1. The Commission shall establish an historic district in such portions of Storey and Lyon counties as it may designate as provided in NRS 384.010 to 384.210, inclusive, embracing an area within which historic structures, sites and railroads relating to the Comstock lode and its history are or were located.
2. Before establishing the district, the Commission shall hold a public hearing after giving notice of the time and place of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in each county a portion of which is located within the proposed district.
3. The notice must be published once a week for 3 consecutive weeks and must include the purpose of the hearing and the boundaries of the proposed district.
4. At the hearing any person may appear in support of or in opposition to the establishment of the district.
5. Within 15 days after the hearing the Commission shall:
(a) Establish an historic district and fix its boundaries; or
(b) Determine not to establish an historic district.
6. If an historic district is established, notice thereof must be given by one publication in a newspaper of general circulation in each county a portion of which is located within the district.
7. The Commission may alter or change the boundaries of the district by following the same procedure as provided in this section for the establishment of a district.
8. After an historic district is established, no house trailer, mobile home, or recreational vehicle may be placed or established in any area within the district, unless the Commission and the board of county commissioners in the appropriate county, by agreement, permit the establishment of a trailer overlay or the location of a mobile home park within the district, upon a finding that such action is needed and that it would not conflict with the historic aspect and character of the affected area.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1636; A 1971, 285; 1973, 672; 1979, 640; 1981, 1949)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 384 - Historic Districts
NRS 384.005 - Establishment of historic district by city or county.
NRS 384.020 - Declaration of public policy.
NRS 384.040 - Comstock Historic District Commission: Creation; number of members.
NRS 384.060 - Meetings of Commission; quorum.
NRS 384.080 - Functions and powers of Commission; employment of personnel.
NRS 384.090 - Appointment by Commission of committees and subcommittees; regulations.
NRS 384.095 - Board of Museums and History to serve as board of appeals for District.
NRS 384.120 - Certificate of appropriateness: Public hearing; exceptions; notice.
NRS 384.130 - Certificate of appropriateness: Determinations by Commission.
NRS 384.180 - Recommendations of Commission to State and political subdivisions.
NRS 384.200 - Penalty; jurisdiction of district court; injunctive relief.