(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 17, 2025)
FIRST REPRINT S.B. 48
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SENATE BILL NO. 48–COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
(ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS)
PREFILED NOVEMBER 19, 2024
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Referred to Committee on Government Affairs
SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to planning and zoning.
(BDR 22-413)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: May have Fiscal Impact.
Effect on the State: No.
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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 land use planning; revising the date by which
local planning commissions in certain counties are
required to submit an annual report to the regional
planning commission and the governing board for
regional planning; revising provisions governing the
terms of members of certain planning commissions; and
providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law sets forth certain provisions governing regional planning in a 1
county whose population is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000 (currently only 2
Washoe County). (NRS 278.026-278.029) Existing law also requires each local 3
planning commission responsible for the preparation of a city or county master plan 4
and certain other entities to prepare and submit to the regional planning 5
commission and the governing board for regional planning, an annual report 6
concerning any action taken within the previous calendar year related to the 7
comprehensive regional plan. (NRS 278.0286) Section 13 of this bill revises the 8
date on which the annual report is required to be submitted to October 1 and 9
requires the report to indicate certain actions taken within the previous fiscal year. 10
Existing law sets forth certain conditions for the creation of a planning 11
commission by certain cities and counties and provides for the appointment of the 12
members of a planning commission. (NRS 278.030, 278.040) Further, existing law 13
provides the term of each member of a planning commission: (1) is 4 years or until 14
his or her successor takes office; or (2) in a county whose population is 700,000 or 15
more (currently only Clark County), is coterminous with the term of the member of 16
the governing body of the county or city who recommended the appointment to the 17
appointing authority. (NRS 278.040) Section 14 of this bill authorizes the 18
governing body of a county or city in a county whose population is less than 19
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700,000 (currently all counties other than Clark County), to provide by ordinance 20
that the term of each member of a county or city planning commission is 21
coterminous with the term of the member of the governing body who recommended 22
the appointment to the appointing authority. 23
Existing law provides that: (1) members of a county or city planning 24
commission may be removed for just cause, after a public hearing, by a majority 25
vote of the governing body of the county or city; and (2) in a county whose 26
population is 700,000 or more (currently only Clark County), the members of a 27
county or city planning commission serve at the pleasure of their appointing 28
authority. (NRS 278.040) Section 14 authorizes the governing body of a county or 29
city in a county whose population is less than 700,000 (currently all counties other 30
than Clark County), to provide by ordinance that the members of a county or city 31
planning commission serve at the pleasure of their appointing authority. 32
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. (Deleted by amendment.) 1
Sec. 2. (Deleted by amendment.) 2
Sec. 3. (Deleted by amendment.) 3
Sec. 4. (Deleted by amendment.) 4
Sec. 5. (Deleted by amendment.) 5
Sec. 6. (Deleted by amendment.) 6
Sec. 7. (Deleted by amendment.) 7
Sec. 8. (Deleted by amendment.) 8
Sec. 9. (Deleted by amendment.) 9
Sec. 10. (Deleted by amendment.) 10
Sec. 11. (Deleted by amendment.) 11
Sec. 12. (Deleted by amendment.) 12
Sec. 13. NRS 278.0286 is hereby amended to read as follows: 13
278.0286 1. Each local planning commission responsible for 14
the preparation of a city or county master plan and each affected 15
entity shall prepare and submit to the regional planning commission 16
and the governing board a complete report by [April] October 1 of 17
each year indicating any action taken within the previous [calendar] 18
fiscal year which furthers or assists in carrying out the policies or 19
programs contained in the comprehensive regional plan, and any 20
work relating to the comprehensive regional plan that is proposed 21
for the next fiscal year. 22
2. Before submitting a recommendation for proposed 23
legislation or beginning any program or project relating to the 24
mandatory provisions of the comprehensive regional plan, a unit of 25
local government or an affected entity shall file all relevant 26
information relating to that request, program or project with the 27
governing board. 28
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Sec. 14. NRS 278.040 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
278.040 1. The members of the planning commission are 2
appointed by the chief executive officer of the city, or in the case of 3
a county by the chair of the board of county commissioners, with the 4
approval of the governing body. The members must not be members 5
of the governing body of the city or county. The majority of the 6
members of the county planning commission in any county whose 7
population is 700,000 or more must reside within the unincorporated 8
area of the county. 9
2. In Carson City, the members of the planning commission 10
established as provided in NRS 278.030 are appointed by the Mayor 11
from the city at large, with the approval of the Board of Supervisors. 12
3. The governing body may provide for compensation to its 13
planning commission in an amount of not more than $80 per 14
meeting of the commission, with a total of not more than $400 per 15
month, and may provide travel expenses and subsistence allowances 16
for the members in the same amounts as are allowed for other 17
officers and employees of the county or city. 18
4. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the term of 19
each member is 4 years, or until his or her successor takes office. If 20
applicable, the term of each member of a county or city planning 21
commission in any county whose population is 700,000 or more is 22
coterminous with the term of the member of the governing body 23
who recommended the appointment to the appointing authority. In a 24
county whose population is less than 700,000, the governing body 25
may provide by ordinance that the term of each member of a 26
county or city planning commission is coterminous with the term 27
of the member of the governing body who recommended the 28
appointment to the appointing authority. If the recommending 29
member resigns his or her office before the expiration of his or her 30
term, the corresponding member of the planning commission may 31
continue to serve until the office is next filled by election. If the 32
office of the recommending member becomes vacant before the 33
expiration of the term for any other reason, the corresponding 34
member of the planning commission may continue to serve for the 35
duration of the original term. 36
5. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, members of 37
a county or city planning commission may be removed, after public 38
hearing, by a majority vote of the governing body for just cause. In a 39
county whose population is 700,000 or more, members of a county 40
or city planning commission serve at the pleasure of their appointing 41
authority. In a county whose population is less than 700,000, the 42
governing body may provide by ordinance that the members of a 43
county or city planning commission serve at the pleasure of their 44
appointing authority. 45
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6. Vacancies occurring otherwise than through the expiration 1
of term must be filled for the unexpired term. 2
Sec. 15. 1. This section, sections 1 to 12, inclusive, and 3
section 14 of this act become effective upon passage and approval. 4
2. Section 13 of this act becomes effective on January 1, 2027. 5
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