Nevada Assembly Bill AB443 Latest Draft

                              
  
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ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 443–ASSEMBLYMEMBER GALLANT 
 
MARCH 17, 2025 
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Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor 
 
SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to real property. 
(BDR 20-1052) 
 
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: May have Fiscal Impact. 
 Effect on the State: Yes. 
 
CONTAINS UNFUNDED MANDATE (§§ 9-14) 
(NOT REQUESTED BY AFFECTED LOCAL GOVERNMENT) 
 
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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. 
 
 
AN ACT relating to real property; prohibiting the governing body of 
a county or city from enacting an ordinance or measure 
imposing rent control; eliminating the power of such a 
governing body to regulate planning and zoning as a 
matter of local concern; requiring such a governing body 
to allow certain types of housing in any residential area; 
requiring, under certain circumstances, the governing 
body of each county or city to authorize the owner of a 
single-family residential property to add an accessory 
dwelling unit; requiring, under certain circumstances, the 
governing body of each county or city to establish an 
expedited process for the by-right development of 
residential housing; prohibiting such a governing body 
from imposing certain restrictions on the zoning or 
development of housing; revising provisions relating to 
factory-built housing and tiny houses; requiring the 
Administrator of the Housing Division of the Department 
of Business and Industry to create a housing task force; 
making various other changes relating to planning and 
zoning; and providing other matters properly relating 
thereto. 
   
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Legislative Counsel’s Digest: 
 Existing law authorizes a board of county commissioners or a governing body 1 
of an incorporated city, with certain exceptions, to exercise all powers necessary or 2 
proper to address matters of local concern for the effective operation of county or 3 
city government, as applicable, whether or not the powers are expressly granted to 4 
the board or governing body. (NRS 244.146, 268.0035) Existing law defines 5 
“matter of local concern” to include planning, zoning, development and 6 
redevelopment. (NRS 244.143, 268.003) Sections 2 and 6 of this bill eliminate 7 
planning, zoning, development and redevelopment from the definition of “matter of 8 
local concern.” As a result, the board of county commissioners or the governing 9 
body of a city will not have authority to regulate planning, zoning, development 10 
and redevelopment as a matter of local concern. 11 
 Sections 1 and 5 of this bill prohibit a board of county commissioners or the 12 
governing body of an incorporated city from enacting any ordinance or measure 13 
that imposes rent control. 14 
 Existing law sets forth certain powers and duties of governing bodies of cities 15 
and counties relating to planning and zoning. (Chapter 278 of NRS) Sections 9-14 16 
of this bill impose certain restrictions on those powers and duties. Section 9 17 
requires notwithstanding any health, safety, building or fire code adopted by the 18 
governing body, each governing body of a city or county to, by ordinance, 19 
authorize: (1) single-staircase apartment buildings of not more than five stories; and 20 
(2) single-room occupancy housing.  21 
 Section 10: (1) prohibits a governing body of a city or county from adopting an 22 
ordinance that prohibits multi-family housing or mixed-use development in any 23 
area zoned for commercial use; and (2) requires a governing body to authorize by 24 
ordinance the conversion of any commercial building into multi-family housing. 25 
 Section 11 requires a governing body of a city or county to authorize, in any 26 
area that is zoned for residential use, the development of multi-family housing. 27 
 Section 12 prohibits the governing body of a city or county from imposing any 28 
of the following restrictions on the zoning or development of residential housing: 29 
(1) minimum parking requirements; (2) height restrictions; (3) minimum lot size; 30 
(4) setback requirements; and (5) limitations on square footage. Section 12 also 31 
prohibits a governing body from limiting residential or commercial development by 32 
creating any urban growth boundary.  33 
 Section 13 requires each governing body of a county and each governing body 34 
of a city to adopt an ordinance to authorize, under certain circumstances, the owner 35 
of a single-family residential property to add an accessory dwelling unit to the 36 
single family-residential property. 37 
 Section 14 requires each governing body of a county and each governing body 38 
of a city to establish an expedited process for the by-right development of 39 
residential housing, including multi-family housing. The expedited process must 40 
provide that any proposed project for the development of residential housing will 41 
be approved by the county or city, as applicable, without any discretionary review 42 
or discretionary approval if the proposed project is consistent with all applicable 43 
zoning ordinances, building codes, housing codes and other applicable ordinances 44 
and codes. 45 
 Section 18 of this bill eliminates the authority for a governing body to prohibit 46 
factory-built housing in a specified area if the area contains a building, structure or 47 
other object having a special character or special historical interest or value.  48 
(NRS 278.0209)  49 
 Existing law requires the governing body of a county whose population is 50 
100,000 or more (currently only Clark and Washoe Counties) or the governing 51 
body of a city whose population is 150,000 or more (currently the cities of 52 
Henderson, Las Vegas, North Las Vegas and Reno) to regulate tiny houses, 53 
including: (1) designating at least one zoning district in which a tiny house may be 54   
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located and classified as an accessory dwelling unit; (2) designating at least one 55 
zoning district in which a tiny house may be located and classified as a single-56 
family residential unit; and (3) designating at least one zoning district in which a 57 
tiny house may be located in a tiny house park. (NRS 278.253) Section 23 of this 58 
bill provides instead that in an ordinance relating to the zoning of land adopted or 59 
amended by such a governing body the definition of “single-family residence” must 60 
include tiny houses. Section 23 applies to all counties and cities regardless of 61 
population. 62 
 Section 24 of this bill makes a conforming change relating to the limitation of 63 
the authority of the governing body of a city or county to restrict minimum lot size. 64 
 Subject to certain limitations, existing law authorizes the governing body of a 65 
county or city to: (1) regulate all matters relating to the construction, maintenance 66 
and safety of buildings, structures and property within the county; and (2) adopt 67 
any necessary building, electrical, housing, plumbing or safety code. (NRS 68 
244.3675, 268.413) Sections 4 and 7 of this bill provide that such authority is also 69 
subject to the limitations set forth in sections 9-14. 70 
 Existing law authorizes and empowers the governing bodies of cities and 71 
counties to regulate and restrict the improvement of land and to control the location 72 
and soundness of structures. (NRS 278.020) Section 15 of this bill provides that 73 
such restrictions, regulations and control must comply with any restriction on the 74 
powers of cities and counties set forth in certain provisions of law. 75 
 Existing law sets forth the requirements for a master plan, which may be made 76 
the basis for the physical development of a city or county, as applicable. (NRS 77 
278.160) Section 21 of this bill provides that the provisions of sections 9-14 are an 78 
exception to this authority. 79 
 Existing law requires, under certain circumstances, that in a county whose 80 
population is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000 (currently only Washoe 81 
County) any provision of the master plan governs any action taken in regard to an 82 
application for development. (NRS 278.0284) Section 20 of this bill provides 83 
instead that any provision of the master plan that is not consistent with the 84 
provisions of sections 9-14 does not govern any action taken in regard to an 85 
application for development.  86 
 Existing law authorizes the governing body of a city or county to divide the 87 
city, county or region into zoning districts of such number, shape and area as are 88 
best suited to carry out provisions of law relating to planning and zoning. Within 89 
the zoning district, the governing body may regulate and restrict the erection, 90 
construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair or use of buildings, structures or 91 
land. (NRS 278.250) Section 22 of this bill provides exceptions to the powers and 92 
duties to account for the limitations on the planning and zoning powers set forth 93 
sections 9-14. 94 
 Sections 26-60 of this bill make changes to each existing city charter to account 95 
for the limitations set forth in sections 7 and 9-14 on the power of the governing 96 
body of a city to adopt certain building codes and regulate planning and zoning. 97 
 Section 61 of this bill requires the Administrator of the Housing Division of the 98 
Department of Business and Industry to appoint a task force to study issues relating 99 
to housing during the 2025-2026 interim. 100 
 Section 62 of this bill voids any ordinance, regulation, building code, housing 101 
code or fire code enacted or adopted by a county or city before, on or after  102 
October 1, 2025, which conflicts with the provisions of this bill. 103 
 
 
   
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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN 
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 
 
 Section 1.  Chapter 244 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 1 
thereto a new section to read as follows: 2 
 A board of county commissioners shall not enact any 3 
ordinance or measure that imposes rent control. 4 
 Sec. 2.  NRS 244.143 is hereby amended to read as follows: 5 
 244.143 1. “Matter of local concern” means any matter that: 6 
 (a) Primarily affects or impacts areas located in the county, or 7 
persons who reside, work, visit or are otherwise present in areas 8 
located in the county, and does not have a significant effect or 9 
impact on areas located in other counties; 10 
 (b) Is not within the exclusive jurisdiction of another 11 
governmental entity; and 12 
 (c) Does not concern: 13 
  (1) A state interest that requires statewide uniformity of 14 
regulation; 15 
  (2) The regulation of business activities that are subject to 16 
substantial regulation by a federal or state agency; or 17 
  (3) Any other federal or state interest that is committed by 18 
the Constitution, statutes or regulations of the United States or this 19 
State to federal or state regulation that preempts local regulation. 20 
 2. The term includes, without limitation, any of the following 21 
matters of local concern: 22 
 (a) Public health, safety and welfare in the county. 23 
 (b) [Planning, zoning, development and redevelopment in the 24 
county. 25 
 (c)] Nuisances and graffiti in the county. 26 
 [(d)] (c) Outdoor assemblies in the county. 27 
 [(e)] (d) Contracts and purchasing by county government. 28 
 [(f)] (e) Operation, management and control of county jails and 29 
prisoners by county government. 30 
 [(g)] (f) Any public property, buildings, lands, utilities and 31 
other public works owned, leased, operated, managed or controlled 32 
by county government, including, without limitation: 33 
  (1) Roads, highways and bridges. 34 
  (2) Parks, recreational centers, cultural centers, libraries and 35 
museums. 36 
 3. The provisions of subsection 2: 37 
 (a) Are intended to be illustrative; 38 
 (b) Are not intended to be exhaustive or exclusive; and 39 
 (c) Must not be interpreted as either limiting or expanding the 40 
meaning of the term “matter of local concern” as provided in 41 
subsection 1. 42   
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 Sec. 3.  NRS 244.3603 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1 
 244.3603 1.  Each board of county commissioners may, by 2 
ordinance, to protect the public health, safety and welfare of the 3 
residents of the county, adopt procedures pursuant to which the 4 
district attorney may file an action in a court of competent 5 
jurisdiction to: 6 
 (a) Seek the abatement of a chronic nuisance that is located or 7 
occurring within the unincorporated area of the county; 8 
 (b) If applicable, seek the closure of the property where the 9 
chronic nuisance is located or occurring; and 10 
 (c) If applicable, seek penalties against the owner of the property 11 
within the unincorporated area of the county and any other 12 
appropriate relief. 13 
 2.  An ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection 1 must: 14 
 (a) Contain procedures pursuant to which the owner of the 15 
property is: 16 
  (1) Sent a notice, by certified mail, return receipt requested, 17 
by the sheriff or other person authorized to issue a citation of the 18 
existence on the owner’s property of nuisance activities and the date 19 
by which the owner must abate the condition to prevent the matter 20 
from being submitted to the district attorney for legal action. 21 
  (2) If the chronic nuisance is not an immediate danger to the 22 
public health, safety or welfare and was caused by the criminal 23 
activity of a person other than the owner, afforded a minimum of 30 24 
days to abate the chronic nuisance. 25 
  (3) Afforded an opportunity for a hearing before a court of 26 
competent jurisdiction. 27 
 (b) Provide that the date specified in the notice by which the 28 
owner must abate the condition is tolled for the period during which 29 
the owner requests a hearing and receives a decision. 30 
 (c) Provide the manner in which the county will recover money 31 
expended to abate the condition on the property if the owner fails to 32 
abate the condition. 33 
 3. If the court finds that a chronic nuisance exists and action is 34 
necessary to avoid serious threat to the public welfare or the safety 35 
or health of the occupants of the property, the court may order the 36 
county to secure and close the property until the nuisance is abated 37 
and may: 38 
 (a) Impose a civil penalty: 39 
  (1) If the property is nonresidential property, of not more 40 
than $750 per day; or 41 
  (2) If the property is residential property, of not more than 42 
$500 per day, 43   
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 for each day that the condition was not abated after the date 1 
specified in the notice by which the owner was required to abate the 2 
condition; 3 
 (b) Order the owner to pay the county for the cost incurred by 4 
the county in abating the condition; and 5 
 (c) Order any other appropriate relief. 6 
 4. In addition to any other reasonable means authorized by the 7 
court for the recovery of money expended by the county to abate the 8 
chronic nuisance and, except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, 9 
for the collection of civil penalties imposed pursuant to subsection 10 
3, the board or its designee may make the expense and civil 11 
penalties a special assessment against the property upon which the 12 
chronic nuisance is located or occurring. The special assessment 13 
may be collected pursuant to the provisions set forth in subsection 4 14 
of NRS 244.360. 15 
 5. Any civil penalties that have not been collected from the 16 
owner of the property may not be made a special assessment against 17 
the property pursuant to subsection 4 by the board or its designee 18 
unless: 19 
 (a) At least 180 days have elapsed after the date specified in the 20 
order of the court by which the owner must abate the chronic 21 
nuisance or, if the owner appeals that order, the date specified in the 22 
order of the appellate court by which the owner must abate the 23 
chronic nuisance, whichever is later; 24 
 (b) The owner has been billed, served or otherwise notified that 25 
the civil penalties are due; and 26 
 (c) The amount of the uncollected civil penalties is more than 27 
$5,000. 28 
 6. If a designee of the board imposes a special assessment 29 
pursuant to subsection 4, the designee shall submit a written report 30 
to the board at least once each calendar quarter that sets forth, for 31 
each property against which such an assessment has been imposed: 32 
 (a) The street address or assessor’s parcel number of the 33 
property; 34 
 (b) The name of each owner of record of the property as of the 35 
date of the assessment; and 36 
 (c) The total amount of the assessment, stating the amount 37 
assessed for the expense of abatement and any amount assessed for 38 
civil penalties. 39 
 7. As used in this section: 40 
 (a) A “chronic nuisance” exists: 41 
  (1) When three or more nuisance activities exist or have 42 
occurred during any 90-day period on the property. 43   
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  (2) When a person associated with the property has engaged 1 
in three or more nuisance activities during any 90-day period on the 2 
property or within 100 feet of the property. 3 
  (3) When the property has been the subject of a search 4 
warrant based on probable cause of continuous or repeated 5 
violations of chapter 459 of NRS. 6 
  (4) When a building or place is used for the purpose of 7 
unlawfully selling, serving, storing, keeping, manufacturing, using 8 
or giving away a controlled substance, immediate precursor or 9 
controlled substance analog. 10 
  (5) When a building or place was used for the purpose of 11 
unlawfully manufacturing a controlled substance, immediate 12 
precursor or controlled substance analog and: 13 
   (I) The building or place has not been deemed safe for 14 
habitation by a governmental entity; or 15 
   (II) All materials or substances involving the controlled 16 
substance, immediate precursor or controlled substance analog have 17 
not been removed from or remediated on the building or place by an 18 
entity certified or licensed to do so within 180 days after the 19 
building or place is no longer used for the purpose of unlawfully 20 
manufacturing a controlled substance, immediate precursor or 21 
controlled substance analog. 22 
 (b) “Commercial real estate” has the meaning ascribed to it in 23 
NRS 645.8711. 24 
 (c) “Controlled substance analog” has the meaning ascribed to it 25 
in NRS 453.043. 26 
 (d) “Immediate precursor” has the meaning ascribed to it in 27 
NRS 453.086. 28 
 (e) “Nuisance activity” means: 29 
  (1) Criminal activity; 30 
  (2) The presence of debris, litter, garbage, rubble, abandoned 31 
or junk vehicles or junk appliances; 32 
  (3) Violations of building codes, housing codes or any other 33 
codes regulating the health or safety of occupants of real property; 34 
  (4) Excessive noise and violations of curfew; or 35 
  (5) Any other activity, behavior or conduct defined by the 36 
board to constitute a public nuisance. 37 
 (f) “Person associated with the property” means: 38 
  (1) The owner of the property; 39 
  (2) The manager or assistant manager of the property; 40 
  (3) The tenant of the property; or  41 
  (4) A person who, on the occasion of a nuisance activity, has: 42 
   (I) Entered, patronized or visited; 43 
   (II) Attempted to enter, patronize or visit; or 44 
   
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   (III) Waited to enter, patronize or visit, 1 
 the property or a person present on the property. 2 
 (g) “Residential property” means: 3 
  (1) Improved real estate that consists of not more than four 4 
residential units; 5 
  (2) Unimproved real estate for which not more than four 6 
residential units may be developed or constructed pursuant to [any 7 
zoning regulations or] any development plan applicable to the real 8 
estate; or 9 
  (3) A single-family residential unit, including, without 10 
limitation, a condominium, townhouse or home within a 11 
subdivision, if the unit is sold, leased or otherwise conveyed unit by 12 
unit, regardless of whether the unit is part of a larger building or 13 
parcel that consists of more than four units. 14 
 The term does not include commercial real estate. 15 
 Sec. 4.  NRS 244.3675 is hereby amended to read as follows: 16 
 244.3675 Subject to the limitations set forth in NRS 244.368, 17 
278.02315, 278.580, 278.582, 278.584, 278.5846, 278.586, 444.340 18 
to 444.430, inclusive, and 477.030, and sections 9 to 14, inclusive, 19 
of this act, the boards of county commissioners within their 20 
respective counties may: 21 
 1.  Regulate all matters relating to the construction, 22 
maintenance and safety of buildings, structures and property within 23 
the county. 24 
 2.  Adopt any building, electrical, housing, plumbing or safety 25 
code necessary to carry out the provisions of this section and 26 
establish such fees as may be necessary. Except as otherwise 27 
provided in NRS 278.580, these fees do not apply to the State of 28 
Nevada or the Nevada System of Higher Education. 29 
 Sec. 5.  Chapter 268 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 30 
thereto a new section to read as follows: 31 
 The governing body of an incorporated city shall not enact any 32 
ordinance or measure that imposes rent control. 33 
 Sec. 6.  NRS 268.003 is hereby amended to read as follows: 34 
 268.003 1. “Matter of local concern” means any matter that: 35 
 (a) Primarily affects or impacts areas located in the incorporated 36 
city, or persons who reside, work, visit or are otherwise present in 37 
areas located in the city, and does not have a significant effect or 38 
impact on areas located in other cities or counties; 39 
 (b) Is not within the exclusive jurisdiction of another 40 
governmental entity; and 41 
 (c) Does not concern: 42 
  (1) A state interest that requires statewide uniformity of 43 
regulation; 44   
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  (2) The regulation of business activities that are subject to 1 
substantial regulation by a federal or state agency; or 2 
  (3) Any other federal or state interest that is committed by 3 
the Constitution, statutes or regulations of the United States or this 4 
State to federal or state regulation that preempts local regulation. 5 
 2. The term includes, without limitation, any of the following 6 
matters of local concern: 7 
 (a) Public health, safety and welfare in the city. 8 
 (b) [Planning, zoning, development and redevelopment in the 9 
city. 10 
 (c)] Nuisances and graffiti in the city. 11 
 [(d)] (c) Outdoor assemblies in the city. 12 
 [(e)] (d) Contracts and purchasing by city government. 13 
 [(f)] (e) Operation, management and control of city jails and 14 
prisoners by city government. 15 
 [(g)] (f) Any public property, buildings, lands, utilities and 16 
other public works owned, leased, operated, managed or controlled 17 
by city government, including, without limitation: 18 
  (1) Roads, highways and bridges. 19 
  (2) Parks, recreational centers, cultural centers, libraries and 20 
museums. 21 
 3. The provisions of subsection 2: 22 
 (a) Are intended to be illustrative; 23 
 (b) Are not intended to be exhaustive or exclusive; and 24 
 (c) Must not be interpreted as either limiting or expanding the 25 
meaning of the term “matter of local concern” as provided in 26 
subsection 1. 27 
 Sec. 7.  NRS 268.413 is hereby amended to read as follows: 28 
 268.413 Subject to the limitations contained in NRS 244.368, 29 
278.02315, 278.580, 278.582, 278.584, 278.5846, 278.586, 444.340 30 
to 444.430, inclusive, and 477.030, and sections 9 to 14, inclusive, 31 
of this act, the city council or other governing body of an 32 
incorporated city may: 33 
 1.  Regulate all matters relating to the construction, 34 
maintenance and safety of buildings, structures and property within 35 
the city. 36 
 2.  Adopt any building, electrical, plumbing or safety code 37 
necessary to carry out the provisions of this section and establish 38 
such fees as may be necessary. Except as otherwise provided in 39 
NRS 278.580, those fees do not apply to the State of Nevada or the 40 
Nevada System of Higher Education. 41   
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 Sec. 8.  Chapter 278 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 1 
thereto the provisions set forth as sections 9 to 14, inclusive, of this 2 
act. 3 
 Sec. 9.  1. Notwithstanding any health, safety, building or 4 
fire code adopted by a governing body, each governing body shall 5 
by ordinance authorize: 6 
 (a) Single-staircase apartment buildings of not more than five 7 
stories; and 8 
 (b) Single-room occupancy housing. 9 
 2. As used in this section: 10 
 (a) “Single-room occupancy housing” means housing where 11 
one person lives in a single room or apartment. The term includes, 12 
without limitation, a boarding house or rooming house where 13 
residents share communal kitchen or bathroom facilities. 14 
 (b) “Single-staircase apartment building” means a building 15 
with one staircase on each floor of the building for purposes of 16 
egress, regardless of the number of floors contained in the 17 
building. 18 
 Sec. 10.  1. A governing body shall not adopt an ordinance 19 
that prohibits multi-family housing or mixed-use development in 20 
any area zoned for commercial use. 21 
 2. A governing body shall authorize by ordinance the 22 
conversion of any commercial building into multi-family housing, 23 
including, without limitation, apartments and buildings of 24 
duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes. 25 
 Sec. 11.  A governing body shall, in any area that is zoned for 26 
residential use, authorize the development of multi-family 27 
housing, including, without limitation, apartments and buildings 28 
of duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes. 29 
 Sec. 12.  1. A governing body shall not impose any of the 30 
following restrictions on the zoning or development of residential 31 
housing: 32 
 (a) Minimum parking requirements. 33 
 (b) Height restrictions. 34 
 (c) Minimum lot size. 35 
 (d) Setback requirements. 36 
 (e) Limitations on square footage of the residential housing. 37 
 2. In addition to the restrictions set forth in subsection 1, a 38 
governing body shall not limit residential or commercial 39 
development by creating any urban growth boundary. 40 
 Sec. 13.  1. Each governing body of a county and each 41 
governing body of a city shall adopt an ordinance to authorize the 42 
owner of a single-family residential property to add an accessory 43 
dwelling unit to the single-family residential property.  44 
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 (a) Require the owner of the single-family residential property 1 
to: 2 
  (1) Reside in the single-family residence or accessory 3 
dwelling unit that is located on the single-family residential 4 
property; and 5 
  (2) Otherwise use the single-family residence or accessory 6 
dwelling unit in which the owner does not reside only for family 7 
members or other persons with whom the owner has a personal or 8 
employment relationship;  9 
 (b) Require that the accessory dwelling unit match the exterior 10 
design, roof pitch and finishing materials of the single-family 11 
residence;  12 
 (c) Prohibit the owner of the single-family residential property 13 
from renting the accessory dwelling unit as transient lodging or 14 
other short-term housing for a duration of less than 90 days; and 15 
 (d) Require any necessary improvement or repair to a public 16 
street that is disturbed during the construction of the accessory 17 
dwelling unit. 18 
 3. Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing: 19 
 (a) An accessory dwelling unit on any single-family residential 20 
property on which there is a restrictive covenant that prohibits the 21 
addition of an accessory dwelling unit on the single-family 22 
residential property; or 23 
 (b) The governing body to require a restrictive covenant on a 24 
single-family residential property that adds an accessory dwelling 25 
unit pursuant to the ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection 1. 26 
 4. As used in this section, “accessory dwelling unit” means a 27 
self-contained living unit that: 28 
 (a) Is located on the same parcel as a single-family residence 29 
of greater square footage;  30 
 (b) Has separate cooking, sleeping and sanitation facilities 31 
from the single-family residence; and 32 
 (c) Complies with any applicable building code, housing code 33 
or other code regulating the health or safety of occupants of 34 
residential property. 35 
 Sec. 14.  1. The governing body of each county and the 36 
governing body of each city shall establish an expedited process 37 
for the by-right development of residential housing, including, 38 
without limitation, multi-family housing.  39 
 2. The expedited process established pursuant to subsection 1 40 
must, without limitation, provide that any proposed project for the 41 
development of residential housing will be approved by the county 42 
or city, as applicable, without any discretionary review or 43 
discretionary approval if the proposed project is consistent with all 44 
applicable zoning laws, building codes, housing codes and any 45   
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other applicable ordinances and codes regulating the health or 1 
safety of occupants of real property. 2 
 3. A final decision relating to an application for a proposed 3 
project for the development of residential housing that is 4 
submitted pursuant to the expedited process established pursuant 5 
to subsection 1 must be made within 60 days after the receipt of a 6 
completed application or the application shall be deemed 7 
approved. If an application is denied, the denial must set forth the 8 
specific reasons why the application was denied. 9 
 4.  Only an owner of real property that is physically adjacent 10 
to a proposed project for the development of residential housing or 11 
the applicant for a proposed project may appeal a final decision 12 
relating to an application for the proposed project. Any party who 13 
challenges the approval of the application must demonstrate by 14 
clear and convincing evidence that the proposed project is not 15 
consistent with all applicable zoning laws, building codes, housing 16 
codes and any other ordinance or code regulating the health or 17 
safety of occupants of real property. If the applicant for a 18 
proposed project prevails in an action brought by an owner of 19 
property that is physically adjacent to the proposed project, the 20 
district court shall award to the applicant attorney’s fees and costs. 21 
 Sec. 15.  NRS 278.020 is hereby amended to read as follows: 22 
 278.020 1.  For the purpose of promoting health, safety, 23 
morals, or the general welfare of the community, the governing 24 
bodies of cities and counties are authorized and empowered to 25 
regulate and restrict the improvement of land and to control the 26 
location and soundness of structures. 27 
 2.  Any such regulation, restriction and control must [take] : 28 
 (a) Comply with any restriction on the power of the governing 29 
bodies of cities and counties, as set forth in this chapter and 30 
chapters 244 and 268 of NRS, as applicable; and 31 
 (b) Take into account: 32 
 [(a)] (1) The potential impairment of natural resources and the 33 
total population which the available natural resources will support 34 
without unreasonable impairment; and 35 
 [(b)] (2) The availability of and need for affordable housing in 36 
the community, including affordable housing that is accessible to 37 
persons with disabilities. 38 
 Sec. 16.  NRS 278.0201 is hereby amended to read as follows: 39 
 278.0201 1.  In the manner prescribed by ordinance, a 40 
governing body may, upon application of any person having a legal 41 
or equitable interest in land, enter into an agreement with that 42 
person concerning the development of that land. 43 
 2. An agreement entered into pursuant to this section: 44 
 (a) Must contain provisions: 45   
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  (1) Describing the land which is the subject of the 1 
agreement; 2 
  (2) Specifying the duration of the agreement; 3 
  (3) Specifying what events will constitute breach of the 4 
agreement; and 5 
  (4) Providing periods during which any breach may be cured; 6 
and 7 
 (b) May contain provisions specifying or relating to: 8 
  (1) [The] Except as otherwise provided in sections 9 to 14, 9 
inclusive, of this act, the permitted uses of the land; 10 
  (2) The density or intensity of the use of the land; 11 
  (3) [The] Except as otherwise provided in sections 9 to 14, 12 
inclusive, of this act, the maximum height and size of any proposed 13 
buildings; 14 
  (4) The reservation or dedication of any portion of the land 15 
for public use or for the payment of fees in lieu thereof; 16 
  (5) The protection of environmentally sensitive lands; 17 
  (6) The preservation and restoration of historic structures; 18 
  (7) The phasing or timing of construction or development on 19 
the land, including, without limitation, the dates on which all or any 20 
part of the construction or development must commence and be 21 
completed, and the terms on which any deadline may be extended; 22 
  (8) The conditions, terms, restrictions and requirements for 23 
infrastructure on the land and the financing of the public 24 
infrastructure by a person having a legal or equitable interest in the 25 
land; 26 
  (9) The conditions, terms, restrictions and requirements for 27 
annexation of land by the city or county and the phasing or timing of 28 
annexation by the city or county; 29 
  (10) The conditions, terms, restrictions and requirements 30 
relating to the intent of the governing body to include the land in an 31 
improvement district created pursuant to chapter 271 of NRS; 32 
  (11) A schedule of fees and charges; and 33 
  (12) Any other matters relating to the development of the 34 
land. 35 
 3.  Unless the agreement otherwise provides and except as 36 
otherwise provided in subsection 4, the ordinances, resolutions or 37 
regulations applicable to that land and governing the permitted uses 38 
of that land, density and standards for design, improvements and 39 
construction are those in effect at the time the agreement is made. 40 
 4.  This section does not prohibit the governing body from 41 
adopting new ordinances, resolutions or regulations applicable to 42 
that land which do not conflict with those ordinances, resolutions 43 
and regulations in effect at the time the agreement is made, except 44 
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the development of the land as set forth in the agreement. The 1 
governing body is not prohibited from denying or conditionally 2 
approving any other plan for development pursuant to any 3 
ordinance, resolution or regulation in effect at the time of that denial 4 
or approval. 5 
 Sec. 17.  NRS 278.02073 is hereby amended to read as 6 
follows: 7 
 278.02073 1.  A director of planning or a governing body 8 
may extend the period for which a building permit for a residential 9 
or commercial project is valid if the person to whom the permit has 10 
been issued: 11 
 (a) Applies for an extension before July 1, 2013, subject to any 12 
applicable ordinances or regulations adopted by the governing body; 13 
 (b) Demonstrates to the satisfaction of the director of planning 14 
or governing body that: 15 
  (1) Financing for the residential or commercial project is not 16 
available; and 17 
  (2) The land will be leased for a renewable energy generation 18 
project; and 19 
 (c) Submits with his or her application for an extension an 20 
affidavit showing that due diligence has been used to obtain 21 
financing for the residential or commercial project. The affidavit 22 
must include, without limitation, evidence that: 23 
  (1) The project was denied financing by at least two lenders; 24 
or 25 
  (2) The person was unable to issue bonds or other securities 26 
to finance the project.  27 
 2.  A building permit that is extended pursuant to subsection 1 28 
must not be effective: 29 
 (a) For more than 15 years after the original expiration date of 30 
the building permit; or 31 
 (b) If the land ceases to be leased for a renewable energy 32 
generation project, after the period established by the director of 33 
planning or governing body pursuant to subsection 3. 34 
 3.  If a director of planning or governing body extends the 35 
period for which a building permit is valid pursuant to subsection 1, 36 
the director of planning or governing body shall establish the 37 
maximum duration of the period for which the permit will remain 38 
valid if the land is no longer leased for a renewable energy 39 
generation project. 40 
 4.  If a director of planning or governing body extends the 41 
period for which a building permit is valid pursuant to subsection 1: 42 
 (a) [No] Except as otherwise provided in sections 9 to 14, 43 
inclusive, of this act, no condition may be placed on the permit that 44 
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 (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5 [,] and 1 
sections 9 to 14, inclusive, of this act, the ordinances, resolutions or 2 
regulations applicable to the land and governing the permitted uses 3 
of the land, density and standards for design, improvements and 4 
construction are those in effect at the time the building permit is 5 
issued. 6 
 5.  [Changes] Except as otherwise provided in sections 9 to 14, 7 
inclusive, of this act, changes to ordinances, resolutions or 8 
regulations that enforce environmental, life or safety standards 9 
against parcels of land that the director of planning or governing 10 
body determines are similar to the land for which the building 11 
permit was issued will apply to the parcel of land for which the 12 
permit was issued.  13 
 6. As used in this section, “environmental, life or safety 14 
standards” includes, without limitation: 15 
 (a) Standards and codes relating to the usage of water; and 16 
 (b) Any specialized or uniform code related to environmental, 17 
life or safety standards. 18 
 Sec. 18.  NRS 278.0209 is hereby amended to read as follows: 19 
 278.0209 1.  In any ordinance relating to the zoning of land 20 
adopted or amended by a governing body, the definition of “single-21 
family residence” must include factory-built housing that has been 22 
built in compliance with the standards for single-family residential 23 
dwellings of the Uniform Building Code most recently adopted by 24 
the International Conference of Building Officials. 25 
 2.  An ordinance of the governing body may require factory-26 
built housing to comply with standards for safety which exceed the 27 
standards prescribed in subsection 1 if a single-family residential 28 
dwelling on the same lot is also required to comply with those 29 
standards. 30 
 3.  The governing body shall adopt the same standards for 31 
development for the factory-built housing and the lot on which it is 32 
placed as those to which a conventional single-family residential 33 
dwelling on the same lot would be subject, including, but not 34 
limited to: 35 
 (a) Requirements for the setback of buildings. 36 
 (b) Side and rear-yard requirements. 37 
 (c) Standards for enclosures, access and the parking of vehicles. 38 
 (d) Aesthetic requirements. 39 
 (e) Requirements for minimum square footage. 40 
 (f) Requirements for design, style and structure. 41 
 4.  The governing body may prohibit the installation of factory-42 
built housing in a specified area if [: 43 
 (a) More] more than 6 years have elapsed between the date of 44 
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for the issuance of a permit to install factory-built housing in the 1 
affected area . [; or 2 
 (b) The area contains a building, structure or other object having 3 
a special character or special historical interest or value.] 4 
 5.  As used in this section, “factory-built housing” has the 5 
meaning ascribed to it in NRS 461.080. 6 
 6.  The provisions of this section do not abrogate a recorded 7 
restrictive covenant. 8 
 Sec. 19.  NRS 278.0274 is hereby amended to read as follows: 9 
 278.0274 [The] Except as otherwise provided in sections 9 to 10 
14, inclusive, of this act, the comprehensive regional plan must 11 
include goals, policies, maps and other documents relating to: 12 
 1.  Population, including a projection of population growth in 13 
the region and the resources that will be necessary to support that 14 
population. 15 
 2.  Conservation, including policies relating to the use and 16 
protection of air, land, water and other natural resources, ambient air 17 
quality, natural recharge areas, floodplains and wetlands, and a map 18 
showing the areas that are best suited for development based on 19 
those policies. 20 
 3.  The limitation of the premature expansion of development 21 
into undeveloped areas, preservation of neighborhoods and 22 
revitalization of urban areas, including, without limitation, policies 23 
that relate to the interspersion of new housing and businesses in 24 
established neighborhoods and set forth principles by which growth 25 
will be directed to older urban areas. 26 
 4.  Land use and transportation, including the classification of 27 
future land uses by density or intensity of development based upon 28 
the projected necessity and availability of public facilities, 29 
including, without limitation, schools, and services and natural 30 
resources, and the compatibility of development in one area with 31 
that of other areas in the region. This portion of the plan must: 32 
 (a) Address, if applicable: 33 
  (1) Mixed-use development, transit-oriented development, 34 
master-planned communities and gaming enterprise districts; and 35 
  (2) The coordination and compatibility of land uses with 36 
each military installation in the region, taking into account the 37 
location, purpose and stated mission of the military installation; 38 
 (b) Allow for a variety of uses; 39 
 (c) Describe the transportation facilities that will be necessary to 40 
satisfy the requirements created by those future uses; and 41 
 (d) Be based upon the policies and map relating to conservation 42 
that are developed pursuant to subsection 2, surveys, studies and 43 
data relating to the area, the amount of land required to 44 
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pursuant to subsection 1, and the characteristics of undeveloped land 1 
in the area. 2 
 5.  Public facilities and services, including provisions relating to 3 
sanitary sewer facilities, solid waste, flood control, potable water 4 
and groundwater aquifer recharge which are correlated with 5 
principles and guidelines for future land uses, and which specify 6 
ways to satisfy the requirements created by those future uses. This 7 
portion of the plan must: 8 
 (a) Describe the problems and needs of the area relating to 9 
public facilities and services and the general facilities that will be 10 
required for their solution and satisfaction; 11 
 (b) Identify the providers of public services within the region 12 
and the area within which each must serve, including service 13 
territories set by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada for 14 
public utilities; 15 
 (c) Establish the time within which those public facilities and 16 
services necessary to support the development relating to land use 17 
and transportation must be made available to satisfy the 18 
requirements created by that development; and 19 
 (d) Contain a summary prepared by the regional planning 20 
commission regarding the plans for capital improvements that: 21 
  (1) Are required to be prepared by each local government in 22 
the region pursuant to NRS 278.0226; and 23 
  (2) May be prepared by the water planning commission of 24 
the county, the regional transportation commission and the county 25 
school district. 26 
 6.  Annexation, including the identification of spheres of 27 
influence for each unit of local government, improvement district or 28 
other service district and specifying standards and policies for 29 
changing the boundaries of a sphere of influence and procedures for 30 
the review of development within each sphere of influence. As used 31 
in this subsection, “sphere of influence” means an area into which a 32 
political subdivision may expand in the foreseeable future. 33 
 7.  Intergovernmental coordination, including the establishment 34 
of guidelines for determining whether local master plans and 35 
facilities plans conform with the comprehensive regional plan. 36 
 8.  Any utility project required to be reported pursuant to  37 
NRS 278.145. 38 
 Sec. 20.  NRS 278.0284 is hereby amended to read as follows: 39 
 278.0284 [Any]  40 
 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and sections 9 41 
to 14, inclusive, of this act, any action of a local government 42 
relating to development, zoning, the subdivision of land or capital 43 
improvements must conform to the master plan of the local 44 
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adopting any ordinance or regulation relating to development, 1 
zoning, the subdivision of land or capital improvements, the local 2 
government shall make a specific finding that the ordinance 3 
conforms to the master plan. [Within] Except as otherwise provided 4 
in this section, within 1 year after its adoption of any portion of a 5 
master plan, the local government shall review and, if necessary, 6 
amend its existing ordinances to ensure their conformity with the 7 
provisions of the master plan. [If] Except as otherwise provided in 8 
this section, if any provision of the master plan is inconsistent with 9 
any regulation relating to land development, the provision of the 10 
master plan governs any action taken in regard to an application for 11 
development. 12 
 2. Any provision of the master plan that is not consistent with 13 
the provisions of sections 9 to 14, inclusive, of this act, does not 14 
govern any action taken in regard to an application for 15 
development. 16 
 Sec. 21.  NRS 278.160 is hereby amended to read as follows: 17 
 278.160 1.  Except as otherwise provided in this section and 18 
NRS 278.150 and 278.170, the master plan, with the accompanying 19 
charts, drawings, diagrams, schedules and reports, may include such 20 
of the following elements or portions thereof as are appropriate to 21 
the city, county or region, and , except as otherwise provided in 22 
sections 9 to 14, inclusive, of this act, as may be made the basis for 23 
the physical development thereof: 24 
 (a) A conservation element, which must include: 25 
  (1) A conservation plan for the conservation, development 26 
and utilization of natural resources, including, without limitation, 27 
water and its hydraulic force, underground water, water supply, 28 
solar or wind energy, forests, soils, rivers and other waters, harbors, 29 
fisheries, wildlife, minerals and other natural resources. The 30 
conservation plan must also cover the reclamation of land and 31 
waters, flood control, prevention and control of the pollution of 32 
streams and other waters, regulation of the use of land in stream 33 
channels and other areas required for the accomplishment of the 34 
conservation plan, prevention, control and correction of the erosion 35 
of soils through proper clearing, grading and landscaping, beaches 36 
and shores, and protection of watersheds. The conservation plan 37 
must also indicate the maximum tolerable level of air pollution. 38 
  (2) A solid waste disposal plan showing general plans for the 39 
disposal of solid waste. 40 
 (b) A historic preservation element, which must include: 41 
  (1) A historic neighborhood preservation plan which: 42 
   (I) Must include, without limitation, a plan to inventory 43 
historic neighborhoods and a statement of goals and methods to 44 
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   (II) May include, without limitation, the creation of a 1 
commission to monitor and promote the preservation of historic 2 
neighborhoods. 3 
  (2) A historical properties preservation plan setting forth an 4 
inventory of significant historical, archaeological, paleontological 5 
and architectural properties as defined by a city, county or region, 6 
and a statement of methods to encourage the preservation of those 7 
properties. 8 
 (c) A housing element, which must include, without limitation: 9 
  (1) An inventory of housing conditions and needs, and plans 10 
and procedures for improving housing standards and providing 11 
adequate housing to individuals and families in the community, 12 
regardless of income level. 13 
  (2) An inventory of existing affordable housing in the 14 
community, including, without limitation, housing that is available 15 
to rent or own, housing that is subsidized either directly or indirectly 16 
by this State, an agency or political subdivision of this State, or the 17 
Federal Government or an agency of the Federal Government, and 18 
housing that is accessible to persons with disabilities. 19 
  (3) An analysis of projected growth and the demographic 20 
characteristics of the community. 21 
  (4) A determination of the present and prospective need for 22 
affordable housing in the community. 23 
  (5) An analysis of any impediments to the development of 24 
affordable housing and the development of policies to mitigate those 25 
impediments. 26 
  (6) An analysis of the characteristics of the land that is 27 
suitable for residential development. The analysis must include, 28 
without limitation: 29 
   (I) A determination of whether the existing infrastructure 30 
is sufficient to sustain the current needs and projected growth of the 31 
community; and 32 
   (II) An inventory of available parcels that are suitable for 33 
residential development and any zoning, environmental and other 34 
land-use planning restrictions that affect such parcels. 35 
  (7) An analysis of the needs and appropriate methods for the 36 
construction of affordable housing or the conversion or 37 
rehabilitation of existing housing to affordable housing. 38 
  (8) A plan for maintaining and developing affordable 39 
housing to meet the housing needs of the community for a period of 40 
at least 5 years. 41 
 (d) A land use element, which must include: 42 
  (1) Provisions concerning community design, including 43 
standards and principles governing the subdivision of land and 44 
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  (2) A land use plan, including an inventory and classification 1 
of types of natural land and of existing land cover and uses, and 2 
comprehensive plans for the most desirable utilization of land. The 3 
land use plan: 4 
   (I) Must, if applicable, address mixed-use development, 5 
transit-oriented development, master-planned communities and 6 
gaming enterprise districts. The land use plan must also, if 7 
applicable, address the coordination and compatibility of land uses 8 
with any military installation in the city, county or region, taking 9 
into account the location, purpose and stated mission of the military 10 
installation. 11 
   (II) May include a provision concerning the acquisition 12 
and use of land that is under federal management within the city, 13 
county or region, including, without limitation, a plan or statement 14 
of policy prepared pursuant to NRS 321.7355. 15 
  (3) In any county whose population is 700,000 or more, a 16 
rural neighborhoods preservation plan showing general plans to 17 
preserve the character and density of rural neighborhoods. 18 
 (e) A public facilities and services element, which must include: 19 
  (1) An economic plan showing recommended schedules for 20 
the allocation and expenditure of public money to provide for the 21 
economical and timely execution of the various components of the 22 
plan. 23 
  (2) A population plan setting forth an estimate of the total 24 
population which the natural resources of the city, county or region 25 
will support on a continuing basis without unreasonable impairment. 26 
  (3) An aboveground utility plan that shows corridors 27 
designated for the construction of aboveground utilities and 28 
complies with the provisions of NRS 278.165. 29 
  (4) Provisions concerning public buildings showing the 30 
locations and arrangement of civic centers and all other public 31 
buildings, including the architecture thereof and the landscape 32 
treatment of the grounds thereof. 33 
  (5) Provisions concerning public services and facilities 34 
showing general plans for sewage, drainage and utilities, and rights-35 
of-way, easements and facilities therefor, including, without 36 
limitation, any utility projects required to be reported pursuant to 37 
NRS 278.145. If a public utility which provides electric service 38 
notifies the planning commission that a new transmission line or 39 
substation will be required to support the master plan, those 40 
facilities must be included in the master plan. The utility is not 41 
required to obtain an easement for any such transmission line as a 42 
prerequisite to the inclusion of the transmission line in the master 43 
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  (6) A school facilities plan showing the general locations of 1 
current and future school facilities based upon information furnished 2 
by the appropriate county school district. 3 
 (f) A recreation and open space element, which must include a 4 
recreation plan showing a comprehensive system of recreation areas, 5 
including, without limitation, natural reservations, parks, parkways, 6 
trails, reserved riverbank strips, beaches, playgrounds and other 7 
recreation areas, including, when practicable, the locations and 8 
proposed development thereof. 9 
 (g) A safety element, which must include: 10 
  (1) In any county whose population is 700,000 or more, a 11 
safety plan identifying potential types of natural and man-made 12 
hazards, including, without limitation, hazards from floods, 13 
landslides or fires, or resulting from the manufacture, storage, 14 
transfer or use of bulk quantities of hazardous materials. The safety 15 
plan may set forth policies for avoiding or minimizing the risks from 16 
those hazards. 17 
  (2) A seismic safety plan consisting of an identification and 18 
appraisal of seismic hazards such as susceptibility to surface 19 
ruptures from faulting, to ground shaking or to ground failures. 20 
 (h) A transportation element, which must include: 21 
  (1) A streets and highways plan showing the general 22 
locations and widths of a comprehensive system of major traffic 23 
thoroughfares and other traffic ways and of streets and the 24 
recommended treatment thereof, building line setbacks, and a 25 
system of naming or numbering streets and numbering houses, with 26 
recommendations concerning proposed changes. 27 
  (2) A transit plan showing a proposed multimodal system of 28 
transit lines, including mass transit, streetcar, motorcoach and 29 
trolley coach lines, paths for bicycles and pedestrians, satellite 30 
parking and related facilities. 31 
  (3) A transportation plan showing a comprehensive 32 
transportation system, including, without limitation, locations of 33 
rights-of-way, terminals, viaducts and grade separations. The 34 
transportation plan may also include port, harbor, aviation and 35 
related facilities. 36 
 (i) An urban agricultural element, which must include a plan to 37 
inventory any vacant lands or other real property owned by the city 38 
or county and blighted land in the city or county to determine 39 
whether such lands are suitable for urban farming and gardening. 40 
The plan to inventory any vacant lands or other real property may 41 
include, without limitation, any other real property in the city or 42 
county, as deemed appropriate by the commission. 43 
 2.  The commission may prepare and adopt, as part of the 44 
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other elements as may in its judgment relate to the physical 1 
development of the city, county or region, and nothing contained in 2 
NRS 278.010 to 278.630, inclusive, and sections 9 to 14, inclusive, 3 
of this act prohibits the preparation and adoption of any such 4 
element as a part of the master plan. 5 
 Sec. 22.  NRS 278.250 is hereby amended to read as follows: 6 
 278.250 1.  For the purposes of NRS 278.010 to 278.630, 7 
inclusive, and sections 9 to 14, inclusive, of this act, the governing 8 
body may divide the city, county or region into zoning districts of 9 
such number, shape and area as are best suited to carry out the 10 
purposes of NRS 278.010 to 278.630, inclusive [. Within] , and 11 
sections 9 to 14, inclusive, of this act. Except as otherwise provided 12 
in sections 9 to 14, inclusive, of this act, within the zoning district, 13 
[it] the governing body may regulate and restrict the erection, 14 
construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair or use of buildings, 15 
structures or land. 16 
 2.  [The] Except as otherwise provided in this section and 17 
sections 9 to 14, inclusive, of this act, zoning regulations must [be 18 
adopted in accordance with the master plan for land use and] be 19 
designed: 20 
 (a) To preserve the quality of air and water resources. 21 
 (b) To promote the conservation of open space and the 22 
protection of other natural and scenic resources from unreasonable 23 
impairment. 24 
 (c) To consider existing views and access to solar resources by 25 
studying the height of new buildings which will cast shadows on 26 
surrounding residential and commercial developments. 27 
 (d) To reduce the consumption of energy by encouraging the use 28 
of products and materials which maximize energy efficiency in the 29 
construction of buildings. 30 
 (e) To provide for recreational needs. 31 
 (f) To protect life and property in areas subject to floods, 32 
landslides and other natural disasters. 33 
 (g) To conform to the adopted population plan, if required by 34 
NRS 278.170. 35 
 (h) To develop a timely, orderly and efficient arrangement of 36 
transportation and public facilities and services, including public 37 
access and sidewalks for pedestrians, and facilities and services for 38 
bicycles. 39 
 (i) To ensure that the development on land is commensurate 40 
with the character and the physical limitations of the land. 41 
 (j) To take into account the immediate and long-range financial 42 
impact of the application of particular land to particular kinds of 43 
development, and the relative suitability of the land for 44 
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 (k) To promote health and the general welfare. 1 
 (l) To ensure the development of an adequate supply of housing 2 
for the community, including the development of affordable 3 
housing. 4 
 (m) To ensure the protection of existing neighborhoods and 5 
communities, including the protection of rural preservation 6 
neighborhoods and, in counties whose population is 700,000 or 7 
more, the protection of historic neighborhoods. 8 
 (n) To promote systems which use solar or wind energy. 9 
 (o) To foster the coordination and compatibility of land uses 10 
with any military installation in the city, county or region, taking 11 
into account the location, purpose and stated mission of the military 12 
installation. 13 
 3.  [The] Except as otherwise provided in this section and 14 
sections 9 to 14, inclusive, of this act, the zoning regulations must 15 
be adopted with reasonable consideration, among other things, to the 16 
character of the area and its peculiar suitability for particular uses, 17 
and with a view to conserving the value of buildings and 18 
encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the city, 19 
county or region. 20 
 4.  [In] Except as otherwise provided in this section, and 21 
sections 9 to 14, inclusive, of this act, in exercising the powers 22 
granted in this section, the governing body may use any controls 23 
relating to land use or principles of zoning that the governing body 24 
determines to be appropriate, including, without limitation, density 25 
bonuses, inclusionary zoning and minimum density zoning. 26 
 5.  As used in this section: 27 
 (a) “Density bonus” means an incentive granted by a governing 28 
body to a developer of real property that authorizes the developer to 29 
build at a greater density than would otherwise be allowed under the 30 
master plan, in exchange for an agreement by the developer to 31 
perform certain functions that the governing body determines to be 32 
socially desirable, including, without limitation, developing an area 33 
to include a certain proportion of affordable housing. 34 
 (b) “Inclusionary zoning” means a type of zoning pursuant to 35 
which a governing body requires or provides incentives to a 36 
developer who builds residential dwellings to build a certain 37 
percentage of those dwellings as affordable housing. 38 
 (c) “Minimum density zoning” means a type of zoning pursuant 39 
to which development must be carried out at or above a certain 40 
density to maintain conformance with the master plan. 41 
 Sec. 23.  NRS 278.253 is hereby amended to read as follows: 42 
 278.253 1. [A governing body of a county whose population 43 
is 100,000 or more or a governing body of a city whose population 44 
is 150,000 or more shall adopt] In an ordinance [for the zoning of] 45   
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relating to the zoning of land adopted or amended by a governing 1 
body, the definition of “single-family residence” must include tiny 2 
houses . [that: 3 
 (a) Designates at least one zoning district in which a tiny house 4 
may be located and classified as an accessory dwelling unit; 5 
 (b) Designates at least one zoning district in which a tiny house 6 
may be located and classified as a single-family residential unit; and 7 
 (c) Designates at least one zoning district in which a tiny house 8 
may be located in a tiny house park. 9 
 2. A governing body of a county whose population is less than 10 
100,000 or a governing body of a city whose population is less than 11 
150,000 shall adopt an ordinance for the zoning of tiny houses that:  12 
 (a) Designates at least one zoning district in which a tiny house 13 
may be located and classified as an accessory dwelling unit; 14 
 (b) Designates at least one zoning district in which a tiny house 15 
is allowed to be located and classified as a single-family residential 16 
unit; or 17 
 (c) Designates at least one zoning district in which a tiny house 18 
may be located in a tiny house park. 19 
 3. Before adopting an ordinance pursuant to subsection 1 or 2, 20 
the governing body of a county or city must consider whether the 21 
locations of tiny houses in the designated zoning districts will have 22 
disproportionately high and adverse human health and 23 
environmental effects on minority populations and low-income 24 
populations.  25 
 4.] 2.  An ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection 1 [or 2: 26 
 (a) May: 27 
  (1) Include any other requirements for tiny houses that the 28 
governing body determines is necessary; and 29 
  (2) Provide] may provide that a certificate of occupancy 30 
issued for a tiny house may limit the tiny house to use as a single-31 
family [residential unit] residence or an accessory dwelling unit.  32 
 [(b) Shall require that a tiny house that is: 33 
  (1) Located in: 34 
   (I) A zoning district designated pursuant to paragraph (a) 35 
of subsection 1 or paragraph (a) of subsection 2 is classified as an 36 
accessory dwelling unit on any building permit or zoning approval 37 
issued for the tiny house; 38 
   (II) A zoning district designated pursuant to paragraph (b) 39 
of subsection 1 or paragraph (b) of subsection 2 is classified as a 40 
single-family residential unit on any building permit or zoning 41 
approval issued for the tiny house; and 42 
   (III) A zoning district designated pursuant to paragraph 43 
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tiny house on any building permit or zoning approval issued within 1 
the tiny house park.  2 
  (2) Not built on a permanent foundation may only be issued a 3 
certificate of occupancy for the tiny house that is tied to the specific 4 
parcel of land on which the tiny house is located. If the tiny house is 5 
moved from that parcel, the owner of the tiny house must obtain a 6 
new certificate of occupancy.  7 
 5.] 3.  An ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection 1 [or 2 that 8 
allows for tiny houses to be located in tiny house parks] must also 9 
establish requirements for tiny house parks, including, without 10 
limitation, requirements for: 11 
 (a) Community water and wastewater service; 12 
 (b) Adequate spacing between tiny houses in the tiny house park 13 
to allow for access for public safety services, including, without 14 
limitation, access for firefighting equipment and vehicles and 15 
utilities; 16 
 (c) [Minimum size requirements for each space in the tiny house 17 
park for a tiny house; 18 
 (d)] The minimum or maximum lot size of a tiny house park; 19 
and 20 
 [(e)] (d) Open space within the tiny house park . [; and 21 
 (f) Parking within the tiny house park. 22 
 6.] 4.  An ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection 1 [or 2] 23 
must define “tiny house” in accordance with the definition adopted 24 
in the International Residential Code by the International Code 25 
Council or its successor organization. 26 
 Sec. 24.  NRS 278.320 is hereby amended to read as follows: 27 
 278.320 1.  “Subdivision” means any land, vacant or 28 
improved, which is divided or proposed to be divided into five or 29 
more lots, parcels, sites, units or plots, for the purpose of any 30 
transfer or development, or any proposed transfer or development, 31 
unless exempted by one of the following provisions: 32 
 (a) The term “subdivision” does not apply to any division of 33 
land which is subject to the provisions of NRS 278.471 to 278.4725, 34 
inclusive. 35 
 (b) Any joint tenancy or tenancy in common shall be deemed a 36 
single interest in land. 37 
 (c) Unless a method of disposition is adopted for the purpose of 38 
evading this chapter or would have the effect of evading this 39 
chapter, the term “subdivision” does not apply to: 40 
  (1) Any division of land which is ordered by any court in this 41 
State or created by operation of law; 42 
  (2) A lien, mortgage, deed of trust or any other security 43 
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  (3) A security or unit of interest in any investment trust 1 
regulated under the laws of this State or any other interest in an 2 
investment entity; 3 
  (4) Cemetery lots; or 4 
  (5) An interest in oil, gas, minerals or building materials, 5 
which are now or hereafter severed from the surface ownership of 6 
real property. 7 
 2.  A common-interest community consisting of five or more 8 
units shall be deemed to be a subdivision of land within the meaning 9 
of this section, but need only comply with NRS 278.326 to 278.460, 10 
inclusive, and 278.473 to 278.490, inclusive. 11 
 3.  The board of county commissioners of any county may 12 
exempt any parcel or parcels of land from the provisions of NRS 13 
278.010 to 278.630, inclusive, and sections 9 to 14, inclusive, of 14 
this act if: 15 
 (a) The land is owned by a railroad company or by a nonprofit 16 
corporation organized and existing pursuant to the provisions of 17 
chapter 81 or 82 of NRS which is an immediate successor in title to 18 
a railroad company, and the land was in the past used in connection 19 
with any railroad operation; and 20 
 (b) Other persons now permanently reside on the land. 21 
 4.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, this chapter, 22 
including, without limitation, any requirements relating to the 23 
adjustment of boundary lines or the filing of a parcel map or record 24 
of survey, does not apply to the division, exchange or transfer of 25 
land for agricultural purposes if each parcel resulting from such a 26 
division, exchange or transfer: 27 
 (a) Is 10 acres or more in size ; [, unless local zoning laws 28 
require a larger minimum parcel size, in which case each parcel 29 
resulting from the division, exchange or transfer must comply with 30 
the parcel size required by those local zoning laws;] 31 
 (b) Has a zoning classification that is consistent with the 32 
designation in the master plan, if any, regarding land use for the 33 
parcel; 34 
 (c) Can be described by reference to the standard subdivisions 35 
used in the United States Public Land Survey System; 36 
 (d) Qualifies for agricultural use assessment under NRS 37 
361A.100 to 361A.160, inclusive, and any regulations adopted 38 
pursuant thereto; and 39 
 (e) Is accessible: 40 
  (1) By way of an existing street, road or highway; 41 
  (2) Through other adjacent lands owned by the same person; 42 
or 43 
  (3) By way of an easement for agricultural purposes that was 44 
granted in connection with the division, exchange or transfer. 45   
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 5. The exemption from the provisions of this chapter, which 1 
exemption is set forth in subsection 4, does not apply with respect to 2 
any parcel resulting from the division, exchange or transfer of 3 
agricultural lands if: 4 
 (a) Such resulting parcel ceases to qualify for agricultural use 5 
assessment under NRS 361A.100 to 361A.160, inclusive, and any 6 
regulations adopted pursuant thereto; or 7 
 (b) New commercial buildings or residential dwelling units are 8 
proposed to be constructed on the parcel after the date on which the 9 
division, exchange or transfer took place. The provisions of this 10 
paragraph do not prohibit the expansion, repair, reconstruction, 11 
renovation or replacement of preexisting buildings or dwelling units 12 
that are: 13 
  (1) Dilapidated; 14 
  (2) Dangerous; 15 
  (3) At risk of being declared a public nuisance; 16 
  (4) Damaged or destroyed by fire, flood, earthquake or any 17 
natural or man-made disaster; or 18 
  (5) Otherwise in need of expansion, repair, reconstruction, 19 
renovation or replacement. 20 
 Sec. 25.  NRS 278A.470 is hereby amended to read as follows: 21 
 278A.470 The ordinance may require such information in the 22 
application as is reasonably necessary to disclose to the city or 23 
county: 24 
 1.  The location and size of the site and the nature of the 25 
landowner’s interest in the land proposed to be developed. 26 
 2.  The density of land use to be allocated to parts of the site to 27 
be developed. 28 
 3.  The location and size of any common open space and the 29 
form of organization proposed to own and maintain any common 30 
open space. 31 
 4.  The use and the approximate height, bulk and location of 32 
buildings and other structures. 33 
 5.  The ratio of residential to nonresidential use. 34 
 6.  The feasibility of proposals for disposition of sanitary waste 35 
and storm water. 36 
 7.  The substance of covenants, grants or easements or other 37 
restrictions proposed to be imposed upon the use of the land, 38 
buildings and structures, including proposed easements or grants for 39 
public utilities. 40 
 8.  The [provisions for parking of vehicles and the] location and 41 
width of proposed streets and public ways. 42 
 9.  The required modifications in the municipal land use 43 
regulations otherwise applicable to the subject property. 44   
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 10.  In the case of plans which call for development over a 1 
period of years, a schedule showing the proposed times within 2 
which additional applications for approval of all sections of the 3 
planned unit development are intended to be filed. 4 
 Sec. 26.  Section 8 of the Charter of Boulder City is hereby 5 
amended to read as follows: 6 
 Section 8.  Powers.  7 
 All powers of the City and the determination of all matters 8 
of policy shall be vested in the City Council. By way of 9 
illustration, and not by way of limitation, the Council shall 10 
have the power to: 11 
 1.  By a concurring vote of not less than three of its 12 
members, appoint to and/or remove from office the following 13 
city officers: (a) the City Manager; (b) the City Attorney; (c) 14 
the City Clerk; and/or (d) the Municipal Judge; subject to 15 
these provisions: (Add. 3; Amd. 1; 5-2-1967) 16 
 A.  The appointments shall be for indefinite terms, and 17 
each such officer shall receive such compensation and other 18 
benefits as may be determined by resolution of the Council 19 
from time to time. 20 
 B.  Any City officer may be temporarily suspended with 21 
full pay at any time by a majority vote of the Council, but no 22 
City officer may be removed from office unless he or she has 23 
first been given an opportunity for a hearing before the 24 
Council. The Council shall not hold a closed meeting to 25 
consider terminating such officer or to consider the character, 26 
alleged misconduct, professional competence, or physical or 27 
mental health of such public officer. The public officer may 28 
be assisted by his or her own legal counsel at the hearing. 29 
Any action of the Council following such hearing shall be 30 
considered final and conclusive. Written notice of the 31 
meeting shall be given to such officer in the manner set forth 32 
in NRS 241.033. (Add. 25; Amd. 2; 6-2-2009) 33 
 C.  If a city officer is so removed, the Council will 34 
appoint a person as a temporary replacement to perform the 35 
duties of the removed officer, and will appoint a qualified 36 
person as a permanent replacement officer as soon as 37 
practicable. 38 
 D.  No person shall be appointed as a city officer who is 39 
a grandparent, parent, uncle, aunt, brother, sister, nephew, 40 
niece, child or grandchild, by birth, marriage, or adoption, of 41 
a city officer, employee, or Council Member at the time of 42 
appointment. (Add. 15; Amd. 2; 6-4-1991) 43 
 2.  Establish other administrative departments and 44 
distribute the work of divisions. 45   
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 3.  Adopt the budget of the City. 1 
 4.  Inquire into the conduct of any office, department or 2 
agency of the City and make investigations as to municipal 3 
affairs. (1959 Charter) 4 
 5.  Appoint the members of all boards, commissions, and 5 
committees for specific or indefinite terms as provided 6 
elsewhere in this Charter or in various resolutions or 7 
ordinances, with all such persons being removable from 8 
office only for cause, provided, however, that all persons so 9 
appointed must be and remain bona fide residents of the City 10 
during the tenure of each appointment. (Add. 15; Amd. 2;  11 
6-4-1991) 12 
 6.  Adopt plats. (1959 Charter) 13 
 7.  Adopt and modify, from time to time, an official 14 
general map of the entire City, and one or more official maps 15 
of various portions of the City. (Add. 15; Amd. 2; 6-4-1991) 16 
 8.  Regulate and restrict [the height and number of stories 17 
of buildings and other structures, the size of yards and 18 
courts,] the density of populations and the location and use of 19 
buildings for trade, industry, business, residence or other 20 
purposes. (1959 Charter) 21 
 9.  Provide for an annual auditing of the City’s financial 22 
accounts and records by independent auditors. (Add. 15; 23 
Amd. 2; 6-4-1991) 24 
 10.  (Repealed by Add. 15; Amd. 1; 6-5-1991) 25 
 11.  Levy such taxes as are authorized by applicable 26 
laws. (Add. 15; Amd. 2; 6-4-1991) 27 
 12.  (Repealed by Add. 15; Amd. 1; 6-5-1991) 28 
 13.  Except as required by federal law or state statute, 29 
appoint no officer or employee of the City to any city board 30 
or commission, other than as an ex officio member. (Add. 2; 31 
Amd. 1; 5-4-1965; Amd. 2; 6-4-1991; Add. 24; Amd. 1;  32 
6-3-2003) 33 
 14.  (Add. 10; Amd. 6; 6-2-1981; Repealed by Add. 15; 34 
Amd. 1; 6-5-1991) 35 
 Sec. 27.  Section 23 of the Charter of Boulder City is hereby 36 
amended to read as follows: 37 
 Section 23.  Adoption of specialized, uniform codes.  38 
 [An] Except as otherwise provided in NRS 268.413 and 39 
chapter 278 of NRS, an ordinance adopting any specialized 40 
or uniform building, plumbing or electrical code or codes, 41 
printed in book or pamphlet form or any other specialized or 42 
uniform code or codes of any nature whatsoever so printed, 43 
may adopt such code, or any portion thereof, with such 44 
changes as may be necessary to make the same applicable to 45   
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conditions in the City, and with such other changes as may be 1 
desirable, by reference thereto, without the necessity of 2 
reading the same at length as provided in section 22. Such 3 
code, upon adoption, need not be published as required by 4 
section 22 if an adequate number of copies of such code, 5 
either typewritten or printed, with such changes, if any, have 6 
been filed for use and examination by the public in the Office 7 
of the City Clerk at least one week prior to the passage of the 8 
ordinance adopting the code, or any amendment thereto. 9 
Notice of such filing shall be given in accordance with the 10 
provisions of section 22.3. (Add. 8; Amd. 9; 6-7-1977) 11 
 Sec. 28.  Section 2.160 of the Charter of the City of Caliente, 12 
being chapter 31, Statutes of Nevada 1971, as amended by chapter 13 
391, Statutes of Nevada 1999, at page 1860, is hereby amended to 14 
read as follows: 15 
 Sec. 2.160  Powers of City Council: Fire protection; 16 
regulation of explosives, inflammable materials; fire codes 17 
and regulations.  The City Council may: 18 
 1.  Organize, regulate and maintain a Fire Department.  19 
 2.  Provide for the appointment of a Fire Chief and 20 
prescribe his or her duties. 21 
 3.  Regulate or prohibit the storage of any explosive, 22 
combustible or inflammable material in or transported 23 
through the City, and prescribe the distance from any 24 
residential or commercial area where it may be kept. Any 25 
ordinance adopted pursuant to this subsection that regulates 26 
places of employment where explosives are stored must be at 27 
least as stringent as the standards and procedures adopted by 28 
the Division of Industrial Relations of the Department of 29 
Business and Industry pursuant to NRS 618.890. 30 
 4.  [Establish,] Except as otherwise provided in NRS 31 
268.413 and chapter 278 of NRS, establish by ordinance, a 32 
fire code and other regulations necessary to carry out the 33 
purposes of this section. 34 
 Sec. 29.  Section 2.180 of the Charter of the City of Caliente, 35 
being chapter 31, Statutes of Nevada 1971, at page 61, is hereby 36 
amended to read as follows: 37 
 Sec. 2.180  Powers of City Council: Buildings; 38 
construction and maintenance regulations; building and safety 39 
codes.  [The] Except as otherwise provided in NRS 268.413 40 
and chapter 278 of NRS, the City Council may: 41 
 1.  Regulate all matters relating to the construction, 42 
maintenance and safety of buildings, structures and property 43 
within the City. 44   
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 2.  Adopt any building or safety code necessary to carry 1 
out the provisions of this section and establish such fees as 2 
may be necessary. 3 
 Sec. 30.  Section 2.190 of the Charter of the City of Caliente, 4 
being chapter 31, Statutes of Nevada 1971, at page 61, is hereby 5 
amended to read as follows: 6 
 Sec. 2.190  Powers of City Council: Zoning and 7 
planning. 8 
 [1.  The] Except as otherwise provided in NRS 268.413 9 
and chapter 278 of NRS, the City Council may: 10 
 [(a)] 1. Divide the City into districts and regulate and 11 
restrict the erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, 12 
repair or use of buildings, structures or land within such 13 
districts. 14 
 [(b)] 2. Establish and adopt ordinances and regulations 15 
relating to the subdivision of land. 16 
 [2.  The City Council shall carry out the provisions of 17 
subsection 1 in the manner prescribed by chapter 278 of NRS, 18 
as amended from time to time.] 19 
 Sec. 31.  Section 2.170 of the Charter of the City of Carlin, 20 
being chapter 344, Statutes of Nevada 1971, as amended by chapter 21 
391, Statutes of Nevada 1999, at page 1860, is hereby amended to 22 
read as follows: 23 
 Sec. 2.170  Powers of Board of Council Members: Fire 24 
protection; regulation of explosives, inflammable materials; 25 
fire codes and regulations.  The Board of Council Members 26 
may:  27 
 1.  Organize, regulate and maintain a Fire Department. 28 
 2.  Provide for the appointment of a Fire Chief and 29 
prescribe his or her duties. 30 
 3.  Regulate or prohibit the storage of any explosive, 31 
combustible or inflammable material in or transported 32 
through the City, and prescribe the distance from any 33 
residential or commercial area where it may be kept. Any 34 
ordinance adopted pursuant to this subsection that regulates 35 
places of employment where explosives are stored must be at 36 
least as stringent as the standards and procedures adopted by 37 
the Division of Industrial Relations of the Department of 38 
Business and Industry pursuant to NRS 618.890. 39 
 4.  [Establish,] Except as otherwise provided in NRS 40 
268.413 and chapter 278 of NRS, establish by ordinance, a 41 
fire code and other regulations necessary to carry out the 42 
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 Sec. 32.  Section 2.190 of the Charter of the City of Carlin, 1 
being chapter 344, Statutes of Nevada 1971, at page 609, is hereby 2 
amended to read as follows: 3 
 Sec. 2.190  Powers of Board of Council Members: 4 
Buildings; construction and maintenance regulations; 5 
building and safety codes.  [The] Except as otherwise 6 
provided in NRS 268.413 and chapter 278 of NRS, the 7 
Board of Council Members may:  8 
 1.  Regulate all matters relating to the construction, 9 
maintenance and safety of buildings, structures and property 10 
within the City. 11 
 2.  Adopt any building or safety code necessary to carry 12 
out the provisions of this section and establish such fees as 13 
may be necessary. 14 
 Sec. 33.  Section 2.200 of the Charter of the City of Carlin, 15 
being chapter 344, Statutes of Nevada 1971, at page 609, is hereby 16 
amended to read as follows: 17 
 Sec. 2.200  Powers of Board of Council Members: 18 
Zoning and planning. 19 
 1.  [The] Except as otherwise provided in NRS 268.413 20 
and chapter 278 of NRS, the Board of Council Members 21 
may:  22 
 (a) Divide the City into districts and regulate and restrict 23 
the erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair or 24 
use of buildings, structures or land within such districts. 25 
 (b) Establish and adopt ordinances and regulations 26 
relating to the subdivision of land. 27 
 2.  The Board of Council Members shall carry out the 28 
provisions of subsection 1 in the manner prescribed by 29 
chapter 278 of NRS, as amended from time to time. 30 
 Sec. 34.  Section 2.130 of the Charter of Carson City, being 31 
chapter 213, Statutes of Nevada 1969, as amended by chapter 237, 32 
Statutes of Nevada 2003, at page 1252, is hereby amended to read as 33 
follows: 34 
 Sec. 2.130  Uniform codes: Procedure for adoption.  35 
Except as otherwise provided in chapter 278 of NRS and 36 
NRS 268.413 and 707.375, an ordinance adopting a uniform 37 
building, plumbing, electrical, health, traffic or fire code, or 38 
any other uniform code or codes, printed in book or pamphlet 39 
form, may adopt such code or codes, or any portion thereof, 40 
with such changes as may be necessary to make such code or 41 
codes applicable to conditions in Carson City, and with such 42 
other changes as may be desirable, by reference thereto. 43 
Copies of such code or codes, either typewritten or printed, 44 
with such changes, if any, shall be filed for use and 45   
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examination by the public in the Office of the Clerk at least 1 1 
week prior to the passage of the ordinance adopting such code 2 
or codes. 3 
 Sec. 35.  Section 2.160 of the Charter of Carson City, being 4 
chapter 213, Statutes of Nevada 1969, as amended by chapter 118, 5 
Statutes of Nevada 1985, at page 475, is hereby amended to read as 6 
follows: 7 
 Sec. 2.160  Power of Board: Fire protection; fire codes 8 
and regulations.  The Board may:  9 
 1.  Organize, regulate, maintain and disband a Fire 10 
Department. 11 
 2.  [Establish,] Except as otherwise provided in NRS 12 
268.413 and chapter 278 of NRS, establish by ordinance, a 13 
fire code and other regulations necessary to carry out the 14 
purposes of this section. 15 
 Sec. 36.  Section 2.210 of the Charter of Carson City, being 16 
chapter 213, Statutes of Nevada 1969, at page 298, is hereby 17 
amended to read as follows: 18 
 Sec. 2.210  Power of Board: Buildings; construction and 19 
maintenance regulations; building and safety codes.  [The] 20 
Except as otherwise provided in NRS 268.413 and chapter 21 
278 of NRS, the Board may:  22 
 1.  Regulate all matters relating to the construction, 23 
maintenance and safety of buildings, structures and property 24 
within Carson City. 25 
 2.  Adopt any building or safety code or ordinance 26 
necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. 27 
 Sec. 37.  Section 2.220 of the Charter of Carson City, being 28 
chapter 213, Statutes of Nevada 1969, as amended by chapter 96, 29 
Statutes of Nevada 1997, at page 181, is hereby amended to read as 30 
follows: 31 
 Sec. 2.220  Power of Board: Zoning and planning.  32 
 [1.  The] Except as otherwise provided in NRS 268.413 33 
and chapter 278 of NRS, the Board may: 34 
 [(a)] 1. Divide Carson City into districts and regulate 35 
and restrict the erection, construction, reconstruction, 36 
alteration, repair or use of buildings, structures or land within 37 
those districts. 38 
 [(b)] 2. Adopt master plans for Carson City which will 39 
serve as a pattern and guide for the kind of orderly physical 40 
growth and development of the City that will minimize 41 
impairment of the City’s natural resources. 42 
 [(c)] 3. Establish and adopt ordinances and regulations 43 
relating to the subdivision of land. 44   
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 [2.  The Board shall carry out the provisions of 1 
subsection 1 in the manner prescribed by chapters 278 and 2 
278A of NRS.] 3 
 Sec. 38.  Section 2.200 of the Charter of the City of Elko, 4 
being chapter 276, Statutes of Nevada 1971, as last amended by 5 
chapter 51, Statutes of Nevada 2001, at page 455, is hereby 6 
amended to read as follows: 7 
 Sec. 2.200  Powers of City Council: Fire protection; 8 
regulation of explosives, inflammable materials; fire codes 9 
and regulations.  The City Council may: 10 
 1.  Organize, regulate and maintain a Fire Department.  11 
 2.  Provide for the appointment of a Fire Chief and 12 
prescribe his or her duties. 13 
 3.  Regulate or prohibit the storage of any explosive, 14 
combustible or inflammable material in or transported 15 
through the City, and prescribe the distance from any 16 
residential or commercial area where it may be kept. Any 17 
ordinance adopted pursuant to this subsection that regulates 18 
places of employment where explosives are stored must be at 19 
least as stringent as the standards and procedures adopted by 20 
the Division of Industrial Relations of the Department of 21 
Business and Industry pursuant to NRS 618.890. 22 
 4.  [Establish,] Except as otherwise provided in NRS 23 
268.413 and chapter 278 of NRS, establish by ordinance, a 24 
fire code and other regulations necessary to carry out the 25 
purposes of this section, and to provide for the prevention, 26 
suppression and extinguishment of fires and conditions 27 
hazardous to life and property from fire, explosion or 28 
combustion, and to provide for the enforcement of all such 29 
codes and regulations by imposing adequate penalties for 30 
violations thereof. 31 
 Sec. 39.  Section 2.220 of the Charter of the City of Elko, 32 
being chapter 276, Statutes of Nevada 1971, as amended by chapter 33 
51, Statutes of Nevada 2001, at page 456, is hereby amended to read 34 
as follows: 35 
 Sec. 2.220  Powers of City Council: Buildings; 36 
construction and maintenance regulations; building and safety 37 
codes.  [The] Except as otherwise provided in NRS 268.413 38 
and chapter 278 of NRS, City Council may: 39 
 1.  Regulate all matters relating to the construction, 40 
maintenance and safety of buildings, structures and property 41 
within the City.  42 
 2.  Adopt any building or safety code necessary to carry 43 
out the provisions of this section and establish such fees as 44 
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 Sec. 40.  Section 2.230 of the Charter of the City of Elko, 1 
being chapter 276, Statutes of Nevada 1971, as amended by chapter 2 
51, Statutes of Nevada 2001, at page 456, is hereby amended to read 3 
as follows: 4 
 Sec. 2.230  Powers of City Council: Zoning and 5 
planning.  [The] Except as otherwise provided in NRS 6 
268.413 and chapter 278 of NRS, the City Council may:  7 
 1.  Divide the City into districts and regulate and restrict 8 
the erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair or 9 
use of buildings, structures or land within the districts. 10 
 2.  Establish and adopt ordinances and regulations 11 
relating to the subdivision of land. 12 
 Sec. 41.  Section 2.160 of the Charter of the City of Henderson, 13 
being chapter 266, Statutes of Nevada 1971, as amended by chapter 14 
391, Statutes of Nevada 1999, at page 1862, is hereby amended to 15 
read as follows: 16 
 Sec. 2.160  Powers of City Council: Fire protection; 17 
regulation of explosives, inflammable materials; fire codes 18 
and regulations.  The City Council may: 19 
 1.  Organize, regulate and maintain a Fire Department.  20 
 2.  Regulate or prohibit the storage of any explosive, 21 
combustible or inflammable material in or transported 22 
through the City, and prescribe the distance from any 23 
residential or commercial area where it may be kept. Any 24 
ordinance adopted pursuant to this subsection that regulates 25 
places of employment where explosives are stored must be at 26 
least as stringent as the standards and procedures adopted by 27 
the Division of Industrial Relations of the Department of 28 
Business and Industry pursuant to NRS 618.890. 29 
 3.  [Establish,] Except as otherwise provided in NRS 30 
268.413 and chapter 278 of NRS, establish by ordinance, a 31 
fire code and other regulations necessary to carry out the 32 
purposes of this section. 33 
 Sec. 42.  Section 2.180 of the Charter of the City of Henderson, 34 
being chapter 266, Statutes of Nevada 1971, at page 408, is hereby 35 
amended to read as follows: 36 
 Sec. 2.180  Powers of City Council: Buildings; 37 
construction and maintenance regulations; building and safety 38 
codes.  [The] Except as otherwise provided in NRS 268.413 39 
and chapter 278 of NRS, the City Council may: 40 
 1.  Regulate all matters relating to the construction, 41 
maintenance and safety of buildings, structures and property 42 
within the City.  43   
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 2.  Adopt any building or safety code necessary to carry 1 
out the provisions of this section and establish such fees as 2 
may be necessary. 3 
 Sec. 43.  Section 2.190 of the Charter of the City of Henderson, 4 
being chapter 266, Statutes of Nevada 1971, as amended by chapter 5 
596, Statutes of Nevada 1995, at page 2209, is hereby amended to 6 
read as follows: 7 
 Sec. 2.190  Powers of City Council: Zoning and 8 
planning.  The City Council may adopt ordinances and 9 
regulations relating to zoning and planning . [pursuant to] 10 
Any such ordinance or regulation must comply with the 11 
provisions of NRS 268.413 and chapter 278 of NRS.  12 
 Sec. 44.  Section 2.170 of the Charter of the City of Las Vegas, 13 
being chapter 517, Statutes of Nevada 1983, as amended by chapter 14 
391, Statutes of Nevada 1999, at page 1862, is hereby amended to 15 
read as follows: 16 
 Sec. 2.170  Powers of City Council: Fire protection; 17 
regulation of explosives, inflammable materials; fire codes 18 
and regulations.  The City Council may:  19 
 1.  Organize, regulate and maintain a Fire Department. 20 
 2.  Regulate or prohibit the storage in or the 21 
transportation through the City of any explosive, combustible 22 
or inflammable material and prescribe the location within the 23 
City where those materials may be kept. Any ordinance 24 
adopted pursuant to this subsection that regulates places of 25 
employment where explosives are stored must be at least as 26 
stringent as the standards and procedures adopted by the 27 
Division of Industrial Relations of the Department of 28 
Business and Industry pursuant to NRS 618.890. 29 
 3.  [Establish] Except as otherwise provided in NRS 30 
268.413 and chapter 278 of NRS, establish by ordinance , a 31 
fire code and other regulations which are necessary to provide 32 
for the prevention of and protection against fires and to carry 33 
out the purposes of this section. 34 
 4.  Suspend or revoke the license of any business for its 35 
failure to comply with any regulation which is adopted 36 
pursuant to this section. 37 
 Sec. 45.  Section 2.200 of the Charter of the City of Las Vegas, 38 
being chapter 517, Statutes of Nevada 1983, at page 1400, is hereby 39 
amended to read as follows: 40 
 Sec. 2.200  Powers of City Council: Buildings; 41 
construction and maintenance regulations; building and safety 42 
codes.  Subject to the limitations which are contained in 43 
chapter 278 of NRS and NRS [278.580, 278.583 and] 44   
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268.413 and 444.340 to 444.430, inclusive, the City Council 1 
may:  2 
 1.  Regulate all matters which relate to the construction, 3 
maintenance and safety of buildings, structures and property 4 
within the City. 5 
 2.  Adopt any building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical 6 
or safety code which is necessary to carry out the provisions 7 
of this section and establish such fees as may be necessary. 8 
 Sec. 46.  Section 2.210 of the Charter of the City of Las Vegas, 9 
being chapter 517, Statutes of Nevada 1983, at page 1400, is hereby 10 
amended to read as follows: 11 
 Sec. 2.210  Powers of City Council: Zoning and 12 
planning.  13 
 1.  The City Council may: 14 
 (a) Divide the City into districts and regulate and restrict 15 
the erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair or 16 
use of buildings, structures or land within those districts. 17 
 (b) Establish and adopt ordinances and regulations which 18 
relate to the subdivision of land. 19 
 2.  [The City Council must carry out the provisions of 20 
subsection 1 in the manner which is prescribed by] Any 21 
ordinance or regulation must comply with the provisions of 22 
NRS 268.413 and chapter 278 of NRS. 23 
 Sec. 47.  Section 2.150 of the Charter of the City of Mesquite, 24 
being chapter 325, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at page 1872, is hereby 25 
amended to read as follows: 26 
 Sec. 2.150  Powers of City Council: Fire protection; 27 
regulation of explosives, inflammable materials; fire codes 28 
and regulations.  The City Council may: 29 
 1. Organize, regulate and maintain a fire department. 30 
 2. Regulate or prohibit the storage of any explosive, 31 
combustible or inflammable material in or transported 32 
through the City, and prescribe the distance from any 33 
residential or commercial area where it may be kept. Any 34 
ordinance adopted pursuant to this subsection that regulates 35 
places of employment where explosives are stored must be at 36 
least as stringent as the standards and procedures adopted by 37 
the Division of Industrial Relations of the Department of 38 
Business and Industry pursuant to NRS 618.890.  39 
 3. [Establish,] Except as otherwise provided in NRS 40 
268.413 and chapter 278 of NRS, establish by ordinance, a 41 
fire code and other regulations necessary to carry out the 42 
purposes of this section. 43   
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 Sec. 48.  Section 2.170 of the Charter of the City of Mesquite, 1 
being chapter 325, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at page 1872, is hereby 2 
amended to read as follows: 3 
 Sec. 2.170  Powers of City Council: Buildings; 4 
construction and maintenance regulations; building and safety 5 
codes.  [The] Except as otherwise provided in NRS 268.413 6 
and chapter 278 of NRS, the City Council may: 7 
 1.  Regulate all matters relating to the construction, 8 
maintenance and safety of buildings, structures and property 9 
within the City. 10 
 2.  Adopt any building or safety code necessary to carry 11 
out the provisions of this section and establish such fees as 12 
may be necessary.  13 
 Sec. 49.  Section 2.180 of the Charter of the City of Mesquite, 14 
being chapter 325, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at page 1872, is hereby 15 
amended to read as follows: 16 
 Sec. 2.180  Powers of City Council: Zoning and 17 
planning.  The City Council may adopt ordinances and 18 
regulations relating to zoning and planning . [pursuant to] 19 
Any ordinance or regulation must comply with the 20 
provisions of NRS 268.413 and chapter 278 of NRS.  21 
 Sec. 50.  Section 2.160 of the Charter of the City of North Las 22 
Vegas, being chapter 573, Statutes of Nevada 1971, as amended by 23 
chapter 391, Statutes of Nevada 1999, at page 1863, is hereby 24 
amended to read as follows: 25 
 Sec. 2.160  Powers of City Council: Fire protection; 26 
regulation of explosives, flammable materials; fire codes and 27 
regulations.  The City Council may: 28 
 1.  Organize, regulate and maintain a Fire Department.  29 
 2.  Regulate or prohibit the storage of any explosive, 30 
combustible or flammable material in or transported through 31 
the City, and prescribe the distance from any residential or 32 
commercial area where it may be kept. Any ordinance 33 
adopted pursuant to this subsection that regulates places of 34 
employment where explosives are stored must be at least as 35 
stringent as the standards and procedures adopted by the 36 
Division of Industrial Relations of the Department of 37 
Business and Industry pursuant to NRS 618.890. 38 
 3.  [Establish,] Except as otherwise provided in NRS 39 
268.413 and chapter 278 of NRS, establish by ordinance, a 40 
fire code and other regulations necessary to carry out the 41 
purposes of this section. 42 
 
   
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 Sec. 51.  Section 2.180 of the Charter of the City of North Las 1 
Vegas, being chapter 573, Statutes of Nevada 1971, as last amended 2 
by chapter 290, Statutes of Nevada 1991, at page 762, is hereby 3 
amended to read as follows: 4 
 Sec. 2.180  Powers of City Council: Buildings; 5 
construction and maintenance regulations; building, 6 
plumbing, electrical, mechanical, housing, sign and safety 7 
codes.  8 
 1.  [The] Except as otherwise provided in NRS 268.413 9 
and chapter 278 of NRS, the City Council may: 10 
 (a) Regulate all matters relating to the construction, 11 
maintenance, use, occupancy and safety of buildings, 12 
structures and property within the City. 13 
 (b) Adopt any building, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, 14 
housing, sign or safety code necessary to carry out the 15 
provisions of this section and establish such fees and 16 
penalties as are necessary. 17 
 (c) Adopt any ordinance to prohibit the use or 18 
maintenance of a building or structure for any activity that 19 
violates the laws of the State or ordinances of the City or the 20 
County in which the City is located, including, but not limited 21 
to, laws or ordinances relating to the sale, distribution, 22 
manufacture or use of controlled substances, gambling or 23 
prostitution. The ordinance may include such penalties as are 24 
necessary. 25 
 2.  [Notwithstanding] Except as otherwise provided in 26 
NRS 268.413 and chapter 278 of NRS, notwithstanding the 27 
provisions of subsection 1, if state law requires the adoption 28 
by the City of a particular code or regulation, that, and no 29 
other, must be adopted by the City as the exclusive authority 30 
governing the subject concerned. 31 
 Sec. 52.  Section 2.190 of the Charter of the City of North Las 32 
Vegas, being chapter 573, Statutes of Nevada 1971, as amended by 33 
chapter 723, Statutes of Nevada 1973, at page 1439, is hereby 34 
amended to read as follows: 35 
 Sec. 2.190  Powers of City Council: Planning and 36 
zoning.  37 
 1.  The City Council may by ordinance: 38 
 (a) Establish an official map of the City, on which shall 39 
be shown and indicated: 40 
  (1) All public streets existing and established by law at 41 
the time of the establishment of the official map. 42 
  (2) All planned streets or street lines as located on 43 
plats adopted by the Council in accordance with the 44   
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provisions of chapter 278 of NRS at the time of the 1 
establishment of the map. 2 
  (3) All streets or street lines as located on final or 3 
recorded plats of subdivisions approved by the Council at the 4 
time of the establishment of the map. The placing of any 5 
street or street lines upon the official map shall not, in and of 6 
itself, constitute or be deemed to constitute the opening or 7 
establishment of any street nor the taking or acceptance of 8 
any land for street purposes. The Council may in the same 9 
manner place upon the official map the location of existing or 10 
planned parks or other public open spaces. 11 
 (b) Provide that no permit shall be issued for any building 12 
or structure or any part thereon on any land located between 13 
the mapped lines of a street as shown on the official map. 14 
Thereafter, all street locations on final or recorded plats of 15 
subdivisions or plats adopted by Council under the provisions 16 
of chapter 278 of NRS, as amended from time to time, shall 17 
be deemed additions to or modifications of the official map 18 
and shall be placed thereon. The Council may by ordinance 19 
make, from time to time, other additions to or modifications 20 
of the official map by placing thereon the location of 21 
proposed streets, street extensions, widenings, narrowings or 22 
vacations. Any such proposed addition to or modification of 23 
the official map shall be referred to the City Planning 24 
Commission for its approval, but if the Planning Commission 25 
disapproves or fails to act within 30 days, the Council by a 26 
majority vote of its members may overrule such disapproval. 27 
 2.  [The] Any ordinance adopted by the City Council 28 
[shall carry out] related to planning or zoning must comply 29 
with the provisions of NRS 268.413 and chapter 278 of NRS, 30 
as amended from time to time. 31 
 Sec. 53.  Section 2.110 of the Charter of the City of Reno, 32 
being chapter 662, Statutes of Nevada 1971, as last amended by 33 
chapter 237, Statutes of Nevada 2003, at page 1254, is hereby 34 
amended to read as follows: 35 
 Sec. 2.110  Uniform codes: Procedure for adoption.  36 
Except as otherwise provided in chapter 278 of NRS and 37 
NRS 268.413 and 707.375, a uniform building, plumbing, 38 
electrical, health, traffic or fire code, or any other uniform 39 
code, printed in book or pamphlet form, or any portion 40 
thereof, with such changes as may be necessary to make the 41 
code applicable to conditions in the City, and with such other 42 
changes as may be desirable, may be adopted in an ordinance 43 
by reference thereto. Copies of the code, with such changes, 44 
if any, must be filed for use and examination by the public in 45   
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the Office of the Clerk at least 1 week before the passage of 1 
the ordinance adopting the code.  2 
 Sec. 54.  Section 2.090 of the Charter of the City of Sparks, 3 
being chapter 470, Statutes of Nevada 1975, as last amended by 4 
chapter 325, Statutes of Nevada 2005, at page 1144, is hereby 5 
amended to read as follows: 6 
 Sec. 2.090  Powers of City Council: General areas.  7 
[The] Except as otherwise provided in NRS 268.413 and 8 
chapter 278 of NRS, the City Council may exercise any 9 
power specifically granted in this Charter or by any of the 10 
provisions of Nevada Revised Statutes not in conflict with 11 
this Charter, in order to:  12 
 1.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 598D.150 and 13 
640C.100, license all businesses, trades and professions for 14 
purposes of regulation and revenue. 15 
 2.  Enact and enforce fire ordinances. 16 
 3.  Regulate the construction and maintenance of any 17 
building or other structure within the City. 18 
 4.  Provide for safeguarding of public health in the City. 19 
 5.  Zone and plan the City, including the regulation of 20 
subdivision of land, as prescribed by chapter 278 of NRS. 21 
 6.  Acquire, control, lease, dedicate, sell and convey 22 
rights-of-way, parks and other real property. 23 
 7.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 707.375, 24 
regulate vehicular traffic and parking of vehicles. 25 
 8.  Establish and maintain a sanitary sewer system. 26 
 9.  Condemn property within the territorial limits of the 27 
City, as well as property outside the territorial limits of the 28 
City, in the manner prescribed by chapter 37 of NRS. 29 
 10.  Regulate, prescribe the location for, prohibit or 30 
suppress all businesses selling alcoholic liquors at wholesale 31 
or retail. 32 
 11.  Regulate, prescribe the location for, prohibit or 33 
suppress gaming of all kinds. 34 
 Sec. 55.  Section 2.170 of the Charter of the City of Wells, 35 
being chapter 275, Statutes of Nevada 1971, as amended by chapter 36 
391, Statutes of Nevada 1999, at page 1863, is hereby amended to 37 
read as follows: 38 
 Sec. 2.170  Powers of Board of Council Members: Fire 39 
protection; regulation of explosives, inflammable materials; 40 
fire codes and regulations.  The Board of Council Members 41 
may:  42 
 1.  Organize, regulate and maintain a Fire Department. 43 
 2.  Provide for the appointment of a Fire Chief and 44 
prescribe his or her duties. 45   
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 3.  Regulate or prohibit the storage of any explosive, 1 
combustible or inflammable material in or transported 2 
through the City, and prescribe the distance from any 3 
residential or commercial area where it may be kept. Any 4 
ordinance adopted pursuant to this subsection that regulates 5 
places of employment where explosives are stored must be at 6 
least as stringent as the standards and procedures adopted by 7 
the Division of Industrial Relations of the Department of 8 
Business and Industry pursuant to NRS 618.890. 9 
 4.  [Establish,] Except as otherwise provided in NRS 10 
268.413 and chapter 278 of NRS, establish by ordinance, a 11 
fire code and other regulations necessary to carry out the 12 
purposes of this section. 13 
 Sec. 56.  Section 2.190 of the Charter of the City of Wells, 14 
being chapter 275, Statutes of Nevada 1971, at page 463, is hereby 15 
amended to read as follows: 16 
 Sec. 2.190  Powers of Board of Council Members: 17 
Buildings; construction and maintenance regulations; 18 
building and safety codes.  [The] Except as otherwise 19 
provided in NRS 268.413 and chapter 278 of NRS, the 20 
Board of Council Members may:  21 
 1.  Regulate all matters relating to the construction, 22 
maintenance and safety of buildings, structures and property 23 
within the City. 24 
 2.  Adopt any building or safety code necessary to carry 25 
out the provisions of this section and establish such fees as 26 
may be necessary. 27 
 Sec. 57.  Section 2.200 of the Charter of the City of Wells, 28 
being chapter 275, Statutes of Nevada 1971, at page 463, is hereby 29 
amended to read as follows: 30 
 Sec. 2.200  Powers of Board of Council Members: 31 
Zoning and planning. 32 
 [1.  The] Except as otherwise provided in NRS 268.413 33 
and chapter 278 of NRS, the Board of Council Members 34 
may:  35 
 [(a)] 1. Divide the City into districts and regulate and 36 
restrict the erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, 37 
repair or use of buildings, structures or land within such 38 
districts. 39 
 [(b)] 2.  Establish and adopt ordinances and regulations 40 
relating to the subdivision of land. 41 
 [2.  The Board of Council Members shall carry out the 42 
provisions of subsection 1 in the manner prescribed by 43 
chapter 278 of NRS, as amended from time to time.] 44   
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 Sec. 58.  Section 2.160 of the Charter of the City of Yerington, 1 
being chapter 465, Statutes of Nevada 1971, as amended by chapter 2 
391, Statutes of Nevada 1999, at page 1863, is hereby amended to 3 
read as follows: 4 
 Sec. 2.160  Powers of City Council: Fire protection; 5 
regulation of explosives, inflammable materials; fire codes 6 
and regulations.  The City Council may: 7 
 1.  Organize, regulate and maintain a Fire Department.  8 
 2.  Provide for the appointment of a Fire Chief and 9 
prescribe his or her duties. 10 
 3.  Regulate or prohibit the storage of any explosive, 11 
combustible or inflammable material in or transported 12 
through the City, and prescribe the distance from any 13 
residential or commercial area where it may be kept. Any 14 
ordinance adopted pursuant to this subsection that regulates 15 
places of employment where explosives are stored must be at 16 
least as stringent as the standards and procedures adopted by 17 
the Division of Industrial Relations of the Department of 18 
Business and Industry pursuant to NRS 618.890. 19 
 4.  [Establish,] Except as otherwise provided in NRS 20 
268.413 and chapter 278 of NRS, establish by ordinance, a 21 
fire code and other regulations necessary to carry out the 22 
purposes of this section. 23 
 Sec. 59.  Section 2.180 of the Charter of the City of Yerington, 24 
being chapter 465, Statutes of Nevada 1971, at page 907, is hereby 25 
amended to read as follows: 26 
 Sec. 2.180  Powers of City Council: Buildings; 27 
construction and maintenance regulations; building and safety 28 
codes.  [The] Except as otherwise provided in NRS 268.413 29 
and chapter 278 of NRS, the City Council may: 30 
 1.  Regulate all matters relating to the construction, 31 
maintenance and safety of buildings, structures and property 32 
within the City.  33 
 2.  Adopt any building or safety code necessary to carry 34 
out the provisions of this section and establish such fees as 35 
may be necessary. 36 
 Sec. 60.  Section 2.190 of the Charter of the City of Yerington, 37 
being chapter 465, Statutes of Nevada 1971, at page 907, is hereby 38 
amended to read as follows: 39 
 Sec. 2.190  Powers of City Council: Zoning and 40 
planning.  41 
 [1.  The] Except as otherwise provided in NRS 268.413 42 
and chapter 278 of NRS, the City Council may: 43 
 [(a)] 1. Divide the City into districts and regulate and 44 
restrict the erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, 45   
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repair or use of buildings, structures or land within such 1 
districts. 2 
 [(b)] 2. Establish and adopt ordinances and regulations 3 
relating to the subdivision of land. 4 
 [2.  The City Council shall carry out the provisions of 5 
subsection 1 in the manner prescribed by chapter 278 of NRS, 6 
as amended from time to time.] 7 
 Sec. 61.  1. The Administrator of the Housing Division of the 8 
Department of Business and Industry shall appoint a task force to 9 
study issues relating to housing during the 2025-2026 interim. The 10 
study: 11 
 (a) Must include, without limitation, an analysis of whether 12 
existing planning, zoning and land-use ordinances adopted by local 13 
governments in this State are a barrier to the development of 14 
housing; and 15 
 (b) May include any other issue relating to housing. 16 
 2.  Membership on the task force must include, without 17 
limitation: 18 
 (a) One member who is a policy expert in issues relating to 19 
affordable housing; 20 
 (b) One member who is a policy expert in planning, zoning and 21 
land use; 22 
 (c) One member who is an advocate for affordable housing;  23 
 (d) One member who represents the housing construction 24 
industry; 25 
 (e) One member who represents a county in this State; 26 
 (f) One member who represents a city in this State; 27 
 (g) One member who represents the general public; and 28 
 (h) Any other person who has expertise that the Administrator of 29 
the Housing Division finds would be helpful to the task force.  30 
 3. On or before February 1, 2027, the task force appointed 31 
pursuant to subsection 1 shall submit a report of its findings and 32 
recommendations to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau 33 
for transmittal to the 84th Session of the Legislature. 34 
 4. The Housing Division shall provide administrative support 35 
to the task force appointed pursuant to subsection 1. 36 
 Sec. 62.  Any ordinance, regulation, rule, building code, 37 
housing code or fire code enacted or adopted by a county or city 38 
before, on or after October 1, 2025, which conflicts with the 39 
provisions of this act is void. 40 
 Sec. 63.  The provisions of NRS 354.599 do not apply to any 41 
additional expenses of a local government that are related to the 42 
provisions of this act. 43 
 Sec. 64.  1. This section and section 63 of this act become 44 
effective upon passage and approval. 45   
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 2. Sections 1 to 62, inclusive, of this act become effective: 1 
 (a) Upon passage and approval for the purpose of adopting any 2 
regulations and performing any other preparatory administrative 3 
tasks that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act; and 4 
 (b) On October 1, 2025, for all other purposes. 5 
 
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