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1-1 Section 1. Chapter 278 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto

1-2 the provisions set forth as sections 2, 3 and 4 of this act.

1-3 Sec. 2. 1. Each action taken by a local government relating to

1-10 comprehensive regional plan by the governing board pursuant to NRS

2-1 278.0276, and at least once every 5 years thereafter, a local government

2-2 shall review and, if necessary, amend its existing ordinances and

2-3 regulations to ensure their conformity with the provisions of the

2-4 comprehensive regional plan. If an ordinance or regulation adopted by a

2-5 local government is inconsistent with a provision of the comprehensive

2-6 regional plan, the provision of the comprehensive regional plan controls.

2-7 2. The regional planning commission shall adopt regulations

2-8 concerning the resolution of disputes between persons, local governments

2-9 and the regional planning commission regarding whether an action

2-10 taken by or an ordinance or resolution adopted by a local government

2-11 conforms to the provisions of the comprehensive regional plan as

2-12 required pursuant to subsection 1.

2-13 Sec. 3. 1. In addition to the elements that must be included within

2-14 the comprehensive regional plan pursuant to NRS 278.0274, the regional

2-15 planning commission may add to the comprehensive regional plan maps

2-16 and other documents that depict separately each area within the region

2-17 in which a full range of urban services:

2-18 (a) Is provided;

2-19 (b) Is not provided but will be provided within the next 20 years; or

2-20 (c) Is not provided and will not be provided within the next 20 years.

2-21 2. If the regional planning commission adds to the comprehensive

2-22 regional plan the maps and other documents described in subsection 1,

2-23 the regional planning commission shall, at least once every 5 years,

2-24 review and revise the maps and other documents as it determines to be

2-25 necessary.

2-26 3. As used in this section, a "full range of urban services" is provided

2-27 in an area if each of the following is provided in the area:

2-28 (a) A community water system, as that term is defined in NRS

2-29 349.980;

2-30 (b) A sewer system;

2-31 (c) Public transportation;

2-32 (d) Police, fire and ambulance service;

2-33 (e) A drainage system; and

2-34 (f) Streets and roads.

2-35 Sec. 4. 1. The advisory committee on plans for capital

2-36 improvements is hereby created. The committee consists of:

2-37 (a) The director of public works of the county or his designee;

2-38 (b) The chairman of the water planning commission of the county or

2-39 his designee;

2-40 (c) The executive director or other chief executive officer of the

2-41 regional transportation commission of the county or his designee; and

2-42 (d) The superintendent of schools of the county school district or his

2-43 designee.

3-1 2. The advisory committee on plans for capital improvements shall

3-2 advise and assist the regional planning commission in regard to the

3-3 preparation of the summary required pursuant to paragraph (d) of

3-4 subsection 5 of NRS 278.0274.

3-5 Sec. 5. NRS 278.0226 is hereby amended to read as follows:

3-6 278.0226 The governing body of each local government whose budget

3-14 to acquire, maintain, operate and replace capital improvements.

3-15 Sec. 6. NRS 278.026 is hereby amended to read as follows:

3-16 278.026 As used in NRS 278.026 to 278.029, inclusive, and sections

4-1 (a) Has been identified in the guidelines of the regional planning

4-2 commission as a project which will result in the loss or significant

4-3 degradation of a designated historic, archeological, cultural or scenic

4-4 resource;

4-5 (b) Has been identified in the guidelines of the regional planning

4-6 commission as a project which will result in the creation of significant new

4-7 geothermal or mining operations;

4-8 (c) Has been identified in the guidelines of the regional planning

4-9 commission as a project which will have a significant effect on the natural

4-10 resources, public services, public facilities or the adopted regional form of

4-11 the region; or

4-12 (d) Will require a change in zoning, a special use permit, an amendment

4-13 to a master plan, a tentative map or other approval for the use of land

4-14 which, if approved, will have an effect on the region of increasing:

4-15 (1) Employment by not less than 938 employees;

4-16 (2) Housing by not less than 625 units;

4-17 (3) Hotel accommodations by not less than 625 rooms;

4-18 (4) Sewage by not less than 187,500 gallons per day;

4-19 (5) Water usage by not less than 625 acre feet per year; or

4-20 (6) Traffic by not less than an average of 6,250 trips daily.

4-21 The term does not include any project for which a request for an

4-22 amendment to a master plan, a change in zoning, a tentative map or a

4-23 special use permit has been approved by the local planning commission

4-24 before June 17, 1989.

4-25 6. "Project of regional significance," with respect to a project proposed

4-26 by a utility, includes:

4-27 (a) An electric substation;

4-28 (b) A transmission line that carries 60 kilovolts or more;

4-29 (c) A facility that generates electricity greater than 5 megawatts;

4-30 (d) Natural gas storage and peak shaving facilities; and

4-31 (e) Gas regulator stations and mains that operate over 100 pounds per

4-32 square inch.

4-33 7. "Sphere of influence" means an area into which a city plans to

4-34 expand as designated in the comprehensive regional plan within the time

4-35 designated in the comprehensive regional plan.

4-36 Sec. 7. NRS 278.0262 is hereby amended to read as follows:

4-37 278.0262 1. There is hereby created in each county whose

4-43 appointed by the respective governing bodies of those cities;

5-1 (b) One member from the local planning commission of [each city in

5-2 the county whose population is less than 40,000, appointed by the

5-3 respective governing bodies of those cities; and

5-4 (c) Three members from the local planning commission of] the county,

5-5 appointed by the governing body of the county, [at least two of whom]

5-6 who must reside in the unincorporated [areas] area of the county [.] ;

5-7 (c) One member to represent the interests of transportation in the

5-8 county, appointed by the regional transportation commission;

5-9 (d) One member who is a member of the water planning commission

5-10 of the county, created pursuant to NRS 540A.080, appointed by the

5-11 governing body of the county;

5-12 (e) One member to represent the interests of the schools in the county,

5-13 appointed by the board of trustees of the county school district;

5-14 (f) One member to represent the interests relating to the control of air

5-15 pollution in the county, appointed by the district health department;

5-16 (g) One member to represent the interests of affordable housing in the

5-17 county, appointed by the governing board for regional planning;

5-18 (h) One member to represent the interests of tourism and economic

5-19 development in the county, appointed by the governing board for

5-20 regional planning;

5-21 (i) One member to represent the interests of parks, recreation and

5-22 open space in the county, appointed by the governing board for regional

5-23 planning; and

5-24 (j) One member to represent the interests of health and human

5-25 services in the county, appointed by the governing board for regional

5-26 planning.

5-27 2. Except for the terms of the initial members of the commission, the

5-28 term of each member is 3 years and until the selection and qualification of

5-29 his successor. A member may be reappointed. A member who ceases to be

5-30 a member of the local planning commission of the jurisdiction from which

5-31 he is appointed or ceases to be a member of the water planning

5-32 commission automatically ceases to be a member of the commission. A

5-33 vacancy must be filled for the unexpired term by the governing body

5-34 which made the original appointment.

5-35 3. The commission shall elect its chairman from among its members.

5-36 The term of the chairman is 1 year. The member elected chairman must

5-37 have been appointed [by the governing body of the county or a city whose

5-38 population is 40,000 or more,] pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) of

5-39 subsection 1, as determined pursuant to a schedule adopted by the

5-40 commission and made a part of its bylaws which provides for the annual

5-41 rotation of the chairmanship among each of those governing bodies.

5-42 4. A member of the commission must be compensated at the rate of

5-43 $40 per meeting or $200 per month, whichever is less.

6-1 Sec. 8. NRS 278.0274 is hereby amended to read as follows:

6-2 278.0274 The comprehensive regional plan must include goals,

6-43 by that development [.

7-1 5.] ; and

7-2 (d) Contain a summary prepared by the regional planning

7-3 commission with the assistance of the advisory committee on plans for

7-4 capital improvements, created pursuant to section 4 of this act, regarding

7-5 the plans for capital improvements that:

7-6 (1) Are required to be prepared by each local government in the

7-7 region pursuant to NRS 278.0226; and

7-8 (2) May be prepared by the water planning commission of the

7-9 county, the regional transportation commission and the county school

7-10 district.

7-11 6. Annexation, including the identification of spheres of influence for

7-12 each unit of local government, improvement district or other service

7-13 district and specifying standards and policies for changing the boundaries

7-14 of a sphere of influence and procedures for the review of development

7-15 within each sphere of influence. As used in this subsection, "sphere of

7-16 influence" means an area into which a political subdivision may expand in

7-17 the foreseeable future.

7-18 [6.] 7. Intergovernmental coordination, including the establishment of

7-19 guidelines for determining whether local master plans and facilities plans

7-20 conform with the comprehensive regional plan.

7-21 [7.] 8. Any utility project required to be reported pursuant to NRS

7-22 278.145.

7-23 Sec. 9. NRS 278.250 is hereby amended to read as follows:

7-24 278.250 1. For the purposes of NRS 278.010 to 278.630, inclusive,

7-42 services for bicycles.

8-1 (g) To ensure that the development on land is commensurate with the

8-2 character and the physical limitations of the land.

8-3 (h) To take into account the immediate and long-range financial impact

8-4 of the application of particular land to particular kinds of development, and

8-5 the relative suitability of the land for development.

8-6 (i) To promote health and the general welfare.

8-7 (j) To ensure the development of an adequate supply of housing for the

8-8 community, including the development of affordable housing.

8-9 3. The zoning regulations must be adopted with reasonable

8-10 consideration, among other things, to the character of the area and its

8-11 peculiar suitability for particular uses, and with a view to conserving the

8-12 value of buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land

8-13 throughout the city, county or region.

8-14 4. In exercising the powers granted in this section, the governing

8-15 body may use any controls relating to land use or principles of zoning

8-16 that the governing body determines to be appropriate, including, without

8-17 limitation, density bonuses, inclusionary zoning and minimum density

8-18 zoning.

8-19 5. As used in this section:

8-20 (a) "Density bonus" means an incentive granted by a governing body

8-21 to a developer of real property that authorizes the developer to build at a

8-22 greater density than would otherwise be allowed under the master plan,

8-23 in exchange for an agreement by the developer to perform certain

8-24 functions that the governing body determines to be socially desirable,

8-25 including, without limitation, developing an area to include a certain

8-26 proportion of affordable housing.

8-27 (b) "Inclusionary zoning" means a type of zoning pursuant to which a

8-28 governing body requires or provides incentives to a developer who builds

8-29 residential dwellings to build a certain percentage of those dwellings as

8-30 affordable housing.

8-31 (c) "Minimum density zoning" means a type of zoning pursuant to

8-32 which development must be carried out at or above a certain density to

8-33 maintain conformance with the master plan.

8-34 Sec. 10. NRS 278B.160 is hereby amended to read as follows:

8-35 278B.160 1. A local government may by ordinance impose an

8-43 (a) The estimated cost of actual construction;

9-1 (b) Estimated fees for professional services;

9-2 (c) The estimated cost to acquire the land; [and]

9-3 (d) The estimated cost of maintaining and repairing the capital

9-4 improvement or facility expansion for its expected useful life; and

9-5 (e) The fees paid for professional services required for the preparation

9-6 or revision of a capital improvements plan in anticipation of the imposition

9-7 of an impact fee.

9-8 [2.] 3. All property owned by a school district is exempt from the

9-9 requirement of paying impact fees imposed pursuant to this chapter.

9-10 Sec. 11. The regional planning commission created pursuant to NRS

9-11 278.0262 shall:

9-12 1. Prepare a report in which the regional planning commission

9-13 examines and recommends methods to:

9-14 (a) Promote redevelopment in older neighborhoods; and

9-15 (b) Redirect growth away from low density suburban developments and

9-16 into established urban areas,

9-17 including, without limitation, tax exemptions and other financial incentives

9-18 and recommended legislation to carry out such goals.

9-19 2. On or before February 15, 2001, submit the report prepared

9-20 pursuant to subsection 1 to the 71st session of the Nevada Legislature.