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

the provisions set forth as sections 2 and 3 of this act.

Sec. 4. NRS 278.260 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1. 278.260 1. The governing body shall provide for the manner in

1. changed;
2. (c) Each owner, as listed on the county assessor’s records, of at least 30

1. parcels nearest to the portion of the boundary being changed, to the extent

1. this notice does not duplicate the notice given pursuant to paragraph (b);

1. and

1. (d) Any advisory board which has been established for the affected area

1. by the governing body.

1. description of, or a map detailing, the proposed change.

1. substantially the following form:

1. OFFICIAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

1. subsection 4, in a county whose population is 400,000 or more, the

1. governing body shall, no later than 10 days before the hearing, erect or

1. cause to be erected on the property, at least one sign not less than 2 feet

1. high and 2 feet wide. The sign must be made of material reasonably

1. calculated to withstand the elements for 40 days. The governing body must

1. be consistent in its use of colors for the background and lettering of the

1. sign. The sign must include the following information:

1. (a) The existing zoning designation of the property in question;

1. (b) The proposed zoning designation of the property in question;

1. (c) The date, time and place of the public hearing;

1. (d) A telephone number which may be used by interested persons to

1. obtain additional information; and

1. (e) A statement which indicates whether the proposed zoning

1. designation of the property in question complies with the requirements of

1. the master plan of the city or county in which the property is located.

1. 7. A sign required pursuant to subsection 6 is for informational

1. purposes only, and must be erected regardless of any local ordinance

1. regarding the size, placement or composition of signs to the contrary.

1. 8. A governing body may charge an additional fee for each application

1. to amend an existing zoning regulation, restriction or boundary to cover the

1. actual costs resulting from the mailed notice required by this section and

1. the erection of not more than one of the signs required by subsection 6, if
2. any. The additional fee is not subject to the limitation imposed by NRS

1. 354.5989.

1. 9. The governing body shall remove or cause to be removed any sign

1. required by subsection 6 within 5 days after the final hearing for the

1. application for which the sign was erected. There must be no additional

1. charge to the applicant for such removal.

Sec. 5. NRS 278.315 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1. 278.315 1. The governing body may provide by ordinance for the

1. or map of the property in question.

1. 4. An ordinance adopted pursuant to this section must provide an

1. opportunity for the applicant or a protestant to appeal from a decision of

1. the board of adjustment, planning commission or hearing examiner to the

1. governing body.

1. 5. In a county whose population is 400,000 or more, if the application

1. is for the issuance of a special use permit for an establishment which serves

1. alcoholic beverages for consumption on or off of the premises as its

1. primary business in a district which is not a gaming enterprise district as

1. defined in NRS 463.0158, the governing body shall, in addition to

1. than 10 days before the hearing, erect or cause to be erected on the

1. property, at least one sign not less than 2 feet high and 2 feet wide. The

1. sign must be made of material reasonably calculated to withstand the

1. elements for 40 days. The governing body must be consistent in its use of

1. colors for the background and lettering of the sign. The sign must include

1. the following information:

1. (a) The existing permitted use and zoning designation of the property in

1. question;

1. (b) The proposed permitted use of the property in question;

1. (c) The date, time and place of the public hearing; and

1. (d) A telephone number which may be used by interested persons to

1. obtain additional information.

1. 6. A sign required pursuant to subsection 5 is for informational

1. purposes only, and must be erected regardless of any local ordinance

1. regarding the size, placement or composition of signs to the contrary.

1. 7. A governing body may charge an additional fee for each application

1. for a special use permit to cover the actual costs resulting from the erection

1. of not more than one sign required by subsection 5, if any. The additional

1. fee is not subject to the limitation imposed by NRS 354.5989.

1. 8. The governing body shall remove or cause to be removed any sign

1. required by subsection 5 within 5 days after the final hearing for the

1. application for which the sign was erected. There must be no additional

1. charge to the applicant for such removal.

Sec. 6. NRS 278.378 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1. 278.378 1. A final map presented to the county recorder for filing

1. clerk of the governing body shall certify on the final map that it

1. substantially complies with the tentative map and all conditions have been

1. met.

1. 3. The clerk of the governing body or planning commission shall cause

1. the approved final map to be presented to the county recorder for filing.

Sec. 7. NRS 278.464 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1. 278.464 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, if there is a

1. parcel map shall be deemed approved.
2. 4. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 278.463, if unusual

1. circumstances exist, a governing body or, if authorized by the governing

1. body, the planning commission may waive the requirement for a parcel

1. map. Before waiving the requirement for a parcel map, a determination

1. must be made by the county surveyor, city surveyor or professional land

1. surveyor appointed by the governing body that a survey is not required.

1. Unless the time is extended by mutual agreement, a request for a waiver

1. must be acted upon:

1. (a) In a county whose population is 40,000 or more, within 45 days; or

1. (b) In a county whose population is less than 40,000, within 60
   days,

1. after the date of the request for the waiver, or, in the absence of action, the

1. waiver shall be deemed approved.

1. 5. An applicant or other person aggrieved by a decision of the

1. governing body’s authorized representative or by a final act of the planning

1. commission may appeal to the governing body within a reasonable period

1. to be determined, by ordinance, by the governing body. The governing

1. body shall render its decision:

1. (a) In a county whose population is 40,000 or more, within 45 days; or

1. (b) In a county whose population is less than 40,000, within 60
   days,

1. after the date the appeal is filed.

1. 6. If a parcel map and the associated division of land are approved or

1. deemed approved pursuant to this section, the approval must be noted on

1. the map in the form of a certificate attached thereto and executed by the

1. clerk of the governing body, the governing body’s designated

Sec. 8. NRS 278.4725 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1. 278.4725 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, if the

1. mutual agreement, if the planning commission is authorized to take final
2. action and it fails to take action within the period specified in this

1. subsection, the final map shall be deemed approved unconditionally.

1. 2. If there is no planning commission or if the governing body has not

1. authorized the planning commission to take final action, the governing

1. body or its authorized representative shall approve, conditionally approve

1. or disapprove the final map, basing its action upon the requirements of

1. NRS 278.472:

1. (a) In a county whose population is 40,000 or more, within 45 days; or

1. (b) In a county whose population is less than 40,000, within 60
   days,

1. after the final map is accepted as a complete application. Except as

1. otherwise provided in subsection 5 or unless the time is extended by mutual

1. agreement, if the governing body or its authorized representative fails to

1. take action within the period specified in this subsection, the final map shall

1. be deemed approved unconditionally.

1. 3. An applicant or other person aggrieved by a decision of the

1. authorized representative of the governing body or by a final act of the

1. planning commission may appeal to the governing body within a

1. reasonable period to be determined, by ordinance, by the governing body.

1. The governing body shall render its decision:

1. (a) In a county whose population is 40,000 or more, within 45 days; or

1. (b) In a county whose population is less than 40,000, within 60
   days,

1. after the date on which the appeal is filed.

1. 4. If the map is disapproved, the governing body or its authorized

1. representative or the planning commission shall return the map to the

1. person who proposes to divide the land, with the reason for its action and a

1. statement of the changes necessary to render the map acceptable.

1. 5. If the final map divides the land into 16 lots or more, the governing

1. body or its authorized representative or the planning commission shall not

1. approve a map, and a map shall not be deemed approved, unless:

1. (a) Each lot contains an access road that is suitable for use by

1. emergency vehicles; and

1. (b) The corners of each lot are set by a professional land surveyor.

1. 6. If the final map divides the land into 15 lots or less, the governing

1. body or its authorized representative or the planning commission may, if

1. reasonably necessary, require the map to comply with the provisions of

1. subsection 5.

1. 7. Upon approval, the map must be filed with the county recorder.

1. Filing with the county recorder operates as a continuing:

1. (a) Offer to dedicate for public roads the areas shown as proposed roads

1. or easements of access, which the governing body may accept in whole or

1. in part at any time or from time to time.

1. (b) Offer to grant the easements shown for public utilities, which any

1. public utility may similarly accept without excluding any other public

1. utility whose presence is physically compatible.
2. 8. The map filed with the county recorder must include:

1. (a) A certificate signed and acknowledged by each owner of land to be

1. divided consenting to the preparation of the map, the dedication of the

1. roads and the granting of the easements.

1. (b) A certificate signed by the clerk of the governing body or authorized

1. representative of the governing body or the secretary to the planning

1. commission that the map was approved, or the affidavit of the person

1. presenting the map for filing that the time limited by subsection 1 or 2 for

1. action by the governing body or its authorized representative or the

1. planning commission has expired and that the requirements of subsection 5

1. the land to be divided is located indicating that all property taxes on the

1. land for the fiscal year have been paid.

1. 9. A governing body may by local ordinance require a final map to

1. include:

1. (a) A report from a title company which lists the names of:

1. (1) Each owner of record of the land to be divided; and

1. (2) Each holder of record of a security interest in the land to be

1. divided, if the security interest was created by a mortgage or a deed of trust.

1. (b) The signature of each owner of record of the land to be divided.

1. (c) The written consent of each holder of record of a security interest

1. listed pursuant to subparagraph (2) of paragraph (a), to the preparation and

1. recordation of the final map. A holder of record may consent by signing:

1. (1) The final map; or

1. (2) A separate document that is filed with the final map and declares

1. his consent to the division of land.

1. 10. After a map has been filed with the county recorder, any lot shown

1. thereon may be conveyed by reference to the map, without further

1. description.

1. 11. The county recorder shall charge and collect for recording the map

1. a fee of not more than $35 per page set by the board of county

1. commissioners.

Sec. 9. NRS 278.490 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1. a map of the proposed reversion which contains the same survey
2. dimensions as the recorded map or maps to the governing body or, if

1. authorized by local ordinance, to the planning commission or other

1. authorized person. The application must describe the requested changes.

1. 2. At its next meeting, or within a period of not more than 30 days after

1. the filing of the map of reversion, whichever occurs later, the governing

1. body or, if authorized by local ordinance, the planning commission or other

1. authorized person shall review the map and approve, conditionally approve

1. or disapprove it.

1. 3. Except for the provisions of this section, NRS 278.4955, 278.496

1. and 278.4965 and any provision or local ordinance relating to the payment

1. of fees in conjunction with filing, recordation or checking of a map of the

1. kind offered, no other provision of NRS 278.010 to 278.630, inclusive,

1. applies to a map made solely for the purpose of reversion of a former map

1. or for reversion of any division of land to acreage.

1. 4. Upon approval of the map of reversion, it must be recorded in the

1. office of the county recorder. The county recorder shall make a written

1. notation of the fact on each sheet of the previously recorded map affected

1. by the later recording, if the county recorder does not maintain a

1. cumulative index for such maps and amendments. If such an index is

1. maintained, the county recorder shall direct an appropriate entry for the

1. amendment.

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