§ 278.030 Creation by cities and counties; number of members
§ 278.040 Members: Appointment; qualifications; compensation and expenses; terms; removal; vacancies
§ 278.050 Meetings; rules; records; continuances
§ 278.060 Chair: Election; term
§ 278.070 Additional officers; employees; consultants
§ 278.080 Expenditures; operational needs
§ 278.090 Regional planning commission: Creation; selection of representatives
§ 278.100 Regional planning commission: Members; terms; membership on city or county planning commission not public office; compensation; removal; vacancies
§ 278.110 Regional planning commission: Chair; employees
§ 278.120 Regional planning commission: Appropriation of money for expenses
§ 278.130 Regional planning commission: Performance of duties and functions of city or county planning commission; regional or intergovernmental decisions
§ 278.140 Regional planning districts: Formation and functions
§ 278.145 Report of location of utility project
§ 278.147 Facilities for use, manufacture, processing, transfer or storage of explosives or certain other substances: Conditional use permit required; application for and issuance of conditional use permit
§ 278.150 Master plan: Preparation and adoption by planning commission; adoption by governing body of city or county
§ 278.160 Elements of master plan
§ 278.165 Development and adoption of aboveground utility plan
§ 278.170 Coordination of master plans; adoption of all or parts
§ 278.180 School sites: Commission to notify school boards of preparation of plans for community and public buildings
§ 278.185 Notice of plan for future construction of school
§ 278.190 Promotion of plans and regulations; consultations and advice; entry upon land; general powers
§ 278.200 Form of master plan
§ 278.210 Adoption of master plan and amendments by commission: Notice; hearing; neighborhood meeting; resolution; frequency of certain amendments; attested copies; certification by electronic means
§ 278.220 Adoption of master plan or part thereof by governing body; change to plan adopted by commission
§ 278.225 Governing body may establish by ordinance procedure for adopting minor amendments to master plan; public hearing and notice required before adoption of ordinance
§ 278.230 Governing body to put adopted master plan into effect
§ 278.235 Adoption of measures to maintain and develop affordable housing to carry out housing plan required in master plan; conditions under which governing body may reduce or subsidize certain fees; annual reports
§ 278.237 Governing body to submit annual report of housing elements required in master plan to certain state agencies and advisory committees; required information; Housing Division to compile and post annual reports on Internet website
§ 278.240 Approval required for certain dedications, closures, abandonments, construction or authorizations
§ 278.243 City or county authorized to represent own interests in certain matters if governing body has adopted master plan
§ 278.246 City or county authorized to enter into certain actions if governing body has adopted master plan
§ 278.250 Zoning districts and regulations
§ 278.253 Ordinance for zoning of tiny houses
§ 278.260 Determination, establishment, enforcement and amendment of zoning regulations, restrictions and boundaries: Procedure and prerequisites; notice and hearing; signs; additional fee for certain applications
§ 278.262 Hearing examiners: Power of governing body to appoint
§ 278.263 Hearing examiners: Compensation; qualifications; removal
§ 278.264 Hearing examiners: Rules of procedure
§ 278.265 Hearing examiners: Notice and hearing; duties and powers; final action on certain matters; appeal of final action
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Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 278 > Planning Commissions

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