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NRS 271.205 “Sidewalk project” defined. “Sidewalk project” means any sidewalk, including without limitation graded, regraded, graveled, surfaced, macadamized and paved pedestrian rights-of-way, artificial lights and lighting equipment, and all appurtenances and incidentals (or an…

NRS 271.208 “Special benefit” defined. “Special benefit” means the increase in the market value of a tract that is directly attributable to a project for which an assessment is made as determined by the local government that made the assessment. The term may include incidental co…

NRS 271.210 “State” defined. “State” means the State of Nevada, or any agency, instrumentality or corporation thereof; and where the context so indicates, “State” means the geographical area comprising the State of Nevada. (Added to NRS by 1965, 1354; A 1971, 2100)

NRS 271.215 “Storm sewer project” defined. “Storm sewer project” means facilities appertaining to a municipal storm sewer system for the collection, interception, transportation and disposal of rainfall and other storm waters, including without limitation inlets, connections, lat…

NRS 271.220 “Street” defined. “Street” means any street, avenue, boulevard, alley, highway or other public right-of-way used for any vehicular traffic, but excluding a sidewalk designed primarily for use by pedestrians. (Added to NRS by 1965, 1354)

NRS 271.223 “Street beautification project” defined. “Street beautification project” means the beautification of any street, including, without limitation, median strips, pedestrian malls, covered walkways or areas, water distribution and irrigation systems, retaining walls, land…

NRS 271.225 “Street project” defined. “Street project” means any street, including without limitation grades, regrades, gravel, oiling, surfacing, macadamizing, paving, crosswalks, sidewalks, driveway approaches, curb cuts, curbs, gutters, culverts, drains, sewers, manholes, inle…

NRS 271.230 “Taxes” defined. “Taxes” means general (ad valorem) taxes pertaining to any project herein authorized. (Added to NRS by 1965, 1354)

NRS 271.232 “Telephone project” defined. “Telephone project” means facilities pertaining to the distribution of telephone cables and lines, including without limitation subsurface conduits, and all appurtenances and incidentals related thereto (or any combination thereof). (Added…

NRS 271.234 “Tourism and entertainment project” defined. “Tourism and entertainment project” means any publicly owned building or complex of buildings to accommodate or house public and private activities as a part of a multi-faceted center for tourism, including, without limitat…

NRS 271.235 “Tract” defined. “Tract” means any tract, lot or other parcel of land for assessment purposes, whether platted or unplatted, regardless of lot or land lines. Lots, plots, blocks and other subdivisions may be designated in accordance with any recorded plat thereof; and…

NRS 271.237 “Transportation project” defined. “Transportation project” means a project to provide local transportation for public use, and includes works, systems and facilities for transporting persons, rolling stock, equipment, terminals, stations, platforms and other facilitie…

NRS 271.240 “Treasurer” defined. “Treasurer” means the city treasurer, county treasurer, or other officer of the municipality upon whom is delegated by law general responsibility for the maintenance of the moneys and other funds of the municipality. (Added to NRS by 1965, 1355)

NRS 271.242 “Underground conversion project” defined. “Underground conversion project” means the removal of existing overhead service facilities owned by one or more service providers and the replacement thereof with underground service facilities constructed at the same location…

NRS 271.245 “Underpass project” defined. “Underpass project” means any tunnel, tube or other structure or facilities for the transportation of pedestrians, motor and other vehicles, and utility lines, under any street, stream, railroad tracks, and any other way or place, approach…

NRS 271.250 “Water project” defined. “Water project” means facilities appertaining to a municipal water system for the collection, transportation, treatment, purification and distribution of water, including without limitation springs, wells, other raw water sources, basin cribs,…

NRS 271.252 “Waterfront maintenance project” defined. 1. “Waterfront maintenance project” means any maintenance or repair, regardless of whether performed in conjunction with a waterfront project, to: (a) Public property that is located along the shore of a public body of water; …

NRS 271.253 “Waterfront project” defined. 1. “Waterfront project” means any improvement to: (a) Public property that is located along the shore of a public body of water; or (b) Areas within or under a public body of water. 2. The term includes, without limitation, restrooms, fis…

NRS 271.255 Computation of time. For the purpose of computing any period of time prescribed herein, including but not limited to publications, the day of the first publication, other act or designated time shall be excluded, and the day of the last publication, other act or desig…

NRS 271.257 Circumstances under which majority of property owners may act on behalf of all property owners. Except as otherwise provided by law or an agreement between the respective parties, and regardless of the date on which an interest in property was acquired, if a property …

NRS 271.265 General powers of counties, cities and towns. [Effective through June 30, 2032.] 1. The governing body of a county, city or town, upon behalf of the municipality and in its name, without any election, may from time to time acquire, improve, equip, operate and maintain…

NRS 271.270 Collateral powers. The governing body of any municipality, upon behalf of the municipality and in its name, for the purpose of defraying all the cost of acquiring or improving, or acquiring and improving, any project herein authorized, or any portion of the cost there…

NRS 271.275 Procedure for initiating acquisition or improvement of project. The procedure for acquiring or improving or acquiring and improving any project can be initiated in one of the following ways: 1. Provisional order method; or 2. Petition method. (Added to NRS by 1965, 13…

NRS 271.280 Procedure for provisional order. 1. Whenever the governing body of a municipality determines to form an improvement district to conduct any project, the engineer shall prepare and file with the clerk: (a) Preliminary plans showing: (1) A typical section of the contemp…

NRS 271.285 Procedure for petition. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, whenever the owner or owners of lands to be assessed for not less than 90 percent of the entire cost of any project, including all incidental expenses, constituting at least 66 2/3 percent in fro…

NRS 271.290 Subsequent procedure after filing of petition. 1. Except as otherwise expressly provided or necessarily implied in this section or in NRS 271.285, upon the filing of such a petition, the governing body shall proceed in the same manner as is provided for hereby where p…

NRS 271.295 Combination of projects. 1. More than one project may be combined in one improvement district when the governing body determines such projects may be combined together in an efficient and economical improvement district. 2. If in the combination of projects, they shal…

NRS 271.296 Neighborhood improvement projects: Dissolution of improvement district. 1. The governing body may, by resolution, dissolve an improvement district that is created for the purposes of a neighborhood improvement project described in subsection 1 or 2 of NRS 271.147 if p…

NRS 271.297 Neighborhood improvement projects: Modification of plan or plat. An association with which a governing body contracts pursuant to NRS 271.332 may, at any time, request that the governing body modify a plan or plat with regard to the neighborhood improvement project. U…

NRS 271.300 Effect of estimates. 1. Any estimate of cost required or authorized herein shall not constitute a limitation upon such cost nor a limitation upon the rights and powers of the governing body or of any officers, agents or employees of the municipality, except as herein …

NRS 271.305 Provisional order: Provision and contents of notice of hearing; restrictions on changes after provision of notice. 1. In the provisional order the governing body shall set a time, at least 20 days thereafter, and a place at which the owners of the tracts to be assesse…

NRS 271.306 Apportionment of assessments for irregularly shaped tracts; objections to acquisition or improvement of project. 1. Regardless of the basis used for apportioning assessments, the amount apportioned to a wedge or V or any other irregularly shaped tract must be in propo…

NRS 271.307 Preparation of document by engineer without prior direction of governing body. When expressly authorized by a provision of this chapter and the conditions of paragraph (a) or (b), or both, of subsection 2 of NRS 271.306 are satisfied, the engineer may prepare a docume…

NRS 271.308 Emergency ordinance. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 271.475: 1. When expressly authorized by a provision of this chapter and the conditions of paragraph (a) or (b), or both, of subsection 2 of NRS 271.306 are satisfied, an ordinance required by this chapter may b…

NRS 271.310 Provisional order: Hearing; determination of governing body. 1. On the date and at the place fixed for the hearing any and all property owners interested in the project may present their views in respect to the proposed projects to the governing body. The governing bo…

NRS 271.315 Appeal from adverse order: Pleading with particularity required; judicial review limited. 1. Any person filing a written complaint, protest or objection as provided in NRS 271.305 may, within 30 days after the governing body has finally passed on the complaint, protes…

NRS 271.320 Procedure after hearing; modification; division into construction units. 1. After the hearing and after the governing body has: (a) Disposed of all complaints, protests and objections, oral and in writing; (b) Determined that it is not prevented from proceeding pursua…

NRS 271.325 Resolution of governing body; adoption and amendment of ordinance creating district; recording list of tracts and estimated assessments; overlapping boundaries of neighborhood improvement projects prohibited. 1. When an accurate estimate of cost, full and detailed pla…

NRS 271.330 Methods of acquisition or improvement. 1. Any construction work for any project shall be done in any one or more of the following three ways: (a) By independent contract. (b) By use of municipally owned or leased equipment and municipal officers, agents and employees.…

NRS 271.332 Neighborhood improvement projects: Governing body authorized to contract for provision of improvements with nonprofit association; requirements for association; extension of terms of contract; contract to ensure type and level of services continue. 1. A governing body…

NRS 271.333 Neighborhood improvement projects: Contract with nonprofit association to provide for internal controls and audits; authority of governing body to take control of certain assets of association. 1. A contract executed pursuant to NRS 271.332 must specify the approvals …

NRS 271.335 Construction contracts. 1. No contract for doing construction work for acquiring or improving the project contemplated may be made or awarded, nor may the governing body incur any expense or liability in relation thereto, except for maps, plats, diagrams, estimates, p…

NRS 271.337 Addition of certain improvements to existing contracts for construction work; waiver of certain requirements by owner. After notice is published by the governing body pursuant to NRS 271.305: 1. In the case of a change in the project as described in subsection 2, the …

NRS 271.340 Construction by municipality: Supplies and materials. 1. In the case of construction work done by the use of municipally owned or leased equipment and municipal officers, agents and employees for any project, or portion thereof, in any improvement district, supplies a…

NRS 271.345 Cooperative construction. 1. In the case of construction work done by agreement with one or more public bodies or the Federal Government, or both, for any project, or portion thereof, in any improvement district, the municipality may enter into and carry out any contr…

NRS 271.350 Use of existing improvements. After the provisional order hearing and at the time of the passage of the ordinance creating any improvement district and any projects for the improvement district, or any amendment thereof, if any tract or any railway company to be asses…