As used in NRS 707.550 to 707.585, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 707.555 to 707.570, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2003, 1860)
“Facility for personal wireless service” includes any building, structure, antenna and other equipment used to provide personal wireless service. The term includes a telecommunications tower. (Added to NRS by 2003, 1860)
“Land use authority” means an agency, bureau, board, commission, department, division, officer or employee of the State or of a local government authorized by law to take action on an application to construct a facility for personal wireless service. (Added to NRS by 2003, 1860)
“Personal wireless service” has the meaning ascribed to it in 47 U.S.C. § 332(c)(7)(C), as that provision existed on July 1, 2003. (Added to NRS by 2003, 1860)
“Telecommunications tower” means any freestanding tower, monopole or similar structure used to provide personal wireless services. (Added to NRS by 2003, 1860)
1. Notwithstanding any specific statute or ordinance to the contrary, a land use authority with jurisdiction over an application to construct a facility for personal wireless service shall: (a) Establish procedures and standards for the review and approval of such an application, including, without limitation, procedures for: (1) Review and approval of such an application […]
A land use authority, in connection with an application to construct a facility for personal wireless service, may assess the applicant for the actual costs incurred by the land use authority to process the application. (Added to NRS by 2003, 1861)
1. A land use authority that denies the approval of an application to construct a facility for personal wireless service shall issue a written decision. The decision must: (a) Set forth with specificity each ground on which the authority denied the approval of the application; and (b) Describe the documents relied upon by the land […]
