Nevada § 268.578 - Plans for extension of services to territory proposed to be annexed; contents of report
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§ 268.578. Plans for extension of services to territory proposed to be annexed; contents of report
Any city exercising authority under NRS 268.570 to 268.608 , inclusive, shall make plans for the extension of services to the territory proposed
to be annexed and shall, at least 20 days before the public hearing provided for in NRS 268.590 , prepare and file with its city clerk a report setting forth the plans to provide
services to the territory. The report must include: 1. An accurate map or plat of the territory proposed to be annexed, prepared under
the supervision of a competent surveyor or engineer. 2. A map or maps of the city and the adjacent territory to show the following information: (a) The present and proposed boundaries of the annexing city. (b) The present streets and sewer interceptors and outfalls and, if the annexing city
operates its own water system or furnishes other utility services, the present major
trunk water lines and other utility lines. (c) The proposed extensions of the present streets, sewer interceptors and outfalls,
major trunk water mains and utility lines, as the case may be, as required in subsection
4. (d) The present and proposed general land use pattern in the territory proposed to
be annexed. 3. A statement showing that the territory proposed to be annexed meets the requirements
of NRS 268.580 . 4. A statement setting forth the plans of the annexing city for extending into the
territory proposed to be annexed each major municipal service performed within the
annexing city at the time of annexation. Specifically, such plans: (a) Must provide for extending police protection, fire protection, street maintenance
and garbage collection to the territory proposed to be annexed on the effective date
of the annexation, on substantially the same basis and in the same manner as such
services were provided by the annexing city to the property owners and residents within
the remainder of the city immediately before the effective date of the annexation. (b) Must provide for the extension of streets, sewer interceptors and outfalls and
other major municipal services into the territory proposed to be annexed so that when
the streets and utility services are so extended, property owners and residents in
the territory proposed to be annexed will be able to secure such services, according
to the policies in effect in the annexing city for furnishing such services to individual
lots or subdivisions. (c) May provide that the extension of streets, sewer interceptors and outfalls and
other major municipal services be done at the expense of the property owners in the
territory proposed to be annexed, if it is the policy of the annexing city, at the
time of the annexation, to furnish such services to individual lots or subdivisions
at the expense of the property owners, either by means of special assessment districts
or the requirement of the dedication of essential rights-of-way and the installation
of off-site improvements as a prerequisite to the approval of subdivision plats or
to the issuance of any building permit, rezoning, zone variance or special use permit.
In that event, the plans must designate which services, or portions thereof, will
be extended at the expense of the annexing city and which services, or portions thereof,
will be extended at the expense of the property owners. Services extended at the property owners' cost must be distributed and allocated to
each parcel of property based on current costs, including both improvement costs and
projected service costs, and must be a part of the annexation plan prepared by the
municipality. (d) Must, if the extension of any streets, sewer interceptors and outfalls or other
major municipal services into the territory proposed to be annexed is to be done at
the expense of the annexing city, set forth a proposed schedule for the construction
of the extensions as soon as possible following the effective date of the annexation.
In any event, the plans must call for contracts to be let and construction to begin
within 24 months following the effective date of the annexation. (e) Must set forth the method under which the annexing city plans to finance the extension
of any services into the territory proposed to be annexed which is to be done at the
expense of the annexing city.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 268.578 ("Plans for extension of services to territory proposed to be annexed; contents of report") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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