Nevada § 278.02313 - Maintenance, reconstruction and repair of sidewalks: Circumstances under which governing body may compel action by owner of property

§ 278.02313. Maintenance, reconstruction and repair of sidewalks: Circumstances under which governing body may compel action by owner of property

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a governing body shall not require

an owner of property to maintain, reconstruct or repair a sidewalk in a public right-of-way

that abuts his or her property. 2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not prohibit a governing body from: (a) Imposing an assessment or other charge authorized by law for any reconstruction

or repair of a sidewalk that the governing body causes to be performed within a public

right-of-way; (b) Requiring any reconstruction or repair of a sidewalk as a condition of approval

for a change in the use of the land; (c) Requiring an owner of property to maintain a sidewalk in a public right-of-way

that abuts his or her property if the sidewalk was constructed pursuant to standards

that exceed the general standards of the governing body for sidewalks; or (d) Requiring, by ordinance, owners of property to be responsible for: (1) The repair and reconstruction of a sidewalk in the public right-of-way that abuts

the property of the owner if the owner caused the need for such repair or reconstruction. (2) The general maintenance of a sidewalk in the public right-of-way that abuts the

property of the owner, including, without limitation, sweeping, removal of snow, ice

and weeds, and maintenance of any grass, shrubs or trees that encroach on the sidewalk.