Assembly Bill No. 75-Committee on Government Affairs
January 27, 1997
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Referred to Committee on Government Affairs
SUMMARY--Revises provisions governing zoning restrictions on manufactured homes. (BDR 22-226)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State or on Industrial Insurance: No.
EXPLANATION - Matter in italics is new; matter in brackets [ ] is material to be omitted.
AN ACT relating to land use; requiring zoning ordinances to include a manufactured home within the definition of "single-family residence"; requiring a governing body to adopt the same standards for development for a manufactured home as would apply to a single-family residence developed on the same lot; authorizing additional standards for a manufactured home under certain circumstances; revising the conditions under which a governing body may prohibit the installation of a manufactured home; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 1 NRS 278.0209 is hereby amended to read as follows:
278.0209 1. In any ordinance relating to the zoning of land adopted or amended by a governing body, the definition of "single-family residence" must include [factory-built housing that has been built in compliance with the standards for single-family residential dwellings of the Uniform Building Code most recently adopted by the International Conference of Building Officials.
2. An ordinance of the governing body may require factory-built housing to comply with standards for safety which exceed the standards prescribed in subsection 1 if a single-family residential dwelling on the same lot is also required to comply with those standards.
3. The] a manufactured home.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a governing body shall adopt the same standards for development for [the factory-built housing] a manufactured home and the lot on which it is placed as those to which a conventional single-family residential dwelling on the same lot would be subject, including, but not limited to:
(a) Requirements for the setback of buildings.
(b) [Side] Requirements for the side and rear yard . [requirements.]
(c) Standards for enclosures, access and the parking of vehicles.
(d) [Aesthetic requirements.] Requirements relating to aesthetics.
(e) Requirements for minimum square footage.
[(f) Requirements for design, style and structure.
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3. A governing body may impose additional architectural requirements on a manufactured home that would not be imposed on a conventional single-family residential dwelling constructed on the same lot as the manufactured home if the requirements relate to the roof overhang, roofing material or siding material of the manufactured home.
4. A governing body may prohibit the installation of [factory-built housing] a manufactured home in a specified area if:
(a) More than [5] 10 years have elapsed between the date of manufacture of [factory-built housing] the manufactured home and the date of the application for the issuance of a permit to install [factory-built housing] the manufactured home in the affected area; or
(b) The area contains a building, structure or other object having a special character or special historical interest or value [.] and the area, building, structure or other object is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
5. As used in this section, ["factory-built housing"] "manufactured home" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS [461.080.] 489.113.
6. The provisions of this section do not abrogate a recorded restrictive covenant.