Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 384 - Historic Districts
NRS 384.140 - Certificate of appropriateness: Factors to be considered by Commission and staff in passing upon appropriateness; refusal.


1. In passing upon the appropriateness of an application pursuant to NRS 384.115 or 384.130, the Commission, and its staff shall consider, in addition to any other pertinent factors:
(a) Historic and architectural value and significance;
(b) Architectural style;
(c) Location on the lot;
(d) Position of the structure in relation to the street or public way and whether it is subject to public view from a public place;
(e) General design, arrangement, texture, material, color and size of the exterior architectural features involved and the relationship thereof to the exterior architectural features of other structures in the immediate neighborhood; and
(f) The relationship of the exterior architectural features to well recognized styles of early western architecture of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
2. A certificate of appropriateness may be refused for any structure, the erection, reconstruction, restoration, alteration, moving or razing of which, in the opinion of the Commission, would be detrimental to the interest of the historic district or incongruous with the historic aspects of the surroundings and the historic environment of the district.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1638; A 2005, 894)

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Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 384 - Historic Districts

NRS 384.005 - Establishment of historic district by city or county.

NRS 384.010 - Short title.

NRS 384.020 - Declaration of public policy.

NRS 384.030 - Definitions.

NRS 384.040 - Comstock Historic District Commission: Creation; number of members.

NRS 384.050 - Appointment, qualifications and compensation of members of Commission; officers; allowances and expenses for members and employees.

NRS 384.060 - Meetings of Commission; quorum.

NRS 384.070 - Establishment of office by Commission; inspection of records; copies of minutes or audio recordings of meetings; maintenance of library.

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 384.100 - Establishment of historic district in designated area: Procedure; alteration of boundaries; house trailer, mobile home or recreational vehicle prohibited; exception.

NRS 384.110 - Certificate of appropriateness: Application; considerations in deliberations by Commission and staff.

NRS 384.115 - Certificate of appropriateness: Authorization by Commission for staff to issue certificates under certain circumstances.

NRS 384.120 - Certificate of appropriateness: Public hearing; exceptions; notice.

NRS 384.130 - Certificate of appropriateness: Determinations by Commission.

NRS 384.140 - Certificate of appropriateness: Factors to be considered by Commission and staff in passing upon appropriateness; refusal.

NRS 384.150 - Certificate of appropriateness: Issuance or denial; collection and deposit of fee in State General Fund and Account for the Restoration of the Fourth Ward School in Virginia City; variations; additional conditions; appeal to Board of Mu...

NRS 384.170 - Creation and use of Account for the Comstock Historic District; acceptance of gifts, donations, devises and bequests; sale and lease of property; no power of eminent domain.

NRS 384.180 - Recommendations of Commission to State and political subdivisions.

NRS 384.190 - Powers of building inspector or similar authority employed by Commission; order to stop work.

NRS 384.200 - Penalty; jurisdiction of district court; injunctive relief.

NRS 384.210 - Appeal to district court from determination of Commission or Board of Museums and History.