Nevada Revised Statutes 268.791 – Creation in certain counties; petition; boundaries
1. If an incorporated city in a county whose population is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000 has exercised the power of redevelopment or urban renewal pursuant to chapter 279 of NRS, it may also create a district within the redevelopment area or the urban renewal area. The district need not include the entire redevelopment area or urban renewal area.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 268.791
- 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.
- county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
- population: means the number of people in a specified area as determined by the last preceding national decennial census conducted by the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce pursuant to Section 2 of Article I of the Constitution of the United States and reported by the Secretary of Commerce to the Governor pursuant to 13 U. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.050
2. Creation of the district may be initiated by the filing of a petition signed by at least 10 percent of the owners of taxable property within the proposed district whose combined assessed value amounts to at least 25 percent of the total assessed value of taxable property within the proposed district. A signer need not be a resident of the State of Nevada and the signature of a corporation may be affixed by an authorized officer.
3. The petition must define the territory to be included in the proposed district by naming the streets which constitute its boundaries or stating that it is bounded by the rear lines of the parcels fronting on a specified side of certain named streets, or by a combination of these methods.