DIVISION OF LAND FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES
Sections:
20.718.010 Application
20.718.020 Requirements.
20.718.030 Building regulations.
20.718.040 Prohibited acts.
20.718.050 Reversion of non-conforming parcels.
20.718.010 Application.
If real property is divided for agricultural purposes,
pursuant to NRS 278.320, section 4, into parcels
of more than ten acres, then such division shall
not be effective to avoid application of this
development code or to increase the number of
single family residences permitted by the base
zoning district. The use of such resulting parcels
is limited to agricultural uses pursuant to section
20.660.010. (Ord. 763, 1996)
20.718.020 Requirements.
The map presented for filing must:
A. Be entitled “A Map to Divide Real Property for
Agricultural Purposes”;
B. Contain a certificate signed and acknowledged
by each person who is an owner of the land consenting
to the preparation and recording of the map;
C. Contain a written statement signed by the treasurer
of the county indicating that all property taxes
on the land for the fiscal year have been paid;
D. Be prepared and certified by a registered land
surveyor;
E. Contain a notice that no permit may be issued
for the construction of a single family dwelling
or other non-agricultural use on a parcel created
by the map; and
F. Not involve a street, road, or highway opening
or widening or easement of any kind. (Ord.
763, 1996)
20.718.030 Building regulations.
No building permit may be issued for the construction
of a single family dwelling or other non-agricultural
use on a parcel created by the division of land
for agricultural purposes pursuant to NRS 278.320,
section 4. (Ord. 763, 1996)
20.718.040 Prohibited acts.
Use or subsequent development of such property for
residential, commercial, industrial, recreational,
public or other non-agricultural uses without
compliance with the provisions of this development
code and the applicable provisions of NRS is
prohibited. (Ord. 763, 1996)
20.718.050 Reversion of non-conforming parcels.
A map to divide real property for agricultural
purposes, pursuant to NRS 278.320, section 4,
may be reverted to acreage as provided by section
20.768.040. The owner of a parcel or parcels
created by such a map may obtain a permit to
construct a single family residence or other
non-agricultural use on the property only by
first applying for and receiving approval for
subdivision, parcel map or division of land into
large parcels as applicable, and as provided
in the development code and NRS, as if the agricultural
map had not been recorded. (Ord. 763, 1996)
