NRS274.160. Designation of area as zone; contents of ordinance.

      1.  A city, within its jurisdiction, or a county within the unincorporated areas of the county, or municipalities jointly, may by ordinance designate an area as a specially benefited zone, subject to the approval of the Governor, if:

      (a) The area is qualified under NRS 274.150; and

      (b) The municipality has conducted at least one public hearing within the proposed zone on:

             (1) The question of whether to create the zone;

             (2) What local plans, financial incentives and other programs should be established in connection with the zone; and

             (3) What the boundaries of the zone should be.

Ê Public notice of the hearing must be published in at least one newspaper of general circulation within the proposed zone, not more than 20 days nor less than 5 days before the hearing.

      2.  An ordinance designating an area as a specially benefited zone must set forth:

      (a) A precise description of the area comprising the zone, either in the form of a legal description or by reference to roadways, lakes and waterways, and township, county or city boundaries;

      (b) A finding that the zone meets the qualifications of NRS 274.150;

      (c) Provisions for any financial incentives which pursuant to state or federal law apply to qualified businesses within the zone at the election of the designating municipality, and which are not applicable throughout the municipality;

      (d) A designation of the area as a specially benefited zone, subject to the approval of the Governor; and

      (e) The duration or term of the specially benefited zone.

      3.  This section does not prohibit a municipality from extending additional financial incentives in specially benefited zones or throughout its territory by separate ordinance, if the provision of those incentives is otherwise authorized by law.

      (Added to NRS by 1983, 1971)