Section 268.597 - Alternative procedures for annexing territory1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 268.581, as an alternative to the procedures for annexation set forth in NRS 268.578 to 268.596, inclusive, the governing body of a city may, subject to the provisions of NRS 268.595, annex territory:(a) That meets the requirements of subsection 2 of NRS 268.580 if all of the owners of record of individual lots or parcels of land within the territory sign a petition requesting the governing body to annex the territory to the city;(b) That, on January 1, 2001, was undeveloped land and was bounded on at least 75 percent of its aggregate external boundaries by the existing corporate boundaries of the annexing city, if the governing body provides or will provide, within a reasonable period, municipal services to the territory that are substantially equivalent to the municipal services provided by the governing body to any area of the city and the governing body does not, on or before October 1, 2001, enter into a cooperative agreement with the governing body of the governmental entity within whose boundaries the territory is located which provides for the cooperation of the parties to the agreement concerning issues of land use and boundaries of that territory; or(c) That is undeveloped land and is bounded on at least 75 percent of its aggregate external boundaries by the existing corporate boundaries of the annexing city and for which the governing body has received a written statement from a governmental entity indicating that the governmental entity: (1) Owns the territory; and(2) Does not object to the annexation of that territory by the governing body.2. If:(a) A petition specified in paragraph (a) of subsection 1 is accepted by the governing body;(b) The territory proposed for annexation meets the requirements of paragraph (b) of subsection 1; or(c) The governing body receives a written statement from a governmental entity pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (c) of subsection 1, the governing body may proceed to adopt an ordinance annexing the territory and to take such other action that is appropriate to accomplish the annexation.
3. As used in this section, "municipal services" includes, without limitation:(f) Maintenance of streets; and(g) Master planning for: (1) The development and use of land;(2) The provision of water and sewerage by the governing body; or(3) The construction of regional infrastructure, including systems for the control of floods and street and utility projects.Added to NRS by 1979, 790; A 1983, 740; 1993, 88; 2001, 605, 2943; 2023, 248Amended by 2023, Ch. 54,§7, eff. 5/29/2023.Added to NRS by 1979, 790; A 1983, 740; 1993, 88; 2001, 605, 2943