Title 44

NRS 497.050 Creation of joint airport zoning boards by political subdivisions other than airport authorities. 1. Where an airport is owned or controlled by a political subdivision other than an airport authority created by special legislative act as a quasi-municipal corporation,…

NRS 497.055 Creation of joint airport zoning boards by airport authority and other political subdivisions. 1. Where an airport is owned or controlled by an airport authority created by special legislative act as a quasi-municipal corporation and any airport hazard area appertaini…

NRS 497.060 Incorporation of airport zoning regulations into comprehensive zoning ordinance regulating height of buildings. In the event that a political subdivision has adopted, or hereafter adopts, a comprehensive zoning ordinance regulating, among other things, the height of b…

NRS 497.070 More stringent limitations govern when regulations conflict. In the event of conflict between any airport zoning regulations adopted under this chapter and any other regulations applicable to the same area, whether the conflict be with respect to the height of structu…

NRS 497.080 Adoption of airport zoning regulations: Necessity of public hearing; notice; publication. 1. An airport zoning regulation must not be adopted, amended or repealed under this chapter except: (a) In the case of an airport owned or controlled by an airport authority crea…

NRS 497.085 Airport zoning regulations: Notice of proposed changes to tenants of nearby mobile home parks. Airport zoning regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter must provide that if a mobile home park is located within 300 feet of property for which a zoning change is propo…

NRS 497.090 Airport zoning commission: Appointment; recommendation of boundaries of zones to be established; report; public hearings. 1. Prior to the initial zoning of any airport hazard area under this chapter, the political subdivision or joint airport zoning board may: (a) Ado…

NRS 497.100 Airport zoning regulations: Requisites; reasonableness. 1. All airport zoning regulations adopted under this chapter shall be reasonable, and none shall impose any requirement or restriction which is not reasonably necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.…

NRS 497.110 Airport zoning regulations: Limitations on adoption. No airport zoning regulations adopted under this chapter shall require the removal, lowering or other change or alteration of any structure or tree not conforming to the regulations when adopted or amended, or other…

NRS 497.120 Airport zoning regulations: Provision for replacement or alteration of nonconforming structure or tree; permits. 1. Any airport zoning regulations adopted under this chapter may require that a permit be obtained before any new structure or use may be constructed or es…

NRS 497.130 Airport zoning regulations: Variances. 1. Any person desiring to erect any structure, or increase the height of any structure, or permit the growth of any tree, or otherwise use the person’s property in violation of airport zoning regulations adopted under this chapte…

NRS 497.140 Installation and maintenance of markers or lights on structures or trees; penalty. 1. In granting any permit or variance under NRS 497.120 and 497.130, the administrative agency or board of adjustment may, if it deems such an action advisable to carry out the purposes…

NRS 497.150 Appeals: Persons entitled to appeal. Any person aggrieved by any decision of an administrative agency made in its administration of airport zoning regulations adopted under this chapter, or any governing body of a political subdivision, or any joint airport zoning boa…

NRS 497.160 Appeals: Notice; time; filing; record. All appeals taken under NRS 497.150 must be taken within a reasonable time, as provided by the rules of the board, by filing with the agency from which the appeal is taken, and with the board, a notice of appeal specifying the gr…

NRS 497.170 Appeals: Stay of proceedings; notice of hearing; action on appeal. 1. An appeal shall stay all proceedings in furtherance of the action appealed from, unless the agency from which the appeal is taken certifies to the board, after the notice of appeal has been filed wi…

NRS 497.180 Administration and enforcement of regulations by administrative agency; duties. 1. All airport zoning regulations adopted under this chapter shall provide for the administration and enforcement of such regulations by an administrative agency, which may be an agency cr…

NRS 497.190 Powers of board of adjustment. All airport zoning regulations adopted under this chapter shall provide for a board of adjustment to have and exercise the following powers: 1. To hear and decide appeals from any order, requirement, decision or determination made by the…

NRS 497.200 Members of board of adjustment: Number; terms; removal. Where a zoning board of appeals or adjustment already exists, it may be appointed as the board of adjustment. Otherwise, the board of adjustment shall consist of five members, each to be appointed for a term of 3…

NRS 497.210 Majority vote of board of adjustment sufficient. The concurring vote of a majority of the members of the board of adjustment shall be sufficient to reverse any order, requirement, decision or determination of the administrative agency, or to decide in favor of the app…

NRS 497.220 Rules, meetings, minutes and records of board of adjustment. 1. The board of adjustment shall adopt rules in accordance with the provisions of the ordinance or resolution by which it was created. 2. Meetings of the board must be held at the call of the chair and at su…

NRS 497.230 Right of aggrieved person or taxpayer to petition court for review of administrative decision. 1. Any person aggrieved or taxpayer affected by any decision of a board of adjustment, or any governing body of a political subdivision, or any joint airport zoning board wh…

NRS 497.240 Jurisdiction of court on review; costs. 1. The court shall have exclusive jurisdiction to affirm, modify or set aside the decision brought up for review, in whole or in part, and if need be, to order further proceedings by the board of adjustment. The findings of fact…

NRS 497.250 Effect of regulation held unconstitutional with respect to particular structure or land. In any case in which airport zoning regulations adopted under this chapter, although generally reasonable, are held by a court to interfere with the use or enjoyment of a particul…

NRS 497.260 Penalty; injunction. 1. Each violation of this chapter or of any regulations, orders, or rulings promulgated or made pursuant to this chapter, shall constitute a misdemeanor, and each day’s violation of this chapter or of any regulations, orders or rulings promulgated…

NRS 497.270 Eminent domain. 1. In any case in which: (a) It is desired to remove, lower or otherwise terminate a nonconforming structure, tree or use; (b) The approach protection necessary cannot, because of constitutional limitations, be provided by airport zoning regulations un…