Nevada Revised Statutes
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 278A.540 (2026)
What constitutes substantial compliance with plan tentatively approved
✓ current as of July 2026
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NRS 278A.540 What constitutes substantial compliance with plan tentatively
approved. The plan submitted for
final approval is in substantial compliance with the plan previously given
tentative approval if any modification by the landowner of the plan as
tentatively approved does not:
1. Vary the proposed gross residential density or intensity of use;
2. Vary the proposed ratio of residential to nonresidential use;
3. Involve a reduction of the area set aside for common open space or the substantial relocation of such area;
4. Substantially increase the floor area proposed for nonresidential use; or
5. Substantially increase the total ground areas covered by buildings or involve a substantial change in the height of buildings.
Ê A public hearing need not be held to consider modifications in the location and design of streets or facilities for water and for disposal of storm water and sanitary sewage.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 574; A 1977, 1525; 1981, 139)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2010–2010 · leading case: City of Reno v. Citizens for Cold Springs, 236 P.3d 10 (Nev. 2010).
City of Reno v. Citizens for Cold Springs, 236 P.3d 10 (Nev. 2010). “377; NRS 278A.540. As set forth above, the provision’s plain language is subject to only one reasonable interpretation: local government must make a finding about plans for adequate services and infrastmcture prior to the adoption of amendments to the master plan.”
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