Existing law requires the governing body of certain cities or counties to include in its master plan a housing element, which includes certain information relating to housing. (NRS 278.150, 278.160) Section 1.6 of this bill requires the governing body of such a city or county to annually report this information to the Housing Division of the Department of Business and Industry and the Advisory Committee on Housing. The Housing Division is required to compile and post such reports on its Internet website. Section 12.5 of this bill requires the governing body of such a city or county to submit the first report required pursuant to section 1.6 on or before July 15, 2024. Existing law: (1) provides that any application submitted to a governing body or its designee that concerns any matter relating to land use planning may not be accepted if the application is incomplete; and (2) sets forth a timeline and process for the governing body or its designee to review an application for completeness. (NRS 278.02327) Section 3 of this bill provides that if the governing body or its designee fails to comply with the timeline and process, the application shall be deemed to be complete. Section 3 also requires the governing body or designee to review and respond to a corrected application within 5 working days and prohibits a governing body or designee from using any preliminary application to circumvent the timeline or process in section 3. Section 1.3 of this bill requires a governing body to publish on its Internet website a list of applications relating to land use planning in areas zoned for residential housing. Existing law provides that if the governing body of a city or county is required to include the housing element in its master plan, the governing body is required to adopt certain measures for maintaining and developing affordable housing. (NRS 278.235) Section 5 of this bill authorizes the governing body to also offer increased residential density for multi-family or multi-story residential development as one such measure. Section 5 also revises contents of the annual report that the governing body is required to submit to the Housing Division of the Department of Business and Industry relating to affordable housing. Existing law requires a subdivider to file copies of a tentative map with the planning commission or its designated representative, or with the clerk of the governing body if there is no planning commission. The tentative map is then distributed to all state and local agencies and persons charged with reviewing the proposed subdivision. If there is no planning commission, the clerk of the governing body is required to submit the tentative map to the governing body at its next meeting. If there is a planning commission, the planning commission shall, after accepting as a complete application a tentative map: (1) in a county whose population is 700,000 or more (currently only Clark County), within 45 days, approve, conditionally approve or disapprove the tentative map; or (2) in a county whose population is less than 700,000 (currently all counties other than Clark County), approve, conditionally approve or disapprove the tentative map. (NRS 278.330) Section 7 of this bill provides that a city within such a county is subject to the same deadlines to approve, conditionally approve or disapprove the tentative map. Existing law provides that the planning commission or governing body, as applicable, shall recommend approval, conditional approval or disapproval of a parcel map: (1) within 45 days after accepting the parcel map as a complete application in a county whose population is 700,000 or more (currently only Clark County); or (2) within 60 days after accepting the parcel map as a complete application in a county whose population is less than 700,000 (currently all counties other than Clark County). (NRS 278.464) Section 9 of this bill provides that a city within such a county is subject to the same deadlines to recommend approval, conditional approval or disapproval of a parcel map. Existing law provides that, under certain circumstances, a governing body or planning commission may waive the requirement for a parcel map and that a request for such a waiver must be acted upon: (1) in a county whose population is 700,000 or more (currently only Clark County) within 45 days; or (2) in a county whose population is less than 700,000 (currently all counties other than Clark County) within 60 days. (NRS 278.464) Section 9 provides that a city within such a county is subject to the same deadlines. Existing law provides that a planning commission or governing body must take final action on a final map: (1) in a county whose population is 700,000 or more (currently only Clark County) within 45 days after accepting the final map as a complete application; or (2) in a county whose population is less than 700,000 (currently all counties other than Clark County) within 60 days after accepting the final map as a complete application. (NRS 278.4725) Section 10 of this bill provides that a city within such a county is subject to the same deadlines. Section 12 of this bill requires, on or before July 1, 2024, the governing body of each county and city to enact: (1) an expedited process for the consideration and approval of projects for affordable housing in the county or city; and (2) incentives for the development of projects for affordable housing in the county or city. Sections 13 and 14 of this bill make certain legislative declarations regarding this bill.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 278.010, 278.02327, 278.160, 278.235, 278.250, 278.330, 278.335, 278.464, 278.4725, 477.030
Reprint 1: 278.010, 278.02327, 278.235, 278.330, 278.464, 278.4725
Reprint 2: 278.010, 278.02327, 278.235, 278.330, 278.464, 278.4725
As Enrolled: 278.010, 278.02327, 278.235, 278.330, 278.464, 278.4725
BDR: 278.010, 278.02327, 278.160, 278.235, 278.250, 278.330, 278.335, 278.464, 278.4725, 477.030