Nevada § 278.140 - Regional planning districts: Formation and functions
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 278.140 — Regional planning districts: Formation and functions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 278.140. Regional planning districts: Formation and functions
1. The formation of regional planning districts is authorized and a regional planning
commission may be created, in accordance with the provisions of NRS 278.010 to 278.630 , inclusive, in lieu of separate city or county planning commissions as may be required
or authorized by NRS 278.010 to 278.630 , inclusive. 2. Regional planning districts shall consist of a portion of a political subdivision,
two or more contiguous political subdivisions or contiguous portions of two or more
political subdivisions. 3. All territory embraced within a regional planning district shall be contiguous,
except where the regional district is composed of two or more municipalities such
territories need not be contiguous. 4. In a regional planning district, a regional planning commission shall function
in all respects in accordance with the provisions of NRS 278.010 to 278.630 , inclusive, except that the plans of the regional planning commission shall coordinate
the plans of any city or county planning commission within the region. 5. Reports required by NRS 278.010 to 278.630 , inclusive, to be made to a governing body of a city or a county shall be made to
the governing body of each city or county within the region, and the procedure set
forth in NRS 278.010 to 278.630 , inclusive, for action with respect to maps or subdivisions shall not be followed
by the regional planning commission for subdivisions which lie within any territory
in which there exists a functioning county or city planning commission.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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