Nevada § 278.150 - Master plan: Preparation and adoption by planning commission; adoption by governing body of city or county
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§ 278.150. Master plan: Preparation and adoption by planning commission; adoption by governing body of city or county
1. The planning commission shall prepare and adopt a comprehensive, long-term general
plan for the physical development of the city, county or region which in the commission's
judgment bears relation to the planning thereof. 2. The plan must be known as the master plan, and must be so prepared that all or
portions thereof, except as otherwise provided in subsections 3, 4 and 5, may be adopted
by the governing body, as provided in NRS 278.010 to 278.630 , inclusive, as a basis for the development of the city, county or region for such
reasonable period of time next ensuing after the adoption thereof as may practically
be covered thereby. 3. In counties whose population is less than 100,000, if the governing body of the
city or county adopts only a portion of the master plan, it shall include in that
portion an aboveground utility plan of the public facilities and services element,
as described in subparagraph (3) of paragraph (e) of subsection 1 of NRS 278.160 . 4. In counties whose population is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000, if the governing
body of the city or county adopts only a portion of the master plan, it shall include
in that portion: (a) A conservation plan of the conservation element, as described in subparagraph
(1) of paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 278.160 ; (b) The housing element, as described in paragraph (c) of subsection 1 of NRS 278.160 ; (c) A population plan of the public facilities and services element, as described
in subparagraph (2) of paragraph (e) of subsection 1 of NRS 278.160 ; and (d) An aboveground utility plan of the public facilities and services element, as
described in subparagraph (3) of paragraph (e) of subsection 1 of NRS 278.160 . 5. In counties whose population is 700,000 or more, the governing body of the city
or county shall adopt a master plan for all of the city or county that must address
each of the elements set forth in paragraphs (a) to (h), inclusive, of subsection
1 of NRS 278.160 .
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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