Nev. Rev. Stat. § 279.382
Short title
The provisions contained in this chapter may be cited as the Community Redevelopment Law.
Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 279 — Redevelopment of Communities
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Provisions
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 279.384
Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 279.385 to 279.414, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 279.385
“Attainable housing” defined
“Attainable housing” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 278.0105.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 279.386
“Agency” defined
“Agency” means a redevelopment agency created pursuant to this chapter or a legislative body which has elected to exercise the powers granted to an agency pursuant to this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 279.388
“Blighted area” defined
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, “blighted area” means an area which is characterized by at least four of the following factors: (a) The existence of buildings and structures, used or intended to be used for residential, commercial, industrial or other purposes, or any combination thereof, which are unf…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 279.390
“Bonds” defined
“Bonds” means any bonds, notes, interim certificates, debentures or other obligations issued by an agency pursuant to this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 279.392
“Community” defined
“Community” means a city or county.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 279.3925
“Developer” defined
“Developer” means a person or entity that proposes to construct a redevelopment project which will receive financial assistance from an agency.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 279.393
“Eligible railroad” defined
“Eligible railroad” means a railroad in existence on or before July 1, 2005: 1. That is located in a county whose population is less than 100,000; and 2. Of which no less than one-half of the ownership interest in the railroad is held by a governmental entity or nonprofit organization, or both.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 279.394
“Federal Government” defined
“Federal Government” means the United States or any of its agencies or instrumentalities.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 279.396
“Legislative body” defined
“Legislative body” means the city council, board of county commissioners or other legislative body of a community.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 279.398
“Obligee” defined
“Obligee” includes any bondholder, his or her trustee, any lessor demising to the agency property used in connection with a redevelopment area or any assignee of all or part of his or her interest, and the Federal Government if it is a party to any contract with the agency.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 279.400
“Planning commission” defined
“Planning commission” means a planning commission established pursuant to law or charter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 279.404
“Public body” defined
“Public body” means the State, or any city, county, district or any other political subdivision of the State.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 279.405
“Public educational activities and programs” defined
1. “Public educational activities and programs” includes, without limitation: (a) Early childhood education programs; (b) Literacy programs; (c) Summer learning programs, before- and after-school programs and other instruction at times during the year when school is not in session; and (d) Wrap-around services. 2. As u…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 279.406
“Real property” defined
“Real property” means: 1. Land, including land under water and waterfront property. 2. Buildings, structures, fixtures and improvements on land. 3. Any property appurtenant to or used in connection with land. 4. Every estate, interest, privilege, easement, franchise and right in land, including rights-of-way, terms for…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 279.408
“Redevelopment” defined
1. “Redevelopment” means the planning, development, replanning, redesign, clearance, reconstruction or rehabilitation, or any combination of these, of all or part of a redevelopment area, and the provision of such residential, commercial, industrial, public or other structures or spaces as may be appropriate or necessa…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 279.410
“Redevelopment area” defined
“Redevelopment area” means an area of a community whose redevelopment is necessary to effectuate the public purposes declared in this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 279.412
“Redevelopment project” defined
“Redevelopment project” means any undertaking of an agency pursuant to this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 279.413
“Southern Nevada Enterprise Community” defined
“Southern Nevada Enterprise Community” means the area designated as the Southern Nevada Enterprise Community in section 5 of chapter 407, Statutes of Nevada 2007.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 279.414
“State” defined
“State” includes any state agency or instrumentality.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 279.416
Declaration of state policy: Necessity of redevelopment of blighted areas
It is found and declared that there exist in many communities blighted areas which constitute either social or economic liabilities, or both, requiring redevelopment in the interest of the health, safety and general welfare of the people of those communities and of the State.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 279.418
Declaration of state policy: Growing menace of blighted areas to public health, safety and welfare; benefits to inhabitants resulting from remedying conditions
It is further found and declared that: 1. The existence of blighted areas constitutes a serious and growing menace which is condemned as injurious and inimical to the public health, safety and welfare of the people of the communities in which they exist and of the people of the State. 2. Such blighted areas present dif…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 279.420
Declaration of state policy: Inability of individual landowners to rehabilitate property; remedy by public acquisition
It is further found and declared that: 1. Conditions of blight tend to further obsolescence, deterioration and disuse because of the lack of incentive to the individual landowner and his or her inability to improve, modernize or rehabilitate his or her property while the condition of the neighboring properties remains…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 279.422
Declaration of state policy: Temporary government-owned wartime housing projects as blighted areas
It is further found and declared that blighted areas may include housing areas constructed as temporary government-owned wartime housing projects, and that such areas may be characterized by one or more of the conditions enumerated in NRS 279.388.
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