Senate Bill No. 567–Committee on Government Affairs

 

(On Behalf of City of Reno)

 

March 26, 2001

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Referred to Committee on Government Affairs

 

SUMMARY—Revises provisions regarding programs of annexation. (BDR 21‑617)

 

FISCAL NOTE:    Effect on Local Government: No.

                                 Effect on the State: No.

 

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

 

AN ACT relating to cities; revising the requirements relating to the adoption and revision of programs of annexation; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

1-1    Section 1.  NRS 268.625 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2    268.625  1.  A city located in a county whose population is 100,000 or

1-3  more but less than 400,000 that has adopted a comprehensive regional plan

1-4  pursuant to NRS 278.026 to 278.029, inclusive, shall adopt a program of

1-5  annexation. The program must identify areas in [any] the sphere of

1-6  influence of the city to be considered for annexation within the [next 7

1-7  years.] 20 years immediately succeeding the adoption of the program. The

1-8  city shall not consider the annexation of any area that is not within the

1-9  designated sphere of influence and is not included in its program of

1-10  annexation.

1-11    2.  Before adopting a program of annexation pursuant to subsection 1,

1-12  the city must hold one or more public hearings. Notice of the time and

1-13  place of the hearing must be mailed to all owners of real property in the

1-14  proposed program of annexation. At the public hearing the city shall

1-15  consider:

1-16    (a) The location of property to be considered for annexation;

1-17    (b) The logical extension of city limits;

1-18    (c) The need for the expansion to accommodate planned regional

1-19  growth;

1-20    (d) The location of existing and planned water and sewer service;

1-21    (e) Community goals that would be met by any proposed annexation;

2-1    (f) The efficient and cost-effective provision of service areas and capital

2-2  facilities; and

2-3    (g) Any other factors concerning any proposed annexation deemed

2-4  appropriate for consideration by the governing body of the city.

2-5    3.  The city shall submit its program of annexation adopted pursuant to

2-6  subsection 1 to the regional planning commission and the county in which

2-7  the city is located for recommendations.

2-8    4.  The regional planning commission must certify that a program of

2-9  annexation adopted pursuant to subsection 1 conforms with the

2-10  comprehensive regional plan before the program is put into effect. The

2-11  county or the city may appeal an adverse determination of the regional

2-12  planning commission in the manner provided in subsections 3 and 4 of

2-13  NRS 278.028.

2-14    5.  After certification of a program of annexation pursuant to

2-15  subsection 4, any facilities plan, capital improvement program,

2-16  development project or location of facilities by a county, a city, an

2-17  annexation commission, a regional planning commission, the governing

2-18  board or any other affected entity must be consistent with the certified

2-19  program of annexation.

2-20    6.  The city shall review and revise as necessary its program of

2-21  annexation at least once every 5 years.

2-22    Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective on passage and approval for the

2-23  purposes of revising a program of annexation to comply with subsection 1

2-24  of NRS 268.625, as amended by this act, and on July 1, 2002, for all other

2-25  purposes.

 

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