Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278A.010
Short title
This chapter may be cited as the Planned Unit Development Law.
Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 278A — Planned Development
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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278A.020
Legislative declaration
The legislature finds that the provisions of this chapter are necessary to further the public health, safety, morals and general welfare in an era of increasing urbanization and of growing demand for housing of all types and design; to provide for necessary commercial and industrial facilities conveniently located to t…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278A.030
Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 278A.040 to 278A.070, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in such sections.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278A.040
“Common open space” defined
“Common open space” means a parcel or parcels of land or an area of water or a combination of land and water or easements, licenses or equitable servitudes within the site designated for a planned unit development which is designed and intended for the use or enjoyment of the residents or owners of the development. Com…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278A.050
“Landowner” defined
“Landowner” means the legal or beneficial owner or owners of all the land proposed to be included in a planned unit development. The holder of an option or contract of purchase, a lessee having a remaining term of not less than 30 years, or another person having an enforceable proprietary interest in the land is a land…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278A.060
“Plan” defined
“Plan” means the provisions for development of a planned unit development, including a plat of subdivision, all covenants relating to use, location and bulk of buildings and other structures, intensity of use or density of development, private streets, ways and parking facilities, common open space and public facilitie…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278A.065
“Planned unit development” defined
1. “Planned unit development” means an area of land controlled by a landowner, which is to be developed as a single entity for one or more planned unit residential developments, one or more public, quasi-public, commercial or industrial areas, or both. 2. Unless otherwise stated, “planned unit development” includes the…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278A.070
“Planned unit residential development” defined
“Planned unit residential development” means an area of land controlled by a landowner, which is to be developed as a single entity for a number of dwelling units, the plan for which does not correspond in lot size, bulk or type of dwelling, density, lot coverage and required open space to the regulations established i…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278A.080
Exercise of powers by city or county
The powers granted under the provisions of this chapter may only be exercised by any city or county which enacts an ordinance conforming to the provisions of this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278A.090
Adoption of certain requirements, procedures, standards and conditions by ordinance
Each ordinance enacted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter must: 1. Require the plan to be set forth in written and graphic materials, as specified in the ordinance; 2. Set forth procedures by which the city or county will review an application for a plan, which must include, without limitation, procedures by wh…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278A.100
Permitted uses
An ordinance enacted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter must set forth the uses permitted in a planned unit development.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278A.110
Density and intensity of use of land
1. An ordinance enacted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter must establish standards governing the density or intensity of land use in a planned unit development. 2. The standards must take into account the possibility that the density or intensity of land use otherwise allowable on the site under the provisions…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278A.120
Common open space: Amount and location; improvement and maintenance
The standards for a planned unit development established by an ordinance enacted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter must require that any common open space resulting from the application of standards for density or intensity of land use be set aside for the use and benefit of the residents or owners of the deve…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278A.130
Common open space: Dedication of land; development to be organized as common-interest community
The ordinance must provide that the city or county may accept the dedication of land or any interest therein for public use and maintenance, but the ordinance must not require, as a condition of the approval of a planned unit development, that land proposed to be set aside for common open space be dedicated or made ava…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278A.170
Common open space: Procedures for enforcing payment of assessment
The procedures for enforcing payment of an assessment for the maintenance of common open space provided in NRS 116.3116 to 116.31168, inclusive, are also available to any organization for the ownership and maintenance of common open space established other than under this chapter or chapter 116 of NRS and entitled to r…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278A.180
Common open space: Maintenance by city or county upon failure of association or other organization to maintain; notice; hearing; period of maintenance
1. If the association for the common-interest community or another organization which was formed before January 1, 1992, to own and maintain common open space or any successor association or other organization, at any time after the establishment of a planned unit development, fails to maintain the common open space in…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278A.190
Common open space: Assessment of costs of maintenance by city or county; lien
1. The total cost of the maintenance undertaken by the city or county is assessed ratably against the properties within the planned unit development that have a right of enjoyment of the common open space, and becomes a tax lien on the properties. 2. The city or county, at the time of entering upon the common open spac…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278A.210
Public facilities
1. The authority granted a city or county by law to establish standards for the location, width, course and surfacing of public streets and highways, alleys, ways for public service facilities, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, street lights, parks, playgrounds, school grounds, storm water drainage, water supply and distribut…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278A.220
Evaluation of design, bulk and location of buildings; unreasonable restrictions prohibited
1. An ordinance enacted pursuant to this chapter must set forth the standards and criteria by which the design, bulk and location of buildings is evaluated, and all standards and all criteria for any feature of a planned unit development must be set forth in that ordinance with sufficient certainty to provide criteria…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278A.230
Adoption by ordinance
1. An ordinance enacted pursuant to this chapter may contain the minimum design standards set forth in NRS 278A.240 to 278A.360, inclusive. 2. Where reference is made in any of these standards to a department which does not exist in the city or county concerned, the ordinance may provide for the discharge of the duty o…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278A.240
Types of units
A planned unit residential development may consist of attached or detached single-family units, town houses, cluster units, condominiums, garden apartments or any combination thereof.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278A.250
Minimum site
The minimum site area is 5 acres unless the governing body provides otherwise in the ordinance.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278A.270
Drainage
Drainage on the internal private and public streets shall be as required by the public works department. All common driveways shall drain to either storm sewers or a street section.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278A.280
Fire hydrants
Fire hydrants shall be provided and installed as required by the fire department.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278A.290
Fire lanes
Fire lanes shall be provided as required by the fire department. Fire lanes may be grass areas.
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