2011 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 278A - Planned Development
NRS 278A.500 - Minute order: Findings of fact required.

The grant or denial of tentative approval by minute action must set forth the reasons for the grant, with or without conditions, or for the denial, and the minutes must set forth with particularity in what respects the plan would or would not be in the public interest, including but not limited to findings on the following:

1. In what respects the plan is or is not consistent with the statement of objectives of a planned unit development.

2. The extent to which the plan departs from zoning and subdivision regulations otherwise applicable to the property, including but not limited to density, bulk and use, and the reasons why these departures are or are not deemed to be in the public interest.

3. The ratio of residential to nonresidential use in the planned unit development.

4. The purpose, location and amount of the common open space in the planned unit development, the reliability of the proposals for maintenance and conservation of the common open space, and the adequacy or inadequacy of the amount and purpose of the common open space as related to the proposed density and type of residential development.

5. The physical design of the plan and the manner in which the design does or does not make adequate provision for public services, provide adequate control over vehicular traffic, and further the amenities of light and air, recreation and visual enjoyment.

6. The relationship, beneficial or adverse, of the proposed planned unit development to the neighborhood in which it is proposed to be established.

7. In the case of a plan which proposes development over a period of years, the sufficiency of the terms and conditions intended to protect the interests of the public, residents and owners of the planned unit development in the integrity of the plan.

(Added to NRS by 1973, 573; A 1981, 138)