2022 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws
NRS 268.0191 - Power to authorize use of vacant or blighted city land or property for community gardening or urban farming; resources and incentives for development of community gardens and urban farms; water.
1. The governing body of a city may authorize, by ordinance, the use of vacant or blighted city land or other real property for the purpose of community gardening or urban farming under such terms and conditions established for the use of the city land set forth by the ordinance. The ordinance may, without limitation:
(a) Establish fees for the use of the city land;
(b) Provide requirements for liability insurance; and
(c) Provide requirements for a deposit to use the city land, which may be refunded.
2. The ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection 1:
(a) May provide that the governing body of the city will prioritize the use of city land or other real property for community gardens and urban farms that:
(1) Hire at least a portion of the employees from residents of the local community;
(2) Provide training for members of the local community to participate in gardening or farming;
(3) Allow members of the local community to provide input on the foods grown in the community garden or urban farm;
(4) Collaborate with school garden programs in the surrounding community and encourage students from those school garden programs to participate in the community garden or urban farm; and
(5) Use sources of renewable energy, including, without limitation, solar energy, to operate the community garden or urban farm.
(b) Must require that any urban farm established using land made available pursuant to the ordinance adopt a policy for diversity, equity and inclusion.
3. In addition to adopting an ordinance pursuant to subsection 1, the governing body of a city shall encourage in any other manner the development of community gardens and urban farms, including, without limitation, encouraging the use of any available existing federal, state or local resources, such as money, grants and tax incentives, for the development of community gardens and urban farms.
4. If the governing body of a city owns a municipal water system or has an agreement with a water authority, water district or water system, the governing body of a city may or the governing body may request the water authority, district or system provide water at a wholesale or reduced rate to a community garden or urban farm established by ordinance pursuant to this section. Nothing in this subsection requires a municipal water system or a water authority to provide water to a community garden or urban farm at a wholesale or reduced rate.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 1357; A 2021, 1990)
