Nevada Revised Statutes 497.080 – Adoption of airport zoning regulations: Necessity of public hearing; notice; publication
1. An airport zoning regulation must not be adopted, amended or repealed under this chapter except:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 497.080
- Airport: means any area of land or water designed and set aside for the landing and taking off of aircraft and utilized in the interest of the public for such purposes. See Nevada Revised Statutes 497.020
- Airport hazard: means any structure or tree or use of land which obstructs the airspace required for the flight of aircraft in landing or taking off at any airport, or is otherwise hazardous to the landing or taking off of aircraft. See Nevada Revised Statutes 497.020
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Political subdivision: means any county, incorporated city, unincorporated town or airport authority created by special legislative act as a quasi-municipal corporation. See Nevada Revised Statutes 497.020
(a) In the case of an airport owned or controlled by an airport authority created by special legislative act as a quasi-municipal corporation, by the action of the joint airport zoning board within whose jurisdiction that airport lies; or
(b) In the case of an airport owned or controlled by any other political subdivision, by the action of the joint airport zoning board within whose jurisdiction that airport lies or, if there is no joint board, the governing body of a political subdivision, after a public hearing in relation thereto, at which public utilities owning facilities in the area involved, other parties in interest and citizens have an opportunity to be heard.
2. At least 15 days’ notice of the hearing shall be given to all public utilities owning facilities in the area involved, and at least 15 days’ notice of the hearing shall be published in an official paper, or a paper of general circulation, in the political subdivision or subdivisions in which is located the airport hazard to be zoned.