Protest by owner or resident of property to be included within assessment plat for neighborhood improvement project; modification of assessment plat by governing body

1. Before a proposed assessment plat for a neighborhood improvement project is adopted by ordinance, a person who owns or resides within a tract which is located within the proposed improvement district may file with the clerk a written protest to the inclusion of the tract in the assessment plat. The protest must be accompanied by a legal description of the tract. 2. Upon receipt of a protest pursuant to subsection 1, the clerk shall provide a copy of the protest and legal description of the property to the governing body. 3. Before adopting a resolution or ordinance pursuant to NRS 271.325 and before adopting an ordinance that modifies an assessment plat for a neighborhood improvement project to include additional tracts of land, the governing body shall modify the assessment plat to exclude any tract for which it received a protest pursuant to this section and which it determines will not benefit from the activities or improvements that are proposed to be provided by the neighborhood improvement project.