is issued in a civil action.

4. The board shall prepare regulations governing the system of civil service to be adopted by the committee. The regulations must provide for: (a) Examination of potential employees; (b) Recruitment and placement procedures; (c) Classification of positions; and (d) Procedures for promotion, disciplinary actions and removal of employees.

5. Copies of the regulations of the system of civil service must be distributed to all employees of the department.

6. The sheriff shall designate a personnel officer to administer the personnel functions of the department according to the policies and regulations of the board.

7. In any hearing or other proceeding conducted by the board, an employee of the department, may represent himself or herself or be represented by any person of the employee's own choosing.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 279A.020 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 279A / Section 279A.020
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. “Affordable housing” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 278.0105 .

2. “ Agency ” means an agency of a county or city established or designated to administer a program.

3. “ Fund ” means a revolving fund for loans for the rehabilitation of residential property.

4. “ Governing body ” means the governing body of a county or city.

5. “ Program ” means a program for the rehabilitation of residential neighborhoods established by a governing body pursuant to this chapter.

6. “ Rehabilitation ” includes structural improvements, landscaping and any other measure to improve the appearance of property or maintain property in a decent, safe and sanitary condition.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 271.099 — NV Code / Title 22 / Chapter 271 / Section 271.099
”Energy efficiency improvement project” defined
Status: in_force

“ Energy efficiency improvement project ” means the installation or modification of one or more energy efficiency improvements and incidentals which are necessary, useful or desirable for any such improvements and which installation or modification has a useful life, as estimated by a governing body, of not less than 10 years.