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NV Rev Stat § 269.255 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.255 - Tax for benefit of fire department; fire department fund.

  1. The boards of county commissioners of the various counties of this state are empowered to levy and collect a tax of not exceeding 1.5 percent upon the assessed value of the property within any unincorporated town for the benefit of the fire department in the town.  2. The county commissioners shall prescribe the boundaries within which the tax is to be collected, but the boundaries must not extend beyond the limits of the town.  3. The tax must be assessed in the same manner and is subject to the provisions of the general laws for the assessment and collection of taxes. The tax must be collected at the same time and by the same officers who assess and collect the state and county taxes, and must be paid over to the county treasurer.  4. The county treasurer shall keep the money in a separate fund to be denominated the fire department fund. No money may be paid out of the fire department fund except by order of the town board or board of county commissioners. The town board or board of county commissioners shall use the fire department fund to aid in sustaining the fire companies within the boundaries of the town, as prescribed by the town board or board of county commissioners. No debt is authorized by this section to be made. Any warrant drawn on the fire department fund when there is not sufficient money in the treasury to pay the whole amount of the warrant is void.  [1:91:1865; A 1881, 110; 1911, 34; 1913, 12; 1919 RL § 895; NCL § 1282] + [2:91:1865; B § 3120; BH § 2071; C § 2221; RL § 896; NCL § 1283] + [3:91:1865; B § 3121; BH § 2072; C § 2222; RL § 897; NCL § 1284] + [4:91:1865; B § 3122; BH § 2073; C § 2223; RL § 898; NCL § 1285] + [5:91:1865; B § 3123; BH § 2074; C § 2224; RL § 899; NCL § 1286] + [6:91:1865; B § 3124; BH § 2075; C § 2225; RL § 900; NCL § 1287] + [7:91:1865; B § 3125; BH § 2076; C § 2226; RL § 901; NCL § 1288] — (NRS A 1967, 1732; 1983, 124)
NV Rev Stat § 269.260 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.260 - Ex officio fire wardens: Appointment; duties.

  1. The police officers appointed under the provisions of NRS 269.240 are ex officio fire wardens of the unincorporated towns for which they are acting as police officers.  2. The fire wardens shall:  (a) In the daytime, examine all houses, buildings or superstructures within the town where they are acting as fire wardens and police officers, and ascertain from personal examination the condition of all the chimneys, stovepipes, stoves, flues, ranges, grates, furnaces or other articles, or anything used in the houses, buildings or superstructures in which to hold fire or to conduct the smoke from any fire.  (b) When any of the articles or fixtures mentioned in paragraph (a) are found to be so defective in make or material, or so situated as to endanger any of the property of the town, or the property of any of the inhabitants thereof, to loss from fire by or on account of any of the defects, notify in writing the owner or occupant of the house, building or superstructure where such defective chimney, flue, stovepipe or other article is situated to repair it, so as to prevent danger from fire to the property in the town.  (c) Direct the manner in which the repairs required by the provisions of paragraph (b) must be made.  (d) Under the direction of the chief engineer of the fire department, where there is one, and where there is no chief engineer of a fire department in a town, then under the direction of the town board or board of county commissioners, examine streets, alleys, outlots and the surrounding of houses and buildings in the town where they are acting as fire wardens, and direct the removal, by the owner of the premises, of any inflammable matter or material found thereon.  (e) Generally, perform such duties as directed by the town board or board of county commissioners or the chief of the fire department in the town, to protect fully the property of the town from loss by conflagration.  [Part 1:56:1875; BH § 2155; C § 2277; RL § 903; NCL § 1290] + [2:56:1875; BH § 2156; C § 2278; RL § 904; NCL § 1291] — (NRS A 1967, 1733; 1983, 125)
NV Rev Stat § 269.265 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.265 - Failure to repair defective fixture: Penalty.

Any person, after being notified by a fire warden to repair any defective chimney, flue, furnace, range, oven, stovepipe or fixture therewith connected so as to prevent it from endangering the property of the town from destruction or loss by fire, who neglects or refuses, for a longer time than 24 hours after notice in writing to repair it, to comply with the order and direction of the fire warden, and fails or refuses to make the required repairs, shall be fined in any sum not more than $500.  [3:56:1875; BH § 2157; C § 2279; RL § 905; NCL § 1292] — (NRS A 1967, 545; 1983, 125)
NV Rev Stat § 269.270 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.270 - Failure to remove dangerous or inflammable material: Penalty; expenses of removal.

  1. After receiving written notice from the fire warden ordering the removal of any dangerous or inflammable material from the limits of the town, any owner, occupant or agent in control of the premises where the dangerous or inflammable material is situated who has failed to comply or to remove such matter within 48 hours after receipt of such order shall be fined not more than $500.  2. The court shall then issue an order for the removal of the dangerous or inflammable material, and if the owner, occupant or agent in control of the premises fails to remove such material within 24 hours after receipt of the court order, the fire warden shall remove such material at the expense of the person against whom the court order was issued.  [4:56:1875; BH § 2158; C § 2280; RL § 906; NCL § 1293] — (NRS A 1967, 546; 1983, 126)
NV Rev Stat § 269.400 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.400 - "Town" defined.

As used in NRS 269.400 to 269.470, inclusive, "town" means an unincorporated town in the State of Nevada having a population of less than 7,500.  (Added to NRS by 1963, 1161; A 1967, 1734; 1969, 1581; 1979, 528)
NV Rev Stat § 269.405 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.405 - Powers of board to make public improvements.

The town board or board of county commissioners shall have the power, in addition to other powers conferred upon such boards by this chapter or otherwise:  1. To lay out, extend, change the grade, open and alter the highways, streets and alleys within the town.  2. To require and provide for the macadamizing, oiling, curbing, graveling, grading and regrading, paving, draining, cleaning and repairing, lighting, surfacing and resurfacing, and widening of any highway, street or alley, or in any way whatsoever to improve the same.  3. To provide for the purchase, construction, improvement, maintenance and preservation of town parks, swimming pools, tennis courts, public buildings, structures and facilities for recreation and entertainment purposes, and the purchase of sites for all such purposes.  4. To provide for construction, repair, maintenance and preservation of sidewalks, crossings, bridges, drains, underground irrigation pipes, water mains, curbs, gutters and storm sewers.  5. To provide for the purchase, construction, repair, maintenance and preservation of sanitary sewage facilities, sanitary sewer systems and water systems, and the purchase of sites therefor.  6. To provide for the maintenance, repair, alteration, improvement, construction and preservation of all town buildings and property not herein mentioned.  7. To make any other public improvement of any nature, including the purchase and construction of such buildings, structures, edifices and facilities as the town board may deem appropriate.  (Added to NRS by 1963, 1161; A 1967, 1734)
NV Rev Stat § 269.410 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.410 - Issuance of general and special obligations.

For any such purpose, the town board or the board of county commissioners, at any time or from time to time, in the name and on the behalf of the town, may issue:  1. General obligations, payable from taxes;  2. General obligations, payable from taxes, which payment is additionally secured by a pledge of gross or net revenues derived from the operation of such capital improvements, and, if so determined by the town board or the board of county commissioners, further secured by a pledge of such other gross or net revenues as may be derived from any other income-producing project of the town or from any license or other excise taxes levied by the town for revenue, as may be legally made available for their payment; and  3. Special obligations.  (Added to NRS by 1963, 1162; A 1967, 1734; 1969, 1582; 1981, 955)
NV Rev Stat § 269.415 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.415 - Applicability of Local Government Securities Law.

Subject to the provisions of NRS 269.410, for any improvements authorized by NRS 269.405, the town board or the board of county commissioners may, on the behalf and in the name of the town, borrow money, otherwise become obligated, and evidence obligations by the issuance of bonds and other town securities, and in connection with the undertaking or improvements, the board may otherwise proceed as provided in the Local Government Securities Law.  (Added to NRS by 1963, 1162; A 1967, 1735; 1969, 1582; 1985, 267)
NV Rev Stat § 269.420 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.420 - Fees, rates and charges: Establishment, maintenance and revision of schedules.

In order to insure the payment of the general obligation bonds of the town, the payment of which is additionally secured by a pledge of revenues of such improvements, of any such other income-producing project and of any such excise taxes, as provided in NRS 269.410, or other such additionally secured general obligation securities of the town, the board may establish and maintain, and from time to time revise, a schedule or schedules of fees, rates and charges for services, facilities and commodities rendered by or through such improvements and any such other income-producing project and a schedule or schedules of any such excise taxes, as the case may be, in an amount sufficient for that purpose and also sufficient to discharge any covenant in the proceedings authorizing the issuance of any of the bonds or other securities, including any covenant for the establishment of reasonable reserve funds.  (Added to NRS by 1963, 1162; A 1967, 225; 1969, 1583)
NV Rev Stat § 269.425 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.425 - Town’s debt limit.

No town shall ever become indebted for any town improvements under the provisions of NRS 269.400 to 269.470, inclusive, or otherwise, by the issuance of such general obligation bonds and other general obligation securities (other than any notes or warrants maturing within 1 year from the respective dates of their issuance), but excluding any outstanding revenue bonds, special assessment bonds, or other special obligation securities, excluding any such outstanding general obligation notes and warrants, and excluding any outstanding indebtedness not evidenced by bonds or other securities, exceeding 25 percent of the total last assessed valuation of the taxable property of the town.  (Added to NRS by 1963, 1162; A 1967, 1735; 1969, 1583)
NV Rev Stat § 269.470 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.470 - Authority to issue general obligation bonds and securities independent and complete.

The authority to issue general obligation bonds and other general obligation securities conferred by the provisions of NRS 269.400 to 269.470, inclusive, shall be deemed to be independent and complete, and such securities may be issued thereunder without regard to other provisions or sections of this chapter or Nevada Revised Statutes concerning the issuance of bonds or other securities except as otherwise provided in NRS 269.400 to 269.470, inclusive.  (Added to NRS by 1963, 1164; A 1969, 1583)
NV Rev Stat § 269.500 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.500 - Short title.

NRS 269.500 to 269.625, inclusive, may be cited as the Unincorporated Town Government Law.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 1345; A 1977, 579; 1995, 2178; 2001, 1688)
NV Rev Stat § 269.505 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.505 - Definitions.

Whenever used in NRS 269.500 to 269.625, inclusive, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context, the following words and terms defined in NRS 269.510, 269.515 and 269.520 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 1345; A 1977, 579; 1985, 2253)
NV Rev Stat § 269.510 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.510 - "Board" defined.

Board means the board of county commissioners.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 1345)
NV Rev Stat § 269.515 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.515 - "Town advisory board" defined.

Town advisory board means the board created pursuant to the provisions of the Unincorporated Town Government Law to assist the board of county commissioners in the government of an unincorporated town.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 1345)
NV Rev Stat § 269.520 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.520 - "Unincorporated town" defined.

Unincorporated town or "town" means a specific unincorporated area within a county in which one or more governmental services are provided by the county in addition to those services provided in the general unincorporated area of the county, for which the residents of such area pay through ad valorem taxes or for which other revenue is secured from within the area.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 1345)
NV Rev Stat § 269.525 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.525 - Legislative findings and declaration.

  1. It is hereby found and declared that there is a need for special government services in certain unincorporated areas of counties.  2. It is further found and declared that such services heretofore have been provided under varying interpretations of law, leading to widespread disparity in the recognition of the role of town government.  3. It is further found and declared that unincorporated town government is an adjunct of county government.  4. It is further found and declared that the residents of such areas have considerable interest in representative and participatory government for such areas and should be provided a role whereby they may assist the board of county commissioners in the management of government as it relates to such towns.  5. Finally, the purposes of the Unincorporated Town Government Law are to provide for the formation of unincorporated towns and their government according to a uniform plan within the framework of county administration of the unincorporated area.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 1345)
NV Rev Stat § 269.530 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.530 - Applicability of Unincorporated Town Government Law.

The provisions of the Unincorporated Town Government Law apply:  1. To each unincorporated town in any county having a population of 100,000 or more.  2. To each unincorporated town in any other county, upon the passage of an ordinance adopting the Unincorporated Town Government Law by the board of county commissioners.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 1346; A 1977, 1003; 1979, 528; 1983, 1662)
NV Rev Stat § 269.535 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.535 - Methods.

An unincorporated town may be formed by means of an initiative petition of the residents of any specified unincorporated area within a county or by resolution of a board of county commissioners, pursuant to the procedure established by the Unincorporated Town Government Law.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 1346)
NV Rev Stat § 269.540 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.540 - Initiative petition: Use; procedure; number of signatures required.

  1. If the initiative petition method is followed, the procedures established by NRS 295.085 to 295.125, inclusive, for the adoption of county ordinances by initiative petition shall be followed, subject to the criteria set forth in NRS 269.545 and provided the petitions are signed by a number of registered voters of the area equal to 51 percent or more of the number of voters in such area who voted at the last preceding general election in the county, determined as nearly as is practicable from the voting records of the whole number of precincts within such area.  2. If the petitioners’ committee desires to place the question of formation on the ballot, without reference to the board of county commissioners, the initiative petition shall be signed by a number of voters of the area equal to 10 percent or more of the number of voters in such area who voted at the last preceding general election in the county, determined as provided in subsection 1.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 1346)
NV Rev Stat § 269.545 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.545 - Initiative petition: Contents.

  1. The initiative petition presented to the board or the question placed on the ballot, as provided in NRS 269.540, must contain a statement substantially as follows: The undersigned declare their purpose to be the support of the concept of unincorporated town government, that they desire hereby to make provision for the supplying of one or more of the town services enumerated in NRS 269.575 and that they acknowledge the fact that the supplying of such service or services will require a special tax levy, the establishment of a user fee schedule or a combination of both.  2. The boundaries of such area sought to be brought within an unincorporated town area must be clearly designated and declared. The area encompassed must be contiguous.  3. The petition shall state whether the town advisory board is to be composed of three members or five members.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 1346; A 1979, 1167)
NV Rev Stat § 269.550 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.550 - Procedure following presentation of petition: Adoption of ordinance; submission of question to voters.

  1. If the petition presented to the board contains the requisite number of signatures pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 269.540 and otherwise meets the requirements provided in NRS 269.545, the board may, by ordinance, proceed with the formation of the unincorporated town. The ordinance must contain a clear designation of the boundaries, a listing of services to be provided and the number of members to be on the town advisory board.  2. If the petition presented to the board contains the requisite number of signatures pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 269.540, the board may, by resolution adopted at a regular meeting, provide for submission of the question of the formation of an unincorporated town to the registered voters residing within the boundaries of the area proposed for that town at the next succeeding primary or general election. As a part of the question there must be included the statement that an affirmative vote carries with it the assent to be taxed for the service or services indicated in the board’s resolution.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 1347; A 1979, 1167; 1993, 1045)
NV Rev Stat § 269.555 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.555 - Formation of town by action of board; submission of question to voters.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 269.563, the board may, by resolution adopted at a regular meeting, provide for submission of the question of the formation of an unincorporated town to the registered voters residing within the boundaries of the area proposed for the town at the next succeeding primary or general election. As a part of the question there must be included the statement that the affirmative vote carries with it the assent to be taxed for the service indicated in the board’s resolution.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 1347; A 1993, 1046; 1995, 2178)
NV Rev Stat § 269.560 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.560 - Voters’ approval; adoption of ordinance.

If a majority of the registered voters residing within the boundaries of the proposed unincorporated town and voting on the question in the primary or general election as provided in subsection 2 of NRS 269.550 or in NRS 269.555 approve the question, the board shall by ordinance proceed with the formation of the unincorporated town. The ordinance must contain a clear designation of the boundaries, a listing of the services to be provided and the number of members to be on the town advisory board.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 1347; A 1979, 1167; 1993, 1046)
NV Rev Stat § 269.563 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.563 - Formation of town in area that contains no residents in county whose population is 700,000 or more.

  1. The board of county commissioners of a county whose population is 700,000 or more may provide by ordinance for the formation of an unincorporated town in an area that contains no residents if all of the owners of land within the boundaries of the proposed unincorporated town so request in writing. The written request of the owners must include the statement that the owners consent to be taxed for the services to be listed in the ordinance. If any owner withdraws his or her consent before adoption of the ordinance creating the unincorporated town, the owner’s property must be excluded in fixing the boundaries of the town.  2. The ordinance must contain clear designation of the boundaries of the unincorporated town and the boundaries of any area which may be annexed into the unincorporated town, a listing of services to be provided, the number of members to serve on the town advisory board and the conditions that must be satisfied before appointment of the first town advisory board. These conditions may include, without limitation, the number of residents, the level of services being provided and the extent of improvements in place.  (Added to NRS by 1995, 2177; A 2011, 1166)
NV Rev Stat § 269.565 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.565 - Formation of town when certain services required by law.

  1. The boards of county commissioners of the various counties in this State may enact ordinances to provide for and regulate the formation of unincorporated towns if specific unincorporated county areas are directed by federal or state law to administer one or more of the services enumerated in subsection 2.  2. The services to be provided include, but are not limited to, solid waste disposal and compliance with federal water or air quality standards.  3. Any such ordinance must contain a clear designation of the boundaries of the unincorporated town, a listing of services to be provided and the number of members to be on the town advisory board.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 1347; A 1979, 1168)
NV Rev Stat § 269.570 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.570 - Amendment of ordinance to adjust list of services.

The board of county commissioners may amend any ordinance providing for the formation of an unincorporated town to adjust the list of services to be provided.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 1348; A 1977, 580; 1979, 1168)