1. Property used as a golf course is hereby designated and classified as open-space real property and must be assessed as an open-space use.
2. Land regarding which the owner has granted and has outstanding a lease of surface water rights appurtenant to the property to a political subdivision of this State for a municipal use, if the land was agricultural real property at the time the lease was granted, is hereby designated and classified as open-space real property and must be assessed as an open-space use.
3. In addition to the designation and classification of property as open-space real property pursuant to subsections 1 and 2, the governing body of each city or county shall, from time to time, specify by resolution additional designations or classifications under its master plan that are designed to promote the conservation of open space, the maintenance of natural features for control of floods and the protection of other natural and scenic resources from unreasonable impairment.
4. The board of county commissioners shall, from time to time, adopt by ordinance procedures and criteria which must be used in considering an application for open-space use assessment based on a designation or classification adopted pursuant to subsection 3. The criteria may include requirements respecting public access to and the minimum size of the property.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1757; A 1987, 432, 677; 2005, 2665; 2009, 1229)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 361A - Taxes on Agricultural Real Property and Open Space
NRS 361A.020 - "Agricultural real property" defined.
NRS 361A.030 - "Agricultural use" defined.
NRS 361A.031 - "Converted to a higher use" defined.
NRS 361A.0315 - "Golf course" defined.
NRS 361A.032 - "Higher use" defined.
NRS 361A.040 - "Open-space real property" defined.
NRS 361A.050 - "Open-space use" defined.
NRS 361A.060 - "Owner" defined.
NRS 361A.065 - "Parcel" defined.
NRS 361A.090 - Legislative declaration.
NRS 361A.100 - Application by owner.
NRS 361A.110 - Filing, contents and execution of application.
NRS 361A.130 - Determination of value for agricultural use; notification of assessment.
NRS 361A.140 - Classification of agricultural property; valuations for each classification.
NRS 361A.150 - Disqualification of property.
NRS 361A.160 - Appeal of determination.
NRS 361A.180 - Application by owner.
NRS 361A.190 - Filing, contents and execution of application.
NRS 361A.200 - Action on application by governing bodies of county and city: Procedure.
NRS 361A.210 - Orders of approval or denial by board of county commissioners.
NRS 361A.220 - Determination of value for open-space use; notification of assessment.
NRS 361A.225 - Determination of value for open-space use of real property used as golf course.
NRS 361A.230 - Disqualification of property.
NRS 361A.240 - Appeal from determination; equalization of assessment.
NRS 361A.250 - Redetermination of use: Complaint; hearing; order; judicial review.
NRS 361A.271 - Assessor to give owner notice of determination; contents of notice.
NRS 361A.273 - Appeal from determination or valuations.
NRS 361A.277 - Determination of taxable value when property converted to higher use.
NRS 361A.280 - Payment of deferred tax when property converted to higher use.