Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 704A - Facilities Placed Underground
NRS 704A.170 - Petition by owners for study of costs to establish service district.


1. If not less than 60 percent of the owners of contiguous real property within a reasonably compact area of reasonable size, who own not less than 60 percent on a square foot basis of the real property within such area, seek to establish a service district, they shall petition each public utility corporation serving such area to make a study of the costs related to the establishment of such area as a service district.
2. The petition shall set forth:
(a) The necessity for the proposed service district.
(b) That the public convenience, necessity or welfare will be promoted by the establishment of the service district and that the property to be included therein will be benefited.
(c) The name and address of the owner of each parcel or lot within the proposed service district as reflected on the records of the county assessor.
(d) Such other matters as may be reasonably required by the public utility corporation.
3. Each copy of the petition shall be:
(a) Verified by one of the petitioners.
(b) Accompanied by a plat or sketch indicating the boundaries of the proposed service district and size in square feet of each parcel or lot within the proposed service district.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1234)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 704A - Facilities Placed Underground

NRS 704A.010 - Declaration of legislative findings and purpose.

NRS 704A.020 - Definitions.

NRS 704A.030 - "Clerk" defined.

NRS 704A.040 - "Convert" and "conversion" defined.

NRS 704A.050 - "Electric and communication facilities" defined.

NRS 704A.052 - "Engineer" defined.

NRS 704A.060 - "Governing body" defined.

NRS 704A.070 - "Lot" defined.

NRS 704A.073 - "Mailed notice" and "notice by mail" defined.

NRS 704A.077 - "Municipality" and "municipal" defined.

NRS 704A.080 - "New underground electric and communication service district" defined.

NRS 704A.090 - "Overhead electric or communication facilities" defined.

NRS 704A.100 - "Owner" defined.

NRS 704A.110 - "Public place" defined.

NRS 704A.120 - "Public utility corporation" defined.

NRS 704A.125 - "Publication" and "publish" defined.

NRS 704A.130 - "Real property" defined.

NRS 704A.140 - "Service district" defined.

NRS 704A.150 - "Underground service district" defined.

NRS 704A.170 - Petition by owners for study of costs to establish service district.

NRS 704A.180 - Statement by governing body of basis for apportionment of costs by assessments; study of costs by public utility; joint report of results of study; costs of joint report.

NRS 704A.190 - Summary of estimate of costs to be assessed against each lot furnished to owner; joint summary.

NRS 704A.200 - Petition for establishment of service district: Time and place of filing; number of petitioners required.

NRS 704A.210 - Petition for establishment of service district: Manner of giving notice of hearing; payment of costs.

NRS 704A.220 - Petition for establishment of service district: Contents of notice of hearing.

NRS 704A.230 - Objections to establishment of service district.

NRS 704A.240 - Hearing on petition; findings of governing body; adoption and contents of ordinance; basis for apportioning assessments.

NRS 704A.250 - Inclusion of additional territory: Notice and hearing.

NRS 704A.260 - Addition to or alteration of boundaries of district.

NRS 704A.270 - Rehearings.

NRS 704A.280 - Judicial review; objection to validity of action by governing body.

NRS 704A.290 - Time for commencement of construction or conversion.

NRS 704A.300 - Placement of facilities.

NRS 704A.310 - Interim warrants.

NRS 704A.312 - Resolution determining total cost of construction or conversion and ordering preparation of assessment roll; validity of assessment; limitations on amount of assessment.