Title 22

NRS 278A.050 “Landowner” defined. “Landowner” means the legal or beneficial owner or owners of all the land proposed to be included in a planned unit development. The holder of an option or contract of purchase, a lessee having a remaining term of not less than 30 years, or anoth…

NRS 278A.060 “Plan” defined. “Plan” means the provisions for development of a planned unit development, including a plat of subdivision, all covenants relating to use, location and bulk of buildings and other structures, intensity of use or density of development, private streets…

NRS 278A.065 “Planned unit development” defined. 1. “Planned unit development” means an area of land controlled by a landowner, which is to be developed as a single entity for one or more planned unit residential developments, one or more public, quasi-public, commercial or indus…

NRS 278A.070 “Planned unit residential development” defined. “Planned unit residential development” means an area of land controlled by a landowner, which is to be developed as a single entity for a number of dwelling units, the plan for which does not correspond in lot size, bul…

NRS 278A.080 Exercise of powers by city or county. The powers granted under the provisions of this chapter may only be exercised by any city or county which enacts an ordinance conforming to the provisions of this chapter. (Added to NRS by 1973, 566; A 1977, 1518; 2021, 1031) REQ…

NRS 278A.090 Adoption of certain requirements, procedures, standards and conditions by ordinance. Each ordinance enacted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter must: 1. Require the plan to be set forth in written and graphic materials, as specified in the ordinance; 2. Set fo…

NRS 278A.100 Permitted uses. An ordinance enacted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter must set forth the uses permitted in a planned unit development. (Added to NRS by 1973, 567; A 1977, 1519; 1981, 131)

NRS 278A.110 Density and intensity of use of land. 1. An ordinance enacted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter must establish standards governing the density or intensity of land use in a planned unit development. 2. The standards must take into account the possibility tha…

NRS 278A.120 Common open space: Amount and location; improvement and maintenance. The standards for a planned unit development established by an ordinance enacted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter must require that any common open space resulting from the application of …

NRS 278A.130 Common open space: Dedication of land; development to be organized as common-interest community. The ordinance must provide that the city or county may accept the dedication of land or any interest therein for public use and maintenance, but the ordinance must not re…

NRS 278A.170 Common open space: Procedures for enforcing payment of assessment. The procedures for enforcing payment of an assessment for the maintenance of common open space provided in NRS 116.3116 to 116.31168, inclusive, are also available to any organization for the ownershi…

NRS 278A.180 Common open space: Maintenance by city or county upon failure of association or other organization to maintain; notice; hearing; period of maintenance. 1. If the association for the common-interest community or another organization which was formed before January 1, …

NRS 278A.190 Common open space: Assessment of costs of maintenance by city or county; lien. 1. The total cost of the maintenance undertaken by the city or county is assessed ratably against the properties within the planned unit development that have a right of enjoyment of the c…

NRS 278A.210 Public facilities. 1. The authority granted a city or county by law to establish standards for the location, width, course and surfacing of public streets and highways, alleys, ways for public service facilities, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, street lights, parks, playg…

NRS 278A.220 Evaluation of design, bulk and location of buildings; unreasonable restrictions prohibited. 1. An ordinance enacted pursuant to this chapter must set forth the standards and criteria by which the design, bulk and location of buildings is evaluated, and all standards …

NRS 278A.230 Adoption by ordinance. 1. An ordinance enacted pursuant to this chapter may contain the minimum design standards set forth in NRS 278A.240 to 278A.360, inclusive. 2. Where reference is made in any of these standards to a department which does not exist in the city or…

NRS 278A.240 Types of units. A planned unit residential development may consist of attached or detached single-family units, town houses, cluster units, condominiums, garden apartments or any combination thereof. (Added to NRS by 1973, 576; A 1981, 136)

NRS 278A.250 Minimum site. The minimum site area is 5 acres unless the governing body provides otherwise in the ordinance. (Added to NRS by 1973, 576; A 2021, 1032)

NRS 278A.270 Drainage. Drainage on the internal private and public streets shall be as required by the public works department. All common driveways shall drain to either storm sewers or a street section. (Added to NRS by 1973, 576)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 280A.240)

NRS 278A.280 Fire hydrants. Fire hydrants shall be provided and installed as required by the fire department. (Added to NRS by 1973, 577)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 280A.250)

NRS 278A.290 Fire lanes. Fire lanes shall be provided as required by the fire department. Fire lanes may be grass areas. (Added to NRS by 1973, 577; A 1977, 1522)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 280A.260)

NRS 278A.300 Exterior lighting. Exterior lighting within the development shall be provided on private common drives, private vehicular streets and on public streets. The lighting on all public streets shall conform to the standards approved by the governing body for regular use e…

NRS 278A.310 Jointly owned areas: Agreement for maintenance and use. Whenever any property or facility such as parking lots, storage areas, swimming pools or other areas, is owned jointly, a proper maintenance and use agreement shall be recorded as a covenant with the property. (…

NRS 278A.320 Parking. A minimum of one parking space shall be provided for each dwelling unit unless the governing body provides otherwise in the ordinance. (Added to NRS by 1973, 577; A 1977, 1522; 2021, 1032)

NRS 278A.330 Setback from streets. Setback of buildings and other sight restrictions at the intersection of public or private streets shall conform to local standards. (Added to NRS by 1973, 577; A 1977, 1522)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 280A.300)

NRS 278A.340 Sanitary sewers. Sanitary sewers shall be installed and maintained as required by the public works department. Sanitary sewers to be maintained by the governing body and not located in public streets shall be located in easements and shall be constructed in accordanc…

NRS 278A.350 Streets: Construction and design. 1. The streets within the development may be private or public. 2. All private streets shall be constructed as required by the public works department. The construction of all streets shall be inspected by the public works department…

NRS 278A.360 Streets: Names and numbers; signs. All private streets shall be named and numbered as required by the governing body. A sign comparable to street name signs bearing the words “private street” shall be mounted directly below the street name sign. (Added to NRS by 1973…

NRS 278A.370 Utilities. The installation and type of utilities shall comply with the local building code or be prescribed by ordinance. (Added to NRS by 1973, 578; A 1977, 1523)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 280A.340) ENFORCEMENT AND MODIFICATION OF PROVISIONS OF APPROVED PLAN

NRS 278A.380 Enforcement and modification of plan. 1. The enforcement and modification of the plan as finally approved, whether or not the plan is recorded by plat, covenant, easement or otherwise, are subject to the ordinance adopted pursuant to this chapter and the provisions c…

NRS 278A.390 Enforcement by city or county. The provisions of the plan relating to: 1. The use of land and the use, bulk and location of buildings and structures; 2. The quantity and location of common open space; 3. The intensity of use or the density of residential units; and 4…

NRS 278A.400 Enforcement by residents. 1. All provisions of the plan shall run in favor of the residents of the planned unit residential development, but only to the extent expressly provided in the plan and in accordance with the terms of the plan and to that extent such provisi…

NRS 278A.410 Modification, removal or release of plan provisions by city or county. All provisions of the plan authorized to be enforced by the city or county may be modified, removed or released by the city or county, except grants or easements relating to the service or equipme…

NRS 278A.420 Modification by residents. Residents of the planned unit residential development may, to the extent and in the manner expressly authorized by the provisions of the plan, modify, remove or release their rights to enforce the provisions of the plan, but no such action …

NRS 278A.430 Applicability; purposes; tentative approval not required under certain circumstances. 1. In order to provide an expeditious method for processing a plan for a planned unit development under the terms of an ordinance enacted pursuant to the powers granted under this c…

NRS 278A.440 Application to be filed by landowner. An application for tentative or final approval of the plan for a planned unit development must be filed by or on behalf of the landowner. (Added to NRS by 1973, 571; A 1981, 137; 2021, 1034)

NRS 278A.450 Application: Form; filing fees; place of filing; tentative map. 1. The form of the application for tentative or final approval and the official of the city or county with whom the application is to be filed must be: (a) Set forth in the ordinance enacted pursuant to …

NRS 278A.460 Planning, zoning and subdivisions determined by city or county. All planning, zoning and subdivision matters relating to the platting, use and development of the planned unit development and subsequent modifications of the regulations relating thereto to the extent m…

NRS 278A.470 Application: Contents. The ordinance may require such information in the application as is reasonably necessary to disclose to the city or county: 1. The location and size of the site and the nature of the landowner’s interest in the land proposed to be developed. 2.…

NRS 278A.480 Public hearing: Notice; time limited for concluding hearing; extension of time. 1. After the filing of an application pursuant to NRS 278A.440 to 278A.470, inclusive, a public hearing on the application shall be held by the city or county, public notice of which shal…

NRS 278A.490 Grant, denial or conditioning of tentative or final approval; specifications for approval. The city or county shall, following the conclusion of the public hearing provided for in NRS 278A.480: 1. Grant tentative or final approval of the plan as submitted; 2. Grant t…

NRS 278A.500 Minute order: Findings of fact required. The grant or denial of tentative or final approval by minute action must set forth the reasons for the grant, with or without conditions, or for the denial, and the minutes must set forth with particularity in what respects th…

NRS 278A.510 Minute order: Specification of time for filing application for final approval. Unless the time is specified in an agreement entered into pursuant to NRS 278.0201, if a plan is granted tentative approval, with or without conditions, the city or county shall set forth,…

NRS 278A.520 Mailing of minutes to landowner; status of plan after tentative approval; revocation of approval. 1. A copy of the minutes must be mailed to the landowner. 2. Tentative approval of a plan does not qualify a plat of the planned unit development for recording or author…

NRS 278A.530 Application for final approval; public hearing not required if substantial compliance with plan tentatively approved. 1. An application for final approval may be for all the land included in a plan or to the extent set forth in the tentative approval for a section th…

NRS 278A.540 What constitutes substantial compliance with plan tentatively approved. The plan submitted for final approval is in substantial compliance with the plan previously given tentative approval if any modification by the landowner of the plan as tentatively approved does …