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NRS 278B.160

Imposition and purpose of impact fee; costs that may be included; property of school district exempt

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Southern Nevada Homebuilders Ass'n v. City of North Las Vegas (1996)

Most recently applied in City of North Las Vegas v. Pardee Construction Co. of Nevada (April 2001)

(Added to NRS by 1989, 840; A 1995, 2690; 2007, 677)

1. A local government may by ordinance impose an impact fee in a service area to pay the cost of constructing a capital improvement or facility expansion necessitated by and attributable to new development. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 278B.220, the cost may include only:

(a) The estimated cost of actual construction, including, without limitation, the cost of connecting a capital improvement or facility expansion to a line or facility used to provide water or sewer service;

(b) Estimated fees for professional services;

(c) The estimated cost to acquire the land; and

(d) The fees paid for professional services required for the preparation or revision of a capital improvements plan in anticipation of the imposition of an impact fee.

2. All property owned by a school district is exempt from the requirement of paying impact fees imposed pursuant to this chapter.

Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.