1. A city located in a county whose population is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000 that has adopted a comprehensive regional plan pursuant to NRS 278.026 to 278.029, inclusive, shall adopt a program of annexation. The program must identify areas in any sphere of influence of the city to be considered for annexation within the next 7 years. The city shall not consider the annexation of any area that is not within the designated sphere of influence and is not included in its program of annexation.

2. Before adopting a program of annexation pursuant to subsection 1, the city must hold one or more public hearings. Notice of the time and place of the hearing must be mailed to all owners of real property in the proposed program of annexation. At the public hearing the city shall consider:

(a) The location of property to be considered for annexation;

(b) The logical extension of city limits;

(c) The need for the expansion to accommodate planned regional growth;

(d) The location of existing and planned water and sewer service;

(e) Community goals that would be met by any proposed annexation;

(f) The efficient and cost-effective provision of service areas and capital facilities; and

(g) Any other factors concerning any proposed annexation deemed appropriate for consideration by the governing body of the city.

3. The city shall submit its program of annexation adopted pursuant to subsection 1 to the regional planning commission and the county in which the city is located for recommendations.

4. The regional planning commission must certify that a program of annexation adopted pursuant to subsection 1 conforms with the comprehensive regional plan before the program is put into effect. The county or the city may appeal an adverse determination of the regional planning commission in the manner provided in subsections 3 and 4 of NRS 278.028.

5. After certification of a program of annexation pursuant to subsection 4, any facilities plan, capital improvement program, development project or location of facilities by a county, a city, an annexation commission, a regional planning commission, the governing board or any other affected entity must be consistent with the certified program of annexation.

(Added to NRS by 1991, 1736; A 2011, 1161)