Nevada § 278.265 - Hearing examiners: Notice and hearing; duties and powers; final action on certain matters; appeal of final action
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 278.265 — Hearing examiners: Notice and hearing; duties and powers; final action on certain matters; appeal of final action, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 278.265. Hearing examiners: Notice and hearing; duties and powers; final action on certain matters; appeal of final action
1. Any ordinance enacted pursuant to the provisions of NRS 278.264 must provide, in substance, the same notice of hearing and conduct of hearing safeguards
required by NRS 278.315 or 278.480 , whichever is applicable. 2. The governing body shall, by ordinance, set forth the duties and powers of the
hearing examiner, including a statement of whether the hearing examiner may take final
action on any matter assigned to the hearing examiner by the governing body. 3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the governing body may authorize
the hearing examiner to take final action on matters relating to a variance, vacation,
abandonment, special use permit, conditional use permit and other special exception
or application specified in the ordinance. 4. The governing body shall not authorize the hearing examiner to take final action
on: (a) Matters relating to a zoning classification, zoning district or an amendment to
a zoning boundary. (b) An application for a conditional use permit that is filed pursuant to NRS 278.147 . 5. An applicant or protestant may appeal any final action taken by the hearing examiner
in accordance with the ordinance adopted pursuant to NRS 278.3195 .
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 278.265 ("Hearing examiners: Notice and hearing; duties and powers; final action on certain matters; appeal of final action") 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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