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NV Rev Stat § 279.478 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities|NRS 279.478 - Assistance for relocation.

  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.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 655; A 1973, 153; 1985, 2071; 1989, 636; 1999, 3613)
NV Rev Stat § 279.480 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities|NRS 279.480 - Investments.

An agency may:  1. Invest any money held in reserves or sinking funds, or any money not required for immediate disbursement, in:  (a) Obligations issued by the United States Postal Service or the Federal National Mortgage Association, whether or not the payment of principal and interest thereon is guaranteed by the Federal Government.  (b) Bonds or other obligations issued by a redevelopment agency created pursuant to this chapter or a legislative body that has elected to exercise the powers granted to an agency pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.  (c) Bonds or other securities issued pursuant to the provisions of NRS 349.150 to 349.364, inclusive, 350.500 to 350.720, inclusive, or 396.809 to 396.885, inclusive.  (d) Money market mutual funds that:  (1) Are registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission;  (2) Are rated by a nationally recognized rating service as "AAA" or its equivalent; and  (3) Invest only in securities issued or guaranteed as to payment of principal and interest by the Federal Government, or its agencies or instrumentalities, or in repurchase agreements that are fully collateralized by such securities.  (e) Any other investment in which a city may invest pursuant to NRS 355.170.  2. Purchase its bonds at a price not more than their principal amount and accrued interest. All bonds so purchased must be cancelled.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 655; A 1997, 2875; 1999, 576, 621)
NV Rev Stat § 279.482 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities|NRS 279.482 - Imposition of conditions on lessees and purchasers; employment plan required in proposal for redevelopment project; contents of plan.

  1. An agency may obligate lessees or purchasers of property acquired in a redevelopment project to:  (a) Use the property for the purpose designated in the redevelopment plans.  (b) Begin the redevelopment of the area within a period of time which the agency fixes as reasonable.  (c) Comply with other conditions which the agency deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter, including, without limitation, the provisions of an employment plan or a contract approved for a redevelopment project.  2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 279.6094, as appropriate for the particular project, each proposal for a redevelopment project must also include an employment plan. The employment plan must include:  (a) A description of the existing opportunities for employment within the area;  (b) A projection of the effect that the redevelopment project will have on opportunities for employment within the area;  (c) A description of the manner in which an employer relocating a business into the area plans to employ persons living within the area of operation who:  (1) Are economically disadvantaged;  (2) Have a physical disability;  (3) Are members of racial minorities;  (4) Are veterans; or  (5) Are women; and  (d) For a redevelopment project undertaken in a redevelopment area of a city whose population is 500,000 or more, a description of the manner in which:  (1) The developer will, in hiring for construction jobs for the project, use its best efforts to hire veterans and other persons of both sexes and diverse ethnicities living within the redevelopment area, an area in the city for which the legislative body has adopted a specific plan for neighborhood revitalization or which is eligible for a community development block grant pursuant to 24 C.F.R. Part 570, or the Southern Nevada Enterprise Community; and  (2) Each employer relocating a business into the area will use its best efforts to hire veterans and other persons of both sexes and diverse ethnicities living within any of the areas described in subparagraph (1).  3. A description provided pursuant to paragraph (d) of subsection 2 must include an agreement by the developer or employer to offer and conduct training for the residents described in that paragraph or make a good faith effort to provide such training through a program of training that is offered by a governmental agency and reasonably available to the developer or employer.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 655; A 1985, 2071; 1997, 2558; 1999, 3614; 2013, 1573)
NV Rev Stat § 279.484 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities|NRS 279.484 - Breach of covenants running with the land.

The agency may provide in the contract that any of the obligations of the purchaser are covenants or conditions running with the land, the breach of which shall cause the fee to revert to the agency.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 655)
NV Rev Stat § 279.488 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities|NRS 279.488 - Continuation of existing buildings on land; justification for acquisition by agency.

Without the consent of an owner, an agency may not acquire any real property on which an existing building is to be continued on its present site and in its present form and use unless such building requires structural alteration, improvement, modernization or rehabilitation, or the site or lot on which the building is situated requires modification in size, shape or use or it is necessary to impose upon such property any of the standards, restrictions and controls of the plan and the owner fails or refuses to agree to participate in the redevelopment plan.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 656)
NV Rev Stat § 279.490 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities|NRS 279.490 - Financial assistance from governmental and private sources.

An agency may borrow money or accept financial or other assistance from the State, the Federal Government or private sources for any redevelopment project within its area of operation, and may comply with any conditions of that loan or grant.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 656; A 1985, 2072)
NV Rev Stat § 279.492 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities|NRS 279.492 - Eminent domain: Existing public use; consent of public body.

Property already devoted to a public use may be acquired by the agency through eminent domain, but property of a public body shall not be acquired without its consent.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 656)
NV Rev Stat § 279.494 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities|NRS 279.494 - Territorial jurisdiction: Counties; cities.

The territorial jurisdiction of the agency of a county is the unincorporated territory in the county, and that of a city is the territory within its limits.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 656)
NV Rev Stat § 279.496 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities|NRS 279.496 - Property owned in redevelopment project: Payment of money in lieu of taxes.

The agency may in any year during which it owns property in a redevelopment project pay to any city, county, district or other public corporation which would have levied a tax upon such property, had it not been exempt, an amount of money in lieu of taxes.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 656)
NV Rev Stat § 279.498 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities|NRS 279.498 - Work exceeding $10,000 requires competitive bidding.

Any work of grading, clearing, demolition or construction in excess of $10,000 undertaken by the agency must be done by contract after competitive bids.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 656; A 1985, 2072)
NV Rev Stat § 279.500 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities|NRS 279.500 - Applicability of provisions governing payment of prevailing wage for public works projects.

  1. The provisions of NRS 338.013 to 338.090, inclusive, apply to any contract for new construction, repair or reconstruction which is awarded on or after October 1, 1991, by an agency for work to be done in a project.  2. If an agency:  (a) Provides property for development at less than the fair market value of the property;  (b) Provides a loan to a small business pursuant to NRS 279.700 to 279.730, inclusive; or   (c) Provides financial incentives to a developer with a value of more than $100,000,   regardless of whether the project is publicly or privately owned, the agency must provide in the loan agreement with the small business or the agreement with the developer, as applicable, that the development project is subject to the provisions of NRS 338.013 to 338.090, inclusive, to the same extent as if the agency had awarded the contract for the project. The agency, the small business or the developer, as applicable, any contractor who is awarded the contract or enters into the agreement to perform the project, and any subcontractor who performs any portion of the project shall comply with the provisions of NRS 338.013 to 338.090, inclusive, in the same manner as if the agency had undertaken the project or had awarded the contract. This subsection applies only to the project covered by the loan agreement between the agency and the small business or the agreement between the agency and the developer, as applicable. This subsection does not apply to future development of the property unless an additional loan, or additional financial incentives with a value of more than $100,000, are provided to the small business or developer, as applicable.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 656; A 1991, 2345; 2013, 799; 2019, 711)
NV Rev Stat § 279.508 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities|NRS 279.508 - Joint exercise of powers by two or more agencies: Authority; action at joint hearings and meetings or by designated agency.

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.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 657)
NV Rev Stat § 279.510 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities|NRS 279.510 - Joint exercise of powers by two or more agencies: Designated agency to obtain report and recommendation of planning commissions concerning conformity of redevelopment plan to community’s master or general plan.

If one agency is designated, it shall obtain the report and recommendation of the planning commission of each community on the redevelopment plan and its conformity to the master or general plan of each community before presenting the tentative redevelopment plan or the redevelopment plan to the respective legislative bodies for adoption.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 657)
NV Rev Stat § 279.512 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities|NRS 279.512 - Joint exercise of powers by two or more agencies: Designated agency’s cooperation with planning commissions in formulating redevelopment plans.

The designated agency and each planning commission shall cooperate in formulating redevelopment plans.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 657)
NV Rev Stat § 279.514 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities|NRS 279.514 - Redevelopment of area within another community’s territory.

By ordinance the legislative body of a community may authorize the redevelopment of an area within its territorial limits by another community if such area is contiguous to such other community. The ordinance shall designate the community to undertake such redevelopment. The community so authorized may undertake the redevelopment of such area in all respects as if the area was within its territorial limits and its legislative body, agency and planning commission shall have all the rights, powers and privileges with respect to such area as if it was within the territorial limits of the community so authorized. Neither the legislative body, agency nor planning commission of the community so authorizing shall be required to comply with any requirements of this chapter, except as set forth in this section. Any redevelopment plan for such area shall be approved by ordinance enacted by the legislative body of the community so authorizing.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 657)
NV Rev Stat § 279.516 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities|NRS 279.516 - Prerequisites of community for redevelopment: Planning commission; master plan.

Before any area is designated for redevelopment, the community authorized to undertake such development shall:  1. Have a planning commission.  2. Have a master or general plan for the community adopted by the planning commission or the legislative body. The plan must include all of the following:  (a) The general location and extent of existing and proposed major thoroughfares, transportation routes, terminals and other major public utilities and facilities.  (b) A land-use plan which designates the proposed general distribution and general location and extent of the uses of the land for housing, business, industry, recreation, education, public buildings and grounds and other categories of public and private uses of land.  (c) A statement of the standards of population density and building intensity recommended for the various districts and other territorial units, and estimates of future growth in population, in the territory covered by the plan, all correlated with the land-use plan.  (d) Maps, plans, charts or other descriptive matter showing the areas in which conditions are found indicating the existence of blighted areas.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 657; A 1987, 711)
NV Rev Stat § 279.518 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities|NRS 279.518 - Designation of areas for evaluation as redevelopment areas.

Areas for evaluation may be designated by resolution of the legislative body, or the legislative body may by resolution authorize the designation of those areas by resolution of the planning commission or by resolution of the members of the agency.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 658; A 1985, 2073)
NV Rev Stat § 279.520 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities|NRS 279.520 - Contents of resolution designating area for evaluation.

The resolution designating an area for evaluation must contain the following:  1. A finding that the area requires study to determine if a redevelopment project within that area is feasible.  2. A description of the boundaries of the area designated.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 658; A 1985, 2073)
NV Rev Stat § 279.522 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities|NRS 279.522 - Requests for evaluation of particular area.

Any person may, in writing, request the legislative body, or the planning commission or the agency if authorized by the legislative body to designate areas for evaluation, to designate such an area for study, and may submit with their request plans showing the proposed redevelopment of that area or any part thereof.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 658; A 1985, 2073)
NV Rev Stat § 279.524 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities|NRS 279.524 - Selection of redevelopment area; preliminary plan.

The planning commission may, on its own motion or at the request of the agency, or shall, at the direction of the legislative body or upon the written petition of the owners in fee of a majority of any redevelopment area, excluding publicly owned areas or areas dedicated to a public use, select one or more redevelopment areas comprising all or part of the area for evaluation, and formulate a preliminary plan for the redevelopment of each redevelopment area.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 658; A 1985, 2073)
NV Rev Stat § 279.526 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities|NRS 279.526 - Preliminary plan: Sufficiency.

A preliminary plan is sufficient if it:  1. Describes the boundaries of the redevelopment area.  2. Contains a general statement of the uses of the land, layout of principal streets, densities of population and intensities and standards of building proposed for the redevelopment of the area.  3. Shows how the purposes of this chapter would be attained by such redevelopment.  4. Shows that the proposed redevelopment conforms to the master or general plan for the community.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 658; A 1985, 2073)
NV Rev Stat § 279.528 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities|NRS 279.528 - Submission of preliminary plan to agency; analysis.

The planning commission shall submit the preliminary plan for each redevelopment area to the agency. The agency shall make an analysis of the preliminary plan and include the analysis in its report to the legislative body.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 658; A 1985, 2074)
NV Rev Stat § 279.530 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities|NRS 279.530 - Cooperation of agency and planning commission.

The agency and planning commission shall cooperate in the selection of redevelopment areas and in the preparation of the preliminary plans.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 658; A 1985, 2074)
NV Rev Stat § 279.564 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities|NRS 279.564 - Preparation or adoption of redevelopment plan by agency; hearings and negotiations.

Each agency shall prepare or cause to be prepared, or adopt, a redevelopment plan for each redevelopment area and for that purpose may hold hearings and conduct examinations, investigations and other negotiations.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 661; A 1985, 2074)
NV Rev Stat § 279.566 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities|NRS 279.566 - Property owners’ participation and assistance in redevelopment; agency’s rules; provisions if nonparticipation.

  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.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 661; A 1985, 2074; 1999, 3614)
NV Rev Stat § 279.568 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities|NRS 279.568 - Conformance to master or general plan for community.

A redevelopment plan must conform to the master or general plan for the community as it applies to the redevelopment area. The agency shall consult with the planning commission of the community in formulating redevelopment plans.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 661; A 1985, 2074)
NV Rev Stat § 279.570 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities|NRS 279.570 - Report by planning commission; vote of legislative body.

  1. Before the redevelopment plan is submitted to the legislative body, it must be submitted to the planning commission for its report and recommendation and for its conformity to the master or general plan for the community. Within 30 days after a redevelopment plan is submitted to it for consideration, the planning commission shall make and file its report and recommendation with the agency.  2. If the planning commission recommends against the approval of the redevelopment plan, the legislative body may adopt that plan by a two-thirds vote of its entire membership. If the planning commission recommends approval or fails to make any recommendation within the time allowed, the legislative body may adopt the redevelopment plan by a majority vote of the entire membership.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 661; A 1985, 2074)
NV Rev Stat § 279.572 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities|NRS 279.572 - Contents of redevelopment plan: General requirements.

Every redevelopment plan must show:  1. The amount of open space to be provided and the layout of streets;  2. Limitations on type, size, height, number and proposed use of buildings;  3. The approximate number of dwelling units;  4. The property to be devoted to public purposes and the nature of those purposes;  5. Other covenants, conditions and restrictions which the legislative body prescribes; and  6. The proposed method of financing the redevelopment plan in sufficient detail so that the legislative body may determine the economic feasibility of the plan.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 662; A 1985, 2075; 1991, 2064; 1997, 2558)
NV Rev Stat § 279.574 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities|NRS 279.574 - Contents of redevelopment plan: Leases and sales of real property by agency.

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.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 662; A 1985, 2075)
NV Rev Stat § 279.576 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities|NRS 279.576 - Contents of redevelopment plan: Acquisition of property; bonds.

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.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 662; A 1985, 2075)
NV Rev Stat § 279.578 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities|NRS 279.578 - Submission of redevelopment plan to legislative body; report required.

  1. After the formation of a redevelopment plan and its submission to the planning commission of the community, the agency shall submit it to the legislative body.  2. Every redevelopment plan submitted to the legislative body must be accompanied by a report containing:  (a) The reasons for the selection of the redevelopment area;  (b) A description of the physical, social and economic conditions existing in the area;  (c) A description of the proposed method of financing the redevelopment plan in sufficient detail so that the legislative body may determine the economic feasibility of the plan;  (d) A method or plan for the relocation of persons and families temporarily or permanently displaced from housing facilities in the redevelopment area;  (e) An analysis of the preliminary plan; and  (f) The report and recommendations of the planning commission, if any.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 662; A 1985, 2075)