Assembly Bill No. 101–Committee on Government Affairs

 

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AN ACT relating to cities; requiring the inclusion of certain portions of county roads, state highways and railroads in territory annexed by cities in larger counties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

   Section 1. Chapter 268 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a

 new section to read as follows:

   If a city annexes territory which is not included within its existing

 boundaries, the territory annexed includes the following:

   1.  If the annexed territory abuts upon one side of a county road, state

 highway or railroad and the territory which abuts upon the opposite side

 of the road, highway or railroad is not within the boundaries of the

 annexing city, the annexed territory extends to the middle of the road,

 highway or railroad. The governing body of a city may annex the

 remaining portion of the road, highway or railroad, and that portion of

 any county road which is then included in the annexed territory becomes

 a city street.

   2.  If the annexed territory abuts upon a county road, state highway

 or railroad on both sides of the road, highway or railroad, or if the

 annexed territory abuts upon one side of a county road, state highway or

 railroad and the territory which abuts upon the opposite side of the road,

 highway or railroad is within the existing boundaries of the annexing

 city, the annexed territory includes the portion of road, highway or

 railroad so abutted on both sides, and that portion of any county road

 which is then included in the annexed territory becomes a city street.

   Sec. 2. NRS 268.570 is hereby amended to read as follows:

   268.570  The provisions of NRS 268.570 to 268.608, inclusive, and

 section 1 of this act, apply only to cities located in a county whose

 population is 400,000 or more.

   Sec. 3.  NRS 268.597 is hereby amended to read as follows:

   268.597  As an alternative to the procedures for annexation set forth in

 NRS 268.578 to 268.596, inclusive, the governing body of a city may ,

 subject to the provisions of section 1 of this act, annex territory which

 meets the requirements of subsection 2 of NRS 268.580 if all of the

 owners of record of individual lots or parcels of land within the area sign a

 petition requesting the governing body to annex the area to the city. If the

 petition is accepted by the governing body, the governing body may

 proceed to adopt an ordinance annexing the area and to take such other

 action as is appropriate to accomplish the annexation.

 

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