Title 35

NRS 410.050 “Edge of the right-of-way” defined. “Edge of the right-of-way” means the property line between the area acquired for state highway rights-of-way and the abutting property. (Added to NRS by 1971, 559)

NRS 410.060 “Interstate highway” defined. “Interstate highway” means a portion of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways located within this State as officially designated pursuant to the provisions of Title 23 of the United States Code. (Adde…

NRS 410.070 “Junk” defined. “Junk” means old or scrap copper, brass, rope, rags, batteries, paper, trash, rubber debris, waste or junked, dismantled or wrecked or abandoned motor vehicles, or parts thereof, iron, steel, and other old or scrap ferrous or nonferrous material, and a…

NRS 410.080 “Junkyard” defined. “Junkyard” means an establishment or place of business which is maintained, operated, or used for storing, keeping, processing, buying, or selling junk, or for the maintenance or operation of an automobile graveyard or scrap metal processing facili…

NRS 410.090 “Primary highway” defined. “Primary highway” means a portion of the connected main highways, as officially designated pursuant to the provisions of Title 23 of the United States Code. (Added to NRS by 1971, 560) LOCATION AND SCREENING OF JUNKYARDS

NRS 410.095 Declaration of legislative intent. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: 1. The establishment, use and maintenance of outdoor junkyards in areas adjacent to the interstate and primary highway systems of this state should be controlled in order to promote the…

NRS 410.097 Federal reimbursement prerequisite to continued effectiveness of NRS 410.095 to 410.210, inclusive. NRS 410.095 to 410.210, inclusive, shall remain effective only so long as federal-aid highway funds are apportioned to the State of Nevada and the Federal Government re…

NRS 410.100 Permit required for establishment and operation of junkyard at certain locations. A person shall not, after January 1, 1972, establish a junkyard any portion of which is within 1,000 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way and visible from the main-traveled way o…

NRS 410.110 Permit: Fee; disposition of proceeds. The Director shall collect a fee of $10 for the issuance of a permit for the establishment, maintenance and operation of a junkyard any portion of which is within 1,000 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way and visible from…

NRS 410.120 Permit: Conditions for issuance. No permit may be granted for the establishment, maintenance or operation of a junkyard any portion of which is within 1,000 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of an interstate or primary highway, except the following: 1. Thos…

NRS 410.130 Screening of certain junkyards: Requirement. Any junkyard lawfully in existence on April 15, 1971, any portion of which is within 1,000 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of an interstate or primary highway, and visible from the main-traveled way, shall be s…

NRS 410.140 Screening of certain junkyards: Regulations. The Director may prescribe regulations governing the location, planting, materials used, construction and maintenance, in the screening or fencing required by NRS 410.095 to 410.210, inclusive. (Added to NRS by 1971, 560; A…

NRS 410.150 Removal, relocation or disposal of junkyard. Whenever the Director determines that the topography of the land adjoining the highway will not permit adequate screening of such junkyards or the screening of such junkyards would not be economically feasible, the Director…

NRS 410.160 Acquisition of property by Department. The Department is authorized to acquire such interests in real property as may be necessary to effect the screening, relocation, removal or disposal of junkyards required by NRS 410.095 to 410.210, inclusive. (Added to NRS by 197…

NRS 410.170 Compensation for removal, relocation or disposal of junkyard. Just compensation shall be paid by the Department to the owners of junkyards which must be relocated, removed or disposed of pursuant to NRS 410.095 to 410.210, inclusive, and which fall into the following …

NRS 410.180 Payment of costs. The cost of screening, relocation, removal or disposal of any junkyard shall be paid by the State from the State Highway Fund, provided a proportionate part of such cost shall be reimbursable from federal funds in accordance with 23 U.S.C. § 136. (Ad…

NRS 410.190 Regulations to be consistent with federal laws and standards. The Director shall prescribe and enforce regulations governing the establishment, screening, relocation, removal or disposal of junkyards as provided in NRS 410.095 to 410.210, inclusive, consistent with th…

NRS 410.200 Regulatory powers of local government unimpaired. The governing body of any incorporated city or county may enact ordinances, including, but not limited to, land use or zoning ordinances, imposing restrictions on junkyards equal to or greater than those imposed by the…

NRS 410.210 Violation constitutes public nuisance; abatement; recovery of costs. 1. Any junkyard or automobile graveyard established after April 15, 1971, which violates the provisions of NRS 410.095 to 410.210, inclusive, is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, and the Direc…

NRS 410.220 Declaration of legislative intent. 1. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: (a) The erection and maintenance of outdoor advertising signs, displays and devices, in areas adjacent to the rights-of-way of the interstate highway system and the primary highway s…

NRS 410.230 Definitions. As used in NRS 410.220 to 410.410, inclusive, the words and terms defined in NRS 410.250 to 410.310, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections, unless a different meaning clearly appears in the context. (Added to NRS by 1971, 1326; A…

NRS 410.250 “Information centers” defined. “Information centers” means areas or sites established and maintained at safety rest areas for the purpose of informing the traveling public of places of interest within the State and providing such other information as the director of t…

NRS 410.270 “Outdoor advertising,” “outdoor advertising sign, display or device” and “sign, display or device” defined. 1. “Outdoor advertising,” “outdoor advertising sign, display or device” and “sign, display or device” mean any outdoor sign, display, device, light, figure, pai…

NRS 410.290 “Safety rest areas” defined. “Safety rest areas” means areas or sites established and maintained within or adjacent to the right-of-way by or under public supervision or control, for the convenience of the traveling public. (Added to NRS by 1971, 1327)

NRS 410.300 “Unzoned commercial or industrial area” defined. “Unzoned commercial or industrial area” means an area which, although not zoned by authority of state or local law, ordinance or regulation, is actually used for commercial or industrial purposes as determined and defin…

NRS 410.305 “Urban area” defined. “Urban area” means an urbanized area, or in the case of an urbanized area encompassing more than one state, that part of the urbanized area in each such state, or an urban place, as designated by the Bureau of the Census of the United States Depa…

NRS 410.310 “Zoned commercial or industrial area” defined. “Zoned commercial or industrial area” means an area zoned for commercial or industrial uses by authority of state or local law, ordinance or regulation. (Added to NRS by 1971, 1327)

NRS 410.320 Outdoor advertising adjacent to highway prohibited; exceptions. Outdoor advertising shall not be erected or maintained within 660 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way and visible from the main-traveled way of the interstate or primary highway systems in this s…

NRS 410.330 Agreement with Secretary of Transportation; regulations governing permits for outdoor advertising and submission of requests for retention of nonconforming signs. The Board shall: 1. Enter into the agreement with the Secretary of Transportation provided for by 23 U.S.…

NRS 410.340 Removal of prohibited outdoor advertising: Time limited; no compensation to owner of certain outdoor advertising. 1. Any outdoor advertising sign, display or device located within 660 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way and visible from the main-traveled way …

NRS 410.350 Removal of prohibited outdoor advertising: Compensation to owners of outdoor advertising and real property. 1. Just compensation shall be paid upon the removal of any outdoor advertising sign, display or device lawfully erected and maintained and removed in accordance…

NRS 410.360 Violation constitutes public nuisance; abatement; recovery of costs; penalty. 1. Any outdoor advertising sign, display or device erected after February 20, 1972, which violates the provisions of NRS 410.220 to 410.410, inclusive, is hereby declared to be a public nuis…

NRS 410.365 Remedies for obstruction of visibility of outdoor advertising structure by noise abatement project. 1. If any improvement project is caused to be constructed for purposes of noise abatement by the Department within the right-of-way of a controlled access freeway, whic…

NRS 410.370 Safety rest area: Distribution of maps, directories and pamphlets; establishment of informational center. In order to provide information in the specific interest of the traveling public, the Director is authorized to maintain maps and to permit informational director…

NRS 410.380 Informational sign, display or device within right-of-way. The Director may, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, provide within the right-of-way of the interstate highway system for areas at appropriate distances from interchanges at which signs, dis…

NRS 410.390 Inventory of existing outdoor advertising; contents; penalty. 1. A person engaged in the business of outdoor advertising, which includes, but is not limited to, the erection, maintenance and selling of advertising space on and along the interstate and primary highways…

NRS 410.400 Regulations; fee for permit; no fee for certain signs; disposition of fees. 1. The Board shall prescribe: (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), regulations governing the issuance of permits for advertising signs, displays or devices and for the inspection…

NRS 410.410 NRS 410.220 to 410.400, inclusive, supplementary to NRS 405.020 to 405.110, inclusive; federal reimbursement prerequisite to continued effectiveness. The provisions of NRS 410.220 to 410.400, inclusive: 1. Are supplementary to the provisions of NRS 405.020 to 405.110,…