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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws › NRS 268.732 - General and special obligations; pledge of certain revenues.

For the purpose of defraying wholly or in part the cost of the acquisition, improvement and equipment (or any combination thereof) of any project or projects herein authorized, the governing body of any municipality, at any time or from time to time, in the name and on the behalf of the municipality, 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 governing body of the municipality further secured by a pledge of such other gross or net revenues as may be derived from any other income-producing project of the municipality or from any license or other excise taxes levied by the municipality for revenue, as may be legally made available for their payment; and
3. Special obligations.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 1002; A 1981, 954)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws › NRS 268.734 - Additional powers of governing body.

Subject to the provisions of NRS 268.732, in connection with any project herein authorized the governing body of any municipality may, on the behalf and in the name of the municipality, borrow money, otherwise become obligated and evidence obligations by the issuance of general obligation bonds and other general obligation securities, and in connection with the undertaking or project, the governing body may otherwise proceed as provided in the Local Government Securities Law.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 1003; A 1985, 262)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws › NRS 268.736 - Issuance of securities subject to city’s debt limit.

Any municipality issuing securities hereunder which constitute the incurrence of an additional indebtedness of the municipality shall not by the issuance of such securities contravene any debt limitation pertaining to the municipality and fixed by law other than by this City Bond Law.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 1003)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws › NRS 268.738 - Fees, charges and license or excise taxes: Establishment, maintenance and revision of schedules.

In order to acquire, improve, equip, operate and maintain a project specified in NRS 268.730 and to ensure the payment, wholly or in part, of the general obligation securities or revenue securities of the municipality the payment of which bonds is additionally secured by a pledge of the revenues derived from any such income-producing project, flood management project or excise taxes, or any combination thereof, the governing body of the municipality may establish and maintain, and the governing body may from time to time revise, a schedule or schedules of fees, rates and charges for services or facilities, or both services and facilities, rendered by or through the income-producing project or flood management project and a schedule or schedules of license or other excise taxes, in an amount sufficient for that purpose and also sufficient to discharge any covenant in the proceedings of the governing body authorizing the issuance of any of such bonds, including any covenant for the establishment of reasonable reserve funds.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 1003; A 2009, 2741)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws › NRS 268.740 - Construction and effect of City Bond Law.

1. No other act or law with regard to the authorization or issuance of bonds that requires an approval, or in any way impedes or restricts the carrying out of the acts herein authorized to be done, shall be construed as applying to any proceedings taken hereunder or acts done pursuant hereto, except as herein otherwise provided.
2. The powers conferred by NRS 268.672 to 268.740, inclusive, are in addition and supplemental to, and not in substitution for, and the limitations imposed by NRS 268.672 to 268.740, inclusive, do not affect the powers conferred by, any other law.
3. No part of NRS 268.672 to 268.740, inclusive, repeals or affects any other law or part thereof, it being intended that NRS 268.672 to 268.740, inclusive, must provide a separate method of accomplishing its objectives, and not an exclusive one, and NRS 268.672 to 268.740, inclusive, must not be construed as repealing, amending or changing any such other law.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 1003; A 2009, 2741)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws › NRS 268.747 - Statement of purpose.

It is the purpose of the Nevada Community Development Program Law to provide for municipal participation in the federal program of Community Development Block Grants, under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-383, 88 Stat. 633) as amended, and to vest in Nevada cities all powers necessary or appropriate to enable the cities to participate fully in such federal program and similar programs and to authorize the cities to perform services, activities, planning and other functions related to community development programs.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 285)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws › NRS 268.749 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 268.745 to 268.761, inclusive:
1. "Community development program" means a municipal program which:
(a) Includes the activities to be undertaken to meet the community development needs and objectives of the city and the estimated costs and general locations of the activities;
(b) Identifies the resources, other than those from federal Community Development Block Grants, which are expected to be made available to meet the needs and objectives; and
(c) Takes into account appropriate environmental factors.
2. "City" means any incorporated city, including without limitation any such city organized under the provisions of a special legislative act or other special charter as permitted by Sections 1 and 8 of Article 8 of the Constitution of the State of Nevada, and any local governmental entity which has been granted municipal powers or which is created by merger or consolidation of city and county government.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 286)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws › NRS 268.751 - Grant of powers in addition to other powers.

1. In addition to any authority or powers conferred upon a city by charter, special act or general laws of the State of Nevada, there is hereby granted to each city the powers set forth in NRS 268.753 to 268.761, inclusive, to enable the city to participate in the federal program of Community Development Block Grants and any other similar programs as hereafter may be enacted.
2. In undertaking a community development program, a city is authorized to use general funds, bequests, devises, grants, gifts, donations, other state, local or private sources of revenue and other federal funds to supplement or augment funds available under the federal program of Community Development Block Grants.
3. The provisions of the Nevada Community Development Program Law do not preclude the cities from:
(a) Developing and executing community development programs exclusive of federally approved programs or funds; or
(b) Formulating and executing community development programs where federal programs are not involved.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 286)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws › NRS 268.753 - Planning and preparation to undertake program of community development.

To initiate and undertake a community development program, a city may:
1. Formulate a comprehensive community development plan.
2. Develop a policy-planning-management capacity to:
(a) Determine the city’s needs;
(b) Set its long-term goals and short-term objectives;
(c) Devise programs and activities to meet its goals and objectives;
(d) Evaluate the progress of its programs in accomplishing the goals and objectives; and
(e) Carry out the management, coordination and monitoring of activities necessary for effective planning implementation.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 286)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws › NRS 268.755 - Acquisition of real property.

To carry out a community development program, a city may acquire real property, including air or water rights or other interests in the real property, by purchase, lease, donation or otherwise, where the real property is:
1. Blighted, deteriorated, deteriorating, undeveloped or inappropriately developed, from the standpoint of sound community development and growth, as determined by state and local laws;
2. Appropriate for:
(a) Rehabilitation or conservation activities;
(b) Preservation or restoration of historic sites;
(c) Beautification of urban land;
(d) Conservation of open spaces, natural resources, scenic spaces or areas;
(e) Creation of recreational opportunities; or
(f) Guidance of urban development; and
3. To be used for public works, facilities, improvements or other public purposes, including the conversion of land to other uses if necessary or appropriate under the community development program.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 286)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws › NRS 268.757 - Powers to carry out program: Public works projects; enforcement of codes; demolition and rehabilitation; removal of barriers restricting persons who are elderly or persons with disabilities.

To carry out a community development program, a city may provide for:
1. Acquisition, construction, reconstruction or installation of public works, facilities, sites or other improvements.
2. Disposition by sale, lease, donation or otherwise of any real property acquired for public purposes in accordance with the community development program.
3. Code enforcement in deteriorated or deteriorating areas where such enforcement, together with public improvements and services to be provided, may be expected to arrest the decline of the area.
4. Elimination of conditions which are detrimental to health, safety and public welfare, including dust, odor, noise, air pollution and water pollution, by code enforcement, demolition or rehabilitation assistance.
5. Clearance, demolition, removal or rehabilitation of buildings and improvements where immediate public action is needed, including interim assistance to alleviate the harmful conditions.
6. Financing the rehabilitation of privately owned properties through the use of grants, direct loans, loan guarantees or other means.
7. Demolition and reconstruction or modernization of publicly owned low-rent housing.
8. Special projects directed toward the removal of barriers which restrict the mobility of persons who are elderly or persons with disabilities.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 287)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws › NRS 268.759 - Powers to carry out program: Financing; relocation; other payments.

To carry out a community development program, a city may provide payments for:
1. Loss of rental income by housing owners where the loss results from temporarily holding real property used to relocate individuals and families displaced by the community development program.
2. The nonfederal share required in connection with a federal grant-in-aid program undertaken as part of the community development program.
3. Completion and financial settlement of a project funded under the federal Housing Act of 1949 (P.L. 81-171, July 15, 1949).
4. Relocation of and assistance to individuals, families, businesses, organizations and farm operations displaced as the result of activities conducted under the community development program, including benefits at least equal to the minimum levels established in regulations adopted by the Director of the Department of Transportation pursuant to NRS 342.105.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 287; A 1989, 636)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws › NRS 268.761 - Powers to carry out program: Public services.

To carry out a community development program, a city may:
1. Expand and improve the quantity and quality of public community services in areas where such activity is determined to be necessary or appropriate for the support of other community development program activities.
2. Improve the community’s public services and facilities concerned with employment, economic development, crime prevention, child care, health, substance use disorders, education, welfare and recreation and other programs of social service, in connection with the community development program.
3. Coordinate public and private development programs.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 287)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws › NRS 268.765 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 268.765 to 268.777, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Council" means the city council.
2. "District" means a taxing district created to establish a system to provide a telephone number to be used in an emergency.
3. "System" means the system to provide a telephone number to be used in an emergency.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 954)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws › NRS 268.767 - Creation in certain counties; boundaries.

1. If any incorporated city in a county whose population is 700,000 or more is not a part of a district established pursuant to NRS 244A.765 to 244A.777, inclusive, the council for that city must, by ordinance, create a taxing district to establish within the incorporated area of that city a system to provide a telephone number to be used in an emergency if the question for the funding of the system has been approved by the voters of that city.
2. The boundary of the district:
(a) Must be defined in the ordinance; and
(b) May include only the area served by the system.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 954; A 1989, 1914; 2011, 1163)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws › NRS 268.769 - Features of system.

The system may include:
1. The automatic tracing of the telephone number and location from which a telephone call is made and the transmission of that number or location to the answering location of the system; and
2. Any other feature which enables the system to operate more efficiently and effectively.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 955)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws › NRS 268.773 - Tax levy: Approval of voters; exemption from limitations.

The council, upon the approval of the voters of the city pursuant to NRS 268.767, may levy and collect, from year to year, a tax ad valorem on all taxable property in the district. The district is exempt from the limitation imposed by NRS 354.59811.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 955; A 1989, 266, 2081, 2087)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws › NRS 268.775 - Determination of rate of tax levy by council; election.

1. The council shall determine annually the amount of money necessary to pay the costs of acquiring, operating and maintaining the system and shall fix a rate not greater than one-half cent per $100 of assessed valuation unless a different rate is established pursuant to subsection 2, which, when levied upon every dollar of assessed valuation of taxable property in the district will raise that amount.
2. The maximum rate provided by subsection 1 for the levy of the tax may be increased if the council so proposes to the registered voters of the district, specifying the proposed rate, and the proposal is approved by a majority of the voters voting on the question at a special election or the next primary or general municipal election or primary or general state election.
3. The council shall levy the tax upon the assessed valuation of all taxable property in the district, in the same manner, at the same time and in addition to other taxes levied by the council.
4. A special election may be held only if the council determines, by a unanimous vote, that an emergency exists. The determination made by the council is conclusive unless it is shown that the council acted with fraud or a gross abuse of discretion. An action to challenge the determination made by the council must be commenced within 15 days after the council’s determination is final. As used in this subsection, "emergency" means any unexpected occurrence or combination of occurrences which requires immediate action by the council to prevent or mitigate a substantial financial loss to the district or city or to enable the governing body to provide an essential service to the residents of the city.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 955; A 1989, 266; 1993, 1044)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws › NRS 268.777 - Collection of taxes; tax as lien.

1. Any officer charged with the duty of collecting taxes shall collect the taxes levied pursuant to NRS 268.775 at the same time and in the same manner, and with like interest and penalties, as other taxes are collected. When the tax is collected, the officer shall pay it monthly to the county treasurer to the credit of the district.
2. The tax levied pursuant to NRS 268.765 to 268.777, inclusive, with any interest or penalties, and the cost of collecting the unpaid tax, penalty or interest, are a lien on the property until they are paid. The lien must be executed, and has the same priority, as a lien for general taxes.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 955)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws › NRS 268.780 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 268.780 to 268.785, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Area" means a redevelopment area or an urban renewal area, as the case may be, within which the creation of a district is proposed.
2. "Council" means the city council.
3. "District" means an assessment district created to defray the cost of additional police protection within the district.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1743; A 1991, 1044; 1993, 258; 1995, 1458)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws › NRS 268.781 - Creation in certain counties; petition; boundaries.

1. If an incorporated city in a county whose population is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000 has exercised the power of redevelopment or urban renewal pursuant to chapter 279 of NRS, it may also create a district within the redevelopment area or the urban renewal area. The district need not include the entire redevelopment area or urban renewal area.
2. Creation of the district may be initiated by the filing of a petition signed by at least 10 percent of the owners of taxable property within the proposed district whose combined assessed value amounts to at least 25 percent of the total assessed value of taxable property within the proposed district. A signer need not be a resident of the State of Nevada and the signature of a corporation may be affixed by an authorized officer.
3. The petition must define the territory to be included in the proposed district by naming the streets which constitute its boundaries or stating that it is bounded by the rear lines of the parcels fronting on a specified side of certain named streets, or by a combination of these methods.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1743; A 1991, 1044; 1993, 258; 2011, 1163)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws › NRS 268.782 - Sufficiency of petition; public hearing; determination by city council.

1. The city attorney shall examine any petition filed pursuant to NRS 268.781. If it appears that the petition is sufficient in form and number of signatures, creation of the district may be consummated, but only if the conditions required by this section, NRS 268.783 and 268.784 are satisfied.
2. The city council must hold a public hearing on the petition. At least 20 days before the public hearing, the city council shall:
(a) Mail notice of the hearing to each owner of real property within the area; and
(b) Publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the city,
describing the purpose and general location of the proposed district and the date, time and place of the public hearing.
3. At the public hearing any resident or owner of property within the area may present, orally or in writing, the reasons why he or she believes that:
(a) The petition does not contain a sufficient number of qualified signatures; or
(b) The finding required by subsection 4 cannot reasonably be made with respect to any part of the area.
4. After consideration of any objections made at the hearing and of any other information reasonably known to it, the council must find, as a condition precedent to the creation of the proposed district, that the public interest will benefit by the provision of a higher level of police protection within that part of the area. In making this determination, the council shall consider the differences it finds between the area as a whole and the territory within and adjacent to the proposed district.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1743; A 1991, 1044; 1993, 258)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws › NRS 268.783 - Ordinance: General standards; boundaries of district defined.

If the council finds that the public interest will benefit by the provision of a higher level of police protection in a definable district within the area, it shall cause an ordinance to be drafted that:
1. Sets general standards for the level of police protection to be provided within the district; and
2. Defines the district by the boundaries proposed or enlarges or reduces its proposed territory. If the district is enlarged or reduced, the new boundaries must be defined in the same manner as is required for the petition.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1744; A 1991, 1044; 1993, 258)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws › NRS 268.784 - Second public hearing: Notice; action by city council.

1. The city council shall hold a second public hearing before the first reading of the ordinance drafted pursuant to NRS 268.783. At least 20 days before the public hearing, the council shall:
(a) Mail notice of the hearing to each owner of real property within the area; and
(b) Publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the city,
describing the purpose of the proposed district, the boundaries as provided in the ordinance and the date, time and place of the public hearing.
2. At the public hearing, any resident or owner of property within the area may present, orally or in writing, the reasons why he or she believes that:
(a) Any specified territory should be excluded from the district or, if the proposed district does not include the entire area, any specified territory within the area should be included within the district; or
(b) The proposed level of service should be changed in any specified respect.
3. After consideration of any objections made at the public hearing and of any other information reasonably known to it, the council shall make any appropriate changes in the proposed ordinance and may adopt it.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1744; A 1991, 1044; 1993, 258)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws › NRS 268.7845 - Tax on revenue from rental of transient lodging located within taxing district; imposition by ordinance; collection; use of proceeds.

1. In a county whose population is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000, the governing body of an incorporated city within the county that has created a district pursuant to NRS 268.781 may by ordinance impose within that district a tax at the rate of not more than 1 percent of the gross receipts from the rental of transient lodging throughout the district.
2. A tax imposed pursuant to this section may be imposed in addition to all other taxes imposed on the revenue from the rental of transient lodging.
3. Collection of the tax imposed pursuant to this section must not commence earlier than the first day of the second calendar month after adoption of the ordinance imposing the tax.
4. The proceeds of the tax and any applicable penalty or interest must be used to fund the acquisition, establishment, construction or expansion of one or more railroad grade separation projects, including the payment and prepayment of principal and interest on notes, bonds or other obligations issued to fund such projects.
5. A tax imposed by this section must be collected and enforced in the same manner as provided for the collection of the tax imposed by NRS 268.096.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1551; A 1999, 63, 464; 2011, 1163)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws › NRS 268.785 - Determination of total amount of money to be derived from assessments; citizens’ group to advise city council; notice of proposed assessment and hearing; payment; tax as lien; district not entitled to distribution of supplemental city-county relief tax.

1. After creation of the district, the council shall annually ascertain and include in its budget the total amount of money to be derived from assessments required to provide the higher level of police protection found beneficial to the public interest for the next ensuing fiscal year.
2. The city council shall designate an existing citizens’ group within the area or create an advisory committee, to recommend to the council any appropriate changes in the level or kind of additional police protection to be provided in the district. The council shall consider these recommendations, and any others that may be offered by interested persons, at a public hearing before adopting its annual budget for the district.
3. The total amount of money to be derived from assessments for the next ensuing fiscal year must be apportioned among the individual property owners in the district based upon the relative special benefit received by each property using an apportionment method approved by the city council. On or before April 20 of each year, a notice specifying the proposed amount of the assessment for the next ensuing fiscal year must be mailed to each property owner. The city council shall hold a public hearing concerning the assessments at the same time and place as the hearing on the tentative budget. The city council shall levy the assessments after the hearing but not later than June 1. The assessments so levied must be paid in installments on or before the dates specified for installments paid pursuant to subsection 6 of NRS 361.483. Any installment payment that is not paid on or before the date on which it is due, together with any interest or penalty and the cost of collecting any such amounts, is a lien upon the property upon which it is levied equal in priority to a lien for general taxes and may be collected in the same manner.
4. A district is not entitled to receive any distribution of supplemental city-county relief tax.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1744; A 1991, 1044; 1993, 258; 1995, 1458; 1999, 196; 2001, 8; 2003, 2784)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws › NRS 268.790 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 268.790 to 268.795, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Area" means a redevelopment area or an urban renewal area, as the case may be, within which the creation of a district is proposed.
2. "Council" means the city council.
3. "District" means an assessment district created to defray the cost of providing maintenance within the district.
4. "Maintenance" means the provision of those services required to clean, incidentally repair and keep in good condition, improvements made in the district pursuant to a redevelopment plan. The term does not include the replacement of capital improvements or major repairs made to those improvements.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1745; A 1991, 1044; 1993, 258; 1995, 1459)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws › NRS 268.791 - Creation in certain counties; petition; boundaries.

1. If an incorporated city in a county whose population is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000 has exercised the power of redevelopment or urban renewal pursuant to chapter 279 of NRS, it may also create a district within the redevelopment area or the urban renewal area. The district need not include the entire redevelopment area or urban renewal area.
2. Creation of the district may be initiated by the filing of a petition signed by at least 10 percent of the owners of taxable property within the proposed district whose combined assessed value amounts to at least 25 percent of the total assessed value of taxable property within the proposed district. A signer need not be a resident of the State of Nevada and the signature of a corporation may be affixed by an authorized officer.
3. The petition must define the territory to be included in the proposed district by naming the streets which constitute its boundaries or stating that it is bounded by the rear lines of the parcels fronting on a specified side of certain named streets, or by a combination of these methods.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1745; A 1991, 1044; 1993, 258; 2011, 1163)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws › NRS 268.792 - Sufficiency of petition; public hearing; determination by city council.

1. The city attorney shall examine any petition filed pursuant to NRS 268.791. If it appears that the petition is sufficient in form and number of signatures, creation of the district may be consummated, but only if the conditions required by this section, NRS 268.793 and 268.794 are satisfied.
2. The city council must hold a public hearing on the petition. At least 20 days before the public hearing, the city council shall:
(a) Mail notice of the hearing to each owner of real property within the area; and
(b) Publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the city, describing the purpose and general location of the proposed district and the date, time and place of the public hearing.
3. At the public hearing any resident or owner of property within the area may present, orally or in writing, the reasons why he or she believes that:
(a) The petition does not contain a sufficient number of qualified signatures; or
(b) The finding required by subsection 4 cannot reasonably be made with respect to any part of the area.
4. After consideration of any objections made at the hearing and of any other information reasonably known to it, the council must find, as a condition precedent to the creation of the proposed district, that the public interest will benefit by providing maintenance within that part of the area. In making this determination, the council shall consider the differences it finds between the area as a whole and the territory within and adjacent to the proposed district.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1745; A 1991, 1044; 1993, 258)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws › NRS 268.793 - Ordinance: General standards; boundaries of district defined.

If the council finds that the public interest will benefit by providing maintenance in a definable district within the area, it shall cause an ordinance to be drafted that:
1. Sets general standards for the maintenance to be provided within the district; and
2. Defines the district by the boundaries proposed or enlarges or reduces its proposed territory. If the district is enlarged or reduced, the new boundaries must be defined in the same manner as is required for the petition.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1746; A 1991, 1044; 1993, 258)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws › NRS 268.794 - Second public hearing: Notice; action by city council.

1. The city council shall hold a second public hearing before the first reading of the ordinance drafted pursuant to NRS 268.793. At least 20 days before the public hearing, the council shall:
(a) Mail notice of the hearing to each owner of real property within the area; and
(b) Publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the city,
describing the purpose of the proposed district, the boundaries as provided in the ordinance and the date, time and place of the public hearing.
2. At the public hearing, any resident or owner of property within the area may present, orally or in writing, the reasons why he or she believes that:
(a) Any specified territory should be excluded from the district or, if the proposed district does not include the entire area, any specified territory within the area should be included within the district; or
(b) The proposed level of service should be changed in any specified respect.
3. After consideration of any objections made at the public hearing and of any other information reasonably known to it, the council shall make any appropriate changes in the proposed ordinance and may adopt it.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1746; A 1991, 1044; 1993, 258)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws › NRS 268.795 - Determination of total amount of money to be derived from assessments; citizens’ group to advise city council; notice of proposed assessment and hearing; payment; tax as lien; district not entitled to distribution of supplemental city-county relief tax.

1. After creation of the district, the council shall annually ascertain and include in its budget the total amount of money to be derived from assessments required to provide the maintenance found beneficial to the public interest for the next ensuing fiscal year.
2. The city council shall designate an existing citizens’ group within the area or create an advisory committee, to recommend to the council any appropriate changes in the level or kind of maintenance to be provided in the district. The council shall consider these recommendations, and any others that may be offered by interested persons, at a public hearing before adopting its annual budget for the district.
3. The total amount of money to be derived from assessments for the next ensuing fiscal year must be apportioned among the individual property owners in the district based upon the relative special benefit received by each property using an apportionment method approved by the city council. On or before April 20 of each year, a notice specifying the proposed amount of the assessment for the next ensuing fiscal year must be mailed to each property owner. The city council shall hold a public hearing concerning the assessments at the same time and place as the hearing on the tentative budget. The city council shall levy the assessments after the hearing but not later than June 1. The assessments so levied must be paid in installments on or before the dates specified for installments paid pursuant to subsection 6 of NRS 361.483. Any installment payment that is not paid on or before the date on which it is due, together with any interest or penalty and the cost of collecting any such amounts, is a lien upon the property upon which it is levied equal in priority to a lien for general taxes and may be collected in the same manner.
4. A district is not entitled to receive any distribution of supplemental city-county relief tax.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1746; A 1991, 1044; 1993, 258; 1995, 1459; 1999, 196; 2001, 9; 2003, 2784)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws › NRS 268.798 - Creation of district by ordinance; boundaries; surcharge for rental of room in hotel holding nonrestricted gaming license; use of proceeds; report to Legislative Counsel Bureau.

1. The governing body of a city whose population is 220,000 or more in a county whose population is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000 may by ordinance create a district to finance capital projects necessary to improve and maintain publicly owned facilities for tourism and entertainment. Such an ordinance must be approved by a two-thirds majority of the members of the governing body.
2. The boundaries of a district created pursuant to subsection 1 must be as prescribed by the governing body in the ordinance creating the district, except that the boundaries must include only property that is located in or within 4 city blocks, as determined by the governing body, of a district described in NRS 268.780 to 268.785, inclusive.
3. An ordinance enacted pursuant to subsection 1 must impose a surcharge of $2 on the per night charge for the rental of a room in a hotel in the district that holds a nonrestricted gaming license. The surcharge must not be applied for any time during which the room is provided to a guest free of charge.
4. The proceeds of the surcharge imposed pursuant to this section must be retained by the city and must be used by the city solely to pay the cost of improving and maintaining publicly owned facilities for tourism and entertainment in the district or within 1 mile outside the boundaries of the district, except for a minor league baseball stadium project as defined in NRS 244A.0344. The proceeds of the surcharge must not be transferred to any other fund or account or used for any other purpose.
5. On or before January 15, 2030, the governing body of a city that has created a district pursuant to this section shall submit a report concerning the district to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmission to the next regular session of the Legislature. The report must:
(a) Address, without limitation, the total amount collected from the surcharge imposed pursuant to this section and all the projects undertaken to improve and maintain the publicly owned facilities for tourism and entertainment in the district.
(b) Cover the period between the creation of the district until the end of the calendar year immediately preceding the submission of the report.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 3331)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws › NRS 268.7985 - Additional surcharge for rental of room in hotel holding nonrestricted gaming license; collection, deposit and use of proceeds.

1. In a city in which a district is created and a surcharge is imposed pursuant to NRS 268.798, in addition to the surcharge imposed pursuant to that section, there is hereby imposed a surcharge of $1 on the per night charge for the rental of a room in a hotel in the district that holds a nonrestricted gaming license. The surcharge must not be applied for any time during which the room is provided to a guest free of charge.
2. The proceeds of the surcharge imposed pursuant to this section must be collected by the county fair and recreation board created by NRS 244A.601 in accordance with the provisions of NRS 244A.920. The money must be deposited in the account created pursuant to NRS 244A.920 and used only for the purposes set forth in that section.
3. The proceeds of the surcharge and any interest or income earned on such money may not be used for the purposes of promoting or marketing professional bowling.
4. As used in this section, "hotel" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 244A.900.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 465)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws › NRS 268.7987 - Surcharge for rental of room in hotel other than hotel holding nonrestricted gaming license; collection, deposit and use of proceeds.

1. In a city in which a district is created and a surcharge is imposed pursuant to NRS 268.798, there is hereby imposed a surcharge of $2 on the per night charge for the rental of a room in a hotel in the district other than a hotel that holds a nonrestricted gaming license. The surcharge must not be applied for any time during which the room is provided to a guest free of charge.
2. The proceeds of the surcharge imposed by this section must be collected by the county fair and recreation board created by NRS 244A.601 in accordance with the provisions of NRS 244A.920. The money must be deposited in the account created pursuant to NRS 244A.920 and used only for the purposes set forth in that section.
3. The proceeds of the surcharge and any interest or income earned on such money may not be used for the purposes of promoting or marketing professional bowling.
4. As used in this section, "hotel" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 244A.900.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 465)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws › NRS 268.801 - "District" defined.

As used in NRS 268.801 to 268.808, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, "district" means a district created to defray the cost of improving a central business area.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 254)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws › NRS 268.802 - Creation of district by ordinance; district not entitled to distribution of supplemental city-county relief tax.

1. The governing body of an incorporated city whose population is 500,000 or more may by ordinance create a district.
2. Not more than one district may be created in each such city.
3. A district is not entitled to receive any distribution of supplemental city-county relief tax.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 254; A 2001, 1963; 2011, 1164)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws › NRS 268.803 - Establishment of boundaries of district.

1. The governing body of a city which creates a district shall establish the boundaries of the district and, except as otherwise provided by subsection 3 of NRS 268.807, may alter those boundaries by ordinance. The area included within a district may be contiguous or noncontiguous but must not include any area which is located more than 4 blocks from the project the city expects to construct with the tax collected or the bonds issued pursuant to NRS 268.801 to 268.808, inclusive.
2. The boundaries of a district must not be established or altered to include any territory outside the boundaries of the city, but detachments of territory from the city occurring after the effective date of the ordinance creating or altering the boundaries of a district do not affect its boundaries.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 255)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws › NRS 268.804 - Tax on revenues from rental of transient lodging located within district: Imposition and collection; waiver; cessation.

1. In addition to all other taxes imposed on the revenues from the rental of transient lodging, the governing body may by ordinance impose a tax upon all persons in the business of providing transient lodging within the boundaries of the district at a rate not to exceed 2 percent of the gross receipts from the rental of transient lodging.
2. The collection of the tax imposed pursuant to this section must not commence earlier than the first day of the second calendar month after adoption of the ordinance imposing the tax.
3. The tax may be waived or imposed at different rates in certain areas or for a particular business if:
(a) The governing body determines that certain areas will receive less benefits from the project constructed with the proceeds of the tax or any obligations payable therefrom.
(b) The governing body determines that a business does not have sufficient rooms dedicated to providing transient lodging for it to benefit equally from the project constructed with the proceeds of the tax or any obligations payable therefrom.
4. The determinations made by the governing body pursuant to subsection 3 are conclusive unless it is shown that it acted with fraud or a gross abuse of discretion.
5. A tax imposed pursuant to this section must be collected and enforced in the same manner as provided for the collection of the tax imposed by NRS 268.096.
6. The collection of the tax imposed pursuant to this section must cease upon the final payment of:
(a) The bonds initially issued to which the tax imposed pursuant to this section is pledged; or
(b) Any bonds refunding those initially issued bonds, but any such refunding bonds may not have a final payment date that is later than the final payment date of the bonds initially issued.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 255)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws › NRS 268.805 - Tax on revenues from rental of transient lodging located within district: Authorized uses of proceeds.

1. In a district that imposes a tax pursuant to NRS 268.804, the proceeds of the tax and any applicable penalty or interest must be retained by the city and used by the city or its redevelopment agency to pay the cost of:
(a) Constructing, acquiring, improving, operating or maintaining urban projects, or any combination thereof, including, without limitation, recreational facilities and other projects designed to encourage tourism or to improve the aesthetic environment of the central business area located within the boundaries of the district;
(b) Paying the principal and interest on notes, bonds or other obligations issued by the city to fund such projects; or
(c) Any combination of those uses.
2. The city or its redevelopment agency may enter into contracts for management services and the operation and maintenance of any project financed pursuant to subsection 1. Those contracts must be treated as professional services contracts and are not subject to the limitations of subsection 1 of NRS 354.626. The terms of those contracts may extend beyond the terms of office of the members of the governing body.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 255)