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NRS 268.4095 – Action to recover expenses incurred in extinguishing wildfire.

1. A city council or other governing body of a city may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction against any person, firm, association or agency that is responsible for willfully or negligently causing a wildfire to recover any expenses incurred by the city in extinguishing the wildfire and reasonable attorney’s fees and […]

NRS 268.410 – Regulation and control of smoke and pollution of air.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, and in addition to any authority provided by the charter of any incorporated city in this State, whether incorporated by general or special act, or otherwise, there is granted to the governing body of each of the cities incorporated under any law of this State the authority, […]

NRS 268.41015 – Regulation and control of mobile carrying devices.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the city council or other governing body of each incorporated city in this State, whether or not organized under general law or special charter, may, to protect the health and safety of the public, enact an ordinance which regulates the time, place and manner of the operation […]

NRS 268.4105 – Package plant for treatment of sewage: Requiring users of plant to connect into sewers provided by public utility or public entity; assessment for costs of connection; remedies for violation of conditions imposed on plant by law; assumption of control of plant by city; assessment for costs of operation and maintenance.

1. If the governing body of the city determines that: (a) A package plant for sewage treatment which is located within the city limits and is exempt from the provisions of NRS 445A.540 to 445A.560, inclusive, is not satisfactorily serving the needs of its users; and (b) Sewerage provided by a public utility, the city […]

NRS 268.411 – Waste of water may be prohibited.

The governing body of an incorporated city may prohibit by ordinance any waste of water within its jurisdiction. Any ordinance adopted under this section may: 1. Classify the conditions under which specified kinds and amounts of consumption or expenditure of water are wasteful; 2. Provide for reasonable notice of which of such conditions, if any, […]

NRS 268.4112 – Tax to finance water facility by city in county whose population is 700,000 or more: Imposition by ordinance; contents of ordinance; rates; penalties for delinquent payment; collection; review of necessity.

1. In a county whose population is 700,000 or more, the governing body of a city that owns a municipal water system may, if requested by a water authority, impose an excise tax on the use of water in an amount sufficient to ensure the payment, wholly or in part, of obligations incurred by the […]

NRS 268.412 – Prevention of excessive noise.

Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 of NRS 40.140 and subsection 9 of NRS 202.450, the city council or other governing body of a city may, by ordinance regularly enacted, regulate, control and prohibit, as a public nuisance, excessive noise which is injurious to health or which interferes unreasonably with the comfortable enjoyment of […]

NRS 268.4122 – Abatement of dangerous or noxious structures or conditions on private property: Ordinance establishing procedures; civil penalties for failure to abate; recovery of money expended by city; special assessment.

1. The governing body of a city may adopt by ordinance procedures pursuant to which the governing body or its designee may order an owner of property within the city to: (a) Repair, safeguard or eliminate a dangerous structure or condition; (b) Clear debris, rubbish, refuse, litter, garbage, abandoned or junk vehicles or junk appliances […]

NRS 268.4128 – Ordinance concerning criminal gang activity and certain buildings and places harboring such activity: Injunctions; damages; fees and costs; violation of injunction; immune entities.

1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law or ordinance, each governing body of a city may, by ordinance, to protect the public health, safety and welfare of the residents of the city, adopt procedures pursuant to which the city attorney may file a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction to seek any […]

NRS 268.413 – City’s building codes and regulations.

Subject to the limitations contained in NRS 244.368, 278.02315, 278.580, 278.582, 278.584, 278.586, 444.340 to 444.430, inclusive, and 477.030, NRS 278.5846, the city council or other governing body of an incorporated city may: 1. Regulate all matters relating to the construction, maintenance and safety of buildings, structures and property within the city. 2. Adopt any […]

NRS 268.414 – Creation, maintenance or display of comprehensive model or map of physical location of facilities of public utility, public water system or video service provider prohibited.

1. An incorporated city, including, without limitation, any board or planning agency of the city, shall not create, maintain or display a comprehensive model or map of the physical location of all or a substantial portion of the facilities of a public utility, public water system or video service provider. 2. The provisions of subsection […]

NRS 268.415 – Promotion of civil and equal rights.

1. In addition to powers elsewhere conferred upon cities, any city may institute a program of discussion and conciliation for the realization of civil and equal rights of residents of the city. 2. As used in this section, “city” means an incorporated city. (Added to NRS by 1969, 773; A 1987, 1716)

NRS 268.418 – State control over regulation of firearms, firearm accessories and ammunition; limited regulatory authority of city; conflicting ordinance or regulation void; records of ownership of firearms; civil action by person adversely affected by enforcement of conflicting ordinance or regulation.

1. The Legislature hereby declares that: (a) The purpose of this section is to establish state control over the regulation of and policies concerning firearms, firearm accessories and ammunition to ensure that such regulation and policies are uniform throughout this State and to ensure the protection of the right to bear arms, which is recognized […]

NRS 268.420 – Health districts.

Notwithstanding the provisions of any city charter, or any other law, the governing bodies of any incorporated cities may establish with the board of county commissioners of the county in which the cities are located, or with the governing bodies of any other cities within the county, a health district as provided in chapter 439 […]