1.  Upon receipt of a petition to establish a service district, the governing body shall set a date for a hearing on the petition, which date shall not be later than 60 days after the filing of the petition with the clerk.

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 704A.210

  • 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
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.

2.  The clerk shall:

(a) Cause a notice of the hearing to be posted in not less than three public places within the proposed service district for not less than 30 days prior to the date of the hearing.

(b) Cause a notice of the hearing to be published once not less than 10 days preceding the date of the hearing in some newspaper having a general circulation in the proposed service district.

(c) Mail a notice of the hearing at least 15 days preceding the date of the hearing to:

(1) Each owner of a lot of real property within the boundaries of the proposed service district as reflected on the records of the county assessor.

(2) Each governmental agency having rights in public places within the proposed service district.

3.  The costs of posting, publication and mailing required in this section shall be assessed by the governing body on a pro rata basis to each public utility corporation whose electric or communication facilities are to be included in the proposed service area, and if a service district is established such costs shall be included in the costs of the district.

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