Nevada § 278.02528 - Regional planning coalition authorized to develop comprehensive regional policy plan; contents; prerequisites to adoption and amendment of plan; designation of regional transportation commission to administer plan

§ 278.02528. Regional planning coalition authorized to develop comprehensive regional policy plan; contents; prerequisites to adoption and amendment of plan; designation of regional transportation commission to administer plan

1. If established pursuant to NRS 278.02514 , the regional planning coalition may develop a comprehensive regional policy plan

for the balanced economic, social, physical, environmental and fiscal development

and orderly management of the growth of the region for a period of at least 20 years. The comprehensive regional policy plan must contain recommendations of policy to

carry out each part of the plan. 2. In developing the plan, the coalition may: (a) Consult with other entities that are interested or involved in regional planning

within the county. (b) Include goals, policies, maps and other documents relating to: (1) Conservation, including, without limitation, policies relating to the use and

protection of natural resources. (2) Population, including, without limitation, standardized projections for population

growth in the region. (3) Land use and development, including, without limitation, a map of land use plans

that have been adopted by local governmental entities within the region, and that

the plan addresses, if applicable: (I) Mixed-use development, transit-oriented development, master-planned communities

and gaming enterprise districts; and (II) The coordination and compatibility of land uses with each military installation

in the region, taking into account the location, purpose and stated mission of the

military installation. (4) Transportation. (5) The efficient provision of public facilities and services, including, without

limitation, roads, water and sewer service, police and fire protection, mass transit,

libraries and parks. (6) Air quality. (7) Strategies to promote and encourage: (I) The interspersion of new housing and businesses in established neighborhoods; (II) The preservation of historic neighborhoods; and (III) Development in areas in which public services are available. 3. The regional planning coalition shall not adopt or amend the comprehensive regional

policy plan unless the adoption or amendment is by resolution of the regional planning

coalition: (a) Carried by the affirmative votes of not less than two-thirds of its total membership;

and (b) Ratified by the board of county commissioners of the county and the city council

of each city that jointly established the regional planning coalition pursuant to NRS 278.02514 . 4. The regional planning coalition may designate the regional transportation commission

to administer the comprehensive regional policy plan.