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NRS 269.525 Legislative findings and declaration. 1. It is hereby found and declared that there is a need for special government services in certain unincorporated areas of counties. 2. It is further found and declared that such services heretofore have been provided under varyin…

NRS 269.530 Applicability of Unincorporated Town Government Law. The provisions of the Unincorporated Town Government Law apply: 1. To each unincorporated town in any county having a population of 100,000 or more. 2. To each unincorporated town in any other county, upon the passa…

NRS 269.535 Methods. An unincorporated town may be formed by means of an initiative petition of the residents of any specified unincorporated area within a county or by resolution of a board of county commissioners, pursuant to the procedure established by the Unincorporated Town…

NRS 269.540 Initiative petition: Use; procedure; number of signatures required. 1. If the initiative petition method is followed, the procedures established by NRS 295.085 to 295.125, inclusive, for the adoption of county ordinances by initiative petition shall be followed, subje…

NRS 269.545 Initiative petition: Contents. 1. The initiative petition presented to the board or the question placed on the ballot, as provided in NRS 269.540, must contain a statement substantially as follows: The undersigned declare their purpose to be the support of the concept…

NRS 269.550 Procedure following presentation of petition: Adoption of ordinance; submission of question to voters. 1. If the petition presented to the board contains the requisite number of signatures pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 269.540 and otherwise meets the requirements pr…

NRS 269.555 Formation of town by action of board; submission of question to voters. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 269.563, the board may, by resolution adopted at a regular meeting, provide for submission of the question of the formation of an unincorporated town to the reg…

NRS 269.560 Voters’ approval; adoption of ordinance. If a majority of the registered voters residing within the boundaries of the proposed unincorporated town and voting on the question in the primary or general election as provided in subsection 2 of NRS 269.550 or in NRS 269.55…

NRS 269.563 Formation of town in area that contains no residents in county whose population is 700,000 or more. 1. The board of county commissioners of a county whose population is 700,000 or more may provide by ordinance for the formation of an unincorporated town in an area tha…

NRS 269.565 Formation of town when certain services required by law. 1. The boards of county commissioners of the various counties in this State may enact ordinances to provide for and regulate the formation of unincorporated towns if specific unincorporated county areas are dire…

NRS 269.567 Formation of town consisting of certain territory. 1. A board of county commissioners may provide by ordinance for the formation of an unincorporated town that consists of territory that: (a) Is conveyed or transferred to the county, or authorized to be conveyed or tr…

NRS 269.570 Amendment of ordinance to adjust list of services. The board of county commissioners may amend any ordinance providing for the formation of an unincorporated town to adjust the list of services to be provided. (Added to NRS by 1975, 1348; A 1977, 580; 1979, 1168) Serv…

NRS 269.575 Town services. 1. Town services, any one of which or any combination of which may be supplied to the residents of a particular unincorporated town include, but need not be limited to: (a) Cemetery; (b) Dump stations and sites; (c) Fire protection; (d) Flood control an…

NRS 269.5755 Levy of taxes for common service provided to contiguous towns; rate. 1. The board of county commissioners of a county which has two or more unincorporated towns which: (a) Were formed pursuant to the provisions of NRS 269.500 to 269.625, inclusive; (b) Provide a comm…

NRS 269.576 County whose population is 700,000 or more: Appointment or election; terms; chair; vacancy; notice of expiration of term or vacancy; duties; compensation. 1. Except as appointment may be deferred pursuant to NRS 269.563 or 269.567, the board of county commissioners of…

NRS 269.577 County whose population is less than 700,000: Appointment or election of members; removal or vacancy; compensation; duties. 1. Except as appointment may be deferred pursuant to NRS 269.567, the board of county commissioners of any county whose population is less than …

NRS 269.578 County whose population is less than 700,000: Terms of members. 1. Except as appointment may be deferred pursuant to NRS 269.567, the board of county commissioners of any county whose population is less than 700,000 shall appoint members for an appointive town advisor…

NRS 269.579 Mandatory training for members. Each member of a town advisory board shall, at least once during the first year of the member’s initial term of office and at least once during every subsequent year that the member serves in office, attend training relating to: 1. Stat…

NRS 269.580 Management of designated services. The board of county commissioners of any county may, by resolution adopted at a regular meeting, designate any one or more of the services enumerated in NRS 269.575 as properly within the power of a town advisory board to manage. (Ad…

NRS 269.585 Notice and information to be provided to town advisory board. The board of county commissioners shall consult with each town advisory board on matters relating to such town and shall give advance notice to the town advisory board concerning items relating to that town…

NRS 269.590 Participation in budget and ordinances for town. 1. The board shall: (a) Solicit the advice of the town advisory board in the preparation of the tentative budget for the town affected. (b) Allow towns to recommend their own ordinances and codes. If the subject matter …

NRS 269.595 Control of unappropriated money. Any nonappropriated funds available for town purposes may be expended at the discretion of the town advisory board. (Added to NRS by 1975, 1349)

NRS 269.600 Bylaws for internal governance. Each town advisory board shall establish bylaws for town meetings and other matters of internal governance. (Added to NRS by 1975, 1349) Ordinances

NRS 269.605 Availability. Copies of the ordinances of an unincorporated town shall be available from the chair of the town advisory board or from the county clerk. (Added to NRS by 1975, 1349)

NRS 269.610 Codification; publication. 1. By agreement of the town advisory boards affected, two or more unincorporated towns may join in a single codification of their respective town ordinances. 2. Publications of town codes by title only is recognized as sufficient for all pur…

NRS 269.615 Audits. Audits of the records of unincorporated towns shall be conducted as part of the county audit. (Added to NRS by 1975, 1349)

NRS 269.617 Powers relating to planning, subdivision regulation and zoning subordinate in region for which Spring Mountains National Recreation Area and Red Rock Canyon Conservation Area and Adjacent Lands Act establish limits upon development. In the region of this state for whi…

NRS 269.620 Property. Any property belonging to an unincorporated town on July 1, 1975, shall continue to be the property of such town as long as it exists as an unincorporated town unless, upon recommendation of the town advisory board, the board of county commissioners provides…

NRS 269.623 Alteration of boundaries; merger of towns. The board of county commissioners in any county to which the Unincorporated Town Government Law applies may adopt ordinances to: 1. Amend the boundaries of any unincorporated town; or 2. Upon request of the respective town bo…

NRS 269.625 Dissolution. An unincorporated town operating pursuant to the provisions of the Unincorporated Town Government Law may be dissolved by resolution of the board of county commissioners following a public hearing at which residents of the town are given an opportunity to…

NRS 269.650 Annexation by town whose population is less than 25,000 in county whose population is less than 700,000: Ordinance; boundaries. In a county whose population is less than 700,000, those areas, including subdivisions, which are adjacent or contiguous to an unincorporate…

NRS 269.652 Annexation by town whose population is less than 25,000 in county whose population is less than 700,000: Commencement of proceedings to initiate. Proceedings to initiate any annexation authorized by NRS 269.650 may be commenced by: 1. Petition of a majority of the tax…

NRS 269.654 Annexation by town whose population is less than 25,000 in county whose population is less than 700,000: Notice. If a town board or board of county commissioners proposes to adopt an ordinance that provides for the annexation of an area by an unincorporated town pursu…

NRS 269.660 Annexation by town in county whose population is 700,000 or more: Privileges, benefits and obligations of annexed territory and its inhabitants; municipal taxes. In a county whose population is 700,000 or more, from and after the effective date of the annexation of te…

NRS 270.010 Procedure for correction of maps or plats. Whenever: 1. The map or plat of any city or of any part thereof or addition thereto, filed or recorded in accordance with the then existing law or filed and recorded in accordance with this chapter is, by reason of error or m…

NRS 270.020 Survey may be made; preparation and contents of map. 1. The city council, or other legislative board of any such city, upon its own motion or resolution or upon the petition of any property holder and taxpayer within the city, affected by such loss, destruction, uncer…

NRS 270.030 Compensation of surveyor; employment of other engineers. 1. The city council or other legislative board of the city shall allow to the city engineer or county engineer or other engineer employed for making such survey and maps a reasonable compensation for the service…

NRS 270.040 Filing of original map with clerk; posting of copies; notice of time for objections. 1. When the survey has been completed and the map or maps, or plat or plats, prepared as provided in NRS 270.010 to 270.150, inclusive, the board or council shall cause sufficient pri…

NRS 270.050 Objections and exceptions to plat: Form and contents. 1. Objections or exceptions to such maps or plats shall be in writing, under the oath of the objecting or excepting party, and shall be filed with the clerk of the board not later than 60 days after the first publi…

NRS 270.060 City to commence action in district court; contents of complaint; notice of lis pendens; service of summons. 1. Within 30 days after the expiration of the 60 days from the date of the first publication, the city council, or other legislative board of the city shall co…

NRS 270.070 Contents and posting of summons; property deemed within jurisdiction of district court; fictitious defendants. 1. The summons in the action need not contain a description by lot or block numbers or by metes and bounds, but shall refer generally to the purpose of the a…

NRS 270.080 Further pleadings: Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure; hearing given precedence. 1. Further pleadings may be served and filed in the action in all respects as provided in the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure for other actions and the cause shall proceed in all respects in…

NRS 270.090 Findings of fact, conclusions of law and judgment; recording of certified copy of judgment, map and plat; fees for recording; county recorder to provide copy of map or plat or access to digital map or plat to county assessor. 1. The findings of fact and conclusions of…

NRS 270.100 Appeal: Procedure. 1. In the event of any appeal, as mentioned in NRS 270.090, it shall only be necessary for the appellant: (a) To appeal from such part of the judgment, decree, order denying motion for new trial, etc., as applies to the particular controversy upon w…

NRS 270.110 City attorney or district attorney may prosecute action; employment of other counsel. The city council, or other legislative board of the city, may cause such action to be commenced and prosecuted by the city attorney of such city or the district attorney of the count…

NRS 270.120 Questions of fact may be referred to master; property may be taken for public use; procedure. 1. The court or judge trying the cause may refer any questions of fact arising therein to a master or commissioner for findings and determination, and the findings of such ma…