Nevada § 279.516 - Prerequisites of community for redevelopment: Planning commission; master plan
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 279.516 — Prerequisites of community for redevelopment: Planning commission; master plan, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 279.516. Prerequisites of community for redevelopment: Planning commission; master plan
Before any area is designated for redevelopment, the community authorized to undertake
such development shall: 1. Have a planning commission. 2. Have a master or general plan for the community adopted by the planning commission
or the legislative body. The plan must include all of the following: (a) The general location and extent of existing and proposed major thoroughfares,
transportation routes, terminals and other major public utilities and facilities. (b) A land-use plan which designates the proposed general distribution and general
location and extent of the uses of the land for housing, business, industry, recreation,
education, public buildings and grounds and other categories of public and private
uses of land. (c) A statement of the standards of population density and building intensity recommended
for the various districts and other territorial units, and estimates of future growth
in population, in the territory covered by the plan, all correlated with the land-use
plan. (d) Maps, plans, charts or other descriptive matter showing the areas in which conditions
are found indicating the existence of blighted areas.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 279.516 ("Prerequisites of community for redevelopment: Planning commission; master plan") 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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