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Nevada Revised Statutes Title 21. Cities and Towns § 266.016. Definitions

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

As used in NRS 266.016 to 266.0445, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. “Qualified elector” means a person who is registered to vote in this State and is a resident of the area to be included in the proposed city, as shown by the last official registration lists.

2. A petition is “sufficient” if the county clerk:

(a) Verifies the signatures and addresses of the signers of the petition with the voting list maintained by the county registrar of voters;

(b) Certifies that the number of valid signatures represents the percentage of the total number of qualified electors in the area proposed to be incorporated that is required; and

(c) Determines that the petition for incorporation includes the information required pursuant to NRS 266.019.

3. “Urban in character” means an area that is used intensively for residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, urban recreational or governmental purposes, or as conservation park lands, and that is susceptible to services offered by a city.

4. A lot or parcel is “used for residential purposes” if it is 5 acres or less in area and improved with a habitable dwelling unit of a permanent nature.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 21. Cities and Towns § 266.016. Definitions - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-21-cities-and-towns/nv-rev-st-266-016/

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