1-3 pursuant to NRS 266.016 to 266.0445, inclusive, must:

1-4 1. Be currently used or suitable for residential, commercial, industrial

1-5 or governmental purposes.

1-6 2. Be contiguous and urban in character, and include all contiguous

1-7 area used for residential purposes.

1-8 3. [Have] In a county whose population is 100,000 or more, have an

1-9 average population density which is:

1-10 (a) Not less than four persons per acre if the proposed city is within 7

1-11 miles of the county seat; or

1-12 (b) At least equal to the density of any city that is within 7 miles of the

1-13 proposed boundaries, if the proposed city is not within 7 miles of the

1-14 county seat.

1-15 If the area proposed to be included in the city is more than 7 miles away

1-16 from the county seat and more than 7 miles away from any existing city,

2-11 feasibility of the proposed city, the board of county commissioners shall

2-12 consider the following factors with regard to the area proposed to be

2-13 incorporated:

2-14 (a) Its population and , if the area is located in a county whose

2-15 population is 100,000 or more, the density of population;

2-16 (b) The land area, land uses, topography, natural boundaries and

2-17 drainage basin;

2-18 (c) The extent to which the area is devoted to agriculture, mineral

2-19 production or other uses that may not require significant improvements to

2-20 the property;

2-21 (d) The extent of commercial and industrial development;

2-22 (e) The extent and age of residential development;

2-23 (f) The comparative size and assessed value of subdivided land and

2-24 unsubdivided land;

2-25 (g) Current and potential issues concerning transportation;

2-26 (h) Past expansion of population and construction;

2-27 (i) The likelihood of significant growth in the area and in adjacent

2-28 incorporated and unincorporated areas during the next 10 years;

2-29 (j) The present cost, method and adequacy of regulatory controls and

2-30 governmental service, including, but not limited to, water and sewer

2-31 service, fire rating and protection, police protection, improvement and

2-32 maintenance of streets, administrative services and recreational facilities in

2-33 the area and the future need for such services and controls;

2-34 (k) The present and projected revenues for the county and the proposed

2-35 city;

2-36 (l) The probable effect of incorporation on revenues and services in the

2-37 county and local governments in adjacent areas;

2-38 (m) The probable effect of the proposed incorporation and of any

2-39 alternatives to incorporation on the social, economic and governmental

2-40 structure of the affected county and adjacent areas;

2-41 (n) The probable effect of the proposed incorporation and of any

2-42 alternatives to incorporation on the availability and requirement of water